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

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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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 ।

1. समरव्रणितम् अशेषबलम् ।

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

1. दीयतां मत्प्रसादोऽस्येति ।

চতুর্থোঽঙ্কঃ 341 সন্ প্রায়ং বহুলং যস্মিন্ তৎ। অনুবর্ত্তমানঃ অনুগচ্ছন্। মৎপ্রসাদস্য মদনুগ্রহস্য বিভবঃ ঐশ্বর্য্যম্। এতে খলু পারিতোষিকাদিদানেন সন্তোষ্যাঃ ইত্যর্থঃ। Beng. Trans. বিদূষক—মহারাজের জয় হউক! আমরা জয়লাভ করিয়াছি। (নৃত্য করিলেন) রাজা—সাধু, কোশলরাজ, সাধু! আপনার মৃত্যুও প্রশংসার্হ; কারণ, শত্রুগণও আপনার এইরূপ পৌরুষের প্রশংসা করিতেছে। তারপর, তারপর— বিজয়বর্মা—মহারাজ! তারপর রুমণ্বান্ও কোশলরাজ্যে আমার জ্যেষ্ঠ ভ্রাতা জয়বর্মাকে স্থাপিত করিয়া প্রহারের দ্বারা ক্ষতবিক্ষত হস্তিবহুল বৃহৎ সেনাদলের পশ্চাৎ পশ্চাৎ ধীরে ধীরে আসিতেছেন। রাজা—বসুন্ধরে, যৌগন্ধরায়ণকে বল—আমার অনুগ্রহের ঐশ্বর্য্য যেন উহাকে দেখান (অর্থাৎ যথোপযুক্ত পারিতোষিকাদি দ্বারা যেন ইহার সন্তোষবিধান করেন)। বসুন্ধরা—যে আজ্ঞা, মহারাজ! (বিজয়বর্ম্মার সহিত নিষ্ক্রান্ত) (কাঞ্চনমালার প্রবেশ) কাঞ্চনমালা—দেবী আমাকে আদেশ দিয়াছেন—‘কাঞ্চনমালে, তুমি যাও, এই ঐন্দ্র- জালিককে মহারাজের নিকট দেখাও’। (পরিক্রমণ ও অবলোকন করিয়া) এই যে মহারাজ, তাঁহার নিকট অগ্রসর হই। (অগ্রসর হইয়া) মহারাজের জয় হউক! মহারাজ! দেবী জানাইয়াছেন—শম্বরসিদ্ধিনামক এই ঐন্দ্রজালিক উজ্জয়িনী হইতে আসিয়াছেন। ইঁহাকে মহারাজ দেখুন। রাজা—আমার ঐন্দ্রজালিকের বিষয়ে কৌতূহল আছে। তাঁহাকে শীঘ্র প্রবেশ করাও। কাঞ্চনমালা—মহারাজ যাহা আদেশ করেন। (নিষ্ক্রান্ত ও পিচ্ছিকাহস্তে, ঐন্দ্র- জালিক সহ প্রবেশ) মহারাজ, এই সেই ঐন্দ্রজালিক। Eng. Trans. Jester—Victory, victory, to you! we have triumphed. King—Bravo, Oh King of Kosala, bravo! Your death even is glorious, as your enemies too are applauding your prowess in this way. What next? Vijaya—Your Majesty! Then Rumanván appointing my

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342 रत्नावली elder brother Jayavarman to govern the Kosala country is making slow marches behind the mighty army composed of elephants, injured in consequence of blows received. King—Vasundhará, go and apprise Yaugandharáyana to disclose the treasures of my favour. Vasu.—As Your Majesty commands. (Exit with Vijaya- varman) (Enter Kánchanamálá) Kánchana—I have been ordered by the Queen thus—'You go, Kánchanamálá, and introduce this magician to the King.' (Going and looking around) Here is the King. I shall approach him. (Approaching) Glory to Your Majesty! The Queen represents that this magician Shambarasiddhi by name is arrived from Ujjayini. So, please grant an interview to him. King—I take much interest in a magician. Bring him hither quickly. Kánchana—As Your Majesty commands. (She goes and returns with the Magician who carries a bunch of peacock's feathers in his hands) ऐन्द्रजालिकः—(उपसृत्य) $^1$जयदु जयदु महाराओ ! (पिच्छिकां भामयित्वा बहुधा हास्यं कृत्वा$^2$) पणमह चलणे इंदस्स इंदजालिअ$^3$पिगण्डणामस्स । तह जेब्ब वि सम्बरस्स $^4$सुपरिट्ठिदजसस्स ॥७॥ महाराअ, कोसंबोबदे ! किं बहुणा ! (क) (क) जयतु जयतु महाराजः— प्रनमत चरणौ इन्द्रस्येन्द्रजालिकपिण्डनाम्नः । तथैवापि शम्बरस्य सुपरिस्थितयशसः (सुप्रतिष्ठितयशसः) ॥७॥

1. का—एदु एदु अज्जो। ऐन्द्र—(परिक्रामति)। का—एसो भट्टा। ता उवसप्पदु अज्जो। 2. पिच्छिकां भ्रमयन्। 3. इंदजालम्मि लद्धलक्खस्स, इंदजालिअम्मि लद्धणामस्स। 4. माणासुपरिट्ठिदजसस्स।

in line 3: it's ८. The next verse MUST be 9. In Chhaya it is ॥ ९ ॥. But why would the Prakrit have 6? Because the numeral 9 was either printed upside down as 6, or it is the digit 9 in a font where 9 looks like that? No, in Devanagari, sometimes 9 is written like a reverse 6 or like ৎ. But this glyph is literally ६. Let's keep ॥६॥ or ॥९॥? To be helpful and completely accurate to the image, let's look at whether it is ६ or ९. It looks identical to ६. But wait, in transcription of Sanskrit texts, correcting obvious typos or keeping them? Usually keep what's printed, or write ॥६॥ or ॥९॥? Wait, if someone searches for verse 9, ॥९॥ is what they expect, but looking at the prompt: "transcribe the text... pure, clean Markdown... faithfully". Let's look at ६: wait, is that a ९? No, standard Devanagari 9 is ९. Here, the loop is at the bottom, tail goes up to the right. That is 100% the glyph of ६. But wait! Could it be ॥८॥ followed by ॥६॥? Wait, in Act 4, is it verse 6? Wait! Let's check the verse number in

344 रत्नावली काञ्चन—ञादिकुलबहुमाणो क्खु एसो देबीए। ता एदु एदु भट्टिणी। (क) (इति परिक्रामतः) वासव—(उपसृत्य) जेदु अज्जउत्तो! (ख) राजा—देवि! बहुतरमनेन गर्जितम्। $^1$तदिहस्थावेव पश्यावस्तावत्। (वासवदत्तोपविशति) भद्र! प्रस्तूयतां बहुविधमिन्द्रजालम्। (क) ज्ञातिकुलबहुमान एष खलु देव्याः। तदेतु एतु भर्त्री। (ख) जयतु आर्यपुत्रः। प्रथमेतेति। ऐन्द्रजालिकपिञ्जलनामः ऐन्द्रजालिके पिञ्जल बद्धं नाम यस्य तस्य। इन्द्रस्य चरणे प्रथमत। तथा एव सुप्रतिष्ठितयशसः सुप्रसिद्धख्यातेः शम्बरस्य एतन्नाम्नः इन्द्रजालविशारदस्यासुरस्य चरणे प्रथमेतेति शेषः ॥७॥ धरण्यामिति। मृगाङ्कः चन्द्रः। महीधरः पर्वतः। ज्वलनः अग्निः। मध्याह्ने प्रदोषः सन्ध्या। दाप्यतं स्थाप्यते सर्व्वं विपरीतं कर्तुमङ् चम इत्यर्थः। आज्ञप्तिम् आदेशम् ॥८॥ अवष्टम्भः उत्साहातिशयः गर्व्वः इति यावत्। किमिति जल्पितेन कथनेन ॥६॥ विजनीकृतः 'जनशून्यः कृतः। उद्दे शः स्थानम्। पक्षपातः अत्यादरः। ज्ञातिकुलबहुमानः ज्ञातिकुले पितृकुले बहुमानः आदरः, अस्य ऐन्द्रजालिकस्य उज्जयिन्याः आगतत्वादित्यर्थः। प्रस्तूयताम् आरभ्यताम्। Prose order—ऐन्द्रजालिकपिञ्जलनामः इन्द्रस्य चरणं, तथैव सुप्रतिष्ठित- यशसः शम्बरस्य (चरणं) प्रथमत ॥७॥ किं धरण्यां मृगाङ्कः, आकाशे महीधरः, जले ज्वलनः, मध्याह्ने प्रदोषो दाप्यते ; आज्ञप्तिं देहि ॥८॥ बहुना जल्पितेन किं? यं यं देवं द्रष्टुं हृदये इच्छसि गुरोः मन्त्रप्रसादेन तं तमहं दर्शयामि ॥६॥

1. तदिहोपविश्यताम्।

চতুর্থোঽঙ্কঃ 345 Beng. Trans. ঐন্দ্রজালিক—( অগ্রসর হইয়া ) মহারাজের জয় হউক। (পিচ্ছিকা ঘুরাইয়া সহাস্যে) ইন্দ্রজাল শব্দে যাঁহার নাম গ্রথিত আছে সেই ইন্দ্রের চরণে এবং সেইরূপ সুপ্রতিষ্ঠিতখ্যাতি শম্বরের চরণেও প্রণাম কর ॥ ৭ ॥ মহারাজ, কোশাম্বীপতে ! আর বাহুলো প্রয়োজন কি ? পৃথিবীতে চন্দ্র, আকাশে পর্বত, জলে অগ্নি, মধ্যাহ্নে প্রদোষ সমাবেশ করিতে পারি ; কেবল আদেশ দান করুন ॥ ৮ ॥ বিদূষক—বয়স্য, মন দিয়া শুনুন। ইহার যেরূপ আস্ফালন দেখিতেছি, তাহাতে সমস্তই ইহার দ্বারা সম্ভবপর বলিয়া বোধ হইতেছে। ঐন্দ্রজালিক—আর বেশী বলিয়া প্রয়োজন কি ? আপনি যে যে দেবতাকে দেখিবার জন্য হৃদয়ে অভিলাষ করেন, গুরুর মন্ত্রের প্রভাবে আমি সেই সমস্তই দেখাইতে পারি ॥ ৯ ॥ রাজা—ভদ্র ! একটু থাম। কাঞ্চনমালে ! দেবীকে বল—এই ঐন্দ্রজালিক আপনার প্রেরিত। এই স্থান নির্জ্জন করা হইয়াছে। এখন আসুন, এক সঙ্গে বসিয়া দেখিব। কাঞ্চনমালা—যাহা মহারাজ আদেশ করেন। ( নির্গত হইয়া বাসবদত্তা সহ প্রবেশ ) বাসবদত্তা—কাঞ্চনমালে ! উজ্জয়িনী হইতে আসিয়াছে বলিয়া আমার এই ঐন্দ্র- জালিকের উপর অত্যন্ত পক্ষপাত জন্মিয়াছে। কাঞ্চন—দেবীর ইহা পিতৃকুলের প্রতি বহুমান। এখন এইদিকে আসুন। ( উভয়ের পরিক্রমণ ) বাসবদত্তা—( অগ্রসর হইয়া ) আর্য্যপুত্রের জয় হউক ! রাজা—দেবি, এই লোকটি অনেক আস্ফালন করিয়াছে। এখন এইখানে বসিয়া দেখি, আসুন। ( বাসবদত্তার উপবেশন ) ভদ্র ! এখন তোমার বহুবিধ ইন্দ্রজাল আরম্ভ কর। Eng. Trans. Magician—( Approaching ) Glory to Your Majesty !—( Waving the feathers and laughing ) Reverence to Indra who lends our art his name ( lit : whose name is incorporated in the magician ) and to also Shambara who is well-established in fame. (as a magician) 7. Oh, Great King, lord of Kaushambi, no need of prolixity. Would you see—the moon (brought down) on the earth, a

mountain in the sky, fire in water or night-fall at noon. I will produce them—only command. 8. Jester—My good friend, be careful (attentive); when such is his self-adulation, I think everything is possible with him. Magician—What need of many words ? By the force of my master's spells I will show you those gods whom in your heart you are most anxious to behold. 9. King—Stop a little. O Kánchanamálá, go to the Queen and tell her that as the magician is sent by her and this place has been made lonely, we shall see the performance together. Kánchana—As Your Majesty commands. (Exit and enter with Vásavadattá) Vásava.—Oh Kánchanamálá, as this man is come from Ujjayini, I have (some) leaning towards him. Kánchana—This is the great regard of the Queen for her father's family. Come Madam. (Both go round) Vásava—(Approaching) Glory to Your Majesty ! King—This man has sounded his own trumpet (boasted) too much. Let us sit here and see. ( Vásavadattá sits ) Sir, now diplay your various magical tricks. ऐन्द्रजालिकः—जं देवो आणवेदि । (बहुविधं नाट्यं कृत्वा पिच्छिकां भ्रामयन् ) ¹हरिहरबम्हप्पमुहं देवं दंसेमि देवराअं च । गअणम्हि सिद्धविज्जाहरबहुसत्यं ²च णच्चंतं ॥१०॥ (क) ( क ) यद् देव आज्ञापयति । हरिहरब्रह्मप्रमुखं देवं दर्शयामि देवराजञ्च । गगनेऽपि सिद्धविद्याधरबहु(धू)सार्थं च नृत्यन्तम् ॥ १० ॥ ——————————————————————————————————

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