वासवदत्ता (महाकवि सुबन्धु - श्लेष-प्रधान शास्त्रीय गद्यकाव्य सान्वय सटीक)

A SANSKRIT ROMANCE 89 [148] some manifested hopes on account of ⟨crows⟩ as the troops of the Kurus manifested hopes on account of ⟨Drōṇa⟩¹; some were unable to bear the ⟨glory of heroes⟩ as white lotus groups are unable to bear the ⟨rays of the sun⟩. And² having regarded them one by one, [149] the princess retired from the dais with loveless heart. ‘Then in a dream³ that very night she saw a youth adorned with an ⟨armlet⟩ as Vāli was adorned by ⟨Aṅgada⟩; ⟨with pearls about his neck⟩ as the koel ⟨has a sweet note⟩; skilful in attracting the ⟨fair⟩ as the golden gazelle was skilful in attracting ⟨Rāma⟩; [150] rejoicing ⟨the ears of his elders⟩ by his nectarous words as Jayanta rejoiced ⟨Indra⟩; ⟨to whom gave he not joy⟩ as Kṛṣṇa ⟨gave no joy to Kaṁsa⟩?; with ⟨swift-moving hands⟩ as a great cloud has ⟨glittering hail⟩⁴; the elemental root of the tree of beauty⁵; the hill of ascent for the jewel of passion⁶; the mountain of origin of streams of delightful stories⁷; the spring- tide month of the mango of dexterity; the mirror of the face of nobility⁸; [151] the elemental seed of the tendrils of know- ledge; the chosen spouse of glory⁹; the rival house to Lakṣmī and Sarasvatī¹⁰; the original abode of proficiency in virtue; the ¹ Tel. ed., ‘some showed ⟨a knowledge of crows⟩ as the troops of the Kurus showed ⟨the teaching of Drōṇa⟩.’ ² Tel. ed. and Srirangam text, ‘and immediately.’ ³ Tel. ed. omits ‘in a dream.’ For instances in modern folk-tales of the heroine falling in love with the hero from a dream see Frere, Old Deccan Days, 2 ed., p. 119, London, 1870; Temple, Legends of the Panjāb, 2. 278–279; 3. 370–371, Bombay, 1884–1900; Swynnerton, Indian Nights’ Entertainment, pp. 248–251, London, 1892 (where, as in the Vāsavadattā, both the hero and the heroine dream of each other). ⁴ Tel. ed. adds ‘with ⟨great truthfulness and glory⟩ as the ocean has ⟨great beasts and the (Vāḍava) fire⟩; composed, as it were, of pure rivers—his hair the ⟨Mālinī⟩, for it was ⟨garlanded⟩; his nose the ⟨Tuṅgabhadrā⟩, for it was ⟨aquiline and graceful⟩; his lip the ⟨Śōṇa⟩, for it was ⟨red⟩; his voice the ⟨Narmadā⟩, for it ⟨gave pleasure⟩; his arm the ⟨Gōdā⟩, for it ⟨gave the earth⟩; and his fame the ⟨Ganges⟩, for it ⟨sustained the heavens⟩.’ So also the Srirangam text, except for the omission of ‘⟨with great truth- fulness⟩’ and ‘⟨great beasts⟩.’ ⁵ Tel. ed. and Srirangam text, ‘love.’ ⁶ Tel. ed. and Srirangam text, ‘for the multitude of jewels of all the qualities.’ ⁷ Tel. ed. and Srirangam text, ‘streams of stories of delightsome love.’ ⁸ Tel. ed., ‘the mirror of beauty.’ ⁹ Tel. ed., ‘Sarasvatī.’ ¹⁰ Tel. ed., ‘glory and Lakṣmī.’