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

258 EXPLANATORY NOTES इक्षुदण्डस्य मण्डस्य दध्नः पिष्टकृतस्य च । वाराहस्य च मांसस्य सैष गच्छति फाल्गुनः ॥ The word वराहवभ्राणि seems to mean वराहमांस । Page. 103. l. 6. त्रिशङ्कु is a star which is believed to represent the king Triśaṅku of Ayodhyā who rose to heaven by the spiritual power of Viśvāmitra. This star becomes visible in this season. l. 9. खाण्डवः=sugar-candy. l. 13. The word हेमन्तधर्मा is grammatically correct according to the rule ‘धर्मादनिच् केवलात्’ 5-4-124 of Pāṇini. l. 18. पृथुरतक्रमपीतशीतम् । This word may be taken as an adverbial clause to स्वपन्ति or an adjective to रजनी when it is changed to ॰शीताम् । Page. 104. l. 3. सौभाग्यम् etc. This idea is derived from the verse of Vālmīki quoted already in this work. p. 71. l. 6. Cf :- रविसङ्क्रान्तसौभाग्यस्तुषाराविलमण्डलः । निःश्वासान्ध इवादर्शश्चन्द्रमा न प्रकाशते ॥ Rāmāyaṇa 3. 16. 13. The purport of this verse is as follows :- The faculty of pleasing every-one belongs naturally to the moon ; the sun seems to be endowed with this faculty in winter days, and consequently, the moon is deprived temporarily of the faculty of pleasing all in winter nights. l. 5. सिद्धार्थयष्टि=the plant of the white mustard. l. 15. दरिद्रनिन्द्यः । Because poor people do not possess sufficient clothing to protect themselves in winter. *[l. 17. अभिनववधू. attributed to मालवरुद्र in औचित्यविचारचर्चा and to भास in सुभाषितहारावलि, found also in सरस्वतीकण्ठाभरण. The first Pāda is found in वामनालङ्कार too.] l. 24. पृथ्बीमपि=though quite large. Page. 105. ll. 5-6. The worship of Gaurī and the love-god or Manmatha is introduced here.