मालतीमाधवम् (महाकवि भवभूति - शास्त्रीय शृंगार एवं तान्त्रिक प्रकरण नाटक सम्पूर्ण १० अङ्क)
Malatimadhavam of Mahakavi Bhavabhuti with Commentary
महाकवि भवभूति द्वारा
पृष्ठ 359, कुल 377 में से
संदर्भ में पढ़ें"? Let's re-examine line 11: द, ी, न, [ ], म, ध, ो, म, ु, ख, श्चि, न्त, ना, त् Between 'न' and 'म', there is a character: It has a top horizontal, then a curve down, then another curve down to a vertical line. That is undeniably 'ल'! It's printed 'दीनलमधोमुखश्चिन्तनात्'. And in line 34: 'लया मकरन्देन तया मालत्या च सह यो दिवसो नास्ति सोऽपि दिवसो' It is printed 'लया'. But wait, could it be 'त्वया' where 'त्' and 'व' are combined in an unusual way? No, in traditional Gujarati/Bombay printing (Nirnaya Sagar Press), 'ल' has that exact double-arch shape. NSP prints sometimes had font mix-ups.
Line 35: विलीयताम् । अन्यत्र मालतीमकरन्दाभ्यां या प्रमोदसृगतृष्णा मम जायते तामपि Wait: "प्रमोदसृगतृष्णा" or "प्रमोदमृगतृष्णा"? Look at the character: 'प्र' 'मो' 'द' 'मृ' 'ग' 'तृ' 'ष्णा'! Look at 'मृ': 'म' with 'ृ' (mṛ)! In line 35: "प्रमोदमृगतृष्णा मम जायते तामपि" Yes,