उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

40 NOTES ON [ I 37— say ) प्रिय वचन यस्या प्रसुप्तैव—The word एव shows the surprise which राम felt at seeing सीता fall asleep in a short time Verse 38 This verse contains many examples of the figure of speech called रूपक and is cited by वामन in his काव्यालङ्कारसूत्रवृत्ति under रूपक (IV 3 6 ) इयं गेहे लक्ष्मी she is the goddess लक्ष्मी (prosperity) (in my house) इयं नयनयो she is the nectar pencil to my eyes अमृत was supposed to be extremely cooling and gratifying A वर्ति (eye-salve ) is used for cooling the eye 'वर्तिर्भेषजनिर्माणे नयनाञ्जनरेखयो । गात्रानुलेपनीदीपदशादीवेषु योषिति ॥' इति मेदिनी स्पर्श रस her touch is profuse sandal juice (paste) appli- ed to the body Just as sandal paste causes a cooling sensation and delight so does सीता's touch cause delight to राम 'प्रभूतं प्रचुरं प्राज्यमद्रश्न बहुल बह्व' इत्यमर शिशिरमसृण cool and smooth मौक्तिक सर string of pearls 'यष्टिलता सर सरिरित्यैकार्था ' क्षीरस्वामी किमस्या ing to सीता is extremely lovable He was going to add that everything was lovable if there were no separation from her But after uttering the word यदि he dwells upon the thought of separation and, instead of continuing the train of thoughts to which he had begun to give expression in the word यदि, he starts a new idea and asserts that separation from सीता cannot be endured, The last line is full of various readings The one adopted by us seems to us to be the best It can be explained in another way also What of hers is not dear if separation from her were extremely bearable But this explanation is not happy and does not account for तु In this latter case we take परम् as qualifying सह, while in the former, we separate as 'परम् (but) असह्य' V adopts a reading of his own without any mss to support it viz 'यदि पुनरसङ्गो न विरह ' This reading is no doubt a good one, but being unsupported we have not adopt- ed it The com in V says 'किमस्या न प्रेयो यदि परमसह्यस्तु विरह इति बहुष्वैव पुस्तकेषु पाठो दृश्यते स तु न सङ्गच्छते इति मत्वा पाठान्तर कल्पितम् ' There is another reading 'न प्रेय किमपरमसह्यस्तु विरह ' The meaning is — 'What of hers is not lovable what else? (nothing further need be said) But as for separation from her, it is un- bearable' We have to put a strained construction upon the words किमपरम्, otherwise they would be meaningless प्रतीहारी a female doorkeeper भरत defines a प्रतीहारी as 'संधिविग्रहसंबद्ध नानारार्थसमुत्थितम् । निवेदयन्ति कार्य या प्रतीहार्यस्तु ता स्मृता ॥' (नाट्यशास्त्र