काव्यमीमांसा (महाकवि राजशेखर - कवि-रहस्य एवं देश-विभाग सटीक)

186 EXPLANATORY NOTES bed as connected with others. In this verse the dust raised up by the march of an army is described as already connected with other things such as सुरदन्तिदानोदक and चक्षुःसहस्र of Indra. This dust is said to have been mixed up with the water of the celestial Ganges where the divine ladies are accustomed to take their bath. *[l. 10. उभौ यदि व्योम्नि (माघ. III. 8.)] ll. 14–19. संयोगविकारः=change due to connection. Imaginary and natural changes are described in these two verses one after the other. पीयन्ते. This verb is derived from the root पीङ् पाने of श्यन्विकरणि. Adhyāya IX. Page. 42. *[Pages 42–44. l. 10. are quoted by Hemacandra in his काव्यानुशासनविवेक. pp. 122–123.] ll. 1–4. सः stands for काव्यार्थ or the theme of poetry. Drau- hiṇi's view is cited here for the second time. For the other reference see notes on p. 2. l. 24 of the present work. दिव्य means the activities of divine beings. ll. 5–8. The first half may be construed thus: निजवारवासगतया रम्भया नलकूबरस्य विरहात् (तं) स्मृत्वा उत्कण्ठुलं तुम्बुरोः वीणासमं यत् उद्गीतम् । Kāvyānuśāsanaviveka reads उत्कण्ठसंरम्भया instead of उत्कण्ठुलं रम्भया । *[l. 13. श्रियः पतिः (माघ. 1. 1.)] Page. 43. ll. 20–23. If the reading कोटिकुण्ठः is adopted, प्रणमति should be connected with तक्षके. The words कपिल, कुलिक, स्वस्तिक, पद्म, कम्बल, शङ्खपाल etc. are the names of different serpents in the nether world. Many of the names are found in the Mahābhārata (Ādiparva Adhyāya 35.) शङ्खपाल seems to be the same as the father of S'aṅ- khacūḍa, the serpent who was given protection by Jīmūtavāhana, the hero of the drama, Nāgānanda. The subject matter of this verse also seems to be connected with the story recorded in the Nāgānanda. ll. 24–27. This verse describes the conversation between