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

of a lady of noble birth and steady character. In the third act when she comes to know the plot hatched by Vidushaka and Susangatá she shows her ill temper but subsequently she repents her own attitude towards the King and comes back to be reconciled with him. (cf: हञ्जे काञ्चनमाले, तथा चरणनिपतितमार्यपुत्रमवधीय्यागच्छन्त्या मयातिनिष्ठुरं कृतम्। तदिदानीं स्वयमेव नामार्यपुत्रमनुनेष्यामि—III) This shows her nobility of character and unswerving love for her lord. She imprisoned Ságariká so that she might not come to the view of the king, but she never adopted the attitude quite in contrary to her tender nature. When the fire broke out she screamed out that Ságariká was within the palace and got anxious for her rescue so that she might not perish in the fire. Ságariká was her rival, she could easily see her perish in the fire, but her noble birth and tender heart did not allow her to maintain that inhuman attitude. Her magnaninity is further testified by her attitude when she handed over Ságariká to the king for marriage. By that she shows her utmost affectionate feeling towards Ságariká when the latter was in the position of truly being her rival. (4) Sagarika.—She is the heroine of the drama. Her original name Ratnávali was disgnised by the trick of the minister under the name of Ságariká as she was rescued from the sea. She was being brought from Simhala for marriage with the king of the Vatsas, but in the way she fell a victim to the accident. She was embarassed at such an adverse fortune and being made over to Vásavadattá she lived there as a docile, amiable and humble girl utterly resigned to the sweet will of the Queen. The noticeable thing in her character is her intense love for the King at the very first sight and being unable to fulfil her object tried even to put an•end to her life (सर्व्वथा मरणमेव मम मन्दभागिन्या उपेक्षितम्). As a lady of high birth, simple nature, susceptible to a keen sense of self- prestige it is quite likely that she should be despondent of her life under the adverse circumtances—quite in contrary to the situation under which she was born and brought up. She could have