उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

242 TRANSLATION OF [ V 10—
Lava—(Turning round with joyful excitement) '
. * * * to hear a speech of the
hen what have
(A fresh tumult behind the scenes)
Lava—(with anger and disgust) Alas, alas! I am annoy
ed by these men again and again impeding my meeting with
the hero (He advances towards them)
Chandraketu—Worthy sir! behold this sight worthy to
be beheld (Verse 11) This hero, having his eye fixed on
me with pride mingled with curiosity, having his bow raised
aloft, being followed by my army, resembles a cloud that bears
the bow of Indra, driven to and fro by a violent wind in two
(opposite) directions.
Sumantra—The prince only is able to see him, but I am
simply overpowered with amazement
Chandraketu—O princes! (Verse 12) Shame to you and
shame to me, that you have thus engaged in battle treating
him your equal, you innumerable, mounted on elephants,
horses and cars, against this one foot soldier, you sheathed in
mail against one wearing the holy deer skin as a garment, you
mature in age against one whose body is lovely by reason of
youth
Lava—(with pain) What! does he even pity me!
(thinking) Good! in order to prevent waste of time I will
paralyse the hosts with the weapons of stupefaction (Throws
himself into an attitude of contemplation)
Sumantra—Ho! how is this that the uproar of our army
ceases all of a sudden!
Lava—I shall now see that bold one (Chandraketu)
Sumantra—(with excitement) Prince I think that the
boy has invoked the Jṛimbhaka missile.
Chandraketu—What doubt can there be as to that?
(Verse 13) A terrible blending so to speak, of darkness and
lightning afflicts (renders useless) the eye even when concent
rated to behold objects, for it is first swallowed by gloom and
then set free, moreover this army stands motionless as in a
picture, surely it must be the weapon of stupefaction working
with invincible power Wonderful! wonderful! (Verse 14)
The heaven is overspread with stupefying weapons, black like
the darkness accumulated in bowers within the bowels of hell,