उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

Page 9 Verse 9 विश्वम्भरा—विश्वं बिभर्ति इति—the earth (which supports all) The word is formed according to the Sûtra 'संज्ञायां भृ-वृ-जि-धारि-सहितपिदम' पा० 3. 2 46 (विश्वम्भर । विश्वं म्भरा । रदन्तर साम । पतिंवरा कन्या । सि को ) असूस्त—Imperfect 3rd per sing of सू 2nd con A. This line alludes to the story of the birth of सीता from the furrowed earth, for which see p 10 above प्रजापतिना ब्रह्मणा समं तुल्यं or प्रजापतिभिः सम प्रजापति may mean either Brahma' or one of the ten (or nine) मानस पुत्रs of the creator 'अथान्यान्मानसान्पुत्रान् सदृशानात्मनोऽसृजत् ॥ 4 भृगुं पुलस्त्यं पुलहं क्रतुमङ्गिरसं तथा । मरीचिं दक्षमत्रिं च वसिष्ठं चैव तान्दशान् ॥ 5 नव ब्रह्माण इत्येते पुराणे निश्चयं गताः । विष्णुपुराण 1 7 and मार्कण्डेयपुरा० 50 4-6 जनक is spoken of in the उपनिषदs as a ब्रह्मविद् and as one who had attained मोक्ष 'अभयं वै जनक प्राप्तोऽसि' Construe (हे) नन्दिनि, तथा पार्थिवानां त्वं वधूः असि येषां कुलेषु सविता गुरुः वयं च (गुरवः) नन्दिनी making happy daughter वसिष्ठ may, of course, address सीता as नन्दिनी वधू daughter in law गुरु—one deserving to be honoured, a preceptor The kings referred to are those like दशरथ who were scions of the solar race The plural वय is used by वसिष्ठ either because he is a great sage or because he includes विश्वामित्र, वामदेव along with himself among the preceptors of the solar race तत्-- श्यामहै therefore, what else shall we wish for you? As सीता was born of such a noble mother as the earth and such a magnanimous and wise king like जनक, and as she was a daughter in law of the high born and prosperous solar kings, she was wanting in no good quality, and therefore it would have been superfluous to desire that she should be good or wise or prosperous. So वसिष्ठ says केवलं भूया (I only wish that you may give birth to a hero) आशास्महे—for the आत्मनेपद, see notes on प्रशासाहे above. वीर प्रसवः यस्याः भूया benedictive of भू अनु स we are favoured or obliged The plural is used because राम is a king Verse 10 लौकिकानां धावति for, the speech of ordinary righteous men follows (is in keeping with) the facts, but the facts follow (arrange or accommodate them selves to) the words of the primeval sages. Here the words लौकिकानां साधूनाम् are put in contrast with आद्यानामृषीणाम् The word लौकिक is usually opposed to वैदिक Ordinary righteous men have to ponder over what they have to say and after settling what to express, they adjust their speech to what is to be said, if they do not follow this procedure, their words would be like the ravings of mad men and will not come to be true. 2