उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

108 NOTES ON [III. 40— benumbed, rendered dull or inoperative) by extreme joy. साध्व- सेन परवानस्मि I am helpless (cannot control my actions) on ac- count of agitation. तद् therefore धारय hold कष्टं एव it is a pity that this is all a wild roving उन्माद madness, derangement of brain We have seen above (text p 58) that Sîtâ had be- come invisible to all through the favour of the Ganges. So Vâsantî did not see her. Râma also did not see her, but in the action of touching him he seized her hand. Vâsantî, not seeing Sîtâ, thought that the words of Râma 'एनां धारय' were due purely to Râma being beside himself through sorrow. आक्षिप्य snatch- ing. Verse 41 Construe तस्या स जड प्रकम्पी स्विद्यन् करपल्लव जडाद् प्रकम्पिन स्विद्यत मम करात् सहसैव परिभ्रष्टः that hand of hers, that is cool, trembling and perspiring, all of a sudden dropped from my hand that was cool, trembling and perspiring The poet here speaks of स्वेद and वेपथु (प्रकम्प), which are सात्त्विकभावाः See notes on verse 47 below. न पर्यवस्थापयति आत्मानम् he (Râma) does not compose himself. अनद्ध नयन whose eyes are unsteady, dull stupefied and rolling. अनवस्थित not fixed on any object His eyes appeared at one moment wandering, in another moment to be fixed, then again plunged in darkness and again striving for light. N reads 'अनुबद्धबहुघूर्णमानवेदेन न सम्भावयाम्यात्मानम्' which means I (सीता) do not compose myself, my torments being conti- nuous, many and agitating' अनुबद्धा बहुप्य घूर्णमानाश्च वेदना यस्य. With the reading in the text we have to suppose that सीता refers to the condition of Râma. But we do not find in the sequel any allusion to Râma's rolling eyes &c. If we accept the reading of N, then the sentence refers to the condition of सीता herself. We find in the next two speeches of तमसा and सीता that her helpless condition is referred to. Though she extricated her hand she was extremely flurried and could not present a com- posed appearance to तमसा. Therefore the reading of N is better. G reads 'अनवस्थितस्तिमितघूर्णमान अविरलवेदनं न पर्यवस्थापयामि आत्मानम्'. This is also a good reading. It means 'I do not compose myself who am unsteady, dull and shaking and whose torment is very great' अविरला (not thin, dense) वेदना यस्य. सस्नेह विस्मयं looking (at सीता) with affection, admira- tion and smile. Verse 42 सस्वेद (स्वेदेन सह, बहुव्रीहि) रोमा- ञ्चितं कम्पिनं च अङ्गं यस्या —whose body is full of perspiration, has horripilation and is trembling. प्रिय स्पर्शेन by the pleasure due to the touch of her husband. रोमाञ्च सञ्जात अस्य इति रोमाञ्चितम्.