Chapter 3 - Sanskrit text (tritiya-anka)

|| trtiyo'nkah || (tatah pravisati kusanadaya yajamanasisyah | ) sisyah - aho, mahaprabhavah parthivo dusyantah | yatpravistamatra evasramam tatrabhavati rajani, nirupaplavani nah karmani samvrttani | 11 ka katha banasamghane jyasabdenaiva duratah | gaitra dhanusah sa hi vijnanapohati || 1 || yavadimanve disamstaranartham darbhanrtvigbhya upanayami | (pari- kramyavalokya ca | akase laksyam baddha ) priyamvade, kasyedamusiranu- lepanem mrnalavanti ca nalinipatrani niyante | (srutimabhiniya ) kim bravisi | atapalanghanadbalavadasvastha sakuntala, tasyah sariranirvapanayeti | tarhi yatnadupakramyatam | sa khalu || atha trtiyo'nkah || atha kathasamghatanartham kavih viskambhakam nama arthopaksepakam prastauti - tatah pravisatiti || yat yasmatkaranat | asramam pravistamatre etasmin parthive nirupaplavani nirvighnani | ka kathetyadi || spastam | svagamana - prayojanam nivedayati---yavadimanityadi || usiranulepanam naladangaragah | mrnalavanti samrnalani kasya niyante | kim bravisi kimattha | atapalanghanat atapakramanat balavat susthu | 'balavatsusthu kimuta ' ityamarah | avastha pidita | sariranirvapanaya sarirasya ahladanaya | tarhi tatha cet | yatnadupakramyatam yatnena

trtiyo'nkah | 61 bhagavatah kulapaterucchasitam | ahamapi tavadvaitanikam santyu- dakamasyai gautamihaste visarjayisyami | ( iti niskrantah | ) viskambhakah | (tatah pravisati kamayamanavastho raja | ) raja - (nihsvasya ) yan jane tapaso virya sa bala paravatiti me viditam | alamasmi tato hrdayam tathapi nedam nivartayitum || 2 || ( madanabadham nirupya ) bhagavankusumayudha, tvaya candramasa ca visvasaniyabhyamatisamdhiyate kamijanasarthah | kutah | tava kusumasaratvam sitarasmitvamindo dvayamidamayathartham drsyate madvidhesu | I oleceived cikitsyatam| kulapateh kanvasya ucchusitam jivitam | vaitanikam vitano yagah tatsambandhi vaitanikam | gautami nama kanvasya bhagini | tasya haste asyai sakuntalayai visarjayisyami dasyami | atrakase laksyam baddhetyadina pratipadito yo'rthah so'pravistaya priyamvadaya saha alapadakasabhasitamiti mantavyam | yathoktam -'apravistairya alapah sa evakasabhasitam | esa prayojya akase laksyam baddheyanantaram | kimatyeti vaco'nudya pascatkaryam taduttaram || ' iti | esa viskambhah || THAT TH * kamayamanah prarthayamanah sotkantha ityarthah | jana ityadi || sa bala sakuntala paravati pitradhineti viditam jnatam | tapaso viryam jana ityanena svayampraho na sakya iti gamyate | paravatityanena tasya abhisaranam na sidhyatityavagamyate | anena gamyamano'bhilasah atranke bijamityanusamdheyam | P

" 62 abhijnanasakuntale visrjati himagarbhairagnimindurmayukhai- stvamapi kusumavananvajrasarikarosi || 3 || (parikramya ) kva nu khalu samsthite karmani sadasyairanujnatava- sramah klantamatmanam vinodayami | ( nihsvasya ) kim nu khalu me priyadarsanadrte saranamanyat | yavadenamanvisyami | ( suryamava - lokya ) imamugratapam velam prayena latavalayavatsu malini- tiresu sasakhijana sakuntala gamayati | tatraiva tavadgacchami | ( parikramya samsparsa rupayitva ) aho pravatasubhago'yamuddesah | vakyamaravindasurabhih kanavahi malinitaranganam | angairanangataptairaviralamalingitum pavanah || 4 || | | bhagavanniti || atisamdhiyate vancyate atisamdhiyate vancyate | tava kusumeti || spastah | bhagavannityadina vajrasarikarosityantena nisthurabhasanena vajramiti samdhyangamuktam | 'vajram pratyaksanisthuram ' ityukteh | kva nu khalviti || karmani samsthite samapte sati | anujnatavisramah anujnatah anumatah visramo visrantih yasya sa tathoktah | priyadarsanadrte sakuntalavalokanam vina anyaccharanam kim nu khalu na kimapi- tyarthahh | atra kriyadveso nama pancamavastha gamyate | 'kriyadveso mato'nyatra vidveso bhogyavastusu ' ityukteh | anvisyami mrgaye | ka nu khalvityadina atraiva tavadaham gacchamityantena purvadrstayah pascadadrstayah sakuntalaya anvesanatparisarpo nama samdhyangamuktam | 'parisarpa iti prahurdrstavastvanusarpanam ' iti | pravatasubhaga iti || atra vatasya prakrstata saityadigunavattvena, na tu bahulyena | uddesah sthanam | sakyamiti || anangataptaih angaih aviralam gadham pavanah alingitum sakyam | atra sakyamityavyayam | anyatha sakya iti syat | tatha coktam ramayane - 'sakyamanjalibhih patum vatah ketakagandhinah | ' iti | tatra paritapasya pratitervidhutam nama samdhyangamuktam | 'vidhutamartih ' iti |

trtiyo'nkah | 63 (parikramyavalokya ca | ) asminvetasapariksipte latamantape samni- hitaya taya bhavitavyam | tathahi | (adho vilokya ) } abhyunnata purastadavagadha jaghanagauravatpascat | dvare'sya pandusikate padapankirdrsyate'bhinava || 5 || yavadvitapantarenavalokayami | ( parikramya tatha krtva saharsam ) aye, labdham netranirvanam | esa me manorathapriyatama saku- sumastaranam silapattamadhisayana sakhibhyamanvasyate | bhavatu | srosyamyasam visrambhakathitani | ( iti vilokayansthitah | ) (tatah pravisati yathoktavyapara saha sakhibhyam sakuntala | ) sakhyau (upavijya sasneham ) hala saundale, avi suhassa de nalinipattavado | ( upavijya sasneham ) hala sakuntale, api sukhaya te nalinipatravatah | sakuntala - kim viaanti mam sahio | kim vijayato mam sakhyau | ( sakhyau visadam natayitva parasparamavalokayatah | ) raja - balavadasvasthasarira sakuntala drsyate | ( savitarka ) tatkimayamatapradosah syat, uta yatha me manasi vartate | ( sabhilasam nirvarnya ) athava krtam samdehena | abhyunnateti || spastah | aye iti vakyalamkarabhutamamantranam | netranirvanam nayananandah | labdham praptam | yadesetyadi || manorathena priyatama na tu parigrahadina | sakhi sakuntale api sukhaya te nalinipatravatah | sukhaye- tyatra tadarthe stviti vikalpena caturthi | kim vijayatho mam sakhyau | atra tapo nama sasthavastha sucita | purvamanukto'pi sakuntalayah samkalpagunanutikriyasu 10 |

64 abhijnanasakuntale 11 stananyastosiram prasithilamrnalaikavalayam priyayah sabadham kimapi kamaniyam vapuridam | samastapah kamam manasijanidaghaprasarayo- rna tu grismasyaivam subhagamaparaddham yuvatisu || 6 || priyamvada - (janantikam ) anasura, tassa raesino padhamadamsanado arahia pajjussua via saundala | kimnu kkhu se tani- mitto evva aam atamko bhave | ( janantikam ) anasuye, tasya rajarseh prathamadarsanadarabhya paryutsukeva sakuntala | kim nu khalvasyastannimitta evayamatako bhavet | anasuya - sahi, mamavi idisi asanka hiaassa | hodu | pucchissam dava nam | (prakasa ) sahi, pucchidanvasi kimpi | balavam kkhu de samdavo | | dvesa evetyanusamdheyam | avasthanam kramabhavat | stananyastosiramiti || stanayoh nyastam ausiram usirasambandhyanulepanam yasya tattathoktam | mrnalanyeva ekani mukhyani valayani, prasithilani tapena klantani mrnalaikavalayani yasya tattathoktam | priyaya idam vapuh sabadham savyatham sat adhikaramaniyam | mana- sijanidaghaprasarayoh manmathagrismayoh prasarau pracarau yayoh satoh | tapah kamama- tyartham samah sadrsah | manasijakrta eveti nirnetumasakya ityarthah | tathapi grismasyaparaddham tu aparadhastu | 'napumsake bhave ktah ' iti tapratyayah | yuvatisu evam drsyamanaprakarenetyarthah | subhagam hrdyam na bhavati | subhagatvanmadanadosa eva- yamityabhiprayah | anena vakyena utkarsasya gamyamanatvatpuspamiti samdhyangamuktam bhavati | 'puspam visesavadvakyam ' iti | anasuye tasya rajarseh prathamadarsa- nadarabhya paryutsuka apanneva sakuntala | kim nu khalvasyastannimitta evayamatako

trtiyo'nkah | 65 sakhi, mamapidrsyasanka hrdayasya | bhavatu | praksyami tavadenam | (prakasa ) sakhi, prastavyasi kimapi | balavankhalu te samtapah | sakuntala - (purvardhena sayanadutthaya ) hala, kim vaktukamasi | hala, kim vaktukamasi | anasuya Mil traitany - hala saundale, anabbhantara kkhu amhe madanagadassa vuttantassa | kimdu jadisi idihasanibandhanesu kamaamananam samavattha suniadi tadisim de pekkhami ! kahehi kimnimitto aam samdavo | viaram kkhu paramatthado ajania anarambho padiarassa | " hala sakuntale, anabhyantare khalvavam madanagatasya vrttantasya | kimtu yadrsitihasa nibandhanesu kamayamananam samavastha sruyate tadrsim te pasyami | kathaya kimnimitto'yam samtapah | vikaram khalu paramartha- vo'jnatva'narambhah pratikarasya /- 4 raja - anasuyamapyanugato madiyastarkah | " - | sakuntala - (atmagatam ) balavam kkhu me ahiniveso | edanam vi sahasa na sakkunomi niveditum | ( atmagatam ) balavankhalu me'bhinivesah | etayorapi sahasa na saknomi nivedayitum | bhavet | sakhi mamapi khalvidrsyasanka hrdayasya | bhavatu praksyami tavadenam | sakhi prastavyasi | kimapi balavat khalu te samtapah | sakhi kim vaktukamasi | sakhi sakuntale abhyantarah khalu vayam manogatavrttantasya | kim tu yadrsim itihasanibandhanesu kamayamananam samavastha sruyate tadrsim te pasyami | kathaya kathaya | kimnimitto'yam samtapah | vikaram paramarthato'jnatva anarambhah khalu pratikarasya | balavan khalu me'bhinivesah | etayorapi sahasa na saknomi 5

66 abhijnanasakuntale priyamvada - sahi, suttha esa bhanadi | kim attano atamkam uvekkhasi | anudiaham kkhu parihiasi angehim | kevalam lavannamai chaa tumam na muncadi | sakhi, susthesa bhanati | kimatmana atankamupeksase | anudivasam khalu parihiyase'ngaih | kevalam lavanyamayi chaya tvam na muncati | raja - avitathamaha priyamvada | tatha hi | ksamaksamakapolamananamurah kathinyamuktastanam madhyah klantatarah prakamavinatavasau chavih pandura | socya ca priyadarsana ca madanaklisteyamalaksyate patranamiva sosanena maruta sprsta lata madhavi ||7|| sakuntala - sahi, kassa va annassa kahaissam | kimdu aa- saitti danim vo bhavissam | sakhi, kasya vanyasya kathayisyami | kimtvayasayitrkedanim vam bhavisyami | ubhe - ado evva nibbandho | siniddhajana samvibhattam khudukkham sajjhavedanam hodi | ata eva nirbandhah | snigdhajanasamvibhaktam khalu duhkham sahyavedanam bhavati | nivedayitum | sakhi susthu esa bhanati | kimatmanah atankamupeksase | anudinam parihiyase'ngaih | kevalam lavanyamayi chaya tvam na muncati | ksameti || patranam sosanena sosakena maruta grismavayunetyarthah | kasyanyasya kathayitavyam | kimtvayasayitrkedanim bhavisyami | ata eva nirbandhah | suvibhaktam khalu

nive raja trtiyo'nkah | 1 ta prsta janena samaduhkhasukhena bala neyam na vaksyati manogatamadhihetum | drsto vivrtya bahuso'pyanaya satrsna- matrantare sravanakataratam gato'smi || 8 * 67 sakuntala - sahi, jado pahudi mama damsanapaham aado so tavovanarakkhida raesi, tado arahia taggadena ahilasena etadavatthamiha samvrtta | sakhi, yatah prabhrti mama darsanapathamagatah sa tapovanaraksita rajarsih, tata arabhya tadvatenabhilasenaitadavasthasmi samvrtta | raja - (saharsam ) srutam srotavyam | | * smara eva tapaheturnirvapayita sa eva me jatah | rest Tag divasa ivardhasyamastapatyaye jivalokasya || 9 || sakuntala -- tam vo anumadam taha vattaha jaha tassa raesino anukampanijja homi | anna avassam sinaha me tilo - daam | sahyavedanam bhavati | prsteti || atrantare asminnavasare | sravanakataratam sravane vakyakarnane kataratam gato'smi | atra sakuntala svakiyam samtapam madanadosajamiti kathayati atapadosajamiti kathayati kimiti rajno bhirutvamiti mantavyam | sakhi yatah prabhrti mama darsanapathamagatastapo- vanaraksita rajarsih ata arabhya tadgatenabhilasena etadavasthasmi samvrtta | tapatyaye grismante | abhrasyamah atraih syamah krsnah divasa iva | varsakale divasasya varsanatpurvamusmalatvattapakaratvam varsane sati nirvapayitrtvamiti bhavah | tatha ca ratnavalyam - ' tapati pravrsi nitaramabhyarnajalagamo divasah ' -iti | atrarteh santatvat sama iti samdhyangamuktam | tathoktam- 'tacchantih sama ,

68 abhijnanasakuntale tadyadi vamanumatam tatha vartetham yatha tasya rajarseranukampaniya bhavami | anyathavasyam sincatam me tilodakam | raja -- vimarsacchedi vacanam | priyamvada - ( janantikam ) anasue duragaamammaha akkhama iam kalaharanassa | jassi baddhabhava esa so lalamabhudo poravanam | ta juttam se ahilaso ahinanditum | ( janantikam ) anasuye, duragatamanmathaksameyam kalaharanasya | yasmi .. mbaddhabhavaisa sa lalamabhutah pauravanam | tadyuktamasya abhilaso'- bhinanditum | anasuya - taha jaha bhanasi | (prakasa ) sahi, ditthia anuruvo de ahiniveso | ahava saaram vajjia kahim va mahanai odarai | tatha yatha bhanasi | ( prakasam ) sakhi, distayanurupaste'bhinivesah | athava sagaram varjayitva kutra va mahanadyavatarati | priyamvada - ko danim sahaara antarena adimuttaladam pallivadam aruhadi | ka idanim sahakaramantarenatimuktalatam pallavinamarhati | Buy ityabhidhiyate | yadi vamanumatam tathanuvartetham | yatha tasya rajarseranu-- kampaniya bhavami | athava prasincatam me tilamisramudakam | prapurvah sinca .. tirnirvaparthe | tatha ca vaksyate - 'nunam prasutivikalena maya prasiktam pitasrusesa- mudakam pitarah pibanti ' iti | vimarsacchedi samsayapanodi | anasuye duragatamanmathaksameyam kalaharanasya | yasmin baddhabhavaisa sa lalamabhutah paurava- nam | tasmadyuktamasya abhilaso'bhinanditum | sakhi tathaiva yatha bhanasi | sakhi distaya te'nurupo'bhinivesah | athava sagaram varjayitva kasminva mahanadi avatarati | ka idanim sahakaramantarena atimuktalatam pallavita-

trtiyo'nkah | 1 69 'raja - kimatra citram yadi visakhe sasankalekhamanuvartete | | anasuya - ko una uvao bhave jena avilambiam nihuam a sahimanoraham sampademha | kah punarupayo bhavedyenavilambitam nibhrtam ca sakhimanoratham sampadayavah | priyamvada - nihuamti cinta bhave | sigghamtti suaram | nibhrtamiti cinta bhavet | sighramiti sukaram | anasuya - kaham via | kathamiva | priyamvada - nam eso raesi imassi siniddhaditthisuidahilaso imai diahai pajaarakiso lakkhiadi | nanvesa rajarsirasyam snigdhadrstisucitabhilasa imandivamsanpraja- gurakuso laksyate | raja - satyamitthambhuta evasmi | tathahi | idamasisirairantastapadvivarnamanikrtam nisi nisi bhujanyastapangaprasarpibhirasrubhih | anatilulitajyaghatankam muhurmanibandhana- tkanakavalaya srastam srastam maya pratisaryate || 10 || marhati | 'antarantarenayukta ' iti dvitiya | kimatreti || anuvartete yadi anusaratascet | kah punarupayo bhavet, yenavilambitam nibhrtam ca sakhimano- ratham sampadayavah | nibhrtamiti cinta bhavet | sighramiti sukaram | katha- miva | nanvesa rajarsih asyam snigdhadrstisucitabhinivesah imani divasani prajagarakrso laksyate | idamiti || asisiraih usnaih | bhujanyastapanga- prasarpibhih bhuje upadhanibhavat nyastadapangat netrantat prasarpanti | atra tapo nama sasthavastha sucita | taih vivarnamanikrtam | anatilulitah

abhijnanasakuntale priyamvada - ( vicintya ) hala, maanaleho se kariadu | tam sumano . govidam karia devadappasadavvavadesena tassa ranno hattham pavaissam | (vicintya ) hala, madanalekhosya kriyatam | tam sumanogopitam krtva devataprasadavyapadesena tasya rajno hastam prapayisyami | anasuya -- roai me sumaro paoo | kim va saundala bhanadi | rocate me sukumarah prayogah | kim va sakuntala bhanati | sakuntala - kim nioo vo vikappiadi | kim niyogo vam vikalpyate | 1 priyamvada - tena hi attano uvannasapuvvam cinha kimva laliapadabandhanam | tena hyatmana upanyasapurvam cintaya kimapi lalitapadabandhanam | sakuntala - hala, cintemi | kimdu avahiranabhiruam una vevai | me hiaam | hala, cintayami | kim tu avadhiranabhirukam punarvepate me hrdayam | Mc 24 raja- ayam sa te tisthati samgamotsuko visankase bhiru yato'vadhiranam | * www jyaghatanamankah cihnani yasya tattathoktam | srastam srastam punah punargalitam | kanakavalayam manibandhanat pratisaryate adhiropyate | sakhi madanalekho'sya kriyatam | tam sumanogopitam krtva devataprasadavyapadesena tasya rajno hasta prapayisyami | rocate me sukumaraprayogah | kimva sakuntala bhanati | kim ni- yogo vam vikalpyate | tena hyatmana upanyasapurvakam cintaya kimapi lalita - padabandhanam | sakhi cintayami | kimtvavadhiranabhirukam punarvepate me

pa trtiyo'nkah | labheta va prarthayita na va sriya sriya durapah kathamipsito bhavet || 11 || bhe sakhyau - ai attagunavamanini, ko dani sariranivvavaittiam sarahim jo sini padatena nivaraissadi | ayi atmagunavamanini, ka idanim sariranirvapayitri saradi jyotsnam patantena nivarayisyati | 1 sakuntala - ( sasmitam ) nioida danim hni | niyojitedanimasmi | ( ityupavista cintayati | ) raja - sthane khalu vismrtanimesena caksusa priyamavalokayami | { yatah ! unnamitaika bhrulatamananamasyah padani racayantyah | kantakitena prathayati mayyanuragam kapolena || 12 || sakuntala --- hala, cindida mae gidi | na kkhu sanihidai lehana sahanai | hala, cintita maya gitih | na khalu samnihitani lekhanasadhanani | priyamvada - imassi suodarasuumare nalinipatte hehim nikkhi- tavannam karehi | asminchukodara sukumare nalinipatre nakhairniksiptavarnam kuru | hrdayam | ayam sa ta iti || spastah | ayi atmagunavamanini ka idanim sariranirvapayitrim saradim jyotsnam patantena nivarayisyati | niyo- jitedanimasmi | unnamiteti || spastam | sakhyau cintita maya grhi- tavastuka gitika | na khalu samnihitani lekhanasadhanani | asmin suko- darasukumare nalinipatre nakhairniksiptavarnam kuru | gitikamiti sesah | sakhyau

72 abhijnanasakuntale sakuntala - (yathoktam rupayitva ) hala, sunuha dava - esa samgadattha na vetti | sakhyau, srrnutam tavat - esa samgatartha na veti | ubhe - avahida mha | sakuntala --- ( vacayati ) avahite svah | tujjhana jane hiaam maha una maano diva virattivi | nigvina tavai baliam tui juttamanorahai angai || 13 || taba na jane hrdayam mama punarmadano divapi rannimapi | nirghrna tapati balavatvayi yuktamanorathanyangani || raja - ( sahasopasrtya ) tapati tanugatri madanastvamanisam mam punardahatyeva | glapayati yatha sasankam na tatha hi kumudvatim divasah || 14 || sakhyau --- (saha ) saadam de avilambino sahimanorahassa ( saharsam ) svagatam te avilambinah sakhimanorathasya (sakuntalabhyutthatumicchati | ) raja - alamalamayasena | 1 14 samdasta kusumasayananyasuklantavisabhangasurabhini | guruparitapani na te gatranyupacaramarhanti || 15 || Lapt srrnutam tavat | esa samgatartha na veti | avahite khah | tava na jane hrdayam mama punarmadano divapi ratrimapi | nirghrna tapayati balavattvayi yuktamanorathanyangani | anenopanyasah samdhyangamuktam | 'upapattiyutam vakyamupanyasam pracaksate ' iti | atra dinoktya manatyago nama saptamavastha sucita | tapatiti || spastah | svagatam te avilambinah sakhimanorathasya | atra tadviyogadraja laksyate | samdasteti || spastam | anena santvanasya gamyamanatvat paryupasanamiti

trtiyo'nkah | anasuya -- ido silatalekkadesam alamkaredu vaasso | itah silatalaikadesama lamkarotu vayasyah | ( rajopavisati | sakuntala salajja tisthati | ) 73 anasuya - duvenam vi vo annosnanurao paccakkho | sahisi- ho mam punaruttavadinim karedi | dvayorapi vamanyonyanuragah pratyaksah | sakhisneho mam punarukta- vadini karoti | s to nakararama pau ki i baimka raja - bhadre, naitatpariharyam | vivaksitam hyanuktamanutapam janayati | anasuya - avannassa visavasino janassa attiharena ranna hodavvam ttinam eso vo dhammo | 1 apannasya visayavasino janasyartiharena rajna bhavitavyamiti nanvesa vo dharmah | raja - nasmatparam | .. 1 anasuya - tena hi iam no piasahi tumam evva uddisia imam avatthantaram bhaavada maanena arovida | ta aruhasi abbhuvavattie jividam se avalambitum | tena hiyam nah priyasakhi tvamevoddisyedamavasthantaram bhagavata madanenaropita | tadarhasyabhyupapattya jivitamasya avalambitum | N Flaji th samdhyangamuktam | santvanam paryupasanamiti | itah silatalaikadesa upavisya . | sakhine ho dvayorapi vamanyonyanuragah pratyaksah 1 nugrhnatu vayasyah mam punaruktavadinim karoti | avasyamapannasya visayavasino janasya artiharena rajna bhavitavyamiti nanvesa vo dharmah | tena hiyam nah | priyasakhi tvamevoddisya imamavasthantaram bhagavata madanenaropita | tasmadarhasyabhyupapattya'nugrahenetyarthah | 'abhyupapattiranugraha ' ityamarah | jivita-

74 abhijnanasakuntale raja - bhadre, sadharano'yam pranayah | sarvathanugrhito'smi | sakuntala -- ( anasuyam vilokya ) raja hala, alam amdeuravirahapajjussuala raesino uvarohena | hala, alamantahpuravirahaparyutsukasya rajarseruparodhena | 1 idamananyaparayanamanyatha hrdayasamnihite hrdayam mama | yadi samarthayase madiraksane madanabanahato'smi hatah punah || 16 || anasuya -- vaassa, bahuvallaha raano sunianti | jaha jahano piasahi bandhuanasoanijja na hoi taha nivvahehi | vayasya, bahuvallabha rajanah srayante | yatha nah priyasakhi bandhujana- socaniya na bhavati tatha nirvaha | raja - bhadre, kim bahuna | 1 parigrahabahutve'pi dve pratisthe kulasya me samudrarasana covim sakhica yuvayoriyam || 17 || 1 vem for Mirzame lat masya avalambitum | ayam pranayah sadharanah samanah | mamapi jivitam bhavatsakhya avalambaniyamityarthah | anugrhitah krpapatrikrtah | atrau- tsukyaparityago nama saptamavastha sucita | ' manatyagastapahanirautsukya- tisayo bhavet ' ityukteh | sakhi, alamantah puravirahaparyutsukasya rajarse - ruparodhena || idamananyeti || hrdaye samnihita samnikrsta sthitetyarthah | tasyah sambuddhih | anena manovyaparam janasiti gamyate | ananyaparayanam ananyasrayanam | samarthayase yadi pratipadayase yadi | yasmadbahuvallabha rajanah sruyante | yatha nah priyasakhi bandhujana socaniya na bhavati tatha nirvahasva | parigraheti || pratisthe pratisthanimitte | ayurdhrtamitivadaupacarika prayogah |

ubhe- nivvuda mha | trtiyo'nkah | nirvrte svah | 75 priyamvada - (sadrstiksepa ) anasue, jaha eso ido tado dinnaditthi pajjussuo miapodao madaram annesadi | ehi | samjo - aema nam | ( sadrstiksepam ) anasuye yathaisa itastato dattadrstih paryutsuko mrgapatako 'mataramanvesate | ehi | samyojayava enam | ( ityubhe prasthite | ) sakuntala -- hala, asarana mhi | annadara vo gacchadu | hala, asaranasmi | anyatara yuvayorgacchatu | ubhe - puhavie jo saranam so tuha samive vattara | prthivya yah saranam sa tava samipe vartate | ( iti niskrante | ) sakuntala - kaham gadao evva | katham gate | raja - alamalamavegena | nanvayamaradhayita janastava samipe vartate | kim sitalaih kkamavinodibhirardravatan samcarayami nalinidalatalavrntaih by a nidhaya karabhoru yathasukham te samvahayami caranata padmata || 18 || nirvrte svah | anasuye itastato dattadrstih paryutsuko mrgapotako mataramanvesate | ehi samyojayava enam | sakhyau, asaranasmi | anyatara vam gacchatu | prthivya yah saranam sa tava samipe vartate | katham gate eva || kim sitalairiti | sitalaih salilasamsargat sitalaih | sramavilopibhih sramacchedibhih | ardrah klinnah sasikara ityarthah | karabhaviva karabahirbhagaviva uru yasyah sa 15

- 76 abhijnanasakuntale sakuntala -- na mananiesa attanam avarahaissam | na mananiyesvatmanamaparadhayisye | ( ityutthaya gantumicchati | ) raja - sundari, anirvano divasah | iyam te sariravastha | utsrjya kusumasayanam nalinidalakalpitastanavaranam | kathamata gamisyasi paribadhapesalairangaih || 19 || ( iti baladenam nivartayati | ) sakuntala - porava, rakkha vinaam | maanasamtatta vina hu attano pahavami | paurava, raksa vinayam | madanasamtaptapi na khalvatmanah prabhavami | raja - bhiru, alam gurujanabhayena | drstrapi viditadharma tatra- bhavannatra dosam grahisyati kulapatih | yatah * J gandharvena vivahena bahrayo rajarsikanyakah | sruyante parinitastah pitrbhisrabhinanditah || 20 || kan I tathokta | 'uruttarapadadaupamye ' ityuna | 'ambarthanayorddava ' iti khah | samvahayami mardayami | 'samvahanam mardanam syat ' ityamarah | atra pragamanam nama samdhyangamuktam || 'yathottarakrtam vacamahuh pragamanam budhah ' iti | na manani- yesvatmanamaparadhayisye | naparadhinam karisye | utsrjyeti || paribadhape- salaih virahavyathakrsairityarthah | upalaksane trtiya | paurava raksa vinayam sadvrttam madanasamtaptapi atmano na prabhavami | atra pauravagrahanasya nirodhadvirodho nama samdhyangamuktam | 'nirodho hi virodhah syat ' iti | drstavanapi jnatavanapi | | viditadharma viditah dharmah yena sa tathoktah | 'dharmadanic kevalat ' iti samasantah | atra asminprasange | gandharvena gandharvanamna viva - hena | parasparabhasaya krto vivahah gandharvavivahah | tatha coktam-- |

trtiyo'nkah | 77 . sakuntala - ai munca dava | bhuo vi sahianam anumanaissam | ayi munca tavat | bhuyo'pi sakhijanamanumanayisye | raja - bhavatu | moksyami | sakuntala - kada | kada | raja- apariksata komalasya yava - skusumasyeva navasya satpadena | adharasya pipasata maya te sadayam sundari grhyate raso'sya || 21 || ( iti mukhamasyah samunnamayitumicchati | sakuntala natyena pariharati | ) (nepathye ) cakkavaavahue, amantehi sahaaram | uvattia raani | cakravakavadhu, amantrayasva sahacaram | upasthita rajani | sakuntala - ( sasambhramam ) porava, asamsaam mama sarikhuttanto ." valambhassa ajja godami ido evva aacchadi | ta far- vida- vantarido hohi ( sasambhramam ) paurava, asamsayam mama sariravrttantopalambhaya arya gautamita evagacchati | tasmadvitapantarito bhava | bhavatu . 'gandharvah sa ca manmatha ' iti | rajarsikanyakah | tvamapi rajarseh kausi kasya kanyaka | tasmadgandharvo vivahastava yukta ityabhiprayah | manca tavat | bhuyo'pi sakhijanam manayisye | apariksateti | spastam | cakravaki amantrayasva sahacaram | upasthita rajani | iyam sakuntalayam gauta- myagamanasucakatvat culika | 'nepathyantah sthitaih patraiscalikarthasya sucana ' iti | paurava, asamsayam mama sariravrttantopalambhaya arya gautami ita eva-

78 abhijnanasakuntale raja - tatha | (ityatmanamavrtya tisthati | ) (tatah pravisati patrahasta gautami sakhyau ca | ) sakhyau - ido ido ajja godami | gautami - (sakuntalamupetya ) jade, avi lahusamdavai de angai | jate, api laghusamtapani te'ngani | sakuntala - atthi me viseso | ita ita arya gautami | asti me visesah | gautami - imina samtidabbhodarana nirabadham evva de sariram bhavi- , ssadi | ( sirasi sakuntalamabhyuksya ) vacche parinado diaho | ehi | udajam evva gacchamha | anena santidarbhodakena nirabadhameva te sariram bhavisyati | (sirasi sakuntalamabhyuksya ) vatse, parinato divasah | ehi, utajameva gacchamah | ( iti prasthitah | ) Caller sakuntala - ( atmagatam ) hiaa, padhamam evva suhovanade manorahe kadarabhavam na muncasi | sanusaam vihatthi assa kaham de sampadi | ( padantare sthitva | prakasam ) ladavalaa samdavaharaa, amantemi tumam bhuo vi paribhoassa | gacchati | tasmadvipantarito bhava | ita ita arya gautami | tatah pravisatityadina bahupatrasamuccayadvarnasamgraha iti samdhyangamuktam | 'bahu- patrasamaharo varnasamgraha ' iti | jata iti | jate, api laghusamtapani te s ngani | adyasti me visesah | anena santidarbhodakena nirabadhameva te sariram bhavisyati | vatse, parinato divasah | ehyutajameva gacchamah | hrdaya prathamameva sukhopanate manorathe katarabhavam na muncasi | sanusayam krta samdeham vikalpitasya katham nirvrtirbhavisyati | sampratam latavalaya samtapahara amantraye tvam

trtiyo'nkah ( atmagatam ) hrdaya, prathamameva sukhopanate manorathe katarabhavam na muncasi | sanusayam vihastitasya katham te samprati | (padantare sthitva | prakasa ) latavalaya samtapaharaka, amantraye tvam bhuyo'pi paribhogaya | ( iti duhkhena niskranta sakuntala sahetarabhih | ) raja - ( purvasthanamupetya sanihsvasam aho vinavatyah prarthitarthasiddhayah | maya hi muharangalisamvrtadharostham pratisedhaksaraviklavabhiramama | mukhamamsavivarti paksmalaksyah kathamapyunnamitam na cumbitam tu || 22 || kva nu khalu samprati gacchami | athava ihaiva priyapari- bhuktamukte latavalaye muhurtam sthasyami | ( sarvato'valokya ) tasyah puspamayi sariralulita sayya silayamiyam klanto manmathalekha esa nalinipatre nakhairarpitah 1 hastadbhastamidam visabharanamityasajyamane ksano nirgantum sahasa na vetasamgrhacchakromi sunyadapi || 23 || bhuyo'pi paribhogaya | atra sakuntala latavalayavyajena rajanamamantrayata ityabhiprayah | maya hiti | pratisedhaksaraviklabamabhiramam manoharam ca tattathoktam | amse vivartata iti calati iti amsavivarti | cumbana parihara - rthamityavagantavyam | tasya iti || spastam | atra gautamikrtena sakuntala- nivartanena vastuno vicchede sati anantaram sakuntalakrtapratyaveksanamantranapunah- samagamarupasya vastuno gamyamanatvadvindu nirdesa ityabhiprayah | ' vastunah

80 abhijnanasakuntale rajan, (akase ) sayamtane savanakarmani sampravrtte vedim hutasanavatim paritah prayastah | chayascaranti bahudha bhayamadadhanah samdhyayayodakapisah pisitasananam || 24 || raja - ayamayamagacchami | ( iti niskrantah | ) iti trtiyo'nkah | || http sati vicchede binduracchedakaranam ' iti || sayamtana iti || savana- karmani yagakriyayam pisitasananam raksasanam ghrtadipatresu drstani prati- bimbitani caranti || || iti sakuntalavyakhyane trtiyo'nkah ||