उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

174 NOTES ON [ VI. 25— grown) पाण्डवतः तस्याः कण्ठः वडन् मेचकं नीलं (only of वपुः ). Supply अस्ति after वपुः वृषस्य स्कन्ध इव सुबन्धुरौ अंसौ यस्य—the shoulders of which are well-developed like the neck of a bull. ‘वन्धुरं तून्नतानतम्’ इत्यमरः बन्धुर adj. what is muscular or well developed. Compare ‘व्यूढोरस्को वृषस्कन्धः शालप्रांशुर्महाभुजः’ रघु० I. क may optionally be added to almost all बहुव्रीहि compounds, N reads वपुः—रासयोः, which must be taken with अनयोः above. Some read वपुर्वैरागन्ध्य- नवन्धुरामरम्, which involves tautology प्रमत्त...वीक्षितम् their look is as steady as that of a pleased lion. मङ्गले साधु मङ्गल्यं गूढह्रः गम्भीरः सागरः (deep) न धृति not only does their form resemble mine (but also that of सीता) Verse 26 तत्तद्रूपम् those various points of resemblance सदृशरूप adj. similar, n. resem- blance निपुणेन उन्नेयम् to be inferred by cleverness निपुणस्य भावः नैपुण्यम् ननु indeed पुरोवि—he says so because he had abandoned सीता twelve years before and because he supposed her to be dead गोचरीभूतमक्ष्णो has come within the range of my eyes This is the predicate of आस्यम्. अभिनवं शारदं (कमलम्) तद्वत् श्रीर्यत् (शोभावत्)—this qualifies आस्यम् ‘सहस्रपत्रं कमलं शतपत्रं कुशेशयम्’ इत्यमरः Verse 27. Separate सुन्दरा इव (ओष्ठमुद्रा) शुद्धाः (white) अच्छाः (clear) दन्ताः येषां छविः (कान्तिः) तया सुन्दरा ओष्ठमुद्रा the shape (lit. cover, seal) of the lips. स पाशः (they have) the same fascinating ears (as those of सीता) पाश at the end of compounds expresses 'beauty' or 'collection', कर्णपाशः, केशपाशः, प्रशस्तः कर्णः कर्णपाशः नेत्रे रक्तनीले although their eyes are red and blue (while those of सीता were not so). Being warriors their eyes were red. वीर० explains 'अनयोः रक्ते सीतायाः नीले एव'. But this does not seem right. As in the case of the other adjectives रक्तनीले must refer to the boys only. सीता इव still the beauty is the same (as that of the eyes of सीता) द्वात्रिंशतेन अनुषूपित (inhabited) वयः age (i.e. 12 years) यदपि शृणोमि as to the fact that the missiles have manifested themselves to them, I ponder over it (I cannot explain it) अपि स्यात् Is it possible that the permission (to pass to the offspring) which I gave to the missiles at the time of viewing the picture has taken effect (lit. has mani- fested itself)? See for this incident text p. 12. प्रमहे मय प्रागधि- गतं अथाध्यापितानि passing without instruction (from a teacher) अर्थः संशय्यते—this sentence is variously read The reading adopted in the text is the best. अथ—दृम्भयते this excess of the happiness of my heart gives assurance to my soul that is float- ing (upon doubts). विशम्भयते makes one confident He means—my soul is puzzled as to whether these boys are my