उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

52 NOTES ON [ II 1— to 'पादाभ्यांच' पा 5 4 25 उपतिष्ठते worships me waits upon me For the आत्मनेपद, see notes p 8 A guest was an object of worship in ancient India the first thing on the arrival of a guest was to offer him अघ 'संम्राताय स्वतिपथे प्रदायादामनोदके। अन्नं चैव यथाशक्ति सकृत्य विधिपूर्वकम् ॥' मनुस्मृति III 99 'अतिथि किल पूजार्हो प्राकृतोऽपि विजानता। धर्मं जिज्ञासमानेन किं पुनर्भादृशो भवान् ॥' सुन्दरकाण्ड 1 112 निस्तीर्य having spread (Indecli past part of स्तृ with नि) The reading निक्षिप्य would mean 'having given' Verse 1 यथेच्छम् at your will to your heart's content (इच्छामनतिक्रम्य-अव्ययीभाव) व -युष्माकम् -The plural is used to show respect सतां भवति the meeting of good persons with the good takes place with difficulty (rarely) through their store of merit यदशि शनम् whatever is a fit food for austerities ( i e for ascetics) न पराधीनमिदं व is not dependent on another's will in your case This is another (and a courteous) way of saying 'भवतोऽधी नम्' Verse 2 प्रियप्राया निवम -conduct full of affection, restraint of speech charming on account of modesty विनयेन मधुर The restraint of speech is due to modesty and not to any vow &c प्रकृत्या कल्या a will naturally benevolent, familiarity that is uncensurable पुरो वा पश्चाद्वा either before or after (acquaint ance or friendship is made with them) रहस्य is the subject of विजयते तदिदं विजयते triumphant is this secret (of the conduct) of the good which undergoes no change in sweetness which is free from guile and which is pure अविपर्यासित (विपर्यासमप्राप्त) रस (राग) यस्मिन् अनुपधि-अविद्यमान उपधि (कपट) यस्मिन् तत् अनुपधि (रहस्यम्) 'कपटोऽस्त्री व्याजदम्भोपधयश्छद्मकैतवे' इत्यमर त्रि is परस्मैपदि, but when preceded by वि and परा, it takes आत्मनेपद necessarily 'विपराभ्यां जे' पा० 1 3 19 कां गच्छामि whom shall I understand your ladyship to be ? किं प्रयोजनं यस्य सः किंप्रयोजन with what object in view ? Verse 3 अगस्त्य प्रमुख येषाम् of whom अगस्त्य is the foremost अगस्त्य was son of मित्र and वरुण and was born together with वसिष्ठ from a कुम्भ His hermitage was in the south भूयांस many भूयस् is the comparative of बहु उद्गीथविद - उद्गीथं विदन्ति जानन्ति इति ०विद those who know the उद्गीथ उद्गीथ here means the syllable ॐ (which is also called प्रणव) ओंकार is a symbol of ब्रह्मन् by repeating the syllable ओम् and by meditating upon it one may in course of time attain to correct knowledge Note मुण्डकोपनिषद् 2 2 4 'प्रणवो धनुः शरो ह्यात्मा ब्रह्म तल्लक्ष्यमुच्यते । अप्रमत्तेन वेद्धव्यं शरवत्तन्मयो भवेत् ॥' 'सर्वे वेदा यत्पदमामनन्ति तपांसि सर्वाणि च यद्वदन्ति। यदिच्छन्तो ब्रह्मचर्यं चरन्ति तत्ते पदं सङ्ग्रहेण