उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

-III 28 ] UTTARARĀMACHARITA. 221 throbbing burden of her womb while her eyes rolled like those of a timid fawn but one year old Sita—My noble lord I am still alive Rama—Oh dear Janaki, where art thou? Sita—Alas alas! my noble lord is weeping aloud as if he were an ordinary person. Tamasa—Dear child it is but proper The afflicted must extinguish their sorrow ( Verse 29 ) When a tank is flooded an outlet is the only remedy When the mind is agitated by sorrow it is sustained only by lamentation This is especially the case with dear Rama to whom life has been exceedingly painful in many ways. ( Verse 30 ) He has to govern this world according to law with vigilant mind, sorrow for his beloved withers his heart as heat a flower as he himself repudiated thee it is hard for him to seek relief from sorrow by weeping weeping is, indeed, a gain to him in that he still breathes (continues to live on account of it) Rama—Alas alas ( Verse 31 ) My heart that is deeply affected is bursting but is not riven asunder in two My shattered frame brings on stupor, but does not lose its consciousness. an inward burning inflames my body, but does not reduce it to ashes destiny strikes me piercing my vitals, but does not cut off my life Sita—Even so it is Rama—Ye worthy citizens and inhabitants in the country ( Verse 32 ) Ye would not like the queen as reported to me to remain in my house, therefore I abandoned her like grass in the uninhabited forest and did not even mourn for her, but these various objects long familiar to me move me, therefore I being helpless weep thus bitterly to- day please forgive me Vasanti—(to herself) Very deep is the tide of the ocean of sorrow (Aloud) My lord, with respect to a matter that is past summon courage Rama—Friend! Why do you speak of courage? (Verse 33) It is now the twelfth year since the world was bereft of Sita, her very name has been blotted out, and Rama still lives. Sita—I am charmed by these words of my noble lord Tamasa—Even so, my dear child. (Verse 34) These words, though steeped in affection, should not be very dear