उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

184 NOTES ON [VII 5- P 146 कस्ते पुत्र what is your husband to you (now that he has abandoned you without any cause )! ईदृशोऽस्मि I am such (a sinner as you imply by your indignant words) शरीर सारस्य thou art the body of the world There can be no know- ledge in ordinary life without the body, although it is the soul or mind that is possessed of knowledge असंविदाना इव as if not knowing (the real feelings of राम towards सीता) Verse 6. वितत spread. या महद्भातु—compare यन्महद्भुतं कर्म &c (I 44) दृष्ट्वा लोक —compare Act I 41 तदिति करोतु therefore in such a difficult condition, what was my son to do? The readings given in the footnote seem to be conjectural. अव्याहत अन्त प्रकाश येषाम् whose inner light is unimpeded. This means that the minds of deities are conscious of what is passing in the minds of other beings and so भागीरथी had a clear idea of the contending emotions and the difficult postion of Râma when he abandoned सीता सत्त्वेषु as regards beings. 'द्रव्यासुव्यव सायेषु सत्त्वमस्त्री तु जन्तुषु' इत्यमर The meaning निश्चय given by G will not do here तथा अञ्जलि here do I fold my hands (to appease your anger towards Râma) Some put these words in the mouth of लक्ष्मण But that is not proper The words of पृथिवी that follow (नित प्रसादासि च) indicate that something had been done by गङ्गा to appease her अनुवृत्त continued The Ganges had favoured भगीरथ and Râma says that she extended her favour to him also. Vide notes on I 23 for भगीरथ च —this word is used (as including राम and his family) because भागीरथी interceded on behalf of राम आपात संवेगेन by the rush of affection that is irresistible at first G seems to have read आपात्दुःसहकौलीनस्नेहावेगेन on account of the vehemence of my affection (for Sîtâ) about whom there was a scandal that was intolerable at its first rush This is rather farfetched न जानामि—this means जानाम्येव For the two negatives, vide notes p 102 P 149 Verse 7 सारेन by his courage or resolve सकरुणा रूपेषु elders are full of kindly feeling towards those that are like their children गर्भस्य इव रूप येषाम् He means that he is the son in law of पृथिवी and hence like a son Therefore it was that पृथिवी was very easily mollified अविलौना not merged in the earth अवेक्षणीयो to be cared for She suggests that she must live for the sake of her sons. कना तान्दान् I am helpless (without a lord) what have I to do with these? This is