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

pp 13-15 10 [ Act II VIDU.—O friend! look, look at this too—this Saptaparna tree here, the mass of the flowers of which is unceas- ingly falling and which, therefore still looks as if it has the drops of water falling through the interstices of its leaves at the close of the rainy season ( or at the end of a shower ) KING—Friend, happily observed There is much that is like the rainy season (yet) For Bearing softness ( of surface ) by the meadows which rob ( possess or surpass) the beauty of the Śirīsha flowers, and therefore having at once a pavement made with the washed pieces ( or powder) of emerald the ground here, on account of the heaps of Bandhūka flowers dropped from their stems, now appears as if covered with hundreds of cochineal insects (3) ( Enter a MAID ) MAID—I am ordered by Queen Vāsavadattā—Girl Indīvarikā, to-day I have to present an Argha (offering of worship) to the great sage Agastya Do you go then and come back quickly taking with you a garland of Śephālikā flowers Let this Āraṇyikā, too quickly gather the full blown lotuses from the pond in the shower house garden before they are closed up by the sun when going to set and come back The poor girl does not know that pond So I will take her with me and go ( Looking towards the scenes ) This way Āraṇyikā, come this way ( Enter ĀRAṆYIKĀ ) ĀRAṆYIKĀ—(With tears and dejection, to herself) That I, who was born in that sort of ( so high a) race in that way and who lived commanding others should now do the bidding of others ! So it must be said that there is nothing difficult for fate to bring about Or rather it is my fault, since knowing this I did not destroy my self So what shall I do now ! Or * it is now difficult for

• The passage may also be interpreted as—Or why ? A hard thing I have thought of now ( viz committing suicide ) I will do as I said ( i. e. kill myself ) But this does not appear to be intended See notes