उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

—I. 23] UTTARARÂMACHARITA. 25 अंशुमान् returned with the horse and the sacrifice of सगर was finished. Neither सगर, nor अंशुमान्, nor दिलीप, the son of अंशुमान्, was able to bring down the Ganges from heaven. भगीरथ was दिलीप's son भगीरथ was determined upon delivering his ancestors and practised severe austerities at गोकर्ण. He induced the Ganges to come down (which fell on the head of Siva) and after various adventures (in which भगीरथ's patience and perseverance were tried to the utmost) सगर succeeded in wash- ing the ashes in the holy waters of the Ganges. For the story of सगर, his 60,000 sons, भगीरथ and the descent of the Ganges, see रामायण बालकाण्ड सर्ग 38-41 सगर said to his sons 'यावत्तुरगसं- दर्शनात्खनत मेदिनीम्' सर्ग 39 श्लो 5, 'शुश्रावावचनं तेषां कपिलो रघुनन्दन । रोषेण महताविष्टो हुंकारमकरोत्सदा । ससत्तेनाप्रमेयेन कपिलेन महात्मना । भस्म- राशीकृताः सर्वे काकुत्स्थ सागरात्मजाः ॥' सर्ग 40 29-30 The reading ०सहसा रोषात् of N and G is in one way preferable, as it is in accordance with the above extract from the रामायण. अमर्षात् and रोषात् of course mean the same thing पितुश्च पितामहान्—भगीरथ's father was दिलीप and the 60,000 sons of सगर were the brothers of दिलीप's grand father असमञ्ज and hence are themselves called पितामहाः दिलीपस्य. The reading पितुश्च पितामहान् is therefore in accordance with the story in the रामायण. The reading सुतां प्रपितामहान् also is acceptable The reading पितुः प्रपितामहान् can- not be accepted, as the sons of सगर were not the प्रपितामहाः but were only पितामहाः of the father of भगीरथ. The reading ०तापः of N is not bad, it will have to be construed with भगीरथः The reading ०पाते would mean 'without minding the fall (i. e. reduction) of his body' (on account of severe austerities) The reading उदतीरयत् is preferable to उदतोरयत् as it is in accord- ance with the रामायण. 'भगीरथोऽपि राजर्षिर्गङ्गामादाय यत्नतः ॥ पितामहा- न्भस्मकृतानप्लावयदमंगलान् । अथ तद्भस्मना राशिं गङ्गासलिलमुत्तमम् । प्लावयत्पूता- त्मानः सर्वे प्राप्ता रघूत्तम ॥' बालकाण्ड सर्ग 43. 41, तारिता भस्मीभूता दिवं गताश्च देववत् । षष्टिः पुत्रसहस्राणि सगरस्य महात्मनः ॥' सर्ग 44 3. उदतीरयत् is the aorist of the causal of तॄ with उद्. अम्ब (voc. sing. of अम्बा) O mother. 'अम्बाथनद्योर्ह्रस्वः' पा० 7 3. 107 स्नुषाया...मय may you cherish kind thoughts about सीता your daughter in law as अरुन्धति does. See in the 7th Act the words 'भगवतो रामचन्द्र सर्वथानान्तेय्यदर्शने &c.' (after verse 18). शिवं अनुध्यानं यस्याः. What regard अरुन्धती had for सीता we shall learn in the 4th Act (verse 11). 8