उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

156 NOTES ON [V. 26- ancestor of राम He was the grandson of इक्ष्वाकु His original name was पुरंजय The gods being defeated by the demons, इन्द्र solicited his help He promised to help the gods, if Indra would assume the form of a bull and carry him on his shoulders Indra did so and पुरंजय vanquished the enemies of the gods hence he was called ककुत्स्थ (lit sitting on the hump) See विष्णुपुराण IV 2. P 118 Verse 27 धिनोतु-प्रीणयतु The root is said to be धिन् 5 P to please. मैत्रावरुणि-वसिष्ठ—See notes p 15 Even in the निरुक्त the birth of वसिष्ठ from the seed of मित्र and वरुण is referred to and a Vedic verse is quoted where वशिष्ठ is called मैत्रावरुण "उर्वशी हप्सरा तस्या दृग्तान्मित्रावरुणयो रेतश्चस्कन्द तदभिवादितायेषर्गर्भवति । 'उतासि मैत्रावरुणो वसिष्ठोर्वश्या ब्रह्मन्मनसोधिजातः ।'" (ऋग्वेद VII. 33 11) ऐन्द्रा ते may the prowess of इन्द्र and विष्णु of अग्नि and the Maruts and of Garuda be thine इन्द्रश्च विष्णुश्च इन्द्राविष्णू according to 'देवताद्वन्द्वे च' पा 6 3 26 (इहोत्तरपदे आनङ् । मित्रावरुणौ । मि त्रौ ) When the names of deities form a द्वन्द्व compound the final vowel of the first member is changed to आ In forming derivatives from such compounds, the first vowels of both members undergo वृद्धि according to 'देवताद्वन्द्वे च' पा 7 3 21 (अत्र पूर्वोत्तरपदयोरुभयो वृद्धि स्यात् षिति णिति किति च परे। आग्निमारुतम्) The Maruts are stormgods in the Rigveda. They are often associated with Agni in the Veda e g 'मरुद्भिरग्न आगहि' which is the refrain of Rigveda I. 19 सुपर्णस्य गरुत्स इद इति सौपर्णम् He was the son of विनता and became the vehicle of विष्णु देयात् benedictive of दा ज्याघोष एव मन्त्र देया त्पदम् may the incantation in the form of the twanging of the bowstring of Rama and Lakshmana grant you victory प्रत्यारोप्य-place back को वरणेषु what hesitation can there be as to (using) ones own furniture! He means—चन्द्रकेतु has already said whatever is mine is thine (in verse 0 above). Therefore the chariot you offer is mine. You need not press me so much But I am unaccustomed to driving in a chariot Some explain—Lava is speaking as a Kshatriya and so he calls the chariot &c his proper implements This is not good as we lose sight of the word हेतु (which does not mean 'proper') and of the following sentence वि तु &c अरण्ये सीदन्ति वसन्ति इति अरण्यसदः अनभ्यस्ता रथचर्या येषाम्-not accustomed to the management of chariots अभिष्यन्देत-would flow or melt Verse 28. वय याज्ञिन We also (i. e I) are not in this way obstructors of sacrifices एव says-Rama is a good king I am also not in