उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

-III 37 ] UTTARARÂMACHARITA. 223
Rama—Relentless Janaki! Thou seemest to be seen here
and there but thou dost not take pity upon me (Verse 38)
Alas queen my heart is bursting, the frame of my body
is falling asunder I think the world to be a void, I burn
within with thick flames my helpless soul sinks and is, as it
were engulfed in pitchy darkness and distraction paralyses
me from all sides, wretched man that I am, what shall I do!
(faints away)
Sita—Alas alas my lord has swooned again
Vasanti—My lord Take comfort take comfort
Sita—Alas my noble lord cursed am I, since there
comes over you on account of me a change of condition, which
is terrible on account of your life being put again and again
in danger—you who are the support of the welfare of the
whole world (so saying swoons)
Tamasa—Dear child Take comfort, take comfort. The
touch of thy hand alone will again be a means of reviving
dear Rama.
Vasanti—What does he not even now recover? Ah!
dear friend Sita Where art thou? Cause the lord of the life
to recover
(Sita hurriedly approaches Rama and touches him on the
heart and fore head).
Vasanti—O joy! dear Rama has revived.
Rama—(Verse 39) This touch be-smearing as if with
ambrosial unguents the internal and also the external elements
of my body, though it brings me back to life suddenly, diffuses
through my frame another numbness, as it were, from joy
(with his eyes closed from delight) Friend Vasanti, thou
art fortunate
Vasanti—In what respect, my lord?
Rama—Friend, what else? Janaki is again with me!
Vasanti—Oh, my lord Rama! where is she?
Rama—(shows that he feels the pleasure of her touch).
Look surely here she is just in front of thee
Vasanti—My lord! when I, unfortunate one, am already
consumed by grief for my dear friend, why dost thou add
fresh fuel to the flame by this wild talk terrible even to the
piercing of my vitals.
Sita—I wish to withdraw, but this my hand, fastened as