उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

226 TRANSLATION OF [ III 44- Sita—Never ending! Alas! wretched woman that I am, I am undone. Rama—Oh misfortune! (Verse 45) In what place art thou, my dearest, where even the alliance of the monkey chief is of no avail to me, where the strength of the apes is fruitless, fruitless too is the wisdom of Jambavat, where even the son of the wind cannot have access, and even Nala, the son of Vis'vakarman, cannot make a path, whither even the arrows of Lakshmana cannot penetrate? Sita—I am made to esteem very highly that former separation (at the present moment.) Rama—Friend Vasanti! the sight of Rama is now sim- ply painful to his friends. How long shall I keep you weeping? Give me leave now to depart. Sita—(with emotion and bewilderment embracing Tamasa) Revered Tamasa, my lord is now departing! (A- swoons.) Tamasa—Dear child! Take comfort, take comfort. We also must go to the feet of Bhagirathi to perform the auspicious ceremony of the birthday rites of the long-lived ones, Kus'a and Lava. Sita—Revered lady, be pleased. Let me behold, even for a moment, the person whose sight it is not easy to obtain. Rama—I have now an associate in the performance of the As'vamedha. Sita—(with agitation) Who, my noble lord? Rama—A gold image of Sita. Sita—(Breathing a sigh of relief with tears) Thou art now indeed my noble lord, my lord has now plucked out the dart of the shame of my repudiation. Rama—Let me now comfort my tear-bedewed eye by looking at that. Sita—Blessed is she (the image) that is highly esteemed by my noble lord and that by pleasing my lord has become the pillar of the world's hope. Tamasa—(embracing her with smiles and tears of affection) Oh my dear child in speaking thus thou praisest thyself. Sita—(Hanging her face down with a bashful expression —aside) I am laughed at by the revered Tamasa. Vasanti—This meeting is a great favour to me. But in