उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

154 NOTES [ V. 22- refers to चन्द्रकेतु's proposal to alight from his chariot in order to place himself on a level with लव in fighting न्याय proper conduct. वीर पद्धति the mode of warlike conduct अप्रतिरूपम् than which nothing is more fitting अविद्यमानं प्रतिरूपं यस्य It may also mean unequalled. Some read प्रतिरूपम्, which means 'fitting, proper' Verse 23 इतिहास—Vide notes p. 58. The इतिहास here referred to are the रामायण and the महाभारत according to the poet's ideas. But bearing in mind the fact that it is चन्द्रकेतु that is speaking there would be an anachronism if we under- stand by इतिहास the रामायण and the महाभारत. पुराण च—There are 18 principal Purânas. The singular is used to denote the class. The reference seems to be to such Puranas as the वायुपुराण or विष्णु०. 'पुराणं पञ्चलक्षणम्' इत्यमर: on which क्षीरस्वामी quotes the following verse mentioning some of the topics dealt with by Purânas. 'सर्गश्च प्रतिसर्गश्च वंशो मन्वन्तराणि च । वंशानुचरितं चैव पुराणं पञ्चलक्षणम् ॥' धर्म- प्रवचनानि—the expounding of duty, treatises on conduct and law such as मनुस्मृति, which are called धर्मशास्त्र कुलस्थितिम्—family observances or customs. Verse 24 जातम सूनि Dear boy, how many are these days (that have passed) since your father, dear (Lakshmana) the destroyer of Indrajit, was born? It is natural that सुमन्त्र, the charioteer of दशरथ, should think that only a short time had elapsed since the birth of लक्ष्मण अनुतिष्ठति— observes प्रतिष्ठाम् stability or fame. For Lakshmana's killing Indrajit, see युद्धकाण्ड chap. 90 'ऐन्द्रास्त्रेण समायुज्य लक्ष्मणः परवीरहा। तच्छिरः सशिरस्त्राणं श्रीमज्ज्वलितकुण्डलम् । प्रमथ्येन्द्रजितः कायात्पातयामास भूतले॥' 70 71 P. 117 Verse 25 अयि न what permanence is there for our family when the eldest of Raghu's race (i. e. Râma) is with- out stability (without issue). अविद्यमाना प्रतिष्ठा यस्य. अपि स्थिर — these words refer to लक्ष्मण, भरत and शत्रुघ्न, who were to be honour- ed as much as राम. मिश्री भवन्ते the sequence of sentiments in me is of a mixed kind. He means that his heart is tossed by conflicting sentiments of affection for Lava and the spirit of hostility to him; i. e. these two sentiments rise alternately in him. The reading of N मिश्रीदृष्टक्रम is not good. Verse 26 This is one of these verses where the sound is an echo to the sense. The first half breathes the sentiment of affection and hence the words are full of soft letters like न्, र्, द् &c. The second half contains a reference to warlike spirit and hence we have a preponderance of harsh sounds like that of दृ. यथा समुद्गते (उद्गते) इन्दौ कुमुदिन्या आनन्दो भवति तथैव अस्मिन् (चन्द्रकेतौ) (समुद्गते