वासवदत्ता (महाकवि सुबन्धु - श्लेष-प्रधान शास्त्रीय गद्यकाव्य सान्वय सटीक)

A SANSKRIT ROMANCE 89
[148] some manifested hopes on account of ⟨crows⟩ as the troops
of the Kurus manifested hopes on account of ⟨Drōṇa⟩¹; some
were unable to bear the ⟨glory of heroes⟩ as white lotus groups
are unable to bear the ⟨rays of the sun⟩. And² having regarded
them one by one, [149] the princess retired from the dais with
loveless heart.
‘Then in a dream³ that very night she saw a youth adorned
with an ⟨armlet⟩ as Vāli was adorned by ⟨Aṅgada⟩; ⟨with pearls
about his neck⟩ as the koel ⟨has a sweet note⟩; skilful in attracting
the ⟨fair⟩ as the golden gazelle was skilful in attracting ⟨Rāma⟩;
[150] rejoicing ⟨the ears of his elders⟩ by his nectarous words as
Jayanta rejoiced ⟨Indra⟩; ⟨to whom gave he not joy⟩ as Kṛṣṇa
⟨gave no joy to Kaṁsa⟩?; with ⟨swift-moving hands⟩ as a great
cloud has ⟨glittering hail⟩⁴; the elemental root of the tree of
beauty⁵; the hill of ascent for the jewel of passion⁶; the
mountain of origin of streams of delightful stories⁷; the spring-
tide month of the mango of dexterity; the mirror of the face
of nobility⁸; [151] the elemental seed of the tendrils of know-
ledge; the chosen spouse of glory⁹; the rival house to Lakṣmī
and Sarasvatī¹⁰; the original abode of proficiency in virtue; the
¹ Tel. ed., ‘some showed ⟨a knowledge of crows⟩ as the troops of the Kurus showed
⟨the teaching of Drōṇa⟩.’
² Tel. ed. and Srirangam text, ‘and immediately.’
³ Tel. ed. omits ‘in a dream.’ For instances in modern folk-tales of the heroine
falling in love with the hero from a dream see Frere, Old Deccan Days, 2 ed., p. 119,
London, 1870; Temple, Legends of the Panjāb, 2. 278–279; 3. 370–371, Bombay,
1884–1900; Swynnerton, Indian Nights’ Entertainment, pp. 248–251, London, 1892
(where, as in the Vāsavadattā, both the hero and the heroine dream of each other).
⁴ Tel. ed. adds ‘with ⟨great truthfulness and glory⟩ as the ocean has ⟨great beasts
and the (Vāḍava) fire⟩; composed, as it were, of pure rivers—his hair the ⟨Mālinī⟩, for
it was ⟨garlanded⟩; his nose the ⟨Tuṅgabhadrā⟩, for it was ⟨aquiline and graceful⟩; his
lip the ⟨Śōṇa⟩, for it was ⟨red⟩; his voice the ⟨Narmadā⟩, for it ⟨gave pleasure⟩; his arm
the ⟨Gōdā⟩, for it ⟨gave the earth⟩; and his fame the ⟨Ganges⟩, for it ⟨sustained the
heavens⟩.’ So also the Srirangam text, except for the omission of ‘⟨with great truth-
fulness⟩’ and ‘⟨great beasts⟩.’
⁵ Tel. ed. and Srirangam text, ‘love.’
⁶ Tel. ed. and Srirangam text, ‘for the multitude of jewels of all the qualities.’
⁷ Tel. ed. and Srirangam text, ‘streams of stories of delightsome love.’
⁸ Tel. ed., ‘the mirror of beauty.’
⁹ Tel. ed., ‘Sarasvatī.’
¹⁰ Tel. ed., ‘glory and Lakṣmī.’