उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

186 NOTES ON [VII. 15-
Râma understood the words to mean that she permitted Sîtâ
to be dissolved in her as the latter prayed above. जीवलोकपरिभवं
humiliation in the world of mortals (due to the scandal
about her). Most editions read ०परिवर्त्तनम्, which is a very
frequent word with भवभूति. मन्नियोगेन at my bidding. स्तन्य-
त्यागस्य up till the time of weaning, take care of your sons
परेण करिष्यामि after that I shall do as I please. कथं सम्प्रवृ-
how! the princess of Videha has been dissolved (in the
earth). लोका स्थितासि thou art staying in another world.
N reads 'कथं प्रतिपन्न एव तावत्.' It is difficult to find what word
प्रतिपन्न qualifies. एष ते is this the meaning (i. e. the real
object) of your poem? भवभूति puts into the mouth of लक्ष्मण
the question whether वाल्मीकि really meant that his poem
should have such a tragic end. Here (or rather when गङ्गा
says एव तावद्) ends the गर्भनाटक. In the रामायण we read that
सीता came with Vâlmîki and her two sons to Râma who had
sent for the sage on hearing that he had composed the story
of Râma's life. Then Sîtâ said 'यथाहं राघवादन्यं मनसाऽपि न चिन्तये।
तथा मे माधवी देवी विवरं दातुमर्हति ॥ मनसा कर्मणा वाचा यथा रामं समर्चये।
तथा मे० ॥ यथैतत् सत्यमुक्तं मे वेद्मि रामात्परं न च। तथा मे० ॥' उत्तरकाण्ड
97. 14-16. Then a celestial throne came out of the earth,
on which the Mother Earth herself seated Sîtâ. 'तामासनगतां
दृष्ट्वा प्रविशन्तीं रसातलम्। पुष्पवृष्टिरविच्छिन्ना दिव्या सीतामवाकिरत् ॥' उत्तर०
97. 20. When Sîtâ vanished Râma was overwhelmed with
sorrow. Afterwards Râma placed Kuśa on the throne of
Kosala and went to heaven. Thus the poem of Vâlmîki has
a tragic end. But the canons of Sanskrit dramaturgy forbade
a tragic end and hence भवभूति made a vital change in the
story by bringing about the re-union of Râma and Sîtâ by
the intervention of miracles. It is laid down in works on
dramaturgy that the denouement of a drama should partake
of the wonderful. 'कुर्यान्निर्वहणेऽद्भुतम्' दशरूपक III. 34. The
words एष ते काव्यार्थः may also suggest the following - this is
the aim of your poem. It will do for a Kâvya, but not for a
drama. अभ्यनुज्ञातम् permitted.
P. 152. Verse 16. मन्थादिव as if on account of being
churned. आर्या=सीता. Verse 17. जुषा नो show yourself
favourable to us two Gangâ and Prithvî. जुष् 6 A. to be
pleased, to like. The reading of V. भजस्व is probably con-
jectural. पुण्ये मम वत्सा. The reading तवाभ्यासे means 'in your