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

48 VĀSAVADATTĀ gave ‹unimpeded› prosperity and afforded delight in «intercourse» as the God of the Flowery Banner¹ gave prosperity to ‹Ani- ruddha› and afforded delight to «Rati». [15] Though a ‹demigod›, he was a «god», for he was a «benevolent» ‹receptacle of wisdom› ; though a ‹Dhṛtarāṣṭra›, he was a «friend of Bhīma», for he was a ‹ruler of a kingdom› «who loved virtue» ; though ‹come to earth›, he took refuge ² in the «courts of the gods», for he was ‹filled with patience› and took refuge ² in «good government» ; [16] though a ‹great reed› by nature, he was «smooth» within, for his was the nature of ‹Arjuna›, «upright» within ; [17] though born of a ‹buffalo›, he was «begotten by a bull», for he was born of a ‹queen› and was a «producer of government» ; though no ‹central gem of a neck- lace›, he was the «midmost jewel of a throat-band», for he was a ‹fearless›, «mighty leader». While he ruled the earth, ‹quibblings ³ and fallacies› were practised only in arguments ⁴ (for there was no need of ‹habitually checking deceit› ⁵) ; [18] there was ‹infidelity› only among materialists (for there was no ‹poverty›) ; there was employment of a ‹spur› only in executing commands ⁶ (for there was no employment of ‹petty enemies›) ; there was ‹picking› [19] only on lutes (for there was no ‹back-biting›) ; there was association with ‹threshing-floors› only in the case of rice (for there was no association with ‹evil men›) ; there was capture of ‹snakes› only among serpent-charmers (for there was no need to capture ‹liars›) ; ‹imposts› were cut only in the receipt of taxes (for there was no amputation of ‹hands› ⁷) ; ‹roots› were plucked out only in the case of «wormwood-trees» (for «ascetics» did not pluck out their ‹eyes›) ; [20] only lotuses opposed the ‹moon› (for there was no opposition to ‹Brāhmans› ⁸) ; ‹‘ ruler of the world ’› was applied only to the elephant of the north ⁹ (but not to any man ¹ Kāma. ² Srirangam text, ‘ he was the refuge of.’ ³ Srirangam text adds ‘ futile answers.’ ⁴ Tel. ed., ‘ only in Nyāya textbooks.’ ⁵ Srirangam text adds ‘ and castes.’ ⁶ Tel. ed. and Srirangam text, ‘ only in yōga-exercises.’ ⁷ Tel. ed. and Srirangam text, ‘ there was hand-cutting only in blossoms.’ ⁸ Tel. ed. and Srirangam text, ‘ the king.’ ⁹ Tel. ed. and Srirangam text, ‘ only to the world-elephants.’