उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

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throbbing burden of her womb while her eyes rolled like
those of a timid fawn but one year old
Sita—My noble lord I am still alive
Rama—Oh dear Janaki, where art thou?
Sita—Alas alas! my noble lord is weeping aloud as if
he were an ordinary person.
Tamasa—Dear child it is but proper The afflicted
must extinguish their sorrow ( Verse 29 ) When a tank is
flooded an outlet is the only remedy When the mind is
agitated by sorrow it is sustained only by lamentation This
is especially the case with dear Rama to whom life has been
exceedingly painful in many ways. ( Verse 30 ) He has to
govern this world according to law with vigilant mind, sorrow
for his beloved withers his heart as heat a flower as he
himself repudiated thee it is hard for him to seek relief
from sorrow by weeping weeping is, indeed, a gain to him
in that he still breathes (continues to live on account of it)
Rama—Alas alas ( Verse 31 ) My heart that is
deeply affected is bursting but is not riven asunder in two
My shattered frame brings on stupor, but does not lose its
consciousness. an inward burning inflames my body, but
does not reduce it to ashes destiny strikes me piercing my
vitals, but does not cut off my life
Sita—Even so it is
Rama—Ye worthy citizens and inhabitants in the
country ( Verse 32 ) Ye would not like the queen as
reported to me to remain in my house, therefore I abandoned
her like grass in the uninhabited forest and did not even
mourn for her, but these various objects long familiar to me
move me, therefore I being helpless weep thus bitterly to-
day please forgive me
Vasanti—(to herself) Very deep is the tide of the
ocean of sorrow (Aloud) My lord, with respect to a matter
that is past summon courage
Rama—Friend! Why do you speak of courage?
(Verse 33) It is now the twelfth year since the world
was bereft of Sita, her very name has been blotted out, and
Rama still lives.
Sita—I am charmed by these words of my noble lord
Tamasa—Even so, my dear child. (Verse 34) These
words, though steeped in affection, should not be very dear