उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

188 NOTES ON [VII 19– says that he has been overwhelmed with so many good things one after another in quick succession, that he is not quite sure whether it is a reality or a dream अहो दयानाम् or this is the nature of prosperity (that it overwhelms the person to whom it comes with too much of itself) भरतवाक्यम् lit the speech of Bharata, hence 'a benedictory verse' भरत is the reputed author of the नाट्यशास्त्र and hence some explain as 'भरतस्य नाट्याचा र्यस्य वाक्यं वचनम्' Another meaning is possible भरत means also 'an actor' Compare मालतीमाधव 'भवभूतिर्नाम कविर्निर्मार्सदिदनेन भरतेषु प्रर्तमान' भरतवाक्यम् the words (benedictory) of the actor The actor here drops his dramatic personality and utters a benediction on his own account Verse 20 सेयं कथा These words refer to the story of Rama s life as contained in the Ramayana. पुनाति and वर्षयति are better than पुनातु and वर्षयतु, as the रामायण was believed to effect this in Bhavabhûti s days गहरया and मनोहरा qualify both गाथा and गता The last two lines are very skilfully written We may take शब्द विद् either as qualifying बुधा or कवे The latter is preferable Perhaps the poet intended both विदल रूप यस्य कवे प्राज्ञस्य may apply both to वाल्मीकि and भवभूति One of the two words एताम् and इमाम् appears to be redundant It is therefore that G takes एताम् meaning 'चित्र' (variegated mixed) Two constructions are possible (and both are intended by the poet) बुधा प्राज्ञस्य शब्दब्रह्मविदः कवे (वाल्मीके ) तां एता अभिनयेर्विन्यस्तरूपा इमा परिणतां वाणीं परिभावयन्तु—May the wise reflect over this poetic strain that is developed (in this book) and that is exhibited by gesti culation this strain of the wise poet (Vâlmîkı) who had perceived Brahma in the form of words Bhavabhûti means that his drama is no more than another phase of Vâlmîkıs work made fit for the stage Another construction is बुधा तानेतां (कथां) प्राज्ञस्य शब्द विद् कवे (भवभूते ) अभिनयेर्विन्यस्तरूपां इमां वाणीं परिभावयन्तु may the wise think that this story (Ramas life) is the same as this matured (or perfect) strain of the wise poet (Bhavabhûti) conversant with Brahma in the from of words, the strain which is to be represented by acting With this construction the word इमाम् does not become redundant, as एताम् is taken as referring to कथा in the first line In this case there are two objects तामेतां and इमां वाणी Some editions read परिणतप्रज्ञस्य (परिणता प्रज्ञा यस्य)—of matured intellect The name संमेलन given to this Act is significant