प्रियदर्शिका नाटिका (सम्राट हर्षवर्धन - चतुरङ्क शास्त्रीय नाटिका सान्वय सटीक)

Act IV. ] 40 pp 55-56. agitation.) Rise, rise, my lord. The poor girl is fast dying. CHAMBERLAIN.—(Observing her.) She surely resembles very much our princess, Priyadarśikā. (Referring to VĀSAVADATTĀ.) Princess, whence is this maiden? VĀSAVA.—Sir, she is Vindhyaketu's daughter, brought here by Vijayasena after slaying him. CHAMBER.—Whence could he have a daughter. This is the same, my princess. Alas! I am undone, a luck- less man! (Falling on the ground and rising up.) Princess, this is that Priyadarśikā, your cousin VĀSAVA'.—Husband, save her, save her. My cousin is dying. KING.—Be calm, be calm. Let me see first. (Aside) Pity, oh pity! The bee in its course went to drink the lotus bud having abundant floral juice formed in it; and at the same time it was scorched up by the frost having suddenly fallen on it. When fate is adverse desires bear no fruit. (8) (Aloud) Manoramā, ask her if she has consciousness. MANORAMĀ.—Friend, are you conscious! (Shaking her again, with tears.) Friend, I say, I ask you if you are conscious. PRIYADAR.—(Indistinctly.) I say, even such as I am, I did not see His Majesty. (With this half-uttered she falls on the ground.) KING.—(With tears, aside.) She is closing this pair of her eyes (but) the quarters have been dark to me; her throat is choked; these words of mine escape me with difficulty; her breathing has stopped (lit. is taken away); my body has become paralysed (lit. come to be in a state of motionlessness); I think the effect of poison only is hers; but mine is all the affliction caused by it. (9) VĀSAVA.—(Weeping) Priyadarśikā, rise, oh rise. See; here is the King sitting. How is it that her con- sciousness is also lost? What wrong have I done you