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

चतुर्थोऽङ्कः 321 Susangatá—This is just what I have come to inform you. A rumour has been spread by Her Majesty that the poor girl has been taken away off to Ujjayini, but it is not known whither she is taken away at midnight. Vasantaka—(Anxiously) Ah, alas! Poor Ságariká! A damsel of such unequalled charms and of such a gentle disposition! Indeed very cruel treatment has been meted out by the Queen. Then, what next?— सुसङ्गदा—एसा रअणमाला ताए जोविदणिरासाए अज्ज- बसंतअस्स हत्थे पडिवादेसुत्ति भणिअ मम हत्थे समप्पिदा। ता णं गेण्हदु अज्जो एदं। (क) वसन्तकः—(साश्रं सकरुणं—कर्णौ पिधाय) भोदि! ण मम ईदिसे पत्थाबे एदं वोढुं, ¹हत्थो ²पसरदि। (ख) (इत्युभौ रुदतः) सुसङ्गदा—(अञ्जलिं बद्ध्वा) ताए एव्व अणुग्गहं करंतो अंगी- करेदु एदं अज्जो। (ग) वसन्तकः—²(विचिन्त्य) अहबा, उबणेहि; जेण इमाए ज्जेव्व सागरिआबिरहकुं³ठिअं पिअवअस्स॑ बिणोदेमि। (घ) (⁴सुसङ्गता वसन्तकस्य हस्ते रत्नमालां ददाति) (क) एषा रत्नमाला तया जीवितनिराशया आर्यवसन्तकस्य प्रतिपादयेति भणित्वा मम हस्ते समर्पिता। तद् ननु गृहाण आर्य एताम्। (ख) भवति, न मम ईदृशे प्रस्तावे एतां वोढुं, हस्तः प्रसरति। (ग) तस्याः अनुग्रहं कुर्वन् अङ्गीकरोतु एताम् आर्यः। (घ) अथवा, उपनय; येन अनया एव सागरिकाविरहकुण्ठितं प्रियवयस्यं विनोदयामि।

1. कथं मम...एदं गेण्हिदुं...। 2. इत्या। 3. विरहक्कण्ठिदं। 4. सुसङ्गतोपनयति। 21

322 रत्नावली वसन्तकः—(गहीत्वा णिरूप्प¹ सविस्मयम्) भोदि ! कुदो उण ईदिसस्स अलंकारस्स समागमो ? (क) सुसङ्गता—अज्ज ! मएवि सा कौतूहलेण पुच्छिदा आसि² । (ख) वसन्तकः—तदा ताए किं भणिदं ? (ग) सुसङ्गता—तदो सा उद्धं पेक्खिअ दीहं निस्ससिअ—सुसंगदे ! किं दाणिं तुह इमाए कथाएत्ति—भणिअ रोदितुं³ पउत्ता । (घ) वसन्तकः—णं कथिदं एव्व ताए⁴ । सामञ्जणदुलहेण इमिणा परिच्छदेण सब्बथा महाभिजणसमुप्पण्णाए ताए होदव्वं । सुसंगदे ! पिअवअस्सो दाणिं कहिं ? (ङ) सुसङ्गता—अज्ज ! एसो क्खु भट्टा देवीभवणादो निक्कमिअ फडिहसिलामंडवं गदो । ता गच्छदु अज्जो । अहंपि देवीए बासबदत्ताए परिचारिणी⁵ भविस्सं । (च) (इति निष्क्रान्तौ) इति प्रवेशकः (क) भवति, कुतः पुनः ईदृशस्य अलङ्कारस्य समागमः ? (ख) आर्य, मयापि कौतूहलेन पृष्टा चासीत् । (ग) तदा तया किं भणितम् ? (घ) ततः सा ऊर्ध्वं प्रेक्ष्य दीर्घं निःश्वस्य—सुसङ्गते, किमिदानीं तव अनया कथयेति भणित्वा रोदितुं प्रवृत्ता । (ङ) ननु कथितमेव तया । सामान्यजनदुर्लभेण अनेन परिच्छदेन महाभिजन- सम्पन्नया तया भवितव्यम् । सुसङ्गते, प्रियवयस्य इदानीं क्व ? (च) आर्य, एष खलु भर्त्ता देवीभवनात् निष्क्रम्य स्फटिकशिलामण्डपं गतः । तद् गच्छतु आर्यः । अहमपि देव्याः वासवदत्तायाः परिचारिणी भविष्यामि ।

1. निर्वण्यं । 2. मएवि कौतूहलेण पुच्छिदं अब्वे । 3. रोइदुं । 4. मए ।
2. पल्लवणिधी ।

चतुर्थोऽङ्कः 323 जीवितनिराशया जीवनं प्रति आशाशून्यया। सामान्यजनदुर्लभेऽस्मिन् साधारणजन- दुष्प्रापिणि परिच्छदेन अलङ्कारेण, अत्र रत्नमालया इत्यर्थः। महाभिजनसम्पन्नया कुलीन- वंशोद्भूतया। अन्यथा सदृशस्यालङ्कारस्य सर्व्वथा प्राप्ताभाव इत्यर्थः। देवीभवनात् वासव- दत्ताभवनात्। Beng. Trans, সুসঙ্গতা—সেই ( সাগরিকা ) নিজের জীবনে হতাশ হইয়া ‘এই রত্নমালা বসন্তককে সমর্পণ করিও’ এই বলিয়া আমার হস্তে সমর্পণ করিয়াছিলেন। তাহা এখন আর্য্য গ্রহণ করুন। বসন্তক---( সাস্রনেত্রে করুণভাবে—কর্ণ বন্ধ করিয়া ) আর্য্যে, আমার কিন্তু হস্ত এইরূপ ব্যাপারে ইহা ( বহন ) পরিধান করিবার জন্য প্রসারিত হইতেছে না। ( উভয়ের রোদন ) সুসঙ্গতা---( করযোড়ে ) এইটা গ্রহণ করিয়া তাঁহার প্রতি অনুগ্রহ প্রকাশ করুন। বসন্তক—( চিন্তা করিয়া ) অথবা, আন; এইটা লইয়া সাগরিকার বিরহে ক্লিষ্ট- হৃদয় প্রিয়বয়স্যের চিত্ত বিনোদন করিব। ( সুসঙ্গতা বসন্তকের হস্তে রত্নমালা দিলেন ) বসন্তক—( গ্রহণ করিয়া সবিস্ময়ে অবলোকন করতঃ ) কোথা হইতে এই অলঙ্কার আসিল? সুসঙ্গতা—আর্য্য, আমিও কৌতূহলবশতঃ তাঁহাকে জিজ্ঞাসা করিয়াছিলাম। বসন্তক—তখন তিনি কি বলিলেন? সুসঙ্গতা--তখন তিনি উর্দ্ধদিকে নিরীক্ষণ করিয়া দীর্ঘনিশ্বাস পরিত্যাগ করতঃ বলিলেন—‘সুসঙ্গতে, তোমার এখন এই কথা পাড়িয়া লাভ কি’? —এই বলিয়া রোদন করিতে লাগিলেন। বসন্তক—তাহাতে তিনি বলিলেন বৈ কি! সাধারণ লোকের দুর্লভ এই অলঙ্কার হইতে তাঁহাকে উচ্চবংশসম্ভূতা বলিয়া মনে হইতেছে। সুসঙ্গতে, বর্তমানে প্রিয়বয়স্য কোথায়? সুসঙ্গতা—আর্য্য, মহারাজ এখনই দেবী বাসবদত্তার প্রাসাদ হইতে বাহির হইয়া স্ফটিকশিলামণ্ডপে গমন করিয়াছেন। এখন ( সেইখানে ) গমন করুন! আমিও দেবী বাসবদত্তার পরিচারিকা হইব। ( উভয়ে নিষ্ক্রান্ত ) ইতি প্রবেশক

324 रत्नावली Eng. Trans. Susangatá—She herself, despaired of life, left with me this jewel-neclace saying, 'Present it to the worthy Vasantaka.' Pray accept it. Vasantaka—(Covering his ears—piteously and with tearful eyes) Excuse me, my hand does not stretch out to take this (sad offer) in such circumstances. (Both weep) Susangatá—(With folded hands) Please favour her by accepting this. Vasantaka—(Reflecting) Or, bring it (to me). By this I shall relieve the mind of my dear friend the King afflicted with the seperation from Ságariká. (Susangatá gives the necklace to Vasantaka) Vasantaka—(Accepts and looks with wonder) Madam, whence again, came such an ornament? Susangatá—Sir, I too asked her about it out of curiosity. Vasantaka—And what replied she? Susangatá—She looked up, sighed and said—'Susangatá, what is the use of these tales now'—and then burst into tears. Vasantaka—Indeed, she did disclose the matter by that. This ornament which is inaccessible to the people of the ordinary run, indicates that she surely belongs to some highly distinguished family. Susangatá, where is my dear friend now? Susangatá—Worthy sir, His Majesty went out of the Queen's apartment and went to the crystal alcove. Do you go (to him now). I must to go to attend Her Majesty. (Both exeunt) Here ends the Interlude. (ततः प्रविशति चासनस्थो राजा) राजा—(विचिन्त्य) सव्याजैः शपथैः प्रियेण वचसा चित्तानुवृत्त्याधिकं वैलक्ष्येण परेण पादपतनैर्वाक्यैः सखीनां मुहुः।

चतुर्थोऽङ्कः 325 ¹प्रत्यासत्तिमुपागता नहि तथा देवी रुदत्या यथा प्रक्षाल्यैव तयैष बाष्पसलिलैः कोपोऽपनीतः स्वयम् ॥१॥ ( सोत्कण्ठं निःश्वस्य) तावदिदानीं देव्यां ²प्रसादितायां सागरिका- चिन्तैव केवलं मां बाधते । कुतः— अम्भोजगर्भसुकुमारतनुस्तदासौ कण्ठग्रहे प्रथमरागघने विलीय । सद्यः पतन्मदनमार्गणरन्ध्रमार्गे- र्मन्ये मम प्रियतमा हृदयं प्रविष्टा ॥२॥ ( विचिन्त्य ) योऽपि मे विश्रामस्थानं वसन्तकः, सोऽपि देव्या संयतः³ । तत् कस्याग्रतो बाष्पमोक्षं करिष्ये ? ( इति निःश्वसिति ) ( ततः प्रविशति वसन्तकः ) वसन्तकः—( ⁴परिक्रम्यावलोक्य च सविषादम् ) एसो क्खु ⁵णिब्भरो- क्कंठापरिक्खामंपि, तणुं सलाहणिज्जलावण्णं समुव्वहंतो उदिदो दुदिआचंदो विअ अहिअदरं सोहदि पिअवअस्सो ! ता जाव णं उवसप्पामि । ( उपसृत्य ) सोत्थि भवदे ! भो दिट्ठिआ ⁶वड्ढसे ! देवीहत्थगदेनापि मए पुणोवि एदेहिं अच्छीहिं जं दिट्ठोसि । (क) (क) एष खलु निर्भरौत्कण्ठापरिम्लामपि श्लाघनीयलावण्यां तनुं समुद्वहन् उदितो द्वितीयाचन्द्रः इव अधिकतरं शोभते प्रियवयस्यः । तद् यावद् एनम् ( ननु ) उपसर्पामि । स्वस्ति भवते । भो दिष्ट्या वर्द्धसे !—देवीहस्तगतेनापि मया पुनरपि एताभ्याम् अक्षिभ्यां यद् दृष्टोऽसि । भो वयस्य, देव्या अनुगृहीतोऽसि ।

1. प्रत्यापत्तिम् । 2. प्रसन्नायाम् । 3. संयतस्तिष्ठति । 4. राजानं दृष्ट्वा ।
2. निरंतरक्कंठा । 6. दिट्ठिहि ।

326 रत्नावली राजा—( दृष्ट्वा सहर्षम् ) अये वसन्तकः प्राप्तः ! सखे ! परि- ष्वजस्व माम् । ( विदूषकः परिष्वजति ) वसन्तकः—भो वयस्स ! देवीए अनुग्गहिदह्नि । राजा—वेषेणैव निवेदितस्त्वया देव्याः प्रसादः । तत् कथ्यतामिदानीं सागरिकायाः का वार्त्तेति । वसन्तकः—( सवैलक्ष्यमधोमुखस्तिष्ठति ) राजा—वयस्य ! किं न कथयसि ? वसन्तकः—अप्पिअं त्ति णिवेदिदुं ण पारेमि । (क) (क) अप्रियमिति निवेदयितुं न पारयामि । सब्याजैः इति । सब्याजैः छलयुक्तैः शपथैः प्रियेण वचसा मधुरवाक्येन अधिकं चित्तानुवृत्त्या छन्दोऽनुगमनेन परेण निरतिशयेन वैलक्ष्येण विषादेन सह पादपतनैः सखीनां मुहुः वाक्येन अनुरोधवचनेन देवी तथा प्रत्यासत्तिं प्रसन्नताम् न उपागता प्राप्ता प्रापितेत्यर्थः । यथा रुदत्या तया एव देव्या वासवदत्तया एव बाष्पसलिलैः अश्रुजलैः कोपः अपनीतः दूरीकृतः । बाष्पजलपतनाद् अन्तर्गतकोपसम्भारस्य प्रक्षालितवात् कोपस्यापगम इत्यर्थः ॥१॥ बाधते पीडयति । कृत इति । अभोजगर्भसुकुमारतनुः अभ्रोजस्य पद्मस्य गर्भः अन्तः तद्वत् सुकुमारा कोमला तनुः देहः यस्याः सा । तदा साक्षात्कार- वसरे इत्यर्थः । असौ मम प्रियतमा सागरिका प्रथमरागघने मदङ्गे लयप्राप्तेव प्रथमः रागः अनुरागः तेन घने गाढे अनुरागातिशयैनेत्यर्थः । कण्ठग्रहे आलिङ्गने विलीय अनुरागातिशयाद् द्रवीभूय आनन्दरसतां प्राप्य इत्यर्थः । सद्यः इदानीमेव पतन्तः ये मदनमार्गणाः मदनबाणाः तेषां रन्ध्रमार्गैः छिद्रपदैः अवसरं प्राप्य इत्यर्थः । हृदयं प्रविष्टा यथा द्रवीभूतं वस्तु किञ्चित् रन्ध्रपथमवाप्य तेनैव अन्तः प्रविशति तद्वत् ॥२॥ विश्रामस्थानम् विनोदस्थानम् । संयतः बद्धः । बाष्पमोचं अश्रुमोचनम् । निर्भरा निरतिशया उत्कण्ठा तया परिक्षामां क्षीणाम् । श्लाघनीयलावण्यां मनोहरसौन्दर्ययुक्ताम् । परिष्वजस्व आलिङ्गय ।

सुकुमारतनुः (11 or 12 syllables? वसन्ततिलका?) अम्-भो-ज-गर्-भ-सु-कु-मा-र-त-नुः (11 syllables) Let's check the scansion of: अम् (G) भो (G) ज (L) गर् (G) भ (L) सु (L) कु (L) मा (G) र (L) त (L) नुः (G or L) Wait: सद्यः पतन्मदनमार्गणरन्ध्रमार्गैः सद् (G) यः (G) प (L) तन् (G) म (L) द (L) न (L) मार (G) ग (L) ण (L) रन् (G) ध्र (L) मार (G) गैः (G) Wait, वसन्ततिलका is: उक्ता वसन्ततिलका तभजा जगौ गः (14 syllables) G G L G L L L G L L G L G G Let's check line 4: सद्यः (G G) पतन् (L G) मदन (L L L) मार्गण (G L L) रन्ध्रमार्गैः (G L G G) Total: 14 syllables! सद्-यः (G G) प-तन् (L G) म-द-न (L L L) मार

328 রত্নাবলী রাজা—বেশ-ভূষা দর্শনেই তোমার উপর দেবীর প্রসাদ সূচিত হইতেছে। এখন সাগরিকার খবর কি বল ? বসন্তক—( সবিস্ময়ে অধোমুখ হইলেন ) রাজা—বয়স্য, বলিতেছ না কেন ? বসন্তক—অপ্রিয় সংবাদ নিবেদন করিতে পারিব না। Eng. Trans. (Then enter the King seated) King.—(Reflecting) By deceitful vows, sweet words, utmost humouring, prostrate supplications attended with extreme feeling of wonder and frequent requests of her friends, the Queen could not be appeased so much, as she herself has removed her anger, washing it away as it were, with the tears as she was weeping. 1. (Breathing heavily with anxiety). Now that the Queen is appeased, the anxiety about Ságariká pains me much. For— I think, my beloved with a form as delicate as the internal petal of the lotus, dissolved at the time of embrace—tight owing to the ardour of first love—has now ,found a passage into my heart through the channels made by the arrows of the god of love, shot just now. 2. (Reflecting) Now, Vasantaka who was the only source of my consolation ( confidence ) has been imprisoned by the Queen. So, in whose presence can I now shed tears ? (Sighs) (Then enter Vasanaka) Vasantaka—(Going round and looking with wonder) Yonder is my dear friend with a frame, emaciated with utmost care, but endowed with laudable gracefulness, shines still more radiantly as the moon of the second day of the bright fortnight. Now, I shall approach him. (Approaching) Be it all right with Your Majesty. Fortune favours you, as I have been able to see you with my eyes again, though I fell into the clutches of Her Majesty.

चतुर्थोऽङ्कः 329 King—(Looking with joy) Ah, now Vasantaka is come ? My friend, embrace me. (Jester embraces) Vidushaka—Dear friend, I have been favoured by Her Majesty. King—Your dress declares (you restored to) the good graces of the Queen. Tell me now, what news of Ságariká ? (Vasantaka hangs down his head) King—My friend, why do you not speak ? Vasantaka—I cannot utter such unpleasant tidings. राजा—(सोद्वेगं संभ्रमम् ) वयस्य ! कथमप्रियम् ! किं व्यक्त- मेवोत्सृष्टं जीवितं तया ? हा प्रिये सागरिके ! (इति मोहं नाटयति¹) विदूषकः—(ससंभ्रमम्) समस्ससदु समस्ससदु पिअ- वयस्सो ! (क) राजा—(समाश्वस्य सास्रम्) प्राणाः परित्यजत काममदक्षिणं मां रे दक्षिणा भवत मद्वचनं ²शृणुध्वम् । शीघ्रं न यात यदि तन्मुषिताः स्थ ³मूढा याता सुदूरमधुना गजगामिनी सा ॥ ३ ॥ विदूषकः—भो ! मा अन्नधा संभावेहि । सा क्खु तवस्सिणी देवीए उज्जइणिं पेसिदत्ति सुणीअदि । तदो मए अप्पिअंत्ति करिअ ण भणिदं । (ख) (क) समाश्वसितु समाश्वसितु प्रियवयस्यः । (ख) भोः, मा अन्यथा सम्भावय । सा खलु तपस्विनी देव्या उज्जयिनीं प्रेषिता इति श्रूयते । ततो मया अप्रियमिति कृत्वा न भणितम् ।

1. इति मूर्च्छति । 2. कुरुध्वम् । 3. नूनं ।

330 रत्नावली राजा—कथमुज्जयिनीं प्रेषिता ! अहो निरनुरोधिता मयि देव्याः¹ ! वयस्य ! केन तवैतदाख्यातम् ? विदूषकः—²भो ! सुसंगदाए । अण्णं च—मम हत्थे ताए केणावि कज्जेण³ इअं रअणमाला पेसिदा । (क) राजा—किमपरं मामाश्वासयितुम् ! तद्वयस्य ! उपनय । ( विदूषक उपनयति ) राजा—( गृहीत्वा रत्नमालां निर्वर्ण्य हृदये निधाय ) अहह ! कण्ठाश्लेषं समासाद्य तस्याः प्रभ्रष्टयानया । तुल्यावस्था सखीवेयं तनुराश्वास्यते मम ॥४॥ वयस्य ! त्वं परिधत्स्वैनाम्, येन वयमेनामपि तावद्दृष्ट्वा धृतिं करिष्यामः । विदूषकः—भो ! जं भवं आणवेदित्ति । (इति कण्ठे परि- दधाति ) (ख) राजा—( सास्रं निःश्वस्य ) वयस्य ! दुर्लभं पुनर्दर्शनं प्रियायाः । (क) भोः, सुसङ्गतया । अन्यच्च—मम हस्ते तया केनापि कार्येण इयं रत्नमाला प्रेषिता । (ख) भोः, यद् भवान् आज्ञापयति । व्यक्तम् स्पष्टम् । उत्सृष्टं त्यक्तम् । प्राणाः इति । अदक्षिणम् अनुदारम् । दक्षिणाः उदाराः । सरलाः प्राणा इति शेषः । शीघ्रं यदि न यात मां यदि न त्यजत इत्यर्थः । तत् मुषिताः स्वञ्चरिताः वञ्चिता भवत इति यावत् । मूढाः मुग्धाः प्राणाः इति शेषः । गजगामिनी सागरिकेत्यर्थः । तस्यां यातायां मे प्राणानां नास्ति किञ्चित् प्रयोजनमित्यर्थः ॥३॥ निरनुरोधिता निःशेषेण अनुरोधः अनुवर्तनम् अस्याः अस्तीति निरनुरोधिनी । तस्याः भावः निरनुरोधिता प्रतिकूलाचरणमिति भावः । आख्यातम् कथितम् । कण्ठाश्लेषमिति । तस्याः १. निरनुरोधा मयि देवी । २. ( सास्रं निःश्वस्य ) ३. किं वि णिमित्तं ।

चतुर्थोऽङ्कः ३३१ कण्ठाश्लेषम् कण्ठालिङ्गनं समासाद्य प्राप्य भ्रष्टया पतितया अनया रत्नावल्या इत्यर्थः। तुल्यावस्था तुल्या समाना अवस्था यस्याः सा। इयं मम तनुः शरीरम् आश्वास्यते सम्भाव्यते। मम तनुः सागरिकालिङ्गनात् भ्रष्टा, इयं रत्नमालापि सागरिकाकण्ठालिङ्गनात् विच्युता। अतः अनयोः मत्तनुरत्नमाल्योः अवस्था साधारणी एव भवति। यथा काचित् सखी अनया कयाचित् तुल्यावस्थया सख्या समाश्वास्यते तथा इयं मे तनुः च सागरिकाविरहात् क्लिष्टापि अनया तुल्यावस्थामापन्नया रत्नावल्या सम्भाव्यते इति भावः॥४॥ धृतिं 'धैर्य्यं' धारणम्। Prose order. रे प्राणाः, मां कामम् अदक्षिणाः परित्यजत। मद्वचनं कुरुध्वम्। दक्षिणा भवत। शीघ्रं यदि न यात तत् नूनं मुषिताः स्थ। सा गजगामिनी अधुना सुदूरं याता ॥३॥ तस्याः कण्ठाश्लेषं समासाद्य भ्रष्टया अनया तुल्यावस्था सखीव इयं मम तनुः आश्वास्यते ॥४॥ Beng. Trans. রাজা—(উদ্বেগের সহিত সাশ্রুনেত্রে) বয়স্য! কি! অপ্রিয়! তাহা হইলে তিনি কি নিশ্চয়ই প্রাণ পরিত্যাগ করিয়াছেন? হা প্রিয়ে সাগরিকে! (মূর্চ্ছা) বিদূষক—(শশব্যস্তে) প্রিয়বয়স্য, আশ্বস্ত হউন, আশ্বস্ত হউন। রাজা—(সাশ্রুনেত্রে আশ্বস্ত হইয়া) হে প্রাণ, অনুদার আমাকে শীঘ্র পরিত্যাগ কর। সদয় (সরল) হও, আমার কথা রাখ। যদি শীঘ্র আমাকে পরিত্যাগ না কর তাহা হইলে বঞ্চিত হইবে। সেই গজগামিনী এতক্ষণে বহুদূর চলিয়া গিয়াছেন। ৩। বিদূষক—আপনি অন্য রকম মনে করিবেন না। সে বেচারীকে দেবী উজ্জয়িনীতে পাঠাইয়া দিয়াছেন বলিয়া শুনা যাইতেছে। সেইজন্য আমি অপ্রিয় বলিয়া বলি নাই। রাজা—কি! উজ্জয়িনীতে পাঠাইয়া দিয়াছেন! হায়, আমার প্রতি দেবীর কিরূপ প্রতিকূলাচরণ! বয়স্য, তোমাকে এ কথা কে বলিল? বিদূষক—ওহে, সুসঙ্গতা বলিয়াছে। আরও আমার হস্তে কোন প্রয়োজনবশতঃ তিনি এই রত্নমালা প্রেরণ করিয়াছেন। রাজা—অন্য আর কি? আমাকে আশ্বস্ত করিবার জন্যই। বয়স্য, উহা লইয়া এস। (বিদূষক আনিলেন)

332 রত্নাবলী রাজা—( গ্রহণকরতঃ নিরীক্ষণ করিয়া হৃদয়ে স্থাপনপূর্ব্বক ) অহো! তাঁহার কণ্ঠালিঙ্গন প্রাপ্তির পর বিচ্যুত এই রত্নমালা দ্বারা সমান অবস্থাপন্ন সখীর ন্যায় আমার এই তনু ইদানীং আশ্বাসিত হইতেছে ॥ ৪ ॥ বয়স্য, তুমিই ইহা পরিধান কর। যাহাতে আমি এই রত্নমালাকে দেখিয়াও সন্তোষ ( ধৈর্য্য ) লাভ করিতে পারি। বিদূষক — আপনি যাহা আদেশ করেন। ( কণ্ঠে পরিধান ) রাজা— ( সাক্রনেত্রে নিঃশ্বাস পরিত্যাগ করিয়া ) বয়স্য, প্রিয়ার পুনর্ব্বার দর্শন দুর্লভ। Eng. Trans. King—(With eagerness and fear) What ! Unpleasant tidings ! My friend ! Has she given up her life truly ? O my beloved Ságariká ! (Faints) Jester—( Alarmed—in haste ) Be consoled, my friend, be consoled. King—( Recovering—with tears ) Leave me, a crooked person, oh my life ! Listen to me ; be straightforward (favourable). If you do not leave me immediately, you will be deceived, o foolish one ! That lady with elephant-like gait is far off already. 3. Jester—Please don't think it otherwise. It is heard that the Queen has sent her to Ujjayini ; so I did not disclose it to you taking it to be unpleasant. King—What ! Sent to Ujjayini ! Oh ! How the Queen is unfavorably disposed towards me ! Who told you this ? Jester—Susangatá told me ; and more, she has sent this necklace through my hand with some object in view. King,—To console me forsooth and for nothing else. So, bring it to me, my friend. (The Jester brings it) King--(Accepting the necklace he observes it well and applies it to his heart) This having embraced her neck and now being far removed therefrom, gives relief to my body that is like a friend of it, sharing a similar plight. 4.

चतुर्थोऽङ्कः 333 My friend, wear it, so that I may acquire fortitude as I look at it. Jester—As Your Majesty commands. ( Wears in the neck) King—(Sighing—with tears) My friend ! Another sight of my beloved will be very rare. विदूषकः—( सभयं दिशोऽवलोक्य ) भो ! मा एव्वं एत्थ उच्चं मंतेहि । कदावि कोबि ¹एत्थ संचरदि । (क) ( ततः प्रविशति वेत्रहस्ता वसुन्धरा ) वसुन्धरा—( उपसृत्य ) जयदु जयदु भट्टा ! भट्टा ! एसो क्खु रुमण्वदो भाइणेओ बिजअवम्मा पिअमिव किंपि निवेदिदुकामो दुआरे चिट्ठदि । (ख) राजा—वसुन्धरे ! अविलम्बितं प्रवेशय । वसुन्धरा—जं देवो आणवेदि । (निष्क्रम्य विजयवर्मणा सह पुनः प्रविश्य च) बिजअवम्मा ! एसो क्खु भट्टा । ता उबसप्पदु अज्जो । (ग) विजयवर्मा—(उपसृत्य ) जयतु जयतु देवः ! देव ! दिष्ट्या वर्धसे रुमण्वतो विजयेन ! (क) भोः, मा एवम् अत्र उच्चैः मन्त्रयस्व । कदापि कोऽपि अत्र सञ्चरति । (ख) जयतु ( ति ) जयतु ( ति ) भर्ता । भर्तः, एष खलु रुमण्वतः भागिनेयः विजयवर्मा प्रियमिव किमपि निवेदयितुकामो द्वारे तिष्ठति । (ग) यद् देव आज्ञापयति । विजयवर्मन्, एष खलु भर्ता । उपसर्पतु आर्यः ।

1. दैवीए एत्थ ।

म्र भ्नै र्या णां त्र ये ण: म-गण: 2 2 2 (3 syllables) र-गण: 2 1 2 (3 syllables) भ-गण: 2 1 1 (3 syllables) - wait! Sragdhara scheme: म्रभ्नैर्याणां त्रयेण: म (---) र (-v-) भ (-vv) न (vvv) य (v--) य (v--) य (v--) Total: 3 * 7 = 21 syllables! Let's check: 1, 2, 3: म-गण: - - - 4, 5, 6: र-गण: - v - 7, 8, 9: भ-गण: - v v 10, 11, 12: न-गण: v v v 13, 14, 15: य-गण: v - - 16, 17, 18: य-गण: v - - 19, 20, 21: य-गण: v - - Yati at 7, 7, 7! First 7 syllables: 1(-), 2(-), 3(-), 4(-), 5(v),

चतुर्थोऽङ्कः 335 वेगाद् बाणान् विमुञ्चन् ¹समदगजघटोत्पिष्टपत्तिर्निपत्य प्रत्येच्छद्वाञ्छिताप्ति²र्द्विगुणितरभसस्तं रुमण्वान् चघ्नेन³ ॥५॥ अपिच— अस्त्र⁴व्यस्तशिरस्त्रशस्त्रकषणैः कृत्तोत्तमाङ्गे क्षणं व्यूढ़ासृक्सरिति खनत्प्रहरणे ⁵वम्भ्रीड्लद्दङ्किनि । आह्वयाजिमुखे म कोशलपतिर्भग्ने प्रधाने बले⁶ राजा—कथमस्मदीयान्यपि बलानि भग्नानि⁷ ! विजय—एकेनैव रुमण्वता शरशतैर्मत्तद्विपस्थो हतः ॥६॥ अनेके करिणः हस्तिनः तुरगाः अश्वाः पत्तयः पदातयः तैः दुर्न्निवारण दुद्दमनीयेन । अवष्टभ्य निरुध्य । समवासयितुम् सन्निवेशयितुम् । परिभवम् पराजयम्, अवमानम् इति यावत् । हास्तिकप्रायम् हस्तिनां समूहः हास्तिकम् । तत् प्रायं बहुलं यस्मिन् तत् हस्तिबहुलम् इत्यर्थः । लघु शीघ्रम् । आचक्ष्व ब्रूहि । वेपते कम्पते । कृतनिश्चयः दृढसङ्कल्पः असौ । योद्धुमिति । विन्ध्यात् विन्ध्यपर्व्वतात् योद्धुं निर्गत्य बहिरागत्य तत्क्षणम् अपरेण विन्ध्येन इव द्विरदपतिघटापीडबन्धेन द्विरदानां हस्तिनां पतयः तेषां घटाः समूहाः त एव आपीडबन्धः आपीडानां शेखराणां शिरःस्थितमाल्यानामिति यावत् बन्धेन धारणेन सञ्जीकृताः घनसनिविष्टाः हस्तिनः शिरःस्रग् इव दृश्यन्ते इत्यर्थः । दिग्भागान् दिशः रुन्धन् अभिमुखः अग्रवर्त्ती अभवत् । वेगात् वेगेन बाणान् विमुञ्चन् वर्षन् समद- गजघटोत्पिष्टपत्तिः समदाः मदयुक्ताः गजाः तेषां घटाः समूहाः तैः उत्पिष्टाः निष्पिष्टाः पत्तयः पदातयः यस्य सः रुमण्वान् वेगात् जवात् वाञ्छिताप्तिद्विगुणितरभसः वाञ्छितस्य आप्तिः प्राप्तिः तया द्विगुणितः रभसो वेगः यस्य सः इष्टलाभाशया द्विगुणितवेगः रुमण्वान् इत्यर्थः । चघ्नेन आगत्य तं प्रत्येच्छत् प्राप ॥५॥ अस्त्रेत्यादि । अस्त्रैः शरादिभिः व्यस्तानि विक्षिप्तानि शिरस्त्राणि मस्तकत्राणानि उष्णीषाणीति यावत् शस्त्राणि खङ्गादीनि च तेषां कषणैः घर्षणैः प्रहारैर् वा कृतानि छिन्नानि उत्तमाङ्गानि मस्तकानि यस्मिन् आजिमुखे

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2. वम्भ्रीडलद्—दमद् । 6. भग्नप्रतीपौभवन् । 7. न दृश्यते पुस्तकान्तरे ।

इति शेषः। अस्तव्यस्तशिरस्त्रशस्त्रकषणैः इति पाठे व्यस्तानि विक्षिप्तानि शिरस्त्राणि किरीटानि यैः तानि व्यस्तशिरस्त्राणि। अस्तानि निक्षिप्तानि च व्यस्तशिरस्त्राणि शस्त्राणि च, तेषां कषणैः प्रहारैः। व्यूढासृक्सरिति व्यूढं विध्वस्तं विस्तृतं इति यावत् यत् असृक् शोणितं तस्य सरित् नदी तस्याम्। क्वणत्प्रहरणे क्वणन्ति शब्दायमानानि प्रहरणानि आयुधानि यस्मिन् तस्मिन्। वर्म्मोल्लसद्वह्निनि वर्म्मभ्यः कवचेभ्यः उल्लसन् निर्गच्छन् वह्निः यस्मिन् तस्मिन्, वर्म्मणः लौहमयत्वात् अस्त्रादिघर्षणेन अग्न्युत्पत्तिरित्यर्थः। एतादृशे आजिमुखे रणारम्भे प्रधाने बले मुख्ये सैन्ये भग्ने नष्टे सति स कोशलपतिः मत्तद्विपस्थः मत्तः द्विपः तस्मिन् स्थितः उपविष्टः अपि एकेन एव रुमण्वता आहूय शरशतैः हतः ॥६॥ Prose order—विन्ध्याद् निर्गत्य तत्क्षणम् अपरेण विन्ध्येन इव द्विरदपति- घटापीडबन्धेन दिग्भागान् रुन्धन् योद्धुम् अभिमुखोऽभवत्। वेगाद् बाणान् विमुञ्चन् समदगजघटोत्पिष्टपत्तिः रुमण्वान् वाञ्छितामविगणितरभसः ( सन् ) क्षणेन निपत्य तं प्रत्यच्छत् ॥५॥ अस्तव्यस्तशिरस्त्रशस्त्रकषणैः कृत्तोत्तमाङ्गे क्षणं व्यूढासृक्सरिति क्वणत्प्रहरणे वर्म्मोल्लसद्वह्निनि आजिमुखे प्रधाने बलि भग्ने एकेन एव रुमण्वता आहूय शरशतैः मत्तद्विपस्थः स कोशलपतिः हतः ॥६॥ Beng. Trans. বিদূষক— ( সভয়ে চতুর্দ্দিকে অবলোকন করিয়া ) আপনি এখানে উচ্চৈঃস্বরে কথা বলিবেন না। কেহ কোথায় এখানে চলাফেরা করিতে পারে। ( বেত্রহস্তে বসুন্ধরার প্রবেশ ) বসুন্ধরা— ( অগ্রসর হইয়া ) মহারাজের জয় হউক ! মহারাজ, রুমণ্বানের ভাগিনেয় বিজয়বৰ্ম্মা কিছু প্রীতিকর সংবাদ বিজ্ঞাপন করিবার জন্য দ্বারে অপেক্ষা করিতেছে। রাজা— বসুন্ধরে, শীঘ্রই তাহাকে লইয়া আইস। বসুন্ধরা— যে আজ্ঞা মহারাজ! ( নিষ্ক্রান্ত হইয়া বিজয়বর্ম্মার সহিত পুনঃ প্রবেশ করিয়া ) বিজয়বর্ম্মন্, এই যে মহারাজ। আপনি অগ্রসর হউন। বিজয়বর্ম্মা— ( অগ্রসর হইয়া ) মহারাজের জয় হউক ! মহারাজ, রুমণ্বানের যুদ্ধজয়ে আপনার সৌভাগ্যলাভ হউক !

চতুর্থোঙ্কঃ 337 রাজা—সাধু, রুমণ্বন্, সাধু! অল্প সময়েই একটি মহান্ কার্য্য সম্পন্ন হইল। বিজয়- বর্ম্মন্, এইখানে উপবেশন করুন। ( বিজয়বর্ম্মার উপবেশন ) রাজা—( পরিতোষের সহিত ) বিজয়বর্ম্মন্, কোশলরাজ কি বিজিত হইয়াছেন? বিজয়বর্ম্মা—মহারাজের প্রভাবে ( তাহা হইয়াছে )। রাজা—বিজয়বর্ম্মন্, সমস্ত বৃত্তান্ত বলুন; আমি সবিস্তরে শুনিতে চাই। বিজয়বর্ম্মা—মহারাজ, শুনুন। এখানে মহারাজের আদেশক্রমে কতিপয় দিনের মধ্যে বহু হস্তী, অশ্ব ও পদাতি সন্নিবেশহেতু দুর্জ্জেয় সুমহান্ সৈন্যসমভিব্যাহারে যাইয়া বিন্ধ্যপর্ব্বতোপরি দুর্গমধ্যে অবস্থিত কোশলনৃপতির দ্বার অবরোধ করিয়া ( রুমণ্বান্ ) সেনা সন্নিবেশ করিতে আরম্ভ করিলেন। রাজা—তারপর, তারপর। বিজয়বর্ম্মা—তারপর কোশলপতিও অতি অহঙ্কারে এই অপমান সহ্য করিতে না পারিয়া বহুহস্তি-সমাকুল নিজের সুবৃহৎ সেনা সজ্জীকৃত করিলেন। বিদূষক—ওহে! সংক্ষেপে ( শীঘ্র ) ব'লে ফেল। আমার বুক কাঁপ্ছে। রাজা—তারপর, তারপর। বিজয়বর্ম্মা—মহারাজ! সেই কোশলপতি দৃঢ়সঙ্কল্প হইয়া সেই মুহূর্ত্তে অন্য একটি বিন্ধ্যপর্ব্বতের ন্যায় দৃশ্যমান, সুসজ্জিত সুবৃহৎ হস্তি-সৈন্যশ্রেণী শিরোমাল্যের আকারে স্থাপনপূর্ব্বক সকল দিগ্ভাগ অবরুদ্ধকরতঃ বিন্ধ্যপর্ব্বত হইতে নির্গত হইয়া যুদ্ধার্থ সম্মুখীন হইলেন। ক্ষণেকের মধ্যে রুমণ্বান্ও সবেগে বাণ বর্ষণ করিতে করিতে মত্তহস্তিসমূহের দ্বারা পদাতিগণকে নিষ্পিষ্ট করিয়া অভিলষিত ফললাভের আশায় দ্বিগুণিতবেগে তাঁহার অভিমুখীন হইলেন। ৫। পুনশ্চ, অস্ত্রসমূহের দ্বারা শিরস্ত্রাণ ও শস্ত্রসমূহ বিক্ষিপ্ত হওয়ায় সেই আঘাতের ফলে যুদ্ধক্ষেত্রে মস্তকসমূহ ছিন্ন হইয়া পড়িয়া রহিয়াছে, শোণিত নদী প্রবাহিত হইতেছে, অস্ত্রের আঘাতে শব্দায়মান বর্ম্ম হইতে বহ্নি নির্গত হইতেছে,—এবংবিধ রণক্ষেত্রে সমস্ত প্রধান সৈন্য নষ্ট হইলে ( একা রুমণ্বান্ ) মত্তহস্তীর উপর অধিষ্ঠিত কোশলপতিকে যুদ্ধার্থে আহ্বান করিয়াছিলেন— রাজা—কি! আমাদের সৈন্যগুলিও বিনষ্ট হইয়াছিল না কি? বিজয়বর্ম্মা—এবং একাই রুমণ্বান্ অসংখ্য শরের দ্বারা তাঁহাকে নিহত করিয়া- ছিলেন। ৬। 22

338 रत्नावली Eng. Trans. Jester—Hallo ! Speak not so loud ; some one might be moving about here sometime. (Then enter Vasundhará with a cane-staff in her hand) Vasu.—(Approaching) Glory to Your Majesty ! Vijaya- varman the nephew of Rumanván, desirous of communicating to you some acceptable tidings, is at the door. King—Let him enter immediately. Vasu.—As Your Majesty commands. (Goes out and returns with Vijayavarman) Oh Vijayavarman, here is His Majesty ; please approach him. Vijaya—(Approaching) Glory to Your Majesty ! Your Majesty's fortune is propitious in the triumphs of Rumanván. King—Bravo, Rumanván, bravo ! You have done a great deed in a very short time ! Take your seat here, Vijayavarman. (He sits) King—(Rejoicing) O Vijayavarman ! Is the King of Koshala subdued ? Vijaya—Through Your Majesty's glory. King—Vijayavarman ! Relate the whole thing. I like to hear the story in details. Vijaya—Your Majesty ! Please listen to me. On receiving Your Majesty's commands, (Rumanván) soon marched with a mighty army, irresistible on account of innumerable ele- phants, horses and foot-soldiers and then blockading the entrance of the King of Koshala fortified in a castle (fort) situated on the Vindhya mountain, began to encamp our soldiers. King—Then, what next ?— Vijaya—Then the King of Kosala impatient of this insult and out of great pride prepared his vast troops composed mainly of elephants—

चतुर्थोऽङ्कः 339 Jester—Please finish in brief (quickly); my heart is in a flutter. Vijaya—Your Majesty ! Then he, with a strong determina- tion issued from (the heights of) the Vindhyas and covering the quarters with a wreath-like array of big elephants which appeared like another chain of the Vindhya mountain, advanced to fight. Rumanvan too, showering clusters of arrows in quick succession, and getting the infantry smashed down by the array of infuriated elephants, encountered him in a moment with his speed redoubled with a hope of achieving his desired end. 5. Again, when his main force was destroyed in the front of the battle, where heads were cloven by the blow of weapons and helmets thrown away by the missiles, where sparks were flashing forth from the armours on which weapons were clanging, (Rumaṇván) challenged the King of Kosala— King—What ! Even our army was routed ? Vijaya—Rumaṇván alone killed him who was seated on an infuriated (rutting) elephant, with hundreds of arrows. 6. विदूषकः—जेदु जेदु भवं । जिदं अह्मेहिं । ( इति नृत्यति ) (क) राजा—साधु कोशलपते, साधु ! मृत्युरपि ते श्लाघ्यः, यस्य हि रिपवोऽपि पुरुषकारमेव वर्णयन्ति ! ततस्ततः ?— विजयवर्मा—देव ! ततो रुमण्वानपि कोशलेषु मद्भ्रातरं ज्यायांसं जयवर्माणं स्थापयित्वा ¹प्रहारव्रणितहस्तिकप्रायम- शेषसैन्यमनुवर्त्तमानः शनैःशनैरागच्छत्येव । (क) जयतु जयतु भवान् ! जितम् अस्माभिः ।

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340 रत्नावली राजा—वसुन्धरे ! उच्यतां यौगन्धरायणः—$^1$प्रदर्श्यतां मत्प्रसादस्य विभव इति । वसुन्धरा—जं देवो आणवेदित्ति । (क) (इति विजयवर्मणा सह निष्क्रान्ता ) ( ततः प्रविशति काञ्चनमाला ) काञ्चनमाला—आणत्तम्हि देवीए जह—गच्छ, हंजे कंचणमाले ! एदं इंदजालिअं अज्जउत्तस्स दंसेहि । ( परिक्रम्यावलोक्य च ) एसो क्खु भट्टा । ता जाव णं उबसप्पामि । ( उपसृत्य ) जेदु जेदु भट्टा ! भट्टा ! देवी विष्णवेदि—एसो क्खु उज्जयिणीदो संबरसिद्धो नाम इंदजालिओ आअदो, ता पेक्खदु भट्टा । (ख) राजा—अस्ति नः कौतुकमैन्द्रजालिके । तदेनं शीघ्रं प्रवेशय । काञ्चनमाला—जं भट्टा आणवेदि । (इति निष्क्रम्य पिच्छिका- हस्तेनैन्द्रजालिकेन सह प्रविशति ) भट्टा ! एसो इंदजालिओ । (ग) (क) यत् देवः आज्ञापयतीति । (ख) आज्ञप्तास्मि देव्या यथा—गच्छ, हञ्जे काञ्चनमाले, एतम् ऐन्द्रजालिकम् आर्य्यपुत्रस्य दर्शय । एषः खलु भर्त्ता । तद् यावदेनमुपसर्पामि । जयतु जयतु भर्त्ता ! भर्तः, देवी विज्ञापयति एषः खलु उज्जयिन्याः शम्बरसिद्धिः नाम ऐन्द्रजालिकः आगतः । तत् प्रेक्षतां भर्त्ता । (ग) यद् भर्त्ता आज्ञापयति । भर्तः, एष ऐन्द्रजालिकः । श्लाघ्यः प्रशंसनीयः पुरुषकारम् वीरत्वं शौर्य्यमिति यावत् । ज्यायांसमग्रजन्मानम् । प्रहारेण व्यथितं सञ्जातव्रणं क्षतताड़नादित्यर्थः । हास्तिकप्रायम् हस्तिनां समूहः हास्तिकं

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