उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

—III. 21] UTTARARÂMACHARITA. 95 (or देव्यः)—between whom and one's children there is no difference मम...संवृत्तं so unfortunate am I that, notwith- standing that I see all this, it is as it were non-existent (for me), such is the transformation that this mortal world has under gone (in my case) She means that being abandoned by her husband on account of a scandal, she cannot face her husband as well as the world and that therefore the world is as if non existent for her Formerly all these persons showered their affections upon her and the various objects gave her pleasure But now they cause her sorrow This is the vast change that has occurred in her relation with those objects and persons The reading परिवर्तो also means 'change' Verse 22. ददद् (quali- fies यः) is the present p. nom sing mas. of दा, its object being नयनोत्सवम् Construe यः नयनोत्सवं ददद् नवो नव इवा (आसीत्) स इति कथम् सुखैकल्य तथापि दृशो प्रियः नव स्तव (who) causing delight to (our) eyes by his limbs that were glossy (charming) like a fresh blue lotus. सतत यः who, thought he could always be seen by us at will, was ever new (on each occasion). She uses the word नः purposely Not only was राम a feast to the eyes of सीता, but to all who beheld him She further says that Rama was so handsome that though we (including of course सीता) could see him as often as we pleased, yet on each occasion he appeared as handsome as ever Compare 'क्षणे क्षणे यन्नवतामुपैति तदेव रूपं रमणीयतायाः' विश्रान्ति करणानि (इन्द्रियाणि) यस्य. पाण्डु क्षामं (सन्नि) यस्य who.e complexion is pale शुचा (to be construed with all the three adjectives in the third line) by grief. कथमपि '...विद्' he is with difficulty to be recognised (lit to be inferred) as the same, still he is agreeable to the eye Although his complexion is pale and he has grown weak, he is as handsome as ever and so still causes delight to the eye In the first line V and Gh read ददौ for ददद्, which yields a good sense. It seems to be an emendation purposely made, as with ददद् the construction is rather involved. ये for नः is not good. There is no special propriety in saying that Rama could be seen at will by सीता (his wife). The reading नव नयनैः is not good It will have to be construed with नयनोत्सव in the first line, which will lead to दूरात्वय Besides the words नवो नव एव यः present a striking contrast to सततमनिशेनैवापश्यन पश्यन्ती...भूयाः may you be always seeing your dear (husband) ! भूया is Benedictive.