उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

—VII. 6] UTTARARÂMACHARITA. 261 is the precious family inheritance of the race of Ikshvaku that the whole world is to be kept contented, hence in such difficulty what was that darling to do? Lakshmana—Surely the divinities have an unobstructed knowledge of the minds of creatures. Ganga—Nevertheless I here fold my hands to you Rama—Mother Thou hast continued thy favour to the house of Bhagiratha. Prithvi—Goddess I am always favourably inclined towards you But I speak thus on account of the rush of affection that is unbearable at first Not that I am unaware of Rama's love for Sita. (Verse 7) Having abandoned darling Sita through the power of fate with tortured mind he lives only by his extra-ordinary courage and the merit of his subjects Rama—Surely elders are kind to children Sita—(weeping and with folded hands) Let my mother absorb me into her own self. Rama—What else could she say? Bhagi.—Heaven forbid! Mayest thou live for thousands of years without being absorbed! Prithvi—Daughter! you have to take care of your son Sita—I am helpless (without my lord) What have I to do with these (orphans)? Rama—My heart, thou art adamant Bhagi.—How canst thou be without a protector since thou hast a husband? Sita—Of what worth to me is my state of having a lord— a wretched woman as I am The two Goddesses—(Verse 8) How canst thou undervalue thyself, the world's blessing, by association with whom the purity even of us twain is increased? Lak.—Let my noble brother hear Rama—Let the people hear (Noise behind the Scenes). Rama—Something still more strange Sita—Why is the whole heaven, filled with tumult, thus in a blaze?

262 TRANSLATION OF [VII 9— The two Goddesses—Ah, we see it (Verse 9) Those very weapons of which Kris'as'va, Kaus'ika and Rama have successively been the masters, are manifesting themselves with the Jrimbhakas. (Behind the Scenes) (Verse 10) Queen Sita, we salute thee; thy sons are our resort, Rama having given us to them at the time of looking at the painting. Sita—Happily these are the presiding deities of the weapons. Ah my lord your favours shine upon us even now. Lak.—My noble brother had said that they would by all means wait upon her offspring. The two Goddesses—(Verse 11) A bow to you, mighty weapons! Blessed are we by your favour! You should wait upon the boys when meditated upon in the hour of need. May you fare well! Rama—The waves of grief broken by the confluence of astonishment and joy, being agitated, make my condition something wonderful! The two Goddesses—Rejoice, daughter! rejoice! Thy sons have now become equal to Ramabhadra. Sita—Revered ones! who shall perform for these the ceremonies necessary for Kshatriyas? Rama—(Verse 13) Lo Sita, who gladdens the race of the Raghavas protected by Vasishtha, alas, even she does not find one to perform the sacraments for her sons. Bhag—My daughter, why do you trouble yourself with this thought? When these boys are weaned I will entrust them to the venerable Valmiki who will perform the rites for them that are necessary in the case of Kshatriyas. (Verse 14) Valmiki is even like the two sages, Vasishtha and Angirasa, being the preceptor of both the families that of Raghu and that of Janaka. Rama—It is well thought of by the revered one. Lak.—My noble brother, I tell the truth, I recognize the boys Kusa and Lava as thy sons by these several characteristics. (Verse 15) For these two, possessing the mystic missiles from their birth, of heroic nature, both residing with Valmiki, both resembling the noble one in their features, are now twelve years old. Rama—In the consideration that these two are my sons my heart waves to and fro and I am stupefied.

—VII. 15] UTTARARĀMACHARITA. 203 Pṛi. —Come my daughter, sanctify (by thy presence) the regions below the earth. Rāma —Ah my dearest, thou art gone to another world. Sītā —Let my mother take me to a long rest in her bosom. I am not able to endure the terrible humiliation in the world of living beings. Rāma —What will the answer be? Pṛi. —I bid thee wait until thy two sons are weaned, afterwards I shall do as it shall seem proper (to me). Gaṅgā —So be it. (Exeunt the two Deities with Sītā.) Rāma —What! has the vanishing of Sītā actually taken place! Ah queen! Ah dear companion in my sojourn in the forest of Daṇḍakā! Ah goddess of virtue! Art thou gone to another world? (swoons). Lak. —Help, revered Vālmīki! Is this the object of thy poem? (Behind the Scenes). Remove the musical instruments. O creatures, including both animate and inanimate ones, mortals and immortals, behold now a holy miracle ordained by the great sage, the venerable Vālmīki. Lak. —(Observing) (Verse 16) The water of Gaṅgā is agitated as if it were churned and the sky is crowded with divine sages. Wonderful! the noble queen together with the goddesses Gaṅgā and Earth rises from the water. (Again behind the scenes) (Verse 17) Arundhatī, ador- able to the world, do a favour to us, Gaṅgā and Earth; we offer to thee Sītā, thy daughter-in-law of holy vows. Lak. —Oh! marvel! marvel! Look! look! my noble brother! (observing) Alas, even now my lord does not come to himself. (Enter Arundhatī and Sītā). Arundhatī —(Verse 18) Hasten, dear princess of Videha, abandon thy natural bashfulness, come, recall to life my darling with thy hand of which the touch is gentle. Sītā—(Touching in an agitated manner). Let my lord recover consciousness. Rāma —(Coming to himself and with joy) Ha! what is this! (After beholding the queen with joy and astonishment)

204 TRANSLATION OF [VII. 18– What, the queen (with a bashful smile) my mother, Arund- hatī and all the revered ones, together with Ṛiśyaśṛiṅga and Śāntā, rejoicing Arundhatī —My son, here is the tutelary deity of the house of Bhagīratha, the propitious Gaṅgā [Behind the Scenes]. Lord of the world, Rāma, remember thy words to me when thou wast looking at the picture —‘Do thou, oh mother, think kindly upon Sītā, even as Arundhatī behaves to her daughter in law’. In this respect I have paid my debt. Arund.—There is thy mother in law the revered Earth. [Again behind the Scenes]. As thou didst say, oh prince of long life, when thou didst abandon my darling Sītā,—“Oh revered mother Earth, take care of thy worthy daughter Jānakī.” I have now performed the command of my dear son and lord. Rāma—How is it that I, a great sinner, have been piti- ed by the two revered goddesses? I bow to you. Arund.—Ho! ho citizens and country people, may this queen Sītā, daughter in law of the race of the sun, sprung from sacrificial ground, who has been committed to me Arun- dhatī with such words of praise by the revered Gaṅgā and Earth, and whose chaste behaviour was formerly established by the adorable fire, and who was praised by the immortals together with Brahmā, be received or not? What think you, worthy men? Lak.—The subjects, having been thus scolded by the revered Arundhatī, and the whole collection of creatures do obeisance to the noble queen, and the guardians of the world and the seven Ṛiṣhis worship her with showers of flowers. Arun.—Rāma, lord of earth! (Verse 18) Appoint ······································································· riginal of the 6 ··································································· the sacrifice ···································································· love the grief of Sītā. Rāma—As the revered one commands. Lak.—I have attained the desired object. Sītā—I am restored to life. Lak.—Noble queen! here does the shameless Lakshmaṇa bow to you. Sītā—May you live long, you who are like my son to me.

-VII 19] UTTARARAMACHARITA 203 Arun.—Revered Valmiki, let Kusa and Lava, the sons of Rama, born of Sita's womb, be presented now. (Exit) Rama and Lak.—Fortunately it is as we thought. Sita—(overwhelmed with tears) Where then are my sons? (Then enter Valmiki, Kusa and Lava) Valmiki—Dear boys, Kusa and Lava. Here is Rama your father, Lakshmana your youngest uncle, the queen Sita is your mother, here is the royal sage Janaka, your maternal grand father. Sita—(Looking with joy, felicity and wonder) What! my father! Kusa and Lava—Oh father! Oh mother! Oh grand- father! Rama and Lak.—(embracing with joy) Indeed, boys you have been obtained by merit. Sita—Come son Kusa, come son Lava, after a long time embrace your mother who had gone to another world. Kusa and Lava—(having done so) We are blessed. Sita—Revered sir, I bow to you. Valmiki—Daughter, may you long continue in your present state of happiness. Sita—Oh joy! Here I see my father, our family precep- tor, the elderly matrons, the noble Santa with her husband, my revered lord, together with Lakshmana graciously dis- posed and with them all Kusa and Lava, so I am overpowered with joy. (A confused noise behind the scenes) Val.—(Fixing and observing) Oh, the lord of Madhura (Satrughna) has arrived after having killed Lavana. Lak.—Good fortunes come in a train. Rama—Though experiencing all this I cannot believe it, or such is the nature of prosperous events. Valmiki—Speak dear Rama. What further service can I do to please thee? Rama—Can there be anything farther to be wished for? But let there be this benediction: (Verse 20) This story purifies from sins and increases blessings, being auspicious. 23

266 TRANSLATION OF [ VII 20— and charming like the mother of the world and like Gangā, may wise men reflect over this poem of the poet of ripe wisdom, who knows Brahma revealed in the form of words, while its nature is brought out by acting [Exeunt all] End of Act VII Styled the final union

List of some abbreviations employed in this book. क—Mr Kale's edition of the उत्तररामचरित काव्याल०—काव्यालङ्कारसूत्र of वामन कुमार०—कुमारसम्भव of कालिदास घ—Mr Ghate's edition of the उत्तररामचरित टी—The commentary of घनश्याम न—The निर्णयसागर edition of the उत्तररामचरित नाट्य०—नाट्यशास्त्र of भरत पा— Pāṇini's अष्टाध्यायी महावीर०—महावीरचरित of भवभूति मालती०—मालतीमाधव of भवभूति रघु०—रघुवंश व—Vidyasagara's edition of the उत्तररामचरित printed in 1872. विष्णु०—विष्णुपुराण वीर०—वीरराघव commentator of the उत्तररामचरित सि कौ०—सिद्धान्तकौमुदी Com.—Commentary or Commentator C.—The Commentary of Ghanas'yama. Gh.—Mr Ghate's edition of the Uttararāmacharita. K.—Mr Kale's edition of the Uttararāmacharita. N.—The Nirṇayasāgara edition of the Uttararāmacharita. R.—The Commentary of Rāmachandrabudhendra on the Uttararāmacharita. V.—Īs'varachandra Vidyāsāgara's edition of the Uttararāma- charita.

METRES —————— अनुष्टुभ्—not given here as being easily recognisable. Vide notes p. 57 for definition. इन्द्रवज्रा—स्यादिन्द्रवज्रा यदि तौ जगौ ग। I. 11, 14, II 3, IV 8, VI 27. VII 4, 16. उपजाति—A mixture of इन्द्रवज्रा and उपेन्द्रवज्रा (उपेन्द्रवज्रा जतजास्ततो गौ) I 15, II 6, III 35, 42, IV 16, VI 15, 27. रथोद्धता—रान्नराविह रथोद्धता लगौ। I 34, 37, 45 शालिनी—मात्तौ गौ चेच्छालिनी वेदलोकैः (4, 7) I 42, III, 2, IV 15, V 10, 32 औपच्छन्दसिक—--- (म, म, न, य, य in uneven pādas and म, भ, र, य, in even pādas) द्रुतविलम्बित—द्रुतविलम्बितमाह नभौ भरौ। III 27, IV 15 वंशस्थ—जतौ तु वंशस्थमुदीरितं जरौ। VI 25 पुष्पिताग्रा—अयुजि नयुगरेफतो यकारो युजि तु नजौ जरगाश्च पुष्पिताग्रा। III 18, 20, IV 4, V 1, VI 8 प्रहर्षिणी—म्नास्त्र्याशाभिर्मनजरगा प्रहर्षणीयम् (3, 10) I 30, 31, 40, 49, III 6, 15, 36, 39, IV 26, V 1, 18, VII 6 मधुभाषिणी—मद्गसा जगौ च यदि मधुभाषिणी। I 18, III 4, VI 4, 17, 41 वसन्ततिलका—उक्ता वसन्ततिलका तभजा जगौ गः। I 7, 9, 14, 25, 36, II 10, 11, 22, 23, III 8, 11, 12, 21, 26, 28, 47, IV 6, 23, 29, V 10, 11, 24, 33, VI 7, 16, 19 मालिनी—ननमयययुतेयं मालिनी भोगिलोकैः (8, 7) I 21, 26, 27, II 20, 24, III 5, 19, 23, 25, 48, V 2, 3, 13, VI 12, 24, 26 पृथ्वी—जसौ जसयला वसुग्रहयतिश्च पृथ्वी गुरुः (8, 9) V 5, VI 1, 37 मन्दाक्रान्ता—मन्दाक्रान्ताम्बुधिरसनगैर्मो भनौ तौ गयुग्मम् (4, 6, 7) I 33, II 13, 14, 25, III 6, 15, 36, 38, IV 26, V 12, VI 9, 22, VII 6 शिखरिणी—रसै रुद्रैश्छिन्ना यमनसभलागः शिखरिणी (6, 11) I 28, 29, 35, 38, II 1, 2, 26, 27, III 13, 30, 40, 44, IV. 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, V 9, 16, 26, VI 11, 14, 28, 30, 33, 35, 38, 39 हरिणी—नसमरसलागः षड्वेदैर्हयैर्हरिणी मता (6, 4, 7) I. 20, 23, II 4, III 22, 24, 31, 32, IV 19, V 28 शार्दूलविक्रीडित—सूर्याश्वैर्मसजाः सततगाः शार्दूलविक्रीडितम् (12, 7) I 39, II 9, 16, 24, 29, 30, III 16, 37, 43, 45, IV 1, 5, 17, 20, 22, 24, V 6, 14, 19, 27, 31, 35, VI 18, 49, VII 20 आर्या—III 41, VI 13

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