उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

216 TRANSLATION OF [ III. 13–
meeting after this long separation and appeased on account of
his goodness, full of deep compassion (too) on account of the
piteous words of thy beloved, thy heart is as it were melted
with affection at this moment
Rama —Queen! (Verse 14) Thy touch, moist and cool
from affection, like incarnate favour, still gladdens me, but
where art thou, that causest the delight!
Sita —These are the mellifluous utterances of my lord,
which reveal a fathomless depth of affection, and overflow with
delight, by comprehending which I highly prize my existence,
though my unjust banishment is a dart (rankling in
my heart)
Rama —Or whence can my beloved be here! Surely this
must be Rama's delusion caused by his skill in constantly
thinking about her
(Behind the scenes) Woe! Woe! (then is recited the first
half of the stanza beginning "The young elephant which the
queen Sītā etc")
Rama —(pathetically and eagerly) What of him?
(Again behind the scenes)
(The second half "with his mate" etc is recited)
Sita —Who will now be appointed?
Rāma —Who is he, where is that wicked one, that at-
tacks the fondling of my dear wife, (particularly) in the
company of his mate? (rises)
(Entering in flurry) Vāsantī —How! his majesty Rama!
Sita —Oh! my dear friend Vāsantī!
Vāsantī —Victory, victory to the king
Rāma —(eying her) What! the queen's dear friend
Vasantī
Vāsantī —King! hasten, hasten! Descend from here to
the Godāvarī by the Sītātīrtha lying to the south of Jaṭāyu's
peak and rescue the pet of the queen.
Sītā —Alas! father Jaṭāyu, dreary appears this Janas-
thāna without you.
Rama —Oh, these allusions to past events cut my heart
to the quick.
Vāsantī —This way, my lord, this way.
Sītā —Revered lady, is it indeed true that even the
sylvan deities will not see me?