उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

-VI 4] UTTARARĀMACHARITA 153
the streaks of fire Verse 4 मन्दरथानि कबुरितानि (चित्रितानि) केतुचा
मराणि (केतवश्चामराणि च or केतुषु चामराणि) येषाम्—the chowries and
banners of which were slightly burnt and rendered variegated.
‘चित्रं किमरकल्माषशबलैश्च कबुरे' इत्यमर अपयानमेव have already depart
ed When fire was kindled by the missile of चन्द्रकेतु, the celestial
beings that were viewing the fight from aerial cars went away
N reads क्वणित—producing a murmuring sound. ध्वजा वलीन्
the row of banner-posts and the cloth (fluttering from them)
नव बन्धूक तरु द्युति तथा समानं निर्मल यस्य—which appears like the
splendour of a fresh बन्धूक flower A बन्धूक flower is red शिखी
fire Most editions read दधति ध्वजानुकरणैरभितः क्षातोदरच्छुरितविभ्रम
भिः—these flames of fire bear resemblance to the applica
tion of saffron for a moment on the skirts of the pieces of cloth
on the banner posts. क्षा तोदरस्य छुरितस्य विभ्रमस्तद्विभ्रमान्
besmearing overspreading In both readings the word इव is
rather redundant With the latter reading the idea is — be
lurid flames seem to lick the skirts of the banner-clothes The
poet represents that the cloths appear for a moment as if dyed
with saffron when the flames come in contact with the banners
This is a more poetic idea than the one in the text but the
reading seems to be a conjecture. प्रवृत्त—this is to be connected
with उपधूप उद्धत गुरु —उद्धटं यत्परश्वधदारणं तद्वद्गुरु (दीप्तं )
रवं येषान् ते स्फुटन्तो ये स्फुलिङ्गास्ते गुरु—which is fierce (lit. great)
on account of the sparks that are emitted with a sharp sound
resembling the awful splitting of the thunderbolt (i. e. resembl
ing the clap of thunder ). उद्दाल भैरव—उद्दालः प्रमुखा लेलिहाना
उज्ज्वला शिखास्तेषां समाहारेण भैरव—terrible on account of the
lines of flames that are unrestrained, fierce, licking (everyting)
and bright उद्दाल उद्गतलालायू लेलिहान—present part. of the
frequentative base of लिह उपधूप (उदधिं धूपयते इति that is kindled
at dawn) fire It is impossible to deal with all the various
readings in this passage Some read स्फोटगुरु, दार्यविस्फुलिङ्गुर,
which is good उत्सर्पिन् rising up spreading about Some
read ०स्फुरत्स्फुलिङ्गगुरु terrible in consequence of the sparks that
crack as sharply as &c सन्ताप heat. N reads वसुनेनावच्छाद्य
(covering with my garment) This is not good, as the words
of the विद्याधरा show
P 124 विमल स्पर्शेन by the touch of my lord's body, that
(touch) is cool, glossy (pleasing), soft, and fleshy like pure
pearls आनन्देन मन्दे मुकुलिते (closed) घूर्णमाने (rolling) लोचने