उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

44 NOTES ON [I 39— P 26 विसारिता भद्रेण-राम has made us forget the king दशरथ अर्थवाद एव This is a mere secondary matter or praise. The word अर्थवाद is placed in opposition to विधि They are re lative terms विधि is that part of the Veds which enjoins the performance of a thing not known from any other source For example स्वर्गकामो ज्योतिष्टोमेन यजेत is a विधि An अर्थवाद is a sente nce which has no independent purpose of its own, but which is auxiliary to a विधि either by stating the good that would arise from an observance of the विधि or the evil that would result from its non observance or that gives some subsidiary information Hence अर्थवाद comes to mean 'a mere secondary matter, praise' अर्थसंग्रह says 'अज्ञाताथेज्ञापको वेदभागो विधि । प्राशस्त्यनिन्दान्यतरपर वाक्यम् र्थवाद' । तस्य च लक्षणया प्रयोजनवदर्थपर्यवसानम् । तथाहि । अर्थवादवाक्य हि स्वार्थप्रतिपादने प्रयोजनाभावाद् विधेयनिषेध्ययो प्राशस्त्यनिन्दितत्वे लक्षणया प्रति पादयति ।' येन धीयते so that it may be remedied प्रतिविधीयते present pass of धा with प्रति and वि कर्णे-दुर्मुख whispered into Rama's ear, as Sita was near, though asleep तीव्र संवेग यस्य the force of which is sharp वागेव वज्र -thunderbolt in the form of words (viz the scandal whispered in राम's ear). नाश्वसितु देव may your majesty take courage or be firm Verse 40 धिक्- governs a noun in the accusative or vocative वैदशा is to be connected with दूषणम् हा हा उपादे alas! alas! fie upon this stigma applied to सीता consequent upon her dwelling in the house of a stranger, which (दूषण) was wiped off by superhuman means परगृहे वास तेन दूषणम् अद्भूते उपाये -the reference is to सीता's purification in fire, for which see notes p 9 एतत्तद्=दूषणम् दैवदुर्विपाकात् through the evil development of fate आलर्कं प्रसृतम् has spread in all directions like the poison of a mad dog अलर्कस्य इदम् इति आलर्कम् अलर्क a mad dog 'शुनको भषक श्वा स्याद् अलर्कस्तु स योषित' इत्यमर (स श्वा संजातग रप्रयोगो अन्यते वार्यते दशनभवाद् अलर्कं उच्यत था। क्षीरस्वामी) The poison of a mad d - - - - - - having reflected. सकरुणम् pathetically Verse 41 केनापि कार्येण लोकस्याराधन सता म्रतम् to please the people by any means is the vow of the good यत् (व्रत) पूरितम् which was fulfilled तातेन- दशरथेन मां च प्रार्थाश्च मुञ्चता-दशरथ had promised two boons to कैकेयी She demanded the banishment of राम and the installa tion of भरत To keep his word, he allowed his dearest son to