उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

-III. 10] UTTARARÂMACHARITA. 215
(Then is seen Râma, fallen on the ground being touched by
Sîtâ in tears, and reviving and full of joy)
Sita-(Somewhat delighted) I feel as if the life of the
three worlds has come back
Rama-Oh joy, what is this? (Verse 11) Can this be
the juice of the leaves of the sandal wood tree of Paradise?
Can this be a shower of the sproutlike lunar rays when
pressed? Can this be a revivifying elixir poured over my
heart, gladdening again my scorched life? Moreover,
(Verse 12) Surely this is that touch to which I was
formerly accustomed, which revives my soul, and soothes it,
which suddenly removing the swoon caused by grief, again
diffuses numbness by giving joy
Sita-(Withdrawing in a timid and excited manner)
This much even is a great deal for me at present
Rama-(sitting up) Surely I cannot have been favoured
by my loving queen Sita?
Sita-Alas! will my lord then search for me?
Rama-Well! Let me look about for her
Sita-Revered Tamasa! Let us move away. If the king
sees me he will be more angry with me for having approached
him without permission.
Tamasa-Oh my child! By the favour of the Ganges
thou hast been made invisible even to the sylvan deities.
Sita-Ah it is so
Rama-Ah, dear Janaki!
Sita-(Sobbing with excitement) My lord! This is indeed
inconsistent with what has happened (with tears) Or rather,
why should I, with an adamantine heart, be relentless to-
wards my lord who, kind-hearted, thus addresses me, an
unhappy woman, and whose sight it is not possible (for me) to
obtain even in another life? I know his heart and he also
knows mine
Rama-(Looking all round, in despair) Alas, there is
no one here
Sita-Revered Tamasa! What is the state of my heart
on beholding him under these circumstances, though he did
repudiate me without cause
Tamasa-I know it, daughter, I know it (Verse 13)
Indifferent from despair, and clouded with anger on account
of that unkind action, petrified as it were by this sudden