उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

178 NOTES ON [ VI 37- (adj of मुखम्) कलङ्कित smeared Being in a forest, she had no saffron to apply to her cheeks, which therefore shone with their natural brilliance निराभरणाच्चासो सुन्दरश्च अवयवास्त येन मुखम् निराभरण-without ornaments (as she had come to a forest) P 140 स्तम्भित paralysed Verse 38 चिर जन It is not that a beloved person does not give comfort even in travel, (the beloved person) being as if created and placed in front by one's long brooding over him The idea is -when a man goes far away from those that are dearest to him he constantly thinks of them and thus those persons though really absent, are as if ever present about him. But this is not the case when they are snatched away by death Then the whole world becomes a void न खलु न करोति-this means करोत्येव For the two negatives, vide notes p 102 वल्लभस्य भावाया व्युपरमे नाम The reading विकल्पव्युपरमे is very good When the mental vision of one dear to us vanishes the world is an empty wilder ness कुकुराना इव after that the heart is as it were boiled in a heap of chaff The fire of chaff burns slowly yet intensely He means that the agony is prolonged and does not put a quick end to life कुबूल—हम् chaff or fire of chaff 'कुडूल शङ्कुभि कीर्णे श्वभ्रे ना तु तुषानले' इत्यमर Verse 39 शिशुकलहम्- quarrel of the boys (लव and चन्द्रकेतु) जरा तथा-these are the two causes why they take time in coming on the scene विदूर आश्रम यस्यात् (तद्भावाहम्) तस्य भाव श्रमता तथा-because the hermitage is far (from the battlefield) त्वरित मन येषाम् चिरेणा जन they are coming after a long time anxious in mind yet slow from fatigue N reads विलम्बटा for श्रमतथा, which means 'whose matted hair has become loose' The reading in the text is obviously better Verse 40 In the first two lines, the main clause is वसिष्ठादिभि जुष्टे ऽमहे तातयो तत् दृष्ट्वा after having seen that meeting of our parents (दशरथ and जनक) at the festival which was attended by वसिष्ठ and others सम्बन्ध मुदिते that were delighted by the desir ableness of the connection (between the families of दशरथ and जनक) जुष्ट-सेविते अध्य महे in the festival of the auspicious marriage of their children. महाविशसे वृत्ते सति दृढरा भवन्त्वद्य रिपु (सीतापरित्यागेन) पितृनगर (जनक) पश्यन् रुदन्न (सीतापरित्यागानन्तरी) अह हि साहक्ष्या न दीर्ये शून इव when the great slaughter (i.e. abandonment of सीता) has taken place, अथवा दुष्करम् or what is difficult for Rama to do? He means —one would expect that in such circumstances Rama's heart would