उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

30 NOTES ON [ L 27— P. 18 एतावत्ते दर्शनम् lit so much only is (my) seeing you,

• • I shall see you no longer. On seeing शूर्पणखा सीता recollects the incident that she rushed at her formerly to devour her and feels as if she were experiencing the anguish of approaching death Or we may explain in another way With the advent of शूर्पणखा began the troubles of राम, which led ultimately to the abduction of सीता by रावण On seeing शूर्पणखा's picture सीता passes through the train of thoughts associated with her and thinks as if she were going to be carried away विप्रयोगाद् (विर- हात्) त्रसे (Oh you) who are afraid of separation (from me) चित्रमेतत् this is a picture (and not reality) यथा - त्यादयति be it as it may, a wicked person causes misery (whether actually present or only seen in a picture) हन्त—'हन्त हर्षाऽनुकम्पादा- वाक्यारम्भविषादयो ' इत्यमरः. वर्तमान इव as if present प्रतिभाति seems. Verse 28. Construe 'अथ इद कनक - विधिना पापै रक्षोभि तथा वृत्तं यथा क्षान्तमपि व्यथयति.' Henceforward the wicked demons acted in such a way by means of the deception (practised on राम) in the form of the golden antelope that, though remedied (lit washed away), it causes pain इद—refers to that part of the picture which depicted the incidents subsequent to the appearance of शूर्पणखा. कनकहरिण एव छम (कपट) तस्य विधिना. क्षान्त—सम्यक् प्रतिहत—The reference may be either to the revenge taken by destroying रावण or rather to the fact that सीता had undergone the ordeal of fire as the ultimate consequence of the deception शून्ये tenant less, void of human beings (particularly of सीता after she was carried away) विकल रोदिति by the deeds of his honour (i e राम) in which his senses were overwhelmed (by the sorrow for सीता), even a stone would weep अपि shows much bit... ... ing) There is also another reading यण्णकरणे (extremely woeful) which is good In the last quarter, the poet seems to allude to his own power of making even the stones weep by his forcible and touching treatment of the sentiment of pat- hos The demon मारीच, being pressed and threatened by रावण, assumed the form of a golden antelope and wandered about राम's आश्रम. सीता was fascinated by its form. सीता urged राम to pursue the antelope and bring it to her alive or dead राम went in pursuit, leaving लक्ष्मण behind. राम hit the antelope,