उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

162 NOTES ON [VI 2- syllables, which produce an effect similar to the quick throwing of flowers. अनवरतम् incessantly. अविरत संहति - अविरल मिलितां विकचानां ( प्रफुल्लानां ) कनककमलानां कमनीया ( मनोहरा ) संहतिः यस्मिन्—in which there is a charming collection of full blown gold-coloured lotuses that have been thickly strung together. भ्रमर सुन्दर — भ्रमरतरूणां ( कल्पवृक्षाणां ) तरुणा ( नवा ) मणिसदृशा मुकुला तेषां निकर ( समूह ) तस्य मकरन्देन सुन्दर —charming on account of the honey in the collection of jewel like fresh buds of the celestial trees. P. 123. अकाण्डे विस्फुरिता विद्युत् तस्याः घटा ताभिः कपिशम् tawny with the streaks of lightning that flashes all of a sudden. किं नु खलु अथ—These words are to be connected with the following verse. Verse 3. The principal sentence is किं नु खलु अथ पुटभेदः ( वर्तते ) are the lids (of the eye) opened to day? उज्ज्वल is an adj. of पुटभेदः. त्वष्टु ( विश्वकर्मणः ) यन्त्र तस्य भ्रम्या भ्रान्त मार्तण्ड ( सूर्य ) तस्य ज्योतिर्वत् उज्ज्वलः —brilliant like the effulgence of the sun that was revolved on the whet stone (lathe) of the architect of the gods. ललाट चक्षुषः (the opening of the lids) of the eye of Siva that is on the forehead (i. e. of the third eye of Siva). त्वष्टृ had a daughter named संज्ञा that was married to the sun. She could not bear the light of the sun. त्वष्टृ wishing to take away the superfluous lustre of the sun placed the sun on his lathe, and reduced one-eighth part of it. With the lustre thus taken off, he prepared the चक्र of विष्णु, the trident of Rudra and the other weapons of the gods. 'भ्रमिमारोप्य सूर्य तु तस्य तेजोविशातनम्। कृतवान्त्वष्टा भागं च व्यशातयदथाष्टमम्॥ यत्तत्त्वैष्णवं तेजः शातितं विश्वकर्मणा। त्वष्टैव तेजसा तेन विष्णोश्चक्रमकल्पयत्। त्रिशूलं चैव रुद्रस्य शिबिकां धनदस्य च॥ शक्तिं गुहस्य देवानामन्येषां च यदायुधम्।' विष्णुपुराण III 2. 9-12, see also मार्कण्डे- यपुराण chap. 77. Note रघु० VI. 32 'आरोप्य चक्रभ्रममुष्णतेजास्त्वष्टेव यत्नो- ल्लिखितो विभाति॥' नीललोहित — शिव ('नीलः कण्ठः लोहितश्च केशेष्वितो नील- लोहित इति पुराणम्' क्षीरस्वामी). The third eye of शिव is said to be always closed as otherwise the universe would be burnt. It was by the fire from the third eye that काम was burnt to ashes. It will be noticed that with the reading in the text we have a comparison upon a comparison. The appearance of the sky is represented to be the opening of the eye of Siva which is com- pared to the lustre of the sun. This is not very happy. If we read ऽम्वलन्, (an अव्ययीभाव), the difficulty is not really removed. काम क्षोभ मयः—who was provoked. अप्रतिरूपम् un- equalled. आग्नेयम् presided over by Agni. अग्निः देवता अस्य इति आग्नेयम् according to 'भवेर्ढक्' पा 4. 2. 33. अग्नि पात the falling of