उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

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the whole lore of the mantras about these to Vis'vamitra, who
had been his pupil for more than a thousand years, and that
revered person communicated it to me. This was the previous
order of teachers. And now I ask how didst thou obtain it,
noble youth !
Lava —The weapons revealed themselves to us two spon-
taneously
Rāma —( Reflecting) What cannot be possible ! Wonder-
ful greatness may be caused by the ripening of exalted merit.
But why dost thou use the words 'to us two' !
Lava —We are twin brothers
Rāma —Where is that other brother !
( Behind the scenes )
Dandāyana ! ( Verse 16 ) Is there indeed a fight
taking place between Lava, the long lived one, and the soldiers
of the king as the report goes ! What dost thou say ! "friend, it
is so." Let the title of supreme lord to-day become extinct in
the worlds, and let also the fires arising from the weapons of
the Kshatriyas be extinguished
Rāma —( Verse 17 ) But who is this of a complexion
dark blue like sapphire, that by his very voice covers me with
horripilation, making me thereby resemble a Kadamba tree
that puts forth buds at the moment of the deep roar of a fresh
blue cloud !
Lava —This is that elder brother of mine, noble Kusa,
who has returned from the hermitage of Bharata
Rāma —( with admiration ) My child, call him of long
life also here
Lava —So I will. ( He advances towards Kusa )
( Enter Kusa )
Kusa —( brandishing his bow with emotion, delight and
courage ) ( Verse 18 ) If there should be a fight with the
kings of the solar race, who, from the time of Manu the son of
Vivasvat, have offered to Indra the boon of protection, and
kindled the fire of their martial spirit to burn the haughty,
then fortunate would be this bow, the string of which has
lights waved round it by the terrible points of the flames that
flash forth form the fiery arms. ( He advances with haughty
strides )