रत्नावली नाटिका (सम्राट हर्षवर्धन - शास्त्रीय नाटिका रत्न सम्पूर्ण ४ अङ्क सान्वय सटीक)

118 রত্নাবলী সম্ভাবিনি (অনুরূপ আশঙ্কাকারিণি) ! তোমার এরূপ আলাপের প্রয়োজন কি ? সকল বৃত্তান্ত খুলিয়া বল। ( Enter Susangatá ) Eng. Trans. Susangatá. This is that plantain-bower. Let me enter it. ( Entering and looking—with surprise ) Ha, here is my dear friend Ságariká ! But apparently she is so intent upon painting something, with her mind transported by some great attachment that she does not notice even my approach. How- ever, I will keep out of her sight and see what she is painting. ( Approaches gently her back and looking with delight ) How now, she is drawing the king's (picture) ! Well done, Ságariká, well done ! Or, the royal female swan leaves not the lotus- crowded lake to sport elsewhere. Ságariká. ( With tears ) I have finished drawing his por- trait ) ; but since my tears are running down incessantly my sight cannot have a look at him ( in the picture ). ( Raises her head and while checking the tears sees Susangatá, hides the picture with her upper garment, with a smile ) How now Susangatá, my friend, please sit down here. Susangatá. ( Sitting and taking the picture-board by force ) My friend, who is this person whom you have drawn in the picture-board ? Ságariká. The deity Ananga in the festival of Cupid just commenced. Susangatá. ( With a smile ) Ah, your cleverness ! but the picture appears to be incomplete ( wanting in something). So I shall paint and make ( the god ) accompanied by Rati. ( Takes the brush and gesticulates the drawing of Ságariká under the pretext of painting the figure of Rati ). Ságariká. ( Seeing—angrily ) Oh Susangatá, why you have sketched my likeness here ?