उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

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the combat. Some read शब्दं महापुरुषसंविदित—words that were
used (i. e. uttered) by a great personage. निष्कञ्चुकम् —Vide
notes pp. 64 and 123. This विष्कम्भक is an inferior one.
It is marred by bombastic words. It is put in for describing
the fight between लव and चन्द्रकेतु. Verse 8. दिनकरकुलचन्द्र—
there is a picturesque effect produced by calling चन्द्रकेतु the
moon of the sun's family. चन्द्र indicates the power to
gladden and soothe. सरभसम् quickly. 'रभसो वेग हर्षयोः'
इति विश्वः. तुहिन शीतले cool like a piece of snow. ममापि—
अपि is emphatic. Though I am tormented very much the
touch of your body will soothe me. In the first line the figure
is लाटानुप्रास which occurs when the same word is repeated in a
sentence in the same sense but in a different connection.
उद्भट defines and exemplifies it: 'स्वरूपार्थविशेषेऽपि पुनरुक्ति
फलावहात् । शब्दानां वा पदानां वा लाटानुप्रास इष्यते ॥ स्मितेऽङ्कुरितमन्दा-
क्षमन्दस्वानवदस्पदम् । पदं पदमशाम्बय्याः शुचुरप्यारमारमा ॥' उद्भट I. 13 and 14.
उत्थाप्य having raised him up (from his posture of lying
prostrate at his feet). दिष्ट्याऽद्य परार्द्धं यस्य कुशलं लाभाभ्युदयेन—
I am all right having the good fortune to secure (लव as a
friend). लाभ एव अभ्युदयः तेन. अलङ्घना क्रिया यस्य whose deeds are
wonderful. मामिव पश्यत्वमुं तात may my father look upon him
with the same affectionate eye as at me or perhaps more
(affectionately) than at myself. अनार्यम् अकुटिलं साहसं यस्य—
whose heroism is straightforward (does not partake of
trickery). Some read महावीरप्रकाण्डम्—this pre-eminently great
warrior. प्रकाण्ड—खण्डम्—the trunk of a tree, but at the end of
compounds it is employed to show 'pre-eminence' प्रशस्तः
महावीरः महावीरप्रकाण्डम्. 'मचर्चिका मतल्लिका प्रकाण्डमुद्धतल्लजौ । प्रशस्त-
वाचकान्यमूनि' इत्यमरः. दिष्ट्या fortunately. अतिगम्भीरा मधुरा कल्याणी
च आकृतिः यस्य whose form is very serene, lovely and auspicious.
Verse 9. This verse contains five उत्प्रेक्षाs. क्षात्रो वेदः he (लव)
is as if the sacred lore of missiles manifesting itself in a body
for protecting the worlds. क्षात्रो गुणो he is as if the duty of
the क्षत्रिय class assuming a body for guarding the treasure of
the Vedas. ब्रह्मकोश. ब्रह्मन् may mean either 'Veda' or
'Brahmanas'. 'वेदस्तत्त्वं तपो ब्रह्म ब्रह्मा विप्रः प्रजापतिः' इत्यमरः. The
performance of religious duties enjoined by the Vedas required
to be guarded against evil-doers. This was the duty of the
क्षत्रियs. Similarly the protection of the subjects (and pre-
eminently of Brahmanas who were included in them) was also
the duty of the क्षत्रियs. Note 'संग्रामेष्वनिवर्त्तित्वं प्रजानां चैव पालनम्.