उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

—II. 16 ] UTTARARĀMACHARITA 69 dissolve as गभीरः घोषः येषाम् (serpents) that made a terrible hissing sound, when breathing सीमानः रन्ध्रः the borders have in the bottom of pits a little clear (sparkling) water प्रदरः a crevice, pit. विरलं स्वच्छं च अम्भः यासु. सीमन् f. a boundary यासु=सीमासु यासु अपः पीयते In which (boundaries) is drunk the water of the perspiration of big serpents by the thirsty chameleons. प्रतिसूर्य्यकः = सरटः (मराठी सरडा) according to वीरस्वामी अजगरः-a huge reptile (जनं गिरति भक्षयति इति) Verse 17 The two चs in the verse show the simultaneous occurrence of the two facts referred to in the two halves of it पूर्वं भूतं भूतपूर्वः (सुप्सुप समास), भूतपूर्वं खरस्य आलयं (निवासं) दमित् तद् दृश्यम् (adj. of जनस्थानम्) which was the former residence of (the demon) खर. प्रत्यक्षा भवामि I see the former events as if they were present (before me). प्रियः आरामः (उपवनं) यस्याः to whom a grove was dear. आराम usually means a garden prepared by human effort, but here it seems to be used in the sense of a charming cluster of trees 'आरामः स्यादुपवनं कृत्रिमं वनमेव यत्' इत्यमरः. There is another reading प्रियरामा (प्रियः रामः यस्याः), which is not good as it tells nothing special एतानि कान्ताराणि- These are indeed those forests (in which she formerly diverted herself in my company) किमतः स्याद् what could be more dread- ful than this (i. e. when I see them now without her). There is another reading किमतः कष्टम्, which is equally good. It means 'what else can be a stronger example of the fearful' (meaning that this sight of the forests without सीता is the most fearful thing he could witness) Verse 18. मधुगन्धिषु-मधुनः (पुष्परसस्य) गन्धः अस्तीति मधुगन्धिन् तेषु-that had the fragrance of honey. इति इह अरमत एव जनौ with these wordss she did take delight here (in this forest). एव is emphatic. Though सीता was a princess and had to wander with her husband on foot in forests, she felt nothing but delight in the forests when in his company. स्नेहः... तादृशः that was the sort of affection she bore to me. In the second half of the verse there are numerous readings, of which the one in the text is the best. We notice some of the readings. N. has 'इति इह आरमते हानी' for this reason she, as it were, took delight here. In this case ह is a mere expletive. आरमते is pre- sent, while we expect the past tense, as सीता in the eye of राम had died years ago. Further आरमते is against पाणिनि. रम् preced- ed by वि, आ and परि takes परस्मैपद necessarily. See notes p. 29. V. reads इति च अरमत इह अनो-and for this reason she as if was