उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

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of his virtues! Nevertheless, that speech of the guardians
of the horse did indeed stir me to wrath because it awfully
insulted the whole warrior tribe
Chandraketu —(Smiling) Dost thou feel impatience
(jealousy) even at the excess of my father's glory?
Lava —Never mind whether I feel impatience or not
But I ask this question Since we hear that the king of the
race of Raghu possesses self restraint—he is not himself insolent,
nor does insolence spring among his subjects, how comes it
that his men utter speech fit only for Rakshasas? (Verse 29)
The sages say, " the speech of the mad and the insolent is de
moniacal, that is the source of all enmities, for that is the bane
of the world " In such words they blame that kind of speech,
but the other kind they praise (Verse 30) And wise men
call that same speech, which is true and agreeable, which
yields the objects of desires (like milk), which banishes
misfortune which produces fame, which destroys sin—the cow,
the mother of prosperity
Sumantra —This boy, the pupil of Valmiki, has a pure
character and speaks what is proper with a purity of speech
that belongs only to sages
Lava —But as to thy question, Oh Chandraketu—dost
thou feel impatience at the excess of my father's glory—I have
this to ask are the virtues of the warrior caste restricted in
their manifestation to one individual?
Sumantra —Thou dost not know the king of the race of
Ikshvaku which makes you say so Therefore cease from
asserting too much (Verse 31) Thou hast certainly dis
played thy courage by the slaughter of the soldiers But
thou oughtest not to persist in the case of the subduer of
Jamadagnya
Lava —(with a laugh) Worthy Sir! what cause for boast
ing is there in this that the king is the subduer of Jamadagnya?
(Verse 32) Since it is a well known fact that in speech
consists the might of Brahmanas, as to the might of the two
arms—that belongs to Kshatriyas, Jamadagnya who took
weapons in hand was a Brahmana, what praise to that king
for subduing him!
Chandraketu —(with an air of agitation) Worthy Sir!
have done with this exchange of words (Verse 33) This