उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

28 NOTES ON [ I. 25- mountain, the forest and the river and remembered that he had heard the echo from the resounding caves when he had been in जनस्थान अनोकह a tree (अनम् शकटस्य अरु गति इति इति) परिसर verge, environs N reads ॰मुखकन्दर, when we should dissolve (as वीर० does) अरण्यपरिनद्धा गोदावरी मुखेषु येषां तानि कन्दराणि यस्य The meaning in that case is 'the caves of which had at their entrance the गोदावरी encircled by &c' सततम् अभिष्यन्दमाने मेघै मेदुरित नीलिमा यस्य whose blueness was heightened by the clouds that were constantly raining मेदुरित is past pass part of मेदुरयति deno verb from मेदुर (unctuous, thick) 'सान्द्रस्निग्धस्तु मेदुर' इत्यमर नीलिमा— नीलिमन् is derived from नील by the affix इमन् according to 'पृथ्वादिभ्य इमनिज्वा' पा० 5 1 122 जनस्थानस्य मध्यं गच्छति इति०न् standing in the midst of जनस्थान जनस्थानम् a part of the दण्डका forest There is a controversy as to its exact location Some hold that it was near the modern Nasik Others are of opinion that it was much lower down the course of the गोदावरी and was near the mouth than towards its source This very passage occurs word for word in the 5th Act of the महावीरचरित after verse 15 as part of the speech of जटायु See रामायण अरण्य०सर्ग 13 where अगस्त्य directs राम to go to पञ्चवटी and erect a hermitage there. Verse 26 स्मरसि do you remember ? सुतनु voc (addressed to सीता) तानि अहानि— object of स्मरसि तस्मिन् पर्वते ॰प्रस्रवणे प्रतिविहिता या सपर्या (पूजा) तया सुखयो (आवयो ) those days ) of us that were at ease on account of the service (attendance) rendered (by लक्ष्मण) 'पूजा नमस्याप चिति सपर्याऽर्हणा समा' इत्यमर लक्ष्मणेन is to be connected with प्रतिविहित in the compound प्रति सुखयो This is called एकदेशी अन्वय सरसं नीरं यस्या the waters of which have an agreeable taste The reading सरसतीराम् would mean 'the banks of which are full of water or are charming तस्या उपान्तेषु In the vicinity of the गोदावरी वर्तनानि—movements, mode of living G seems to read वर्तितानि which means the same thing Verse 27 The prin cipal sentence is (आवयो) रात्रिरेव व्यरंसीत् (न तु जल्पनम्) जल्पतो and ददतो qualify आवयो to be supplied from the preceding verse किमपि क्रमेण (of us) that were talking at random in a low whisper something (that was indescribable) on account of our great affection (for each other), our cheeks being laid close together राम says he cannot describe what they were then talking of On account of the great love they bore to each other, each eagerly devoured whatever was whispered by the other There was no thread running through all their talk They pursued one topic after another as fancy dictated