उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

256 TRANSLATION OF [VI. 31— Kus'a —(Verse 31 & 32) "Sîtā was naturally dear to the high-souled Rāma, but that dearness she increased by her own virtues, in the same way Rāma was dearer even than life to Sîtā, but their hearts alone knew their mutual affection Rāma —Alas! very terrible is the shock to my inmost heart Alas! my queen, even so it was Ha! ha! the incidents of worldly life, unpleasant on account of sudden reverses and ending in the grief of separation, afflict us (Verse 33). Where now is that great delight abounding in the most intimate confidences? Where that mutual love and where the deep emotions full of admiration for each other and where that union of hearts in joy or sorrow? Nevertheless this life of mine still throbs, and the accursed one does not cease Oh pity! (Verse 34) I have been made to remember the time, though it is painful to remember, which was charming on account of the wonderful disclosing at one and the same moment of the thousand virtues of my beloved (Verse 35) When the bud like breasts of the fawn eyed one that had just made their appearance expanded a little after some days, (a time) when love, deep by the combination of youth, affec- tion and desire, throbbed saucily in the heart but bashfully in body (in outward demeanour) Lava — And this is a verse spoken by Rāma to Sîtā when they were sporting on the banks of the river Mandā- kinî and in the forest of Chitrakuta (Verse 36) 'This slab of stone in front of us was placed as if for thy sake round which this Kesara tree has as it were rained flowers Rāma —(Smiling with an expression of shame, affection and sorrow) Boys are exceedingly innocent, especially these who live in a forest Ha queen! dost thou remember that place which witnessed the intimate confidence of that time? (Verse 37) I see as it were before me thy face, becoming cool by means of the dews of fatigue, gleaming with moon like forehead, which is overspread with curls agitated by the gently moving breeze of the Mandâkinî, the cheeks of which are radiant though not dyed with saffron, beautiful with fascinating ears, which are charming even in the absence of ornament (Remains as if petrified then piteously) what wonder ho! (Verse 38) By long and repeated brooding one creates and