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________________ pArzvanAtha pArzvanAtha vidyApITha granthamAlA : 83 Jaba vidyApITha anuvAdaka DaoN0 dhIrendra mizra alcation vArANasI khu bhagavaM 'pradhAna sampAdaka pro0 sAgaramala jaina zrI rAmacandrasUriviracitam nalavilAsanATakam sampAdaka pro0 surezacandra pANDe pArzvanAtha vidyApITha, vArANasI Private & Personal Use Only
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________________ pArzvanAtha vidyApITha granthamAlA : 83 pradhAna sampAdaka pro. sAgaramala jaina kavirAmacandrasUriviracitaM nalavilAsanATakam ('reNukA'-hindI vyAkhyA) vyAkhyAkAra DaoN. dhIrendra mizra sampAdaka pro. surezacandra pANDe pArzvanAtha vidyApITha vArANasI 1996
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________________ pustaka : nalavilAsanATakam prakAzaka : pArzvanAtha vidyApITha AI. TI. AI. roDa karauMdI, vArANasI - 221005 dUrabhASa - 311462 prathama saMskaraNa - 1996 mUlya - rupaye 60.00 Book : Nalavilasanatakam ' Publisher : Parsvanatha Vidyapitha I.T.I. Road, Karaundi Varanasi - 221005 Telephone - 311462 First Edition : 1996 Price : Rs. 60.00
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________________ prakAzakIya saMskRta sAhitya meM 'mahAbhArata' kI nala-damayantI kathA ko upajIvya banAkara aneka kAvyagranthoM kI racanA huI hai, mahAkavi zrIharSa kA 'naiSadhIyacaritam' mahAkAvya to suprasiddha hai hI isake atirikta aneka kaviyoM dvArA bahuta se kAvya nATakAdi bhI likhe gae haiN| isakA kAraNa nala-damayantI ke pAvana carita ke prati kaviyoM kA vizeSa AkarSaNa rahA hai| mahAbhArata meM nalakathA ko kalimalanAzana mAnA gayA hai karkoTakasya nAgasya damayantyA nalasya ca / RtuparNasya rAjarSeH kIrtanaM kalinAzanam / isake atirikta yaha bhI kahA gayA hai ki nalacarita ke kathana evaM zravaNa karane vAle ko lakSmI kabhI nahIM chor3atI- vanaparva 79/10 ye cedaM kathayiSyanti nalasya caritaM mahat / zroSyati cApyabhIkSNaM vai nAlakSmIstAn bhajiSyati / / vanaparva 79/15 jaina kaviyoM ko bhI nala ke carita ne vizeSarUpa se AkarSita aura prabhAvita kiyA hai kyoMki mahAbhArata meM varNita rAjA nala ko bhI ahiMsA, satya, tapa, kSamA Adi guNoM se samanvita batAyA gayA hai ahiMsAnirato yazca satyavAdI dRDhavrataH / yasmin dAkSyaM dhRtirjJAnaM tapaH zaucaM damaH kSamA / / prastuta nATaka 'nalavilAsa' ke racayitA rAmacandrasUri haiM jinakA samaya IsA kI 12 vIM zatAbdI hai / kalikAlasarvajJa hemacandrAcArya ke ye pramukha ziSya rahe haiN| inhoMne aneka granthoM kI racanA kI thI jinameM se 39 grantha hI adyAvadhi upalabdha hote haiN| ye kevala kavi hI nahIM AcArya bhI the, guNacandra ke sAtha milakara inhoMne prasiddha nATyazAstrIya grantha 'nATyadarpaNa' kI racanA kI thii| hindI anuvAda tathA vistRta bhUmikA ke sAtha prakAzita yaha 'nalavilAsa' sudhIjanoM ke samakSa upasthita hai| isake guNa doSoM kA ve hI vicAra kara sakate haiN| anuvAda aura bhUmikA lekhaka DaoN. dhIrendra mizra (zodha adhyetA, saMskRta vibhAga, kAzI
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________________ prakAzakIya hindU vizvavidyAlaya, vArANasI) haiN| ye saMskRta bhASA evaM sAhitya ke vidvAn evaM udIyamAna lekhaka haiN| unhoMne yaha kRti hameM prakAzanArtha dI isake lie hama unake prati hRdaya se kRtajJatAjJApana karate haiN| AzA hai unakI lekhanI se bhaviSya meM bhI isI prakAra ke aneka grantha anudita hokara prakAzita ho skeNge| grantha kA sampAdana ilAhAbAda vizvavidyAlaya ke bhUtapUrva saMskRta vibhAgAdhyakSa, samprati pArzvanAtha vidyApITha ke prAkRta vibhAgAdhyakSa evaM saMskRta ke bahuzruta vidvAn prophesara surezacandra pANDe ne kiyA hai| isa kuzala sampAdana ke lie hama unake bahuta hI AbhArI haiN| sampAdana evaM prakAzana meM sahAyaka rahe haiM- DaoN. azoka kumAra siMha evaM DaoN. zrIprakAza pANDeya (pravaktA, pArzvanAtha vidyApITha), ve bhI avazya hI dhanyavAda ke pAtra haiN| grantha kA prUpha saMzodhana DaoN. jayakRSNa tripAThI (zodha sahAyaka) ne kiyA hai etadartha hama unheM bhI dhanyavAda dete haiN| utkRSTa kampojiMga ke lie zrI ajaya kumAra cauhAna, saritA kampyUTarsa evaM suruci pUrNa mudraNa ke lie varddhamAna mudraNAlaya, vArANasI ke bhI hama AbhArI haiN| bhUpendranAtha jaina mAnada saciva pArzvanAtha vidyApITha vArANasI
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________________ lekhakIya saMskRta sAhitya meM nATakoM ke nirmANa kI paramparA bahuta purAnI hai aura AdikAla se hI bhAratIya jana-jIvana ke manoraJjana ke lie ina nATakoM ko zreSTha mAdhyama ke rUpa meM apanAyA jAtA rahA hai| abhineya kAvya (nATaka) hI eka aisA kAvyAGga hai, jisase raGgamaJca ke vAtAvaraNa, pAtroM ke AGgika, vAcika, AhArya aura sAttvika abhinaya evaM kriyA-vyApAra ke dvArA hRdayahIna sAmAjika bhI sahRdaya sAmAjika kI bhA~ti alaukika Ananda kA rasa prApta kara letA hai| saMskRta ke nATakoM kI upayogitA kA dUsarA kAraNa yaha hai ki isameM janabhAvanA kI pradhAnatA hai| saMskRta ke nATakakAro ne apane nATakoM kI kathAvastu dharmagranthoM, purANoM yA kAvyoM se udhAra lekara usako janatA kI ruci meM DhAlakara deza, kAla aura paristhitiyoM ke anusAra jana-raMjana kI dRSTi se aise nATakoM kI yojanA kI jo vidvatsamAja tathA janasAmAnya ke lie eka jaisI upayogitA arjita kara sakate the| spaSTa hai ki eka kAvyakAra kI apekSA eka nATakakAra adhika dAyitva anabhava karatA hai| yadyapi kAvyakAra aura nATakakAra donoM kavi hai. tathApi donoM meM maulika antara hai| kavi kI niSThA vartamAna kI apekSA bhaviSya ke prati adhika hotI hai aura nATakakAra ke samakSa bhaviSya kI apekSA vartamAna kA takAjA adhika balavAna hotA hai| bharatamani kA kathana hai ki nATyaveda tInoM lokoM ke bhAvoM kA anukaraNa hai, jisake antargata dharma, artha, zAnti, yuddha, krIr3A, hAsya Adi sabhI bAtoM kA samAveza rahatA hai| arthAta isameM na kevala dharmAtmA yA jJAniyoM kI hI carcA rahatI hai yA usakA nirmANa na kevala viziSTa varga ke lie kiyA gayA hai, varan kAmukoM ke lie kAmasevana, durvinItoM ke lie nigraha kI sAmagrI, klIboM ke klIbatva tathA zUra-vIroM ke utsAha kI bhI usameM vyavasthA rahatI hai; usameM muoM kI mUrkhatA, vidvAnoM kI vidvatA, dhanikoM ke vilAsa, duHkhArtoM ke lie AzvAsana, arthalipsuoM ko arthopalabdhi ke upAya, ArtajanoM ke lie trANa Adi aise vibhinna viSayoM kA samAveza eka sAtha rahatA hai, jisameM asamAna prakRti ke loga apane-apane bhAvoM tathA apanI-apanI ruciyoM, samasyAoM evaM avasthAoM kA pUrA citra apanI A~khoM se dekha skeN| vastutaH, mAnavIya sukha-duHkhAtmaka saMvedanAoM kI jisa anubhUti ko kavi dRzyakAvya ke rUpa meM abhivyakti pradAna karatA hai, kAvya ke usa bhAva ko spaSTa karanA sArasvata-sAdhanA ke binA sambhava hI nahIM hai| aura isakA sampUrNa zreya maiM apanI
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________________ sahadharmiNI ko detA huuN| yahA~ maiM yaha spaSTa kara denA cAhatA hU~ ki maiMne apane lekhanakArya kA mArga svayaM prazasta kiyA hai| isakA pramukha kAraNa hai ki maiM svayaM ko kisI ke dvArA bA~dhI gaI sImA meM sameTa kara apane bhAvoM ko saMkucita karane tathA 'paropanItazabdArthAH svanAmnA kRtakIrtayaH' isa kathana se apane Apako sarvathA dUra rakhanA cAhatA huuN| __prastuta grantha ke sampAdaka pUjyapAda guruvara pro. surezacandra pANDeya jI, jinhoMne isake pUrNa hone meM mahattvapUrNa yogadAna diyA hai, unakA maiM atyanta AbhArI haiN| sAtha hI guruvara pro. sAgaramala jaina jI (nidezaka, pArzvanAtha vidyApITha, vArANasI), DaoN. azoka kumAra siMha jI aura DaoN. zrIprakAza pANDeya jI (pravaktA, pArzvanAtha vidyApITha, vArANasI) ke prati bhI kRtajJa hU~, jinakI satat preraNA se yaha kArya yathAzIghra sampanna huaa| merA pUrA prayAsa rahA hai ki yaha prathama-saMskaraNa sarvAtizAyI bne| tathApi pramAda, anavadhAna, ajJAna yA anya kisI kAraNa se kucha truTi raha jAnA sambhava hai| nirmatsara vidvAn unheM sUcita karake anugRhIta kreN| vinIta dhIrendra mizra
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________________ bhUmikA rUpaka (dRzyakAvya) isakA artha hai jisakA Ananda sAkSAt netro ke dvArA bhI liyA jaay| dRzyakAvya kI paridhi meM una kAvyarUpoM kI parigaNanA hotI, jo nATya hoN| nATya kevala dRzya hI nahIM hotA, zravya bhI hotA hai| AGgika vAcika, sAtvika aura AhArya abhinayoM ke mAdhyama se rAma yA sItA Adi kI avasthA ke anukaraNa yA sukha-duHkhAtmaka saMvedanAoM ke pratiphalana Adi ke dvArA nATya ko rUpa prApta hotA hai| 'nATya' zabda se kevala yaha artha nahIM lenA cAhie ki isake dvArA nAyaka yA nAyikA kA rUpa hI rUpAyita hotA hai, apitu usakA sampUrNa jIvana rasa AtmalInatA kI sthiti se AsvAdya yA anubhavagamya hotA hai| yaha rasa vaha alaukika camatkAra yA carama Ananda hai, jo nATya ke mAdhyama se AsvAdya hotA hai| nATya prAcIna bhAratIya vAGmaya kA bahuta hI lokapriya zilpa rahA hai| vaidika kAla meM nATya to nahIM, kintu 'nRtta' zabda kA prayoga vaidika RSiyoM dvArA kiyA gayA hai- (ka) AgamanRttaye (Rgveda 10/18/3) (kha) nRttAya sUtam (yajurveda, 30/ 60) / 'naTa' zabda kA prayoga pANini dvArA hI sambhavata: sarvaprathama kiyA gayA hai| naTasUtroM meM nATya kA vidhAna thA (draSTavya aSTAdhyAyI, 4/3/110) / nRtta aura naTa donoM zabda nRtya aura abhinaya ke bodhaka the jaisA ki bhAratIya nATyazAstra ke sandarbha granthoM se patA calatA hai| 'mAlavikAgnimitramnATaka ke Arambhika do aGkoM meM kAlidAsa ke dvArA nATya zabda kA prayoga nRtya aura abhinaya donoM ke lie kiyA gayA haiN| isameM mAlavikA ne duSprayojya catuSpadI 'chalika' kA abhinaya kiyA hai| isameM AhArya abhinaya ko chor3akara zeSa AGgika, sAttvika, vAcika abhinaya, gIta evaM nRtya kA samanvita prayoga huA hai| vastutaH nRtya nATya kA nikaTavartI hai, kintu nATya meM nRtya kI apekSA sarvAGgapUrNatA rahatI hai| abhinaya ke mUla meM nAnAvasthAtmaka loka carita vartamAna rahatA hai| isIlie to nATya meM nAnAvidha-rasamayatA bhI rahatI hai| zravya ke sAtha-sAtha -dRzya hone ke kAraNa nATya ko dRzya rUpa bhI kahA jAtA hai| (rUpaM dRzyatayocyate- dazarUpaka) abhinavagupta ke anusAra nATaka zabda namanArthaka 'naTa' zabda se vyutpanna hotA hai| isameM pAtra apane bhAva ko tyAgakara para-bhAva ko grahaNa karatA hai (abhinavabhAratI, bhAga 3, pR.80, dazarUpaka, 1/7) / jisa prakAra rUpaka alaMkAra meM mukhAdi meM candrAdi ke Aropa dvArA eka saundarya-vizeSa kA anubhava hotA hai, usI prakAra naTa meM rAma Adi kI avasthA kA Aropa hotA hai, isalie nATya ko rUpaka zabda se bhI abhihita kiyA jAtA hai
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________________ nalavilAse 'yathA mukhAdau padmAderAroporUpakaM mtm| tathaiva nAyakAropo naTe rUpakamucyate / / mandAramarandacampU, pR. 59 / rUpaka, nATya, abhineya aura nATaka zabda bhI dRzya kAvyoM ke lie pracalita rahe haiN| nATya se mAnavIya sukha-duHkhAtmaka saMvedanAoM kA anubhAvana karate haiN| isa prakara nATya aura rUpaka donoM hI eka dUsare ke atyanta nikaTa haiN| dhanaJjaya ke anusAra inakA prayoga paryAyavAcI zabda ke rUpa meM hotA hai| vAstavikatA to yahI hai ki rUpa, rUpaka, nATya aura abhineya Adi sabhI zabdoM kA prayoga samAna artha meM dRzya-kAvya ke lie hI hotA hai| nATaka- nATaka rUpakoM meM pradhAna hai| nATaka ke mUla meM manuSyamAtra kI sukhaduHkhAtmaka saMvedanAe~ vartamAna rahatI hai 'nRpatInAM yaccaritaM nAnArasabhAvasaMbhRtaM bahudhA / sukhaduHkhotpattikRtaM bhavati hi tannATakaM nAma / / nATyazAstra, 19/12 / abhineya kAvya ke samudAya meM se mukhya dharmAdipuruSArthacatuSTaya meM pravRtta, upadeza yogya rAjA Adi ko zikSA pradAna karane vAlA hone se nATaka anya nATya prakAroM se alaga hai| nAnA prakAra ke saundarya dvArA sahRdaya ke hRdaya ko jo AnandAtireka se nacAtA hai, use nATaka kahate haiM 'nATakamiti nATayati vicitraM raJjanApravezena samyAnAM hRdayaM nartayatIti nATakam (nATyadarpaNa, pR. 174) / nATaka kI yaha bhI vizeSatA hai ki nATaka pradhAna puruSArtha meM rAjA arthAt mukhya nAyaka aura usake aGgarUpa meM amAtyAdi bahutoM ko vyutpanna karane vAlA hotA hai| ata: inase bhinna kucha hI ko vyutpatti pradAna karane vAle prakaraNAdi 'nATaka' nahIM ho skte| yadyapi kathAdi bhI zrotAoM ke hRdaya ko prasanna karate haiM, kintu ve upAya, aGka, sandhi Adi vaicitrya ke na hone se itane AnandadAyaka nahIM ho skte| ata: inheM nATaka bhI nahIM kahA jA sakatA hai| nATaka kI sarvaGgapUrNatA- dharma, artha aura kAmarUpa trividha phaloM vAlA aGka, upAya, dazA, sandhi se yukta, devatA Adi jisameM pradhAna nAyaka ke sahAyaka hoM, isa prakAra kA pUrva kAla ke prasiddha rAjAoM ke carita se yukta nATaka hotA hai
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________________ bhUmikA 'khyAtAdharAjacaritaM dharmakAmArthasatphalam / sAGkopAya-dazA-sandhidivyAGgaH tatra nATakam / / ' nATyadarpaNa, 1/3 / nATaka-vivecana meM bharatamuni ne spaSTa kara diyA hai ki loka ke sukha-duHkha se samutpatra avasthA tathA nAnA puruSoM ke jIvana kI ghaTanAoM kA citraNa nATaka meM hotA hai yo'yaM svabhAvo lokasya sukhaduHkhasamanvitaH / so'GgAdyabhinayopeto nATyamityabhidhIyate / / nATyazAstra 1/119 nATaka meM itihAsAdi meM prasiddha carita kA hI naTa ke dvArA anukaraNa kiyA jAtA hai| arthAt avasthAoM kA anukaraNa hI 'nATya' hai 'avsthaanukRtirnaattym......| dazarUpaka 1/7 isameM samasta jJAna, zilpa, vidyA, kalA aura karma kA yoga hotA hai 'na tajjJAnaM na tacchilpaM na sA vidyA na sA kalA / na tatkarma na yogo vA nATake yanna dazyate / / ' nATyazAstra 1/116 kaizikI, sAttvatI, bhAratI, ArabhaTI vRttiyA~ nATya kI mAtRrUpA hone se atyanta mahattvapUrNa haiN| lekina yaha Avazyaka nahIM ki nATaka meM cAroM vRttiyA~ hoM, inameM se eka yA do yA tIna yA sabhI ho sakatI haiM'sarvAstu vRttayastatra sarve tatra tathA rsaaH|' viSNudharmottara purANa, 3/7/9 / 'mudrArAkSasa' meM kaizikI vRtti nahIM hai tathA 'veNIsaMhAra' meM kevala sAttvatI aura ArabhaTI vRttiyA~ haiN| nATya itivRtta ko suzRGkhala evaM sarasa banAne ke lie mukha, pratimukha Adi pA~ca sandhiyoM sahita sandhyaGgoM kI yojanA atyanta hI Avazyaka hai| pratyeka sandhyaGga kI yojanA ho yaha Avazyaka nahIM, apitu (kathAvastu) itivRtta ko dhyAna meM rkhkr| kevala kAvya ke zAstrIya pakSa ko pUrA karane ke lie sabhI sandhyaGgoM kA prayoga ucita nhiiN| sAtha hI, avasthA, arthaprakRti arthopakSepaka se yukta nATyaitivRtta kA nibandhana karanA kavi kA kartavya hai| itivRtta kA vibhAjana aGkoM meM karanA caahie|
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________________ nalavilAse dharmasvarUpa kucha kArya vidhirUpa hote haiM, jinakA hameM pAlana karanA hotA hai, dusare kArya niSedha rUpa hote haiM jinakA AcaraNa karanA niSiddha hotA hai| nATaka meM vidhirUpa kAryoM kA pratipAdana hotA hai| jaise- satya, dayA tyAga, paropakAra Adi kA aacrnn| jo niSedhaparaka kArya hai-- jaise--- saba vyApAroM se uparati Adi inako nATaka kA pratipAdya viSaya nahIM banAyA jA sakatA, kyoMki inakA phala loka meM sAkSAt nahIM dekhA jAtA hai| isalie jina kAryoM ke pradarzana se sAmAjika ko sAkSAt phala kA darzana na ho usa prakAra ke kArya nATaka meM grAhya nahIM haiN| nATaka ke vidhi-niSedha ke prasaMga meM bharata muni ne nATaka ke nAyaka ke viSaya meM kahA hai.- nATaka meM nAyaka rAjarSi ho aura usake ucca vaMza kA carita varNita ho| rAjarSi zabda para vicAra karate hue abhinavagupta ne pratipAdita kiyA hai ki nATaka kA nAyaka jIvita rAjarSi nahIM ho sktaa| abhinavabhAratI meM uddhRta eka ajJAta AcArya ke mata meM candragupta aura bindusAra Adi samasAmayika rAjA nAyaka ho sakate haiN| abhinavagupta ke anusAra martyacarita kI pradhAnatA nATaka meM rahatI hai, parantu devacarita kA bhI varNana kiyA jA sakatA hai| bharata muni kA divyapAtra se abhiprAya hai brahmA, viSNu, zaGkara, indra, varuNa aura kAmadeva Adi devatA (nATyazAsa, 18/10-16, para abhinvbhaartii)| dhanaJjaya ne nATaka meM divyapAtra kA bhI nAyaka honA svIkAra kiyA hai| parantu nATaka meM divyapAtra kA pradhAna nAyaka honA ucita nhiiN| nATaka kA pradhAna uddezya hai yaha upadeza denA ki rAma ke samAna AcaraNa karanA cAhie rAvaNa ke samAna nhiiN| abhinavagupta ke anusAra divyapAtra ko nAyaka mAnane meM yaha kaThinAI hogI ki martyacarita na hone ke kAraNa una sukha-du:khAtmaka saMvedanAoM kA sAmAjika meM pratiphalana nahIM hogaa| divyapAtroM meM duHkha kA abhAva hotA hai| ata: divyapAtra ko nAyaka svIkAra karane se nATya meM duHkha dUra karane ke lie pratikAra bhI nahIM hogaa| divyapAtra to alaukika-zakti-sampanna hote haiN| alaukika-zakti-sampanna hone ke kAraNa devatAoM ko duSprApya vastuoM kI prApti icchA mAtra se ho jAtI hai| unake carita ke anusAra AcaraNa sambhava na hone se vaha manuSyoM ke lie upadeza yogya nahIM ho sktaa| ata: nATaka kA nAyaka divya nahIM, martya hotA hai| nATaka meM aise itivRtta kA vidhAna nahIM karanA cAhie jo pradhAna nAyaka ke carita kA aura rasa kA akarSaka ho| yadi vaha vastutaH yathArtha ho to bhI usakI anyathA rUpa se kalpanA kara lenI caahie| (draSTavyaH dazarUpaka, 3/24-25, nATyadarpaNa, 1/18) / yathA dhIralalita nAyaka kA parastrI-sambhoga anucita hai aura usameM dhIroddhatatva ke guNa-svabhAva kA varNana viruddha hai| ata: donoM parityAjya haiN| isI prakAra pratyakSa bodhya AliGgana, cumbana zRGgAra rasa ke lie ucita nahIM hai| tathA bIbhatsa rasa
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________________ bhUmikA kA varNana zRGgAra rasa ke viruddha hai| nATakakAra usakI yojanA caritra citraNa athavA rasa ke anakala kare yA mUlavRtta ke usa aMza ko chor3a hI de| jaise- isI 'nalavilAsa' meM dhIrodAtta nAyaka ke lie binA doSa ke sahadharmiNI kA parityAga anucita hai| isalie kApAlika ke prayoga ke kAraNa nala ne damayantI kA parityAga kiyA hai| mAyurAja ne 'udAttarAghava' meM rAma ke chala se bAli-badha kI ghaTanA ko chor3a diyaa| bhavabhUti ne 'mahAvIracarita' meM isa ghaTanA ko isa prakAra parivartita kara diyA ki sugrIva se mitratA ke kAraNa jaba bAli rAma ke vadha ke lie AtA hai, taba rAma use mArate haiN| alaMkArAdi kA bhI samucita prayoga hI karanA caahie| alaMkArAdi ke varNana dvArA pradhAna rasa ko tirohita nahIM karanA caahie| isase pradhAna rasa kA uccheda ho jAyegA jo rasAsvAda meM bAdhaka hai| pahale kahA jA cukA hai ki zRGgAra aura bIbhatsa meM nairantaryanimitta virodha hai| eka kAla meM zRGgAra aura bIbhatsa paraspara virodhI haiN| ata: kisI anya rasa ke vyavadhAna se hI inake virodha kA parihAra kiyA jAtA hai---- rasAntareNAntarito nairantaryeNa yo rsH| kAvyaprakAza, 7/64 / nATaka kA vibhAjana aGkoM meM honA cAhie aGka pA~ca se daza taka hI hoM, adhika hone para ve mahAnATaka hoNge| jaise- hnumaanaattk| isake atirikta itivRtta kI suzRGkhalatA ke lie pravezaka aura viSkambhaka kI yojanA karanI caahie| yuddha-rAjyabhraMza, maraNa, nagaroparodha Adi kA varNana kevala sUcya hone se pravezakAdi ke mAdhyama se prastuta karanA caahie| pradhAna nAyaka kA vadha pravezakAdi ke mAdhyama se bhI kabhI prastuta nahIM karanA caahie| phala kI icchA se pradhAna nAyaka kA yuddha se palAyana, sandhi Adi nATaka meM pradarzya haiM 'bandhaH palAyanaM sandhiH yojyo vA phllipsyaa|| nATyadarpaNa, 1/21 / aGkoM meM adhika pAtroM kA bhI varNana varjita hai| jaise- setubandha Adi meN| nATakIya ghaTanAoM kI samApti gopucchAgra kI bhA~ti honI caahie| nATaka kI bhASA sarala, subodha arthAt mRdulalita padADhya, gUDhazabdArtha se rahita aura janapada sukhabodhya honI caahie| jaise- kamaNDaladhArI sanyAsiyoM se ghirI vezyA azobhanIya hotI usI prakAra kliSTa bhASAyukta nATaka azobhana mAlUma par3atA hai 'tadevaM lokabhAvAnAM prasamIkSya balAbalama / mRduzabdaM sukhArthaM ca kaviH kuryAttu nATakam / / cetkrIDitAdyaiH zabdaistu kAvyabandhA bhavanti ye| vezyA iva na zobhante kamaNDaludharairdvijaiH / / nATyazAstra, 21/131-32 /
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________________ nalavilAse ___ isalie nATaka meM cUrNaka gadya kA prayoga hI ucita evaM zlAghanIya hai| ukta nATakIya lakSaNoM se samanvita prastuta kRti 'nalavilAsa' nATaka hai| 'nalavilAsa' nATaka kI kathAvastu kA upajIvya mahAbhArata ke vanaparva meM varNita nalopAkhyAna hai| mahAbhArata meM varNita nalopAkhyAna bahuta vistRta hai ata: use yahA~ saMkSiptarUpa meM prastuta kiyA jA rahA hai 'niSadhAdhipati vIrasena ke putra kA nAma nala thaa| rAjA nala sarvaguNa sampanna, rUpavAn, azvavidyA meM paNDita, brAhmaNoM ke pUjaka, vedajJa, dyUtakrIr3A ke premI, satyavAdI, anekoM akSauhiNI senAoM ke svAmI aura zreSTha striyoM ke priya, udAra, indriyajit, rakSA karane vAle, dhanurdhAriyoM meM zreSTha sAkSAt manu ke samAna the| dUsarI tarapha vidarbhadeza ke mahAparAkramI zUravIra, sarvaguNa sampanna rAjA bhIma ko damana nAmaka maharSi kI kRpA se eka kanyA ratna damayantI aura mahAyazasvI evam udAra dama, dAnta aura damana nAmaka tIna putra hue| rUpa, teja, yaza, lakSmI aura saubhAgya se loka meM vitryAta, yuvAvasthA meM saikar3oM dAsiyA~ aura sakhiyoM se indrANI kI taraha ghirI huI vaha damayantI lakSmI ke samAna zobhita hotI thii| sAkSAt kAmadeva sadRza, puruSoM meM zreSTha prathivI pAlaka rAjA nala ke sAmane damayantI ke rUpa-saundarya kA tathA damayantI kI sakhiyA~ damayantI ke Age rAjA nala ke rUpa kA varNana karatI thIM, phalasvarUpa binA dekhe hI nala aura damayantI kA paraspara premAnurAga bar3hane lgaa| kAmabANa kI pIr3A ko sahane meM asamartha rAjA nala ranivAsa ke samIpa udyAna meM akele rahane lge| vahA~ svarNa-paMkhoM vAle haMsoM ko dekhakarausameM se eka haMsa ko unhoMne pakar3a liyaa| nala dvArA pakar3a lie jAne para usa haMsa ne nala se kahA ki he rAjan! maiM ApakA ati priya kArya siddha karU~gA ata: Apa mujhe na maareN| maiM yahA~ se jAkara damayantI ke samakSa ApakI isa prakAra se prazaMsA karU~gA ki vaha damayantI Apako chor3akara kisI anya puruSa kA varaNa hI nahIM kregii| rAjA ne haMsa kI ukta bAta ko sunakara use chor3a diyaa| taba ve sabhI haMsa ur3ate hue vidarbha deza jAkara damayantI ke samIpa phuNce| jinheM dekhakara sakhiyoM se ghirI huI damayantI una adbhuta rUpavAle haMsoM ko pakar3ane ke lie daudd'ii| pakar3ane kI icchA vAlI damayantI ko jaba eka haMsa ne apane pAsa dekhA to vaha manuSyoM kI vANI meM nala ke rUpa saundarya kA varNana karane lgaa| aura bolA ki yadi tuma usa puruSa zreSTha nala kI strI bana jAo to tumhArA yaha janma aura rUpa donoM saphala ho jaaeN| kyoMki maiMne saba devoM, gandharvo, sarpo aura rAkSasoM ko dekhA hai, parantu 'nala' jaisA sundara puruSa maiMne pahale 1. mahAbhArata, gItApresa gorakhapura, chaThAM saMskaraNa, vi. saM. 2051, vanaparva 53/1-4 / 2. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 53/5-12 /
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________________ vii bhUmikA kabhI nahIM dekhaa| tuma bhI striyoM meM ratna ho aura nala bhI puruSoM meM zreSTa haiM, uttama se uttama hI kA saMyoga vizeSa guNa yukta hotA hai| haMsa mukha se nala ke rUpa saundarya aura guNoM ko sunakara vaha damayantI haMsa se bolI ki he haMsa! tuma jAkara pRthivIpAlaka nala se bhI isI prakAra se kho| itanA sunakara usa haMsa ne damayantI ke pAsa se ur3akara rAjA nala se saba bAta khii| isake bAda rAjA nala meM Asakta hRdaya vAlI, dIna-avasthA ko prApta huI damayantI kI sakhiyoM ke mukha se apanI putrI kI zocanIya avasthA ko sunakara rAjA bhIma ne samasta rAjAoM ko nimantraNa diyA aura kahalA bhejA ki he vIra logo! damayantI ke svayaMvara meM Akara Apa loga Ananda kA anubhava kreN| tatpazcAt sabhI rAjA damayantI ke svayaMvara ke viSaya meM sunakara bhIma kI AjJA ke anusAra hAthI, ghor3e aura rathoM ke zabdoM se pRthivI ko guJjAyamAna karate hue tathA vicitra mAlAoM ko dhAraNa karane vAle, uttama rIti se saje dhaje hone ke kAraNa sundara dikhAI dene vAle sainikoM se ghirakara damayantI ke svayaMvara meM pdhaare| damayantI ke svayaMvara-vRttAnta ko jAnakara nArada aura parvata ghUmate hue indraloka phuNce| vahA~ indra ne donoM kA vidhivat Atithya satkAra karake kuzala-kSema ke prasaGga meM nArada se pUchA- he nArada! jo kSatriya dharmajJa, pRthivI ke svAmI, prANa dekara bhI yuddha karane vAle haiM, jo samaya para yuddha meM binA pITha dikhAye zastra se mRtyu ko prApta hote haiM, yaha loka jisa taraha mere lie akSata aura kAmanAoM ko pUrNa karane vAlA hai, usI prakAra unake lie bhI hai| una apane priya zUravIra kSatriyoM ko jo atithi hokara mere yahA~ Ate the, Ajakala nahIM dekhatA hU~, ve saba zUravIra kSatriya kahA~ haiM? 2 3indra ke vacana ko sanakara nArada mani ne apane rUpa-saundarya se pRthivI kI samasta striyoM ko parAjita karane vAlI damayantI kA svayaMvara-vRttAnta kaha sunAyA aura kahA ki use prApta karane kI icchA se samasta rAjA aura rAja-putra vidarbhadeza ko jA rahe haiN| nArada ke mukha se damayantI svayaMvara kA vRttAnta sunakara usa svayaMvara meM jAne kI prabala icchA vAle agni, varuNa tathA yama ne indra ke sAtha apane-apane uttama vAhanoM para ArUr3ha hokara vidarbhadeza ke lie prasthAna kiyaa| kintu mArga meM sAkSAt kAmadeva kI rUpa sampatti ko dhAraNa karane vAle, sUrya ke samAna tejasvI nala ke rUpa se vismita hokara devoM ne apane-apane vimAnoM ko antarikSa meM chor3akara pRthivI para Akara nala se apanI sahAyatA karane ke lie nala ko apanA dUta banane ke lie khaa| nala dvArA - 1. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 53/13-31 / 2. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 54/1-18 / 3. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 54/20-31 /
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________________ viii nalavilAse ukta kArya hetu dUta banane kI pratijJA karane para devoM ne apanA paricaya diyA aura kahA ki damayantI se jAkara Apa kahie ki vaha damayantI hamameM se kisI eka ko apane pati rUpa meM varaNa kara le| pazcAt nala ne indra se yaha varadAna prApta kara ki- "Apako vahA~ praveza karate samaya koI nahIM dekha sakatA' 'tathAstu' kahakara devoM ke vacana ko svIkAra karake damayantI ke prAsAda meM gyaa| vahA~ anta:pura meM apane samakSa upasthita nala ko dekhakara mana meM vibhinna prakAra se vicAra karatI huI damayantI ne nala se pUchA- he pAparahita! he uttama zarIravAle! he mere kAma ko bar3hAne vAle! yahA~ devatA ke samAna Apa Aye haiM, Apa kauna hai? yaha maiM jAnanA cAhatI huuN| kyoMki yahA~ Ate hue Apa ko kisI ne kyoM nahIM dekhA?' damayantI ke vacana ko sunakara nala ne kahA- he kalyANi! mujhe nala smjho| mujhe devatAoM ne tumhAre pAsa bhejA hai| ve deva tumheM prApta karanA cAhate haiN| ata: tuma indra, agni, varuNa aura yama meM se kisI eka deva kA apane pati rUpa meM varaNa kro| ukta vacana ko sunakara devatAoM ko zraddhApUrvaka praNAma kara damayantI nala se kahane lagI ki-- he rAjan! Apa hI mujhase vivAha kiijie| haMsoM ne Apake viSaya meM jo bhI prazaMsAtmaka vacana kahe the, vaha mujhe jalA rahe haiN| maiMne kevala Apa hI ko bulAne kI icchA se ina saba rAjAoM ko bulAyA hai| yadi Apako bhajane vAlI mujhako grahaNa karane se Apa virata hoMge, to maiM Apake kAraNa, viSa, agni, jala athavA rassI ke prayoga se mara jaauuNgii| yaha sunakara nala ne kahA he damayanti! mahAtmA Izvara lokapAloM kI caraNadhali ke samAna bhI maiM nahIM huuN| ata: unhIM lokapAloM meM tumheM apane citta ko lagAnA caahie| kyoMki devatAoM kA apriya karane vAlA puruSa naSTa ho jAtA hai; ataeva tuma merI rakSA karo, kisI devatA ko hI pati cuna lo| yaha sunakara AMsuoM ke kAraNa gadgada huI vANI kA uccAraNa karatI huI damayantI nala se kahane lagI ki- he naranAtha! maiMne eka Apattirahita upAya socA hai, merA jahA~ svayaMvara ho vahA~ agni Adi devatAoM ke sAtha Apa bhI jAyeM taba saba lokapAloM ke Age maiM Apako varU~gI, aisA karane se Apako kucha bhI doSa nahIM hogaa| yaha sunakara rAjA nala punaH devatAoM ke pAsa gaye aura una devatAoM ko damayantI ke manogata abhiprAya ko kaha sunaayaa| aura bole ki he devo! aba Apa logoM kI jo icchA ho, vaha kreN| 1. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 55/1-21 / / 2. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 55/22-25 / 3. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 56/1-4 / 4. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 56/5-31 //
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________________ bhUmikA isake bAda zubhakAla, pavitra muhUrta aura tithi meM rAjA bhIma ne samasta rAjAoM ko svayaMvara sabhA meM bulaayaa| usa svayaMvara sabhA meM ve sabhI rAjagaNa usI prakAra zobhita ho rahe the jaise antarikSa meM tArAgaNa zobhAyamAna hote haiN| tatpazcAt ananta sundara mukhavAlI damayantI apane rUpa aura lAvaNya se rAjAoM ke netra aura mana ko AkRSTa karatI huI rAjasabhA meM AI, jise dekhakara sabhI rAjagaNa usakI anupama kAnti ko apalaka netroM se dekhane lge| isake bAda sabhA meM baiThe hue rAjAoM ke nAma aura kuloM kA varNana hone ke pazcAt damayantI ne samAna rUpa, guNa aura AkRti vAle pA~ca puruSoM ko sabhA meM baiThe dekhA, jo sabhI nala ke samAna hI the| jise dekhakara damayantI vyAkula ho gaI aura vANI tathA mana se devatAoM ko namaskAra karake kAMpate hue svara meM kahane lagI maiMne jisa samaya se haMsoM kI vANI sunI thI, tabhI se niSadhadeza ke rAjA nala ko pati banAne kA saGkalpa kiyA thaa| maiMne yadi mana aura vANI se bhI kabhI vyabhicAra kI icchA na kI ho, to mere satya ke pratApa se mujhe devatA nala ko batalA deN| tathA devarAja indra ke sAtha lokapAla apane-apane rUpa ko dhAraNa kara leM, tAki maiM puNyakIrti vAle rAjA nala ko pahacAna luuN| taba devatAoM ne damayantI meM usa zakti ko utpanna kara diyA jisake kAraNa vaha damayantI devatAoM ko aura puNyayaza vAle rAjA nala ko pahacAnakara ati sundara mAlA ko nala ke kaMdhe para DAla diyA aura use apane pati ke rUpa meM cuna liyaa| yaha dekha anya rAjA acAnaka hA hA karate hue kolAhala karane lage aura maharSi tathA deva Azcaryacakita ho 'bahuta acchA, bahuta acchA' kahate hue nala kI prazaMsA karane lage aura prasanna hokara nala ko varadAna diyA aura apane loka ko cale gye| jisake kAraNa nala ke vaza meM agni tathA jala ho gaye sAtha hI ve anna ke uttama rasa ke marmajJa ho gye| tadanantara rAjA nala sukhapUrvaka damayantI ke sAtha vihAra karane lge| udhara damayantI.se vivAha karane kA icchuka kaliyuga dvApara ke sAtha vidarbhadeza ko A hI rahe the ki mArga meM indrAdi devoM ne kaliyuga se kahA ki Apa dvApara ke sAtha kahA~ jA rahe haiM, to kaliyuga ne apanI icchA indra se btaaii| yaha sunakara indra bole ki vaha damayantI to hama logoM ke sAmane pRthivI pAlaka nala ko apanA pati varaNa kara cukI hai| ata: ApakA vahA~ jAnA vyartha hai| itanA sunate hI kaliyuga krodhita ho gayA aura devatAoM se kahane lagA- he lokapAlo! Apa logoM ke samakSa damayantI ne eka manuSya ko pati banAyA hai ata: usako kaThina daNDa denA ho nyAyocita hai| kaliyuga kI bAta sunakara detAoM ne use samajhAyA aura tatpazcAt apane loka ko cale gye| kintu atyanta kupita kaliyuga ne dvApara se kahA ki nala para jo merA krodha 1. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 57/1-27 / 2. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 57/28-42 /
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________________ nalavilAse utpatra huA hai use maiM nahIM roka sakatA ata: Apa pAsoM meM praviSTa hokara merI sahAyatA kIjie jisase maiM usake rAjya kA nAza kara dUMgA phalasvarUpa vaha damayantI ke sAtha sukha-upabhoga nahIM kara skegaa|' isa prakAra dvApara se sahAyatA karane kI pratijJA karavAkara vaha kaliyuga nala se pratikAra lene hetu usameM chidra hone kI abhilASA se niSadhadeza meM 12 varSoM taka ghUmatA rhaa| bAraha varSa vyatIta ho jAne ke bAda kaliyuga ne dekhA ki eka dina nala ne matratyAga karake binA paira dhoye Acamana karake sandhyopAsana kiyaa| jise dekha kaliyuga nala ke zarIra meM praveza kara gayA tathA dUsare rUpa se nala ke bhAI puSkara ko aneka prakAra se pralobhana dekara "dyUtakrIr3A meM tuma mere prabhAva se nala ko nizcita parAjita karoge" aisA kahakara rAjA nala ke sAtha juA khelane ke lie taiyAra kiyaa| tatpazcAt puSkara dvArA bAra-bAra prerita kiye jAne para rAjA nala usake sAtha dyUtakrIr3A ke lie pravRtta ho gye| kali ke prabhAva se bAra-bAra manA kiye jAne para bhI rAjA nala ko dyUtakrIr3A se virata hote na dekhakara kisI mahAn aniSTa kI AzaGkA se vihvala huI damayantI ne sArathi ko bulAkara apane putra evaM putrI donoM ko kuNDina nagarI bheja diyaa| nala dyUtakrIr3A meM nimagna hue kramaza: apanI sabhI sampatti hAra gye| udhara nala ke rAjya bhraMza se zokAkula unakA sArathi vArSNeya ayodhyA nagarI jAkara vahA~ ke rAjA ke yahA~ sArathi kI naukarI karane lgaa| isa prakAra samasta rAjya AbhUSaNAdi se rahita eka mAtra dhotI pahanakara pRthivI pAlaka rAjA nala, eka hI vastra pahane hue apane pati nala kA anugamana karane vAlI, damayantI ko sAtha lekara tIna dina nagara ke bAhara rhe| puSkara ke isa Adeza ke kAraNa ki, jo nala ke sAtha acchA vartAva rakhegA, vaha mere dvArA mAra DAlA jAyegA, kisI nagara nivAsI ne nala kA satkAra nahIM kiyaa| vana meM damayantI ke sAtha ghUmate hue bahuta dinoM ke bAda bhUkha se atyanta vyAkula nala ne vRkSa ke Upara svarNa tulya paMkha vAle pakSiyoM ko dekhakara apane mana meM yaha vicAra karate hue, ki ye pakSI hamAre bhakSya bhI hoMge aura dhana kI bhI prApti hogI, apanI dhotI kholakara una pakSiyoM ke Upara pheNkii| hatabhAgya vAle usa nala ke dhotI ko ve pakSI AkAza meM lekara ur3a gaye aura usa naGge, dIna, nIce mukha karake pRthivI para baiThe hue nala se kahane lagA 1. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 58/1-13 / 2. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 59-60 / 3. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 61/1-14 /
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________________ bhUmikA xi re durbaddhe ! tere vastra ko harakara le jAne kI icchA karane vAle hama ve hI pAse haiM, jinako tumane khelA thA, tumako vastrasahita jAte dekhakara hama prasanna nahIM the| yaha kahakara vaha pAse adRzya ho gye| pAsoM ko adRzya hote aura apane ko naGgA dekhakara uttama yazasvI rAjA nala damayantI se kahane lage ki he damayanti ! jina pAsoM ke bhaya se kisI bhI niSedha nagara ke nivAsI ne merA satkAra nahIM kiyA, ve hI pAse Aja pakSI hokara merA vastra bhI chIna liye jA rahe haiN| maiM ati kaThora Apatti ko prApta hone ke kAraNa duHkhI hokara mucchita - sA huA jA rahA huuN| maiM tumhArA pati hU~ ata: maiM jo kucha kahatA hU~, una apane lie hitakArI mere vacanoM ko suno- ye aneka mArga RkSavAn parvata aura avantI ko pAra karake dakSiNApatha ko jA rahe haiM / yahI samudra meM jAne vAlI payoSNI nadI aura mahAn parvata vindhyAcala hai| phala aura phUloM se bhare hue ye RSiyoM ke Azrama haiN| yaha mArga vidarbhadeza ko jAtA hai aura yaha kosaladeza kA mArga hai isake Age dakSiNadeza hai aura yaha dakSiNa kA mArga hai| nala ke ukta vacana ko sunakara atyanta vyAkula hRdaya vAlI damayantI dInatA se bhare vacana meM kahane lagI- nAtha! Apake saMkalpa kA bAra-bAra vicAra karake merA hRdaya ghabar3AtA hai aura sabhI aGga zithila hue jAte haiM / he mahArAja ! rAjyahIna, vastrahIna aura dhana se hIna, bhUkha aura zrama se pIr3ita Apako isa nirjana sthAna meM akelA chor3akara maiM kaise calI jAU~ ?' sAtha hI isa ghora vana meM calate-calate jaba Apa thaka jAyeMge, bhUkha, pyAsa aura cintA se vyAkula hoMge, taba maiM Apake sukha ke nimitta Apake parizrama ko dUra kruuNgii| maiM Apase satya kahatI hU~, ki vaidyoM ke mata meM saba duHkhoM meM strI ke samAna auSadha aura kucha nahIM hai / damayantI kI yaha vANI sunakara nala ne kahA he devi! tuma jo kahatI ho vaha saba satya hai / maiM apane prANa ko chor3a sakatA hU~, kintu tumheM nahIM chor3a sktaa| yaha sunakara damayantI ne kahA yadi Apa mujhe chor3anA nahIM cAhate haiM, to Apane yaha kyoM kahA ki yaha mArga vidarbhadeza kA hai| he rAjan! Apake citta ko isa ghora Apatti ne chIna liyA hai, ataH chor3ane kI icchA nahIM hone para bhI Apa mujhe chor3a sakate haiN| bArambAra Apake dvArA vidarbha-mArga kA saMketa kiyA jAnA mere zoka ko bar3hA rahA hai| aura yadi ApakI icchA yaha hai ki maiM vidarbhadeza calI jAU~, to zreyaskara yahI hogA ki hama donoM sAtha-sAtha vidarbhanagarI cleN| vahA~ vipatti meM par3e ApakA mere pitA atyadhika sammAna kreNge| yaha sunakara rAjA nala bole ki yaha ThIka hai ki tumhAre pitA mere bhI pitA hI haiM, kintu devi ! vipatti ke dinoM meM merA vahA~ jAnA ThIka nahIM haiM / rAjyAdi se rahita maiM vahA~ tumhAre zoka ko hI bar3hAU~gA, ataH vahA~ jAnA ucita nahIM hai / isa prakAra 1. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 61 / 15-25 / 2. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 61 / 25-34 /
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________________ xii nalavilAse damayantI ko sAntvanA dete hue damayantI ke Adhe vastroM meM lipaTe hue, bhUkha, pyAsa aura thakAvaTa se vyAkula ve donoM ghUmate hue kisI eka sthAna para pahu~ce aura vahIM Thahara gye| jahA~ rAjA nala, damayantI ke sAtha bhUmi para baiTha gaye aura thakAvaTa se vyAkula donoM zayyAdi se rahita jamIna para hI so gye| kintu damayantI to gAr3ha nidrA ke vazIbhUta ho gaI para rAjya kA apaharaNa, saba bandhuoM se chUTanA aura vana meM rahanA ityAdi du:khoM se vyAkula hRdaya vAle nala isa viSaya meM vicAra karane lage ki damayantI kA tyAga karanA ucita hogA athavA nhiiN| kyoMki mere kAraNa hI yaha duHkha meM par3I hai| aura yadi maiM ise chor3a detA hU~, to yaha nizcaya hI apane pitA ke pAsa calI jaayegii| jisase isakA zArIrika kleza samApta ho jaayegaa| aisA vicAra kara damayantI ke Adhe-vastra ko kATakara cale jAne kI icchA vAle nala cintA magna the hI ki usI samaya unheM myAna se rahita eka uttama talavAra dikhAI dI, jisake dvArA damayantI ke vastra ko kATa kara use nidrAvasthA meM chor3akara nala vahA~ se cale gye| kintu, vahA~ se kucha dUra cale jAne ke bAda damayantI se atyadhika sneha rakhane vAle nala puna: usI sthAna para lauTe tathA damayantI ko usa avasthA meM dekhakara ve atyadhika rone lage aura socane lage, jisa merI priyA damayantI ko pahale sUrya aura vAyu bhI nahIM dekha sakate the, vahI Aja anAtha ke samAna vana bhUmi para so rahI hai| kintu, jAgakara apanI sthiti ko dekhakara kisa prakAra pAgaloM ke samAna ho jaaegii| yaha pativratA mujhase alaga hokara isa hiMsaka pazuoM aura sarpo se bhare hue ghora vana meM akelI kaise ghUmegI? yaha socate hue du:kha se TUTe hue hRdaya vAle nala kali ke prabhAva se khIMce jAte hue vahA~ se dUra cale jAte the aura puna: usI sthAna para lauTa Ate the| antataH kaliyuga ke vaza meM hokara duHkhI rAjA nala apane mana meM uThate hue vicAroM kI paravAha na karate hue apanI strI ko zUnya vana meM akelI chor3akara cale gye|2 tatpazcAt thakAna dUra hone para damayantI jAgI aura apane ko nala se rahita dekhakara Dara gaI aura zokAkula hokara vilApa karatI huI kahane lagI, he nAtha! Apa satyavAdI aura dharmajJa haiN| taba aise asatya vacana kahakara majha sotI haI ko chor3akara kyoM cale gye| maiMne to ApakA koI apakAra nahIM kiyA thA, taba Apane mujhe kyoM chor3a diyaa| yadi Apa parihAsa kara rahe haiM, to vaha bhI paryApta ho gyaa| aba Apa A jAie, kyoMki isa nirjana vana meM maiM akelI Dara rahI huuN| Apa latAoM meM chipakara mujhase bAta nahIM karate haiN| he nAtha! mujhe apane athavA aura kisI vastu ke viSaya meM zoka nahIM hai, parantu Apa akele kisa dazA meM par3e hoNge| bhUkha, pyAsa aura thakAvaTa se vyAkula hokara jaba Apa sandhyAsamaya kisI vRkSa kI jar3a meM baiThege, taba vahA~ mujhako 1. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 62/1-19 / 2. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 62/20-25 /
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________________ xiii bhUmikA na dekhakara ApakI kyA dazA hogI? isaprakAra rotI huI vaha damayantI vana meM idharaudhara daur3ane lgii| isaprakAra tIvra zoka se vyAkula ho pativratA bhImaputrI bAra-bAra vihvala hokara evaM lambI sAMsa lekara rotI huI kahane lagI, jisake abhizApa se duHkhI naiSadha ko itanA du:kha bhoganA par3a rahA hai tathA jisa pApI ne niSpApa nala ko itanA du:kha diyA hai vaha bhI mere zApa se isase jyAdA duHkha prApta karake duHkhI jIvana vyatIta kre| isaprakAra se vilApa karatI huI vaha damayantI usa siMhAdi jantuoM se bhare hue vana meM apane pati kA anveSaNa karane lgii| kurarIke samAna rotI huI bAra-bAra karuNa vilApa karatI huI vana meM vicaraNa karane vAlI usa damayantI ko bhUkha se vyAkula eka vizAlakAya ajagara ne pakar3a liyaa| usa samaya bhI apanI vyathA ko chor3akara vaha damayantI mahArAja nala ke viSaya meM socatI huI kahane lagI, he nAtha! ajagara ke dvArA anAtha ke samAna nigalI jAtI huI merI rakSA ke lie Apa yathAzIghra kyoM nahIM yahA~ Ate haiN| jaba Apa isa mahApApa se chUTakara apane rAjyAdi ko prApta kara leMge to mujhase rahita hokara Apa kaise jIvita raheMge? kauna Apake zrama kA nAza karegA? usI samaya vana meM ghUmane vAlA vyAdha ajagara dvArA pakar3I gaI damayantI ko dekhakara zIghratA se vahA~ AyA aura ajagara ko mArakara damayantI ko chur3Akara usase pUchane lagA he sunayane! tU kauna hai, aura isa ghora vana meM kyoM AI hai? tathA tU isa Apatti meM kaise par3I? yaha sunakara damayantI ne apanA saba vRttAnta kaha sunaayaa| kintu vaha vyAdha damayantI para Asakta hokara kAma ke vazIbhUta ho gyaa| vaha damayantI usake hRdayagata kubhAvoM ko jAnakara kruddha ho gaI aura use zApa diyA ki, yadi maiMne apane pati ke sivA kisI dUsare kI icchA na kI ho, to yaha nIca zikArI abhI prANahIna hokara pRthivI para gira pdd'e| itanA kahate hI vaha vyAdha niSprANa hokara pRthivI para gira pdd'aa| / isake bAda usa vana meM aneka prakAra ke jIva-jantuoM tathA prAkRtika sampadAoM kA avalokana karatI huI kisI se bhI nahIM Darane vAlI vaha damayantI eka zilAtala para baiThakara vilApa karane lagI, he nAtha! isa nirjana vana meM mujhe akelI chor3akara Apa kahA~ cale gaye? azvamedhAdi yajJa karake bhI Apa mujhase yaha anucita aura mithyA vyavahAra kyoM kara rahe haiM? satya kA pAlana karake Apa mujhase bAta kyoM nahIM karate 1. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 63/1-13 / 2. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 63/14-27 / 3. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 63/28-38 /
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________________ xiv nalavilAse haiN| Apa to yahI kahate the ki he devi! tere sivA mujhe priya aura koI nahIM haiM, phira aisA kyoM? Apako Aja maiM isa parvata meM athavA siMha aura vyAghroM se bhare hue isa bhayaMkara vana meM kyoM nahIM dekhatI hU~ ? duHkha se atyanta vyAkula tathA Apake lie zoka se kRza huI maiM kisase pUchUM aura yaha bhI kisase pUcheM ki tumane nala ko kahIM dekhA hai kyA? acchA, yaha cAra dAr3hoMvAlA tathA mahAn ThoDIvAlA aizvaryavAn vana kA rAjA siMha mere sAmane hI calA AtA hai, maiM zaMkArahita hokara isI se pUchatI hU~ / he siMha ! zatruoM kA nAza karane vAle rAjA nala kI maiM strI huuN| pati ko DhUMDhane vAlI akelI zoka se pIr3ita mere samIpa Akara mujhe sAntvanA do ki kyA tumane kahIM nala ko dekhA hai ? athavA mujhako khAkara mujha duHkhitA ko zoka se rahita kro| are, yaha mRgarAja to merI upekSA karatA huA mIThe jala se bharI huI nadI kI ora jA rahA hai, to isa atyanta U~ce parvata se hI pUchatI hU~ / he parvatazreSTha ! Apako namaskAra hai| maiM azvamedhAdi yajJa karane vAle mahApratApI rAjA nala kI strI damayantI hU~ tathA apane pati kA anveSaNa karatI huI isa vana meM Apake pAsa AyI huuN| kyA Apane mere pati ko kahIM dekhA hai ? kintu parvata se kucha bhI pratyuttara na pAkara vaha damayantI vilApa karatI huI tathA nala kI 'damayantI' kahakara pukArane vAlI vANI kaba sunUMgI, kahatI huI uttara dizA meM jAtI huI RSiyoM se suzobhita Azrama ko dekhane lgii| taba vaha usa Azrama meM gaI jahA~ muniyoM ne yathAyogya satkAra karake usa damayantI ko baiThane ke lie kahA aura pUchA- tuma kauna ho ? aura kyA karanA cAhatI hai ? hama saba tumhAre rUpa aura teja ko dekhakara paramAzcarya ko prApta hue haiM, dhairya dhAraNa karo ghabarAo mt| tatpazcAt damayantI ne apanA saba paricaya evaM pUrva - ghaTita sabhI vRttAnta kaha sunaayaa| ise sunakara muniyoM ne kahA he devi ! aba tumhArA sUryodaya hone vAlA hai / hama apane tapa ke prabhAva se dekha rahe haiM ki zatruoM kA vinAza kara puna: usI niSadhadeza para zAsana karane vAle dharmajJoM meM zreSTha apane pati nala ko yazAzIghra prApta krogii| itanA kahane ke bAda ve tapasvI apane Azrama aura agnizAlA ke sahita antardhAna ho gye| yaha dekhakara vaha damayantI udAsa ho gaI aura vilApa karatI huI azoka vRkSa ko dekhakara usase apane pati nala ke viSaya meM pUchane lagI / kintu usase uttara na pAkara ghUmatI huI usane mArga para hAthI, ghor3e aura rathoM se yukta eka bar3A bhArI janasamUha dekhA, jo zItala jala vAlI sundara, donoM ora beMtavAlI, uttama jala se pUrNa caur3I nadI ko pAra kara rahA thaa| yaha dekhakara vaha damayantI usa vizAla janasamUha meM ghusa gii| unmatta ke samAna zoka se vyAkula, Adhe vastra ko dhAraNa kiye, durbala, vivarNa mukhavAlI, malina aura vikhare tathA dhUloM se bharI kezavAlI vaha damayantI usa samudAya ke madhya pahu~cI, to use dekhakara kucha loga bhaya se idhara-udhara bhAgane lage, 1. mahAbhArata. vanaparva 64 / 1-72 /
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________________ bhUmikA kucha cintA karane lage aura kucha cillAne lage, kucha haMsane lage, koI usakI nindA karane lage, kucha logoM ne usa para dayA dikhalAI aura ve usakA samAcAra pUchane lge| ' he devi! tuma kauna ho ? kisakI ho ? isa vana meM kyA DhUMDha rahI ho? tumheM dekhakara hama sabhI bhaya se vyAkula haiN| kyA tuma mAnuSI ho ? athavA yakSiNI ho? yA rAkSasI ? tuma satya kaho, hamArA saba taraha se kalyANa karo, hamArI rakSA karo tathA aisA koI upAya karo jisase hamArA yaha kAravAM sakuzala vahA~ zIghra hI calA jAe, kyoMki hama saba tumhArI zaraNa meM Aye haiN| janasamUha dvArA isa prakAra se pUche jAne para damayantI ne pUrva - vRttAnta kaha sunAyA tathA nala ke anveSaNa kI bAta kahI / yaha sunakara usa janasamUha kA zuci nAmaka samUhapati bolA- he devi ! maiM jhuNDa kA netA sArthavAha hU~ aura maiMne nala nAmaka kisI vyakti ko nahIM dekhA hai| yaha sunakara damayantI usase pUchatI hai ki Apa loga kahA~ jA rahe haiM, to vaha sArthavAha bolA- yaha vaNikajanoM kA jhuNDa lAbha ke nimitta satyazIla cedideza ke rAjA subAhu ke rAjya ko jA rahA hai / " sArthavAha ke isa vacana ko sunakara vaha damayantI apane pati ke anveSaNa ke nimitta una logoM ke sAtha cala dii| mArga meM phala puSpa se suzobhita 'saugandhika' nAmaka tAlAba ko dekhakara vaha janasamudAya apane svAmI kI anumati prApta kara vahA~ vizrAma ke lie ruka gayA / kintu AdhI rAta ko jaba ve sabhI gAr3hI nidrA meM nimagna the usI samaya hAthiyoM kA jhuNDa tAlAba ke samIpa pahu~cA aura logoM ko apane pairoM se mArane lgaa| ve sabhI hAhAkAra karane lage kintu kisI prakAra se bhI una hAthiyoM ke jhuNDa kA pratikAra nahIM kara sake aura hAthiyoM ke jhuNDa ne janasamudAya ko mAra ddaalaa| prAta: usa janasamudAya meM se jo loga bace the ve saba usa bhayAnaka bibhISikA kA cintana karate hue vahA~ se cala diye / vaha damayantI bhI bahubidha cintA karatI huI marane se bace hue veda jAnane vAle una brAhmaNoM ke sAtha prasthAna kara dii| tatpazcAt eka dina sandhyAsamaya cedideza ke rAjA subAhu ke mahAn nagara ke samIpa pahu~cI aura nagara meM praviSTa ho gii| AdhA hI vastra pahane hue, vivarNa, khule kezoM vAlI vaha damayantI vahA~ ke nivAsiyoM se ghirI huI mahala ke samIpa pahu~cI, jahA~ bAlakoM se ghirI huI usa damayantI ko rAjamAtA ne dekhA, aura bAlakoM ko dUra kara use mahala meM le gaI tathA damayantI se pUchane lagI tuma isa Apatti meM par3akara bhI aisI uttama zobhA ko dhAraNa karatI ho ataH tuma satya batAo ki tuma kauna ho ? yaha sunakara damayantI ne 1. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 64 / 73 - 112 / 2. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 64/113-125 / 3. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 65/1-23 / XV
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________________ xvi nalavilAse sArA vRttAnta kaha sunAyA aura bolI ki apane pati nala kA anveSaNa karatI huI yahA~ taka pahu~ca gaI huuN| yaha sunakara rAjamAtA svayaM duHkhI ho gaI aura damayantI se bolI ki aba tuma mere pAsa hI raho aura tumhAre pati kA anveSaNa hamAre nagaravAsI kreNge| rAjamAtA ke ukta vacana ko sunakara damayantI ne kahA he mAtA ! maiM kisI kA jUThA nahIM khAU~gI, kisI ke paira nahIM dhoU~gI aura kisI dUsare puruSa se nahIM bolU~gI tathA yadi koI merI icchA kare to vaha puruSa Apa se prANa daNDa pAve isa taraha kA Apase AzvAsana pAkara hI maiM yahA~ raha sakatI hU~ anyathA nhiiN| yaha sunakara rAjamAtA atyanta prasanna huI aura bolI ki tumhArA yaha vrata atyuttama hai| maiM tumhArI saba bAtoM ko pUrA kruuNgii| yaha kahakara rAjamAtA ne apanI putrI sunandA se kahA ki he sunande ! isa sairandhrI ko sAkSAt devarUpiNI samajho, tuma prasanna citta se isake sAtha rahakara Ananda karo / 2 idhara damayantI kA parityAga kara cuke vana meM ghUmane vAle rAjA nala ne vana meM prajvalita dAvAgni ko dekhA jisake madhya se yaha sunAI par3a rahA thA ki he nala! zIghra Ao aura merI rakSA karo, tathA kucha bhaya mata kro| itanA sunate hI rAjA nala usa agni ke madhya praviSTa hue jahA~ eka sarpoM kA rAjA kuNDalI mArakara baiThA thaa| nala ko dekhakara vaha sarpa bolA maiM karkoTaka nAmaka nAga hU~ aura guru ke zApa se eka paga bhI calane meM asamartha hU~ ataH tuma mujhe yahA~ se bAhara nikaalo| itanA kahane ke bAda aMgUThe ke samAna zarIra vAle bane usa nAga ko nala agni se rahita sthAna meM le gaye jahA~ se vaha nAga AkAza meM jAkara bolA he nala! Apa apane kucha kadamoM ko gina kara caleM kyoMki aisA karane se maiM ApakA atyanta priya kArya kruuNgaa| yaha sunakara rAjA nala apane kadamoM ko ginate hue jaba dasaveM kadama para pahu~ce to usI samaya usa karkoTaka nAga ne unheM kATa liyA jisase nala kA sundara rUpa vikRta ho gyaa| rAjA nala ko Azcaryacakita dekhakara sundara rUpa dhAraNa kara lene vAlA vaha nAga bolA ki loga Apa ko pahacAna na sakeM isIlie maiMne Apake vAstavika rUpa ko naSTa kara diyaa| he rAjan! Apa jisake kAraNa chala meM par3akara isa duHkha ko bhoga rahe haiM, mere viSa ke kAraNa vaha kali Apake andara bahuta duHkha pAtA huA rahegA / aura mere viSa se bhare Apake zarIra ko jabataka vaha kali nahIM chor3egA tabataka vaha mahAduHkha sahatA huA Apake andara nivAsa kregaa| yahI nahIM aba Apako na to hiMsaka jIvoM se kisI prakAra kA bhaya hogA aura na veda jAnane vAloM se hI kisI prakAra kA bhaya hogA / viSa kAraNa hone vAlI pIr3A kA bhI Apako anubhava nahIM hogA tathA Apa yuddha meM nirantara 1. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 65 / 23 - 36 / 2. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 65 / 37-43 /
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________________ bhUmikA xvii jItate hI rheNge| he rAjana! aba Apa yahA~ se "bAhuka nAmaka sUta hU~" isa prakAra kahate hue Aja hI sundara ayodhyAnagarI meM RtuparNa ke pAsa jAiye kyoMki vaha jue kI vidyA meM bahuta nipuNa haiN| ' ukta prakAra se kahatA huA punaH vaha karkoTaka nAga rAjA nala se bolA- he rAjan ! vaha ayodhyAnareza Apase azvavidyA sIkhakara Apako jue kI vidyA to sikhA hI deMge sAtha hI ve Apake mitra bhI ho jaaeNge| aba Apa zoka na kareM aura ayodhyA ke lie prasthAna kreN| tatpazcAt vaha nAga rAjA nala ko eka vastra dekara bolA he rAjan! Apa jaba apanA vAstavika rUpa prApta karanA cAheMge usa samaya isa vastra ko or3hakara merA smaraNa kareMge aura Apako apanA vAstavika rUpa prApta ho jAyegA / 2 itanA kahakara usa nAga ke antardhAna ho jAne ke bAda rAjA nala usa sthAna se calakara dasaveM dina rAjA RtuparNa ke nagara ayodhyA meM pahu~ce tathA usa karkoTaka nAga ke kathanAnusAra apanA paricaya dete hue bole ki he rAjan RtuparNa! isa jagat meM jitanI zilpavidyA haiM, maiM usameM niSNAta huuN| ataH Apa mujhe naukara rakha liijiye| bAhuka ke isa vacana ko sunakara rAjA RtuparNa bole ki merI bhI yahI icchA hai, ataH tuma mere yahA~ rho| he sUta! tuma aisA koI upAya karo jisase mere ratha ke ghor3e zIghra cala skeN| tuma Aja se merI ghur3asAla ke svAmI hue tathA Aja se tumheM dasa hajAra sone kI mudrA milA kreNgii| rAjA ke aise vacana sunakara rAjA nala vArSNeya aura jIvalaka ke sAtha RtuparNa ke nagara ayodhyA meM nivAsa karate hue sadA damayantI kI cintA karate rahate the| nirantara damayantI viSayaka cintA kI bAta jAnakara jIvalaka ne nala se isa bAre meM jaba pUchA to nala ne apanA nAma na lekara kisI mandabuddhi vAle puruSa kI kathA ke rUpa meM apanA pUrva vRttAnta kaha sunAyA / isa prakAra samaya ke vyatIta hone para rAjA bhIma ne apanI beTI damayantI evaM jamAtA nala ko dekhane kI icchA se bahuta sArA dhana dekara brAhmaNoM ko niSadhadeza bhejA / aura una brAhmaNoM se kahA ki jo koI damayantI aura nala kA anveSaNa kara mujhe isakI sUcanA degA use maiM bahuta dhana, gAya, evaM eka gA~va dakSiNA meM duuNgaa| yaha sunakara sabhI brAhmaNa una donoM kA anveSaNa karane ke lie vibhinna dizAoM meM cale gye| una brAhmaNoM meM se sudeva nAmaka eka brAhmaNa cedipurI meM jA pahu~cA jahA~ sunandA ke sAtha damayantI baiThI huI thii| use dekhakara sudeva yaha jAna gayA ki yahI hamAre nareza kI putrI damayantI hai, jo apane pati ke viyoga meM priya lagane vAle saba kAmoM aura bhogoM se hIna aura 1. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 66 /1-20 / 2. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 66 / 20-24 / 3. mahAbhArata, vanaparva, 67 / 1 - 19 /
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________________ xviii nalavilAse dhuoM se rahita hokara bhI kevala pati ke darzana kI icchA se apane jIvana ko dhAraNa kara rahI hai| ataH vipatti meM par3I damayantI ko dhairya dilAne kA mujhe prayatna karanA cAhie, aisA vicArakara vaha sudeva damayantI ke samIpa gayA aura bolA ki he devi ! maiM tumhAre bhAI kA pyArA mitra sudeva nAmaka brAhmaNa hU~ tathA mahArAja bhIma kI AjJA se tuma donoM kA anveSaNa karatA huA yahA~ pahu~cA huuN| yaha jAnakara damayantI ne sudeva ko pahacAnakara krama se apane saba bandhuoM kA samAcAra pUchA tathA acAnaka AtmIyajana sudeva ko dekhakara vaha damayantI bahuta roI / yaha dekhakara sunandA ne apanI mAtA ke pAsa usake rone kA sandeza bhejA jise sunakara cedirAjA kI mAtA ranivAsa se nikalakara usa sthAna para pahu~cI jahA~ damayantI aura brAhmaNa kA vArtAlApa ho rahA thaa| tathA sudeva se sairandhrI (damayantI) ke viSaya meM pUchA ki yaha kauna hai ? kisa kAraNa yaha vipatti meM par3I hai ? he brAhmaNa zreSTha! Apa isa vRttAnta ko mujhase kheN| tatpazcAt usa brAhmaNa ne yaha kahate hue, ki yaha niSadhanareza rAjA nala kI strI, vidarbhapati bhIma kI putrI, damayantI hai / pUrvaghaTita sArA vRttAnta rAjamAtA se kaha sunaayaa| aura damayantI tathA nala kA anveSaNa karatA huA maiM janma se hI bhauhoM ke madhya meM vidyamAna tila jo zarIramaila se chipa gayA hai use dekhakara ise pahacAna liyaa| yaha sunakara sunandA ne jaba tila ke sthAna vAle bhAga se maila ko haTAyA to megharahita AkAza meM candramA kI bhA~ti mukhavAlI damayantI ko pahacAna kara rAjamAtA yaha kahakara ki tuma to merI bahana kI putrI ho, kyoMki maiM aura tumhArI mAtA dazArNadeza ke rAjA sudAmA kI putrI haiM, bahuta dera taka rotI rhiiN| tatpazcAt rAjamAtA ne kahA he putra ! yaha to aba tumhArA hI ghara haiM, ataH mere isa aizvarya ko apanA hI aizvarya smjho| apane mausI kI ukta vANI ko sunakara atyanta prasanna huI damayantI ne mausI ko praNAma kiyA tathA sudeva ke sAtha apane pitRgRha jAne kI anumita maaNgii| yaha sunate hI prasanna hokara rAjamAtA ne apane putra kI AjJA se vizAla senA se rakSita pAlakI meM damayantI ko vidarbhadeza bheja diyaa| vahA~ se calakara kucha dinoM ke pazcAt damayantI vidarbhadeza pahu~ca gaI, jahA~ usake AtmIyajanoM ne usakA atyadhika sammAna kiyaa| apane donoM bAlaka, mAtA-pitA aura saba sakhI varga ko sukhI dekhakara damayantI ne atyuttama vidhi se devatA aura brAhmaNoM kI pUjA kI tathA mAtA se bolI he mAtA ! yadi tuma mujhe jIvita dekhanA cAhatI ho to mahArAja nala kA anveSaNa karavAo, kyoMki unake binA maiM jIvita nahIM raha sktii| yaha sunakara damayantI kI mAtA rone lagI aura rotI huI apane pati bhImanareza se damayantI kA vRttAnta kaha sunaayaa| tatpazcAt rAjA bhIma kI AjJA se tathA damayantI dvArA kahe gaye isa vAkya ko - he 1. mahAbhArata, 2. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 68/1-38 / vanaparva 69/1-26 /
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________________ bhUmikA xix chalI! tuma mere Adhe vastra ko phAr3akara pyArI aura sadA pIche calane vAlI mujhe vana meM sotI huI chor3akara kahA~ cale gaye? tumane jaisI usako AjJA dI thI vaha bAlA vaise hI AdhA vastra pahane hue atyanta du:kha se jalatI huI abhI taka vaisI hI tumhArI pratIkSA kara rahI hai| usa zoka ke kAraNa hamezA rotI huI usa strI para kRpA karo aura usake vacana kA uttara do| tathA yaha bhI kahanA cAhie ki pati kA kartavya hai ki vaha sadA hI apanI patnI kI rakSA aura usakA pAlana poSaNa kre| para ApakI ye donoM bAteM kisalie naSTa ho rahI haiN| aisA kahane para jo koI vyakti isakA uttara de usake viSaya meM samyak jAnakArI prApta karake hameM sUcanA de--- grahaNa karake brAhmaNa loga vibhinna dizAoM meM nala kA anveSaNa karane ke lie cala diye| tathA damayantI ke ukta vacana ko jahA~-tahA~ sunAne lge| __ isa prakAra bahuta kAla vyatIta ho jAne ke bAda ayodhyA nagarI ra lauTakara Ae hue parNAda nAmaka brAhmaNa ne damayantI ke kathanAnusAra vAkyoM ko kahane para rAjA RtuparNa ke naukara bAhuka se isa prakAra kA uttara- uttamakula meM utpanna huI jo striyA~ atyanta viSama duHkha ko pAne para bhI svayaM apanI rakSA karatI haiM aura patiyoM se vichar3a jAne para bhI krodhita nahIM hotI; ve hI svarga ko jItatI haiN| usa mUrkha pati ne sukhoM se bhraSTa hokara aura saMkaTa meM par3ane ke kAraNa duHkhI hokara jo usako chor3a diyA; isa kAraNa usako krodha karanA tathA bhojana ko cAhane vAle usake vastra ko jaba pakSI lekara ur3a gaye aura vaha mAnasika cintAoM se jalane lagA aura cAhe vaha satkAra ko pAtI ho yA nahIM, to bhI rAjya se bhraSTa, lakSmI se hIna apane pati ko AyA huA dekhakara usa nirdoSI para krodha karanA ucita nahIM haiM- kaha sunaayaa| parNAda ke mukha se isa prakAra sunakara rotI huI damayantI mAtA ke pAsa pahu~cI aura unase bolI ki he mAtA! mujhe rAjA nala kA patA lagAne ke lie sudeva ko ayodhyA bhejane kI anumati deM tathA yaha bAta pitA jI se na kheN| yaha kahakara damayantI ne parNAda nAmaka brAhmaNa ko dAnadakSiNA dekara sudeva nAmaka brAhmaNa ko bulAyA aura usase bolI ki he dvijazreSTha! Apane hI mujhe apanoM se milAyA hai| ata: Apa merA eka priya kArya aura kareM jisase maiM apane pati se zIghra mila jaauuN| isalie Apa Aja hI kisI prakAra se ayodhyA pahu~ceM aura mahArAja RtuparNa se yaha kaheM ki- he rAjan! vidarbhanareza kI putrI damayantI apane lie dUsarA pati varanA cAhatI hai, kyoMki vIra nala abhI taka jIvita haiM yA nahIM isakA patA nahIM hai| ata: dUsare pati kA varaNa karane ke lie vaha damayantI kala hI apanA svayaMvara racAyegI, jisameM saba rAjA aura rAjaputra A rahe haiN| ata: yadi Apake lie saMbhava ho to kisI prakAra Apa Aja hI vidarbhadeza pahu~ce, kyoMki kala 1. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 69/1-22 /
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________________ XX nalavilAse sUryodaya hote hI vaha pati kA varaNa kara legii| damayantI dvArA kahe gaye ukta vacana ayodhyA pahu~cakara sudeva ne rAjA RtuparNa ko kaha sunaayaa| tatpazcAt rAjA RtuparNa ne damayantI svayaMvara kA vRttAnta bAhuka ko bulAkara kaha sunAyA aura maiM (RtuparNa) eka hI dina meM vidarbhadeza pahu~canA cAhatA hU~, kyA yaha sambhava ho sakatA hai| damayantI svayaMvara kA vRttAnta sunakara atyanta du:khI rAjA nala socane lage ki kyA yaha damayantI nizcitarUpa se dUsare pati kA varaNa karegI athavA isI bahAne merA anveSaNa karanA cAhatI hai| acchA, vAstavikatA kA jJAna to vahA~ pahu~cane para hI hogaa| yaha socakara bole he rAjan! Apa cintA na kreN| Apa Aja hI vidarbhadeza pahuMceMge maiM aisA prayatna karatA huuN| tatpazcAt RtuparNa kI AjJA se nala ghur3asAla meM se sindhu dezotpanna, teja, bala aura zIla se bhare hue, dazabhauriyoM se yukta, mArga meM calane meM samartha para durbala ghor3oM ko bAhara nikAla laaye| ise dekhakara RtuparNa ke mana meM utpana sandeha kA nala ne nirAkaraNa kiyaa| tatpazcAt azvavidyA meM catura nala ne rAjA RtuparNa ko ratha para baiThAkara vArSNeya nAmaka sArathi ke sAtha una azvoM ko ratha sahita AkAza mArga meM udd'aayaa| bAhuka (nala) kI isa nipuNatA ko dekhakara RtuparNa to Azcaryacakita the hI sAtha hI vArSNeya yaha socane lagA ki yaha bAhuka kahIM indra kA sArathi mAtali athavA azvazAstrajJa zAlihotra hI to nahIM hai| athavA azvakalA ke marmajJa isa rUpa meM kahIM ye mahArAja nala hI to nahIM haiN| aisA socatA huA vaha vASrNeya isa niSkarSa para pahu~cA ki bAhuka ke rUpa meM nizcita rUpa se ye mahArAja nala hI haiM, koI anya nhiiN| udhara rAjA RtuparNa usa bAhuka ke bala, vIrya, utsAha aura ghor3oM ko pakar3ane kI rIti aura paramayatna ko dekhakara atyanta hI prasanna hue|2| isa prakAra AkAza mArga se jA rahe rAjA RtuparNa kA dupaTTA bhUmi para gira gayA jise lene kI icchA vAle rAja' se bAhuka (nala) ne kahA isa samaya to yaha asambhava hai kyoMki usa sthAna se hama cAra kosa Age nikala cuke haiN| nala kI isa cAturI ko dekha kara mArga meM eka baher3e ke vRkSa meM phaloM ko dekhakara RtuparNa ne apanI aGkavidyA kI kuzalatA se usa vRkSa meM lage phala, patte, phUla aura gire hue phala, pate tathA phUla kI saMkhyA btaayii| taba nala ne ratha ko mArga meM rokakara usa per3a kI eka zAkhA ko kATakara phala aura patte kI ginatI kI to vaha utane hI the jitane kI RtuparNa ne kahe the| yaha dekha Acaryacakita nala ne RtuparNa se usa vidyA ko sIkhane kI icchA vyakta kI to rAjA RtuparNa bole kI he bAhuka! tuma mujhako pAse ke rahasya ko jAnane vAlA aura ginane kI vidyA meM nipuNa jaano| yaha sunakara bAhuka ne kahA- he rAjan! maiM 1. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 70/1-27 / 2. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 71/1-34 //
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________________ bhUmikA Apako azvavidyA sikhalA detA hU~ aura Apa apanI ukta vidyA mujhe sikhalA deN| yaha sunakara rAjA RtuparNa ne tathAstu kahakara apanI vidyA nala ko sikhalA dI tathA nala se azvavidyA svayaM grahaNa kii| isaprakAra jue kA tattva sIkhate hI nala ke zarIra meM praviSTa kali karkoTaka sAMpa viSa kA mukha se lagAtAra vamana karate hue bAhara nikalA aura viSarahita hone ke kAraNa usane apanA rUpa dhAraNa kara liyaa| yaha dekhakara atyanta kupita nala ne kaliko zApa denA cAhA kintu kali hAtha jor3akara nala se kSamA mA~gane lagA aura bolA maiM Apako bahuta yaza pradAna kruuNgaa| mujhe aba zApa na deM kyoMki damayantI kA parityAga karate samaya damayantI ne jo mujhe zApa diyA thA usI se maiM bahuta pIr3ita ho cukA huuN| he nala! maiM satya kahatA hU~ jo manuSya Alasyarahita hokara Apake caritra kA varNana karegA; usako mujhase utpanna huA duHkha kadApi nahIM hogaa| yaha vacana sunakara nala ne apane krodha kA saMvaraNa kiyA aura vaha kali usI baher3e ke vRkSa meM praviSTa ho gayA / donoM ke paraspara vArtAlApa ko kisI ne bhI nahIM suna paayaa| tatpazcAt rAjA nala ratha para car3hakara vidarbhadeza ko RtuparNa ke sAtha vahA~ se prasthAna kiyA / 2 ko isake bAda sandhyAkAla meM vidarbhanagara ke dvAra para pahu~ce rAjA RtuparNa kI sUcanA dvArapAloM ne rAjA bhIma ko dii| rAjA bhIma kI AjJAnusAra kuNDina nagarI meM praveza karate 'hue nala dvArA hAMke jA rahe ratha para ArUr3ha RtuparNa ke rathacakra kI gambhIra dhvani 'sunakara nala ke ve azva, jinheM rAjA nala pUrva meM hA~kate the, atyadhika prasanna hokara usI tarapha dekhane lge| sAtha hI pUrvaparicita rathadhvani ko sunakara damayantI bhI mahaloM ke Upara car3hakara dekhane lgii| kintu RtuparNa ke ratha para vikRta rUpa vAle bAhuka ke rUpa meM nala ko dekhakara vaha bhrama meM par3a gayI aura socane lagI kadAcit rAjA RtuparNa bhIla ke samAna hI haiM isalie rathacakra se isa prakAra kI dhvani kA nikalanA sambhava hai / ataH apane manoratha ko bhagna hote dekhakara pUrva kA smaraNa kara vilApa karatI huI vaha cetanA rahita ho gii| idhara kuNDina nagarI meM praveza karane ke bAda jaba RtuparNa ne rAjA bhIma ko dekhA, to ratha se utarakara bhIma se milane cle| rAjA bhIma ne RtuparNa kA ucita satkAra kiyA aura kuNDina nagarI Ane kA kAraNa RtuparNa se pUchA, kyoMki rAjA bhIma nahIM jAnate the ki hamArI putrI ne dUta bhejakara nala kA anveSaNa karane ke nimitta RtuparNa ko yahA~ bulAyA hai| RtuparNa ne jaba dekhA ki yahA~ na to koI anya rAjA hI haiM, aura na rAjaputra aura na svayaMvara kI koI taiyArI, to unhoMne kahA maiM to 1. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 72 / 1-26 / 2. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 72/26-43 // 3. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 73 / 1-34 / xxi
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________________ xxii nalavilAse Apako praNAma karane hI yahA~ AyA huuN| yaha sunakara rAjA bhIma ne RtuparNa se vizrAma karane ke lie kahA tathA satkAra karake unheM vidA kiyaa| jaba rAjA RtuparNa vizrAma ke lie cale gaye taba ratha para se vASrNeya ke sAtha bAhuka bhI utara kara azvoM kI sevA karake unheM prasanna karane lage aura ratha ke samIpa azvazAlA meM baiTha gye| tatpazcAt damayantI ne aneka tarka-vitarka karake nala ko DhUMDhane ke lie eka dUtI bhejanA caahaa| isake bAda damayantI ne kezinI ko bulAkara kahA tuma usa bAhuka nAmaka sArathi ke samIpa jAo aura isakA pUrA-pUrA jJAna prApta karo ki vaha isa rUpa meM kauna hai| sAtha hI merI bAtoM ko parNAda nAmaka brAhmaNa ke mukha se usa bAhuka ne jo sunakara usakA uttara diyA thA una bAtoM ko puna: kahakara usa bAhuka se kahanA ki Apa dvArA diye gaye uttara ko puna: damayantI Apake mukha se sunanA cAhatI hai| ata: Apa usa vAkya kA uttara usI rUpa meM deM jisa prakAra Apane parNAda ko diyA thaa| tathA he kezini! bhojana banAne ke nimitta usake dvArA agni aura jala mAMgane para bhI tuma use mata denaa| sAtha hI dekhanA ki vaha bAhuka agni aura jala kI vyavasthA kisa prakAra karatA hai| yaha saba dekhakara isakI sUcanA tuma mujhe yathAzIghra do kyoMki mujhe vizvAsa ho rahA hai ki bAhuka rUpa meM ve mere svAmI nala hI haiN| ataH tuma yahA~ se yathAzIghra bAhuka ke samIpa calI jaao| tatpazcAt damayantI kA Adeza pAkara vaha kezinI bAhuka ke samIpa jAkara damayantI dvArA kahI bAtoM ko usase kahatI thI aura usa bAhuka ke dvArA diye gaye uttara ko dhyAna se sunatI thii| usI samaya bhojana banAne ke nimitta jo sAmagrI evaM pazuoM ke mAMsa rAjA bhIma ne bheje the unheM dhone ke lie khAlI ghar3e meM jyoM hI rAjA nala ne dekhA usameM pAnI bhara gayA tathA usa pAnI se mAMsAdi ko dhokara kucha ghAsoM ko hAtha se ragar3akara agni prajvalita kara pAkakriyA prArambha kara diyaa| yaha saba dekhakara kezinI Azcacaryacakita hotI huI damayantI ke pAsa gaI aura rAjA nala dvArA diye gaye damayantI ke vAkyoM kA uttara tathA agni aura jala viSayaka ghaTanA khii| ise sunakara damayantI ne yaha nizcaya kara liyA ke aba nala hI bAhaka rUpa meM yahA~ A gaye haiN| ata: damayantI ne kahA- he kezini! tU puna: vahA~ jAkara aura bAhuka ne jo mAMsa banAyA hai, usameM se jo kucha cauke ke bAhara girA ho use le aao| tatpazcAt kezinI puna: vahA~ gaI aura mAMsa kA eka Tukar3A lAkara damayantI ko diyA jise khAkara damayantI yaha samajha gaI ki ye rAjA nala hI haiM, koI anya nhiiN| puna: yaha nala hI haiM anya nahIM isakA ekAntika nirdhAraNa karane ke nimitta damayantI ne kezinI ke sAtha apane putra indrasena tathA putrI indrasenA ko bAhuka ke pAsa bheja diyaa| apane putra aura putrI ko dekhakara bAhuka daur3akara gayA aura una donoM ko apane gale se lagAkara goda 1. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 75/1-30 /
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________________ xxiii bhUmikA meM baiThAkara atyanta duHkhI citta vAlA jora se vilApa karane lgaa| isa krama meM apane prakaTa ho jAne ke bhaya se bAhaka ne kezinI se kahA ki hamAre bacce bhI ina donoM ke samAna hI haiN| isalie inheM dekhakara maiM rone lgaa| he kizini! maiM tumheM namaskAra karatA huuN| tuma yahA~ se yathAzIghra calI jaao| kyoMki maiM paradezI hU~ tathA hamAre pAsa bAra-bAra tumhAre Ane se loga anyathA zaGkA karane lgeNge|' isake bAda jaba kezinI ne damayantI se nala ke samasta vikAroM ko kaha sunAyA to damayantI ne kezinI ko mAtA ke pAsa yaha kahakara bhejA ki tuma merI mAtA se kahanA ki damayantI ne bAhuka kI aneka prakAra se parIkSA lI jisase jJAta huA ki ve nala hI haiM, kintu unake vikRta rUpa ke kAraNa sandeha hai| ata: usake samAdhAna ke lie Apa yA to bAhuka ko hI mahala meM bulA deM athavA mujhe jAne kI anumati pradAna kreN| aba mere isa vRttAnta ko pitA cAhe jAna leM athavA na jaaneN| Apa ukta do upAyoM meM se koI eka upAya kreN| damayantI ke isa abhiprAya ko usakI mAtA se jAnakara rAjA bhIma ne bhI damayantI ko bAhuka kI parIkSA lene kI anumati de dii| mAtA-pitA kI AjJA pAkara nala ko vahA~ bulAyA jahA~ damayantI rahatI thii| nala kI zocanIya avasthA dekhakara damayantI karuNa-vilApa karane lagI aura usa bAhuka se nala dvArA damayantI parityAga kA vRttAnta sunAne lgii| taba zoka se vyAkula karuNa vilApa karane vAlI damayantI se bAhuka ne kahA- he devi! jisa karma se merA rAjya naSTa huA thA, vaha karma maiMne nahIM kiyA thA aura jisake kAraNa maiMne tumheM chor3A thA, vaha karma bhI kali ne hI kiyA thaa| he devi! pahale vana meM rahatI huI tuma bahuta duHkhI ho gaI thI; taba tumane usa kali ko zApa dekara pIr3ita kiyA thaa| vahI kali tumhAre zApa se jalatA huA mere zarIra meM vAsa karatA thaa| mere puruSArtha aura tapasyA se usakI parAjaya huI aba hama donoM ke isa duHkha kA anta huA hI smjho| kyoMki, aba vaha pApI kali mere zarIra ko chor3akara calA gyaa| aura maiM tumhAre nimitta hI yahA~ AyA hU~, na ki kisI dUsare prayojana se| aura he devi! mahArAja RtuparNa ne jaba bhImanareza kI AjJA se pRthivI para ghUmane vAle dUta kI yaha ghoSaNA sunI ki bhImaputrI damayantI apanI icchA se kAma ke anukUla apane yogya dUsarA pati varaNa karegI, to ve mahArAja tumheM prApta karane ke lie hI yahA~ taka Aye haiN| nala mukha se yaha vacana sunakara Dara se kAMpatI huI damayantI bolI- nAtha! ApakA anveSaNa karAne ke lie hI maiMne brAhmaNoM ko bhejA thaa| unhIM brAhmaNoM meM se parNAda nAmaka brAhmaNa ne mere dvArA kahe gaye praznoM kA uttara Apa se prApta karake ayodhyA 1. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 75/1-28 / 2. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 76/1-21 / 3. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 76/21-24 /
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________________ xxiv nalavilAse nagarI se lauTakara mujhase khaa| tatpazcAt maiMne hI sudeva brAhmaNa zreSTha ko ayodhyA nareza ke pAsa jAne ke lie kahA tathA usase yaha bhI kahA ki Apa ayodhyAnareza se kaheMge ki kala sUryodaya hote hI damayantI dUsarA pati varaNa kara legI ataH kala sUryodaya hone se pUrva Apa vidarbhadeza phuNceN| kyoMki he rAjan! maiM jAnatI hU~ ki isa pRthivI para Apake sivA aisA koI dUsarA nahIM hai, jo eka dina meM sau yojana kI dUrI taya kara ske| he nAtha! maiM Apake ina caraNoM ko chUkara kahatI hU~ ki maiMne mana se bhI kucha pApa nahIM kiyA hai| kintu, yadi maiMne pApa kiyA hai, to nirantara calane vAlA yaha vAyu sUrya aura candramA, jo sabake mana meM sAkSI ke rUpa meM vicaratA hai, mere prANa kA nAza kare / damayantI ke itanA kahate hI AkAza meM sthita vAyudeva ne kahA- he rAjan ! damayantI ne kucha pApa nahIM kiyA hai sAtha hI isake tIna varSa se hamaloga rakSaka aura sAkSI haiN| damayantI ne ukta upAya kA sahArA Apako prApta karane ke nimitta kiyA thaa| itanA kahate hI AkAza se phUla barasane lage, devoM ne nagAr3e bajAye aura uttama pavana calane lgaa| ' yaha dekha nala ne zaGkA kA tyAga karake karkoTaka nAga dvArA pradatta usa pavitra vastra ko or3hakara karkoTaka nAga kA smaraNa kiyaa| jisase unheM tatkSaNa apane vAstavika rUpa kI prApti huI / nala aura damayantI Apasa meM mila gaye aura paramAnanda ko prApta kiyaa| isake bAda yaha vRttAnta damayantI kI mAtA ne bhImanareza ko kaha sunaayaa| taba rAjA bhIma ne kahA ki maiM kala sabere damayantI ke sahita sukha se baiThe hue nala ko dekhU~gA / tadanantara nala aura damayantI ne bahuta Ananda se usa rAta ko vana kI purAnI kathAyeM kahate-kahate bitaayaa| isa cauthe varSa meM apanI strI ko pAkara rAjA nala parama Ananda ko prApta kie tathA damayantI bhI apane pati nala ko prApta kara atyanta zobhita huI / tatpazcAt usa rAtri ko bitAkara nala ne rAjA bhIma ke darzana kiye| usa dina nagara meM cAroM ora mahA Ananda ke zabda hone lge| logoM ne harSollAsa mnaayaa| jaba rAjA RtuparNa ne yaha sunA ki bAhuka rUpa meM ve rAjA nala hI haiM to turanta nala ke pAsa pahu~cakara kSamA yAcanA karane lge| yaha dekha rAjA nala ne unheM dhairya ba~dhAyA aura bole he rAjan! Apane merA bahuta hI upakAra kiyA hai| ataH mujhase kSamA mA~gakara mujhe lajjita na kareM / 3 isa prakAra se kuNDinapurI meM eka mahInA rahane ke bAda rAjA nala senAsahita apane deza jA pahu~ce aura apane bhAI puSkara se juA khelane kA Agraha karane lge| 1. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 76 / 1-15 2. mahAbhArata, vanaparva 76/16-27 / 3. mahAbhArata, vanaparva, 77 / 1 - 19 /
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________________ bhUmikA tatpazcAt rAjA nala ne dyUta-krIr3A meM puSkara ko parAjita kara apanA naSTa huA rAjyAdi punaH prApta kiyA / tathA puSkara ko bahuta dhana Adi dekara niSadhadeza se vidA kara diyaa| ' isake bAda jaba saba nagara zAnta ho gayA aura vaha utsava samApta ho gayA, to rAjA nala ne bar3I bhArI senA bhejakara damayantI ko vahIM bulA liyaa| aura sukhoM kA upabhoga karate hue zAsana kiyA | mahAbhArata meM varNita isa kathA ko AdhAra rUpa meM grahaNa karake bhI kavi ne nATakIya AkhyAnavastu kI dRSTi se sthala vizeSa meM parivartana kiyA hai| kyoMki nATakIya AkhyAnavastu kA nibandhana nATakIya niyamoM kI dRSTi se, sAmAjika maryAdA kI dRSTi se tathA rasa pezalatA kI dRSTi se tathA dhIrodAttAdi nAyaka ke caritra kI dRSTi se kiyA jAtA hai| ye pA~co aise anivArya tattva haiM, jisakI upekSA karanA kisI bhI nATyakAra ke lie sambhava hI nahIM hai| isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki zravyakAvya kI taraha dRzyakAvya ke varNya viSaya kI yojanA meM kavi svacchanda nahIM hotA hai| XXV nala-damayantI viSayaka mUla kathA meM kavi dvArA jisa-jisa sthala vizeSa meM parivartana kiyA gayA hai, vaha sthala vizeSa isa prakAra hai-- mUla kathA meM varNita puruSoM ke dvArA damayantI ke rUpa saundaryAdi kA varNana nala ke samIpa karanA, sakhiyoM dvArA na kA guNAnukIrtana damayantI ke samIpa karanA, isase donoM kA paraspara anurAga bar3hanA, nala kA kAmAsakta hokara ranivAsa ke samIpa vAle udyAna meM jAnA, vahA~ svarNa paMkhoM vAle haMsoM meM se eka haMsa ko pakar3anA, haMsa kA damayantI ke samIpa jAkara nala kA guNAnukIrtana karanA, nala se vivAha karane hetu damayantI kI svIkArokti lekara punaH nala ke samIpa Akara kahanA ityAdi mUlakathAMza ko parivartita kara kavi ne use isa rUpa meM prastuta kiyA ki rAjA nala apane mitroM ke sAtha udyAna meM gaye the| jahA~ paraspara vArtAlApa ke krama meM lambodara nAmaka kApAlika AtA hai| usase paricaya ke krama meM lambodara tathA vidUSaka ke bIca vivAda bar3ha jAne ke kAraNa donoM Apasa meM dvandva yuddha ke lie taiyAra ho jAte haiN| yaha dekha rAjA nala apane mitra ko yuddha se virata karane ke lie kahate haiM / usI samaya lambodara nAmaka kApAlika kI kA~kha se vastra meM lipaTI huI damayantI kI chAyApratikRti ke girane se use kholakara dekhane para usake viSaya rAjA dvArA vibhinna prakAra se vicAra karane ke prasaGga meM makarikA usa pratikRti ko dekhakara nala ko Azvasta karatI hai ki yaha pratikRti vidarbhanareza bhIma kI putrI damayantI kI hai| ukta sthala meM kavi dvArA mUlakathAMza ko parivartita karake ukta rUpa meM prastuta karane kA kAraNa hai ki 'nalavilAsa' nATaka meM rAjA nala dhIrodAtta nAyaka ke rUpa meM 1. mahAbhArata, vanaparva, 78/1-29 /
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________________ XXvi nalavilAse varNita haiN| dhIrodAtta nAyaka ko kAmAsakta rUpa meM varNita karanA usake carita meM apakarSa kA dyotaka hai| kyoMki vaha nAyaka dhIrodAttatva guNa se samanvita hai| puruSoM aura sakhiyoM dvArA paraspara eka dUsare ke samIpa guNa kA kathana karane rUpI mUlakathAMza meM parivartana isalie kiyA gayA hai ki nATakIya AkhyAnavastu kA vibhAjana aGkoM meM hotA hai| aGka kI apanI maryAdA hai, jisameM prArambha meM alpa pAtroM kA hI varNana rahatA hai| mUla kathAMza ko grahaNa karane se pAtroM kI saMkhyA adhika ho jAtI, jo aGka-niyama kI dRSTi se doSa yukta hai| aura haMsa viSayaka mUlakathAMza ko lambodara nAmaka kApAlika dvArA damayantI kI chAyA pratikRti ke rUpa meM darzana ko prastuta karane ke pIche abhinaya, maryAdA kI dRSTi hai| kyoMki haMsa viSayaka kathAMza zravyakAvya meM to varNana ke lie upayukta hai, para abhinaya-maryAdA kI dRSTi se vaha sAmAjikoM ke lie asvAbhAvika hai| isalie mUla kathA meM damayantI ko nala se saMyoga karAne ke lie haMsa vRttAnta ke sthAna para vidarbhadeza kI nivAsinI rAjA nala kI paricArikA makarikA ke dvArA nala se damayantI kA saMyoga karAne kI bAta kahI gaI hai| isase sAmAjikoM meM utkaNThA bar3hatI hai ki aba yaha makarikA nala se damayantI kA saMyoga kisa prakAra se kraayegii| damayantI ke svayaMvara kA vRttAnta nAradamukha se sunakara use prApta karane kI icchA se agni, varuNa, yama ke sAtha indra kA vidarbhadeza prasthAna karanA, mArga meM svayaMvara meM jA rahe nala se una devoM kI bheMTa honA, rAjA nala ko una devoM dvArA dUta banAkara damayantI ke pAsa yaha kahane ke lie bhejanA ki vaha hama cAroM devoM meM se kisI eka ko pati rUpa meM varaNa kare, nala dvArA dautyakArya sampAdana karane kI svIkArokti, vidarbha deza jAkara damayantI se agni, varuNa, yama tathA indra kI icchA kahanA, damayantI dvArA una devoM kI upekSA karanA tathA nala ko hI apanA pati mAnanA, vahA~ se nala kA devoM ke pAsa Akara damayantI kA kathana sunAnA tathA damayantI dvArA svayaMvara meM Ane ke lie cAroM devoM ko Amantrita karane kI bAta, svayaMvara meM pA~ca nala ko dekhakara damayantI kA bhramita ho jAnA, punaH devoM se prArthanA karane para devoM kI kRpA se damayantI dvArA unheM pahacAnanA, nala ke gale meM varamAlA DAlanA, apane loka ko jA rahe indrAdi devoM ko mArga meM A rahe kali aura dvApara kA milanA, indrAdi devoM ke mukha se damayantIsvayaMvara samApti kA samAcAra sunakara damayantI prApti kA icchuka kali kA kupita honA, krodhita hokara nala ke rAjyAdi kA nAza karane kI kaliyuga dvArA pratijJA karanA, azuddha dekhakara rAjA nala ke zarIra meM praveza karanA, dUsare rUpa meM puSkara ke samIpa jAkara nala se dyUta-krIr3A ke lie utsAhita karanA, dyUta-krIr3A meM dvApara kI sahAyatA se rAjA nala ke rAjyAdi ko jIta lenA ityAdi mUla kathAbhAga ko kavi dvArA dUsare rUpa meM isa prakAra prastuta kiyA gayA hai
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________________ bhUmikA xxvii usa chAyA pratikRti ke darzana ke bAda rAjA nala kalahaMsa nAmaka mitra ke sAtha vidarbhadeza kI bhASA ko jAnane vAlI makarikA ko vidarbhadeza isalie bhejate haiM ki ve donoM vahA~ jAkara damayantI se vArtAlApa ke prasaGga meM usake manogata bhAvoM ko jAneM ki vaha damayantI rAjA nala se vivAha karanA cAhatI hai yA usane kisI dUsare ko apanA pati banAne kA nizcaya kiyA hai| sAtha hI yadi usane kisI ko mana se apanA pati nahIM mAnA hai aura mujhase vivAha karanA cAhatI hai, to vaha kauna sA sAdhana hai jisake dvArA damayantI rUpI strI - ratna kI prApti mujhe hogI / yahA~ mUla kathAbhAga meM isa rUpa se parivartana isalie kiyA gayA hai ki nATaka kA uddezya hai puruSArtha catuSTaya ko prApta karAke pravRtti - nivRtti kA upadeza denA / indrAdideva divyapAtra haiN| unake caritra kA varNana karane meM yaha kaThinAI hogI ki martyacarita na hone ke kAraNa una sukha-duHkhAtmaka saMvedanAoM kA sAmAjika meM pratiphalana nahIM hogaa| divya pAtroM meM duHkha kA abhAva hotA hai| ataH aise carita ke nibandhana se nATya meM duHkha dUra karane ke lie pratikAra bhI nahIM hogaa| sAtha hI divyapAtra indrAdi kA martyaloka meM rahane vAlI damayantI ko prApta karane kI abhilASA kA varNana karane se unakI divyatA kA phala kyA hogA ? kyoMki divyapAtra to alaukika zaktisampanna hote haiN| alaukika zakti sampanna hone ke kAraNa devatAoM ko duSprApya vastuoM kI prApti icchAmAtra se ho jAtI hai| ataH unake caritra ke anusAra AcaraNa sambhava na hone se vaha manuSyoM ke lie upadeza yogya nahIM ho sakatA / ataH nATakIya AkhyAna vastu kI sarasatA aura prabhaviSNutA ko dhyAna meM rakhakara hI mUlakathA bhAga ko kavi dvArA isa rUpa meM badalA gayA hai| tathA nATaka ke pradhAna nAyaka ko kisI kA dUta rUpa prastuta karane se nATakIya AkhyAnavastu kA vaha aMza pradhAna nAyaka ke udAttacarita kA apakarSaka hai| kahA jA cukA hai ki divyapAtra alaukika zakti sampanna hote haiN| icchA mAtra se unheM duSprApya vastu kI prApti ho jAtI hai| isIlie kali aura dvApara kI divyatA ko dhyAna meM rakhakara kali dvArA nala ke rAjyabhraMza rUpI vRttAnta ko badala kara kalacuripati citrasena ke sAtha damayantI kA vivAha karAne kI icchA vAle citrasena kA anucara kApAlika ghoraghoNa evaM lambodara nAmaka kApAlika rUpI vRttAMza kI kalpanA kavi ne kI hai| aura usa kApAlika ghoraghoNa kI pratijJA thI ki citrasena ke atirikta jo koI damayantI se vivAha karegA maiM usake rAjya ko naSTa kara dU~gA, jisake phalasvarUpa rAjA nala ke rAjya kA bhraMza huaa| isI prakAra nalavilAsa nATaka meM mUlakathA meM varNita dyUtakrIr3A meM pravRtta nala kA rAjya hAra jAne rUpI mUlakathAMza ko badalakara rAjA nala ke putra yuvarAja kUbara dvArA dyUtakrIr3A meM rAjya hAra jAne rUpI itivRtta kI kalpanA kavi ne kI hai| kyoMki dhIrodAtta nAyaka ko durvyasanI rUpa meM prastuta karanA nATya- niyamoM kI dRSTi se anucita hai| tathA
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________________ xxviii nalavilAse nala ke sAtha damayantI kA saMyoga karAne vAle haMsa viSayaka mUla kathAMza ko parivartita kara lambastanI ke isa vRttAMza kI yojanA ki- rAjA bhIma ne kApAlika ghoraghoNa kI icchAnusAra damayantI kA vivAha kalacuripati citrasena ke sAtha karAne kA nizcaya kiyA thaa| isalie damayantI kA vivAha nala ke sAtha nahIM ho sakatA, kintu lambastanI eka aisI strI thI jo rAjA bhIma ko apane dRr3ha nizcaya se haTAkara damayantI kA vivAha nala ke sAtha karAne meM samartha thii| isa hetu dUta banakara makarikA ke sAtha vidarbhadeza ko gaye kalahaMsa ne lambastanI ke prabhAva ko jAnakara use apane sAtha rAjA nala ke samIpa lAne kI ceSTA kii| tatpazcAt usa lambastanI ne damayantI darzana ke icchuka rAjA nala ko apanI mAyA se nala-damayantI kA saMyoga karAyA jisase damayantI nala ko apanA pati mAna letI hai aura unheM apane svayaMvara meM Ane ke lie Amantrita karatI hai| kavi dvArA isa rUpa meM parivartita kathA bhAga kI yojanA kA uddezya jahA~ eka tarapha nATaka ke pradhAna rasa ke aGga rUpa meM varNita hAsa rasa kI yojanA karanA hai, vahIM dUsarI tarapha indrAdi devoM kA dUta banakara vidarbhadeza ko gaye nala ko damayantI dvArA apanA pati mAnakara indrAdi devoM ke sAtha unheM svayaMvara meM Ane ke lie Amantrita karanA rUpI mUla kathA-bhAga ke sAtha tAratamya banAye rakhanA bhI hai| jahA~ taka mUla kathA meM varNita damayantI svayaMvara vRttAnta ko badalakara kavi ne svayaMvara meM Aye hue vibhinna rAjAoM kA paricaya mAdhavasena ke dvArA damayantI ko karAyA hai, isakA uddezya hai- pradhAna nAyaka ke carita kA utkarSa dikhAnA, mUla kathA ke anusAra cedinareza ke varNana krama meM cedinareza damayantI kA mauserA bhAI hai, yaha batAnA tathA pativratA dharma kA mahattva pratipAdita krnaa| yahA~ dhyAtavya hai ki mUlakathAMza meM isa prakAra se parivartana sAmAjika dRSTi se kiyA gayA hai| sAtha hI parivartita svayaMvara vRttAnta se jahA~ sAmAjika ko purANakAlIna rAjAoM ke paricaya kA jJAna hotA hai, vahIM kavi ke paurANika jJAna kA bhI paricaya milatA hai| ___ mUlakathA meM vana meM nala dvArA damayantI kA tyAga binA doSa dikhAye kiyA gayA hai, jo pradhAna nAyaka ke caritra aura rasa kA apakarSaka hai| kintu nATaka meM aise itivRtta kA vidhAna nahIM karanA cAhie jo pradhAna nAyaka ke caritra kA aura rasa kA apakarSaka ho| yadi vaha vastuta: yathArtha ho, to bhI usakI anyathA rUpa se kalpanA kara lenI caahie| ata: nATakakAra usakI yojanA caritra-citraNa athavA rasa ke anukUla kare athavA mUlavRtta ke usa aMza ko chor3a hI de| isIlie nalavilAsa nATaka meM kavi ne kApAlika ke prayoga ke kAraNa dhIrodAtta nAyaka nala se damayantI kA parityAga rUpI kathA bhAga kI yojanA kI hai| isI prakAra mUlakathA meM varNita vana meM nala dvArA parityAga kara dene ke bAda nala kA anveSaNa karatI huI damayantI kA sArthavAhoM kI bhIr3a dekhakara vahA~ jAnA, vahA~
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________________ bhUmikA xxix damayantI ko dekhakara kucha logoM kA bhaya se idhara-udhara bhAganA tathA kucha logoM kA usake prati sahAnubhUtiyukta honA, unake dvArA damayantI ke viSaya meM pUchanA, damayantI dvArA apanA paricaya denA tathA yaha pUche jAne para ki Apa loga kahA~ jA rahe haiM yaha pUchanA, una logoM ke gantavya sthAna ko jAnakara sArthavAhoM ke sAtha cedideza jAne kA damayantI dvArA nizcaya karanA tathA rAtri meM vana ke madhya sarovara ke samIpa nidrAvasthA meM vahA~ Aye hue hAthiyoM ke dvArA logoM ko mArA jAnA, prAtaH kAla yaha dekhakara damayantI tathA bace logoM kI khitratA aura una bace logoM ke sAtha damayantI kA cedideza ko prasthAna karanA, vahA~ pahu~cane ke bAda bAlakoM se ghirI damayantI kA ranivAsa ke samIpa pahu~canA, use usa avasthA meM dekhakara rAjamAtA dvArA ranivAsa meM bulAnA, usakI yathAsthiti ko jAnakara use rAjabhavana meM rahane ke lie kahanA, yaha sunakara damayantI dvArA apane nimitta rAjamAtA se pratijJA karavAnA, tatpazcAt nala aura damayantI ke viSaya meM pUrvaghaTita ghaTanA ko jAnakara bhImanareza dvArA nala aura damayantI kA anveSaNa karane ke lie brAhmaNoM ko sabhI dizAoM meM bhejanA, isI krama meM sadeva nAmaka brAhmaNa kA cedideza pahu~canA vahA~ damayantI ko pahacAna kara apanA paricaya denA, donoM kA paraspara vArtAlApa tathA damayantI ke vilApa ke viSaya meM sunakara rAjamAtA dvArA sudeva se usakA tathA usa dIna-dazA ko prApta huI strI ke viSaya meM pUchanA, sudeva se yathAsthiti kA jJAna prApta kara rAjamAtA kA adhika prasanna honA tathA damayantI ko apanA paricaya dete hue ki maiM tumhArI mausI hU~ yaha kahanA, pazcAt damayantI dvArA vidarbhadeza jAne kI icchA vyakta karane para cedinareza kI AjJA se vizAla senA se ghirI damayantI kA vidarbhadeza pahu~canA, vidarbhadeza pahu~cakara mAtA kI AjJA se nala kA anveSaNa karAne ke lie brAhmaNoM ko apanA kathana kaha kara brAhmaNoM se gAte hae (damayantI ne jo kucha kathana kahakara brAhmaNoM se gAte hue vibhinna dizAoM meM jAne ke lie kahA thA use mUlakathA meM varNita kiyA jA cukA hai, isilae usa kathana ko mUlakathA meM hI dekhanA cAhie) vibhinna dizAoM meM bhejanA, unhIM meM se parNAda nAmaka brAhmaNa kA ayodhyA pahu~canA, usa parNAdake mukha se damayantI ke kathana ko sunakara bAhuka (nala) kA use uttara denA, yaha uttara pAkara damayantI dvArA usa bAhuka ke viSaya meM nala kA anumAna karanA rUpI mUla kathA ko kavi dvArA isa prakAra prastuta kiyA gayA hai mUlakathA meM varNita vana meM damayantI kA parityAga karake bAhuka rUpa meM rAjA nala ayodhyAnareza dadhiparNa (RtuparNa) kI nagarI meM pahu~cate haiN| eka dina rAjA dadhiparNa (RtuparNa) kI AjJA se naToM ne nala damayantI viSayaka AkhyAnavastu kA abhinaya prArambha kiyaa| isa abhinaya ko dekhane ke lie saparNa aura jIvalaka ke sAtha rAjA dadhiparNa (RtuparNa) jaba sabhA maNDapa meM pahu~ce, to unhoMne usa abhinaya ko dekhane ke lie bAhuka ko bhI Amantrita kiyaa| bAhuka rAjA dadhiparNa (RtuparNa) kI icchAnusAra
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________________ nalavilAse usa sabhAmaNDapa meM jAtA hai aura rAjA kI AjJA se apanA Asana grahaNa karatA hai / tatpazcAt naToM dvArA abhinaya Arambha hotA, jisameM vana meM akelI chor3a dI gaI damayantI rAjA nala ko DhUMDhatI huI eka sarovara ke samIpa mUcchita hokara gira jAtI hai| usI samaya bhIloM ke jhuNDa meM se eka AdamI jala kI khoja meM usa sarovara ke samIpa AtA hai, aura mUcchita avasthA meM par3I damayantI ko dekhakara vaha apane mana meM vicAra karake ki kahIM ise isa avasthA meM hiMsaka jIva khA na jAya apane anya mitroM ko bulAtA hai tathA jala chir3akakara damayantI ko cetanA meM lAtA hai| caitanya avasthA meM usa bhI dvArA damayantI se usakA paricaya tathA isa avasthA ko usane kaise prApta kiyA aisA pUche jAne para damayantI sArI ghaTanA kaha sunAtI hai| maiM isa vana meM apane svAmI ko DhUMDha rahI hU~ yaha kahakara apane pati nala kA anveSaNa karane lagatI hai| isI krama meM usake paira meM kA~TA cubha jAtA hai jisase vaha vihvala hokara karuNa vilApa karatI huI sabhI se apane paira ke kA~Te ko nikAlane ke lie kahatI hai / vaha bhIla jyoM hI kA~TA nikAlane ke lie pravRtta hotA hai tabhI damayantI use yaha kahakara roka detI hai| ki tuma chor3a do, maiM svayaM nikAla lU~gI kyoMki pativratA strI ke zarIra ko parapuruSa dvArA chUnA anucita hai / damayantI ke isa karUNa vilApa ko dekhakara rAjA nala jahA~ Azcarya cakita hote haiM vahIM rAjA dadhiparNa (RtuparNa) damayantI ke duHkha se atyanta duHkhI hokara usase kahate haiM ki he devi ! jisa pApI ne akAraNa tumheM vana meM chor3a diyA, usa duSTAtmA kA nAma lene yogya nahIM hai| isa ghaTanA ko vizeSa rUpa se mUlakRti nalavilAsa meM hI dekhanA caahie| isI prakAra karuNa vilApa karatI huI usa damayantI ne vRkSoM kI Ar3a meM eka siMha ko dekhaa| use dekhakara damayantI usa siMha ke pAsa jAtI hai aura usase kahatI hai ki he siMha ! yA to tuma mujhe mere pati nala kA sandeza kahakara prasanna karo athavA viraha vyathA se jalate hue mere isa zarIra ko khAkara mere duHkhoM kA nivAraNa karo / yaha dekha abhinaya dekhane ke lie upasthita rAjA dadhiparNa (RtuparNa) ke sAtha jIvalaka aura saparNa Adi to atyanta duHkhI ho hI gaye sAtha hI bAhuka rUpa meM vahA~ upasthita rAjA nala bhI saba kucha bhUla gaye tathA daur3akara usa siMha ko sambodhita kara kahane lage ki he siMha ! isa abalA kI dIna-dazA dekhakara tumheM ise khAnA nahIM cAhie, kyoMki vipatti meM par3I abalA kI rakSA karanA hI samartha jana ke lie nyAyocita hai / kintu yadi bhUkha kI kSudhA tumheM anucita mArga para pravRtta hone se nahIM roka rahI hai, to isa abalA ke badale mujhe khAkara apanI kSudhA kI tRpti kro| isa prakAra se isa abhinaya kA anta hotA hai aura isI samaya vidarbhadeza se damayantI dvArA preSita brAhmaNa apane Ane kI sUcanA rAjA dadhipUrNa (RtuparNa) ko detA hai| XXX yahA~, damayantI kA cedideza pahu~cane se lekara bAhuka ke viSaya meM parNAda se jAnanA rUpI mUlakathA meM parivartana karane ke do kAraNa haiM- prathama to yaha vRttAnta
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________________ xxxi bhUmikA Avazyaka hote hue bhI itanA vistRta hai ki abhinaya kI dRSTi vaha upekSA hai| kyoMki pratyeka aGka ke abhinaya kA jo samayamAna hai, usameM isakA samAveza kara pAnA asambhava hai| dvitIya yaha ki RtuparNa ke sAtha saparNa, jIvalaka tathA bAhuka rUpa meM upasthita nala ke samakSa ukta abhinaya ke dvArA jahA~ nATakIya mukhya rasa kA poSaNa kiyA gayA vahIM vimarzasandhi kI rakSA kI gaI hai| sAtha hI sAmAjika dRSTi se yaha spaSTa kara diyA gayA hai ki- nala ke sAtha damayantI kA punarmilana nikaTa bhaviSya meM hone vAlA hai, kyoMki isa kathAnaka se pUrva damayantI milana kI AzA kSINa ho gayI thii| isI prakara mUla kathA meM varNita nalAnveSaNa hetu damayantI dvArA RtuparNa ke yahA~ sudeva nAmaka brAhmaNa ko bhejakara yaha kahanA ki kala sUryodaya se pUrva dapayantI apane dUsare pati kA varaNa karegI ata: isase pUrva Apa (RtuparNa) vahA~ nizcita pahu~ceMisa mUla kathA kI yathA sthiti banAye rakhate hue bhI kavi ne vidarbhadeza ko jA rahe sArathi rUpa meM nala aura RtuparNa ke bIca baher3e ke vRkSa Adi kA vistRta prasaGga isalie chor3a diyA ki nATakIya AkhyAnavastu meM usakI yojanA kA koI aucitya nahIM hai| kyoMki isase nATaka kA mukhya prayojana hI ojhala ho jaataa| dUsarA yaha ki aMka meM dUra-deza gamanAdi vRttAnta apradarzya haiN| tathA rAjA RtuparNa aura sAra the bAhuka ke sAtha jIvalaka ke vidarbha Agamana para rAjA bhIma dvArA rAjA RtuparNa ke Agamana kA samAcAra pUche jAne ke bAda kA yaha kathA bhAga- damayanto dvArA keziI ko bAhuka ke pAsa bhejakara parNAda ko kahe gaye vacana ko usase punarAvRtti karavAne se lekara nala dvArA banAye gaye mAMsa ko kezinI se maMgavAkara damayantI kA khAnA tathA matA se AjJA lekara damayantI kA nala ke pAsa jAnA, vahA~ jAkara apana pUrvokta praznoM ko bAhuka se pUchanA rUpI aMza ko badalakara kavi dvArA isako isa rUpa meM prastuta karanA ki-- nagara ke samIpa dadhiparNa (RtuparNa) ke sAtha nala (bAhuka) jaba pahu~cata hai to nagara meM logoM kA idhara-udhara bhAganA kisI aniSTa kI AzaMkA se dadhiparNa (RtuparNa) dvArA nala se ayodhyA nagarI lauTa jAne ke lie kahanA, yaha sunakara nala kA yaha kathana ki isake viSaya meM jaba taka maiM acchI prakAra se jAna letA hU~, taba taka Apa yahIM tthhreN| tatpazcAt eka vRddha brAhmaNa ko mArga meM AtA huA dekhakara usake samIpa nala kA jAnA aura usa kolAhala ke viSaya meM pUchanA, brAhmaNa se yathAsthiti jAnakara usa sthAna ko jAnA jahA~ kalahaMsa, kapiJjalA aura makarikA ke sAtha khar3I mayantI dvArA nala milana kI AzA ke naSTa ho jAne se lagAyI gaI citA meM agni prajvalita karake usameM praveza kara apanA jIvana samApta karane kI icchA vyakta karanA, yaha dekhakara nata dvArA aisA socanA ki sarvanAza upasthita ho gayA, punaH citA meM praveza karane kA kAraNa pUchanA tathA ukta viSaya meM damayantI dvArA nala ko batAnA isa AkhyAnavastu ko prastuta
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________________ xxxii karane kA uddezya jahA~ aGka meM adarzanIya zayana-AliGgana-cumbana-snAna-bhojana Adivastu kI upekSA karanA hai, vahIM nirvahaNa sandhi meM adbhuta rasa kI yojanA kI anivAryatA bhI hai| nalavilAse isake bAda nala-damayantI ke punarmilana kI ghaTanA se lekara nagara vAsiyoM tathA rAjA bhIma evaM damayantI kI mAtA ke harSa kA varNana mUla kathA meM tathA nATakIya AkhyAna vastu meM samAna hai / kintu vidarbhadeza meM damayantI ke sAtha rAjA nala kA rahanA tathA usake bAda senA lekara niSadhadeza para adhikAra pAne ke lie rAjA nala kA gamana isa mUla kathA aura nATakIya AkhyAna vastu meM samAnatA to hai, para mUlakathA meM varNita nala kA eka mAsa taka vidarbhadeza meM rahane ke vRttAnta ko kavi ne isalie chor3a diyA ki eka aGka meM eka hI dina meM ghaTita ghaTanAoM kA citraNa karanA hotA hai / aura eka dina meM samApta nahIM hone vAlI ghaTanA kI sUcanA arthopakSepaka dvArA dI jAtI hai| yahA~ vizeSa rUpa se dhyAtavya hai ki mUla kathA meM jo ukta prakAra se kavi dvArA parivartana kiye gae haiM, unakA mukhya kAraNa nATyazAstrIya niyama haiN| kyoMki nATakIya AkhyAnavastu kA vaha mukhya prayojana jo nATaka ke Arambha meM bIja rUpa meM upanyasta hotA hai usako dhyAna meM rakhakara hI nATakIya AkhyAna - vastu kA nibandhana karanA par3atA hai| usa bIja rUpI kathAMza se sambandha banAye rakhane ke lie hI bindu Adi arthaprakRti kI yojanA kI jAtI hai / isa mukhya bIja ko dekhakara use prApta karane ke lie hI nAyaka kA vyApAra ArambhAdi paJca-avasthA se yukta hotA hai| sAtha hI nATakIya AkhyAna vastu ko suzRGkhala evaM rasamaya banAne ke lie hI nATaka meM mukhAdi paJca sandhiyoM kI yojanA kI jAtI hai| dUsare zabdoM meM mukhAdi sandhiyoM se yukta nATakIya AkhyAnavastu usI prakAra zobhana hotI hai, jaise zarIra ke aGgoM kA jor3a ( vanAvaTa) sundara hone se manuSya dekhane meM sundara dikhAI par3atA hai| ukta paJca arthaprakRti paJcakAryAvasthA paJca sandhi evaM sandhyaGgoM ke prayoga ko dhyAna meM rakhakara hI mUlakathA ke usa aMza ko, jo Avazyaka to hai kintu nIrasa hotA hai, usakI sUcanA ke lie arthopakSepaka kA prayoga kiyA jAtA hai| sAtha hI nATakIya AkhyAnavastu naToM ke mAdhyama se kathopakathana dvArA prastuta kiyA jAtA hai isalie anapekSita aMza kA tyAga kiyA jAtA hai yA isakI sUcanA dI jAtI hai| sAtha hI nATakIya AkhyAnavastu kA abhinaya jisa para pradhAna rUpa se AdhRta hotA hai vaha hai- nATyazAstrIya - niyama, abhinaya kI maryAdA, sAmAjika maryAdA tathA AkhyAnavastu kI rasamayatA evaM prabhaviSNutA, jisakI upekSA karanA kisI kuzala nATyakAra ke lie sambhava hI nahIM hotA hai| isIlie mahAbhArata, rAmAyaNa Adi se nATakIya vastu ke lie mUla kathA grahaNa karake bhI kavi usameM parivartana karatA hai| kyoMki nATaka meM vaha aMza kabhI bhI prayoga ke yogya nahIM hotA hai, jo vastutaH yathArtha hotA hai kintu nAyaka ke carita meM apakarSa kA dyotaka hotA hai| jaise-- rAmAyaNa
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________________ bhUmikA xxxiii ke anusAra sugrIva ke sAtha yuddha kara rahe bAli ko maryAdA puruSottama rAma bANa se mAra dete haiN| yaha aMza yathArtha to hai para rAma ke caritra kA apakarSaka hai| isalie bhavabhUti ne mahAvIracarita meM isa aMza ko isa rUpa meM prastuta kiyA ki pahale bAli rAma ko mArane ke lie AtA hai taba rAma ne usa bAli ko mAra diyaa| jahA~ taka pradhAna pAtroM ko jaise nala (bAhuka), bhImanareza, rAjA dadhiparNa (RtuparNa), jIvalaka ko chor3akara zeSa pAtroM kA nAma badala kara rakhane kA kAraNajaise kezinI, kapiJjalA yaha hai ki apradhAna pAtroM kA nAmakaraNa nATyazAstrIya dRSTi se rakhA jAtA hai| isalie pradhAna pAtroM ke nAmoM meM parivartana to nahIM kiyA jAtA, kintu sahAyaka pAtroM kA nAmakaraNa mUlakathA meM varNita pAtroM ke nAma se bhinna rakkhA jAtA hai|
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________________ nala damayantI kimpuruSa bhImaratha puSpavatI kalahaMsa kharamukha koraka siMhalaka mAkanda zekhara lambodara citrasena meSamukha koSThaka makarikA kapiJjalA ghoraghoNa lambastanI kuraGgaka pAtra - paricaya niSadhadeza kA rAjA vidarbhadeza ke rAjA bhImaratha kI putrI tathA rAjA nala kI patnI rAjA nala kA amAtya vidarbhadeza kA rAjA bhImaratha kI patnI tathA damayantI kI mAtA rAjA nala kA mitra vidUSaka tathA rAjA nala kA mitra rAjA nala ke bhANDAgAra kA rakSaka rAjA nala ke sainika mattamayUra udyAna kA rakSaka kApAlika ghoraghoNa kA ziSya cedi deza kA rAjA ghoraghoNa nAmaka kApAlika rUpa meM citrasena kA dUta lambodara nAmadhArI kApAlika, ghoraghoNa kA ziSya, citrasena kA dUta pAna lAne vAlI, rAjA nala kI paricArikA cA~vara hilAne vAlI tathA damayantI kI sakhI kApAlika, citrasena kA guptacara kApAlika ghoraghoNa kI patnI vidarbhadeza kA sainika
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________________ rAjA bhImaratha ke udyAna kA rakSaka damayantI kI dAsI rAjA bhImaratha kA amAtya mukula kauzalikA vasudatta maGgalaka bhadra mAdhavasena bala vijayavarmA dadhiparNa saparNa bAhuka jIvalaka vidarbhadeza kA sainika rAjA bhImaratha ke anta:pura meM kaJcukI kAzInareza madhurAdhipati ayodhyA kA rAjA rAjA dadhiparNa kA amAtya rAjA dadhiparNa kA rasoIyA (nala) dadhiparNa kA sevaka acalapura kA svAmI acalapura nivAsI sArthavAha RtuparNa dhanadeva ganyAra piGgalaka dhanadeva ke AdamI kApAlika lambodara bhasmaka
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________________ ||shriiH|| zrIrAmacandrasUriviracitaM nlvilaasm| vaidarbhIrItimahaM labheya saubhaagysurbhitaavyvaam| damayantIvairasyaM dizati girAM yA parAM lkssmiim||1|| (nAndyante) sUtradhAra':- (sapramodam) kaviH kAvye rAmaH sarasavacasAmekavasatinalasyedaM hRdyaM kimapi caritaM dhiirllitm| nalaviyogajanya damayantI kA jo audAsInya hai (usakA varNana karane ke lie) maiM (kavi rAmacandrasUri) zRMgAra, hAsya aura karuNa rasa se sugandhita (susajjita) padoM vAlI vaidarbhIrIti ko prApta karU~, jo kavi kI vANI ko atyanta zobhA detI hai||1|| (nAndI ke bAda) sUtradhAra- (harSake sAtha) kAvya meM zRMgArAdi rasoM se yukta vANI (vAkyoM) ke ekamAtra AdhAra kavi rAmacandrasUri hI haiM tathA nala kRta yaha dhIralalita carita (bhI) anirvacanIya rUpa se manohara hai| abhinaya ke lie Adeza prApta kara cukA maiM samasta naTa-abhinaya kalA meM pUrNa dakSa huuN| (ata:) sahRdayoM ke ye arthAt sAmane udyAna meM sthita jo yugAdideva haiM ve prasanna hoM (sampati hama logoM ke lie) yahI karaNIya hai||2|| - TippaNI : 1. 'sUtradhAra' 'nATyopakaraNAdIni suutrmitybhidhiiyte| sUtraM dhArayate yastu sUtradhAraH sa ucyte||" nATya ke upakaraNoM ko sUtra kahate haiM aura usakA vyavasthApaka sUtradhAra zabda se abhihita hotA hai|
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________________ nalavilAse samAdiSTo nATye nikhilanaTamudrApaTurahaM prasanna. sabhyAnAM kaTari! bhagavAneSa sa vidhiH||2|| tad gRhaM gatvA raGgopajIvinaH praguNayAmi (iti prikraamti| puro'valokya) kathamayamita evAbhipatati vayasyo mandAraH! (pravizya) naTa:- bhAva! dattaH ko'pi sAmAjikairabhinayAdezaH? sUtradhA :- dattaH zrImadAcAryahemacandrasya ziSyeNa rAmacandreNa viracitaM nalavilAsAbhidhAnamAdyaM ruupkmbhinetumaadeshH| naTa:- bhAva! etasyAM rAmacandrakRtau sambhAvyate ko'pi sAmAjikAnAM rasAsvAdaH sUtradhAra :- mAriSa! sambhAvyata iti kimucyate? yata: - . ata: maiM ghara meM jAkara raGgamaJca para anukArya ke kriyA kalApoM kA anukaraNa karane vAle ankartAoM (naToM) ko taiyAra karatA hU~ (yaha kahakara ghUmatA hai| sAmane dekhakara) are, yaha to mandAra nAmaka merA mitra idhara hI A rahA hai| raGgabhUmi meM praveza karake) naTa- he Arya! kyA sAmAjikoM (sahRdayoM) ne abhinaya karane kA Adeza diyA? sUtradhAra- hA~, zrIhemacandrAcArya ke ziSya kavi rAmacandrasUri racita nalavilAsa nAmaka kRti (dRzyakAvya), jo rUpakoM kA Adi bheda, arthAt nATaka hai usakA abhinaya karane kA Adeza diyA hai| naTa- Arya! kavi rAmacandrasUri kI kRtiyoM meM sAmAjika (sahRdayoM) ke lie rasAsvAdana kI koI sambhAvanA hai? sUtradhAra- Arya! are, sambhAvanA hai isa prakAra se kyoM kaha rahe ho? kyoMki navIna kalpanA aura uktiyoM se madhura kAvyoM kI racanA karane vAle Alasyarahita murAri Adi na jAne kitane kavi hue haiM, para nATya ke prANabhUta rasoM ko caramotkarSa TippaNI- 'kaTari'- Azcarya yA prazaMsA arthoM kA dyotaka avyy|
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________________ prathamo'GkaH prabandhAnAdhAtuM navabhaNitivaidagdhyamadhurAn kavIndrA nistandrAH kati nahi muraariprbhRtyH| Rte rAmAnnAnyaH kimuta parakoTau ghaTayituM rasAn nATyaprANAn paTuriti vitarko manasi nH||3|| aparaM ca prabandhA ikSavat prAyo hIyamAnarasAH krmaat| kRtistu rAmacandrasya sarvA svAduH puraH purH||4|| naTaH bhAva! ayamarthaH satya ev| yataH saGkhyAyAmiva kAkutstha-yAdavendraprabandhayoH / vardhamAnairguNairaGkAH prthmaantisherte||5|| kintu raghu-yaducaritaM nisargato'pi ramaNIyam, atastatra sukaro rsniveshH| nalacaritaM tu na tathA, tataH saashko'smi| taka pahu~cAne meM samartha racanA ko prastuta karane vAle to kavi rAmacandrasUri hI haiM, anya nahIM isalie hameM mana meM sandeha nahIM karanA caahie||3|| aura bhI-- prAya: prabandha (dRzyakAvya tathA zravyakAvya) krama se ganne kI taraha (pratiparva) hIyamAna, arthAt nIrasa hote jAte haiM, parantu kavi rAmacandrasUri kI sabhI kRtiyA~ AgeAge (uttarottara) rasAsvAdana karAne vAlI haiN||4|| naTa- Arya! yaha bAta saca hai| kyoMki saMkhyAoM kI taraha raghuvaMzI aura yaduvaMziyoM ke carita ko lekara banAye gaye prabandhoM (dRzyakAvya evaM zravyakAvya) meM (unake) guNoM ke Adhikya se aGka (sarga) pUrvapUrvavartI aMkoM se bar3hakara vistAra ko prApta karate (jAtA) hai||5|| kintu raghuvaMzI aura yaduvaMziyoM kA caritra naisargika hone se bhI ramaNIya hai, isalie unake caritavAle prabandhoM meM rasAbhiniveza, arthAt rasa kI yojanA karanA sarala hai| parantu nala kA caritra aisA nahIM hai| (raghuvaMzI aura yaduvaMziyoM kI taraha vilakSaNa nahIM hai) isalie sazaGkita huuN|
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________________ nalavilAse sUtradhAraH- mAriSa! mA zatiSThAH zrutInAM pIyUSaM kavikulagirAM kIrtipaTaho rasApIteH pAtraM raghu-yaducaritraM vijyte| paraM kiJcit kiJcinnalalalitamapyetadamRta sravantI zrotRRNAM zravasi vinidhAtuM prbhvti||6|| naTaH-(vimRzya) bhAva! ayaM kaviH svayamutpAdaka utAho paropajIvakaH? sUtradhAra:- atrArthe tenaiva kavinA dattamuttaram janaH prajJAprAptaM padamatha padArtha ghaTayataH paradhvAdhvanyAn naH kathayatu girAM vrtniriym| amAvAsyAyAmapyavikalavikAsIni kumudA nyayaM lokazcandravyatikaravikAsIni vdti||7|| sUtradhAra- Arya! zaMkA karane kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai zrutiyoM meM amRta, kaviyoM kI vANI kA yaza rUpI nagAr3A, rasa pIne kA pAtra svarUpa raghuvaMzI evaM yaduvaMziyoM kA carita (to) sarvotkRSTa hai hI, parantu zRGgArAdi rasoM (kI yojanA) se sundara banA huA nalacarita amRta bahAtI huI (kavi kI) vANI (ko) zrotAoM ke kAnoM meM sthApita karane meM samartha hai||6|| naTa- (mana meM vicAra karake) Arya! ye jo kavi rAmacandrasUri haiM, unhoMne svayam isa 'nalavilAsa' nAmaka kRti ko banAyA hai athavA kisI dUsare (kavi) kI (kRti) kI sahAyatA lI hai? sUtradhAra- isI kA nirAkaraNa karane ke lie to kavi rAmacandrasUri ne svayaM kahA (yadyapi) hama apanI buddhi meM prasphuTita navIna pada-padArthoM kI racanA karate haiM (phira bhI) loga (hameM) dUsaroM ke mArga kA anugamana karane vAlA hI kahate haiM to kaheM, aisA to saMsAra meM kahA hI jAtA hai, (kyoMki) logoM ke dvArA yaha bhI kahA jAtA TippaNI- 'amAvAsyA'- amA saha vasata: candra-sUryo yasyAM tithau sA amaavaasyaa|
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________________ prathamo'GkaH api ca zapathapratyeyapadapadArthasambandheSu prItimAdadhAnaM janamavalokya jAtakhedena tenedaM cAbhihitam spRhAM lokaH kAvye vahati jaraThaiH kuNThitatamairvacobhirvAcyena prakRtikuTilena sthapuTite / vayaM vIthIM gADhuM kathamapi na zaktAH punarimAmiyaM cintA cetastaralayati nityaM kimapi naH / / 8 / / naTa: - (kSaNaM vimRzya) bhAva! adya naTI viSAdinI / sUtradhAra :- jAnAsi kimapi viSAdasya kAraNam ? naTa:- jAnAmi / yA bhavatputrI kuntalA nAma sA bhartrA svagRhAnnirvAsitA / hai ki kumuda candramA ke samparka se hI khilatA hai, kintu kumuda to candramA se rahita amAvAsyA kI rAta meM bhI khilatA hai, (isalie logoM kI bAta vizvasanIya nahIM hai ) / / 7 / / aura bhI, pratijJApUrvaka jAnane ke yogya pada-padArtha ke sambandha meM hI prIti rakhane vAle jana ( kavi samUha) ko dekha khinna hokara unhoMne ( kavi rAmacandrasUri ne ) kahA bhI isa loka meM (prAya: kavi) kAvya meM (varNanIya vastu kI) prabala icchA ko arthAbhivyakti meM azakta vANI ke dvArA (kAvya meM) kahe jAne yogya varNanIya vastu kI naisargika sthiti ko vakratA ke dvArA citrita kara (kAvya meM) paripakvatA lAte haiM, parantu hama usa mArga kA avagAhana karane meM kisI prakAra se bhI samartha nahIM haiN| yahI cintA hamAre citta (hRdaya) ko hamezA kucha vicalita karatI rahatI ) hai | |8| naTa - (kSaNabhara apane mana meM vicArakara) Arya! Aja naTI (hamArI patnI) viSAdagrasta hai| sUtradhAra - usake viSAda kA koI kAraNa jAnate ho ? naTa - jAnatA huuN| kuntalA nAmaka jo tumhArI putrI hai vaha apane pati ke dvArA ghara se nikAla dI gaI hai|
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________________ nalavilAse sUtradhAra :- huM ! kuntalA bhartrA gRhAnnirvAsitA ? naTaH - atha kim / sUtradhAraH - (vimRzya) avadyaM kimapyudbhAvya utAho mudhaiva ? naTaH -- mudhaiva / sUtradhAraH - anavasarastarhi viSAdasya / kiJca kRtenApi viSAdena sA gRhapravezaM na labhate / yataH - na sa mantro na sA buddhirna sa doSNAM parAkramaH / apuNyopasthitaM yena vyasanaM pratirudhyate / / 9 / / yadi ca sA niravadyA, tadA tAM punarapi patiH sambhAvayiSyati / sUtradhAra - kyA, kuntalA pati ke dvArA ghara se nikAla dI gaI ? aura nahIM to kyA ? naTa sUtradhAra - ( mana meM vicAra kara) acchA, to koI doSa dikhAkara vaha nikAlI gaI yA vyartha hI ? naTa - binA doSa dikhAye hI nikAla dI gii| sUtradhAra - taba to usake viSAdagrasta hone kA koI aucitya nahIM hai / aura usake viSAdagrasta hone se bhI putrI kuntalA apane pati ke ghara meM praveza prApta nahIM kara sakatI hai| kyoMki na to aisA koI mantra hai, na to aisI koI buddhi hai aura na to bhujAoM kA aisA koI parAkrama hI hai, jisake dvArA pApa se upasthita pIr3A (kaSTa) ko rokA jA sakatA hai / / / / 9 / / aura yadi vaha doSarahita hai, to punaH usa (kuntalA ) ke pati usakA sammAna kareMge (use svIkAra kara leNge)| naTa - (Arya!) isa prakAra kI ghaTanA pahale bhI ghaTa cukI hai / kintu taba kI bAta kucha aura thI, kyoMki usa samaya chor3a diye jAne para bhI vaha gRhasvAminI banI
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________________ prathamo'GkaH naTaH- purApyayamoM 'jaato'sti| kintu paramaM gRhAdhipatyamavApya sAmprataM sA karmakaravRttyA tiSThatIti naTI vissaadmudvhti| sUtradhAraH- (sAkSepam) mAriSa! mAriSa! tvamapyevamabhidadhAsi! nanu akRtAkhaNDadharmANAM pUrve janmani jnminaam| sApadaH paripacyante garIyasyo'pi smpdH||10|| (nepathye) vayasya kalahaMsa! paramezvarasya yugAdidevasya saparyayA vayamatIva shraantaaH| tadAdezaya khrmukhm| yenAsmadvizrAmahetuM sacchAyaM kmpyudyaanprdeshmvlokyti| sUtradhAraH- (samAkarNya) kathaM nalanepathyadhArI naTo vadati? tadehi mAriSa! vayamapyanantarakaraNIyAya sjjiibhvaam| (iti niSkrAntI) huI thii| parantu aba to vaha mAtra eka dAI ke rUpa meM raha rahI hai, isIlie hamArI patnI khinnamanA hai| sUtradhAra- (AkSepapUrvaka) Arya! tuma bhI aisA kaha rahe ho| nissandeha jina dehadhAriyoM ke dvArA pUrva janma meM akhaNDa dharma nahIM kiyA gayA hai unakI vizAla sampattiyA~ bhI vipatti kA kAraNa hI hotI haiN||10|| (nepathya meM) mitra kalahaMsa! bhagavAn yugAdideva kI pUjA se hama atyanta thaka cuke haiM, isalie kharamukha ko Adeza do, jisase vaha hamAre vizrAma ke lie ghanI chAyA vAle udyAna ke kisI bhAga ko dekhe| sUtradhAra- (sunakarake) are, yaha to nalaveSadhArI naTa bola rahA hai? isalie Arya! Ao, hamaloga bhI agalA kArya karane ke lie taiyAra hoveN| (aisA kahakara donoM nikala jAte haiM) 1. jnyaato| .....
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________________ nalavilAse aamukhm| (tataH pravizati rajA kalahaMsAdikazca parivAra:) rAjA- (vayasya kalahaMsa ityAdi punaH paThati) kalahaMsa:- haMho! kharamukha! gaveSaya kamapi devasya vishraamhetumaaraamprdeshm| (pravizya) vidUSakaH-(1) bho kalahaMsa! aNegakarAlavAlavihure ArAmakuhare eyaMmi egAgI bhayAmi, tA na gvesissN| rAjAH- (smitvA) vayasya! mahAvIraH khalvasi, tatastvameva (va) vibhessi| vidUSakaH- (2) sAhu piyavayasseNa sumraavidmhi| mae jANidaM ahaM bhoyaNalaMpaDo baMbhaNo na gavesaissaM (iti parikrAmati) - (prastAvanA samApta) (pazcAt kalahaMsAdi parijana ke sAtha rAjA nala praveza karatA hai) rAjA- (mitra kalahaMsa)! 'paramezvarasya yugAdidevasya.' ityAdi vAkya kA punaH uccAraNa karatA hai|) kalahaMsa- are kharamukha! mahArAja ke vizrAma hetu udyAna ke kisI pradeza kA anveSaNa kro| (praveza karake) vidaSaka- are kalahaMsa! aneka prakAra ke bhayaMkara so se vyApta bilavAle isa jaMgala meM maiM akelA DaratA hU~, ata: anveSaNa nahIM kruuNgaa| rAjA- (ha~sakara) mitra! tuma to bahuta vIra ho, phira bhI tuma isa prakAra se Darate ho| vidUSaka- priya mitra ke dvArA acche samaya meM smaraNa kiyA gayA huuN| (hA~,hA~) jAnatA hU~ ki maiM bhojana rasika brAhmaNa hU~, ata: (vizrAma sthAna kA) anveSaNa nahIM kruuNgaa| (aisA kahakara ghUmatA hai) (1) bho kalahaMsa! anekakarAlavyAlavidhure ArAmakuhare etasmin ekAkI bibhemi, tanna gvessyissyaami| (2) sAdhu priyavayasyena smaarito'smi| mayA jJAtam, ahaM bhojanalampaTo brAhmaNo na gvessyissyaami|
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________________ prathamo'GkaH rAjA- (samatAdavalokya kalahaMsaM prati) kaTari! ArAmamaNDanAnAM tarukhaNDAnAM netrapAtrakalehyaH ko'pi caarimaa| tathAhi ApAkapiJjaraphalotkarapiGgabhAso bhaasvtkrprsrrodhigulujchbhaajH| kUjapikIkulakulAyakalApavantaH prINanti pazya pathikAn shkaarvRkssaaH||11|| vidUSakaH (1) edaM ujjANakelisarasIsIkarAsArasiNiddhacchAyaM tarukhaMDaM, tA ittha edu piavysso| rAjA- (vilokya svagatam) samucito'yaM prdeshH| pavitrasarasapradezaprakAzanIyaH khalu zubhodarkaH svpnH| (prakAzam, apavArya kalahaMsaM prati) kimadyApi cirayati naimittikaH? kalahaMsaH- eSa idaaniimaayaati| rAjA- (sabhI tarapha dekhakara kalahaMsa se) ahA! udyAna ko zobhita karane vAle vRkSoM kI, nayana rUpI pAtra se cATane yogya, apUrva zobhA hai| jaisA ki dekho, pUrNarUpa se pake hue sunahare phaloM ke Dhera se piGgala kAnti vAle sUrya kI kiraNoM ke vistAra ko rokane ke lie jinhoMne gucche kA rUpa dhAraNa kara liyA hai, tathA jahA~ zabda karate hue kokila samUha apane khoMtoM meM AlApa kara rahe haiM, aise AmravRkSa pathikoM ko Anandita kara rahe haiN||11|| vidUSaka- yaha udyAna ke krIDA se sarovara ke jalakaNoM ke dhArAsampAta se snigdha chAyA vAlA vRkSa samUha hai, ata: priya mitra yahA~ aaveN| rAjA- (dekhakara apane mana meM) yaha sthAna to bahuta hI upayukta hai| yaha pavitra tathA sundara sthAna bhaviSya meM zubha phala pradAna karane vAlA, jo merA svapna hai, usake prakAzana ke yogya hai| (prakaTa meM, alaga haTakara kalahaMsa se) naimittika abhI taka nahIM AyA hai? kalahaMsa- vaha to A hI rahA hai| (1) etadudyAnakelisarasIsIkarAsArasnigdhacchAyaM tarukhaNDam, tadatraitu priyvysyH|
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________________ nalavilAse rAjA- (samantato vilokya) daatyuuhkukkubhkpinyjlckrvaaksaarnggbhRnggklkuujitmnyjukunyjaaH| udyAnakelisarasInavaphullamallIvallIgRhAGgaNabhuvo ramayanti cetH||12|| (pravizya) pratIhAraH- deva! niSadhAdhipate! eko brAhmaNo dvAri vrtte| rAjA- (svAgatam) naimittikaH khlvym| (prakAzam) vayasya! kSaNamekamidAnIM maGgalAbhidhAyinA bhavatA bhaavym| vidUSakaH- (saroSam) (1) kiM ahaM tae savvadA amaMgalabhAsago jANido? tA na ittha citttthiissN| (iti gantumicchati) rAjA- vayasya! na gntvym| rAjA- (cAroM tarapha dekhakara) jala-kukkuTa, jaMgalI murgA, papIhA, cakravAka, koyala tathA bhauroM ke kalarava se manohara latA samUha, krIr3A-vATikA kA sarovara (tathA) navIna khilI huI camelI latAoM se nirmita ghara ke A~gana kI bhUmi citta ko Anandita kara rahI hai||12|| (praveza karake) pratIhAra- he mahArAja niSadha deza ke svAmi! dvAra para eka brAhmaNa (khar3A) hai| rAjA- (mana hI mana) nizcita rUpa se yaha (brAhmaNa) naimittika hai| (prakaTa meM) mitra! aba kucha dera ke lie Apa maGgalabhASI bneN| vidUSaka- (krodha ke sAtha) to kyA (abataka) maiM tumhAre dvArA hamezA amaGgalabhASI hI jAnA gayA? to maiM yahA~ nahIM ThaharU~gA (yaha kahakara jAnA cAhatA hai)| rAjA- mitra! mata jaao| .: (1) kimahaM tvayA sarvadA'maGgalabhASako jJAtaH tato nAtra sthaasyaami|
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________________ prathamo'GkaH vidUSakaH-(1) na tuha sayAse vi ciTThissaM, kiMtu garuaniabaMbhaNIe calaNANa sevissN| (iti gantumicchati) kalahaMsaH- kharamukha! yadAdizati devastat kriytaam| (vidUSako niHzvasya yathAsthAnamupavizati) rAjA- (svagatam) yathA'yamakANDe kupitaH prasannazca, tathA jJAyate pratyUhagarbhaH svapnArthaH tathApi yatnaimittiko vyAkhyAsyati tat prmaannm| (prakAzam) priyaGkara! zIghraM prveshy| pratIhArI- yadAdizati devaH (ityabhidhAya niSkrAntaH) (pravizya) naimittikaH- svasti mhaaraajaay| vidUSaka- nahIM, aba maiM tumhAre pAsa nahIM rahU~gA, api tu apanI gauravazAlI patnI brAhmaNI ke caraNoM kI sevA karU~gA (yaha kahakara jAnA cAhatA hai)| kalahaMsa- kharamukha! mahArAja kI jaisI AjJA hai tadanurUpa kro| (vidUSaka jora se sA~sa lekara yathAsthAna baiTha jAtA hai) rAjA- (mana hI mana) jisaprakAra se yaha anavasara meM kupita ho jAtA, aura prasanna ho jAtA hai, usase to yahI jJAta hotA hai ki mere svapna kA phala vighna yukta hai| phira bhI, naimittika jo (kucha isa viSaya meM) vyAkhyAna karegA, vahI pramANa hogaa| (prakaTa meM) priyaGkara! (dvAra para khar3e brAhmaNa ko) zIghra le aao| pratihArI- mahArAja kI jaisI AjJA (yaha kaha kara nikala jAtA hai)| (praveza kara) naimittika- mahArAja kA kalyANa ho| (1) na tava sakAze'pi sthAsyAmi, kintu nijagurubrAhmaNyAzcaraNau sevissye|
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________________ nalavilAse rAjA- idmaasnmaasytaam| (naimittika upavizati) adyAsmAbhistriyAmAturyayAmacaturbhAge svapno dRssttH| yathA kuto'pyAgatyAsmatkaratalamArUDhA prathamamekA muktAvalI, punaH prabhraSTA, punarapyasmAbhirAdAya kaNThe niveshitaa| tato vayaM tayA prakAmaM kAntimantaH snyjaataaH| naimittikaH- (vimRzya) deva! prazastatamo'yaM svpnH| strIratnalAbhena mahatA pratApena ca phlissyti| kintu pratyUha- (ityadhokte sabhayam) rAjA-daivajJa! mA bhaissiirythaajnyaatmaavedy| naimittikaH- kintu prtyuuhgrbhH| vidUSakaH- (daNDamudyamya) (1) are dAsIe puttA! nemittiA! kharamuhe vi sannihide piyavayassassa paccUho? rAjA- isa Asana para viraajiye| (naimittika baiTha jAtA hai) Aja maiMne rAtri ke cauthe pahara ke caturtha bhAga meM eka svapna dekhaa| jahA~ kahIM se eka muktAvali pahile merI hathelI para AI, puna: gira gayI, phira maiMne use lekara gale meM pahana liyaa| pazcAt usa muktAvali ke kAraNa maiM atyadhika kAntimAn ho gyaa| naimittika- (mana meM vicArakara) mahArAja! yaha svapna to bahuta uttama hai| aura, strIrUpI ratna kI prApti se Apa teja, dhana tathA sainya se adhika sampanna ho jaayeNge| kintu vighna- (bhayabhIta hokara AdhA hI uccAraNa karatA hai)| rAjA- he daivajJa! DareM nahIM, Apa jo jAnate haiN,kheN| naimittika- kintu (svapna) vighnayukta hai| vidUSaka- (DaNDA uThAkara) are dAsI-putra naimittika! kharamukha ke rahate priyamitra kA kArya vighnayukta (yaha tuma kyA kaha rahe ho)? (1) are dAsyAH putra! naimittika! kharamukhe'pi sannihite priyavayasyasya pratyUhaH? TippaNI- 'pratApa'- "sa pratApa: prabhAvazca yatteja: kozadaNDajam" ityamaraH / TippaNI- 'daivajJa' "sAMvatsaro jyautiSiko daivjnygnnkaavpi| syurmIhUrtikamauhUrtajJAnikArtAntikA api|" ityamaraH TippaNI- 'khara.'-"cakrIvantastu vAleyA rAsabhA gardabhA: kharAH" ityamaraH / s
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________________ prathamo'GkaH rAjA- astu pratyUhagarbhaH, paryante cecchubhodkH| naimittikaH- kaH sandehaH? rAjA- daivajJa! svapnArthaparijJAnapratyayahetuM kmpycirbhaavinmrthmaavedy| naimittikaH- paramaprItiheturacirAdeva devasya ko'pyarthaH smptsyte| rAjA- (vimRzya) ko'tra bhoH? (pravizya) puruSaH- esso'smi| AjJApayatu devH| rAjA- aye siMhalaka! darzaya matprasAdasya phalaM naimittikaay| siMhalakaH- yadAdizati devH| (ityabhidhAya sanaimittiko niSkrAnta:) (nepathye) rAjA- acchA, vighnayukta hai, kintu anta meM zubhaphala (dene) vAlA hai| naimittika- isameM kyA sandeha? rAjA- he daivajJa! svapnArtha ke samyak jJAna kA jo nizcita hetu hai tathA usa hetu se jisa kisI abhISTa phala kI prApti hone vAlI hai use zIghra kaheM (btaayeN)| naimittika- mahArAja kI paramaprIti kA jo kAraNa hai, usa apUrva phala ko yathAzIghra prApta kreNge| rAjA- (mana meM vicAra kara) are! yahA~ koI hai? (praveza karake) puruSa- maiM huuN| mahArAja AjJA deN| rAjA- are siMhalaka! merI prasannatA kA phala naimittika ko dikhAo (arthAt do)| siMhalaka- mahArAja kI jaisI AjJA (yaha kahakara siMhalaka aura naimittika cale jAte haiM) (nepathya meM)
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________________ 14 nalavilAse ko'tra bho? nivedyatAM nissdhaadhiptye'smdaagmnm| rAjA- (samAkarNya) vayasya! vilokaya gatvA ko'ym| vidUSakaH(1) jaM ANavedi bhavaM (ityabhidhAya niSkramya, sasambhramaM pravizya) bho lahuM utthehi utthehi, jeNa plaaymh| rAjA- vizrabdhamabhidhIyatAM kiM bhayasya kaarnnm| vidUSakaH- (2) ego pisAo duvAre citttthdi| rAjA- asmbhaavniiyo'ymrthH| kuto nAmAtra bhagavadhugAdidevatAyatanapAvane vane pizAcAnAM sambhavaH? vidUSakaH- (saroSam) (3) yugAdidevAvaTuMbheNa tujhe iha jjeva citttthdh| are! yahA~ koI hai? rAjA nala se mere Agamana kA samAcAra kho| rAjA- (sunakara) mitra! jAkara dekho ki yaha kauna hai? vidUSaka- ApakI jo aajnyaa| (yaha kahakara jAkara ke, punaH ghabarAhaTa ke sAtha praveza kara) are! uTho, zIghra uTho jisase bhAga cleN| rAjA- zAnta hokara kaho ki bhaya kA kyA kAraNa hai? vidUSaka- daravAje para eka pizAca khar3A hai| rAjA- yaha to sarvathA asambhava hai| bhagavAn yugAdideva ke mandira se pavitra isa udyAna meM pizAca kA honA kaise sambhava hai? vidUSaka- (krodha ke sAtha) yugAdideva ke sahAre tuma loga yahIM tthhro| (1) yadAjJApayati bhvaan| bho! laghUttiSThottiSTha, yena plaayaamhe| (2) ekaH pizAco dvAre tisstthti| (3) yugAdidevAvaSTambhena yUyamihaiva tissttht|
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________________ prathamo'GkaH rAjA- vayasya! kSaNaM marSaya yAvat samyag nirnnyaami| vidUSakaH-(1) bho! tA na nissrissN| niyabaMbhaNIcalaNasamaraNeNa naTuM maha bhyN| kalahaMsaH- (vihasya) atIva braahmnniibhkto'ym| rAjA- kalahaMsa! sthitiriyaM jgtH| Atmanyapatye (tya-) dAreSu prANeSu vibhaveSu c| ito nRpa ito raGkastulyA priitiyorpi||13|| tata utthAya svayaM vilokaya ko'yaM dvaari| (kalahaMso niSkramya punaH pravizati) rAjA- mitra! jabataka maiM soca-vicAra kara koI nirNaya nahIM le letA hU~, tabataka to tthhro| vidUSaka-mitra! aba maiM nahIM bhAgUMgA, (kyoMki) apanI patnI ke caraNa kA smaraNa ho jAne se merA bhaya samApta ho gyaa| kalahaMsa- (ha~sakara) yaha to patnI kA atyanta bhakta hai| rAjA- kalahaMsa! yaha sthiti to sampUrNa jagat kI hai svayaM ke prati, santAna ke prati, patnI ke prati, prANa ke prati tathA dhana ke prati jitanA prema rAjA ko hotA hai, utanA hI nirdhana ko| donoM ke prema meM koI antara nahIM hotA hai||13|| ata: uThakara svayaM dekho ki daravAje para kauna hai? / (kalahaMsa nikalakara puna: praveza karake) (1) bhoH! tantra niHsariSyAmi, nijabrAhmaNIcaraNasmaraNena naSTaM mama bhym|
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________________ 16 nalavilAse vidUSakaH- (1) bho rAyaM! ahaM tuha piTThibhAe citttthissN| bIhAmi eAo bNdhrkkhsaao| rAjA-- (vilokya) kathaM khaTvAGgasaGgI kApAlikaH? svAgataM tpodhnaay| kalahaMsaH- mune! idmaasnmaasytaam| kApAlikaH- (svagatam) ayamapi taavdrssttvyH| kadAcidetadIyamapi caritaM kalacuripatiH pRcchti| (prakAzam) svasti mhaaraajaay| rAjA- kutastapodhanaH? kApAlika:- sAmprataM vidrbhmnnddlaat| - - - - vidUSaka- rAjan! maiM Apake pIche khar3A rhuuNgaa| (kyoMki) isa brahmarAkSasa se maiM DaratA huuN| rAjA- (dekhakara) are! khopar3I jar3e daNDa ko dhAraNa karane vAlA (yaha to) aughar3a hai| tapodhana kA svAgata hai| kalahaMsa- kApAlika! isa Asana para baitthiye| kApAlika- (apane mana meM) to yaha bhI parIkSA karane ke yogya hai| kadAcit kalacuripati ke carita ko hI pUchanA caaheN| (prakaTa meM) mahArAja kA kalyANa hove| rAjA- kahA~ se tapodhana.....? . kApAlika- abhI to vidarbhadeza se| (1) bho rAjan! ahaM tava pRSThabhAge sthAsyAmi, bibhemi etasmAd brhmraaksssaat| TippaNI- 'khaTvA' - aisI lakar3I jisake sire para khopar3I jar3I ho, yaha bhagavAn zaMkara jI kA hathiyAra samajhA jAtA hai tathA saMnyAsI aura yogI ise dhAraNa karate haiN| 'kApAlika'- zaiva sampradAya ke antargata viziSTa sampradAya kA vAmAcArI, jo manuSya kI khopar3iyoM kI mAlA dhAraNa karatA aura usI meM khAtA-pItA hai| 'tapodhana'"tapodhanastApase syAnmuNDIryAM tu tapodhanAH" iti medinii| .
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________________ prathamo'GkaH rAjA- kiyadavadhigamanam? kApAlika:- jiivitaavdhi| rAjA- (svagatam) vacanazaThastApasacchadmA cara iva lkssyte| (prakAzam) dezAvadhiM pRcchaami| kApAlika:- navanavatIrthadarzanazraddhAlUnAM tapasvinAMkuta evdeshaavdhiH| rAjA- (svagatam) niyatamayaM crH| anucitamAcaritamasmAbhiryadasminnanAvRte vane smiipiikRtH| kadAcidayaM ghAtako'pi syaat| bhavatu taavt| (prakAzam) kuto bhavati dIkSAsakramaH? kApAlika:- rAmagirinivAsinaH kaapaalikcuuddaamnneshcndrshekhraat| vidUSakaH-(1) diTThiyA mahaM sAlo smaagdo| so khalu caMdaseharo maha baMbhaNIe piaa| rAjA- kahA~ taka jAnA hai? kApAlika- jiivnprynt| rAjA- (mana hI mana) dhUrtatApUrNa vacana se to yaha kapaTaveSadhArI tapasvI dUta kI taraha lagatA hai| (prakaTa meM) kisa deza taka jAnA hai yaha pUchatA huuN| kApAlika- naye-naye tIrthasthAna ke darzanAbhilASI zraddhAlu tapasvijana ko kisI deza se kyA pryojn| .. rAjA- (apane mana meM) nizcita rUpa se yaha dUta hI hai| isa asurakSita vana meM isako apane pAsa bulAkara hamane anucita kArya kiyaa| yaha to mArane vAlA bhI ho sakatA hai| to jo ho| (prakaTa meM) Apane kisase dIkSA prApta kI hai| kApAlika- rAmagiri para nivAsa karane vAle kApAlikoM meM zreSTha candrazekhara se| vidUSaka- bhAgya se merA sAlA A gayA hai, kyoMki vaha candrazekhara to merI patnI ke pitA haiN| (1)diSTyA mama zyAlaH smaagtH| sa khalu candrazekharo mama brAhmaNyA: pitaa|
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________________ nalavilAse kalahaMsaH - (vihasya) mune! mahopAdhyAyo'sau niSadhAyAM tadamunA bhaginIpatinA bhavadbhirna lajjitavyam / 18 kApAlika :- ( saroSam ) sampadApi niveditamasya mahopAdhyAyatvam / rAjA - (smitvA) alpasampattikatvamaheturamahopAdhyAyatve / alpavetanA hi vidyAjIvinaH prAyeNa devIM vAcamavikreyAM vikrINIte dhanena yaH / kruddheva tasmai sA muulymtylpmupddhaukyet|| 14 / / kApalika:- (sopahAsam ) kimabhidhAno'yaM mahopAdhyAyaH ? rAjA - kharamukhAbhidhAno'yam / kApAlika :- (sopahAsam ) AkArAnurUpamabhidhAnam / rAjA - mune! kimabhidhAnamalaGkaroSi ? | kalahaMsa- (ha~sakara) mune! ye niSadhadeza ke mahopAdhyAya haiM, ataH bahanoI hone ke kAraNa inase Apa lajjita hoM / kApAlika sampatti se bhI isakA mahopAdhyAyatva prakaTa ho jAtA hai| rAjA (ha~sakara) alpa sampatti honA amahopAdhyAyatva kA koI kAraNa nahIM hai, kyoMki alpa vetana prApta karane vAle bhI prAyaH vidyAdAna karate haiN| jo (koI ) nahIM becane yogya sarasvatI devI kI vANI vidyA ko dhana se becatA hai, to vaha (sarasvatI devI) kruddha hokara use atyalpa dhana kI prApti karAtI hai / / 14 / / kApAlika - ( upahAsa ke sAtha) ye mahopAdhyAya kisa nAma ko alaMkRta karate haiM ? rAjA- ye kharamukha nAma se jAne jAte haiN| kApAlika - (upahAsa pUrvaka) AkRti ke anurUpa nAma hai| rAjA- mune! Apa kisa nAma ko alaMkRta karate haiM? TippaNI- 'vikrINIte' krI kA artha kharIdanA hotA hai, parantu 'vi' upasarga pUrvaka 'krI' kA artha 'becanA' hotA hai| aisI paristhiti meM "pari-vyavebhyaH kriya: 1/3/18 ||" isa se dhAtu AtmanepadI hotA hai| sUtra
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________________ prathamo'GkaH kAlApika:- lambodarAbhidhAno'smi / vidUSakaH- (1) AgidIe sarisaM nAmaM / rAjA - (sasmitam) vayasya! sarvasyAbhyAgato gururiti nainaM hasitumarhasi / vidUSakaH - (2) samANe vi baMbhacArittaNe kiM me esa hasadi, ahaM kIsa na hasissaM? rAjA- aprayojakaH sAmAnyopanyAsaH parihAsasya / same'pi dehadezatve tUlamapyakSi pIDayet / pASANagharSaNenApi pAdAH kAntimupAsate / / 15 / / vidUSakaH - ( 3) bho kAvAliyA! 'jaI me patthaNaM vihalaM na karesi, tA kiM pi patyemi / kApAlika - lambodara nAma se jAnA jAtA huuN| 19 vidUSaka - AkRti ke anurUpa hI nAma hai| rAjA - (ha~sakara) mitra! abhyAgata hama sabhI ke guru haiM, isalie tumheM upahAsa nahIM karanA cAhie | vidUSaka - samAna rUpa se hama donoM brahmacArI haiM, phira bhI yaha merA upahAsa karatA hai, to isakA upahAsa maiM kyoM na karU~ ? rAjA - yaha sAmAnya dRSTAnta ucita nahIM hai / zarIra ke avayavoM ke samAna hone para bhI A~kha meM gayA choTA sA rUI kA kaNa bhI kaSTa detA hai, kintu patthara para pairoM ko ragar3ane se usake talavoM kI kAnti hI bar3hatI hai / / 15 / / vidUSaka - kApAlika ! yadi Apa merI prArthanA niSphala na kareM, to maiM kucha nivedana kruuN| (1) AkRtyAH sadRzaM nAma / (2) samAne'pi brahmacAritve kiM mAmeSa hasati ? ahaM kathaM na hasiSyAmi ? (3) bhoH kApAlika ! yadi me prArthanAM viphalAM na karoSi tadA kimapi , prArthaye / 1. ka. jaya /
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________________ nalavilAse kApAlika:- 'yathecchaM vijJapaya / 2 vidUSakaH - (1) jar3a me imaM khaTTaMgaM samappesi, tA tuha bahiNIe khaMDaNovagaraNaM bhusalaM bhodi / 20 kApAlika : - ( saroSam ) AH pApa ! brAhmaNabruva! mAmAsAditaparamabrahmANaM tapodhanamavajAnAsi ? eSa te khaTvAGgena ziraH pAtayAmi / vidUSakaH - ( saroSamutthAya ) (2) are dAsIputta! kAvAliyA! lahu ido ehi, jeNa de ediNA jannopavitteNa matthayaM toDemi / (umau niyudhyete) rAjA - alamalamanucitAcaraNena / kalahaMsa ! nivAraya nivAraya / kApAlika - jo cAhate ho kaho / vidUSaka - yadi Apa (apanA) aMga soTA hameM de deM, to ApakI bahana ke lie kisI vastu ko cUrane hetu yaha mUsala ho jAyegA / kApAlika - (krodha ke sAtha) are pApI brAhmaNanIca ! kyA tuma paramabrahma ko jAnane vAle mujha tapasvI kA apamAna karate ho? isI aMga soTA se tumhArA mastaka tor3atA huuN| vidUSaka - ( krodha ke sAtha uThakara ) are dAsIputra kApAlika ! zIghra yahA~ Ao, jisase ki meM apane janeU se tumhArA mastaka phor3a dU~ / (donoM paraspara yuddha karate haiM) rAjA - yaha anucita AcaraNa ThIka nhiiN| kalahaMsa ! (vidUSaka aura kApAlika ko) roko, roko / (1) yadi me idaM khaTvAGgaM samarpayasi, tadA tava bhaginyAH khaNDanopakaraNaM muzalaM bhavati / (2) are dAsIputra ! kApAlika ! laghu ita ehi, yena ta etena yajJopavItena mastakaM troTayAmi / 1. ka. yatheSTaM / 2. ka. jaya /
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________________ - 21 prathamo'GkaH kalahaMsaH- (parikramya) kimidaM yudhyamAnasya kApAlinaH kakSAtaH patitam? rAjA- (vilokya) kalahaMsa! kimidam? kalahaMsaH-deva! anekavastrapranthinibaddhA mAtreyaM kA pAlinaH smbhaavyte| rAjA- mdhymvloky| (kalahaMsa: tathA karoti) kApAlika:- (vilokya sabhayamAtmagatam) hA! hto'smi| (yuddhAd viramya prakAzamuccaiHsvaram) bho bho! nAlokanIyaM mnmntrpustkm| kalahaMsa:- (vilokya) kathaM vastrAntare lekhaH? rAjA- (gRhItvA vAcayati) svsti| mahArAjacitrasenaM meSamukhaH praNamya vijJapayati yathA sarvamapi yuSmanmanorathAnurUpaM smbhaavyte| iyaM ca koSTakahastAt tatpratikRti hoti| kalahaMsa- (ghUmakara) yuddha karane vAle kApAlika ke kA~kha se yaha kyA girA? rAjA- (dekhakara) kalahaMsa! yaha kyA hai? kalahaMsa- mahArAja! aneka vastra se kasakara bA~dhe gaye isameM lagatA hai ki yaha ziva kA phoTo hai| rAjA- pUrA kholakara dekho| (kalahaMsa vaisA hI karatA hai) kApAlika- (dekhakara bhayabhIta sA apane mana meM) Aha! maiM mArA gyaa| (yuddha se virata hokara prakaTa meM jora se) are, are! merI mantra pustaka Apa logoM ko nahIM dekhanI caahiye| kalahaMsa- (dekhakara) vastroM kI gaTharI meM yaha lekha kaisA? rAjA- (lekara par3hatA hai) kalyANa ho! mahArAja citrasena ko praNAma kara meSamukha nivedana karatA hai ki sabhI kucha Apake manoratha ke anurUpa hai| aura koSTaka ke hAtha se usakA yaha chAyAcitra grahaNa kreN| 1. kha. kapA.
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________________ nalavilAse kalahaMsaH - ko'yaM citrasenaH ? ko meSamukhaH ? kaH koSTakaH ? kA vA sA ? yasyAH pratikRtiH / 22 rAjA- avyaktasthAnazcAralekho'yaM na zakyate jJAtum / bhavatu tAvat, puro'valokaya / ( kalahaMsaH tathA karoti ) kApAlika : - ( sabhayamuccaiH svaram ) tadeva vyAharati / kalahaMsaH - (vilokya saharSamAtmagatam) aho! strIratnaM seyaM svapnadRSTA muktAvalI / sa caiva naimittikAveditaH svapnArthajJAnapratyayaheturarthaH / (prakAzam) deva! saphalIkriyatAM netranirmANaM lokottaravastudarzanena / rAjA - ( vilokya saharSaprakarSam ) aho! bahUnAM vastUnAmekatra vAsaH / vaktraM candro nayanayugalI pATalAmbhojayugmaM nAsAnAlaM dazanavasanaM phullabandhUkapuSpam / kalahaMsa - yaha citrasena kauna hai? meSamukha kauna hai ? kauna koSThaka hai? vaha kauna hai, jisakA yaha chAyAcitra hai ? rAjA - aparicita sthAna meM rahane vAle kisI guptacara ke dvArA likhita isa patra ke bhAva ko jAnanA kaThina hai| acchA, to Age dekho| ( kalahaMsa vaisA karatA hai ) kApAlika - ( bhayabhIta jora se) 'bho bho ! nAlokanIyam; ityAdi par3hatA hai| kalahaMsa- ( dekhakara harSa ke sAtha apane mana meM) are ! yaha to vahI strI - ratna hai, jise mahArAja ne svapna meM muktAvali ke rUpa meM dekhA / aura naimittika ne kahA bhI hai ki svapna meM dekhe gaye muktAvali kA phala strI-ratna kI prApti hai| (prakaTa meM ) mahArAja ! netra hone kA jo phala hai, use isa alaukika vastu ke darzana se saphala kIjiye / rAjA - (dekhakara atyadhika harSa ke sAtha) ahA ! aneka ( ramaNIya) vastuoM (guNoM) kA nivAsa eka jagaha hai mukha meM candramA ne, donoM netroM meM pIta- rakta varNa ke do kamala ne, nAsikA meM kamalanAla ne, dA~toM ke nivAsa sthAna meM khile hue bandhUka puSpoM ne, gale meM zaGkha ne, stanadvaya meM do svarNa kalazoM ne donoM nitamboM meM gaGgA kI dhArA ko avaruddha karane
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________________ 23 prathamo'GkaH kaNThaH kambuH kucayugamatho hemakumbhau nitambo gaGgArodhazcaraNayugalaM vaarijdvndvmett||16|| kiJca lAvaNyapuNyatanuyaSTimimAM mRgAkSI jAne svayaM ghaTitavAn bhagavAn vidhaataa| svoSitAmapi ciraspRhaNIyamaGgavinyAsasaurabhamidaM kthmnythaa'syaaH||17|| (punarvimRzya) mune! kimidam? kApAlika:- (saroSamiva) yathedaM mauktikaprAyamAbharaNaM, yathA dantapatrAJcitau karNapAzau tathA jAne dAkSiNAtyAyAH kasyA api yoSitaH prtikRtiriym| rAjA- (vilokya saspRham) vAle do taTa ne tathA isake donoM caraNoM meM do kamala ne (apanA nivAsa sthAna banAyA hai|)||16|| aura bhI, __ isa mRganayanI kRzAGgI ke zarIra kA (jo) pavitra saundarya hai usase to maiM yahI mAnatA hU~ ki (ise) svayaM bhagavAn vidhAtA ne banAyA hai, (kyoMki) svargIya apsarAyeM bhI krama se race gaye (zarIra) avayava ke (jisa) saundarya kI dIrgha kAla se spRhA kara rahI haiM (zarIra avayava kA) vaha pavitra saundarya isa (pratikRti meM citrita damayantI) kA (svayaM vidhAtA ke banAye binA) sambhava hI nahIM hai||17|| (punaH vicAra karake) mune! yaha kyA hai? kApAlika- (krodha ke sAtha) jisaprakAra se (isane) motiyoM kA AbhUSaNa tathA hAthI dA~ta se bane karNAbhUSaNa ko dhAraNa kara rakkhA hai, usase to yahI jJAta hotA hai ki yaha chAyAcitra dakSiNa deza meM rahane vAlI kisI strI kA hai| rAjA- (dekhakara sneha ke sAtha)
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________________ nalavilAse azeSANAM madhye jalanidhimaNInAM guNajuSaH paraM muktA vyaktaM dadhatu hRdi darpa kimaparaiH? ayaM yAsAM mallImukulanavadAmadyutiharaH prabhAtAro hAraH svapiti sukhamasyAH stnttte||18|| kiJca-- dAsastasya gajAnvayArNavamaNeH stamberamasya svayaM paulomIkRtacitrakarburaradaH so'pyaprabhUvallabhaH / yahantAntavinirmite pracalanapreDolinI kuNDale kANDIrasmarapANDugaNDaphalakAvasyAzciraM cumbtH||19|| (puna: savinayam) mune! sarvathA kathaya kimidam? kApAlika:- prANAtyaye'pi kimasatyamAbhASyate? samudra se nikAle gaye samasta maNiyoM meM zreSTha muktAmaNi jisa (damayantI) ke hRdaya meM nizcita rUpa se saundarya darpa kA poSaNa karatA hai (vaha) apanI kAnti vega se camelI kI kaliyoM se nirmita gajare kI zobhA ko tiraskRta karatA huA yaha muktAhAra isake stanataTa para sukha pUrvaka zayana kara rahA hai, (to kisI anya zobhAkAraka vastu kI kyA aavshyktaa?)||18|| aura bhI, svarga tathA bhUloka ke pati indra kI patnI indrANI dvArA svayaM, hAthI ke gaNDasthalarUpI samudra se nikale muktAmaNi tathA hAthI dA~ta ke antima bhAga ko, khuracakara banAyA gayA raMga-biraMgA rucikara karNAbhUSaNa calane ke kAraNa utpatra gati se hilatA huA isa (pratikRti meM citrita sundarI) ke pIta-rakta raGga vAle kapola-pradeza kA dIrghakAla taka cumbana karatA hai, jisase (jo koI isa sundarI kA pati hai) isakA vaha dhanurdhArI kAmadeva bhI dAsa (hI) hogaa||19|| (puna: namratA ke sAtha) kApAlika! vastuta: kaheM ki yaha kisakI pratikRti hai? kApAlika- prANa tyAga karake bhI kyA maiM asatya bola sakatA hU~? TippaNI- 'stambarama'- "ibhaH stamberamaH' ityamaraH /
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________________ 25 prathamo'GkaH rAjA- bhavatu tAvat, kathaya kutreyaM samAsAditA? kApAlika:- atraiva kaanne| rAjA- yadyevaM dhruvamiyaM devatApratikRtiH kA'pi kasyApi yugAdidevadevatAyatanavandanArthamAgataritra (sya tri) dazasya hastAnipatitA, anena ca smaasaaditaa| vidUSakaH- (1) bho! dAva pacchA edA jANeyavvA, paDhamaM edAe samIve maM dharedha; jeNa diTThidoso se na bhodi| rAjA- (sapramodam) sAdhu vayasya! sAdhu sarvathA kelikushlo'si| (dizo'valokya) kA'tra bhoH! karaGkavAhinISu? (pravizya) rAjA- acchA, to yaha kahiye ki ise Apane kahA~ prApta kiyA? kApAlika- yahIM isI vana meN| rAjA- yadi yaha satya hai, to nizcita rUpa se yaha kisI devatA kI pratikRti hai tathA yugAdideva ke mandira meM prArthanA ke lie Aye hue kisI deva ke hAtha se gira gayI, aura isa prakAra se Apane ise prApta kiyaa| vidUSaka- mitra! isa muni se jo kucha pUchanA hai bAda meM pUchanA, pahale isa pratikRti ke samIpa mujhe baiThA do, tAki isako kisI kI najara na laga jaay| rAjA- (harSa ke sAtha) vAha mitra! vAha, tuma hamezA keli-krIr3A meM pravINa ho| (bagala meM dekhakara) are! tAmbUla lAne vAlI yahA~ koI hai? _ (praveza karake) - - (1) bhostAvat pazcAdeSA jnyaatvyaa| prathametasyAH samIpe mAM dharata, yena dRSTidoSo'syA na bhvti| - TippaNI- 'tridaza:' "tridazA havyayonayaH' iti vaijyntii| amarA nirjarA devAstridazA vibudhAH surA:- ityamaraH
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________________ 26 nalavilAse yuvati:- (1) esA ciTThAmi / rAjA - ayi makarike ! vayasyAya prasAdatAmbUlaM prayaccha / makarikA - ( tathA kRtvA) (2) bhaTTA! kiM edaM mahayA payatteNa avaloIyadi ? rAjA - AyuSmati ! devatApratikRtiriyam / makarikA - (vilokya vimRzya ca) (3) bhaTTA! na esA devyaapddikidii| rAjA - ( sasambhramam) tarhi kimetat ? makarikA - (4) jaI meM pAritosiaM kiMpi bhaTTA 'payacchadi, tA kahemi / yuvati- maiM huuN| rAjA - arI makarike! mitra kI prasannatA ke lie inheM pAna do / makarikA - (vaisA hI karake) svAmin! yaha kyA hai, jise Apa yatnapUrvaka dekha rahe haiM ? rAjA- AyuSmati ! yaha kisI devAGganA kI pratikRti hai / makarikA - (dekhakara, mana meM vicAra karake) he svAmin! yaha kisI devAGganA kI pratikRti nahIM hai| rAjA - (sambhrama ke sAtha) to yaha kyA hai ? makarikA - yadi svAmI koI puraskAra mujhe deM to maiM kahatI hU~ / (1) eSA tiSThAmi / (2) bhartaH kimetat mahatA prayatnenAvalokyate ? (3) bharta: ! naiSA devatApratikRtiH / (4) yadi me pAritoSikaM kimapi bhartA prayacchati, tadA kathayAmi / 1. ka. paacchadi /
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________________ prathamo'GkaH 27 rAjA- (sATaram) niSadhAM tubhyaM pAritoSikaM daasyaami| bhRshmaavedy| makarikA- (1) bhaTTA! esA vidagbhAhivaiNo bhImarahassa puttIe damayaMtIe pddikidii| rAjA- kathaM punarjAtavatI bhavatI? makarikA- (2) bhaTTA! kuMDiNapure me maadikulN| tadahaM savvaM pi vidagmavuttaMtaM jaannemi| rAjA- (svagatam) smbhvtyett| uktaM cAnena kApAlikena yathA'haM sAmprataM vidrbhmnnddlaadaayaatH| (prakAzam) muneH damayantIpratikRtiriyam? kapAlika:- brahmacAriNo vayam, na yoSitkathAM prthyaamH| rAjA- (Adara ke sAtha) tumheM maiM niSadhadeza hI puraskAra meM de duuNgaa| zIghra kho| makarikA- svAmi! yaha vidarbhanareza bhIma-ratha kI putrI damayantI kI pratikRti rAjA- yaha damayantI kI hI pratikRti hai yaha Apa kaise jAnatI haiM? makarikA- svAmi! kuNDina nagarI meM merA mAtRkula hai| isalie maiM vahA~ ke sabhI vRttAntoM ko jAnatI huuN| rAjA- (apane mana meM) yaha sambhava hai| sAtha hI kApAlika ne bhI kahA hai ki abhI maiM vidarbha deza se AyA huuN| (prakaTa meM) mune! kyA yaha damayantI kI pratikRti hai? kApAlika- hama brahmacArI haiM, isalie strI viSayaka kathA nahIM khuuNgaa| (1) bhartaH! eSA vidarbhAdhipaterbhImarathasya putryA damayantyAH prtikRti| (2) bhartaH! kuNDinapure me mAtRkulam, tadahaM sarvamapi vidarbhavRttAntaM jaanaami|
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________________ nalavilAse rAjA - ( saroSam ) pAkhaNDicANDAla ! kaukkuTika ! tApasachadmA praNidhirasi / kotra bhoH ? 28 (pravizya) daNDapANiH puruSaH - eSo'smi / rAjA - aye bhIma! enaM niyamya kArAyAM kSipa / puruSaH- yadAdizati devaH (ityabhidhAya kApAlikaM jaTAsu gRhItvA bhImo niSkrAntaH) kalahaMsa:- mUrtyA zAntAtmevAyaM paramatIva duSTaH / bhadrayA mudrayaiva pratihatamamUdRzAM pAkhaNDinAM zAntAtmatvam / api ca rUpa zAntAtmA'pi khalaH khalaH kathamapi vyArUDhabADhAvamodbhedasyApi sato na vartma carituM jaGghAlakelikramaH / rAjA - (krodha ke sAtha) are dhUrta cANDAla ! dambhI bhikSuka ! tapasvI ke chadma tuma koI dUta ho / are! yahA~ koI hai ? meM ( praveza karake) daNDapANi puruSa - yaha rAjA - are bhIma ! isako bA~dhakara kArAgAra meM rakha do| maiM huuN| puruSa - mahArAja kI jaisI AjJA (yaha kahakara kApalika kA keza pakar3akara bhIma nikala jAtA hai ) / kalahaMsa - AkRti se to yaha zAnta puruSa lagatA thA, parantu hai bahuta hI duSTa / apane AcaraNa se isane pAkhaNDI dvArA dhare gaye sajjana puruSa ke vAstavika svarUpa arthAt apane pAkhaNDIpana ko ujAgara kara diyaa| aura bhI, duSTa (vyakti) sajjana puruSa (kI mudrA meM) bhI duSTa hI hotA hai| kisI taraha sajjana ke mArga para calatA huA (usakI ) zIghradhAvI pAda vikSepa kI kuTila gati (usakI) duSTatA ke Adhikya ko prakaTa kara hI detA hai, (kyoMki duSTa usa mArga para calane meM TippaNI- 'kaukkuTika' - "syAddAmbhikaH kaukkuTiko yazcAdUreritekSaNaH" ityamaraH / 'praNidhi - "praNidhiH prArthane care" iti vaijayantI 1. kha. raudrayA /
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________________ prathamo'GkaH indoH kundasitaizcitApi parito doSaiva doSA karai zchannasyApi payodharaiH pratidizaM nAhraH zriyaM gaahte||20|| (punarvimRzya) makarike! satyaM mAnuSIpratikRtiriyam? makarikA-(1) kiM anahA bhaTTa(TTi)No vinavIyadi? rAjA kAmaM kAmaM kusumadhanuSo'pyAvahantI sazoke loke'pyasmin yadi mRgadRzAmIdRzI rUpalakSmIH / klezAkIrNe tapasi vipulasvargabhogotsukAnAM mandIbhUtA khalu tadadhunA prANabhAjAM prvRttiH||21|| (punarvimRzya) vayasya! tvatprayatnakRto'yamasmAkaM rtnlaabhH| ko'tra bhoH? samartha nahIM hai jaise cAroM ora candramA kI kundapuSpa ke sadRza zubhra aura komala kiraNoM se DhakI huI rAtri, rAtri hI hai tathA sabhI dizAoM meM bAdaloM se Acchatra dina, dina hI hotA hai, (kyoMki) rAtri dina kI zobhA ko dhAraNa nahIM kara sakatI hai||20|| (punaH vicAra karake) makarike! kyA yaha sacamuca manuSya yoni meM utpanna kisI sundarI kI hI pratikRti hai? makarikA- to kyA maiM svAmI se asatya bhASaNa karU~gI? rAjA- kAmadeva ke yatheSTa manoratha ko DhotI huI mRga ke samAna sundara nayana hai jisakA aisI rUpa-saundarya kI lakSmI yadi isa zokAkula saMsAra meM bhI hai, to prazasta svargabhoga ke atyanta icchuka (prayatnazIla) zarIradhAriyoM kI ruci kleza se vyApta tapasyA meM aba nizcita rUpa se manda par3a jaayegii||21|| (puna: mana meM vicArakara) mitra! tumhAre prayatna se hI mujhe isa ratna kI prApti huii| are! yahA~ koI hai? (1) kimanyathA bharturvijJapyate?
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________________ 30 nalavilAse (pravizya) puruSaH- esso'smi| rAjA- aye mAkanda! kharamukhAya kanakAlaGkAraM prycch| (yadAjJApayati deva ityabhidhAya mAkando niSkrAntaH) vidUSakaH-(1) jidaM mae jidaM me| (urddhavabAhuH pranRtyati) rAjA- (smitvA) saMyoge zrIrmado bhoge vaikalyasya nibndhnm| tatastu vastucintAyAM zaktyA zrIradhikA mdaat||22|| (puna: sAbhilASaM pratikRtimavalokya svagatam) viphala eva mamAvatAro jagati yadetayA saha salIlamatropavane na vihraami| (prakAzam) makarike! damayantI kanyakA? makarikA-(2) adha iN| (praveza karake) puruSa- yaha maiM huuN| rAjA- are mAkanda! kharamukha ko svarNAbhUSaNa do| (mahArAja kI jo AjJA yaha kahakara mAkanda nikala jAtA hai) vidUSaka- maiM jIta gayA, maiM jIta gayA (hAtha Upara uThAkara nAcatA hai)| rAjA- (musakurAkara) ghaniSThatA meM lakSmI (dhana) tathA upabhoga kI vastu meM madonmattatA uttejanA kA kAraNa hai isalie (apanI) yogyatA se vAstavika vicAra karane para madonmattatA se lakSmI (hI) adhika zreSTha hai||22|| (puna: abhilASA ke sAtha pratikRti ko dekhakara mana meM) yadi maiMne isa (sundarI) ke sAtha lIlApUrvaka isa vana meM vihAra nahIM kiyA, to isa jagat meM merA janma lenA hI vyartha hai| (prakaTa meM) makarike! kyA damayantI bAlA hai? makarikA- aura nahIM to kyA? (1) jitaM mayA jitaM myaa| (2) atha kim|
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________________ prathamo'GkaH 31 rAjA - anugRhIto'smi vedhasA (punarapavArya) kalahaMsa! trijagato'pyasulabhaM vastu sampAdayituM na zaknoSi ? kalahaMsaH - kimaparamucyate ? yadi matprANairapi sampadyate, tadA sampAdayAmi | (nepathye tUryadhvaniH) kalahaMsaH - deva! yugAdidevadevatAyatanasandhyAbalipaTahadhvanirayam / rAjA - (svAgatam) aho! paramaM zakunam / (punarvimRzya) preSayAmyenaM damayantyAH pArzve / iyaM ca makarikA vidarbhabhASAveSAcArakuzalA sahaiva yAtu / (punarnepathye) bho bho gandharvalokAH ! svakAryANi kRtvA zIghramAgacchata yugAdidevasandhyAsaGgItakamanuSThAtum / rAjA - taba to maiM vidhAtA se anugRhIta huA huuN| (punaH apavArita meM ) kalahaMsa ! tInoM loka meM durlabha vastu ko tuma prApta karA sakate ho ? kalahaMsa- yaha kyA kaha rahe haiM? yadi mujhe apanA prANa dekara bhI vaha kArya siddha karanA par3e to bhI maiM use siddha kruuNgaa| (nepathya meM turahI Adi kI dhvani) kalahaMsa - mahArAja ! devoM meM yugAdi deva bhagavAn zaMkara jI ke mandira meM sandhyAkAlIna pUjA-arcanA ke nimitta bajAye jA rahe nagAr3e, (Dhola) kI yaha dhvani hai| rAjA - (mana meM) oha ! ( yaha to ) bahuta hI zubha sUcaka hai| (puna: vicArakara) isako damayantI ke pAsa bhejatA huuN| vidarbhadeza kI bhASA - veza- AcAra meM catura yaha makarikA bhI sAtha meM hI jaay| ( puna: nepathya meM) he gandharvajana! Apa sabhI apanA kArya karake yugAdideva bhagavAn zaMkara jI kI sandhyAkAlIna saMgIta (nRtya, gIta vAdya) kA Arambha karane ke lie zIghra A jA~ya /
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________________ nalavilAse rAjA - ( sapramodamAtmagatam) aho! prayojanasamarthaH zabdapAtaH / dhruvamayaM kalahaMsaH prayojanamAdhAya zIghramAyAsyati / bhavatu / (prakAzam) kalahaMsa ! citrakarmAlaGkarmINAnyupakaraNAni praguNayituM vraja / makarike ! vaidarbhIpratikRtiM tvaM gRhANa / vayasya! darzaya panthAnaM yena sandhyAvidhimAdhAya saudhamalaGkurmahe / 32 ( iti niSkrAntAH sarve) / / prathamo'GkaH / / rAjA - (harSa ke sAtha mana meM) oha! (yaha to ) kArya siddha karane vAlI vANI hai / nizcaya hI yaha kalahaMsa kArya kA sampAdana kara zIghra hI aayegaa| acchA (prakaTa meM) kalahaMsa ! citrakArI ke upayoga meM Ane vAlI upakaraNoM kI susajjita karane ke lie jAo / makarike ! tuma damayantI kI pratikRti lo| mitra ! mArga dikhAo, jisase sandhyA-vandana kA sampAdana kara rAjabhavana ko hama alaMkRta kreN| ( yaha kahakara sabhI nikala jAte haiM) / / prathama aGka samApta / /
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________________ dvitiiyo'ngkH| (nepathye) svAgataM kalahaMsAya spricchdaay| (tataH pravizati kalahaMsa: makarikAprabhRtizca parivAraH) kalahaMsa:- kathaM mattamayUrodyAnarakSakaH zekharo'smadAgamanamanumodate? (pravizya) zekharaH- Arya kalahaMsa! yuSmadAgamanotkaNThito'tIva devo vrtte| tadahaM gatvA nivedyissyaami| (iti niSkrAntaH) kalahaMsa:- ayi makarike! kaccididamabhihitA tvayA lambastanI? yathA yAvad vayaM tvadAgamanaM devAya vijJApayAmaH, tAvat tvayA mattamayUrodyAna eva sthaatvym| (parde ke pIche) parijana sahita kalahaMsa kA svAgata hai| (isake bAda kalahaMsa, makarikA prabhRti parijana kA raGgamaJca para praveza hotA hai) kalahaMsa- matavAle mayUroM vAle udyAna kI rakSA karane vAlA zekhara hama logoM ke Agamana kA anumodana kyoM kara rahA hai? (raGgamaJca para pravezakara) zekhara- Arya kalahaMsa! Apake Agamana ke lie mahArAja adhika utkaNThita haiN| isalie Apake Ane kA samAcAra maiM jAkara mahArAja se kahatA huuN| (yaha kahakara raGgamaJca para se calA jAtA hai) kalahaMsa- arI makarike! kyA tumane lambastanI ko yaha kaha diyA ki jaba taka maiM tumhAre Ane kA samAcAra mahArAja ko kahU~, tabataka tumheM matavAle mayUroM vAle udyAna meM hI rahanA caahie|
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________________ 34 nalavilAse makarikA- (1) adha iN| kalahaMsa:- 'api praguNIkRtAni devasyopAyanIkartuM vidarbhamaNDalodbhavAni vstuuni?| makarikA- (2) svvmaacridN| (nepathye) bho bhoH sabhAcAriNaH! praguNIkriyatAM siNhaasnm| aho gandharvalokAH! prArabhyatAM snggiitkm| idAnImAsthAnamalaGkariSyati devH| kalahaMsaH- kathamayamamAtya; kimpuruSo vadati? (nepathye) (3) ido ido piyvyss!| makarikA- aura nahIM to kyA? kalahaMsa- aura bhI, mahArAja ko bheTa meM dene ke lie vidarbha deza se prApta vastu . ko bhI susajjita kro| makarikA- saba kucha kara cukI huuN| (parde ke pIche) are sevako! siMhAsana ko susajjita kro| he gandharva logo! Apa saGgIta prArambha kreN| aba, mahArAja isa sthAna ko suzobhita kreNge| kalahaMsa- yaha to amAtya kimpuruSa bola rahA hai| (parde ke pIche) idhara se priyamitra! idhara se| (1) atha kim| (2) srvmaacritm| (3) ita itaH priyavayasya! 1. kha. ayi| 2. ka. syopnynii.| 3. kha. .vysso|
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________________ dvitIyo'GkaH 35 kalahaMsa:- makarike ! yathA'yaM kharamukho vyAharati, tathA jAne samAyAti devaH / tadAsthAnamupasarpAva / ( iti parikrAmataH ) (tataH pravizati siMhAsanastho rAjA, kimpuruSa - kharamukhAdikazca parivAraH ) rAjA - (smRtvA vidUSakaM prati) vayasya! prAptaH kanakAlaGkAraH ? (pravizya) zekharaH- deva! prAptaH / rAjA - ( sasambhramam) kaH prAptaH ? zekharaH- deva! diSTyA 'vardhase / prApto mattamayUrodyAnaM saparicchadaH kalahaMsaH / kalahaMsa - makarike ! jaisA ki yaha kharamukha bola rahA hai, usase to yahI jAna par3atA hai ki mahArAja A rahe haiN| isalie, hama loga vahIM sabhA meM caleM / ( yaha kahakara donoM ghUmate haiM ) (isake bAda AmAtya kimpuruSa, kharamukhAdi parijana tathA siMhAsanArUDha rAjA praveza karatA hai) rAjA - ( smaraNakara vidUSaka se) mitra ! svarNAlaGkAra prApta ho gayA ? (pravezakara) zekhara - mahArAja ! prApta ho gyaa| rAjA- (sambhramapUrvaka ) kisane prApta kiyA ? zekhara - mahArAja ! bhAgya se samRddhi ko prApta kreN| parijana sahita kalahaMsa ne matavAle mayUroM vAle udyAna ko prApta kiyaa| 1 kha. vardhApyase /
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________________ nalavilAse kimpuruSaH- na kevalamudyAnaM sabhAM c| (kalahaMsa upasRtya makarikayA saha praNamati) rAjA- (bAhubhyAmAzliSya) 'api kuzalavAn kalahaMsaH? kuzalavatI makArikA? kalahaMsaH- devasya prtaapen| rAjA- (sautsukyam) samarthitamanorathaH samAyAto'si? kalahaMsaH- na smrthitmnorthH| rAjA- hatAH smH| kalahaMsa:- kiJca sambhAvitamanorathopAyaH smaayaato'smi| kimpuruSa- kevala udyAna ko hI nahIM isa pariSad ko bhI prApta kiyA, arthAt isa sabhA meM bhI upasthita haiN| (pAsa jAkara makarikA ke sAtha kalahaMsa praNAma karatA hai) rAjA- (donoM bhujAoM se AliGgana kara) kalahaMsa tuma kuzala se to ho? makarikA tumhArI kuzala to hai? kalahaMsa- mahArAja ke AzIrvAda se (saba kuzala hai)| rAjA- (utkaNThA ke sAtha) manoratha kA sampAdana karake Aye ho? kalahaMsa- manoratha kA sampAdana karake nahIM (AyA huuN)| rAjA- to maiM mArA gyaa| kalahaMsa- para manoratha ko siddha karane vAle sAdhana ko lekara AyA huuN| TippaNI- 'sabhA'- saha bhAnti abhISTanizcayArthamekatra gRhe| "sabhA sAmAjike goSThyAM dyUtamandirayorapi" iti medinI 'kimpuruSa'- "atha kimpuruSo lokabhedakinnarayoH pumAn" iti medinii| 1. kha. ayi|
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________________ dvitIyo'GkaH rAjA - ( saharSam ) anugRhItAH smaH / upAyasambhAvanAyAmupeyamapi sambhAvyate / bhavatu tAvat / dRSTavAnasi vidarbharAjAtmajAm ? kalahaMsa:- deva! adRSTavidarbharAjAtmajasya kalahaMsasya vidarbhagamanaM niSphalam / rAjA - na kevalamadRSTavidarbharAjAtmajasya kalahaMsasya vidarbhagamanaM niSphalaM, janmApi / tadalaM vAcAlatAvistareNa / prathamaM tAvad damayantItanucArimANaM samAsato vijJapaya / kalahaMsaH - ayaM samAsaH / rAjA - (sapramodam) vaidarbhItanuvarNanAM rasaghanazrotavyasImAbhimA mAkarNya zravaNau ! yuvAM gamayathaH svaM janma tAvatphalam / 37 rAjA - (harSa ke sAtha) taba to maiM anugRhIta huaa| (kyoMki) kAraNa kI sambhAvanA hone para kArya siddhi bhI sambhava hai| acchA to, vidarbhanareza kI putrI damayantI ko dekha cuke ho ? kalahaMsa - mahArAja ! vidarbhanareza kI putrI damayantI ko nahIM dekhane ke kAraNa kalahaMsa kA vidarbha deza jAnA vyartha ho gyaa| rAjA - damayantI ko nahIM dekhane ke kAraNa kalahaMsa kA vidarbhadeza ko jAnA hI kevala vyartha nahIM huA, apitu usakA janma bhI ( vyartha ho gyaa)| ataH vistAra se kahane kI koI AvazyakatA nhiiN| tabataka pahale damayantI ke zarIra saundarya ko saMkSepa meM kaho / kalahaMsa - saMkSepa meM isaprakAra hai / rAjA - (harSa ke sAtha) --- he donoM kAna ! rasapUrNa (kisI vastu kI) sunane kI jo sImA hai (vaha) isa damayantI ke saundarya varNana ko sunakara tuma donoM apanA janma hone kA utanA phala 1 kha. vidarbhAdhirA. /
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________________ 38 nalavilAse trailokyAdbhutarUpadarzanasudhAsamparkahetuH punaH puNyaM vAM nayane! phaliSyati vpurlaavnnypunnyotsve||1|| kalahaMsa! saavdhaano'smi| kalahaMsaH- deva! kAvyaM cet sarasaM kimarthamamRtaM, vaktraM kuraGgIdRzAM cet kandarpavipANDugaNDaphalakaM rAkAzazAGkena kim? svAtantryaM yadi jIvitAvadhi mudhA svarbhUrbhuvo vaibhavaM vaidarbhI yadi baddhayauvanabharA prItyA saratyA'pi kim? / / 2 / / prApta karo, tathA donoM netra! tInoM loka meM adbhutarUpadarzanajanma amRta ke samparka kA jo kAraNa (hai, usa damayantI ke) zarIra lAvaNya saundarya varNana rUpa isa Ananda ke avasara para tuma donoM ko (bhI apanA) pavitra phala prApta hogaa||1|| kalahaMsa! maiM sAvadhAna huuN| kalahaMsa- he mahArAja! kAvya yadi sarasa (zRGgArAdi nava rasoM se yukta) hai to amRta (sudhA) kI kyA AvazyakatA, mRganayanI kA yadi kAmadeva kI taraha sundara pIta-dhavala (pANDu varNa kA) kapolamaNDala vAlA mukha hai to pUrNimA ke candramA se kyA lAbha, svatantratA yadi jIvanaparyanta ho to svargaloka, bhU-loka tathA pAtAla-loka ke vaibhava rAjya se kyA kAma tathA (ukta)guNoM se yukta yuvAvasthA se AliGgita damayantI (kI) yadi (prApti) ho jAya to anurAga sahita prema se bhI kyA laabh||2|| rAjA- (harSa ke sAtha mana meM) yadi yuvAvasthA se AliGgita vidarbhanareza kI putrI damayantI ke rati aura prIti donoM kA kathana punarukta hai taba isa sabhA meM nala kI TippaNI- 'svAtantryam'- isa paMkti se kavi kI svAtantrya-priyatA kA paricaya milatA hai| kavi kAvya racanA ke kSetra meM hI nahIM apitu jIvana ke sabhI kSetroM meM svatantratA ke upAsaka haiN| isIlie to apanI pUrNa svatantratA ke Age svarga aura tInoM loka ke vaibhava ko tuccha samajhate haiN| inakI svAtantryapriyatA kA dUsarA pramANa yaha hai ki kavi ne apanI svAtantrya-priyatA kA varNana 'kaumudImitrAnanda', nirbhayabhImavyAyoga' tathA 'jinastava' ke Arambha aura anta meM kiyA hai|
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________________ dvitIyo'Gka: 39 rAjA- (saharSamAtmagatam) yadi sayauvanAyAM vidarbharAjatanayAyAM ratiprItyoH punaruktArthatA, tadAnIma(me) va sthAne nlsyotklikaakaapeym| (punardizo'valokya) kathamAsthAnIjanabahalakolAhalena karNayoH sapratyUho vidarbharAjAtmajA lAvaNyasaurabhavarNanAmRtAsvAdaH? (prkaashm| saroSam) maJjIrANi raNanti vArayata huM vArAGganAzcAmaragrAhiNyo maNikaGkaNAvali jhaNatkAraM ciraM rksst| pUrNa paJcamagItirItibhiraho! gandharvalokAH! kathaM vaidarbhIguNasaGkathAM kharatarairmuSNItha pApA:! svraiH||3|| utkaNThA bandaroM ke svabhAva kI taraha hai| (punaH dizAoM ko dekhakara) sabhikajana ke adhika kolAhala ke kAraNa damayantI ke saundarya-sugandhi kA varNana jisakA AsvAdana amRta tulya hai, use kAnoM ke lie vighnasaMkula kyoM banAyA jA rahA hai? (prakaTa meN| krodhapUrvaka) (nRtya kara rahI) vArAGganAyeM (apsarAyeM, vezyAyeM) apane nUpuroM kI jhanajhanAhaTa ko rokeM (arthAt nRtya banda kareM), cA~vara grAhiNI (striyA~ apane hAthoM kI) maNinirmita kaGganoM kI khanakhanAhaTa ko dera taka rokeM (arthAt cA~vara DulAnA banda kreN)| he gandharvo! sura meM gAyA jAnA vAlA gIta bhI pUrNa ho cukA, (taba) are pApiyo! (apane) prakhara svara ke dvArA damayantI ke saundaryavarNana (rUpI) kathA ko kyoM curA rahe ho| (arthAt sunane meM kyoM vighna DAla rahe ho)||3|| 1. ka. jaasau.| TippaNI- 'maJjIra'- "maJjIro nUpuraH" ityamaraH / "tulAkoTimanibhede'mbude syAnUpure'pi ca" iti medinii| 'maNi-kaGkaNa'- "maNiH strIpuMsayorazmajAtau muktAdike'pi ca" iti medinii| 'kaGkaNa'- "kaGkaNaM karabhUSAyAM sUtramaNDanayorapi" iti medinii| "hastamaNDanasUtre syAt kaGkaNo nA pratIsaraH" iti rtnkossH| gandharva- "gandharvaH pazubhede syAt puNskokilturnggyoH| antarAbhAvasattve ca gAyane khecare'pi ca" iti medinii| 2. kha.. vlirnntkaarN|
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________________ 40 nalavilAse kalahaMsaH - api ca deva! vizvasya zravaNendriyaM saphalatAM netuM purA bhAratI vAcAM rUpamupAsya nirmitavatI vAsaM vidarbhakSitau / baddheryeva narendra bhImatanayAveSaM vidhRtyAdhunA sAphalyaM nayanendriyaM gamayituM devI smarasya priyA / / 4 / / vidUSakaH - (1) hI hI bho kalahaMsa ! suTTu tae damayaMtIe aMgacaMgattaNaM samAseNa kahidaM, tA satthi bhavade bhodu / kalahaMsa:- (sasambhramam) kathamAryaH kharamukhaH ? kharamukha ! namaste / kalahaMsa - mahArAja ! aura bhI logoM ko kAnoM kI saphalatA (arthAt kAna hone kA jo phala hai, usa phala ko) dene ke lie (mAno) sarasvatI devI ne (damayantI ke) rUpa-saundarya ko (apanI ) vANI kA ArAdhya (varNya viSaya) banAkara pahile vidarbhadeza kI dharatI para nivAsa (kiyA, tathA ) aba, netroM kI saphalatA (arthAt logoM ko netra hone kA jo phala hai, usa phala) ko dene ke lie kAmadeva kI priyA rati ne (damayantI se ) IrSyA karatI huI sI rAjA bhIma kI putrI damayantI ke aGga prasAdhana ( kI vastuoM) ko dhAraNa kara (liyA) / / 4 / / vidUSaka - ahA, he kalahaMsa ! tumane acchI taraha se saMkSepa meM damayantI ke aGgasaundarya kA varNana kiyA, ataH tumhArA kalyANa ho / kalahaMsa- (saMbhramapUrvaka) ye to Arya kharamukha haiN| he kharamukha ! namaskAra / (1) aho aho ! bhoH kalahaMsa ! suSThu tvayA damayantyA aGgacaGgatvaM samAsena kathitam / tat svasti bhavate bhavatu / TippaNI- 'bhAratI' - "brAhmI tu bhAratI bhASA gIrvAgvANI sarasvatI" ityamaraH / 'vAcA'"brAhmaNI vacanaM vAcA' iti zabdArNavaH / 'veSa' - "AkalpaveSau nepathyaM pratikarma prasAdhanam" itymrH| arthAt, veSo hi vastrAlaMkAramAlyaprasAdhanairaGgazobhA, prasAdhanaM tu samAlambhanaM tilakapatrabhaGgAdinA /
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________________ dvitIyo'GkaH vidUSakaH- (1) maha samANavihavo hohi| makarikA- (2) ajja! pnnmaami| vidUSakaH- (3) mama sarisaM ruviNaM paI lhsu| rAjA- (smitvA) aho! prmsmpttiheturaashiirvaadH| vidUSakaH- (4) bho! tae maha jogaM na kiM pi vidambhamaMDalAdo ANIdaM? kalahaMsaH- astyaaniitm| rAjA- (smitvA sautsukyam) almprstuten| savistaraM vidrbhraajtnyaasvruupmaavedy| kalahaMsaH- deva! . vidUSaka- mere samAna vaibhava ko prApta kro| makarikA- Arya! praNAma karatI huuN| vidUSaka- mere samAna rUpavAn pati ko prApta kro| rAjA- (musakurAkara) oha, to sarvazreSTha sampati (priya vastu) kI prApti ke lie (diyA gayA) AzIrvAda hai| vidUSaka- he kalahaMsa! tuma vidarbhadeza se mere yogya bhI koI vastu ko lAe ho| kalahaMsa- lAyA huuN| rAjA- (musakurAkara utsukatA ke sAtha) (aprastuta aprAsaGgika) bAta karanA vyartha hai| vistArapUrvaka damayantI ke rUpa saundarya kA varNana kro| kalahaMsa- mahArAja! (1) mama samAnavibhavo bhv| (2) Arya! prnnmaami| (3) mama sadRzaM rUpiNaM patiM lbhsv| (4) bho! tvayA mama yogyaM na kimapi vidarbhamaNDalAdAnItam?
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________________ 42 - nalavilAse calakamalavilAsAbhyAsinI netrapatre dazanavasanabhUmibandhujIvaM dunoti| smarabharaparirohatpANDimAgUDharUDha dyutivijitamRgAGkA modate gnnddbhittiH||5|| rAjA- yathAyaM kalahaMso varNayati, tathaiva yadi tasyA aGgasannivezo yadi ca bhagavAnanukUlo viraJcistadAna niSadhAdhipateraparobhUrbhuvaHsvastraye'pi punnypraaglbhyvaan| vidUSakaH- (1) bho kalahaMsa! tAe kannagAe maha vattA kAvi pucchidA? makarikA- (2) pucchidaa| keliparaka manovinoda meM nirantara saMlagna (damayantI ke) netrapalaka (jala meM) Dolate hue kAmaloM (tathA) dA~toM ke nivAsa sthAna kI bhUmi oSTha (kI lAlI) bandhUka (vRkSa ke) puSpoM ko kaSTa de rahA hai (tathA) kAmadeva yuvAvasthA se AliGgita (isake vistRta kapola kI) paramparA prApta atyanta utkRSTa dhavalAtA sundaratA rUpI (jo) kAnti (usake dvArA) nizcita rUpa se candramA ko parAjita kara (usakA) vistRta kapola zobhita ho rahA hai||5|| rAjA- jisaprakAra se yaha kalahaMsa varNana kara rahA hai, yadi vaisI hI damayantI ke aGgoM kI saMracanA hai aura yadi bhagavAn brahmA jI anukUla haiM to tInoM loka (svarga, bhUloka tathA pAtAlaloka) meM dUsarA koI bhI niSadhAdhipati nala ke samAna puNya-pratApa vAlA nahIM hai| vidUSaka- he kalahaMsa! usa kanyA ne mere bAre meM bhI kucha pUchA hai| makarikA- hA~, pUchA hai| (1) bho kalahaMsa! tayA kanyakayA mama vArtA kA'pi pRSTA? (2) pRssttaa| TippaNI- 'bandhujIva'-- "bandhUko bandhujIvazca" iti vaijyntii| TippaNI- "virazci:'- viraJca: kaJcaturmukhaH" iti vaijyntii| :
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________________ dvitIyo'GkaH vidUSakaH - ( saharSam ) (1) kiM tAe bhaNidaM ? makarikA - (2) edaM bhaNidaM, so gaddahamuho kiM karedi ? vidUSakaH - ( saroSam ) (3) huM sA maM gaddahamuhaM bhaNadi, tA na tassa vantraNaM suNissaM / kalahaMsaH - aparaM ca / kArkazyabhUH stanataTI na girAM vilAsaH kezAH parAM kuTilatAM dadhate na cetaH / tasyAH kuraGgakadRzo nRpacakrazakra ! jADyaM gatau na tu matau vidhRtAvakAzam / / 6 / / 43 vidUSaka - ( harSa ke sAtha) usane kyA kahA ? makarikA - isaprakAra kahA ki vaha gardabhamukha kyA karatA hai ? vidUSaka - (krodhapUrvaka) kyA vaha mujhe gardabhamukha kahatI hai ? (ThIka hai,) to maiM usakA varNana nahIM sunU~gA / kalahaMsa - aura bhI he rAjendra ! ( usake ) stanoM ke agrabhAga kI kaThoratA (kasApana) vANI kA viSaya (arthAt zabdoM se vyakta) nahIM (kiyA jA sakatA hai, to dUsarI ora bAloM ke ghu~gharAlepana ko hRdaya meM dhAraNa nahIM (kiyA jA sakatA) hai| usa mRganayanI damayantI (ke saundarya varNana meM merI ) buddhi jar3a ho gaI kintu usakA ( saundarya varNana) samApta nahIM ho rahA hai / / 6 / / (1) kiM tayA bhaNitam ? (2) etad bhaNitam, sa gardabhamukhaH kiM karoti ? (3) huM ! sA mAM gardabhamukhaM bhaNati, tato na tasyA varNanaM zroSyAmi /
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________________ 44 nalavilAse kimpuruSaH- (svagatam) dhruvamIdazasya strIratnasya smpraaptirbhrtaarddhraajymupnyti| kalahaMsa:- api ca svayaM vimRzya so'yamavayavAnAM saundaryalezo devAya vijnypitH| paramArthena tu vadanazazino netrAmbhojadvayasya kapolayoH stanakalazayordoSNo bhenitambataTasya c| tanutanulatAjyotsnAvIcInimagradRzA mayA na khalu kalito doSaH kazcid guNo na ca kshcn||7|| vidUSakaH- (saharSam) (1) hI hI bho! tIe ayaM jjeva mahaMto doso jaM sarIre teeNa pikhiduM pi na skkiiydi| rAjA- (saspRhamAtmagatam) . kimpuruSa- (apane mana meM) isaprakAra kI strI-ratna kI prApti karAne vAle (kalahaMsa) ko nizcaya hI mahArAja ke dvArA apanA AdhA rAjya upahAra svarUpa denA caahie| kalahaMsa- aura svayaM bhI vicAra karake damayantI ke zarIrAvayavoM kA, jo bhI saundarya hai, use Apako kaha sunaayaa| lekina vAstavikatA to yahI hai ki (damayantI ke) candramA rUpI mukha, kamalarUpI donoM netra, donoM kapoloM, kalaza rUpI stanoM, bhujAoM, nAbhi, nitamba pradezoM tathA patalI latA sI kRzAGgI kI kAnti rUpI taraGga meM gotA lagAte hue maiMne na to (usameM) kisI doSa kI gaNanA kI aura na to gaNoM kI hii||7|| vidUSaka- (harSa ke sAtha) ahA hA!. taba to usameM eka bahuta bar3A doSa usake zarIra kA teja hai, jisake kAraNa use dekhA bhI nahIM jA sktaa| rAjA- (spRhApUrvaka mana meM) (1) aho aho! bho! tasyA ayameva mahAn doSo yat zarIre tejasA prekSitumapi na shkyte|
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________________ dvitIyo'GkaH AH ! kiM bhaviSyati sa ko'pi kadApi vizva kalyANakandajaladapratimo muhUrtaH / yasmin vidarbhatanayAvadanendusaGgA dutphullumakSikumudaM tadidaM mama syAt / / 8 / / kalahaMsaH - kiJcinnirnimeSanetraviSaya eva vaidarbhIrUpaprakarSa: pratyakSIkRto'pi na zakyate vAcA varNayitum / 45 rAjA - (saprazrayamAtmagatam) nirnimeSanetraviSaya eva vaidarbhIrUpaprakarSa iti padamasmAkamupazrutiH / dhruvaM bhaviSyati taddarzanaM naH / kimpuruSaH - ( sAsUyamiva ) tadasti kiM kimapi yatkavigirAmapyagocaraH ? rAjA - ( saroSamamAtyaM prati) ayuktamabhidadhAsi / yataH - Aha, jala ko dhAraNa karane vAle megha kAnti kI taraha (athavA jala kI varSA kara annAdi kI Upaja meM vRddhi karane vAle meghakAnti kI taraha) vaha apUrva kSaNa, (jo) loka ke Ananda kA AdhAra hai, kyA kabhI hogA (AyegA), jisa (apUrva kSaNa) meM vidarbhanareza bhIma kI putrI damayantI ke mukha rUpI candramA ke samparka se merA (nala kA) yaha netra rUpI kumuda (rAtrikamala) khila uThegA / / 8 / / kalahaMsa- kucha (jo ) apalaka netra se dekhe jAne yogya damayantI ke utkRSTa rUpa saundarya ko sAkSAt dekhakara bhI usakA varNana vANI ke dvArA nahIM kiyA jA sakatA hai| rAjA - (AdarapUrvaka mana hI mana ) damayantI ke rUpa-saundarya kI zreSThatA apalaka netra kA hI viSaya hai, yaha to hameM svIkAra hai / to hameM usa (damayantI) kA darzana nizcita hogaa| kimpuruSa- ( IrSyA kare hue kI taraha) kyA aisI apUrva vastu bhI ho sakatI hai, jo kavi-vANI ke dvArA na dekhI (varNana kiyA) jA ske| rAjA- (krodhapUrvaka amAtya kimpuruSa ke prati ) tuma yaha anucita kaha rahe ho / kyoMki TippaNI- 'pratima' - "pratimo prabhA" iti vaijayantI / "kumuda' - "kumudaM kairave" iti medinI / "vadana' - " mukhaM tu vadanam" iti vaijayantI /
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________________ 46 nalavilAse adhikA varNanA varNyAt kvacid varNya tato'dhikam / varNyasyAkAnti- kAntibhyAM dvayamapyupapadyate / / 9 / / atyantakamanIyaM hi stotuM vAco'pi nezate / svarUpataH sudhAsvAdaM vaktuM brahmApi na kSamaH / / 10 / / tadalamativistareNa / kalahaMsa ! kathaya tAvaditaH sthAnAd gatena kimAcaritaM tvayA ? kalahaMsa:- deva! devapratikRtiM damayantIpratikRtiM cAdAya devapAdAn praNamya katipayairevAhobhirahaM kuNDinamadhigatavAn / kahIM varNya viSaya se adhika varNana hotA hai aura kahIM varNana se adhika varNyaviSaya / varNana kI jAne vAlI vastu yadi akAnti arthAt alpa saundarya vAlI hai to varNana kA Adhikya aura saundarya sampanna hai to varNya viSaya kI adhikatA, isalie donoM sambhava hai / / 9 / / bahuta hI sundara ( manohara vastu ) kI stuti ( prazasti) vANI ke dvArA nahIM kI jA sakatI hai, kyoMki (binA amRta kA pAna kiye) amRta ke svarUpa (mAtra) se usake svAda Asvadana ko kahane meM brahmA bhI samartha nahIM haiM / / 10 / / isalie adhika vistAra karanA vyartha hai / he kalahaMsa ! to yaha kaho ki yahA~ se jAkara tumane vahA~ (vidarbhadeza) meM kyA-kyA AcaraNa kiyA ? kalahaMsa - mahArAja ! ApakI pratikRti tathA damayantI kI prati kRti lekara mahArAja ke caraNoM ko praNAma kara kucha hI dina meM maiM kuNDina nagarI pahu~ca gyaa| 'kAntirdyutizchaviH" ityamaraH / "kAntiH zobhAbhikAmayoH " iti TippaNI- 'kAnti'vaijayantI / TippaNI- jJAna do prakAra kA hotA hai- savikalpaka jJAna aura nirvikalpaka jnyaan| jisa vastu kI nAma jAtyAdiyojanA dvArA abhivyakti hama kara sakate haiM vaha savikalpaka jJAna kA viSaya hotA hai, parantu yadi koI pUche ki cInI kitanI madhura hai to use vANI ke dvArA hama cAhakara bhI abhivyakta nahIM kara sakate haiN| isake lie Avazyaka hai ki pUchane vAlA vyakti svayaM use khAye / yahI nirvikalpaka jJAna hai| ThIka yahI sthiti bahuta hI sundara vastu kI bhI hai; kyoMki vaha nirvikalpaka jJAna kA hI viSaya hotI hai|
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________________ dvitIyo'GkaH rAjA - ( satvaram) tatastataH / kalahaMsaH - anantaramanayA makarikayA svAbhijanadvAreNa kathamapyAtmanaH kanyAntaHpure pravezaH kRtaH / 47 rAjA - ( saspRham ) AyuSmati makarike! 'tatrabhavatI bhavatI prathamaM vaidarbhI dRSTavatI ? makarikA - (1) adha iM / rAjA - tatastataH / makarikA - (2) tado paDidiNaM sevAvavaeseNa damayaMtIpAsaM gacchAmi, jadhAvasaraM ca devassa rUva- lAvaNNa- vikkamasamalaMkidaM caridaM vinnavemi / rAjA - ( satvaram) tatastataH / rAjA - (zIghratApUrvaka) usake bAda, usake bAda | kalahaMsa- isake bAda makarikAne apane mAtRkula vAloM ke mAdhyama se kisI prakAra svayaM ko damayantI ke antaHpura meM praveza kraayaa| rAjA- ( spRhApUrvaka) he AyuSmati makarike ! AdaraNIye Apane hI vahA~ pahile damayantI ko dekhaa| makarikA - aura nahIM to kyA ? rAjA - usake bAda, usake bAda / makarikA - usake bAda sevA ke bahAne maiM pratidina damayantI ke samIpa jAtI thI aura maukA pAkara mahArAja ke rUpa lAvaNya tathA parAkrama se yukta carita ko sunAtI thii| rAjA- (zIghratApUrvaka) usake bAda, usake bAda / (1) atha kim / (2) tataH pratidinaM sevAvyapadezena damayantIpArzva gacchAmi, yathAvasaraM ca devasya rUpa-lAvaNya- vikramasamalaGkRtaM caritaM vijJapayAmi / 1 ka. tatrabhavatI pra0 /
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________________ 48 nalavilAse ____ makarikA- (1) egadA harisidahiyayAe damayaMtIe jaMpidaM jathAtumaM jjeva egA nisaDhAhivaiNo iha atthi? Adu anno vi ko vi? tado mae bhaNidaM anno vi savvarahassaTThANAM dudiyaM piva hidayaM nisaDhAhivaiNo piyavayasso kalahaMso nAma atthi| kimpuruSaH- makarike! vAgminI khlvsi| sarvarahasyasthAnaM dvitIyamiva hRdayaM vadantyA tvayA rahasyAlApeSu niHzaGkA kRtA raajputrii| rAjA- ttsttH| kalahaMsaH- asvasthazarIrAdamayantIti praghoSaM vidhAya vaidyavyAjenAhamanayA vidarbhaduhiturabhyarNaM niitH|| rAjA- (sapramodam) makarike! caturA'si vikttkpttnaattkghttnaasu| (vimRzya) makarikA- eka dina prasatracitta damayantI ne kahA ki lagatA to yahI hai ki niSadhAdhipati ke yahA~ ekAkI tuma hI ho? athavA koI aura dUsarA bhI hai? taba maiMne kahA sabhI rahasyoM kA Azraya dvitIya hRdaya kI taraha niSadhAdhipati (rAjA nala) ke priya mitra bhI yahA~ haiM, jinakA nAma kalahaMsa hai| kimpuruSa- he makarike! tuma bahuta hI catura ho| sabhI rahasyoM kA Azraya dvitIya hRdaya kI taraha (aisA) kahakara tumane damayantI ko rahasya kA kathana karane meM zaGkArahita kara diyaa| rAjA- usake bAda, usake baad| kalahaMsa- (eka dina) makarikA ne damayantI bImAra ho gaI hai aisI ghoSaNA kara . mujhe eka vaidya ke bahAne vidarbha nareza kI putrI damayantI ke bhavana meM le gii| rAjA- (harSa ke sAtha) mkrike| kapaTa kA vicitraabhinaya karane meM tuma bahuta cAlAka ho| (vicArakara) (1) ekadA harSitahRdayayA damayantyA jalpitaM yathA-tvamevaikA niSadhAdhipaterihAsi, athavA'nyo'pi ko'pi? tato mayA bhaNitam anyo'pi sarvarahasyasthAnaM dvitIyamiva hRdayaM niSadhAdhipateH priyavayasya: kalahaMso naamaasti|
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________________ dvitIyo'GkaH sarvathA kaitavaM nindyaM pravadantu vipazcitaH / kevalaM na vinA tena duHsAdhaM vastu sidhyati / / 11 / / kimpuruSaH- deva! kimaparamucyate ? kAmaM zAThyavyapohena paralokaH prarohatu / ihalokapratiSThA tu zAThyapa' Nyaiva nizcitam / / 12 / / kalahaMsaH - deva ! nirmAyo yaH kRpAluryaH satyo yaH sanayazca yaH / prAyeNa tatra lokasya klIbabuddhirvijRmbhate / / 13 / / (yadyapi) vidvAn kapaTa- jAlasAjI ko hara taraha se nindanIya kaheM, ( kintu ) jAlasAjI ke binA nizcita (hI) duHsAdhya (viziSTa) vastu kI siddhi (prApti) nahIM ho ( saka) tI hai / / 11 / / kimpuruSa - mahArAja ! aisA kyoM kahate haiM? bhale hI beImAnI, chala-kapaTa, jAlasAjI Adi ko chor3akara (tyAgakara loga) svargaloka jAte haiM, parantu isa loka meM sammAna nizcita rUpa se beImAnI, chala, kapaTa, jAlasAjI Adi vyApAra se hI milatA hai / / 12 / / kalahaMsa- mahArAja! jo mAyA-moha se rahita hai, jo dayAvAn hai, jo satyabhASI hai tathA jo nItijJa hai, to (aise manuSya ko ) prAya: isa saMsAra kA napuMsakamati (durbalamanA puruSArthahIna hI ) prakAzita kiyA jAtA hai ( arthAt kahA jAtA hai ) / / 13 / / 49 TippaNI- 'kaitavam'- "kaitavaM kapaTe" iti vaijayantI / "kaitavaM tu chale" iti medinI / kevalam' - "kevalaM nizcite" iti vaijayantI / - TippaNI- 'kAmam' - "kAmaM prakAmam" iti ityamaraH / "kAmaH svarecchAkAmyeSu " iti haima: / 'zAThya' - "kusRtirnikRtiH zAThyam" ityamaraH / 1. ka. . puNyaiva /
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________________ nalavilAse rAjA- (satvaram) ttsttH| kalahaMsaH- samalaGkRtAsane mayi rAjaputrI salIlamidamabhihitavatI-sa bhavAn kalahaMso'si? (sti?) rAjA- aho! girAM mdhurimaa| ttH| kalahaMsaH-mayoktam- yathA jAnAti devii| tato rAjaputrI 'samAsato vivakSitamarthamAvedaya' iti nigdivvtii| anntrmhmuktvaan| rAjA- (sautsukyam) kimuktavAnasi? kalahaMsaH- idmuktvaansmi| zauNDIreSu bhayojjavaleSu subhagottaMseSu ca grAmaNIdevo naiSadhabhUpatiH zrutamidaM svarbhUrbhuvo bhuurishH| rAjA- (zIghratApUrvaka) usake bAda, usake baad| kalahaMsa- mere Asana para baiTha jAne ke bAda rAjaputrI damayantI ne Ananda ke . sAtha yaha kahA- to vaha kalahaMsa Apa hI haiM? rAjA- ahA,vANI meM kitanI madhuratA hai| usake baad| kalahaMsa- maiMne kahA- jaisA devI jAnatI haiM vahI maiM huuN| usake bAda damayantI ne kahA- 'saMkSepa meM Apa apane abhISTa artha prayojana ko kheN'| pazcAt maiMne khaa| rAjA- (utsukatApUrvaka) tumane kyA kahA? kalahaMsa- maiMne yaha kahA thA abhimAniyoM meM, prema, rAga se bhayabhItoM (arthAt yogiyoM) meM, zreSTha (sundara) alaMkAroM meM tathA grAmavAsiyoM meM, aneka bAra yaha sunA jA cukA hai ki svarga-loka, bhUloka aura pAtAla loka meM, pRthvI pAlaka rAjA nala (hI zreSTha) hai, isa prakAra sampUrNa TippaNI- 'zauNDIra'- "zuNDA garvo'sti asya- shunnddaa+iirn+ann'| 'bhayojjvala' 'bhaya'-"daratrAsau bhItirbhI: sAdhvasaM bhayam" itymrH| 'ujjvala'-- "zRGgAraH zucirujjvalaH' itymrH| "ujjvalo dIptazRGgAra." iti medinii|
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________________ dvitIyo'GkaH etacca prathitaM vidarbhatanayA yad vizvavizvasphura cchauryAdiprasaraM varaM spRhayati brUmaH kimanyat tataH ? / / 14 / / rAjA - (svagatam) AH ! kimataH paraM rAjatanayA'bhidhAsyatIti yatsatyamAkulo'smi / bhavatu (prakAzam) tataH kimuktavatI ? kalahaMsa:- rAjatanayA na kiMcit / 51 rAjA - (sakhedamAtmagatam) hA! hatAH smaH / kalahaMsaH - kintu kapiJjalA nAma vidarbharAjacAmaragrAhiNI samIpasthitedamuktavatI / rAjA - ( sasambhramam) kimAha sma sA ? kalahaMsaH - idamAha sma sA / anurUpaM yogaM kartumIhate sa bhagavAn kalahaMsaH / saMsAra meM nirbAdhi gati se phaile hue (apane ) zauryAdi se dedIpyamAna rAjA nala ko kyA damayantI (apanA) pati cAhatI hai, (arthAt rAjA nala ko apane pati ke rUpa meM svIkAra karatI hai) to kaheM, yA dUsare ko / / 14 / / rAjA - ( mana hI mana ) isake bAda damayantI ne kyA kahA hogA use sunane ke lie maiM vyAkula ho rahA huuN| acchA (prakaTa meM) isake bAda (usane) kyA kahA ? kalahaMsa- damayantI ne kucha nahIM khaa| rAjA - ( kheda ke sAtha mana meM) oha, maiM mArA gayA / kalahaMsa - kintu kapiJjalA nAma kI bhIma nareza kI cA~vara DulAne vAlI (jo) damayantI ke samIpa sthita thI usane yaha kahA / rAjA- (sambhramapUrvaka) usane kyA kahA thA? kalahaMsa- kapiJjalA ne yaha kahA thA ki kalahaMsa rUpa-saundarya meM eka samAna donoM nala-damayantI kA saMyoga karanA cAhate haiN|
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________________ 52 nalavilAse rAjA - ( saharSamAtmagatam) iyatpratyujjIvitAH smaH / jAnAti tAvadetatparikaraloko yathA damayantyA niSadhapatiranurUpo varaH / (prakAzam) tatastataH / kalahaMsaH - anantaraM ca smitaM kRtvA rAjatanayA devasya pratikRtipaTaM mama karatalAdAdAya punaH pratikRtiM pulakakorakitamAtmAnaM suciramAlokitavatI / rAjA - (sasambhramam) lakSitaH ko'pyavalokanasyAbhyupAyaH kalahaMsena ? vidUSakaH - (saroSam ) (1) bho! kiM pucchesi? pulakideNaM aMgeNaM jjeva nivedidaM / kalahaMsa:- lakSitaH kapiJjalAvacanAt / rAjA - ( sasambhramam ) kiM tat kapiJjalAvacaH ? rAjA - (harSa ke sAtha mana meM) to yaha sunakara maiM punaH jIvita ho gyaa| jaisA ki usake naukara-cAkara (bhI) jAnate haiM ki damayantI ke lie anukUla vara (pati) niSadhAdhipati nala hI haiN| (prakaTa meM) usake bAda, usake bAda / kalahaMsa - aura isake bAda damayantI ne thor3A ha~sakara mahArAja (nala) kI pratikRti vAlI paTTikA ko mere hAtha se lekara phira pratikRti ko (arthAt chAyA citra ko bAra-bAra dekhatI ) punaH apane ko romAJcita karatI huI dera taka dekhatI rahI / rAjA- (sambhramapUrvaka) damayantI ke dvArA pratikRti) dekhane kA koI kAraNa kyA kalahaMsa ne dekhA ? vidUSaka - ( krodha ke sAtha) are ! pUcha kyA rahe ho? usa (damayantI) ke romAJcita aGgoM ne to spaSTa kara hI diyaa| kalahaMsa- kapiJjalA ke vacana se lakSita huA / rAjA- (sambhramapUrvaka) kapiJjalA kA vaha vacana kyA thA ? (1) bho! kiM pRcchasi ? pulakitenAGgenaiva niveditam /
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________________ dvitIyo'GkaH kalahaMsaH- idaM vaco yathA devi! kimarthamatyarthamAyAsyate punaH punaravalokanena dRSTiH? sarvathA'nuharatyevaiSA prtikRtirdeviivpussH| rAjA- sAdhu kapiJjale! bhAvajJAnakuzale! sAdhu, ttsttH| kalahaMsa:- atrAntarecadevI pratikRtyA saha nirUpyate na punarmUlarUpeNeti vadantI makarikA kApAlikAnItAM pratikRti rAjaputryA drshitvtii| rAjA- samIcInamAha mkrikaa| yathA mukhyasya saundarya pratibimbasya no tthaa| : sUryAcandramasau vArisaGkrAntau klaanttejsau||15|| kalahaMsaH- tato makarike! matkaralikhiteyaM pratikRtiH kutastavaitasyAH prAptiriti sarovaM rAjaputrI vyaahrt| kalahaMsa- (kapiJjalA kA) yaha vacana thA, he damayanti! bAra-bAra dekhane ke dvArA tuma apanI dRSTi ko kyoM atyadhika kaSTa de rahI ho? yaha pratikRti nizcita rUpa se damayantI ke zarIra se milatI hai (arthAt damayantI ke pati ke anukUla hai)| rAjA- vAha! manogata bhAvoM ko jAnane meM pravINa kapichale! vAha, usake bAda, usake baad| kalahaMsa- aura isI bIca meM devI (damayantI) pratikRti ke sAtha milAna kara rahI haiM, na ki mUlarUpa se aisA kahatI huI makarikA ne kApAlika dvArA lAyI gayI pratikRti ko damayantI ko dikhaayaa| rAjA- makarikA ne yuktisaMgata bAta khii| jaisA saundarya mukhya (arthAt mUla rUpa meM vidyamAna) vastu meM hotA hai vaisA saundarya pratibimba (arthAt kisI vastu kI banAI gaI chAyAcitra) meM nahIM hotA hai| (kyoMki) jala meM saMkramita (arthAt jala meM dikhalAI par3ane vAle sUrya aura candramA ke pratibimba meM) sUrya aura candramA bhI malina kAnti (prabhA, prakAza, teja) vAle (hI) hote haiN||15|| kalahaMsa- isake bAda, krodhapUrvaka rAjaputrI damayantI ne kahA, makarike! mere hAtha se banAI gaI yaha pratikRti tumheM kahA~ se prApta huii|
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________________ nalavilAse ___ rAjA- (sabhayam) ko'yamutpAtaH? ttsttH| kalahaMsaH- anantaraM ca kapiJjale! pratikRtimetAM tAtAya darzaya, citrapaTametaM ca devatAgRhe nidhehItyabhidhAya rAjatanayA mAM visRssttvtii| rAjA- (sabhayam) kathaM na kimapi pratyuttaram? kalahaMsa:- kintu devapratikRtipaTasya devatAgRhavimocanena dattameva rAjaputryA prtyuttrm| rAjA- vAcikaM shrotumicchaami| makarikA- (1) idaM pacchA mama khidN| jahA rAjA- (bhaya ke sAtha) yaha kauna sA vighna upasthita ho gayA? usake bAda, usake baad| kalahaMsa- aura isake bAda, kapiJjale! isa pratikRti ko pitA jI ko dikhAo tathA isa pratikRti ko mandira meM rakha do yaha kahakara damayantI ne mujhe (vahA~ se) vidA kiyaa| rAjA- (bhayapUrvaka) usane kucha uttara kyoM nahIM diyA? kalahaMsa- kintu mahArAja kI pratikRti ko devagRha meM rakha do, isa taraha se to damayantI ne uttara de hI diyaa| rAjA- (damayantI ke) vacana ko sunanA cAhatA huuN| makarikA- pazcAt usane hamase yaha khaa| jaisA ki (1) idaM pazcAt mama kthitm| yathA ihAsti ghoraghoNo yathArthanAmA kApAlika ekH| krUratvasya kApaTyasya prathamaM prtisstthaanm|| lambastanIti nAma bhAryA tasyAsti kubjatanuyaSTiH / sakalAnAM doSANAM sthAnaM dUtI ca mithunaanaam||
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________________ 55 dvitIyo'GkaH iha atthi ghoraghoNo jahatthanAmA kavAlio ego| kUrattaNassa kavaDittaNassa paDhamaM pitttthaannN||16|| laMbatthaNI tti nAmaM bhajjA tassatthi kujjtnnul'tttthii| sayalANaM dosANaM ThANaM dUI ya mihunnaannN||17|| rAjA-(kalahaMsaM prati) asaMskRtavAgiyaM makarikAna sphuttmrthmaavedyti| tatastvameva kthy| kalahaMsaH- ghoraghoNena ca bhImarathAya sandiSTam, yatheyaM damayantI kalacuripaterbhAryA bhvissyti| rAjA- (sabhayamAtmagatam) muSitAH smaH (prakAzam) sa ghoraghoNaH kimatIndriyamarthaM jAnAti? nAma ke anurUpa krUratA kA tathA vaJcanA (dhokhA dhar3I, jAlasAjI) kA eka mAtra AdhAra ghoraghoNa nAmaka (bhayaGkaranAsikA vAlA hone se yathArthanAmA) eka kApAlika (aughar3a) yahA~ (rahatA) hai||16|| samasta doSoM kA nivAsa sthAna tathA yugala premI-premikA ko (milAne meM) dUtI (kA kArya karane vAlI) kubar3e zarIra vAlI lambastanI usa kApAlika ghoraghoNa kI patnI hai||17|| rAjA- (kalahaMsa se) prAkRta bolane vAlI makarikA kI yaha vANI spaSTa artha ko nahIM kaha rahI hai| isalie tuma hI kho| kalahaMsa- kApAlika ghoraghoNa ne rAjA bhImaratha ko sUcita kiyA hai ki damayantI kalacurinareza kI bhAryA (arthAt damayantI kA vivAha kalacurinareza ke sAtha hogA) hogii| ___ rAjA- (bhayapUrvaka apane mana meM) to hama Thage gaye (prakaTa meM) kyA vaha ghoraghoNa manogata bhAvoM ko bhI jAnatA hai? 1. kha. ga. jttttii| TippaNI- kalacuri vaMza ke zAsaka jahA~ zAsana karate the usa deza ko 'cedi' bhI kahA jAtA thaa| jabalapura se nIce bhare ghara ke AsapAsa vindhya aura rikSa parvatoM ke madhya meM narmadA ke kinAre para sthita mAhiSmatI nagarI meM kalacuri loga rAjya karate the| .
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________________ nalavilAse kalahaMsa:- dAmbhiko'yaM na kimapi jAnAtIti tatratyAH kthynti| mayA punargaveSayatApi na ko'pi dambho lkssitH| rAjA- atrArthe tatratyAH pramANaM na bhvaan| yataH Agantuko'nurAgaM netumavijJAtadUSaNaH shkyH| vijJAtadUSaNaH khalu janastu zakyo na shvaasii||18|| kintu kathaya sahavAsyapi rAjA kena hetunA tasya dambhaM naavdhaaryti| kalahaMsaH- rAjJo vyAmoho ghoraghoNasya ca bhAgyamanavadhAraNe hetuH| rAjA- upapannamidam janminAM puurvjnmaaptbhaagymntraabhimntritH| acetano'pi vazyaH syAt kiM punaryaH scetnH||19|| ttsttH| kalahaMsa- yaha pAkhaNDI hai, kucha bhI nahIM jAnatA hai aisA vahA~ ke loga kahate haiN| (parantu) mere dvArA anveSaNa karane para bhI usake pAkhaNDI hone kA koI kAraNa nahIM dikhalAI pdd'aa| rAjA- isa viSaya meM vahIM ke loga pramANa haiM Apa nhiiN| kyoMki atithi (navAgantuka) ke prema (sneha) ko le jAne (arthAt kisI taka pahu~cAne) ke lie (yaha usI se) sambhava hai, jo (usake) doSa se anabhijJa hai, jabaki doSa ko jAnane vAlA vyakti to sAtha meM rahane yogya bhI nahIM hai||18|| lekina yaha kaho ki eka sAtha rahane para bhI rAjA bhIma yaha kisa kAraNa se nahIM jAnate haiM ki vaha (ghoraghoNa) pAkhaNDI hai| kalahaMsa- usake pAkhaNDIpana ko nahIM jAnane kA kAraNa rAjA kA vyAmoha vyAkulatA aura ghoraghoNa kA bhAgya hai| rAjA- yaha yuktiyukta hai zarIradhAriyoM ke pUrvajanma ke prArabdha se prApta siddha kiye gaye mantra se (jaba) acetana (nirjIva) vastu bhI ( usake) vaza meM ho jAtI hai to phira jo cetanAyukta haiM unakI kyA crcaa?||19|| usake bAda, usake baad|
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________________ dvitIyo'GkaH 57 kalahaMsaH- tato rAjApi kApAlikapratyayena svaduhitaraM citrasenAya daatumicchti| rAjA- ttsttH| kalahaMsaH- tato damayantyA makarikA'bhihitA yathA yadi niSadhAdhipatirlambastanI kathamapyanukUlayati, tadA punarapi sA tAtaM kadA grahAnnivartayati, mAM ca niSadhAdhipataye daapyti| rAjA- (satvaram) kiM punarlambastanI sahaiva nAnItA? kalahaMsaH- aaniitaa'sti| rAjA- kvAsau? kalahaMsa:- asti mttmyuurodyaane| rAjA- aye zekhara! lambastanoM shiighrmaakaary| kalahaMsa- isalie rAjA bhI kApAlika kI sammati se apanI putrI damayantI ko citrasena ko denA cAhate haiM (arthAt damayantI kA vivAha citrasena se karAnA cAhate rAjA- usake bAda, usake baad| kalahaMsa- isalie damayantI ne makarikA se kahA ki yadi niSadhAdhipati nala kisI taraha lambastanI ko anukUla kara (manA) leM, to phira sambhava hai ki vaha pitA ko pUrva vicAra se nivRtta bhI kara de aura mujhako niSadhAdhipati nala ke lie (pitA se) dilA (bhI) de| rAjA- (zIghratApUrvaka) to kyA lambastanI ko sAtha meM lAye ho? kalahaMsa- lAyA huuN| rAjA- vaha kahA~ hai? kalahaMsa- vaha (lambastanI) mattamayUra vAle udyAna meM hai| rAjA- are zekhara! lambastanI ko zIghra bulaao| 1. ka. kdaagrhgrhaa.|
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________________ nalavilAse zekhara:- yadAdizati devaH (ityabhidhAya niSkrAntaH ) (tataH pravizati kaTitaTaM nartayantI lambastanI) rAjA - ( vilokya) AkRtyA kRtyeva lakSyate / kalahaMsa:- (apavArya) na kevalamAkRtyA karmaNA'pIyaM kRtyA | ( punarvidUSakaM prati) tavApi yogyamidaM mayA vidarbhadezAdAnItam / 58 vidUSakaH - ( vilokya sabhayakampam) (1) zrI rAyaM! ahaM eyAo ThANAo uTThassaM / rAjA - kimiti ? vidUSakaH (2) jaI esA thUlamahisI kaDiyaDaM naccAvaMtI mamovari paDedi, tA dhuvaM maM mAredi / zekhara - mahArAja kI jaisI AjJA (yaha kahakara zekhara raGgamaJca para se calA jAtA hai)| (pazcAt apane kaTipradeza ko nacAtI huI lambastanI praveza karatI hai ) rAjA - (dekhakara) svarUpa se to kRtyA nAmaka rAkSasI sI lagatI hai| kalahaMsa- (apavArita meM) kevala AkRti se hI nahIM, karma se bhI yaha kRtyA rAkSasI hI hai / ( punaH vidUSaka se) Apake yogya isa (lambastanI) ko maiM vidarbhadeza se lAyA hai| vidUSaka - ( dekhakara bhaya se kA~patA huA) he rAjan ! (aba) maiM isa sthAna se uhU~gA (arthAt cluuNgaa)| rAjA- kyoM? vidUSaka - sthUla bhaiMsa kI taraha moTI yaha kamara ko nacAtI huI yadi mere Upara gira gayI, to nizcita hI mujhe mAra DAlegI / (1) bho rAjan ! ahametasmAt sthAnAdutthAsyAmi / (2) yadyeSA sthUlamahiSI kaTitaTaM nartayantI mamopari patet, tadA dhruvaM mAM maaryet|
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________________ dvitIyo'GkaH rAjA - vayasya! asmAsvanugraheNa rAjaputryeyaM preSitA, tadetAmavajJAtuM nArhasi / vidUSakaH - ( 1 ) bho ! na mae edAe avannA kIradi, kintu appaNI rkkhaa| rAjA - ( saroSamiva) sarvathA parihAsAvasaraM na vetsi / vidUSakaH - (niHzvasya) (2) jadi mae muddeNa kAvi phalasiddhI bhodi, tA bhodu, iha jjeva ciTThissaM / 59 rAjA - lambastani! idamAsanamAsyatAm / vidUSakaH - ( 3 ) bhodI laMbatthaNIe dubbalaM khu edaM AsaNaM / tA tumae sAvahANAe 'uvavisiyavvaM / rAjA - mitra ! hamAre Upara anugraha karake hI damayantI ne isako bhejA hai, ataH tumheM isakI avamAnanA nahIM karanI cAhie / vidUSaka - he rAjan! maiM isakI avamAnanA nahIM karatA hU~, apitu apanI rakSA ke lie | rAjA - (krodhita hue kI taraha) nizcita rUpa se parihAsa ke samaya ko nahIM jAnate ho vidUSaka - (sA~sa lekara) yadi mere marane se tumhAre kisI kArya kI siddhi ho, to hove, yahIM rahU~gA / rAjA - lambastani ! isa Asana para baiThiye / vidUSaka - he lambastani! yaha Asana bahuta hI kamajora hai isalie tumheM sAvadhAnIpUrvaka Asana para baiThanA cAhie / (1) bhoH ! na mayaitasyA avajJA kriyate kintvAtmano rakSA | (2) yadi mayA mRtena kA'pi phalasiddhirbhavati, tadA bhavatu, ihaiva sthAsyAmi / (3) bhagavati! lambastanyA durbalaM khalvetadAsanam, tatastvayA sAvadhAnam upaveSTavyam / 1. ka. evN| 2 ka. uvavasi /
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________________ 60 nalavilAse ( kalahaMsaH saMjJayA vidUSakaM vArayati ) rAjA - lambastani! kuzalavatyasi ? lambastanI - ( mukhaM narttayitvA ) (1) attaNo jogassa 'pasAdeNa / vidUSakaH - (2) bhodI! kiM aidubbalA si? lambastanI - ( 3 ) maggaparissameNa / vidUSakaH- (4) bho kalahaMsA! kittiehiM 'goNehiM mudde (TTe) hiM (vA) esA itha saMpattA? ( kalahaMso vihasyAdhomukhastiSThati) rAjA - (sabhayamAtmagatam) dhruvamayametAM durAtmA kopayiSyati / bhavatu (prakAzam) lambastani! akuTilahRdayaH prakRtiparihAsazIlo'yaM brAhmaNaH / tadasya vacobhirna kopitavyam / ( kalahaMsa saMketa se vidUSaka ko manA karatA hai) rAjA - lambastani! kuzalavatI to ho ? lambastanI - ( mukha ko nacAtI huI ) apanI yoga sAdhanA ke phalasvarUpa / vidUSaka - he lambastani ! adhika durbala kyoM dikha rahI ho? lambastanI - mArgajanya parizrama ke kaarnn| vidUSaka - he kalahaMsa ! kucha bailoM ke dvArA mArakara phulAI gaI yaha kyA yahIM prApta huI (milI ) ? ( kalahaMsa ha~sakara mukha ko nIce kara baiTha jAtA hai) rAjA - ( bhayapUrvaka mana meM) yaha duSTa nizcita hI isako kupita kara degaa| acchA (prakaTa meM ) lambastani ! duSTatA se rahita hRdaya vAlA yaha brAhmaNa svabhAva se hAsa-parihAsa vAlA hai| isalie isake vacana se Apa kupita na hoM / (1) Atmano yogasya prasAdena / (2) bhagavati ! kimatidurbalA'si ? (3) mArgaparizrameNa / (4) bho kalahaMsa ! kiyadbhirgobhirmRtaireSA'tra / 1 ka. pasAe / 2 kha. guNehiM mudehiM /
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________________ dvitIyo'GkaH lambastanI- (kaTitaTaM karatalenAhatya, mukhaM vakrIkRtya)(1) nAhamIdisANaM gaddahamuhANaM uttaraM demi| rAjA- (vihasya) mahAprabhAvA zrUyate bhvtii| tadAvedaya kimpi| lambastanI- (sagarvam) (2) bho mahArAya! aputtANaM puttaM demi, aNAyArasaMjAde' gambhe pADemi, dullahaM pi piajaNaM sNpaa'ddemi| kiM bahuNA? jaM tihuyaNe vi asajjhaM taM saahemi| rAjA-(apavArya kalahaMsaM prati) aho dhRSTatA! aho nirlajjatA! vimRza, saMvadati kimapyetaduktam? kalahaMsa:- na kimapi, garbhapAtaM punrjaanaati| lambastanI- (kaTi pradeza ko hAtha se Thokakara, mukha ko Ter3hAkara) isa taraha ke gardabhamukha ko maiM jabAba nahIM detii| rAjA- (ha~sakara) sunA hai ki Apa bahuta hI prabhAvazAlinI haiN| isalie kucha khiye| lambastanI- (garva ke sAtha) he mahArAja! ni:santAna ko santAna detI huuN| vyabhicAra se dhAraNa kiye gaye garbha ko girAtI huuN| atyanta durlabha priyajana ko milAtI huuN| adhika kyA? 'loka meM jo kArya sambhava nahIM, use bhI siddha karatI huuN| rAjA- (apavArita meM kalahaMsa se) vAha re isakI dhRSTatA! vAha re isakI nirlajjatA! aura isakA socavicAra, yaha to bilkula asambaddha bAta kaha rahI hai? kalahaMsa- kucha nahIM, puna: kevala garbha ko girAnA jAnatI hai! (1) nAhamIdRzAnAM gardabhamukhAnAmuttaraM ddaami| (2) bho mahArAja! aputrebhyaH putraM ddaami| anAcArasaMjAtAn garbhAn paatyaami| durlabhamapi priyajanaM smpaadyaami| kiMbahunA? yat tribhuvane'pyasAdhyaM tat saadhyaami| 1. kha. ga. zrUyate t| 2. ka. .sNjaae| 3. ka. sNpddaavemi|
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________________ 62 nalavilAse rAjA- (savicikitsam) adRzyamukheyaM trhi| vidUSakaH- (4) bhodI! egaM dAva me saMsayaM bhNjehi| maha baMbhaNIe mAyA dhUlakuTTiNI jA pADaliputte vasadi, sA kiM tumaM Adu annA kA vi? ___rAjA- (saroSam) ayi mukharabrAhmaNa! nAdyApi parihAsAd virmsi| (punarlambastanI prati) bhaviSyati naH kimapi bhavadarzanaphalam? lambastanI- (1) avassaM bhvissdi| rAjA- (apavArya) tarhi vidarbhajAM smpaady| lambastanI- (2) ittha ko vi kiM saMdeho? esA sNpaaddemi| rAjA- (saharSam) ko'tra bho bhANDAgAriSu? rAjA- (ghRNA ke sAtha) to isakA mukha dekhane yogya nahIM hai| vidUSaka- devi! hamAre eka sandeha ko Apa dUra kreN| merI brAhmaNI (patnI) kI mAtA (jisakA nAma sthUlakuTTinI hai) jo pATaliputra (paTanA) meM rahatI haiM, kyA Apa vahI haiM athavA koI aur| rAjA- (krodhapUrvaka) are vAcAlabrAhmaNa! aba bhI hAsa-parihAsa se virata nahIM ho rahe ho| (puna: lambastanI se) Apake darzana kA koI phala hamako (prApta) hogA? lambastanI- avazya hogaa| rAjA- (apavArita meM) to damayantI ko yahA~ laao| lambastanI- to isameM bhI kyA koI sandeha hai? use abhI lAtI huuN| rAjA- (harSa ke sAtha) are yahA~ bhANDAragRha meM kauna hai? (1) bhagavati! ekaM tAvanme saMzayaM bhkssv| mama brAhmaNyA mAtA sthUlakuTTinI yA pATaliputre vasati, sA kiM tvamathavA'nyA kA'pi? (2) avazyaM bhvissyti| (3) atra ko'pi kiM sandehaH? eSA smpaadyaami|
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________________ 63 dvitIyo'GkaH (pravizya) puruSaH esso'smi| rAjA- aye koraka! etasyAH sarvAGgINaM kanakAbharaNaM prycch| koraka:- AdezaH pramANam (ityabhidhAya niSkrAntaH) rAjA- lambastani! tvamapi svadeze vijysv| lambastanI- (1) satthi mhaaraayss| (ityabhidhAya kaTitaTIM nartayantI niSkrAntA) rAjA- (smRtimabhinIya) amAtya! lambodaraH kApAlikaH kathaM vartate? kimpuruSaH- deva! lambodaro yuvarAjakUbareNa krIDApAtraM kartuM niito'sti| rAjA'- evam (vimRzya) / (pravezakara) puruSa- yaha maiM huuN| rAjA- he koraka! isake samasta aGgoM ke lie svarNAlaMkAra do| koraka- Adeza zirodhArya hai (yaha kahakara calA jAtA hai)| rAjA- lambastani! tuma bhI apane deza ko prasthAna kro| lambastanI- mahArAja kA kalyANa ho| (yaha kahakara kamara ko nacAtI huI nikala jAtI hai) rAjA- (smRti kA abhinayakara) amAtya! lambodara nAmaka kApAlika kahA~ hai? kimpuruSa- he rAjan! lambodara yuvarAja nalakUbara dvArA krIr3A ke yogya vyakti banAne ke lie le jAyA gayA hai| rAjA- to yaha bAta hai (vicAra kara) (1) svasti mahArAjAya 1 ka. rAjA vi.
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________________ 64 nalavilAse duSTasaGgaH kumArasya so'yaM tejaH kSayAvahaH / mArtaNDamaNDalasyeva saiMhikeyasamAgamaH / / 20 / kalahaMsa:- durAtmanaH kApAlikasya saMsargAd duSprakRtirapi kA'pi kumArasya sambhAvyate / kimpuruSaH- pratihato'yaM vitarkaH / yataH zubhA vA lokasya prakRtirazubhA vA sahabhavA pareSAM saMsargAnna khalu guNa-doSau prabhavataH / apAM patyurmadhye satatamadhivAse'pi mRdutAM na yAnti prAvANaH spRzati na ca pAthaH paruSatAm / / 21 / / rAhu ke samAgama (samparka) se sUrya kA bimba (jaise) kSINa teja vAlA ho jAtA hai, usI taraha usa duSTa lambodara ke saMsarga se yaha kumAra bhI kSINa teja vAlA ho jAyegA / / 20 / / kalahaMsa- durAtmA kApAlika ke saMsarga se kumAra bhI duSprakRti kA ho jAyegA isakI koI sambhAvanA hI karate haiN| kimpuruSa- yaha tarka vyartha hai| kyoMki loka (jagat) kI naisargika sthiti (cAhe ) zubha ( phala dene vAlI) ho athavA azubha phala dene vAlI) ho yA sahaja ( sarala, svAbhAvika) ho, (parantu) dUsare ke saMyoga (samparka) se guNa aura doSa prabhAvita nahIM hotA hai| samudra ke bIca meM nirantara vAsa TippaNI- 'saiMhikeya' "tamastu rAhuH svarbhAnuH saiMhikeyo vidhuMtudaH" ityamaraH / rAhu eka rAkSasa kA nAma thA / vipracitta aura siMhikA kA putra hone ke kAraNa ise saiMhikeya bhI kahA jAtA hai| jaba samudramaMthana ke pariNAmasvarUpa samudra se nikalA amRta devatAoM ko parosA jAne lagA to rAhu ne veza badalakara unake sAtha svayaM bhI amRta pInA caahaa| parantu sUrya aura candramA ko isa SaDyantra kA patA lagA, to unhoMne viSNu ko isa cAlAkI kA jJAna kraayaa| phalataH viSNu ne rAhu kA sira kATa DAlA, cU~ki thor3A sA amRta vaha cakha cukA thA, to usakA sira amara ho gyaa| parantu kahate haiM ki pUrNimA yA amAvasyA ko ve donoM candra aura sUrya ko aba bhI satAte rahate haiN| jyotiSa meM rAhu bhI ketu kI bhA~ti samajhA jAtA hai, yaha AThavA~ graha hai, yA candramA kA ArohI zirabindu hai| TippaNI- 'pAthaH ' - "pAtho'rke'gnau jale" idi medinI / --
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________________ dvitIyo'GkaH api ca devasya niSadhasyAmi santatirduSprakRtirbhavatIti zraddhAla'vo'pi na pratipadyante, kimaGga! hRdayAlavaH? kalahaMsa:- (saroSam) pratihatatamo'yaM vitrkH| bhajante kAryANi prakRtivibhavaM kAraNagataM pravAdo lokAnAM dhruvmymnekaantklussH| mRdutvaM tat kiJcijjaladapayasAM vizvaviditaM sa kazcinmuktAnAmatha ca kila kAThinyanikaSaH / / 22 / / rAjA- kimaparamucyate? karane para bhI patthara komala nahIM ho jAtA hai aura na to jala patthara kI kaThoratA ko hI chUtA hai| (arthAt jala patthara ke samAna kaThora nahIM ho jAtA hai)||21|| aura bhI, mahArAja nala kI santati (santAna) duSprakRti kI hogI aisA to niSThAvAn (vizvAsa karane vAle) bhI nahIM pratipAdita karate (arthAt kahate) haiM (to phira) he rAjan! komalahRdaya vAloM (acche dila vAloM) kI bAta hI kyA hai| kalahaMsa- (krodha ke sAtha) yaha tarka bilkula vyartha hai| kArya kAraNa meM rahane vAle svAbhAvika (naisargika) guNoM ko prApta karatA hai yaha kiMvadantI loka meM nizcaya hI kisI bhI doSa se rahita hai| usake bAda, jagatprasiddha hai (ki) megha se girane vAle jala meM bhI komalatA rahatI hai tathA koI muktAmaNi nizcita rUpa se kaThora hotA hai (kyoMki usakI) kaThoratA hI usakI kasauTI hai||22|| rAjA- kyA isameM bhI sandeha hai? 1 ka..lavo nA TippaNI- 'zraddhAlava:'-- zraddhA + Aluc + prathamAvibhakti, bhuvcn| 'hRdayAlava:'__ hRdaya + Aluc + prathamAvibhakti, bhuvcn| TippaNI- "kAraNagatam'-- vastutaH kArya kAraNa ke guNoM ko prApta karatA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki kamalinI ke nAla ke agrabhAga ko khAne vAlA haMsa anna ke anurUpa zarIra ke rUpa kI samRddhi arthAt svarNazarIra ko prApta karatA hai| "anAnurUpAM tanurUpaRddhiM kArya nidAnAddhi gunnaandhiite"|
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________________ nalavilAse asau pAkhaNDicANDAlo yuvarAjasya nishcitm| vAtApitApakArIva vindhysyonntighaatkH|| 23 / / (nepathye) akhilAnAM bisinInAM kamalamukhAnyekahelayA drssttum| gaganAcalagarbhamasAvadhirohati kmliniinaathH||24|| rAjA-(svagatam) kathamayaM mAgadho madhyandinavarNanApadezena priyAmukhadarzanaM pizunayati! bhavatu (prakAzam) kalahaMsa! darzaya mArga, yena madhyAhnamAnAya vrjaamH| (iti niSkrAntAH sarve) ||dvitiiyo'ngkH|| vindhyaparvata kI unnati kI bAdhaka vAtApi nAmaka rAkSasa ko santapta karane vAle agastya kI taraha pAkhaNDiyoM meM cANDAla yaha lambodara nAmaka kApAlika nizcaya hI yuvarAja kI unnati meM bAdhaka hai||23|| (parde ke pIche) . samasta kamalinI rUpI nAyikAoM ke kamala rUpI mukhoM ko AsAnI se dekhane ke lie kamalinInAtha (bhagavAn sUrya) AkAza aura parvata ke madhya car3ha rahe haiN||24|| rAjA- (mana hI mana) kyA yaha bandIjana madhyAhnakAlika varNana ke dvArA priyA damayantI ke mukha darzana kI sUcanA de rahA hai| acchA (prakaTa meM) kalahaMsa! rAstA dikhAo, jisase madhyAhnakAlika (dopahara ke samaya kA) snAna ke lie cleN| (yaha kahakara raGgamaJca para se sabhI cale jAte haiM) dvitIya aGga smaapt||
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________________ tRtIyo'GkaH / (tataH pravizya) kuraGgaka: - ( uccaiH svaramAkAze) aye mukula'! bakulaprabhRtIni praguNaya surabhikusumAni / upanaya pAkAtAmrAmra pramukhAni phalAni / nanu paJcabANAyatanamidAnIM devI damayantI sagandharvalokA samalaGkariSyati / (pravizya) mukulaH- Arya kuraGgaka! sarvaM praguNameva pUjopakaraNam, kintu kathaya kinnimitto'yamadya sakale'pi rAjakule saMrambhaH ? kuraGgaka: - ( saroSamiva) aye sarala mukula ! vaidezika iva lakSyase / etadapi na jAnAsi, nanu devyA damayantyAH zvaH svayaMvaravidhiH / (usake bAda pravezakara) kuraGgaka- ( AkAza meM dekhakara akele hI jora se kahatA hai ) are mukula! maulasirI (kesara) prabhRti sugandhita puSpoM ko vyavasthita karo / paka jAne ke kAraNa lAla ho gaye Ama Adi pradhAna phalo ko laao| nizcaya hI isa samaya (aba) damayantI devI gandharvoMsahita kAmadeva ke gRha ko suzobhita kreNgii| (pravezakara) mukula- he Arya kuraGgaka! pUjA kI sabhI sAmagrI vyavasthita kara lI gaI hai, lekina kaho kyA kAraNa hai ki Aja samasta rAjaparivAra meM har3abar3I ( khalabalI) hai? kuraGgaka- ( krodhita hue hI taraha) are nizchala mukula! tuma to paradezI jaise laga rahe ho| yaha bhI nahIM jAnate ho ki kala svayaMvararIti se devI damayantI kA vivAha hogA / 1. ka. mukula mukula. TippaNI- 'vakula' - "kesare vakulaH" ityamaraH / "kesare vakulaH" iti vaijayantI / bakula ( vakula) sya maulasirI iti khyAtasya / 'paJcabANa'- "kAmaH paJcazaraH smaraH " / TippaNI- 'vaidezikaH ' videze bhava: vaidezikaH, videza ThaJ (ik) Adi ac kI vRddhi /
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________________ 68 nalavilAse mukula:- zvaH svayaMvaravidhi: ? kuraGgaka:- atha kim / mukula: - (vicintya) nanu damayantIM cedipataye citrasenAya dAtumabhilASuko vidarbha' patirAsIt / kuraGgaka:- AsIt pratikRtidarzanAt pUrvam / mukula: - ( sasambhramam) vitatamAvedaya / kuraGgaka:- tAM niSadhAdAgatAM damayantIpratikRtimAlokya kathamiyaM niSadhAyAM gateti gaveSayatA devena jJAtaM yathA- ghoraghoNaH kApAliko damayantIpariNayanotkaNThitasya citrasenasya meSamukhanAmA praNidhiH / so'pi lambodaro'syAnucaraH koSTakanAmA cAra eva / 1 mukula: - ( satvaram) tatastataH / mukula- to kala svayaMvara kA anuSThAna hogA? kuraGgaka- aura kyA / mukula - ( mana meM vicArakara) vidarbhapati bhImaratha to damayantI ko cedipati citrasena ko denA (arthAt damayantI kA vivAha citrasena se karanA cAhate the| kuraGgaka- hA~ the, kintu chAyAcitra ko dekhane se phle| mukula - ( utkaNThApUrvaka) yaha vRtAnta vistAra se kahiye / kuraGgaka- niSadhadeza se AI damayantI kI usa pratikRti ko dekhakara yaha pratikRti niSadhadeza meM kaise gaI aisA anveSaNa karate hue mahArAjako jJAta ho gayA ki kApAlika ghoraghoNa, damayantI se vivAha karane ko utkaNThita citrasena kA, meSamukha nAmaka guptacara hai aura usa ( ghoraghoNa) kA anuyAyI vaha lambodara bhI koSTaka nAma kA guptacara hI hai / mukula - ( zIghratApUrvaka) usake bAda, usake bAda / 1. ka0 lASo / 2. ka. pate / TippaNI- 'pratikRti' - "pratikRtirathArcAyAM pratinidhipratIkArayozca strI" iti medinI /
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________________ 69 tRtIyo'GkaH kuraGgakaH- tato dharmakarmaviplavamavadhArya chinnakoSThanAsikayA lambastanikayA saha gardabhamAropya devena ghoraghoNo nirviSayaH kRtH| mukula:-(sAzcaryam) pazya malinakarmA'pi kiyatI pratiSThAmadhiropito devenAyaM ghorghonnH| kuraGgakaH- vismayanIyaM naivaitt| AstAM kSayaM kimiha pAtakino na yAnti yAnti zriyaM samadhikAM kimu dhaarmikebhyH| tenAsamaJjasamasau racayan vizako lokazciraM manasi vAci tanau ca hRssyet||1|| mukula:- sAmprataM kvAsau? kuraGgakaH- sAmpratamasau niSadhAmadhivasatIti shruuyte| (nepathye) bhoH! kaH sAmprataM niSadhAmadhivasati? kuraGgaka- usake bAda, dhArmika anuSThAna meM vighna (ho sakatA hai aisA) mAnakara mahArAja ne kAna, hoMTha tathA nAka kATakara lambastanI ke sAtha usa (ghoraghoNa) ko gadhe para baiThAkara vidarbhabhUmi se nirvAsita kara diyaa| mukula- (Azcarya ke sAtha) dekho, duSTakarma karane vAle usa ghoraghoNa ko mahArAja ne kitanI (adhika) pratiSThA de dii| kuraGgaka- isameM Azcarya kI kyA bAta hai| ThIka hai, (parantu) kyA duSpravRtti vAle durAtmA jana patana ko prApta nahIM karate haiM arthAt karate hI haiN| aura kyA dhArmika kAryoM ko karane vAle puruSoM se adhika zobhA (pratiSThA) ko prApta karate haiM? isI prakAra ve donoM duSTa bodhagamya na hone vAle AcaraNa kI sthiti ko utpanna karate hue isa jagat meM cirakAla taka logoM ke mana, vANI aura zarIra kA haraNa karate rhe||1|| mukula- isa samaya vaha kahA~ hai? kurAka- aisA sunA jA rahA hai ki isa samaya vaha niSadhadeza meM raha rahA hai| (nepathya meM) are! kauna isa samaya niSadhadeza meM raha rahA hai? -
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________________ nalavilAse kuraGgaka: - (praNamya) deva! kApAlikaghoraghoNaH / rAjA - (svagatam) lambodaropajanitavAsanena yuvarAjakUbareNa samAhUtaH / bhavatu (prakAzam) bho bhoH sainyAH ! bahiH sthAtavyaM bahiH sthAtavyam / na khalu sahakAranikarAbhirAmaH soDhumalamayamArAmazcakrAvamardam / kuraGgaka: - (mukulaM prati) ehi svasthAnaM vrajAmaH / ( iti praNamya niSkrAntau) rAjA - aho! vasantAvatAravyatiSaGgaraGgatparibhogamakhilaM jagat / parimalabhRto vAtAH zAkhA navAGkurakoTayo madhukararutotkaNThAbhAjaH priyAH pikapakSiNAm / viralaviralasvedodvArA vadhUvadanendavaH prasarati madhau dhAtryAM jAto na kasya guNodayaH ? / / 70 kuraGgaka- (praNAma karake) deva! kApAlika ghoraghoNa / bAhara rAjA - (apane mana meM) kApAlika lambodara kArAgAra rUpI AvAsa se yuvarAja kUbara ke dvArA bulAyA gyaa| acchA (prakaTa meM) are sainiko! bAhara hI ruko, hI ruko| (kyoMki) Ama vRkSa ke jhuNDoM se sundara yaha udyAna tuma logoM dvArA barbAda karane ke yogya nahIM hai / kuraGgaka- (mukula ke prati) Ao, hama apane sthAna ko caleM / ( aisA kahakara praNAma karake raGgamaJca para se donoM cale jAte haiM) rAjA - oha! vasantaRtu ke samparka se yaha sampUrNa jagat bhogamaya ho gayA sugandha ko dhAraNa karane vAlA vAyu, zAkhAoM ke navIna pallava samUha, bhauroM kI guJjana dhvani aura koyala pakSI kI priyAoM kI kU-kU dhvani, priya ke lie utkaNThita aGganAoM ke candramArUpI mukha para kucha-kucha svedabinduoM ko bahAne vAle vasanta Rtu ke isa pRthvI para vistAra ho jAne se aisA kauna sA guNa hai, jo utpanna nahIM ho jAtA hai ? arthAt sabhI prakAra ke guNa utpanna ho jAte haiM ? / / 2 / /
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________________ 71 tRtIyo'GkaH (dizo'valokya) abhinabhaH prasRtairnavamallikAkusumapuJjarajobhirayaM mdhuH| yavanikAM vidadhAti viyoginaaNshshikrvytissnggnivRttye||3|| kalahaMsa! viditavRttAntaH sa bhavAn vidrbhaannaam| tad vilokaya kimapyatiramaNIyamatra kusumaakrodyaane'smaakmaavaassthaanm| kalahaMsaH- yadAdizati devH| vidUSakaH- (1) hI hI! paDipunnA me baMbhaNIe mnnordhaa| satyivAyaNagaM pi kiM pi dANaM me rAyaduhiyA pddivaadyssdi| adhavA na satyivAyaNaM karissaM, sA meM gaddahamuhaM bhnndi| bhodI mayarie! NaM pucchAmi, savvakajje vi vidabmaputtI maM gaddahamuhaM vAharadi? (dizAoM meM dekhakara) AkAza meM phaile hue navIna mallikA puSpa samUha ke parAgarUpI dhUli ke dvArA yaha vasanta Rtu viyogiyoM ke lie candramA kI kiraNoM ke samparka ko rokane het AkAza meM parde kA rUpa dhAraNa kara rahA hai||3|| he kalahaMsa! tuma vidarbhadeza ke vRttAnta se bhalIbhA~ti paricita ho, isalie dekho ki puSpasamUha vAle isa udyAna meM hama logoM ke Thaharane yogya koI ramaNIya sthAna hai| kalahaMsa- mahArAja kI jaisI aajnyaa| vidUSaka- ahaha! merI brAhmaNI(patnI) kA manoratha pUrNa ho gyaa| mAMgalika gAna karane ke kAraNa bhImanareza kI putrI damayantI nizcita hI kucha na kucha dAna ke rUpa meM mujhe degI hI athavA maiM mAMgalika gAna nahIM karU~gA, kyoMki usane mujhe gardabhamukha kahA hai| he makarike! maiM tumase pUchatA hU~ ki kyA vaha damayantI mujhe hamezA gardabhamukha hI kahatI hai| (1) aho aho! pratipUrNA me brAhmaNyA mnorthaaH| svastivAcanakamapi kimapi dAnaM me rAjaduhitA prtipaadyissyti| athavA na svastivAcanaM kariSye, mAM gardabhamukhaM bhnnti| bhavati makarike! tvAM pRcchAmi-sarvakArye'pi vidarbhaputrI mAM gardabhamukhaM vyAharati?
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________________ nalavilAse makarikA- (smitvA) (1) na paraM gaddahamuhaM, makkaDakannaM vaMkapAyaM c| vidUSakaH- (2) halA muhare! sumaresi 'edaM bhaNidaM? rAjA- (svagatam) AmantritA vayamataH pramadaH pare'pi santyAgatAH kSitibhujo'tha vissaadtaapH| aGga vidhAnamiva sandhiSu rUpakANAM tulyaM svayaMvaravidhiH sukh-duHkhhetuH||4|| kalahaMsa:- ayaM taruNataraNikiraNakaraNidhAricArupravAlapaTalapulakitAnekazAkhApratAnavinivAritAtapapracAraH sahakArastadAsyatAmasyAlavAla-vArizIkarAsAropagUDha-prarUDhaharitopajAtapara bhAge mUlabhAge deven| - makarikA- (ha~sakara) kevala gardabhamukha hI nahIM apitu bandara kI kAna vAlA tathA Ter3he pairoM vAlA bhI kahatI hai| vidUSaka- arI vAcAla! kyA isa kathana kA smaraNa kara rahI hai? rAjA- (apane mana meM) hama Amantrita haiM isalie prasanna haiM, kintu anya rAjA bhI Aye hue haiM yaha viSAda kA kAraNa hai| (vastutaH) rUpakoM meM sukha aura duHkha utpanna karane ke lie jaise mukhAdi paJca sandhiyoM ke aGgoM kA vinyAsa kiyA jAtA hai usI prakAra yaha svayaMvara anuSThAna sukha aura duHkha donoM kA kAraNa hai||4|| kalahaMsa- madhyAhnakAlika sarya-kiraNoM ke tApa ke prabhAva ko rokane vAlA, dhAraNa kiye hue sundara navIna pallavoM se AcchAdita ataeva romAJcita phaile hue aneka zAkhAoM vAlA yaha Ama kA vRkSa hai jisake AlavAla (thAlA) meM jala bUMdoM ko grahaNa (1) na paraM gardabhamukham, markaTakarNaM vakrapAdaM c| (2) are mukhare! smarasi etad bhaNitam? 1. ka. evN| 2. kha.ga. parabhAge de.
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________________ tRtIyo'GkaH 73 rAjA - (tathA kRtvA) kalahaMsa ! pazya sahakArazAkhAsanIDe nIDe / priyatamAvadanenduvilokitairasuhitaH kalakaNThayuvA navaH / pratimuhuH pratigatya nabhastalAd valati yAti valatyatha yAtyatha / / 5 / / api ca uttaMsakautukanavakSatadakSiNAzA zAkhAgrapallavalavA sahakAravIthI / seyaM samAdizati naH sphuTamaGganAnAM sadyaH salIlagatamazcitayauvanAnAm / / 6 / / kalahaMsa: svidyannitamba bharapUranimagnapANibhAgAtinimnapadapaddhatibandhurAGgI / strINAM na kevalamasau sahakAravIthI yAtaM dizatyavanirapyavanIzacandra ! / / 7 / / kara zItalatA pradAna karane vAlI teja vAyu se AliGgita isake samIpa harI ghAsa yukta sthAna hai ata: mahArAja isa vRkSa ke samIpa baittheN| rAjA - (vaisA hI karake) he kalahaMsa ! Amra vRkSa kI zAkhA ke nikaTastha vizrAmasthala ko dekho | priyatamA ke candramArUpI mukha ko dekhane meM atRpta navIna yuvA pika AkAzatala se jAkara bAra-bAra AtA hai jAtA hai, phira lauTakara AtA hai aura phira jAtA hai| / 5 / / aura bhI, (karNa) AbhUSaNa ( dhAraNa karane) ke kutUhala ke kAraNa tatkAla tor3e gaye dakSiNa dizA kI DAliyoM ke pallavAGkuroM vAlI yaha AmravRkSa kI paMkti lIlApUrvaka gamana kI gaI yauvana se AliGgita aGganAoM ke mArga kI hameM spaSTa sUcanA (bhI) de rahI hai // 6 // kalahaMsa - he pRthvInAtha ! nitambabhAra ke kAraNa pIche ke bhAga ke adhika daba jAne se pasIne se tara choTe-choTe kadamoM ke nikSepa se sundara gAtroM vAlI striyoM ke gamana mArga ko kevala yaha AmravRkSa kI paMkti hI nahIM, apitu yaha pRthvI bhI usake jAne ko kaha rahI hai / / 7 //
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________________ 74 nalavilAse rAjA- (karNa dattvA svagatam) kathamanakSaragItadhvaniH? (prakAzam) kalahaMsa! zRNoSi kimapi? vidUSakaH- (1) cIrIyANaM mahuraM rasidaM sunnemi| rAjA- dhig mUrkha! nanveSa utkarNayan vanavihArikuraGgayUthAnyAzleSayan virahakAn klikaaklaapaiH| sampUrNapaJcamakalAsubhagambhaviSNuH karNI vinidrayati mudritgiitnaadH||8|| kalahaMsaH- yathA''dizati devH| rAjA- ahaha! sahRdayahRdayApahArihAritam (mA) azeSaviSayazekharo giitnaadH| rAjA- (kAna lagAkara apane mana meM) yaha aspaSTa saMgItadhvani kahA~ se? (prakaTa meM) he kalahaMsa! kyA kucha suna rahe ho? vidUSaka- jhIGgura kI madhura dhvani suna rahA huuN| rAjA- are mUrkha! yaha to vana meM vihAra karane vAle mRga jhuNDoM ke kAnoM ko Upara uThAne vAlI arthAt, zravaNa ke lie utkaNThita karane vAlI, koyaloM kI madhura kU-kU kI dhvani se virahIjana ko utkaNThita karane vAlI, paJcamasvara ko pUrNatA pradAna karane vAlI gIta dhvani ho rahI hai, jo gIta dhvani zravaNendriyoM ko khola rahI hai, arthAt gIta zravaNa ke lie zravaNendriya udhara saMlagna ho rahI hai||8|| kalahaMsa- mahArAja kI jaisI aajnyaa| rAjA- vAha! sahRdayajanoM ke hRdaya ko AkRSTa karane vAlI yaha sabhI rUpAdi viSayoM meM mUrdhanya sarvottama gIta dhvani hai| (1) cIrIkANAM madhuraM rasitaM shRnnomi|
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________________ kalahaMsa! ajalpyaM jalpAmaH kimapi kila pASANasuhRdAM sadA teSAM bhUyAjjagati puruSANAmajananiH / asAraM saMsAraM vidadhati na sAraM pratimuhuH pibanto ye sUktIratha ca kalagItIrmadhumucaH / / 9 / / api ca tRtIyo'GkaH na gItazAstramarmajJA na tattvajJAzca ye kila / apaurapazudezyebhyastebhyaH pumbhyo namo namaH / / 10 / / kalahaMsaH - deva! AstAM marmaparijJAnaM yeSAM gItaspRhA'pi na / kuraGgebhyo'pi hIneSu martyatvaM teSu vaizasam / / 11 / he kalahaMsa ! hama kucha akathanIya bAta kaha rahe haiM (vaha yaha ki ) una pASANa tulya nIrasa puruSoM kA saMsAra meM janma na ho jo madhurasa bahAne vAlI madhura gItiyoM ko aura sUktiyoM kA pAna karate hue bhI bAra-bAra isa saMsAra ko asAra kahate haiM, sAravAn nahIM / / 9 // aura bhI jo na to saMgItazAstra ko jAnane vAle haiM aura na usake marma (tattva) ko hI samajhane vAle haiM aise, gA~voM meM rahane vAle pazutulya puruSoM ko ( maiM rAjA nala) hamezAhamezA namaskAra karatA hU~ / / 10 / / kalahaMsa - he mahArAja ! jinako gIta tattvoM kA samyak jJAna to dUra rahA saMgIta meM spRhA hI nahIM hai (aise ) mRgoM se bhI hIna manuSya kA manuSyatva bhI niSphala (hI) hai / / 11 / / TippaNI- sUkti- su = suSThu + ukti sundara vacanAvalI - 75
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________________ 76 nalavilAse rAjA- almlmtivistrenn| jAnIhi kutastyo'yaM paJcamodgArasAraH samucchalati gItAmRtAsAraH? kalahaMsaH- (kiJcit parikramya pazyati) deva! davIyasi kAnanoddeze bahalapallavAvilAnekatilakacampakaprabhRtitarutirohitaM devtaa''ytnm| rAjA- na kevalaM devatAyatanaM paNyAGganAcakraM ca snggiitkmaaddhaanmvlokyaami| (sarve nipuNamavalokayanti) kalahaMsa! pazya pshy| prekSAvighaTTanaruSA klhaaymaandovllikngknnrnntkRtipiitgiitm| 'nRtyaM kuraGgakadRzAM vilasadvilAsa mullAsayet smaramate dRSado'pi rntum||12|| (vimRzya) kalahaMsa! sarveSAmapi santi vezmasu kutaH kAntAH kuraGgIdRzo nyAyArthI paradAraviplavakaraM rAjA janaM baadhte| rAjA- adhika vistAra kI AvazyakatA nhiiN| isakA patA lagAo ki paJcamasvara ke tattva se paripUrNa saMgIta kI amRtarUpI varSA kahA~ se ho rahI hai| ___ kalahaMsa- (kucha bhramaNa karake dekhatA hai, pazcAt) he mahArAja! dUravartI jaMgala ke eka bhAga meM bahuta adhika pallavoM ke kAraNa aspaSTa aneka prakAra ke tilaka, campaka prabhRti vRkSoM se AcchAdita devasthala hai| rAjA- kevala devasthala ko hI nahIM apitu gIta gAtI huI paNyAGganAoM kA samUha bhI dekha rahA huuN| (sabhI acchI taraha se dekhate haiM) he kalahaMsa! dekho, dekho| (nRtya ke samaya) gati ke kAraNa (utpanna) gharSaNa se krodhita, hilatI huI bhujalatAoM meM pahanI gaI kaMkaNa kI khana-khana kI dhvani se utpanna gIta kA pAna kara cuke, zRGgArakrIr3A se zobhAyamAna mRganayaniyoM kA nRtya patthara ko bhI kAmakrIr3A meM ramaNa karane ke lie utsuka kara rahA hai||12|| TippaNI- pazya pazya- zIghratA (ghabarAhaTa) meM kisI kriyA kA do bAra kathana hotA hai___ 'sambhrame dviruktiH| 1. ka. nRttN|
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________________ tRtIyo'GkaH AjJAM kAritavAn prajApatimapi svAM paJcabANastataH kAmArttaH kva jano vrajet parahitAH paNyAGganAH syurna cet / / 13 / punaH kAmasarvasvagarbham / yadi vA zRGgArasaurabharahasyajuSAM vidhAtuM paNyAGganAH samucitaM kimu netrapAtram ? kurvanti yAH kusumakArmukajIvitasya zarma zriyo ratibhuvaH kila mUlyamAtram / / 14 // kalahaMsaH - evametat / (vicArakara) he kalahaMsa ! mRganayanI ramaNiyoM kA sabhI ke ghara meM honA sambhava nahIM (aura) dUsare kI strI kA haraNa karane vAle jana ko nyAyapriya rAjA daNDa bhI detA hai, taba jo kAmadeva prajApati (brahmA) se bhI apanI icchAnusAra (kArya) karavAtA hai usa kAmadeva ke prabhAva se kAma se pIr3ita jana (apanI vAsanA nivRtti ke lie) yadi dUsare ke svArtha ko siddha karane vAlI paNyAGganAoM ( vezyAoM) ke pAsa na jA~ya, to kahA jA~ya ? / / 13 / / 77 punaH kAma sabhI kA mUla hai| athavA zRGgArarasa kI sugandhi ke rahasya se yukta puruSoM ke netra dvArA samyak prakAra se dekhe jAne yogya kyA paNyAGganAyeM nahIM haiM? arthAt haiM hI, jo paNyAGganAyeM kAmadeva ke prabhAva se utpanna hone vAlI rativiSayaka utkaNThA ko dhanamAtra se nizcaya hI zAnta karatI haiM / / 14 / / kalahaMsa- aisA hI hai| jisa viTa ke dvArA manarUpI A~khoM se dekhane vAlI vyavahAra se hI (jo) kulAtanAyeM nizcita hI lajjita ho jAtI haiM aisI aGganAe~ jisa deza kI vezyA haiM, to kyA unakI abhilASA karanI cAhie ? / / 15 / / TippaNI- paNyAGganA- isakA artha hai paise se bikane vAlI ramaNiyA~ arthAt, aisI ramaNiyA~ jo dhana lekara usake badale dUsare kI kAma vAsanA kI nivRtti karatI haiM, unheM 'paNyAGganA' kahA jAtA hai|
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________________ 78 nalavilAse viTaceSTayA yayA kila kulasudRzo dRSTayApi ljjnte| saiva ca yAsAM dezyA' vezyAstAH kiM kRtI spRhyet?||15|| rAjA- kalahaMsa! nirUpaya, kimasti kA'pyasmin paNyAGganAraGge vidarbhaduhituH sakhI vA ceTI vA? kalahaMsaH- yadAdizati devH| (iti parikrAmati) vidUSakaH- (1) bho! na gaMtavvaM, accharApeDayaM khu edaM, na maannusiipeddyN| rAjA- (saroSam) kharamukhavacanamapi bhavAn karNe karoti! anargalavadano'yaM brAhmaNaH, tad gmytaam| vidUSakaH- (2) jaya (i) vi ahaM aNaggalavayaNo baMbhaNo, tahAvi edassa kalahaMsassa egAgiNo paramahilANaM majjhe gamaNaM na smucidN| tA esA mayariyA gcchdu| rAjA- he kalahaMsa! acchI taraha se dekho ki paNyAGganAoM se yukta raGgamaJca para vidarbhanareza kI putrI damayantI athavA usakI sahelI athavA usakI dAsI meM se koI hai yA nahIM? kalahaMsa- mahArAja kI jaisI aajnyaa| (yaha kahakara ghUmatA hai) viSaka- are kalahaMsa! vahA~ mata jAo, nizcaya hI vahA~ apsarAoM kA samUha hai, na ki mAnuSI striyoM kA smuuh| rAjA- (krodhapUrvaka) Apa kharamukha ke vacana para bhI dhyAna dete haiN| yaha brAhmaNa anApasanApa bakane vAlA hai, isalie Apa jaaNy| vidUSaka- yadyapi maiM anApasanApa bakane vAlA brAhmaNa hU~ tathApi dUsarI mahilAoM ke madhya akele kalahaMsa kA jAnA ucita nahIM hai, isalie vahA~ yaha makarikA hI jaaye| (1) bhoH! na gantavyam, apsara:peTakaM khalvetat, na maanussiipettkm| (2) yadyapyahamanaragarlavadano brAhmaNaH, tathApyetasya kalahaMsasyaikAkina: paramahilAnAM madhye gamanaM na samucitam; tadeSA makarikA gcchtu| 1. kha.ga. desho|
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________________ tRtIyo'GkaH 79 rAjA- (vihasya) vayasya! ciraaduppnnmbhihitvaansi| makarike! tvaM vrj| makarikA- (katicit padAni gatvA pratinivRttya sarabhasam) (1) bhaTTA! diTThiyA ditttthiyaa| rAjA- kiM kiM sumukhi? makarikA- (2) esA kaviMjalAdattAvalaMbA devI damayantI saMgIdayaM kArayaMtI kAmAyadaNamaMDave citttthdi| rAjA- (sarabhasamavalokya) makarike! eSA devI dmyntii| kalahaMsa:- satyametadanubhUtaM tarhi rUpadarzanamAtrakeNApi niSadhAdhipatinA nijasya janmanaH phlm| rAjA- (musakarAkara) mitra! bahuta dinoM ke bAda tumane yuktisaMgata bAta kahI hai| he makarike! tuma jaao| makarikA- (kucha paga jAkara puna: lauTakara zIghratApUrvaka) mahArAja! saubhAgya se saubhAgya se| rAjA- he sumukhI kyA? makarikA- vaha damayantI devI saMgIta karavAtI huI kapiJjalA ke sahAre kAmadeva ke mandira meM ThaharI huI hai| rAjA- (zIghratA se dekhakara) makarike! to vahI devI damayantI hai| kalahaMsa- Apane sahI anumAna kiyA, to damayantI ke rUpa-darzana se bhI mahArAja apane janma ko saphala kreN| - (1) bhartaH! diSTyA dissttyaa| (2) eSA kapiJjalAdattAvalambA devI damayantI saMgItakaM kArayantI kAmAyatanamaNDape tisstthti| 1. kha.ga. bhaTThA ditttthiyaa|
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________________ nalavilAse vidUSakaH - (1) bho! jadhA esA puNo puNo ido diTThi paTThavedi, tathA jANe maM navajuvvaNaM baMbhaNaM nirUvedi / makarikA - (apavArya) (2) paDihado si / rAjA - sahakAratirohitAstiSThAmo yeneyaM svairaM viharati, vadati, vilokayati ca / ( sarve tathA kurvanti / tataH pravizati yathAnirdiSTA damayantI) 80 damayantI - (3) sahi kaviMjale! kusumAyare nisiDhAvaNo AvAsaM jANiya kAmayAvavaeseNa ahaM dAva iha smaagdaa| gavesido ya mae taruniruvaNAseNa sayalo vi aaraamo| paraM na ko vi kahiM pi diTTho / tA kiM nedaM, kiM na kiM pi mayariyAmaMtasarisaM bhavissadi ? vidUSaka - are jisa prakAra se vaha apanI dRSTi se bAra-bAra idhara dekhatI hai, usase to yahI lagatA hai ki navIna yuvAvasthA se sampanna mujha brAhmaNa ko hI acchI taraha se dekha rahI hai| makarikA - (apavArita karake) tuma Thage gye| .. rAjA - to hama loga isa AmravRkSa kI Ar3a meM ThahareM jisase damayantI apanI icchAnusAra vicaraNa kare, bole aura dekhe / (sabhI vaisA hI karate haiN| pazcAt yathAnirdiSTa damayantI praveza karatI hai) damayantI - sakhi kapiJjale ! puSpa udyAna meM niSadhapati nala kA nivAsa hai aisA jAnakara maiM kAmadeva pUjA ke bahAne yahA~ aayii| maiMne vRkSoM ko dekhane ke bahAne sampUrNa udyAna ko dekhA, parantu koI bhI kahIM nahIM hai| to kyA jaisA ki makarikA ne kahA thA vaisA nahIM hogaa| (1) bhoH / yathaiSA punaH punarito dRSTi prasthApayati, tathA jAne mAM navayauvanaM brAhmaNaM nirUpayate / (2) pratihato'si / (3) sakhi kapiJjale! kusumAkare niSadhapaterAvAsaM jJAtvA kAmapUjAvyapadezenAhaM tAvadiha samAgatA / gaveSitazca mayA tarunirUpaNAmiSeNa sakalo'pyArAmaH, paraM na ko'pi kvApi dRSTaH / tat kiM nvetat kiM na kimapi makarikAmantrasadRzaM bhaviSyati ?
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________________ tRtIyo'GkaH kapiJjalA-(1) bhaTTiNi! mA uttama, ArAma parimalaNasaMkAe na ko vi majjhe pittttho| kiM na pikkhadi devI ArAmaparisaresu samAvAsidaM sinnaM? avi ya sahayAravIhiyAe mANusAI pi diisNti| rAjA- kathamasmAn kapiJjalA darzayati! ahaha saJcabANabANaH kaTAkSavikSepaH! bhayataralakuraGgInetrasabrahmacArI vikacakuvalayazrIreSa dRssttervilaasH| pariNataparibodhodbodhadhAmnAM munInA mapi manasi vikaarovaarmaavisskroti||16|| kapiJjalA- (2) bhaTTiNi! jAva ko vi kudo vi samAgacchadi, dAva mayaNassa pUyaM nivttehi| kosalie! uvaNehi bhttttinniipuuvgrnnN| kapiJjalA- svAmini! bihvala na hoN| udyAna ke naSTa ho jAne ke bhaya se hI koI udyAna ke madhya meM nahIM hai| kyA devI nahIM dekha rahI haiM ki udyAna ke parisara meM sainikoM kA nivAsa hai| yahI nahIM AmravRkSa kI galI meM manuSya bhI dikhAI de rahe haiN| rAjA- to kyA kapiJjalA (damayantI) ko hameM dikhA rahI hai? oha, kAmadeva ke bANa sadRza kaTAkSa-vikSepa! bhaya se caJcala hariNI ke netra sadRza, khile hue nIla kamala kI kAnti vAlA isa (damayantI) ke netroM kA hAva-bhAva tattva kA cintana karane se paripakva baddhivAle samAdhisthita munijanoM ke mana meM bhI (kAmajanya) anurAga ko pravAhita kara rahA hai||16|| kapiJjalA-svAmini! jaba taka koI kahIM se A nahIM jAtA hai taba taka Apa kAmadeva kI pUjA se nivRtta ho jaaNy| kauzalike! svAminI ke lie pUjA sAmagrI ko laao| (1) bhatri! mA uttAmya, ArAmaparimardanazaGkayA na ko'pi madhye prvissttH| kiM na prekSate devI ArAmaparisareSu samAvAsitaM sainyam? api ca sahakAravIthikAyAM manuSyA api dRshynte| __(2) bhatri! yAvat ko'pi samAgacchati, tAvat madanasya pUjAM nivrty| kauzalike! upanaya bhrtiipuujopkrnnm|
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________________ 82 nalavilAse damayantI-(1) ahaM sayaM uvaciNiya kusumAiM mayaNaM puuyissN| tA ciTThadu kosaliyA, payaTTAveha dAva sNgiiy| rAjA- yatheyaM paJcamasya suzliSTamUrchanA tAneSu pratimuhuH sukhAyate, tathA jAne giitmrmjnyaa| aviditamarmA karmasu na zarma tajjanma cumbati praayH| akalitahRdayastrINAM smaropaniSado bahiH plvte||17|| (satvaram) makarike! prabhavasi rAjaputrImiha samAnetum? makarikA-(2) ahaM dAva payadissaM, AgamaNaM puNa divvassa aayttN| rAjA- tarhi ytsv| (makarikA parikrAmati) damayantI- maiM svayaM puSpoM kI cayana karake kAmadeva kI pUjA kruuNgii| ataH kauzalike tuma Thaharo, taba taka saMgIta Arambha kro| rAjA- jisa prakAra se yaha paJcama svara ke sundara zliSTa mUrchanA ko bAra-bAra sanakara sukhI ho rahI hai, usase pratIta hotA hai ki yaha (damayantI) saMgIta ke tattva ko jAnane vAlI hai| saMgIta ke tattva ko nahIM jAnane vAlA usase utpanna (hone vAle) zAnti (kalyANa) se achatA hI rahatA hai aura (unake lie) caJcalahRdaya vAlI striyoM kA ratidyotaka hAvabhAvarUpI sAratattva bAhara hI baha jAtA (arthAt vyartha) hai||17||| (zIghratApUrvaka) makarike! bhImanareza kI putrI damayantI ko yahA~ lAne meM tuma hI samartha ho? ___ makarikA- maiM to prayatna hI kara sakatI hU~, kintu usa (damayantI) kA AnA to devAdhIna hai| rAjA- to jaao| (makarikA ghUmatI hai) (1) ahaM svayamupacIya kusumAni madanaM puujyissyaami| tatastiSThatu kauzalikA, pravartayata tAvat sNgiitm| (2) ahaM tAvat prayatiSye, AgamanaM punardevasya aayttm|
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________________ tRtIyo'GkaH 83 damayantI - (1) kaviMjale! na ko vi dAva samAgado, tA aMteuraM vaccAmo / kapiJjalA - (2) bhaTTiNi! diTTiyA diTThiyA samAgadA mayariyA / ( makarikA upasRtya praNamati) damayantI - (saharSamAliGgya) (3) mayarie! anno vi ko vi samAgado, Adu tumaM jjeva ? makarikA - (4) anno vi / damayantI - (apavArya) (5) kathaM rAyA nalo? makarikA - (6) atha iM / damayantI - ( satvaram) (7) kahiM so ? damayantI - kapiJjale ! yahA~ to koI nahIM AyA hai, ataH anta: pura ko calo / kapiJjalA- svAmini ! saubhAgya se makarikA A gayI hai| (makarikA samIpa jAkara praNAma karatI hai) damayantI - (harSapUrvaka AliGgana karake) makarike! aura bhI koI AyA hai yA akelI tuma hI AI ho ? damayantI - (apavArita meM ) kyA rAjA nala bhI ? makarikA - hA~ / damayantI - (zIghratApUrvaka) ve kahA~ haiM ? makarikA - usa AmravRkSa kI galI meM / (1) kapiJjale ! na ko'pi tAvat samAgataH, tato'ntaH puraM vrajAmaH / (2) bhartri ! diSTyA diSTyA samAgatA makarikA / (3) makarike ! anyo'pi ko'pi samAgataH, athavA tvameva ? (4) anyo'pi / (5) kathaM rAjA nalaH ? (6) atha kim / (7) kva saH ?
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________________ nalavilAse makarikA - (1) eso sahayAravIhiyAe / damayantI - (bhujamutkSipya ) (2) mayarie! eso nalo (punaH sabhayamAtmagatam) mA nAma vilAsiNIloeNa diTTamhi / bhodu evaM dAva (prakAzam) mayarie! edassa vi nAmaM tumaM na jANAsi ? NaM tiNaviseso eso nalo / 84 kapiJjalA - (vihasya) (3) saccaM eso nalo, na uNa tiNaviseso, kiMtu tiNavisesIkada avrraajloo| damayantI - (4) kavijale! tumaM vaMkabhaNiyAiM jANAsi / rAjA - ( upasarpya) kalahaMsa ! sakhIzaGkAzaGkapraNayaparitApavyasaninI tribhAgAbhogAgraplavanabahalI bhUtazitimA / damayantI - (bAhu uThAkara ) makarike ! ve nala haiM? (puna: bhayabhIta ho mana meM) ina vilAsinI striyoM se maiM dekhI na jAU~ / ThIka hai yahI ho ( prakaTa meM) makarike ! kyA tuma isakA nAma bhI nahIM jAnatI ho ? kyA yaha nala nAmaka ghAsa vizeSa hai ? kapiJjalA- (musakarAkara ) yaha satya hai ki ve nala hI haiM, na ki nala nAmaka ghAsa - vizeSa, kintu rAjA nala ne anya rAjAoM ko (apane sAmane) ghAsa - vizeSa kI taraha kara diyA ( arthAt tiraskRta kara diyA) hai| damayantI - kapiJjale tuma majAka karanA jAnatI ho / rAjA - (samIpa jAkara ) kalahaMsa ! sakhI kI zaGkA rUpI kA~Te ke kAraNa prema pIr3A se niSphala prayatna vAlI, kaTAkSa (1) eSa sahakAravIthikAyAm / (2) makarike ! eSa nalaH " ? mA nAma vilAsinIlokena dRSTAsmi / bhavatu evaM tAvat / makarike ! etasyApi nAma tvaM na jAnAsi ? nanu tRNavizeSa eSa na nalaH / (3) satyameSo nalaH, na punastRNavizeSaH, kintu tRNavizeSIkRtApararAjalokaH / (4) kapiJjale ! tvaM vakrabhaNitAni jAnAsi /
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________________ tRtIyo'GkaH drumAlokavyAjAd viSamaparipAtA mama vapuH samaM seyaM dRSTirjaDayati ca saMrambhayati ca / / 18 / / (vimRzya) kucakalazayorvRttaM nRttaM dhruvormRdutA girAM dRzi taralatA vakre kAntistanau tanimA tathA / tadidamakhilaM veSazvetasyahaM yadi vallabho dhruvamaparathA doSaH svArthaM jano bahu manyate / / 19 / / kalahaMsaH - paramArtho'yam mAMsadRzo guNa-doSau bruvate svArthAstibhaGgasApekSAH / jJAnadRzastu yathAsthitapadArthavRttAntamanurudhya / / 20 / / makarikA - (1) bhaTTiNi ! pasannA hohi / parisara ke agrabhAga meM bahuta adhika ghUmane ke kAraNa kAlimA se yukta (netroM vAlI) vaha damayantI vRkSa dekhane ke bahAne (samajhane meM) duSkara (apanI) dRSTi DAlatI huI mere zarIra ko eka sAtha cetanArahita aura vega se yukta kara rahI hai / / 18 / / (vicArakara) 85 (isa damayantI ke) kalazatulya stanoM kI vartulAkAratA, bhauhoM kA nartana, vANI kI mRdulatA netroM meM caJjalatA, mukha meM kAnti, aGga kI kRzatA ye sabhI zobhAkara tabhI haiM jaba maiM usake citta meM vallabha banA hU~ anyathA ye sabhI doSa haiN| manuSya svArtha ko hI Adara detA hai| / 19 // kalahaMsa- yaha vAstavika hai apane svArtha kI apekSA mere jaisA jana guNa aura doSa ko svArthAnusAra pRthak karake kahatA hai, kintu jJAnIjana to padArtha (vastu) ke vAstavika svarUpa kA anurodha karake kahate haiM / / 20 // makarikA - svAmini ! prasanna hoN| (1) bhartri ! prasannA bhava / TippaNI- vRtto'dhIte'pyatIte'pi vartule'pi mRte vRtte -- iti medinI / veSa- AkalpaveSau nepathye pratikarma prasAdhanam-ityamaraH /
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________________ nalavilAse damayantI - (1) mayarie! ahaM kayA vi kiM appasannA, jaM evaM maMtesi? 86. makarikA - (2) kahaM nAma na appasannA, jaM hidayavallahaM jaNaM picchiya dUraM ciTThasi ? damayantI - (3) mayarie ! nAhamidisaM kannAjaNassa aNucidaM aNuTThidu sAhasiNI / kiM ca AlAva- hAsa-pariraMbhaNAI pemassa pariyaro eso / pemaM uNa nayaNatibhAgabhUriparigholirA diTThI / / 21 / / damayantI - makarikeM! kyA maiM kabhI aprasanna hotI hU~? jo aisA kaha rahI ho / makarikA- kyA Apa aprasanna nahIM hai? kyoMki apane hRdayavallabha ko dekhakara bhI Apa unase dUra sthita haiN| damayantI - makarike ! maiM kanyA ke AcaraNa ke viparIta AcaraNa karane kA sAhasa nahIM kara sktii| aura bhI bAtacIta, ha~sI-majAka aura AliGgana ye saba prema kI sAmagrI hai, parantu netra kaTAkSa se yukta bAra-bAra ghUmane vAlI A~kha se dekhanA ( hI vAstava meM ) prema hai / / 21 / / (1) makarike ! ahaM kadApi kimaprasannA, yadevaM mantrayase ? (2) kathaM nAma nAprasannA, yad hRdayavallabhaM janaM dRSTvA dUraM tiSThasi ? (3) makarike! nAhamIdRzaM kanyAjanasyAnucitamanuSThAtuM sAhasinI / kiJca AlApa-hAsa-parirambhaNAni premNaH parikara eSaH / prema punarnayanatribhAgabhUriparighUrNamAnA dRSTiH / / anyacca, asadRzasrehaM janaM svayamanusarantI kapiJjalAyA api lajje /
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________________ tRtIyo'GkaH 87 annaM ca asarisasiNehaM jaNaM sayamaNusaraMtI kaviMjalAe vi ljjemi| makarikA-(saroSam) (1) sahayAravIhiyaM pi aNusaraMtI sarisasiNehA, mahArAo uNa vidagmesu vi samAgado asarisasiNeho? damayantI-(2) mayarie! napAremi tae saha jaMpi, tA mayaNapUyAnimittaM kusumAiM uvcinnissN| ___ (iti sarvA:parikrAmanti) rAjA- kathamito'bhivartate devI? dRSTe! draSTumitaH spRhAM kuru puraH putrI vidarbhezitunatvAgacchati bibhratI smarakarikrIDAvanaM yauvnm| ___ aura dUsare yaha ki, aparicita premI jana kA anugamana karatI huI maiM kapiJjalA se lajAtI bhI huuN| makarikA- (krodha ke sAtha) premapUrvaka AmravRkSa ke mArga kA anugamana karatI huI tuma, phira atulanIyasneha vAle mahArAja nala bhI to vidarbhadeza meM Aye haiN| damayantI- makarike! tumhAre sAtha bAta karane meM maiM tumhArA pAra nahIM pA sktii| ata: kAmadeva pUjA ke lie maiM phUloM kA cayana karatI huuN| ___(yaha kahakara sabhI ghUmatI haiM) rAjA- to kyA devI damayantI idhara hI A rahI hai? (mere dvArA) dekha lI gaI (he damayanti)! idhara dekhane kI spRhA karo, kyoMki jisake candramArUpI mukha kI vilAsazrI ko zraddhA ke sAtha dekhane ke lie hI paulomIpati indra ne apalaka sahasranetroM ko dhAraNa kiyA hai (aisI) kAmarUpI hAthI ke krIr3A-vanavAle (1) sahakAravIthikAmapyanusarantI sadRzamnehA, mahArAjaH punarvidarbheSvapi samAgato'sadRzasnehaH! (2) makarike! na pArayAmi tvayA saha jlpitm| tato madanapUjAnimittaM kusumaanyupcessye|
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________________ nalavilAse yadvakrenduvilAsasampadamatizraddhAlurAlokituM paulomIpatirudvahatyanimiSaM cakSuHsahasraM kil||22|| kalahaMsa! upanaya ptrmekm| kalahaMsaH- idm| (rAjA kimapi patrake likhitvA samarpayati) damayantI-(1) kapiMjale! kahiM vaNoddese viyaillavalliyAo ciTuMti? makarikA-(2) edassiM shyaarniguNje| (damayantI puSpAvacayaM nATayati) rAjA- (upasRtya) almlmnucitaacrnnen| nanu lalATantape bhagavati kamalinInAthe paramAnurAgavetanakrIte ca savidhabhAji sarvakarmINe jane ko'yaM svayaM vicakilakalikAvacayaklezopadravaH? yauvana ko dhAraNa karatI huI vidarbhanareza kI putrI damayantI sAmane nahIM A rahI hai||22|| he kalahaMsa! eka patra laao| (rAjA patra para kucha likhakara kalahaMsa ko detA hai) damayantI- kapiJjale! vana ke kisa bhAga meM camelI kI latAyeM haiM? makarikA- isa AmravRkSa-maNDapa meN| __ (damayantI puSpa cayana kA abhinaya karatI hai) rAjA-(samIpa jAkara) anucita AcaraNa karane kI AvazyakatA nhiiN| lalATa ko tapAne vAle kamalinIpati arthAt sUrya kI rozanI meM, atyadhika premAnurAgarUpI vetana dvArA kharIde gaye sabhI karmoM meM dakSa isa nala ke rahate, tuma camelI-puSpoM ko cayana karane kA kaSTa kyoM karogI? (1) kapiJjale! kasmin vanoddeze vicakilavallayastiSThanti? (2) etasmin shkaarnikunyje|
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________________ tRtIyo'GkaH damayantI- (tiryag vilokya svagatam) (1) kahamesa sayaM bhayavaM paMcabANo? ahavA varAyassa aNaMgassa kudo Idiso aMgasohaggapanbhAro? tA kadatyo damayaMtIe aNgcNgimaa| (prakAzam) kaviMjale! ko esa maMvArei? kapiJjalA-(2) jassa kade tumaM idha smaagdaa| damayantI-(3) kassa kade ahaM idha samAgadA? kapiJjalA-(4) hiyydiyss| damayantI-(5) tA kiM bhayavaM maNasijo? kapiJjalA- (vihasya) (6) bhaTTiNI jaannaadi| damayantI- (tirachI dRSTi se dekhakara apane mana meM) to kyA ye bhagavAn kAmadeva haiM? athavA becAre anaGga = (zarIrarahita) meM isa taraha ke saundarya kA honA kaise sambhava hai? ata: damayantI kA rUpa-saundarya dhanya hai| (prakaTa meM) kapiJjale! yaha kauna hai jo mujhe roka rahA hai? kapiJjalA- jisake lie tuma (yahA~) AyI ho| damayantI- kisake lie maiM yahA~ AyI hU~? kapiJjalA- apane hRdayavallabha ke lie| damayantI- to kyA ye bhagavAn kAmadeva haiM? kapijhalA- (musakarAkara) svAminI to jAnatI hI haiN| (1) kathameSa svayaM bhagavAn paJcabANaH? athavA varAkasyAnaGgasya kuta IdRzo'GgasaubhAgyaprAgbhAraH? tat kRtArthaM damayantyA anggcnggtvm| kapiJjale! ka eSa mAM vArayati? (2) yasya kRte tvamatra smaagtaa| (3) kasya kRte'hamatra samAgatA? (4) hRdydyitsy|. (5) tat kiM bhagavAn manasija:? (6) bhartI jaanaati| .
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________________ nalavilAse damayantI - ( saroSamiva ) (1) haMje! uvahasesi maM, tA uvaciNissaM, na ciTThissaM / 90 (rAjA bhujalatAmAlambya 'alamalam' ityAdi paThati ) dUrAdAgatasya praNayino janasyAbhyarthanAM kalahaMsaH - devi! nAvajJAtumarhasi / damayantI - (2) kathaM kalahaMso ! kalahaMsa! moyAvehi me pANiM / kalahaMsaH - devi! kalahaMsaH pANerbrAhayitA, na punarmocayitA / damayantI - (3) hImANahe! na ko vi maha pakkhapAyaM karedi / rAjA - zAntaM zAntam / he mRgAkSi! nanvayamasmi tava pakSapAtI / samAdiza kRtyam / damayantI - (4) jai evaM tA muMca me pANiM / damayantI - ( krodhita hue kI taraha) sakhi ! merA upahAsa kara rahI ho, taba maiM puSpoM kA hI cayana karU~gI, yahA~ nahIM tthhruuNgii| (rAjA bAhupAza se AliGgana kara 'alamalam' ityAdi vAkya punaH par3hatA hai) kalahaMsa- he devi ! dUra deza se Aye hue priyajana kI prArthanA kI avahelanA nahIM karanI caahie| damayantI - he kalahaMsa ! yaha kyA? kalahaMsa ! merA hAtha chur3Ao / kalahaMsa- devi! kalahaMsa to pANigrahaNa karAne vAlA hai na ki chur3Ane vAlA / damayantI- Azcarya hai, koI bhI merA pakSadhara nahIM hai| rAjA - zAnta ho zAnta ho / he mRgalocane! maiM tumhArA pakSadhara huuN| Adeza deM kyA karanA hai| damayantI - yadi aisI bAta hai to mere hAtha ko chor3a do| . (1) hale! upahasasi mAm, tad upaceSyAmi, na sthAsyAmi / (2) kathaM kalahaMsa ! kalahaMsa ! mocaya me pANim / (3) aho! na ko'pi mama pakSapAtaM karoti / (4) yadyevaM tadA muJca me pANim /
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________________ tRtIyo'GkaH nala:- kathamaparAdhakArI mucyate ? damayantI - (1) kiM ediNA avaraddha ? rAjA - anena tvatpratikRtimAlikhyAyamiyati virahAnale pAtitaH / damayantI - (smitvA) (2) jai evaM tA ahaM pi te pANiM gahissaM / tava pANilihideNa paDeNa ahaM pi edAvatyasarIrA jAdA / rAjA - nanvayaM pANigrahaNArtha eva sarvaH prayAsastadanukUlavAdinyasi nalasya / vidUSakaH - ( 3) bhodI! tae appaNa jjeva appA samappido, tA dANiM na chuTTIyadi / ( damayantI sAtvikabhAvAn nATayantyadhomukhI bhavati) nala- kyA aparAdha karane vAle ko chor3A jAtA hai ? damayantI- maiMne kauna sA aparAdha kiyA hai? 91 rAjA - citrapaTa para apanA chAyAcitra banAkara tumane isa nala ko itanI adhika virahAgni meM girA diyA hai| damayantI - (musakarAkara ) yadi aisI bAta hai to maiM bhI tumhAre hAtha ko grahaNa kruuNgii| kyoMki tumhAre hAtha se banAye gaye tumhAre chAyAcitra ke dvArA maiM bhI usI dazA ko prApta ho gayI huuN| rAjA - yaha to tuma pANigrahaNa ke lie kie gaye nala ke sabhI prakAra ke prayAsoM anukUla bola rahI ho / ke vidUSaka - AdaraNIye! tumane svayaM apane mana ko samarpita kiyA hai isalie aba yaha (pANigrahaNa) na chUTe / ( damayantI sAttvika bhAvoM kA abhinaya karatI huI apanA mukha nIce kara letI hai) (1) kimetenAparAddham ? (2) yadyevaM tadA'hamapi te pANi grahISyAmi tava pANilikhitena paTenAhamapyetadavasthazarIrA jAtA / (3) bhavati! tvayA''tmanaivAtmA samarpitastadidAnIM na chuTyate / 2
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________________ nalavilAse rAjA- (vilokya) imau prekSe karNau vadanamidaminduH sphuTakalaH kalaH so'yaM naadstrunnklknntthiiklklH| iyaM mallIvallIpulakamukulAGkA bhujalatA vasantazrIH sAkSAt tvamasi madirAkSi! dhruvmtH||23|| (saharSa ca-) candrodyAnasarAMsi sundari! manaH karSanti tAvad guNairyAvannetradale tavAsyakamale dRSTirna vishraamyti| tAvat ko'pi kalAlavo vijayate khadyotapotatviSAM yAvannAtmakarairdhinoti dharaNiM devaH sudhaadiidhitiH||24|| damayantI-(1) ajjautta! (puna: salajjam) mahArAya! adhavA idi deAMge pataMgatAvo, tA virama paannigghnnaado| rAjA- (dekhakara) hilate hue donoM kAnoM vAlI, vyakta kalAoM vAle candramA ke samAna mukha vAlI, yuvAmayUra sadRza mRduvANI vAlI tathA mallikA latA ke khile hue puSpoM sadRza bAhupAza vAlI he madirAkSi! tuma mUrtarUpa meM vasantarUpI lakSmI ho||23|| (harSa ke sAtha aura) . he sundari! candramA, puSpavATikA aura sarovara ye guNoM ke dvArA taba taka mana ko AkRSTa karate haiM jaba taka tumhAre nayana-kaTAkSa aura mukhakamala para merI dRSTi ruka nahIM jAtI hai, (ata:) khadyota (juganU) zAvakoM kI prakAza kalA kA aMza tabhI taka zobhita hotA hai jabataka amRta barasAne vAle candradeva apanI kiraNoM kA vistAra pRthvI para nahIM karate haiN|| 24 / / damayantI- Aryaputra ! (puna: lajjA ke sAtha) mahArAja! athavA deva ke zarIra ko sUrya kI tapta kiraNe tapA rahI haiM ataH pANigrahaNa se virata ho| (1) Aryaputra! mahArAja! athavA eti devAGge pataGgatApaH, tad virama paannigrhnnaat|
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________________ tRtIyo'GkaH 93 rAjA- ayi kAtarakuraGganetre! ko'yaM vaang-mnsyorvivaadH| nanu ythaamnsmevaabhidhiiytaamaaryputreti| api ca zatapatrapapatrataralAkSi! yadi pataGgatApAbAdhAsAdhvasena pANigrahaNAd viramAmi, tadAnImanaGgatApo mAM baadhte| kiJca citraM trastaiNazAvAkSi! tvtpaannigrhnnotsvH| santApasya nihantA naH pratApasya tu kaarnnm||25|| kapiJjalA-(1) bhaTTiNi! lajjamujjhiya payaDANurAyaM kipiannucitttth| damayantI- (saroSamiva) (2) haMje! tumaM pi kannagAjaNaviruddha kamme maM nijojayasi? rAjA- ayi candramukhi! na tvAM kapiJjalA yojyti| kintu kRtamAninImAnabhaGgaH sa bhgvaannnggH| anaGgAdhIno hi kusumAkarodyAne sarvasya sarvo vyaapaarH| (sarvAGgINamavalokya) kundadatiH kishcidupaalbhyse| rAjA- bhayabhIta mRga-netra sadRza netroM vAlI he damayanti! mana aura vANI meM paraspara virodha kyoM? nissandeha mana kI hI bAta arthAt Aryaputra hI khiye| aura bhI, he kamalapatra sadRza caJcala nayane! yadi maiM sUrya kI garmIrUpI apriya pIr3A ke kAraNa pANigrahaNa se virata ho jAU~ taba kAma-pIr3A mujhe kaSTa degii| aura bhI bhayabhIta mRga-zizu sadRza netroM vAlI he damayanti! kyA adbhuta bAta hai ki hamArI pIr3A ko samApta karane vAlA ekamAtra kAraNa tumhAre pANigrahaNa (se utpana) Ananda hI hai||25|| kapilA- svAmini! lajjA ko chor3akara anurAga (sneha) ko prakaTa kyoM nahIM kara rahI haiM? damayantI- (krodhita huI sI) to tuma bhI kanyAjana ke AcaraNa ke viparIta karma meM mujhe lagA rahI ho? rAjA- he candramukhi! tumheM kapiJjalA nahIM, apitu mAninI ke mAna ko khaNDita karane vAlA vaha bhagavAn kAmadeva isa karma meM lagA rahA hai, kyoMki kAmadeva (1) bhatri! lajjAmujjhitvA prakaTAnurAgaM kimapi anutisstth| (2) haGge! tvamapi kanyakAjanaviruddha karmaNi mAM niyojayasi?
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________________ 94 nalavilAse damayantI- (svagatam) (1) hImANahe! appANaMmi vi AdigheIkade uvAlaMbho na muNcdi| kapiJjalA- (sabhayamAtmagatam) (2) kiM mae kimavi avaraddhaM? rAjA- nanu bravImi, upaalbhyse'bhyntrprijnaapraadhen| damayantI-(3) kahaM viy| rAjA vakrenduH smitamAtanodadhigate dRSTI vikAsazriyaM bAhU kaNTakakorakANyavibhRtaM prAptA giro gaurvm| kiM nAGgAni tavAtitheyamasRjan svasvApateyocitaM samprApte mayi naitadujjhati kucadvandvaM punaH stbdhtaam||26|| ke vATikArUpI yauvana meM hara kisI kI sabhI kriyAyeM kAmadeva ke adhIna hotI haiN| (acchI taraha dekhakara) he kundadati! kapiJjalA thor3A sA ulAhanA (majAka kara) de rahI hai| damayantI- (mana hI mana) Azcarya hai, navAgantuka satkAra karane ke lie AtmIya jana bhI ulAhanA de (majAka kara) detI hai| kapiJjalA- (bhayabhIta sI huI apane mana meM) to mujhase koI aparAdha ho gayA? rAjA- maiM kahatA hU~, sadA sAtha rahane vAle apane zarIra ke aGgoM ke aparAdha ke kAraNa hI kapiJjalA tumheM ulAhanA de rahI hai| damayantI- yaha kaise? rAjA- (he devi!) tumhAre candramArUpI mukha ne smitahAsa ko prapta karake, netroM ne vikasita kamala kI zobhA ko grahaNa karake,donoM bhujalatAoM ne valiyoM kI taraha romAJca ko dhAraNa karake tathA vANI ne gambhIratA ko prApta karake tumhAre aGgoM ne apaneapane vaibhava ke anurUpa (merA) Atithya satkAra nahIM kiyA kyA? arthAt kiyA hI (1) aho! Atmanyapi AtitheyIkRte upAlambho na mucyte| (2) kiM mayA kimapyaparAddham? (3) kathamiva? TippaNI- dravyaM vittaM svApateyaM rikthamRkthaM dhanaM vasu-ityamaraH /
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________________ tRtIyo'GkaH ( damayantI salajjamadhomukhI bhavati) yadi vA devi! zAntam / satyamahamevopAlabhyo yo guNamapi doSamabhidadhAmi / kapiJjalA - (1) bhaTTiNi! kadaM kAlavilaMbeNa, rahassaM kiM pi maMtehi / damayantI - (2) nAhaM rahassaM maMtiduM sikkhidA / rAjA - ayi smaranAgarike! kimAtmAnaM vaidagdhyavandhyamAvedayasi ? api cAhamasmi zikSitaH / kalahaMsa! darzaya rahasyamasmadIyam / ( kalahaMsaH patramarpayati / damayantI vAcayati) amIbhiH saMsiktaistava kimu phalaM vAridaghaTe ! yadete'pekSante salilamavaTebhyo'pi taravaH / hai phira mujhe prApta karake bhI, (tumhAre) stanayugala (apanI ) kaThoratA ko nahIM chor3a rahe haiM / / 26 / / karo / (damayantI lajjA ke sAtha mukha nIce kara letI hai) athavA he devi ! dhairya dhAraNa karo / guNa meM bhI doSa ko kahane vAlA maiM hI nizcitarUpa se ulAhanA kA pAtra huuN| kapiJjalA- svAmini ! samaya vyatIta kyoM kara rahI haiM, kucha pracchanna bAta bhI damayantI - pracchanna bAta karane meM maiM 95 paTu nahIM hU~ / rAjA - he madananagari ! kyA svayaM ko caturAI ko nahIM jAnane vAlI kaha rahI hai ? to maiM dakSa hU~ / kalahaMsa ! hamArI gupta (vastu damayantI) ko dikhAo / ( kalahaMsa damayantI ko rAjA nala kA patra detA hai / damayantI par3hatI hai ) he megha ! isa prakAra se kiye gaye acchI siMcAI se bhI jaba vRkSa AlavAla se ( pAnI prApta karane kI ) apekSA rakhate haiM, to tumhArI kyA AvazyakatA ? vastuta: yaha (1) bhartri ! kRtaM kAlavilambena, rahasyaM kimapi mantrayasva / (2) nAhaM rahasyaM mantrayituM zikSitA /
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________________ 96 nalavilAse ayaM yukto vyaktaM nanu sukhayituM cAtakazizu___ eSa grISme'pi spRhayati na paathstvdpraat||27|| damayantI- (vimRzya svagatam) tvadekazaraNo'hamityuktaM bhvti| (prakAzam) (1) kalahaMsa! muddhA khu ahaM, na gUDhabhaNidINamatthaM jaannaami| rAjA- kimevamabhidadhAsi? yataH mugdhAGganAnayanapAtavilakSaNAni dakSairapi kssnnmlkssitvibhrmaanni| AlokitAnyapi natAGgi! nivedayanti vaidagdhyasampadamananyatamAM bhvtyaaH||28|| yadi vA vyaktamapi vijnypyte| kAntastavAhamadharIkRtavizvarUpaH saundaryavibhramavatI bhavatI priyA me| ThIka hI hai, (kyoMki) cAtaka pakSI kA jo baccA hai (vaha bhI) isa garmI meM apane sukha ke lie dUsare (arthAt svAti nakSatra ke atirikta anya nakSatra) ke jala kI icchA nahIM karatA hai|| 27 / / damayantI- (vicAra kara mana hI mana) isakA artha huA- tuma hI merI zaraNa ho| (prakaTa meM) he kalahaMsa! bholI-bhAlI maiM gUr3havacanoM ke artha ko nahIM samajhatI huuN| rAjA- aisA kyoM kaha rahI ho? kyoMki he natAGgi! (yadyapi) mugdhAGganAoM ke nayana kaTAkSa kA asAdhAraNa vilAsa nipuNa vyakti se bhI jAnane yogya nahIM hai, (phira bhI) prema ke kAraNa utpanna mana kI asthiratA vAlI (tumhArI) dRSTi tumhAre advitIya cAturya-samRddhi ko kaha rahA hai||28|| athavA spaSTa rUpa se bhI kahatA huuN| apane rUpa-saundarya se bhagavAn viSNu ko bhI tiraskRta karane vAlA maiM (nala) tumhArA priya hU~ tathA sundaratA ke vilAsa vAlI tuma merI priyA ho| (aura) hama donoM (1) kalahaMsa! mugdhA khalvaham, na gUDhabhaNitInAmarthaM jaanaami|
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________________ 97 tRtIyo'GkaH premAvayoranadhigamyadazAdhirUDhaM jAnIhi naiSa sukaro vidhinApi yogH||29|| (pravizya) ceTI-(1) bhaTTiNi! devI tumaM hkkaaredi| (rAjA sabhayaM bhujamapanIya tirodhatte) damayantI-(2) aMbA maM ANavedi? esA smaagcchaami| _(iti sarvAH parikrAmanti) rAjA-(saviSAdam) kalahaMsa! na ko'pi kAryaniyUMhaH smbhuut| hA! hatAH smH| kuto nAma punarapi rahaHsaGgamaH? vidUSakaH-(3) bho! ahaM se saMgamaM puNaravi kremi| rAjA- (sAdaram) asmadanurodhena prvrtsv| kA prema (apanI) caramAvasthA ko prApta ho gayA hai| (basa) yahI jAno ki aisA saMyoga karAnA brahmA ke lie bhI sarala nahIM hai||29|| (praveza karake) ceTI- svAmini! devI mAtA jI bulA rahI haiN| (rAjA bhaya ke sAtha hAtha chor3akara chipa jAtA hai) damayantI- mAtA jI mujhe bulA rahI haiM? abhI aayii| (yaha kahakara sabhI ghUmatI haiM) rAjA- (kheda ke sAtha) kalahaMsa! koI bhI kArya vighna rahita nahIM hotaa| oho, maiM mArA gyaa| ekAnta kA yaha milana aba kaise sambhava ho sakatA hai? vidUSaka- he rAjan! maiM tuma donoM kA puna: milana karAtA huuN| rAjA- (AdarapUrvaka) to hamAre anurodha se vaisA hI kro| (1) bhatri! devI tvaamaahvyti| (2) ambA mAmAjJApayati? eSA smaagcchaami| (3) bhoH! ahamasyAH saGgamaM punarapi karomi (kaaryaami)|
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________________ nalavilAse (vidUSakaH kharanAditaM karoti ) damayantI - ( AkarNya ) (1) kathaM esa rukkhaMtarido kharo vAmaM vAharadi ? halA mayaNie! asauNaM me, tAva gaccha tumaM, ahaM puNa sahayAravIhIe gaDuya AgamissaM / ( madanikA niSkrAntA / damayantI pratinivartate ) 98 vidUSakaH - (2) bhodI ! na tae me baMbhaNassa satthivAyaNaM dinaM, tado asauNaM / damayantI - ( patrake kimapi likhitvA) (3) edaM de satthivAyaNaM (vidUSakasya prayacchati / rAjAnaM prati) mahArAya ! sude (seve?) puNo vi saMgamo / (vidUSaka gardabha (niSThura ) dhvani karatA hai) damayantI - (sunakara ) merI bA~yI tarapha atyanta niSThura svara meM yaha gadhA kyoM bola rahA hai ? sakhi madanike! merA apazakuna ho gayA, taba taka tuma jAo, maiM punaH AmravRkSapaMkti ke samIpa jAkara A rahI hU~ / ( madanikA calI jAtI hai aura damayantI lauTa AtI hai) vidUSaka - AdaraNIye! tumhAre dvArA mere svasti vAcana kI dakSiNA nahIM dI gaI isalie tumhArA apazakuna huaa| damayantI - ( patra meM kucha likhakara ) yaha hai tumhAre svasti vAcana kI dakSiNA (vidUSaka ko detI hai aura rAjA nala ke prati ) mahArAja ! kala punaH hama donoM kA milana hogA / rAjA - he devi ! rahasyadhvani kI AzaMkA vAlA tumhAre dvArA kAna meM kahA gayA 'punaH kala milana hogA' vacana prasannatA ko samApta kara kaSTa dene vAlA hai, (kyoMki) (1) kathameSa vRkSAntarita: kharo vAmaM vyAharati? hale madanike! azakunaM me, tAvad gaccha tvam, ahaM punaH sahakAravIthyAM gatvA''gamiSyAmi / (2) bhavati! na tvayA me brAhmaNasya svastivAcanaM dattam, tato'zakunam / (3) etat te svastivAcanam / mahArAja ! zvaH punarapi saGgamaH /
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________________ tRtIyo'GkaH rAjA karNejapaM kSatamudo vipado vacastvaM zvaHsaGgamaH punaratipralayasya shngkaa| tvadviprayogazaraNaM kSaNamapyahaM tu varSANi devi! kila yAmi prHshtaani||30|| damayantI-(1) ao paraM na pAremi ciTThidaM, tA gamissaM (niSkrAntA) (rAjA patrakaM vAcayati) saudAminIpariSvaGgaM muJcantyapi pyomucH| na tu saudAminI teSAmabhiSvaGgaM vimunycti||31|| kalahaMsa:- deva! anyaa'pyaatmno'nnyshrnntvmaaveditm| rAja- nnvymuttraardhsyaarthH| kalahaMsaH- pUrvArdhasyArtho'niSTaM suucyti| tamhAre viyoga meM asahAya maiM to eka kSaNa eka varSa ( kI taraha) vyatIta karatA hU~ (ataH) eka dina to (hamAre lie) nizcaya hI sau varSa (ho jaayegaa)||30|| damayantI- kintu maiM aura nahIM Thahara sakatI, ata: jA rahI hU~ (nikala jAtI (rAjA nala patra ko par3hate haiM) megha (rUpI nAyaka) vidyut (rUpI apanI nAyikA) ke viziSTa sAnidhya ko chor3a bhI de, kintu vidyut (rUpI nAyikA) megha (rUpI apane nAyaka) ke viziSTa-sAnidhya ko nahIM chor3atI hai||31|| kalahaMsa- mahArAja! isane to apane apane abhISTa AzrayadAtA kA spaSTa kathana kara hI diyA hai| rAjA- yaha to vAkya ke uttarArdha kA artha hai| kalahaMsa- pUrvArdha kA artha to aniSTa kA sUcaka hai| (1) ataH paraM na pArayAmi sthAtuma, tato gmissyaami|
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________________ 100 nalavilAse rAjA- (sabhayam) kiM tat? kalahaMsaH- pariNayAnanantaraM dmyntiiprityaagm| rAjA- shaantm| nanu nalo yadi damayantI parityajati, tadA niSadhAmabhijanaM c| tadehi zibiraM vrjaamH| ( iti niSkrAntAH sarve) tRtiiyo'ngkH|| rAjA- (bhayapUrvaka) vaha kaise? kalahaMsa- vivAha ho jAne ke bAda bhI Apa damayantI kA tyAga kara sakate haiN| rAjA- amaGgala kA nAza ho| yadi nala damayantI kA tyAga kara sakatA hai taba to nala apane niSadhadeza aura kuTumba ko bhI chor3a sakatA hai| ata: Ao zibira(rAjakIya taMbU) meM cleN| ( yaha kahakara sabhI nikala jAte haiM) tRtIya aGka smaapt||
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________________ caturtho'GkaH (nepathye) (1) Usaledha bho agadaho uusledh| (tataH pravizati rAjA bhImaratho'mAtyavasudattAdikazca parivAra:) rAjA- amAtya! darzaya mArga yena svyNvrshobhaamaalokyaamH| vasudattaH- ita ito devaH prikraamtu| rAjA-amAtya! vatsApratikRtidarzanenApi vayaM svayaMvaraM vidhAtumISanmanasaH smbhvaam| ghoraghoNavacanavirodhilambastanIvacanena punaH svishessmutsaahitH| vasudattaH- deva! lambastanI kimuktavatI? rAjA- niSadhAdhipatipatnI damayantI bhvissytiityuktvtii| (nepathya meM) are haTo! Age se htto| (isake bAda rAjA bhImaratha, mantrI vasudatta Adi anucara varga raGgamaJca para praveza karate haiM) rAjA- he mantrin! mArga(rAstA) batAo jisase ki (damayantIkI) svayaMvarazobhA ko dekha skuuN| vasudatta- idhara se AyeM mahArAja idhara se| rAjA- he mantrin! putrI damayantI kA chAyAcitra dekhakara bhI hama svayaMvara anuSThAna ke lie halke mana se taiyAra ho gye| (aura isa anuSThAna ke lie) aughar3a ghoraghoNa ke vacana ke pratikUla lambastanI ke vacana ne hameM aura adhika utsAhita kiyaa| vasudatta- mahArAja! lambastanI ne kyA kahA? rAjA- damayantI niSadhadeza ke rAjA nala kI patnI hogI isa prakAra se lambastanI ne khaa| (1) apasarata bhoH! agrto'psrt|
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________________ 102 nalavilAse vasudatta:- citrasenapatnIpratipAdakena ghoraghoNavacanena saha sarvathA virudhyate lambastanIvacaH / rAjA - tato'smAbhistadetaM varaviplavamAzaGkamAnaiH svayaMvaravidhiranuSThitaH / vasudatta:- deva! kharAdhirohaNakruddhena durAtmanA ghoraghoNena kimapyazraddheyamazrotavyaM ca pratijJAtam / rAjA - ( sabhayam ) kiM tat ? vasudatta:- yo damayantIM pariNeSyati, tasya rAjyabhraMzam (ityardhokte tUSNImAste) rAjA - zAntaM zAntaM pratihatamamaGgalam, nanu damayantIpatistrikhaNDabharatapatiriti munayaH samAdizanti / tataH kathaM sa tApasApasado rAjyabhraMzaM kariSyati ? vasudatta - aughar3a ghoraghoNa ke isa vacana se damayantI kA vivAha cedinareza citrasena se hogA lambastanI kA vacana to sarvathA viruddha hai| rAjA - isIlie hamane zreSThakArya meM vighna ho sakatA hai isa duvidhA ke kAraNa hI svayaMvara vidhi kA anuSThAna kiyaa| vasudatta - mahArAja ! gadhe para baiThAye jAne se kruddha duSTAtmA ghoraghoNa ne nahIM sunane yogya aniSTakAraka pratijJA bhI kI hai| rAjA - ( bhayabhIta kI taraha) vaha kyA ? vasudatta - jo damayantI se vivAha karegA, usake rAjya kA nAza-- (aisA AdhA kahakara cupa ho jAtA hai ) / rAjA - amaGgala kA nAza ho, pRthvI ke tIna bhAga kA svAmI damayantI kA pati hogA aisA RSijana ne kahA hai / taba vaha nIca rAjya kA nAza kaise karegA ? TippaNI- 'svayaMvara' - vivAha kI aisI paddhati jisameM kanyA apanI icchAnusAra pati kA varaNa usake gale meM varamAlA (jayamAlA pahanA kara karatI hai| isa vidhi se vivAha sampanna hone vAle anuSThAna ko 'svayaMvara' kahA jAtA hai|
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________________ caturtho'GkaH 103 vasudattaH- yadeva jJAnacakSuSaH samAdizanti tdevaastu| (vilokya) ayaM svayaMvaramaNDapaH, idaM siMhAsanamAsyatAM deven| rAjA-(tathA kRtvA vilokya ca) amAtya! samAyAtAH kAzIpatiprabhRtayaH kSoNipatayaH, paramadyApi niSadhAdhipati yaati| ko'tra bhoH? (pravizya) puruSaH- Adizatu devH| rAjA- aye maGgalaka! kusumAkarodyAnAniSadhAdhipatimAkArya zacIpatidizi vinivezite kArtasvarasiMhAsane smupveshy| ('Adeza: pramANam' iti bruvANo maGgalako niSkrAntaH pravizati maGgalakenAdizyamAnasaraNirnala: kalahaMsa-kharamukha-makarikA''dikazca parivAra:) maGgalakaH- ita ito nissdhaadhiptiH| idaM siNhaasnmaasytaam| nala:- (samupavizya svagatam) vasudatta- yadi jJAna dRSTi vAle RSijana aisA kahate haiM to vahI ho| (dekhakara) yaha svayaMvara maNDapa hai, mahArAja isa siMhAsana para baitthe| rAjA- (vaisA karake aura dekhakara) mantrin kAzI-nareza prabhRti rAjA A cuke haiM, kintu niSadhanareza(nala) abhI bhI nahIM Aye haiN| are, yahA~ koI hai? (praveza kara) puruSa- AjJA deM mhaaraaj| rAjA- are maGgalaka! puSpavATikA se niSadhanareza nala ko bulAkara pUrva dizA meM sthApita svarNasiMhAsana para unheM baitthaao| (mahArAja kI AjJA hI pramANa hai' yaha kahatA huA maMgalaka raGgamaJca se calA jAtA hai| usake bAda maMgalaka se dikhAye jAte hue rAste se kalahaMsa, kharamukha (vidUSaka), makarikA Adi parijana sahita rAjA nala praveza karate haiM) maGgalaka- idhara se niSadha-nareza idhara se| isa siMhAsana para baitthie| nala- (siMhAsana para baiThakara apane mana meM)
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________________ 104 nalavilAse AkuJcitairvikasitaizcakitaiH prahRSTarutkaNThitaiH kuTilitairlalitairvinItaiH / AlokitairmRgadRzo vadanapravRtti vRttairjito'smi muSito'smi hRto'smi tulyam / / 1 / / (prakAzam) kalahaMsa! kRtamiSazataM yad gacchantyA muhurmuhurIkSitaM yadapi ca sakhIzaGkAbhItyA gatA na virAgataH / tadidamanizaM smAraM smAraM kuzIlavavanmano hasati ramate rodityuccairviSIdati sIdati / / 2 / / (vimRzya) kIdRzamasya svayaMvarasya nirvahaNaM sambhAvayasi ? saMkucita, praphullita, vismaya, romAJca, utsuka, vakra ( bhAva-bhaGgimA), zRGgArapriya (krIDAsakta) saumya vyApAra vAlI mRga ke samAna dRSTivAlI (dAyantI) ke avalokana-kriyA se maiM jIta liyA gayA, curA liyA gayA (aura) mugdha kiyA gayA sA ho gayA hU~ / / 1 / / (prakaTa meM) kalahaMsa ! yadyapi ( vaha damayantI) sakhiyoM kI AzaMkA se bhayabhIta hokara calI gaI (tathApi ) jAtI huI ( usa damayantI dvArA) kiye gaye saikar3oM bahAne vAlI bAra-bAra netrAvalokana (kI kriyA) se ( spaSTa hai ki vaha apanI ) icchA se nahIM ( gaI ) / ataH usako lagAtAra smaraNa kara merA mana nATakIya pAtra kI taraha ha~satA hai, ramaNa karatA hai, rotA hai, atyadhika hatAza hotA hai (aura) duHkhI hotA hai / / 2 / / (vicArakara) isa (damayantIke) svayaMvara samApti kI kaisI sambhAvanA karate ho ? TippaNI- 'kuzIlava:'- kutsitaM zIlamasya- kuzIlava: / 'naTAzcAraNAstu kuzIlavA: ' ityamaraH /
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________________ caturtho'GkaH kalahaMsa- patrakazlokavimarzanena nATakasyeva pramadAdbhutarasazaraNaM sambhAvayAmi nirvahaNam / nalaH - vayasya kharamukha ! kharanAditena rAjaputrIM pratinivartayatA tvayA vayamadhamarNIkRtAH / jAne bhagavatA viraJcena bhavAnetadarthameva gardabhavadanaH kRtaH / vidUSaka:- ( saroSam ) (1) ado jjeva tae kadannucUDAmaNinA khara muhassa paDikadaM kadaM / nala:- vayasya! rAjaputrIlalitamImAMsAdurlalitacetobhirasmAbhirna kimapi rajanAvanusmRtam, tadidAnIM gRhANedaM graiveyakam / vidUSakaH - (2) kuvido mhi, na gimhissaM / nala:- makarike ! vayasyamanukUlayAsmAsu / kalahaMsa- patra- likhita padya para vicAra karane se nATaka meM prayukta adbhutarasa se yukta nirvahaNa sandhi kI taraha isa svayaMvara samApti kI bhI sambhAvanA karatA huuN| 105 nala- mitra kharamukha ! gardabhadhvani se rAjaputrI damayantI ko lauTAkara tumane hameM adhamarNa (karjadAra) banA diyaa| maiM to yahI mAnatA hU~ ki bhagavAn brahmA ne isIlie tumheM gardabhamukha vAlA banAyA hai| vidUSaka - ( krodhita hue kI taraha) isIlie to pratyupakAra karane vAloM meM agragaNya tumase maiM upakRta bhI kiyA gyaa| nala- mitra ! rAjaputrI damayantI ke saundaryAdi kA vicAra karate hue, jise prasanna karanA kaThina hai aise hRdayavAlA, hamane rAtri kA to kucha smaraNa hI nahIM kiyaa| aba yaha gale kA hAra grahaNa karo / vidUSaka - nahIM lU~gA, kyoMki abhI maiM krodhita huuN| nala- makarike ! mitra ko hamAre Upara prasanna karo ! (1) ata eva tvayA kRtajJacUDAmaNinA kharamukhasya pratikRtaM kRtam / (2) kupito'smi, na grahISyAmi / TippaNI- graiveyakaM kaNThabhUSA' - ityamara: 'graiveyakam' grIvA DhakaJ
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________________ 106 nalavilAse makarikA-(1) are gaddahamuhaM! kiM bhaTTiNamavajANAsi? vidUSakaH-(2) AraM dAsIe dhIe! maM baMbhaNamahikkhivasi? nala:- vayasya! sAmpratamanavasaraH krodhsy| vidUSakaH- (3) jai aNavasaro kohassa, tA gimhissaM psaad| nala:- rasabhaGgaH kRtastvayA, tato na vayaM aveyakaM prtipaadyissyaamH| makarikA- (vihasya) (4) Idisassa jjeva saMmANassa juggo si| vidUSakaH-(5) bho! paDivAdehi AbharaNaM, na puNo rusissN| __ (nalo graiveyakaM samarpayati) makarikA- are gardabhamukha! kyA svAmI kI avahelanA karate ho? vidUSaka- arI dAsI-putri! mujha brAhmaNa para AkSepa karatI ho? nala- mitra! abhI krodhita honA anucita hai| vidaSaka- yadi krodhita hone kA yaha ucita samaya nahIM hai to maiM tumhAre gale ke hAra rUpI prasAda ko grahaNa kruuNgaa| nala- nahIM, tumane Ananda kA uccheda kara DAlA isalie maiM tumheM 'gale kA hAra' nahI duuNgaa| makarikA- (hAsa pUrvaka) isI prakAra ke sammAna ke yogya tuma ho bhii| vidUSaka- he mitra! mujhe AbhUSaNa do, maiM puna: nahIM krodhita houuNgaa| (nala gale kA hAra vidUSaka ko detA hai) (1) are! dardabhamukha! kiM bhartAramavajAnanAsi? (2) A: dAsyAH putri! mAM brAhmaNamadhikSipasi? (3) yadyanavasaraH krodhasya, tad grahISye prsaadm| (4) IdRzasyaiva sammAnasya yogyo'si| (5) bhoH pratipAdaya AbharaNam, na puna: russissyaami|
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________________ caturtho'GkaH 107 maGgalaka:- ( agrataH parikramya) deva vidarbhAdhipate! samAyAto niSadhAdhipatiH / rAjA - avaziSyate ko'pi narapati: ? maGgalaka :- na ko'pi / rAjA - ko'tra bhoH ? (pravizya) kacukI- aiSo'smi / rAjA - mAdhavasena! vatsAM damayantIM svayaMvaramaNDape samAnaya / ('Adeza: : pramANam' ityabhidhAya mAdhavaseno niSkrAntaH / tataH pravizati kaJcukinA nirdizyamAnamArgA damayantI, gRhItavaramAlA kapiJjalA ca) kapiJjalA - (1) tado pucchidA ahaM rayaNivRttaMtaM mayariyAe, kahido ya mae / maGgalaka- (Age jAkara) he vidarbhanareza! niSadhadeza ke svAmI rAjA nala A gaye haiN| rAjA- koI rAjA raha to nahIM gayA? maGgalaka- nhiiN| rAjA- are, kauna hai yahA~ ? (praveza karake) kaJcukI- yaha maiM huuN| rAjA - mAdhavasena ! putrI damayantI ko svayaMvara maNDapa meM laao| ('Adeza hI pramANa hai' yaha kahakara mAdhavasena calA jAtA hai| pazcAt kaJcukI se mArga dikhAI jAtI huI damayantI aura varamAlA ko grahaNa kI huI kapiJjalA praveza karatI hai| kapiJjalA - isake bAda makarikA ne mujhase rajanIvRttAnta pUchA aura maiMne use batA diyaa| (1) tataH pRSTA'haM rajanIvRttAntaM makarikayA, kathitazca mayA /
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________________ nalavilAse damayantI - ( saroSamiva ) (1) kIsa tae ahaM lahuIkadA? mAdhavasenaH - ita ito devI / devi! ayameSa devo vidarbhAdhipatiH / ete ca varayitAra: kSamAbhartAraH / 108 kapiJjalA- (apavArya nalaM darzayantI ) (2) eso uNa kusumAvacayapaccUhakArI duvvisaha Adhi-vAdhinADayapatthAvaNAsuttahAro sajaNo / damayantI - ( samantato'valokya, nalaM ca savizeSaM nirvarNya svagatam) (3) kathaM ahalleva godamassa sAveNa edassa daMsaNeNa jaDIkadA me UrujuyalI ? hImANahe! kathaM sayaMvaramaMDave parikkamissaM? damayantI - (kupita huI sI) tumhAre dvArA maiM halkI banA dI gii| mAdhavasena - idhara se devI idhara se / devi! ye mahArAja vidarbhanareza haiN| aura ye saba vara rUpa meM Aye rAjasamUha haiN| kapiJjalA- (apavArita karake nala ko dikhAtI huI ) puSpacayana kI kriyA meM vighna upasthita karane vAlA asahya zArIrika pIr3A rUpI nATaka ke Amukha kA sUtradhAra ye vahI rAjA nala haiN| damayantI - (cAroM tarapha dekhakara, tathA nala ko acchI taraha dekhakara apane mana meM) isa (nala) ko dekhane se gautama ke zApa se ahalyA kI taraha merI donoM jA~ghe kyoM jaDIbhUta ho gayIM? oha, aba maiM kaise svayaMvaramaNDapa meM bhramaNa karUMgI? (1) kathaM tvayA'haM laghukIkatA ? (2) eSa punaH kusumAvacayapratyUhakArI durvisahAdhivyAdhinATakaprastAvanAsUtradhAraH svajanaH / (3) kathamahalyeva gautamasya zApenaitasya darzanena jaDIkRtA me UruyugalI! hA ! kathaM svayaM varamaNDape parikramiSyAmi ? TippaNI- 'patthAvaNA' - prastAvanA pra + stu + Nic + yuc + TApa |
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________________ caturtho'GkaH 109 kapiJjalA - (svagatam) (1) ammo ! kathaM bhaTTiNIe nalaM picchiuNa UrutthaMbho jAdo ? bhodu evaM dAva (prakAzam) bhaTTiNi rayaNisaMbhUdadAhajareNa nIsahAI de aMgAI, tA maM avalaMbiya parikkamasu / nalaH - ( vilokya) makarike ! keyaM kapiJjalAdattahastAvalambA parikrAmati? makarikA - (2) NaM esA damayaMtI / nala: aho ! kautUhalaM rAjapathe'pi bhramaH / nanviyaM viSTapadRSTicakorIcandrikA devI damayantI / makarike ! adhikamadhivahantI gaNDayoH pANDimAnaM talinanalinanAlAnyaGgakaistarjayantI / kapiJjalA- (mana hI mana ) oha, svAmI nala ko dekhakara (damayantI kI) donoM jA~ghe kyoM zithila ho gayI ? acchA, to, svAmini ! rAtrijanya jvara - tApa se tumhAre aGga asahAya ho gaye haiM isalie merA avalambana kara bhramaNa kareM / nala- (dekhakara) makarike ! kapiJjalA kA avalambana kara bhramaNa karane vAlI yaha kauna ? makarikA - yaha to damayantI hai| rAjA- oha, utkaNThA ke kAraNa rAjamArga meM bhI bhrama ho jAtA hai / cakorI pakSivizeSa ke netroM ko Anandita karane vAlI candra-kiraNoM kI taraha saMsAra rUpI netra ko Anandita karane vAlI yaha to damayantI devI hI hai| makarike ! (1) aho ! kathaM bhartyA nalaM dRSTvA Urustambho jAta: ? bhavatu, evaM taavt| bhartri! rajanIsambhUtadAhajvareNa niHsahAni te aGgAni tato mAmavalambya parikramasva / , (2) nanveSA damayantI / TippaNI- 'cakorI' - pakSI vizeSa yA tItara kI jAti kA pakSI kahA jAtA hai ki candrakiraNeM hI isa (pakSI) kA bhojya padArtha hai - 'jyotsnApAna madAlasena vapuSA mttaashckoraaNgnaaH|' viddhazAlabhaJjikA / 'viSTapa' - 'jagat syAd viSTape' iti medinI / TippaNI- "talinaM virale stoke svacche'pi vAcyaliGgakam" iti medinI 1
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________________ 110 nalavilAse alasacaraNapAtairvIkSitaizcAtikAntaiH kathaya kathamiyaM naH sAmprataM bhaatypuurvaa?||3|| makarikA-(vihasya) (1) bhaTTA jjeva saMtAvamuppAyayaMto apuravattaNe kaarnnN| nala:- (saharSam) ayi! rajanivRttAntamavadhArya vadasi? makarikA-(2) adha iN| nala:- kimajani rajanau devyAH? makarikA-(3) jaM rhNgghrinniie| nala:- kacciniSadhAdhipatirbhagavatA viraJcana subhagazreNiM lmbhitH| (damayantIM vilokya) makarike! atyadhika pItAbha-zveta varNa ke kapoloM ko dhAraNa karatI huI, apane aMgoM se svaccha komala kamala-nAla ko nirjIta karatI huI caraNa-vikSepa se tathA atyadhika priya dRSTi se (yukta) yaha damayantI isa samaya hama logoM ko kitanI apUrva laga rahI hai, yaha (tuma) kho||3|| __makarikA- (hAsa pUrvaka) isake apUrvatva meM santApa ko utpanna karane vAle mahArAja Apa hI kAraNa haiN| nala- (harSapUrvaka) makarike! kyA, rAtri ke vRttAnta ke AdhAra para tuma aisA kaha rahI ho? makarikA- aura nahIM to kyaa| nala- to, rAtri meM damayantI ko kyA ho gayA? makarikA- rAtri meM jo cakora pakSI kI patnI cakorI kA hotA hai| nala- zAyada, bhagavAn brahmA ne, nala ko sajjanoM kI zreNI prApta karAyA hai| (damayantI ko dekhakara) makarike! (1) bhava santApamutpAdayan apUrvatve kaarnnm| (2) atha kim| (3) yad rathAGgagRhiNyAH / -
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________________ caturtho'GkaH 111 sAnnidhyAt piturAnataM nRpajanavyAlokalIlonnataM madvaktrekSaNalAlasAt pratimuhuH konnaangkkeliiclm| ArAmasmaraNodgatAddhatarasaM veSaucitIdarzana vyagraM navyasabhApravezacakitaM cakSuH kurnggiidRshH||||| rAjA- aye mAdhavasena! pratyekamavanIbhujAM naya-vinaya-kramavikramAnutkIrtaya puro vtsaayaaH| mAdhavasenaH- (puro bhUtvA damayantI prati) smerAkSi! kSiticakravizrutabalaH kAzIkSitIzo balaH so'yaM skandhataTe'sya muJca vikcnmlliiprsuunsrjm| ucchAlaspRhayAluzIkarabharavyAsaGgaraGganage gAGge rodhasi saspRhA glapayituM ced griissmdhynndinm||5|| pitA ke samIpa apane mukha ko nIce kI huI, (kintu) rAja-samUha ko dekhane ke lie lIlApUrvaka Upara uThAtI huI tathA pratyekakSaNa mere mukha ko dekhane kI icchA se krIr3A karatI huI tirache netra-prAntoM vAlI, udyAna kI kathA ke smaraNa se utpanna vismita (hotI huI) aura veSaucitya ko dekhane meM vyasta svayaMvara sabhA meM Ane se Azcaryacakita (isa damayantI kI) dRSTi bhayabhIta hiraNI kI dRSTi kI taraha hai||4|| rAjA- he mAdhavasena! damayantI ke sAmane pratyeka rAjA kI nIti, vinaya aura parAkrama Adi kA varNana kro| mAdhavasena- (sammukha hokara damayantI se) he vikasita netroM vAlI damayanti ! yadi Upara uThane ke lie lAlAyita jalakaNoM kI rAzi ke samparka se Dolate hue vRkSo vAle gaGgA ke taTa meM garmI ke dinoM ko zAnta karanA cAhatI ho to camelI puSpa-nirmita vara mAlA ko isake gale meM pahanAo, (kyoMki) ye vahI 'bala' nAmaka kAzI-nareza haiM, jo bhUmaNDala ke samasta rAjAoM meM apane sAmarthya (zakti) ke kAraNa prasiddha haiN||5|| 1. ka. plava.
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________________ 112 * nalavilAse damayantI-(1) ajja ! paravaMcaNavasaNiNo kAsivAsiNo succNti| mAdhavasenaH- na me'smin manoratiriti vyktmucytaam| (parikramya) ayamavanipatIndubhUpatiH kuGkaNAnAM kalaya valayadhAmnA pANinA paannimsy| . adhijaladhigatAnAM gotrazatrurmaMgAkSi! kSapayati nahi pakSAn kSmAbhRtAM shngkito'smaat||6|| damayantI-(2) aNimittarosiro esa, tA na pAremi pae pae annukuulihuuN| mAdhavasenaH- kundadati! vayasaiva laghIyasI, saMsAropaniSadvaiduSyeNa garIyasI khlvsi| daprayantI- Arya mAdhavasena! aisA sunA jAtA ha ki kAzI meM rahane vAle dUsare ko Thagane meM kuzala haiN| mAdhavasena- yaha mere manonukUla bhI nahIM hai| (ghUmakara) he mRgAkSi! rAjAoM meM candratulya ye vahI kuGkaNAdhipati haiM, jisake bhaya se bhayabhIta, samudra meM jAkara chipe huye parvatoM kA zatru, indra bhI isake Azrita (pakSa ke) rAjAoM kA aparAdha (khaNDana) nahIM karatA hai| ataH tuma apane hAtha se isake,hAtha meM kaGgana dhAraNa karane ke sthAna (kalAI) kA grahaNa karo arthAt, pati rUpa meM isako varaNa kro||6|| damayantI- akAraNa kupita hone vAle isa rAjA ko paga-paga para anukUla karanA mere lie sambhava nahIM hai| mAdhavasena- he kandadati (kandapuSpa ke samAna dA~to vAlI damayanti)! tuma Ayu meM hI choTI ho, kintu saMsAra ke rahasya ko jAnane meM bar3I ho (kyoMki (1) Arya! paravaJcanavyasaninaH kAzivAsinaH shruuynte| (2) animittaroSaNa eSa, tanna pArayAmi pade pde'nukuulyitum|
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________________ 113 caturtho'GkaH akANDakopino bharturanyAsaktezca yossitH| prasattizcetasaH kartuM brahmaNApi na shkyte||7|| (sarve'grataH parikrAmanti) kAzmIrezvara eSa zeSavanitAsaGgItakIrtirdviSat - kAntAvaktravicitrapatramakarIhavyaikadhUmadhvajaH / etaM kundadati! tvamAvaha varaM yadyasti kautUhalaM kedAreSu vikAsikuDumarajaHpiGgeSu sngkriidditum||8|| damayantI-(1) ajja mAdhavaseNa! tusArasaMbhArapaNayabhIruyaM me sarIrayaM na kiM tumaM jANAsi? mAdhavasena:- tarhi puro vrjaami| (parikramya) kalahaMgamane! __ akAraNa kupita hone vAle svAmI ko tathA anya (puruSa) meM Asakta strI ko prasannacitta karane meM to svayaM vidhAtA (brahmA) bhI samartha nahIM haiN||7|| (sabhI Age calate haiM) vanitAoM dvArA gAI gaI kIrti vAlA, zatru kI kAntAoM ke mukhoM ke vicitra patraracanA rUpa havya ke lie (samApta karane ke lie) agnisvarUpa yaha kazmIra deza kA rAjA hai| kanda puSpa ke samAna dhavala dA~toM vAlI he damayanti! yadi tumheM phaile hue kesara parAga ke kAraNa piGgalavarNa vAle khetoM meM krIDA karane kA kutUhala hai to tuma isa (rAjA) ko varaNa kro||8|| damayantI- Arya mAdhavasena! kyA tuma yaha nahIM jAnate ho ki merA zarIra osa (himapAta) ke bhAra ko sahana karane ke yogya nahIM hai? mAdhavasena- to Age calatA huuN| he kalahaMsagamane (damayanti)! puSTa skandha-pradeza vAlA tathA abhimAniyoM kA eka mAtra AzrayadAtA isa kauzAmbI-nareza kA varaNa karo, jisake pratApa rUpI agni ko sahana karane meM asamartha (1) arya mAdhavasena! tuSArasambhArapraNayabhIrukaM me zarIraM na kiM tvaM jAnAsi?
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________________ 114 nalavilAse kauzAmbIpatirayamutratAMsapITha: zauNDIryAvasathamamuM varaM vRNISva / yattejo'nalamasahiSNurutpatiSNuH kSmApAlo vanamabhibhUtavAn na kaskaH ? / / 9 / / damayantI - (1) kapiMjale! adiramaNIyA tumae varamAlA viNimmidA / mAdhavasena:- aprativacanamevAsya bhUpateH pratyAsa; / nala:- (kusumacApasantApamabhinIya svagatam) yasyAM mRgIdRzidRzoramRtacchaTAyAM devaH smaro'pi niyataM vitatAbhilASaH / etatsamAgamamanotsavabaddhatRSNa mAhanti mAmaparathA vizikhaiH kathaM saH ? / / 10 / / kisa-kisa rAjA ne bhAgakara jaMgala ko prApta nahIM kiyA ? (arthAt sabhI ne jaMgala kA Azraya liyA ) / / 9 // damayantI - kapiJjale ! tumane atisundara varamAlA banAyI hai| mAdhavasena- isa vacana se spaSTa hai ki damayantI ise bhI svIkAra nahIM karatI nala- ( kAmabANa se utpanna pIr3A kA abhinaya karate hue mana hI mana ) - jisa mRganayanI damayantI ke dRSTi - saundarya rUpI amRta (sudhA) kA atyadhika abhilASI kAmadeva bhI nizcitarUpa se hai, vaha (kAmadeva), isa svayaMvara rUpI mahotsava ( harSollAsa ) ke avasara meM (damayantI milana kI icchA vAle mujhe bANa se isa prakAra se kyoM mAra (santApita kara ) rahA hai ? / / 10 / / (1) kapiJjale ! atiramaNIyA tvayA varamAlA vinirmitA / TippaNI- 'kauzAmbI' - vatsa deza kI rAjadhAnI kA nAma 'kauzAmbI hai, jo ilAhAbAda se lagabhaga tIsa mIla kI dUrI para vartamAna kosama ke nikaTa sthita thaa| 'kaska:'''kaskAdiSu ca ' vidhisUtra se isa gaNa meM par3he zabdoM ke avayava 'iNa' se pare visarga ko 'Sa' hotA hai| yadi 'iNa' se pare visarga na rahe to visarga ke sthAna meM 'sa' hotA hai / kaska: kaH + kaH < kas kaH < kaskaH kauna kauna /
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________________ 115 caturtho'GkaH mAdhavasenaH- (parikramya) sa eSa subhagAgraNIH patiravantibhUmeH kalAkalApakulaketanaM ydrivaamnetraajnai|| vasaddhiradhiparvataM kimapi parvatIyAdhipa striyo nRpatinAyikAlalitanATakaM shikssitaaH||11|| tadakozasahasrapatrapatralAkSi! pavitraya nijena pANinA pANimasya yadi siprAsrotasi snAnAya spRhysi| damayantI-(1) mAdhavaseNa! vivAhamaMgalasaMgalidabhUritUraravapaDiravajaNida-jAgaraNabhiMbhalAI me aMgAI, na tarAmi puNo puNo mNtiduuN| mAdhavasena- (ghUmakara) cauMsaTha prakAra kI kalAoM kA pAramparika AgAra, sajjanoM meM agragaNya ye vahI avanti (ujjayinI) nareza haiM, jisake zatru kI ramaNiyoM ke parvata para nivAsa karane se nRpa-ramaNiyoM kA zRGgArapriya-kriyAoM meM parvatIya (zAsaka kI) striyA~ bhI paTu ho gaI haiN||11|| he, vikasita kamala patra sadaza palakoM (papaniyoM) vAlI, damayanti! yadi ziprA nadI ke jala meM snAna kI abhilASiNI ho to apane hAtha se isake hAtha ko pavitra karo, arthAt apane pati bnaao| damayantI- mAdhavasena! vivAha rUpI maMgala kArya ke lie bajAye jAte hue bherI Adi kI dhvani-pratidhvani se merA zarIrAvayava vihvala ho cukA hai ata: bAra-bAra mantraNA karane meM maiM asamartha huuN| (1) mAdhavasena! vivAhamaGgalasaGkalitabhUritUryaravapratiravajAtajAgaraNavihvalAni me'GgAni, na zaknomi punaH punmntryitum| TipNaNI- 'avanti- narmadA nadI ke uttara meM sthita avaMti kI rAjadhAnI ujjayinI thI jise avaMtiparI yA avaMti aura vizAlA bhI kahA jAtA thA, jo ziprA nadI ke taTa para sthita thii| mahAbhArata kAla meM yaha deza dakSiNa meM narmadA taTa taka tathA pazcima meM mahI ke taToM taka phailA huA thaa|
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________________ 116 nalavilAse mAdhavasenaH- (sabhayamAtmagatam) kathamavantIpatividveSeNa srossmaabhaasste|bhvtu, nRpaantrmutkiirtyaami| (prakAzam) kalakaNThIkaNThi! nyAyaikadhanametamanumanyasva patiM klinggaadhiptim| pazya pazya yathA yathA pratApAgnirbalatyasya mhaujsH| citraM varNAzramArAmAH migdhacchAyAstathA tthaa||12|| damayantI- (vilokya) (1) tAdasamANavayapariNAmassa namo etss| mAdhavasenaH- (svagatam) vArddhakakalaGkapaGkilaH satyamanupAsanIya evaaymbhinvyauvnaanaam| bhavatu (punaH prikraamti| prakAzam) mRgAGkamukhi! dadhmAtavirodhivIrakuralIdoHkANDakaNDUkkama. cchedacchekaparAkramaM patimamuM manyasva gauddeshvrm| mAdhavasena- (bhayabhIta huA sA mana hI mana) avaMtinareza se dveSa karatI huI yaha damayantI krodhita kI taraha kyoM bola rahI hai| acchA, dUsare rAjA ke guNoM kA hI kathana karatA huuN| (prakaTa meM) koyala sadRza kaNTha (dhvani) vAlI damayanti! nyAya hI eka mAtra dhana hai jisakA aise kaliGgadeza ke rAjA ko apanA pati bnaao| dekho jaise-jaise isa mahAparAkramI (kaliGga-nareza) kI pratApAgni prajvalita hotI hai * vaise-vaise varNAzrama rUpI upavana (Azrama) meM (isakI) adbhuta ujjaladIpti (phailatI) hai||12|| damayantI- (dekhakara) pitRlulya avasthA vAle inako praNAma karatI huuN| mAdhavasena- (mana hI mana) vRddhA avasthA rUpI doSa se dUSita jana nizcaya hI nava yauvana se AliGgita sundariyoM kI upAsanA ke yogya nahIM hai| acchA (puna: ghUmatA hai prakaTa meM) candramukhi! utkaTa ahaMkAra vAle zatrupakSIya vIroM kI bhujAoM kI parAkrama rUpI khujalI ko kATakara zAnta karane vAle isa gauDa-nareza ko apanA pati mAno jisakI senA (1) tAtasamAnavaya:pariNAmAya nama etasmai TipNaNI- 'kaliGga' --- ur3IsA ke dakSiNa meM sthita aura godAvarI ke muhAne taka phailA huA eka deza kA nAma jisakI ekarUpatA briTizakAlIna sarakAra se sthApita kI jAtI hai| isakI rAjadhAnI 'kaliGga' nagara prAcIna kAla meM samudra taTa se kucha dUrI para kadAcit 'rAjamahendrI meM thii|
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________________ caturtho'GkaH 117 prazyadvindutaraGgabhaGgipaTalairyadvAhinIvAraNa zreNIdAnajalairbibharti jagatI kstuurikaamnnddnm||13|| damayantI-(1) ammo! IdisaM pi kasiNabhIsaNaM mANusarUvaM bhodi| ajja! turidamaggado vaca, vevadi me hidyN| (mAdhavasenaH smitvA parikrAmati) nalaH- (damayantImavalokya kalahaMsaM prati) pazya pazya kautuuhlm| cApalyaM dRzi zAzvataM kuTilatAM cUrNAlakeSu sthirAmauddhatyaM kucayorananyazaraNaM madhye parAM tucchtaam| bibhrANA'pi vidarbharAjatanayA prItyai satAM cetasaH kalahaMsa:- deva! kimadaH kautUhalam? yataH doSA apyatizerate kvacidapi sthAne prarUDhA gunnaan||14|| meM sammilita hAthiyoM ke madajala rUpI girate hue gola-gola madajala-bindu kI dhArA samUha dvArA jagat kastUrI (sugandhita dravya) ke lepa se alaMkRta zobhA ko dhAraNa karatA hai, arthAt zobhAyamAna hai||13|| damayantI-oha, aisA kAlA-bhayaGkara AkRti vAlA bhI manuSya hotA hai| Arya! zIghra Age bar3ho, kyoMki merA hRdaya kA~pa rahA hai| __ (mAdhavasena smita hAsa ke sAtha ghUmatA hai) nala- (damayantI ko dekhakara kalahaMsa se) Azcaryajanaka dekho netroM meM nirantara caJcalatA, cUMgharAle kezoM meM sthAyI kuTilatA (Ter3hApana tathA) unnata stanoM ke madhya (hRdaya) meM kisI anya ke lie sthAna nahIM hone se atyanta heyatA ko dhAraNa karatI huI bhI prasannatA ke lie hI hai--- / kalahaMsa- to isameM Azcarya kI kyA bAta hai? kyoMkidoSa (avaguNa) bhI sthAna-vizeSa para utkRSTa guNa ho jAte haiN||14|| (1) aho! IdRzamapi kRSNabhISaNaM manuSyarUpaM bhvti| Arya! tvaritamagrato vraja, vepate me hRdym| TippaNI- 'jagatI'- 'jagatI loko viSTapaM bhuvanaM jagat' itymrH|
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________________ 118 nalavilAse mAdhavasenaH- AH durvidagdhahRdaye! revAsIkaravArivepathuvapurmAhiSmatIbhUpatiH so'yaM zrIvanitAvilAsavasaterasyAGkazayyAM gtaa| zamrmollAghanadharmaghasmaramarunmaitrInipItaklama svedAmbhaHkaNikAsape ! kSipazaraccandrAtapAstAH ksspaaH||15|| damayantI-(smRtimabhinIya) (1) aMbahe! eSa aMbAe bhAduNo taNuo vkksenno| mAdhavasena:- (salajjaM parikramya) candramukhi ! kAlindIsIkarAsArasamparkasatatajhaJjhAnilIbhUtavAtaparirambhAsambhAvitagrISmoSmANaM vijayavarmANaM mathurAdhipatiM patimetamanumanyasva, svairaM vihartumutkaNThase yadi vRndAvanapAvanAsu govrddhnaadhitykaasu| mAdhavasena- ahA! bholI-bhAlI hRdaya vAlI damayanti ! narmadA ke jalakaNoM meM jala se kA~pate zarIra vAlA yaha mAhiSmatI kA rAjA hai| zobhita vanitAoM ke vilAsa ke pAtra isakI aGkazAyinI banakara, sukha ko ghaTAne vAlI dhUpa ko nigalane vAle pavana kI maitrI se samApta kiye gae zramajanya pasIne kI bUMdoM vAlI he damayantI tuma zarad kI cA~danI vAlI rAtriyoM ko bitaao||15|| damayantI- (yAda karane kA abhinaya karatI huI) are, yaha to, mA~ ke bhAI kA putra arthAt, perA mamerA bhAI vakrasena hai| __ mAdhavasena- (lajjApUrvaka ghUmakara) candramukhi! yadi vRndAvana ke pavitra govarddhana parvata ke Urdhva bhAgoM para icchAnusAra vihAra karane kI utkaNThA rakhatI ho, to yamunA ke jala bUMdoM kI teja varSA ke samparka se nirantara calane vAlI zItala vAyu se AliGgita ataeva grISma tApa se rahita mathurAdeza ke rAjA isa vijayavarmA ko apanA pati bnaao| (1) aho! eSo'ambAyA bhrAtustanujo vkrsenH| TippaNI- 'mahiSmatI'- biMdhya aura rikSa parvatoM ke madhya meM narmadA ke kinAre para sthita mahiSmatI nagarI meM haihaya yA kalacurI loga rAjya karate the| 1. ka. prAptaH pra.
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________________ caturtho'GkaH yAtrAyAM kila yasya sindhuraghaTAprAyaHprasarpaccamUmUrchAlAvanilolamUlatarale caamiikrmaabhRti| ghUrNantISu vizRGkhalaM pratikalaM dolAsu daityadviSAM kanyAH kuJcitapANayo vidadhate prekhaavinodotsvm||16|| damayantI-(1) ajjamAdhavaseNa! nnaahmaaraambhuuruhvihaarkoduuhlinnii| mAdhavasenaH- (svagatam) ayamapi na me manaH prINayatIti niveditm| bhvtu| aprataH prikrmaami| (parikramya prakAzam) pakSmalAkSi! trailokyodaravartikIrtikadalIkANDaprakANDaprathApAthodaM dayitaM vidhehi tamamuM kAJcIpatiM bhuuptim| vAhinyA prathitapratApadhanayA yasmin samAkrAmati klAntaH kSoNibhRtaH kuto na niragAt sjhaamgorgH?||17|| jisake sainika kArya ke lie ekatra huI hAthiyoM kI TolI rUpI senA ke mArga meM prakRSTa rUpa se calane ke kAraNa cetanA rahita (ho gaI) pRthvI sadaiva becaina evaM kampamAna (hai aisI) svarNamayI pRthvI ke svAmI( ye vahI) mathurAdhipati vijayavarmA haiM, jahA~ nirbAdha gati se idhara-udhara jhUlatI huI jhUloM meM (krIr3A ke lie) jhukI (AkarSita) huI devabAlAyeM bhI nRtya-krIr3A kI icchA rakhatI haiN||16|| damayantI- Arya mAdhavasena! udyAna ke vRkSoM meM krIr3A kI icchA (utkaNThA) mujhe nahIM hai| mAdhavasena- (mana hI mana) isase merA mana santuSTa (prasanna) nahIM hai aisA sUcita karatI hai| acchA, to Age bar3hAtA huuN| (ghUmakara prakaTa meM) lambI aura sundara baraunI (pipanI, papinI) yukta netroM vAlI damayanti! saMgrAma meM, (jisake) prakhyAta pratApa rUpI vizAla senA ke AkramaNa se khinna rAjAoM kA saMgrAma kA ahaGkAra rUpI sarpa, kyA nahIM nikala jAtA hai? arthAt nizcaya hI nikala jAtA hai| aise, tInoM loka meM vidyamAna yaza se kadalI (kele ke) vRkSa meM yaza rUpI (jala) ko dene vAle prasiddhi prApta, isa kAJcI deza ke rAjA ko (tuma) apanA pati bnaao||17|| . (1) Arya mAdhavasena! naahmaaraambhuuruhvihaarkautuuhlinii| TippaNI- 'pakSmala'- pakSman + lc| 1. kaprAptaH
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________________ 120 nalavilAse damayantI-(2) hImANahe! parissaMtamhi ediNA sayaMvaramaMDavabhUmiviharaNeNa, kicciraM ajja vi ajjo mAdhavaseNo jaMpissadi? vasudatta:- (rAjAnaM prati) deva! pazya tArAvilAsaruciraM nayanAbhinandi navyaM nrendrduhiturmukhmindubimbm| yasyAbhiSaNarahitAH kaTakaiH sahaiva vicchAyatAM kSitibhRtaH sahasA vrjnti||18|| (pravizya sambhrAntaH) puruSaH- deva vidarbhAdhipate! lagnaghaTikA vartata iti mauhUrtikA vijnyaapynti| rAjA- (sasambhramam) aye mAdhavasena! saMvRNu vAcAlatAM vilmbmshissnnurlnsmyH| kapiJjale! keyamarocakitA vatsAyA:? mAdhavasenaH- (sabhayamagrataH parikramya) kuDmalApradati devi! damayantI- oha, isa svayaMvara maNDapa kI bhUmi para calate-calate thaka gaI huuN| ata: Arya mAdhavasena aba aura kitanI dera taka bolate raheMge? vasudatta- (rAjA se) mahArAja! dekhiye- rAjA kI putrI damayantI kA mukha candrabimba ke samAna hai jo netrakanInikA ke vilAsa se rucikara hai (candrabimba tAroM ke prakAza se rucikara hai) netroM ko AnandadAyI hai, abhinava hai, jisa mukha ke samparka se rahita hokara rAjA vivarNa hokara senAoM ke sAtha jA rahe haiM (lauTa rahe haiN)||18|| (praveza karake ghabarAhaTa ke sAtha) puruSa- he vidarbhadeza ke mahArAja! vivAha kA ucita samaya (upasthita ho gayA) hai, aisA jyotiSazAstrajJa kaha rahe haiN| rAjA-(ghabarAhaTa ke sAtha) are mAdhavasena! bakavAsa (vyartha kI bAta) banda karo, kyoMki vivAha kA ucita samaya vyatIta ho rahA hai| kapiJjale! putrI damayantI ko yaha aruci kyoM? mAdhavasena- (bhayabhIta kI taraha, Age calakara) he, adhakhile puSpa ke agrabhAga ke sadRza dA~toM ko dhAraNa karane vAlI damayanti, devi! (2) hA! parizrAntAsmi etena syNvrmnnddpbhuumivihrnnen| kiyacciramadyApyAyoM mAdhavaseno jalpiSyati? - -
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________________ 121 caturtho'GkaH prakarSapadamantimaM duhiNarUpazilpazriyaH sa eSa niSadhApatiH subhgkunyjraamnniiH| vilokya kila yaM jagannayanakairavendaM cirA damasta parikalpitA madanadAhavArtA jnH||19|| damayantI- (sAzcaryamAtmagatam) (1) aho! maNoharadA AgidIe! ahaha caMgimA aMgasaMnivesANaM! kaTari sUhavattaNaM! kaTari vilAsaviyaDDimA! rAjA-(vilokya) kathamadyApi vatsA vilambate? (punaruccaiHsvaram) vatse! sRSTi-kartA brahmArUpI vAstukAra (kalAkAra ke racanA) kI saundarya-zreSThatA kI antima sImA saubhAgyazAliyoM meM agragaNya, jagat (loka) ke netrarUpI kumudinI ko vikasita karane vAlA candra svarUpa jisa (nala) ko dekhakara nizcaya hI manuSya (cAhe puruSa ho yA strI) cirakAla se (jo zAstra-sammata nahIM hai arthAt) lokaprasiddha kAmapIr3A rUpI gupta bAta ko (kAmAgni ke uddIpta ho jAne se zArIrika santApa ko) mAnane (anubhava karane) lage haiM, ye vahI niSadhAdhipati nala haiN||19|| damayantI- (Azcarya ke sAtha apane mana meM) vAha, kyA rUpa-saundarya hai| ahAha, aGgoM kA ucita vinyAsa huA hai| prazaMsanIya Ananda kA janaka hai aura keli paraka mano-vinoda kI nipuNatA bhI prazaMsanIya hai| rAjA- (dekhakara) putrI damayantI aba vilamba kyoM kara rahI hai? (puna: ucca svara se) putri! he sudati (apane) abhirAmatArasika citta ko sthira kara (citta ko zAnta kara) ke usa pRthvI pAlaka ko, jo yahA~ nizcaya hI eka navIna nala haiM, varaNa karo arthAt - (1) aho! manoharatA''kRtyAH / ahaha! caGgatA'GgasaMnivezAnAm! kaTari subhagatvam! kaTari vilAsavaidagdhyam! TippaNI- 'druhiNa'- 'dhAtAbjayaunidraNiho virazca: kmlaasnH| sraSTA prajApatirvedhA vidhAtA vizvasRD vidhiH||' ityamaraH / - saMsAragati hanti dru han ac iti 'druhnnH'| druhyati duSTebhyaH- druh inan, Natvam iti 'druhiNaH /
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________________ nalavilAse sthiraM kRtvA cetaH sudati ! vRNu rAmaikazaraNaM tametaM bhUpAlaM ya iha nanu navyaH kila nalaH / yadetasyAkrAntAH kSaNamapi kareNAcalaghane vane majjantyAzu sphuTakaTakavantaH kSitibhRtaH / / 20 / / apanA pati bnaao| jisa nala kI kIrti se eka hI kSaNa meM vazIbhUta ho gaye spaSTa dikhAI par3ane vAle kaGgana yukta hAtha se rAja samUha nala kI kIrti rUpI athAha jala meM usI prakAra yathAzIghra gotA lagA rahe haiM jaise pRthvI ke ghane jaGgala meM spaSTa dikhAI par3ane vAle zikharoM se parvata / / 20 / / 122 TippaNI- bhAva yaha hai ki nala ke guNa-varNana ko sunakara rAja samUha ne svIkArokti meM apane hAtha ko Upara uThA liyaa| loka meM bhI kisI bAta kI svIkArokti hAtha ko Upara karake kI jAtI hai / kavi kI kalpanA hai ki rAjasamUha apane hAtha ko Upara uThAkara nala kI kIrti kI gaharAI nApa rahe haiN| jaisA ki loka meM bhI jala kI gaharAI nApane kA icchuka vyakti apane hAtha ko Upara uThAkara jala meM gotA lagAtA hai| ataH nala kI kIrti rUpI jala kI gaharAI nApane vAle rAjasamUha kA hAtha kaisA laga rahA hai ? to kavi kI kalpanA hai ki jaise ghane vana ke madhya arthAt vana (jaGgala) se Dhake parvata kI kevala zikhara zreNI hI spaSTa dikhAI detI hai usI prakAra isa rAja samUha kA Upara uThA huA kaGgana yukta hAtha hI dikhAI de rahA hai / 'navyaH nala:'- yahA~ isakA bhAva yaha hai ki eka to vizvakarmA kA putra nala nAmaka pramukha vAnara thA jisane nalasetu nAmaka eka pattharoM kA pula banAyA thA, jisake upara se hokara sainya sahita maryAdA puruSottama rAma ne laMkA meM praveza kiyA dUsarA, eka prakAra kA narakula arthAt ghAsa vizeSa jisakI caTAI banAI jAtI hai| ukta donoM se bhinna kubera ke putra kA bhI nAma nala thA, jo kubar3A (kubja) thA / kintu damayantI - svayaMvara meM upasthita nala ukta tInoM se bhinna niSadhadeza ke rAjA the| isIlie kavi ne ukta sthala meM niSadhAdhipati nala ko bodha karAne ke lie hI 'ya iha nanu navyaH kila nalaH ' prayoga kiyA hai| 'vane' - 'vanam' kA artha jala aura jaGgala donoM hotA hai / nala pakSa meM 'ghane vane' kA abhiprAya nala kI kIrti rUpI athAha jala se hai aura parvata pakSa meM ghane vane' kA abhiprAya saghana jaGgala se hai| 'payaH kIlAlamamRmataM jIvanaM bhuvanaM vanam' ityamaraH / 'aTavI kATikA'raNyaM vipinaM kAnanaM vanam' iti vaijayantI /
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________________ 123 caturtho'GkaH nala:- (sarvAGgINamAlokyAtmagatam) nayananalinapeyaM zvetimAnaM vahantI zriyamiha vadanendau dantapatre vidntii| yadayamatha dadhAnaH kAlimAnaM vidhatte kuTilacikurabhArastat tu kautUhalaM nH||21|| damayantI- (sapramodamAtmagatam) (1) hiyaya! muMca kaapeyN| bhodu damayaMtIyAe sahalaM mnnuyloyaavyrnnN| nala:- (sabhayamAtmagatam) kathamiyaM cirayati? kiM vismRtavatI svayamArAmadattaM saGketam? utAho sa bhagavAn vidhirakANDe niSadhAdhipatI kopmupgtvaan| vasudatta:- (uccaiHsvaram) nala- (bhalI bhA~ti dekha karake ke apane mana meM) yahA~, kamala rUpI netra se pIne yogya zvetimA (gaurepana) ko dhAraNa karatI huI, candra rUpI mukhamaNDala para eka vizeSa prakAra ke karNAbhUSaNa kI zobhA ko prApta karatI huI tathA atyanta kAle dhuMgharAle keza samUha ko dhAraNa karane vAlI yaha damayantI to hamArI utkaNThA ko aura bhI bar3hA rahI hai||21|| damayantI- (bhayabhIta kI taraha apane mana meM) hRdaya! vAnara svabhAva ko chor3o! (jisase) damayantI kA manuSya jAti meM janma lenA saphala ho| nala-(DaratA huA sA mana hI mana) yaha kyoM dera kara rahI haiM? kyA svayaM udyAna meM dI gaI apanI sahamati ko bhUla gaI? athavA vaha bhagavAn vidhAtA (brahmA) sahasA niSadhAdhipati nala para kupita ho gaye haiN| vasudatta- (ucca svara se) he, vikasita kamala dala ke sadRza baraunI (kI samRddhi se yukta netroM vAlI, damayanti! apane manoratha ke anurUpa pRthvI-pAlaka nala ko prApta karake tuma prIti pUrvaka (1) hRdaya! muJca kaapeym| bhavatu damayantyAH saphalaM mnujlokaavtrnnm|
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________________ nalavilAse unmIlahalazatapatrapatralAkSi ! kSmApAlaM nalamadhigamya kAmarUpam / saprItismaratanugocarANi tUrNaM lokAnAM saphalaya netrakautukAni / / 22 / / kapiJjalA - (1) devi! kiM ajja vi vilaMbIyadi ? damayantI - (smitvA) (2) kapiJjale! jaM tumaM bhaNasi taM karomi / ( varamAlamAdAya nalasya kaNThe vinyasyati ) sarve- (saharSamuccaiHsvaram) aho! suvRttaM suvRttm| nalaH- (saharSaromAJcamAtmagatam) 124 adyAbhUd bhagavAn viracirucitavyAsaGganiSNAtadhIrdevasyAdya manobhavasya phalavAn kodaNDayogyaklamaH / candrodyAnavasantadakSiNamarunmAlyAdikasyAbhavat kAmotsedhavidhAyino'dya saphalo bhUgolacArazcirAt / / 23 / / kAmadeva ke zarIra ko dekhane kI logoM ke netroM kI (jo) utkaNThA (hai, usako) zIghra saphala ( pUrA) karo / / 22 / / kapiJjalA- devi damayanti ! aba kyoM vilamba kara rahI ho? damayantI - (musakurA karake) kapiJjale ! jo tuma kaha rahI ho vahI karatI hU~ ( varamAlA dekara nala ke gale meM pahanA detI hai) / sabhI- (harSa ke sAtha ucca svara se ) ahA, sundara vRttAnta sampanna ho gayA / nala- (harSa se romAJcita hotA huA mana hI mana ) - Aja bhagavAn brahmA kI buddhi ucita saMyoga (milana) karAne meM pUrNatA ko prApta ho gaI / kAmadeva kA, dhanuSa dhAraNa karane kA upayukta, zrama (klAnti) bhI Aja phalIbhUta ho gayA / tathA kAmadeva ke ghara kA nirmANa (kAma ko bar3hAne kA kArya ) karane vAle candramA, udyAna, vasanta Rtu, dakSiNa dizA se calane vAlI vAyu, gajarAdikoM kA cirakAla se isa loka meM bhramaNa karanA bhI Aja saphala ho gayA / / 23 / / (1) devi! kimadyApi vilambyate ? (2) kapiJjale ! yat tvaM bhaNasi, tat karomi / TippaNI- utsedha: - 'utsedha kAya unnatiH" ityamaraH /
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________________ caturtho'GkaH 125 (prakAzaM janAntikam) kalahaMsa! makarike! phalitaH sa eSa vAM prayAsaH / kalahaMsaH - deva! nAvayoH prayAsaH phalitaH, kintu devasya svapnaH / nala:- samabhUdidAnIM svaprArthapratyAzA / (nepathye) ho rAjalokAH ! pravartyatAM kautukavidhiH, pratirudhyatAM kolAhalaH, avadhIyatAM jhallarIjhAtkAraH / rAjA - (sasambhramam) mAdhavasena! nIyatAM savarA vatsA devI / ( naladamayantyau saparikare mAdhavasenena samaM niSkrAnte) (nepathye) bandI (prakaTa meM, vArtAlApa karate hue tripatAka rUpa hAtha kI mudrA se bAta karate hue) kalahaMsa ! makarike! tuma donoM kA, damayantI milana ke lie, kiyA gayA prayatna saphala ho gyaa| kalahaMsa- mahArAja! isa kArya meM hama donoM kA prayatna nahIM apitu mahArAja kA svapna hI phalIbhUta huA haiM / nala- aba svapna meM dekhe nala damayantI milana kI pratyAzA pUrNa ho gayI / (nepathya meM) he nRpajanaprabhRti ! kutUhala (arthAt vivAha se pUrva vaivAhika kaMganA bA~dhane kI vidhi kA vistAra) kreN| zoragula na kareM, bajAye jAte hue majIrA Adi vAdya yantroM kI dhvani ko dhyAna se suneM / rAjA - ( ghabarAhaTa ke sAtha) mAdhavasena ! vara (nala) sahita devI damayantI ko le calie / (mAdhavasena ke sAtha naukara-cAkara sahita nala damayantI sabhI pAtra raGgamaJca para se nikala jAte haiM) (nepathya meM) bandI
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________________ 126 nalavilAse vinyasyAbhinavodaye zriyamayaM rAjJi pratApojjhito dyUtasya vyasanIva dhUsarakaraH satruTyadAzAsthitiH / nidrAyaddalalocanAM kamalinIM santyajya madhyevanaM krAmatyambarakhaNDamAtravibhavo dezAntaraM gopatiH / / 24 / / vasudattaH - (vimRzya saviSAdam) deva! bhraSTarAjyasya svavadhUM parityajya varasya dezAntaragamanamAvedayati sandhyAsamayavarNanavyAjena mAgadhaH / rAjA zAntaM zAntaM svasti stAt / pratihatajagattrayaduritatAntiH sakaladevatAdhicakravartI devaH zrIzAntiH zivatAtirastu vadhUvarasya / amAtyaH - kRtamaniSTazaGkayA / ehi vivAhakRtyAni cintayituM vrajAmaH / (iti niSkAntAH sarve) / / caturtho'GkaH / / juA rUpI roga se grasta kSINa AzA vAle juArI kI taraha (sUrya pakSa meM) malina kiraNoM vAle (rAja pakSa meM dUSita hAtha vAlA) apane pratApa (rAja pakSa meM koSa, daNDa, teja) ko tyAgakara navIna abhyudaya ko prApta karane vAle isa rAjA (sUrya pakSa meMcandramA, (rAjapakSa meM kUbara) meM lakSmI (sUrya pakSa meM- zobhA, rAja pakSa meM- rAjyazrI) ko sthApita kara arthAt sauMpa karake (sUrya pakSa meM) saMkucita patra rUpI netroM vAlI kamalinI (kamala vRkSa) (rAja pakSa meM- gAr3ha nidrA vAlI damayantI) ko jala ke madhya (rAjapakSa meM- vana ke madhya) chor3akara ke AkAza kA eka khaNDa (pazcima dizA) hI dhana hai jisakA aise bhagavAn sUrya (rAja pakSa meM- rAjA) astAcala (rAjapakSa meMdUsare deza ) ko jA rahe haiM / / 24 / / vasudatta - (vicAra kara kheda ke sAtha) mahArAja ! bandIjana sandhyA samaya ke varNana rAjyabhraSTa (naSTa) hone kA aura apanI vadhU (damayantI) ko tyAga karake vara (nala) ke anya deza- - gamana kI sUcanA de rahA hai| rAjA - amaGgala kA nAza hove, kalyANa hove / tInoM loka ke kaSTa ko dUra karane vAle samasta devoM meM devAdhideva bhagavAn zaGkara zAnti kareM, vara-vadhU kA kalyANa kareM / amAtya - aniSTa kI AzaMkA na kI jaay| AyeM hamaloga vivAha rUpI maMgala kArya kI mantraNA ke lie caleM / (yaha kahakara raGgamaJca para se sabhI cale jAte haiM) / / caturtha aGka samApta / /
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________________ paJcamo'GkaH / (tataH pravizati kalahaMsaH ) kalahaMsaH - (saviSAdam ) aho! vikaTasya saMsAranATakasya parasparaviruddharasasamAvaizavairasyam! zRGgArAdbhutarasanisyandasundaraH kva nAma sa svayaMvara vivAhamahotsavADambaraH, kva caiSa paramakaruNarasa- prAvINyapraNayapicchilo durodarapravartito damayantImAtraparikarasya devasya niSadhAdhipateH pravAsavaizasopaplavaH ! ahaha! kimidamanAryocitaM karma samAcaritamindukulakRtAvatAreNApi devena ! api khalu pAmaraprakRtayo'pi durodarakarmaNo durvipAkamAkalayanti, kiM punaH sarvakarmINabanddhirdevo niSadhAdhipatiH / yadi vA kRtyAkRtyavido'pi dharmamanaso'pyanyAyato bibhyato'pyazlAghyaM puruSasya devavazatastat kiJcidujjRmbhate / (pazcAt kalahaMsa raGgamaJca para praveza karatA hai) kalahaMsa- ( kheda ke sAtha) Aha, paraspara virodhI rasoM ke samAveza se nIrasatA ko utpanna karane vAlA saMsArarUpI nATaka bar3A hI bhayAnaka hai| kahA~ to zRGgAra aura adbhuta rasa ko bahAne vAle sundara svayaMvara - vivAha - mahotsava kA vistAra ? aura kahA~ (juArI ke anurodha para ( dyUta-krIr3A meM pravRtta hone para jUArI kUbara dvArA ) caturAI se phisalane vAle pAse se apahRta kara liye gaye (rAjya vAle) parijana ke rUpa meM mAtra damayantI ke (sAtha) niSadhAdhipati nala kI atyanta kAruNika pravAsa janya kaSTadAyaka vipatti ? kheda hai ki, candravaMza meM janma lekara bhI mahArAja nala ne sajjanoM se nindanIya isa dyUta-krIr3A kA AcaraNa kyoM kiyA? jabaki, nIca prakRti vAle bhI pAse ke khela ko duSpariNAma kA janaka mAnate haiM, to phira sabhI kAryoM ko karane meM niSNAta buddhi vAle mahArAja niSadhAdhipati nala ke viSaya meM kyA khnaa| athavA kartavyAkartavya ko jAnane vAle, dhArmika pravRtti vAle, anyAya (adharma) se Darane vAle puruSa kA ( pUrvajanma meM kiyA gayA ) thor3A sA (kukarma apanA) nindanIya (phala) dene ke lie daivasaMyoga se hI AvirbhUta hotA hai| jisase anucara varga (tathA) pArivArika
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________________ 128 nalavilAse mAhAtmyaM vibhavaH kalA guNagaNaH kIrtiH kulaM vikramaH sarvANyekapade'pi yena parito prazyanti muulaadpi||1|| na caitadanAtmanInameva karma samAcaritaM devena, kimutaasrvjniinm| na nAma sa~hikeyoparAge savitaiva kevalaM klAmyati, kintu tadadhInAzeSavyavahAravizeSamakhilamapi kaashypiivlym| kiM nu purohitaprabhRtipauralokaH zokAkulo 'dyUtakarmanivAraNAya pravRttaH sakalarAjyadamayantIpaNena dIvyatA devana samAvadhIritastadapi na satAM cetshcmtkaarkaari| yataH tAvanmatiH sphurati nItipathAdhvanInA tAvat paroktamapi pathyatayA vibhaati| yAvat purAkRtamakarma na sarvaparva pratyUhakAri paripAkamupaiti jntoH||2|| AvAsa (ke sAtha-sAtha puruSa kA) utkRSTa pada, sampati, medhAvitA, dharma, yaza, zaurya Adi sabhI eka hI kSaNa meM sarvatra jar3a-mUla se vinaSTa ho jAte haiN||1|| niHsvArthI (jo apane hI lAbha ke lie kArya karane kA abhyasta na ho) mahArAja nala ne kyA apane Azrita jana ko kaSTa nahIM pahu~cAyA hai? kyoMki, rAhu se grasta hone para vaha (rAhu) kevala sUrya ko hI kaSTa nahIM detA hai, apitu sUrya ke Azrita hone vAle samasta prakAra ke karmoM ko karane vAle bhUloka-vAsiyoM ko bhI vaha kaSTa pahuMcAtA hai| zokAkula purohitaprabhRti nagara vAsiyoM ke, nala ko chUta-krIr3A se rokane ke lie pravRtta hone para bhI, phira bhI sajjanoM ke hRdaya meM Azcarya ko utpanna karane vAle sampUrNa rAjya aura damayantI rUpI dA~va vAle pAsA se jUA khelate hue mahArAja ne kyA (ina logoM ko) kaSTa nahIM pahu~cAyA? arthAt nizcita rUpa se kaSTa pahu~cAyA kyoMki nIti ke mArga para calane vAlI buddhi tabhI taka camakatI (rahatI) hai aura dUsare kA kahA gayA kalyANakArI vacana davAI kI taraha tabataka zobhita hotA hai, jabataka ki sabhI kAryoM meM vighna pahu~cAne vAlA pUrvajanma kA kukarma paripakva hokara manuSya ko phala dene ke lie upasthita nahIM ho jaataa||2|| TippaNI- 'kAzyapI' - "dharAdharitrI dharaNI kSoNI jyA kAzyapI kssitiH|" ityamaraH / 1. ka. dyatani.
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________________ api ca paJcamo'GkaH sphurantyupAyAH zAntyarthamanukale vidhAtari / pratikUle punaryAnti te'pyupAyA apAyatAm / / 3 / sarvathA vidhirevAtra krmnnylngkrmiinntaamgmt| athavA durodaracAturIvinniSadhAdhipatiM vijetuM kathamalambhUSNureSa kUbaraH ? khalu kRtvA'tItazocanam / ka ekaH kila vidhivilasitavipAko mImAMsyate / zrutaM ca mayA yathA kharamukha - makarike api purIparisarArAmavartino damayantIsacivasya devasyAntikamadhitiSThataH tadahamapi gacchAmi / ( iti parikrAmati / vilokya) kimayaM devaH kSoNIpatyapathyapathikane- pathyapaGkilastilakatarutale niviSTastiSThati ? (sAsram ) kathamahametasya duravasthApAtinaH svAminaH svamAsyaM darzayAmi ? tadita eva sthAnAt pratinivarte / yadi vA pravasantaM svAminamAlapya pAvakapravezena nirantarabhaktisamucitamAcarAmi / 129 aura bhI vidhAtA ke anukUla hone para sabhI prakAra kA prayatna (kArya kA Arambha ) kalyANakArI hI hotA hai, kintu vidhAtA ke viparIta ho jAne para, to vahI prayatna amaGgala kA janaka ho jAtA hai / / 3 / / hara prakAra se vidhAtA ne hI isa dyUta-krIr3A meM isa bhayAnaka sthiti ko prApta karAyA hai| anyathA juA meM pAse kI caturAI ko jAnane vAle niSadhAdhipati nala ko jItane meM vaha kUbara samartha kaise ho gayA? vyatIta bAtoM kA cintana karake hI kyaa| nizcaya hI koI akele bhAgya se udbhAvita pUrvajanma yA isa janma ke karma phala kI mImAMsA (gahana vicAra) nahIM kara sakatA hai aura jaisA ki maiMne sunA hai ki kharamukha aura makarikA donoM nagara ke samIpavartI udyAna meM sthita damayantI ke sahacara mahArAja nala ke samIpa Thahare huye haiN| to maiM bhI vahIM calatA hU~ ( aisA kahakara parikramA karatA hai / dekhakara ke) kyA ye pRthvI pAlaka mahArAja nala haiM, jo kumArgagAmI pathika kI taraha malina-vastra pahine tilaka vRkSa ke nIce Thahare (huye) haiN| (azrupAta karatA huA) isa durdazA ko prApta karane vAle svAmI ko maiM apanA mu~ha kaise dikhaauuN| to isa sthAna se hI vApasa ho jAtA huuN| athavA ukta sthAna para Thahare huye svAmI nala se bAta-cIta karake, agni praveza ke dvArA, (svAmI ke prati) ananya zraddhA rakhane vAlA maiM ucita AcaraNa karU~ /
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________________ nalavilAse (tataH pravizati ) rAjA, damayantyAdikazca parivAra: ) rAjA - (sAvaSTambham) devi! mA rodI: prazastalakSaNA bhavatI / na khalu te patirabhUtyA bhUpatirvizrAmyati / vyasanopapAtazcAyamanAgatAyAH sampadaH padam / 130 ubhayAbhimukhyabhAjAM sampattyarthaM vipattayaH puMsAm / jvalitAnale prapAtaH kanakasya hi tejaso vRddhyai / / 4 / / ( damayantI mandaM mandaM roditi) vidUSakaH- ( vilokya) (1) bhaTTA! kalahaMso paNamadi / rAjA - (sakhedam) kharamukha ! bharteti padamanyatra saGkrAntam, tadidAnIM naletyevamAmantraNapadamarhAmi / praNamatItyapyavasthAviruddhamanuccAraNIyam / kalahaMsaH sabhAyAto'stItyevameva ramaNIyam / (isake bAda damayantI Adi parivAra aura rAjA nala praveza karatA hai) rAjA - (dRr3hatA ke sAtha) devi ! vilApa mata karo, tuma (to) viziSTazubha kA sUcaka ho / nizcaya hI tumhArA pati huye binA bhUpati hue vizrAma nahIM karatA hai / parAjaya aura musIbata (apratyAzita ghaTanA ) yaha Ane vAlI samRddhi kA cihna hai| donoM (sukha aura duHkha) ke upasthita hone para (usakA ) bhoga karane vAle puruSoM kI vipattiyA~ (unakI) samRddhi ke lie hI hotI haiN| kyoMki prajvalita agni meM svarNa kA giranA ( usakI ) dIptivardhana ke lie hI hotA hai / / 4 / / ( damayantI manda svara meM vipAla karatI hai) vidUSaka - ( dekhakara) svAmi ! kalahaMsa praNAma karatA hai / rAjA - ( kheda ke sAtha) kharamukha ! 'bhartA' pada (to) anyatra calA gayA, ataH aba nala isa nAma se hI sambodhita karane ke yogya raha gayA huuN| 'praNAma karatA haiM', yaha bhI (merI) sthiti ke viparIta uccAraNa kara rahe ho / kalahaMsa Aye huye haiM, yahI 'vAkya' sundara hai| (1) bharta: ! kalahaMsaH praNamati / 1. ka sAvakSepaM /
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________________ 131 paJcamo'GkaH (kalahaMsaH praNamya sAsramadhomukhastiSThati) rAjA- (kalahaMsaM prati) mA viSIda kRtaM vASpaiH phalaM marSaya krmnnaam| satyaM viSAda-zokAmyAM na daivaM privrtte||5|| kalahaMsa:- (bApyamavadhUya) deva! sumahAn mAnabhaGgaH kRtaH kuubrenn| rAjA- (sAkSepam) na kUbareNa kRtaH kintu vedhsaa| ahaMyUnAmahaGkAraM vAridAnAM smunntim| vinA vidhimRte vAtaM hantuM ko nAma krmtthH?||6|| kalahaMsaH- (praNamya) anuyAnAya mAmanujAnAtu devo viduusskmpi| rAjA- devImapi mumukSarahaM paramiyamabalA''graheNa maamnugcchti| api ca sarvasvapaNena mAM kUbaro jitvaan| tataH pathi pathikavRttyaiva (kalahaMsa praNAma karake, azrupAta pUrvaka adhomukha ho jAtA hai) rAjA- (kalahaMsa se) zoka mata karo, rudana banda karo aura karma se utpanna phala ko sahana karo (bhogo)| kyoMki zoka aura rudana ke dvArA bhAgya ko nahIM parivartita kiyA jA sakatA hai||5|| kalahaMsa- (azru poMcha karake) mahArAja! kUbara ne bahuta bar3A apamAna kiyA hai| rAjA- (AkSepa ke sAtha) kUbara ne nahIM, apitu vidhAtA ne kiyaa| ahaMkAriyoM ke ahaMkAra ko vidhAtA ke binA (aura jala barasAne vAle) meghoM kI vRddhi ko vAyu ke vinA naSTa karane meM kauna samartha ho sakatA hai||6|| kalahaMsa- (praNAma karake) mahArAja! apane pIche calane ke lie mujhe AjJA deM aura vidUSaka (kharamukha) ko bhii| rAjA- maiM to devI damayantI ko bhI chor3anA cAhatA hU~, parantu yaha abalA apanI dRr3ha bhakti ke kAraNa mere pIche cala rahI hai| aura bhI, kUbara ne (dhUta-krIr3A meM) pAse se merI sArI sampatti jIta lI hai| isalie mArga meM pathika (baTohI) ke AcaraNa ke TippaNI- 'ahaMyu'- 'ahaMkAravAnahaMyuH' itymrH|
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________________ 132 nalavilAse gntumucitm| tadanujAnItAsmAn deshaantrgmnaay| zlathayata mehbnym| kuruta nirdayaM hRdym| na kSamAmahe rAjyabhraMzadhUsaraM paricitapaurANAmAsyaM drshyitum| brajAmaH kAmapyekAM dishm| (agrataH kRtvA) devi! durviSahavAtazItAtapaklezakArINi praantraanni| rAjyabhraMzena vigataparicchaMdavAhanA vym| na zakSyati bhavatI kramitumazikSitapAdacArA karAlavyAlazailasaGkaTAsu vnbhuumissu| tad vidhehi me vacanamavalambasva dIrghadarzitAmihaiva kUbarAntike tiSTha pitRgRhaM vA vrj| (sarve tArasvaraM rudanti) kimetena prAkRtaprakRtisabrahmacAriNA ceSTitena? nanu dhairyamavalambya smyocitmaacrt| damayantI-(1) ajjautta! ahaM idha jjeva citttthissN| pANA uNa ajjautteNa samaM aagmissNti| kalahaMsaH- (praNamya) anuvrajatu devI devm| rAjA- anuvrajatu nAma paraM prmkleshmnubhvissyti| anurUpa hI calanA ucita hai| ataH anya-sthAna ko jAne ke lie mujhe AjJA deN| prema kA bandhana zithila kreN| hRdaya ko kaThora banA leN| rAjya ke nAza se malina (mukha vAlA) maiM paricita nagaravAsiyoM ko (apanA) mukha dikhAne meM samartha nahIM huuN| (sammukha hokara) devi! kaSTa se sahana karane yogya havA, ThaNDa, garmI Adi se kaSTa kAraka (yaha) lambA aura sunasAna mArga hai| rAjya ke nAza ho jAne se naukara-cAkara, vAhanAdi se rahita hama haiN| paidala calane meM apaTu tuma isa bhayaMkara hiMsaka jIva-jantuoM, parvatoM se agamya vana kI bhUmi meM calane meM samartha nahIM ho| isalie merI bAta mAno, dUradarzitA kA avalambana karake yahIM( niSadhanagarI meM hI) kUbara ke samIpa Thahara jAo athavA pitA kI nagarI vidarbhadeza calI jaao| (sabhI uccasvara se rone lagate haiM) sukha-duHkha meM samAna rahane vAle svAbhAvika rUpa se sahAnubhUti rakhane vAle (Apa logoM kA) yaha vyavahAra kyoN| (Apa loga) dherya dhAraNa kara paristhiti ke anukUla AcaraNa kreN| damayantI- Aryaputra! maiM yahI tthhruuNgii| kintu prANa to Aryaputra ke sAtha hI jAyeMge (arthAt merA mRta zarIra hI yahA~ rahegA prANa to Apa ke sAtha hI nikala jaayegaa)| kalahaMsa- (praNAma karake) devi! mahArAja kA anugamana kreN| rAjA- (acchA) anugamana kareM (ThIka hai), parantu bahuta adhika kaSTAnubhUti hogii| (1)Aryaputra! ahamihaiva sthaasyaami| prANA: punarAryaputreNa smmaagmissynti|
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________________ 133 paJcamo'GkaH damayantI-(1) jaM bhodi taM bhodu, ahaM dAva aagmiss| rAjA-kalahaMsa! marSayitavyaM yadasmAbhiH prabhavAndhaiH kimpypraaddhm| vayasya kharamukha! sarvadA krIDAsacivo'si naH tatastvayA'smAkamupahAsAdikaM soddhvym| makarike! tvadIyasya damayantIghaTanAprayAsasya tdiidRshmvsaanmbhuut| damayantI- (2) piyasahi mayarie! kuMDiNaM gaDUya aMbAe tAdassa sa esa pavAsavuttato vinveyvvo| makarikA- (zasram) (3) bhaTTiNi! na sakkemi attaNo muhaM daMsi,, tA kuMDiNaM na gmissN| damayantI-(4) ajja kharamuha! sahi mayarie! ahaM tujhehi sumaridavyA (kalahaMsaM prati) mahAbhAya! aNujANAhi maM vaNayariM bhvituN| dayamantI- jo honA hai so hove, maiM to Apake sAtha hI jaauuNgii| rAjA- kalahaMsa! prabhutA ke mada meM hama (logoM) ne jo kucha aparAdha kiyA hai| (usake lie) kSamA kreN| mitra kharamukha! (tuma) sadaiva hamAre krIr3A-sahacara rahe ho| isalie tumheM hamAre (dvArA kiye gaye) upahAsAdi ko sahana karanA caahie| makarike! tumhAre dvArA damayantI-milana (prApti) ke lie kiye gaye prayatna kI samApti isa prakAra se huii| damayantI- priya sakhi makarike! kuNDina (nagarI) jAkara mAtA aura pitA ko hama logoM ke pravAsa kI ghaTanA ko batA do| makarikA- (azrupUrNa netroM se) svAmini! (maiM) apanA mukha dikhA nahIM sakatI, isalie kuNDina (nagarI) nahIM jaauuNgii| damayantI- Arya kharamukha! sakhi mkrike| tuma loga mujhe yAda rkhnaa| (kalahaMsa ke prati) zrImAn! mujhe vanacarI (vana meM calane vAlI) hone kI AjJA deN| (1) yad bhavati tad bhavatu, ahaM taavdaagmissyaami| (2) priyasakhi makarike! kuNDinaM gatvA'mbAyAH tAtasya caiSa pravAsavRttAnto vijnypyitvyH| ___ (3) bharti! na zaknomyAtmano mukhaM darzayitum, tat kuNDinaM na gmissyaami| (4) Arya kharamukha! sakhi makarike! ahaM yuSmAbhiH smrtvyaa| mahAbhAga! anujAnIhi mAM vanacarI bhvitum|
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________________ 134 nalavilAse (sarve mandaM rudanti) rAjA- devi! atikAlo bhvti| prayatasva deshaantrgmnaay| damayantI- (sarabhasamutthAya) (1) esamhi pgunniibhuudaa| rAjA-(kalahaMsAdIn prati) anujAnIta mAM sukRtaM duSkRtaM vaa'nubhvitum| __ (sarve sAsraM praNamya niSkrAntAH) devi! kamadhvAnamutiSThAmi? damayantI- (2) vidbmaannujaainnN| rAjA- ita ito devii| (ubho parikrAmata:) - (sabhI manda svara meM rote haiM) rAjA- devi! bahuta dera ho rahI hai| anya deza ko jAne ke lie taiyAra ho jaao| damayantI- (zIghratA se uThakara) yaha maiM taiyAra ho gayI huuN| rAjA- (kalahaMsa, kharamukha aura makarikA se) (Apa sabhI) mujhe acche yA bure (sukha yA duHkha) kA anubhava karane ke lie AjJA deN| (sabhI azrupUrNa netroM se praNAma karake nikala jAte haiM) devi ! kisa mArga kA anusaraNa karU~? damayantI- vidarbhadeza ko jAne vaale| rAjA- idhara se devI idhara se| (donoM parikramA karate haiM) (1) eSA'smi prgunniibhuutaa| (2) vidrbhaanuyaayinm| 1. ka. kmH|
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________________ paJcamo'GkaH 135 damayantI- (sAsra vicintya) (1) ajjautta! puvvaciMtidaM 'piccha kahaM savvaM pi annahA jAyaM! rAjA- devi! arvAgdRSTitayA loko yathecchaM vAJchati priym| bhAgyApekSI vidhidatte tena cintitmnythaa||7|| api ca devi! mA sma viSIda sarvamapi zubhodakaM bhvissyti| astamayati punarudayati punarastamupaiti punrudetyrkH| vipado'pi sampado'pi ca satataM na sthAsnavaH praayH||8|| damayantI- (parikramya sakhedam) (2) ajjautta! parissaMtamhi tA khaNaM viismissN| damayantI- (azrupUrNa netroM se vicAra karake) Aryaputra! dekhiye, pahile kI socI gaI sArI bAteM kisa prakAra se viparIta ho gaIM (arthAt socA thA kyA aura ho gayA kyA)? rAjA- devi! nIce kI dRSTi (arthAt apane vicAra) se (to) manuSya (apanI) icchAnusAra abhilaSita vastu (sukha) ko cAhatA hai, (kintu) bhAgya kI apekSA karane vAlA vidhAtA (to usa) socI gaI (vastu) ko usase bhinna (rUpa meM) hI detA hai||7|| ____ aura bhI devi! viSAda na kareM saba kucha zubha phala ko dene vAlA hogA (arthAt sabhI kA anta AnandadAyaka hogaa)| (kyoMki) __ (jisaprakAra) sUrya astAcala ko jAtA hai punaH udaya letA hai, punaH astAcala ko prApta karatA hai (aura ) phira udita hotA hai| (usIprakAra) prAyaH vipatti (duHkha) aura sampatti (sukha) bhI nirantara sthAyI rahane vAlI nahIM hai||8|| damayantI- (ghUmakara ke kheda ke sAtha) Aryaputra! maiM thaka gayI hU~ isalie kSaNabhara ArAma kruuNgii| (1) Aryaputra! pUrvacintitaM pazya kathaM sarvamapyanyathA jAtam! (2) Aryaputra! parizrAntAsmi tataH kSaNaM vishrmissyaami| 1. kha. ga, picchmhN|
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________________ nalavilAse ( rAjA sabAppaM svedAmbha: pramRjya sicayAJcalena vIjayati) (niHzvasya ) (1) ajjautta! kittiyaM ajja gaMtavvaM ? rAjA - yAvad devi! samAkramitumalam / 136 (damayantI sakhedamutthAya parikrAmati) (svagatam) vinodayAmyasyAzcetaH kAntArarAmaNIyakopavarNanena yeneyaM caraNacaGkramaNakhedaM na vedayati / (prakAzam) devi ! pazya pazyaete nirjharajhAtkRtaistumulitaprasthodarAH kSmAdharAH kiJcaite phalapuSpapallavabharairdhvastAtapAH pAdapAH / cakro'pyeSa vadhUmukhArddhadalitairvRttiM vidhatte bisaiH kAntAM mandrarutastathaiSa paritaH pArApato nRtyati / / 9 / / (rAjA azrupUrNanetroM se sveda bindu ko poMchakara vastra ke A~cala se havA karatA hai) ( zvAsa lekara ) Aryaputra ! aba (aura) kitanI dUra jAnA hai ? rAjA - jabataka devI calane meM samartha hoM / (damayantI kheda ke sAtha uThakara ghUmatI hai) (apane mana meM ) maiM vana ke saundaryavarNana ke dvArA isa (damayantI) kA mana bahalAtA hU~, jisase yaha paidala calane ke kAraNa utpanna kaSTa kA anubhava na kre| (prakaTa meM) devi! dekho, dekho --- parvatIya jharanoM ke kala-kala zabda se zabdAyamAna kandarAoM vAle ye parvata haiN| (aura) phala-phUla tathA patra samUha ke kAraNa grISma ke tApa se rahita (chAyA vAle) ye vRkSa samUha haiN| yaha cakravAka pakSI apanI priyA cakravAkI dvAra AdhI cabAI gaI kamalanAla ko khA rahA hai| tathA yaha manda zabda karane vAlA kabUtara apanI priyA ke cAroM tarapha dhIre-dhIre nAca rahA hai / / 9 / (1) Aryaputra ! kiyadadya gantavyam ? 1. kha. ga. yatoyaM / 2. ka. kAMtAmaMtaruta /
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________________ paJcamo'GkaH 137 damayantI- (1) ajjautta! suhAvatthANamede kodUhalakAriNo, duhA'vatthANaM uNa visesado sNtaavkaarinno| rAjA- satyamAha devii| susthe hRdi sudhAsiktaM duHsthe viSamayaM jgt| vastu ramyamaramyaM vA mnHsngklptsttH||10|| damayantI- (2) ajjautta! parissameNa tisidmhi| rAjA- devi! udanyA ratvAM baadhte| ko'tra bhoH? aye! surabhizItalajalakarakamupanayata (avalokya) kathaM na ko'pyagrataH pArzvato'pi na kazcit? damayantI- Aryaputra! ye (sabhI vastuyeM) sukhI avasthA meM (to) utkaNThA kI hetu haiM, (kintu) duHkhI avasthA meM to (ye sabhI vastuye) vizeSarUpa se santApa (pIr3A) dene vAlI (hotI) haiN| rAjA- devI ne yathArtha hI kahA hai| (kyoMki) hRdaya ke prasanna hone para, to (sabakucha) amRta se sIce gaye kI taraha lagatA hai (kintu hRdaya ke) duHkhI hone para (sArA) saMsAra (hI) viSamaya ho jAtA hai, isalie (kisI) vastu kI sundaratA yA asundaratA mana ke sukhI aura duHkhI hone para hI nirbhara karatI hai||10|| damayantI- Aryaputra! (mArgajanya) parizrama ke kAraNa (maiM) pAnI pIne kI icchuka hU~ (arthAt mujhe pyAsa lagI hai)| rAjA- devi! tumheM pyAsa satA rahI hai| kauna hai yahA~? are, sugandhita zItala jala vAlA pAtra lAo (dekhakara) na to koI sAmane hai (aura) na to koI samIpa maiM hI, aisA kyoM? (1) Aryaputra! sukhAvasthAnAmete kautUhalakAriNaH, duHkhAvasthAnAM punarvizeSataH sntaapkaarinnH| (2) Aryaputra! parizrameNa tRssitaa'smi| 1. kha. ga. duhaaytthaannN| 2. ka. vaaN|
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________________ 138 nalavilAse damayantI- (sAstram) (1) ajjautta! kiM nedaM? / rAjA- (salajjam) devi! pUrvasaMskAro mAM viplvyti| __ (damayantI mandaM roditi) devi! ahamidAnIM te patizca pdaatishc| tad yAvat kuto'pi zItamambhaH samAnayAmi tAvat tilakatarutale tisstth| (damayantI tathA karoti) (parikramya sakhedAzcaryam) kva tad dhUvikSepakSipitanRpatikSmApatipadaM kva cAvasthA seyaM mRgamithunalIlAyitavatI! na yo vAcaH pAtraM bhavati na dRzo pi manasastamapyarthaM puMsAM hatavidhirakANDe ghttyti||11|| damayantI- (azrupUrNa netroM se) Aryaputra! yaha kyA (kaha rahe haiM)? rAjA- (lajjA ke sAtha) devi! pUrva kA saMskAra mujhe bhramita kara rahA hai| (damayantI manda svara se vilApa karatI hai) devi! isa samaya maiM tumhArA pati bhI haiM aura paidala (calane vAlA) sipAhI bhii| ata: jabataka (maiM) kahIM se zItalajala lekara A nahIM jAtA hU~ taba taka (tuma) tilakavRkSa ke nIce Thaharo (damayantI vaisA hI karatI hai)| (ghUmakara kheda aura Azcarya se) kahA~ to kaTAkSa (mAtra) se tiraskRta rAjAoM kI pRthvI kA svAmI rAjA nala? aura kahA~ mRgayugala kI (taraha) krIr3A karate huI yaha avasthA (dazA)?, jo na (to) vANI kA viSaya hai, na (to) dekhane ke yogya hai aura na (to) mana se hI socA jA sakatA hai, puruSa ke usa viSaya ko durdaita akasmAt ghaTA (upasthita kara) detA hai||11|| acchA, kahIM jala khojatA huuN| (dekhakara zIghratApUrvaka) yaha to tapasvI kA Azrama jaisA (lagatA) hai| (acchI taraha se dekhakara) to kyA sanyAsI jaisA (yaha) usa lambodara (1) Aryaputra! kiM nvetat?
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________________ paJcamo'GkaH 139 bhavatu, vilokayAmi kvacidapi payaH / (vilokya sasambhramam) kathaM tApasAzrama iva ? (samyagavalokya) kathaM tApasaH sadRzastasya lambodaranAmnaH 'kApAlinaH / yadi vA nAsau saH / ayaM khalu kubjaH khaJjazca / (tataH pravizati tApasaH ) tApasa:- nirviNNo'smi mArgavilokanena / paramadyApi na sa durAtmA samAyAti / avazyAnuSTheyazca gurorAdezaH / taditaH saraH setau sthitvA pratipAlayAmi / ( sAzaGkam ) dhruvamasau maamuplkssyet| bhavatu, veSAntareNa saJcare / ( vilokya) kathaM prAptaH pApInAyatha' sA durvinItA kva? / bhavatu puro jJAsyAmi / ( abhimukhamupasRtya ) svAgatamatithaye / rAjA - namo munaye / tApasa:- bhadrANi pazya / (apavArya viparItalakSaNayA) mahAbhAga ! vapurlakSaNavisaMvAdinI te dazA / tat kathaya ko'si ? kathaM duHsthAvasthaH ? rAjA - (sabrIDam) mune! bhUpaticaro'smi / nAmaka kApAlika kA (anucara hai ) / nahIM, yaha vaha nahIM hai / yaha to hai| ( usake bAda tapasvI praveza karatA hai ) tApasa- mArga dekhate-dekhate khinna ho gayA hU~ / parantu vaha duSTAtmA abhI taka nahIM AyA hai| aura guru kI AjJA kA pAlana bhI karanA hI hai| ataH yahA~ sarovara ke taTa para sthita hokara (usakI) pratikSA karatA huuN| (AzaGkA ke sAtha) yaha nizcaya hI mujhe dekha rahA hai| acchA, veza badalakara jAU~gA / (dekhakara) yaha pApI to kisI prakAra mila gayA para vaha durAcAriNI kahA~ hai ? acchA bAda meM samajha~gA / (sAmane pAsa jAkara) abhyAgata kA svAgata hai / 1. kha. ga. kapA0 / 2. ka. athavA / kubar3A rAjA - muni ko praNAma karatA hU~ / tApasa- kalyANa hove (apavArita meM viparIta mudrA se ) zrImAn ! zarIra kI AkRti se to ApakI virodhAtmaka sthiti (avasthA) sUcita hotI hai / ata: kahiye (ki Apa ) kauna haiM ? isa durdazA ko kaise prApta hue ? rAjA - (lajjA ke sAtha) mune! pahale maiM rAjA thaa| aura laMgar3A
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________________ 140 nalavilAse tApasaH- (sAdaramiva) tarhi sutarAmatithayaH sth| tadAvedaya kimAtitheyamanutiSThAmi? rAjA- bahudRzvAnastapasvinastat kathayata vidrbhpthaabhijnyaanaani| etadeva naH saamprtmaatitheym| tApasa:- kiM tatra vaH? rAjA- zvazurakulaM tatra nH| tApasaH- tatra vaH sadharmacAriNI? rAjA- atra naH sdhrmcaarinnii| tApasa:- (savicikitsamiva) svIsaGganigaDito bhavAnnArhaH kaamcaarsy| api ca rAjyabhraMzaH strIsaGgazceti mahatI vysnprmpraa| rAjA- (svagatam) satyamAha tApasaH bhujamAtraparicchadairyatraiva tatraiva yathaiva tathaiva svairmaasyte| strIbaddhAnAM kutaH kAmacAraH? tApasa- (sammAna karate hue kI taraha) taba to (Apa) zreSTha abhyAgata haiN| isalie kahiye ApakA kyA Atithya satkAra karU~? rAjA- tapasvIjana bahuta adhika jAnane vAle hote haiM, ata: vidarbhadeza ko jAne vAlA mArga btaaiye| isa samaya hamAre lie ApakA yahI AtithyasatkAra hai| tApasa- vahA~ ApakA kyA hai? rAjA- vaha hamAre zvazura kA ghara hai| tApasa- to, vahA~ ApakI patnI hai? rAjA- hamArI patnI yahIM hai| tApasa- (Azcaryacakita haye kI taraha) strI kA sAtha hone ke kAraNa Apa icchAnusAra calane ke yogya nahIM hai| aura bhI, rAjya ke nAza ho jAne para strI kA sAtha meM rahanA to aura bhI bar3I vipatti hai| rAjA- (apane mana meM) tapasvI ne bilakula ThIka khaa| hAtha mAtra hI parijana hai jisakA aisA vyakti to jahA~ tahA~ jaise-taise apanI icchAnusAra (gamana kara sakatA) hai| para strI ke sAtha meM rahane para svecchAdhArI honA kahA~ se (sambhava ho sakatA hai)?
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________________ paJcamo'GkaH 141 tApasa:- anucitaM gRhasthakRtyacintanaM tpsvinH| tathApi sAptapadInasauhAdoMpa hRtahRdayo mahAbhAgaM kimpynushaasmi| rAjA- anugRhaNAtu mhaatmaa| tApasa:- bhraSTarAjyasya bhavataH zvazurakulagamanamapatrapAvahaM metrapAkAri prtibhaati| tvamapyadhimanasamAlocaya yadyayamArthaH samarthaH prdrshyitumaucitiim| rAjA- (svagatam) idamapyasya vacanaM tathyaM pathyaM c| tadAnIM svayaMvare tathA camUcakreNa gatvA punaridAnI damayantImAtraparicchadaH kuNDinaM pravizaMstatratyapaurajanAnAmapi hAsyapAtraM bhvissyaami| tadiyamevaikA devI jJAtavidarbhapathAbhijJAnA kunnddinmupsrptu| (prakAzam) bhagavan! sauhRdsdshmnushissttvaansi| tApasa- gRhastha ke anurUpa tapasvIjana ke lie cintana karanA ucita nahIM hai| phira bhI sAptapadIna maitrI se AkRSTa hRdaya vAla maiM zrImAn ko kucha kahanA caahuuNgaa| rAjA- mahAtman! kahane kI kRpA kreN| tApasa- naSTa-rAjya vAle ApakA zvazurakula jAnA nirlajjatA ko prApta karAne vAlA hai (ata: aise ApakA vahA~ jAnA) mujhe lajjAkara pratIta hotA hai| Apa bhI (apane) mana meM bhalIbhA~ti vicAra kara leM ki merI yaha vANI aucitya kA pratipAdana karane meM samartha hai yA nhiiN| rAjA- (apane mana meM) isakA yaha vacana bhI yathArtha aura svIkAra karane yogya hai| usa samaya svayaMvara meM usa prakAra se senA-samUha ke dvArA jAkara puna: isa samaya damayantI mAtra parijana ke rUpa meM kuNDina nagarI meM praveza karatA huA maiM vahA~ ke nagaravAsiyoM ke dvArA upahAsa kA pAtra hI houuNgaa| isalie vidarbhadeza ke mArga ko jAnane vAlI yaha damayantI akelI hI kuNDina nagarI jaay| (prakaTa meM) bhagavan! mitra sadRza upadeza Apane diyA hai| tApasa- (harSa ke sAtha mana hI mana) guru ke eka Adeza kA to pAlana ho gyaa| parantu dUsare Adeza kA pAlana karane ke lie yahIM ThaharatA huuN| (Upara kI ora dekhakara prakaTa meM bhaya ke sAtha) bhagavAn sUrya lalATa ko tapA rahe haiM ata: (madhyAhnakAlika) sandhyA-vandana kA samaya ho gayA hai| zrImAn! mujhe madhyAhnakAlika sandhyA-vandana karane 1. kha ga. . pdrut| 2 ka. shsitaasmi| 3 kha. ga. .marthaH prvhitu.|
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________________ 142 nalavilAse tApasaH- (saharSamAtmagatam) anuSThitastAvadeko guroraadeshH| paramito dvitiiymnutisstthaami| (Urdhvamavalokya prakAzaM sabhayam) kathaM lalATantapastapanaH? ato vartate sndhyaavidhiH| mahAbhAga! anujAnIhi mAM mdhyaahnsndhyaasevnaay| ayaM cottareNa parvatamakuTilaH kuNDinasya panthAH (ityabhidhAya niSkrAnta:) rAjA- asmAt sarasaH kamaladalapuTakaiH salilamAharAmi, svayaM ca pibAmi (sakhedam) dhig mAM vysnoppaatvismRtaucityaacrnnm| anupazAntapipAsAyAM devyAM kathamahaM payasyAmi? bhavatu, jalamAdAya tatra gcchaami| (tathA kRtvA parikramya) kathamiyaM myaa'phaatvyaa| AH! jJAtam, nidrAyitAM santyajya vrjaami| (vilokya) iyaM devI, devi! idaM vAri upaspRzatu devii| (damayantI upaspRzati) devi! ayaM te vidarbheSu vrajantyAH (punaH sazaGkam) ayaM vidarbheSu gacchatAmadhvanInAmakuTilaH pnthaaH| damayantI- (sabhayamAtmagatam) (1) hA! hadamhi mNdbhaainnii| kiM maM pariccaidakAmo ajjautto, jaM evaM jaMpedi? ahavA pddihdmmNglN| eyaM khu pivAsAkhinnakaMThassa ajjauttassa vynnkhlidN| - ke lie AjJA deN| yaha uttara dizA meM kuNDina nagarI kA sugama mArga hai (yaha kaha kara raGgamaJca para se calA jAtA hai)| rAjA- isa tAlAba se kamala patra ke done meM jala lAtA hU~, aura svayaMpAna karU~gA (kheda ke sAtha) mujhako dhikkAra hai ki vyasana se prApta vipatti ke kAraNa maiM ucita kA AcaraNa karanA bhI bhUla rahA huuN| pyAsI devI damayantI kI pipAsA zAnta kiye binA maiM kaise jala piyU~gA? acchA, jala lekara devI damayantI ke pAsa jAtA huuN| (vaisA karake ghUmakara) yaha hamase dUra kyoM ho gayI? oha!, jAna gayA, nidrA avasthA meM chor3akara maiM gayA huuN| (dekhakara) yaha devI hai, devi! yaha jala hai, devI sparza Acamana yA kullA ) kreN| (damayantI Acamana karatI hai) devi! yaha tumhAre vidarbhadeza ko jAne vAlI (puna: sazaMkita hokara) yaha vidarbhadeza ko jAne vAle pathikoM kA sugama mArga hai| damayantI- (bhayabhIta sI mana hI mana) oha, manda bhAgyavAlI maiM mArI gyii| kyA Aryaputra mujhe chor3ane kI icchA se isa prakAra bola rahe haiM? athavA amaGgala kA (1) hA! hatA'smi mndbhaaginii| kiM mAM parityaktukAma Aryaputro yadevaM jalpati? athavA prtihtmmngglm| etata khalu pipAsAkhinnakaNThasya Aryaputrasya vcnskhlitm|
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________________ 143 paJcamo'GkaH rAjA- devi! yadyapetaparizramA, tadA puraH pracalituM ytsv| damayantI-(1) ajjautta! nihAyaMti me loyaNAI, tA khaNaM iha jjeva sissN| rAjA- (saharSamAtmagatam) priyaM naH (prakAzam) devi! prazrAntA'si tad vinodaya nidrayA kSaNaM cakramaNazramam, ahamapi nidraasyaami| damayantI- (svagatam) (2) mA NAma maM pasuttaM pariccaIya kayAi gacche, tA attaNo cIvareNa ajjauttaM pariveDhiya nihaaemi| (tathA kRtvA zayanaM nATayati) rAjA- (vilokya) kathaM caraNacakramaNagADhaprarUDhagAtraparizrameNa kSaNAdeva nidrAprakarSamadhirUDhA devii| tadArabhyate caNDAlakulAlaGkaraNaM nAza ho| nizcaya hI pyAsa se sUkhe kaNTha vAle Aryaputra kI yaha lar3akhar3AI huI vANI rAjA- devi! yadi mArgajanya thakAna dUra ho gaI ho, to Age calane ke lie taiyAra ho jaao| damayantI- Aryaputra! mere netra ko nidrA banda kara rahI hai, isalie kSaNabhara yahIM souuNgii| rAjA- (harSa ke sAtha apane mana meM) yaha to hamAre lie acchA hI hai (prakaTa meM) devi! tuma adhika thaka gaI ho isalie paidala calane se hone vAlI thakAna ko nidrA ke dvArA kSaNa bhara meM dUra kara lo, maiM bhI souuNgaa| damayantI- (mana hI mana) kahIM aisA na ho ki mujhe nidrA meM chor3akara cale jA~ya, isalie maiM apanI sAr3I (ke A~cala) se Aryaputra ko bA~dhakara souuNgii| (vaisA karake sone kA abhinaya karatI hai) ' rAjA- (dekhakara) paidala calane se adhika hone vAlI zArIrika thakAna ke kAraNa kSaNabhara meM hI devI kisa prakAra se gAr3ha nidrA ko prApta ho gyii| to (aba) maiM (1) Aryaputra! nidrAyete me locane, tataH kSaNamihaiva shessye| (2) mA nAma mAM prasuptAM parityajya kadAcit gacchet, tadAtmanazcIvareNa AryaputraM pariveSTya nidraami|
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________________ 144 nalavilAse karma / (utthAtumicchati / sAzaGkam ) kathamiti nibiDamApIDya mAmiyaM virahakAtarA zete / tapasvinI mAmavadhArayati mukhamadhuramavasAnadAruNaM kaalkuuttphlm| sarale! muJca muJca trijagatparitApAvApahetuH sarvabhakSI nalarUpeNAnalo'smi / api ca bhartRvatsale! vizvAsaghAtinamakRtyakaraM zvapAkaM mA mAM spRza zlathaya do: parirambhamudrAm / asmAdRzAmakaruNaikaziromaNInAM sarvasahA'pi viramatyanuSaGgapApAt / / 12 / / (zanairdo:parirambhamunmucya sAzaGkam ) kathamambareNa pariveSTito'smi / (vihasya) ayi yanapare ! kimIdRzaiH prayatnairuparudhyati krUrakarmapaTIyAn nalaH ? yatrijagadbandhanena premNA na badhyate tasya mRNAlatantupezalamambaraM kimAdadhIta? eSa taravAriNA cchittvA gacchAmi / ( kRpANaM prati) sakhe! darzaya cANDAlavaMza kI zobhA bar3hAne vAle karma kA Arambha karatA huuN| (uThane ke lie cAhatA hai| AzaGkA ke sAtha) viyoga se Darane vAlI yaha damayantI (merA) gAr3ha AliMgana karake kisa prakAra so rahI hai| yaha damayantI nahIM jAnatI hai ( ki maiM to usa ) viSaphala kI taraha hU~ jo, mukha meM (to) mIThA (lagatA) hai ( para usakA ) anta bhayAnaka (hotA) hai| mugdhe ! chor3o mujhe chor3o, maiM to tInoM loka ke tApa kA mUla kAraNa sabhI kucha khA lene vAlA zarIradhArI nala rUpa meM anala (agni) huuN| aura bhI, patipriye ! vizvAsa ko tor3a dene vAlA nahIM karane yogya karma ko karane vAle cANDAla mujhe (nala ko ) (tuma) mata chUo (aura) bhujAoM ke AliGgana bandhana ko DhIlA kara do| (kyoMki) akRtya karma ko karane vAle hamAre jaise (arthAt nala) ke samparkajanya pApa ( ke bhaya) se pRthvI bhI virata hotI (arthAt alaga hotI hai / / 12 / / (dhIre se donoM bAhu ke AliGgana ko chur3Akara sandeha ke sAtha) are, vastra ke dvArA cAroM tarapha se lapeTa diyA gayA huuN| (ha~sakara) he, apane prayatna meM catura, damayanti ! kyA isa prakAra ke prayatna ke dvArA kaThora karma karane meM pravINa nala ruka sakatA hai ? jo tInoM loka ko bA~dhane vAle prema (ke bandhana) se nahIM ba~dhatA usako kamala nAla sadRza komala tantu se banA vastra kyA bA~dha sakatA hai ? isa talavAra se (vastra ko ) TippaNI- 'sarvaMsahA' 'sarvaMsahA vasumatI vasudhorvI vasuMdharA' ityamaraH /
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________________ paJcamo'GkaH 145 phlmaatmsnnidhaansy| (saroSam) kathaM kRpAluriva vilambase? kiJca nalasyAsirasi dayAluzceti vyAhataM critm| api ca dhanaM premapranthiM sadayamapi ciccheda hRdayaM kRpA keyaM brUhi sphurati hRdi nistriMza! bhavataH? yadadyApi cchettuM na sahasi vidarbhendratanayA nitmbstmbaangkprnnyipridhaanaaNshukmidm||13|| A:! jJAtam, hastaM skhaaympeksste| (dakSiNahastaM prasArya saroSam) tvayA tAvat pANiH prasabhamupagUr3haH pariNaye tvamevAsyAH piinstnjghnsaurbhyscivH| tatazchettuM vAsaH kRzakRpa! kRpANaM kara! gharaMsluTanmarmotsaGgaH kathamahaha! nopaiSi vilayam? / / 14 / / kATakara jAtA huuN| (talavAra se) mitra! pAsa meM rahane kA apanA phala dikhaao| (krodha ke sAtha) dayAlu kI taraha kyoM vilamba kara rahe ho? (kyoMki) tuma nala kI talavAra ho (aura) tuma meM dayA kA bhAva honA (tumhAre) AcaraNa ke viruddha hai| aura bhI gAr3ha sneha ke bandhana vAle vakSasthala ko bhI kRpA karake kATane vAle he talavAra! yaha kaho (ki) tumhAre hRdaya meM yaha kaisI dayA phaila rahI hai jisake kAraNa vidarbhanareza kI putrI damayantI ke nitamba (pradeza) para gucche ke rUpa meM laTakane vAlI vastrAMcala ko kATane meM (tuma) abhI samartha nahIM ho rahe ho?||13|| oha, samajha gayA, (tuma apane) mitra hAtha kI sahAyatA cAhate ho| (dAhine hAtha ko phailA kara krodha ke sAtha) vivAha ke samaya to tumhAre dvArA jabaradastI (priyA ke) hAtha kA AliGgana kiyA gayA (tathA) tumhIM isake sthUla stanadvaya tathA jA~ghadvaya ke khyAti (labdha) sahacara ho| taba he nirdaya dakSiNa hasta! TUTate hue hRdaya vAle nala kI priyA ke nitamba ke UparI bhAga vAle vastra ko kATane ke lie kRpANa dhAraNa karate hue (tuma) kyoM nahIM anta ko prApta (arthAt vastra ko do bhAgoM meM vibhakta kyoM nahIM) kara raho ho? yaha Azcarya hai||14||
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________________ 146 nalavilAse - - - - api ca devInIvicchidAlola! nirdAkSiNyaziromaNe! savAcyaH sa viriJco'pi hasta! tvAM dakSiNaM sRjn||15|| (vimRzya) yadi vA dyUtakArasya me nAmAkRtyamasti te| A:! gRhANa kRpANaM huM huM vidhehi dvidhaaNshukm||16|| (aMzukaM dvidhAkRtya zanairutthAya) prAtabhUta! vayasya kesara! sakhe punnAga! yAmo vayaM mA smAsmAkamanAryakAryaparatAM jAnIta yUyaM hRdi| dyUtecchA kva ca kUbarasya niSadhAbhartuH kva cArTarjayo vaidarbhItyajanaM kva caiSa nikhilaH kalpaH prasAdo vidheH||17|| aura bhI devI (damayantI) ke kamarabanda ko kholane meM caJcala, anudAroM meM agragaNya he hasta! tumako dAhinA (udAra, anukUla) hAthabanAte hue vaha brahmA bhI (Aja) upahAsa ke pAtra ho gye||15|| (vicAra karake) athavA mujha juArI kA aisA kauna sA karma zeSa hai jo tumhAre (hAtha) dvArA nahIM karane ke yogya hai (ata:) are! talavAra grahaNa karo aura vastra ko do bhAgoM meM bA~Ta do arthAt kATa do||16|| __ (vastra ke do Tukar3e karake dhIre se uThakara) bhAI AmravRkSa! mitra kesara! dosta putrAga (nAga kesaravRkSa)! hama jA rahe haiN| Apa loga apane hRdaya meM hamako anAryoMcita karma karane vAlA na jaane| dyUta-krIr3A kI icchA vAlA kubara kahA~? aura pAse se jIta liyA gayA nala kahA~? tathA isa prakAra se jaMgala meM (akelI) damayantI kahA~? yaha sampUrNa (ghaTanA) apanA kartavya pUrA karane meM samartha brahmA kA anugraha hai (arthAt brahmA ke icchAnukUla hI ghaTanA ghaTita hotI hai)||17||
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________________ paJcamo'GkaH 147 bhavatu, caramaM devIvadanenduvilokanaM kRtvA drajAmi! (vilokya sAsram) spRzati na maNijyotsnAcchannaM nizA-juSaH purA suciramanilo'pyaGgaM yasyA nalAdiva shngkitH| vigatazaraNA kSutkSAmAGgI paTaccaradhAriNI vanabhuvi hahA! seyaM zete vidrbhptiprsuuH||18|| he devi! eSa karmacaNDAlo nalaH pryaati| (katicit padAni dattvA saroSamAtmAnaM prati) AH kSatriyApasada! puruSasArameya! bhartRjAlma! zyAkanAyaka! kRpAvikala! hatanala! kathamimAmekAkinImAtmaikazaraNAMsadharmacAriNImasmin gahane vane santyajya pracalito'si? bhavatu, vanadevatAH zaraNaM kRtvA vrjaami| (pratinivRtya dizo'valokya) kaccit kAnanadevatA:! zRNuta me yasyA vapuH kalpayan jAtaH zilpigaNAgraNI: kamalabhUH seyaM vidrbhaatmjaa| - acchA, antima bAra devI damayantI ke candramA rUpI mukha ko dekhakara calA jAtA hU~ (dekhakara azrupUrNa netroM se)| __ pahale, ratnoM ke prakAza se Dhake hue jisa damayantI ke aGgoM kA mAno nala ke bhaya se dIrghakAla taka vAyu bhI sparza nahIM karatA thA, kheda hai ki asahAya ho gaI, bhUkha se dagdha zarIrAvakvoM vAlI, pahile pahane huye vastra ko hI dhAraNa karane vAlI vahI (damayantI) Aja vana kI bhUmi para so rahI hai||18|| he devi! patita karma karane vAlA yaha nala jA rahA hai| (kucha kadama jAkara krodha ke sAtha apane mana meM) oha, kSatriyoM meM nIca! puruSarUpI kukkura! patiyoM meM luccA! cANDAloM kA netA! dayArahita adhama nala! (tuma) apanI patnI damayantI ko usakI surakSA kA bhAra usake hI Upara chor3akara ghanaghora jaMgala meM usakA parityAga karake kaise jA rahe ho? acchA, vana devatAoM ko rakSaka banAkara maiM jA rahA hU~ (lauTakara dizAoM meM dekha kara) he vana devatAo! suniye, hamAre lie jisake zarIra kI racanA karate hue kamalayoni brahmA vAstukAroM meM sarvazreSTha ho gaye, yaha vahI damayantI hai| (ataH) kaThora karma karane vAle jhUTha preSTha puruSa ke dvArA vinA kisI kAraNa ke tyAga dI gaI isa damayantI
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________________ 148 nalavilAse asyAH karkazakarmaNA priyatamAbhAsena niSkAraNaM tyaktAyAH zaraNaM stha mA sma nalavannistriMzatAM gccht||19|| (punaraJjaliM baddhvA) nidrAcchede kva dayita! gato'sIti tAraM vadantI vinyasyantI dizi dizi dRzaM vaasspkllollolaam| devyaH sarvA vanavasatayo mAtaraH! prArthaye va stat kartavyaM kalayati tathA kunnddinaadhvaanmessaa||20|| (1) ajja! edaM zizilazalilapUlidaM zalaM, tA ehi satthavAhassa gaDuya khemi| rAjA-kathaM pakkaNavAsI ko'pyAgacchati (sAzaGkam) yadi kathamapyeSA zabarasyAsya lolAhalena nidrAmapajAhAt tadA maamvbdhiiyaat| tad ke (Apa saba) rakSaka hoveM (aura Apaloga) nala kI taraha kaThoratA ko nahIM prApta kareM (arthAt, Apaloga bhI nala kI taraha kaThora hRdaya vAle nahIM ho jaaNy)||19|| (punaH aJjali bA~dhakara) he vanadeviyo! nidrA bhaMga ho jAne para azrupUrNa caJcala netroM se pratyeka dizA meM dekhatI huI jora se bolatI huI (jaba kahegI ki) he priya! tuma kahA~ gaye ho| (taba) he vana meM nivAsa karane vAlI mAtAo! maiM Apase prArthanA karatA hU~ ki (Apa loga) vaha kArya kareM jisase yaha kuNDina nagarI ke rAste ko jAna jAya (arthAt Apa loga ise kuNDina nagara jAne vAlA rAstA batA deN)||20|| (nepathya meM) Arya! yaha zItala jala se pUrNa sarovara hai, ata: Ao jhuNDa ke netA se jAkara kahate haiN| rAjA- yaha to zabarAlaya meM rahane vAlA koI bhIla A rahA hai (sandeha ke sAtha) yadi bhIla ke zoragula se kahIM damayantI kI nidrA bhaMga ho jAyegI to yaha mujhe roka legii| to maiM calatA huuN| devi! yaha antima bAra bola rahA huuN| vanadevatA tumhAre rakSaka (1) Arya! etat zizirasalilapUritaM saraH, tadehi sArthavAhAya gatvA kthyaami| -
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________________ paJcamo'GkaH 149 vrjaamyhm| devi! tadAnIM caramamAbhASyase / vanadevatAste zaraNam / eSa pApiSTha zreSTho nistriMzaziromaNiH paravaJcanAcaturaH kSatriyApadezena brahmarAkSasaH krUrakarmA cANDAlacakravartI nalaH prayAti / (ityabhidhAya pUtkurvan niSkrAntaH) (tataH pravizati puruSa : ) puruSaH- (1) ajja! edaM zizilazalilapUlidaM zalaM tA ehi satyavAhassa kahemi (parikramya vilokya ca ) kathaM itthikA! ammo ! adiviNI! hImANahe kathaM allaNe egAgiNI ( sadayam ) mAM edaM kevi bhukkhAkalAle lakkhase bhikkhase rA' khaae| tA utthAvae hge| ajje ajje! utthehi utthehi (saroSam ) kahaM ainiddAe mudA viva na suNedi zaddaM ? bhodu, uppADiya evaM annattha naemi / ( tathA kRtvA niSkrAntaH ) / / paJcamo'GkaH / / haiN| yaha pApiyoM meM zreSTha, nirdayiyoM meM agragaNya, dUsaroM ko Thagane meM catura, kSatriyoM meM adhama brahmarAkSasa, kaThora karma karane vAle cANDAloM kA samrAT nala jA rahA hai| ( yaha kahakara pAda vikSepa karate hue nikala jAtA hai) ( pazcAt puruSa praveza karatA hai ) puruSa - Arya! yaha zItala jala se bharA sarovara hai, ata: Ao jhuNDa ke netA ko kahate haiN| are yaha kyA! ahA, atyanta rUpavatI hai| oha, isa jaMgala meM akelI kyoM hai ? ise koI bhUkha se jamhAI letA huA manuSya ko khAne vAlA rAkSasa athavA anya koI hiMsaka jIva kahIM khA na jAya ? isalie maiM ise uThAtA (nidrA se jagAtA ) huuN| AyeM! AyeM! uTho, uTho / gAr3ha nidrA meM mare huye kI taraha yaha merI AvAja kyoM nahIM suna rahI hai? acchA, to ise (hAtha se uThAkara hI yahA~ se dUsarI jagaha le jAtA huuN| (vaisA karake nikala jAtA hai) / / paJcama aGka samApta / / (1) Arya! etat zizirasalilapUritaM saraH, tadehi sArthavAhAya kathayAmi / kathaM strI!! aho ! atirUpavatI, hA ! kathamaraNye ekaakinii| mainAM ko'pi bubhukSAkarAlo rAkSaso bhakSako vA khAdayet ( ? ) / tadutthApayAmyaham / Arye! Arye! uttiSTha uttiSTha / kathamatinidrayA mRteva na zRNoti zabdam ? bhavatu, utpATyaitAmanyatra nayAmi / 1. ka. rakkhoe /
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________________ ssssttho'ngkH| - (tataH pravizati nala:) nala:- (damayantImanusmRtya sAnutApam) rAjyaM hAritavAnahaM nahi nahi vyAdhatta sarvaM vidhidevIM hA'tyajamasmi tatra vipine yadvA striyo bndhnm| tAM pazyeyamahaM vane'tha gahane tasyAH kutaH prANitaM hImeM no na dayA durodarakRtaH kA vA trapA kA kRpaa?||1|| ___ (punaH sakhadem) nAsmAI nayamasmi nAdhimanasaM premANamAzizriyaM nAkArSa kulamujjvalaM hRdi kRpAM pApo na vaa'jiignnm| tAM tasmin gahane vane virahayan karmAcaraM durjaraM dhig mAM nAhamavekSaNIyavadano nArhAmi pati staam||2|| (usake bAda raGgamaJca para nala praveza karatA hai) nala- (damayantI kA smaraNa karake kheda ke sAtha) maiM (apanA) rAjya haraNa karavAne vAlA hU~, oha, vahA~ jaMgala meM maiM devI damayantI ko chor3a sakatA hU~ yA maiM (nala) usa damayantI ko coTa pahu~cA sakatA hU~, nahIM, nahIM yaha saba prArabdha ne hI karavAyA hai aba, hameM usako dekhanA cAhie ki vahA~ ghane vana meM devI damayantI kaise jIvita haiN| (oha) dayA rahita mujhe dhikkAra hai athavA juArI ke lie kyA lajjA (aura) kyA dyaa?||1|| (punaH kheda ke sAtha) maiMne nIti kA smaraNa nahIM kiyA (arthAt Azraya nahIM liyA), mana meM maiMne premI kA Azraya nahIM liyA (arthAt maiMne mana se premI kI sevA nahIM kI), apane kula ko ujjvala nahIM (arthAt apane kula ko kalaGkita) kiyA aura hRdaya meM na to dayA kI aura na hI pApoM kI paravAha (hI) kii| usa ghane vana meM usa (damayantI) ko chor3ate For Private & Personal Use Only
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________________ 151 SaSTho'GkaH ahaha! kathamanimittazatrurdurAtmA'hamAtmaikazaraNAM tAM tapasvinImapAkRtavAn! (Urdhvamavalokya) na prema nApyabhijanaM na guNaM na sevAM citte dadhatyupakRti kila ye zrayantaH kiM daiva! nihatA bhavatA hatAste garbhasthitAH prasavamAtrabhRto'tha maaH||3|| __(smRtvA sacintam) sphurati timire ghUkavAte dhvanatyatibhairavaM kakubhi kakubhi vyAlAnIke visarpati sdhvnau| . caramamacalaM yAte patyau rucAM cakitekSaNA zaraNamadhikaM bhIrurdevI kariSyati kiM vne?||4|| hue bhayaMkara karma kA AcaraNa karane vAle mujha (nala) ko dhikkAra hai (jisase) maiM kahIM mukha dikhAne yogya nahIM raha gayA aura na to maiM sajjanoM kI zreNI ke yogya (hI) raha gayA (huuN)||2|| kheda hai, binA kAraNa ke hone vAle zatra rUpI duSTAtmA maiMne svayaM rakSA karane vAlI usa pativratA (damayantI) kA kisa prakAra se anAdara kiyaa| (Upara kI ora dekhakara) jo sevA karane vAle haiM (unhoMne bhI) na to prema ko, na kula ko na guNa ko, na sevA ko aura na to upakAra ko hI hRdaya meM dhAraNa kiyaa| (ata:) he prArabdha! garbha meM Thahare huye yA abhI hI janma lene vAle bhAgyahIna ve sabhI bhUlokavAsI tumhAre dvArA kyA nahIM mAre gaye (arthAt mAre hI gye)||3|| (smaraNa karake cintA ke sAtha) kiraNoM ke svAmI sUrya ke astAcala cale jAne para (arthAt asta ho jAne para) andhakAra meM ulluoM kI ati bhayAvaha dhUM-dhUM kI dhvani phaila rahI hai| pratyeka dizA meM dhvani karate hue hiMsaka jIva-samUha bhramaNa karane lage haiN| aise meM Azcarya cakita 1. kha. ga. nihitA TippaNI- ghUka = ullU "divAndhaH kauziko ghUko divAbhIta: nishaattnH| itymrH|
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________________ 152 nalavilAse (vimRzya) tAtaniSadhena bhujagarUpamAsthAya smyocitmnushisstto'smi| idamapyatiramaNIyamAcaritaM tAtena yanmama rUpaM vipryaasitm| anupalakSitarUpo hi sukhamevAhamidAnImayodhyAdhipaterabhyaNe sUpakArAdikarmANyAdadhAnaH sthaasyaami| (sAzcaryam) ahaha! pazya kIdRzI surasamasamRddhirAsAditA taaten| sarvathA bhUrbhuvaHsvastraye'pi nAsAdhyamasti tpsaam| (saviSAdam) aho! me mahAn prmaadH| nanvahaM jIvalakena mahIpaterdadhiparNasyAjJayA vidarbhAgatabharataiH prayujyamAnaM naattkmvlokitumaakaarito'smi| tadvrajAmi tvritm| api nAma naTebhyaH kApi dmyntiiprvRttirpilbhyet| (prikraamti| nepathyamavalokya) kathamayamikSvAkukulatilako devo dadhiparNaH saparNanAmA mAtyena saha jlpnnaaste| jIvalako'pyatraiva tisstthti| bhavatu, prnnmaami| (tataH pravizati yathAnirdiSTo rAjA) hokara dekhatI huI asahAya (banA dI gaI) adhika Darane vAlI devI damayantI vana meM kyA kregii|4|| (vicAra kara) hamAre pUrvaja ne sarparUpa dekara mujhe samayAnukUla anuzAsita kiyA hai| tAta ne yaha bhI atyanta sundara kArya kiyA ki jo merA (apanA) rUpa thA usako viparIta kara diyA (arthAt haTA diyA) kyoMki nahIM pahacAne jAne yogya rUpa vAlA maiM sukha (AsAnI) se aba ayodhyAnareza ke ghara meM rasoiyA kA kArya karatA huA raha jaauuNgaa| (Azcarya ke sAtha) vAha, dekho kisa prakAra se tAta ne mujhe svarga kI samRddhi ko prApta karAyA hai| vastutaH tapasviyoM ke lie tInoM loka (svargaloka, bhUloka aura pAtAlaloka) meM kucha bhI asAdhya nahIM hai| (kheda ke sAtha) oha, mujhase bahuta bar3I bhUla ho gyii| pRthivIpati dAdheparNa kI AjJA se jIvalaka dvArA maiM, vidarbhadeza se Aye huye naToM ke dvArA abhinaya kiye jAne vAle nATaka ko dekhane ke lie, bulAyA gayA huuN| to zIghra vahIM jAtA hU~! sambhava hai ki naToM ke dvArA kisI prakAra damayantI kI sthiti bhI jJAta (mAlUma) ho jaay| (ghUmatA hai| nepathya ko dekhakara) yaha to ikSvAkuvaMza meM utpatra pUjya mahArAja dadhiparNa saparNa nAmaka mantrI ke sAtha bolate hue baiThe haiN| jIvalaka bhI yahIM para ThaharA hai| acchA, to praNAma karatA huuN| (usake bAda yathA nirdiSTa rAjA praveza karatA hai)
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________________ SaSTho'GkaH 153 rAjA- amAtya! pazyAkRtiviruddhamasya bAhukanAno vaidezikasya kalAsu kaushlm| kimetasya sarvAGgavakrasya tadidamazvalakSaNavailakSaNyam, so'yaM sUryapAkavavidhiH, seyamaparAsvapi kriyAsu cAturI smbhvti| saparNa:- asmin nayanodvegAJjane kalAkalApamAvapannasaMzayaM vircintiH| jIvalaka:- deva! bAhukaH prnnmti| rAjA- bAhuka! ita aasytaam| (nalaH praNamyopavizati) (smRtvA) kimadyApi cirayanti raGgopajIvinaH? jIvalakaH- bho bharataputrAH! prastUyatAM naattym| (pravizya) sUtradhAraH- nalAnveSaNanAmaprabanyAbhinayAvadhAnAya mahArAja ddhiprnnmbhyrthye| rAjA- mantrin! AkRti ke viparIta isa bAhuka nAmaka videzI ke kalA naipuNya ko to dekho| yadyapi isake sabhI aGga Ter3he haiM tathApi yaha azva ke lakSaNoM ko jAnane meM nipuNa hai, yaha sUrya kI kiraNoM se pAka kriyA karatA hai, isI prakAra anya kriyAoM meM bhI isakI nipuNatA sambhava hai| saparNa- netroM ke lie kSobhakAraka kAle puruSa meM kalA samUha ko sthApita karate hue nissandeha brahmA ko bhrAnti ho gayI (jisake kAraNa isakA raMga aura sarvAGga Ter3hA banA diyaa)| jIvalaka- mahArAja! bAhuka praNAma karatA hai| rAjA- bAhuka! yahA~ baiThiye (nala praNAma karake baiThatA hai)| (smaraNa karake) naTa loga aba derI kyoM kara rahe haiM? jIvalaka- he naTo! abhinaya Arambha kreN| (praveza karake) sUtradhAra- nala ko khojane vAle nAmaka nATaka ke abhinaya (ko dekhane ke lie) mahArAja dadhiparNa se sAvadhAna hone ke lie (hama) prArthanA karate haiN|
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________________ 154 nalavilAse nala:- (svagatam) ko'yaM nalaH? kimahameva? yadi vA'pAre jagatpArAvAre na durlabho naamsNvaadH| rAjA- eSa saavdhaano'smi| tataH prstuuytaam| (nepathye) (1) hA ajjautta! parittAyAhi maM, bhAyAmi egAgiNI karAlavAlavihure rnkuhre| nala:- (svagatam) mayeva durAtmanA kenApyekAkinI gahane vane kiM priyA parityaktA? rAjA- amAtya! prathame'pi nATyArambhe kaSTamatikaruNo rsH| (nepathye) aye piGgalaka! tAmanukUlaya tapasvinI yena sArthavAhAntikaM nayAmaH nala- (apane mana meM) yaha nala kauna hai? kyA maiM to nahIM hU~? athavA samudra kI taraha vizAla saMsAra meM dUsarA bhI nala nAma vAlA ho sakatA hai| rAjA- maiM sAvadhAna huuN| ata: abhinaya Arambha kreN| (nepathya meM) he Aryaputra! merI rakSA kareM, bhayaMkara jIva-jantuoM vAle isa ghane jaMgala ke madhya meM akelI DaratI huuN| nala- (mana hI mana) to kyA merI taraha hI kisI duSTAtmA ne apanI priyA ko ghane vana meM chor3a diyA hai? rAjA- saciva! abhinaya kA Arambha hI kaSTadAyaka karuNarasa se yukta hai| (nepathya meM) are piGgalaka! usa pativratA ko manAo jisase use jhuNDa ke netA ke pAsa (hama) le jaay| (1) hA Aryaputra! paritrAyasva mAM, bibhami ekAkinI kraalvyaalvidhure'rnnykuhre|
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________________ SaSTho'GkaH 155 sUtradhAraH- yadamI damayantI-gandhAra-piGgalakanepathyadhAriNo raGgopajIvinaH saMrabhante, tajjAne pravRttaM naattym| tadahamapi kaaryaantrmnutisstthaami| (aJjaliM baddhvA) jayati sa puruSavizeSo namo'stu tasmai tridhA trisndhympi| svapre'pi yena dRSTaM neSTaviyogodbhavaM duHkhm||5|| __ (ityabhidhAya niSkrAntaH) (tataH pravizati damayantI gandhAraH piGgalakazca) ganthAra:-AyeM! almtiprlpiten| AgacchAcalapurayAyino dhanadevanAmaH saarthvaahsyaabhyrnnm| damayantI- (1) ajja! attaNo bhattAraM gvesissN| - gandhAraH- Arye! kaste patiH? satradhAra- jaisA ki damayantI gAndhAra piGgalaka ke vastra ko dhAraNa karane vAle naTa loga zIghratA kara rahe haiM, usase to abhinaya prArambha kiyA gayA hI samajhanA caahie| isalie maiM bhI anya kArya karane ke lie jAtA huuN| (aJjali bA~dhakara) vaha puruSa vizeSa jisane svapna meM bhI priya-viyogajanya kaSTa ko nahIM dekhA hai (usakI) jaya ho, (aura unheM) maiM kAlika (prAta:, madhyAhna aura saMdhyAkAlIna) namaskAra karatA huuN||5|| (yaha kahakara ke calA jAtA hai) (pazcAt damayantI, gandhAra aura piGgalaka raGgamaJca para AtA hai) gandhAra- AyeM! adhika vilApa karanA vyartha hai| Ao acalapura ko jAne vAle dhanadeva nAmaka sArthavAha ke samIpa cleN| dayamantI- Arya! maiM apane svAmI ko khonNgii| gandhAra- AyeM! tumhArA svAmI kauna hai? (1) Arya! Atmano bhartAraM gvessyissyaami|
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________________ 156 nalavilAse nala:- (sasambhramamAtmagatam) kimeSA'bhidhAsyati? damayantI- (1) nizaDhAhivadI nlo| nala:- (svagatam) AH pApa! nalahataka! viliiysv| kimataH paraM prANiSi? dhruvamuparatA devii| kathamaparathA nATyeSu tatpratibimbana vyvhaarH| piGgalaka:- (saroSam) (2) zizile! kiM teNa kUlakammaNA caMDAleNa kalissasi? tA satthavAhapAsaM ehi| rAjA- (saharSam) sAdhu bho bharata! sAdhu! svapne'pyadRzyavadano'sau yeneyamekAkinI prityktaa| nala:- (saroSamiva) aspRzyo'zrotavyo'grAhyanAmA cetypybhidhiiytaam| gandhAraH- tarhi gaveSaya kvaapi| nala- (ghabarAhaTa ke sAtha apane mana meM) yaha kyA kahegI? damayantI- niSadhadeza ke rAjA nl| nala- (mana hI mana) are pApI! puruSoM meM nIca nala! vilIna ho jaao| isake bAda bhI kyA devI jI rahI hai? nizcaya hI devI (damayantI) mara gaI hai| anyathA abhinaya meM usakI chAyA ke dvArA (isakA) AcaraNa kaise (sambhava) hai| piGgalaka- (krodha ke sAtha) AyeM! usa kaThora karma karane vAle cANDAla ko kyA karogI? ataH sArthavAha ke pAsa clo| rAjA- (harSa ke sAtha) bahuta acchA he naTa! bahuta acchA, jisane isako jaMgala meM chor3A hai, usakA mukha to svapna meM bhI dekhane yogya nahIM hai| nala- (krodhita huye kI taraha) yahI nahIM, nahIM chUne yogya, nahIM sunane yogya aura nahIM nAma lene yogya bhI khiye| gandhAra- to kahIM khojo| (1) nissdhaatiptinlH| (2) zizire! kiM tena krUrakarmaNA caNDAlena kariSyasi? ttsaarthvaahpaarshvmehi|
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________________ 157 SaSTho'GkaH damayantI-(1) edassiM sare maha nimittaM sasilamANe, gado bhvissdi| tA ittha gvesissN| gandhAra:- bAle! muuddhaa'si| yastvAM suptAmapajahAti, sa kiM tvanimittamambhaH samAnayati? damayantI-(2) adha mA evaM bhnn| ahaM pANehito vi ajjauttassa piydraa| rAjA- parityAgenApyamunA niveditaM tvayi bhartuH prem| damayantI- (parikramya) (3) kadhaM edaM saro, na uNa ajjautto diisdi| bhodu, edaM cakkavAyagharaNiM pucchaami| damayantI- kadAcit isa sarovara meM hamAre lie jala lAne ko gaye hoNge| ata: yahIM kholuuNgii| gandhAra- bAle! tuma nAsamajha ho| jisane tumheM nidrA avasthA meM chor3a diyA, kyA vaha tumhAre lie jala laayegaa| ___ damayantI- aisA na kheN| maiM to Aryaputra ko prANa se bhI pyArI huuN| rAjA- isa prakAra se chor3a diye jAne para bhI apane pati meM anurAga prakaTa karatI damayantI- (ghUmakara) Aryaputra to isa sarovara meM bhI dikhAI nahIM de rahe haiN| acchA, to cakravAka kI isa patnI se pUchatI huuN| - - (1) etasmin sarasi mama nimittaM salilamAnetuM gato bhvissyti| tadatra gvessyissyaami| (2) atha maivaM bhnn| ahaM prANebhyo'pi Aryaputrasya priytraa| (3) kathametat saro na punarAryaputro dRzyate? bhavatu etAM cakravAkagRhiNI pRcchaami| sakhi cakravAkadayite! dayitaM kiM mama na kathayasi sahasA? priyavirahitAnAM duHkhaM pratyakSaM tvaanunitym||6||
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________________ 158 nalavilAse sahi! cakkavAyadaie! daiyaM kiM maha na sAhase sahasA ? piyavirahiyANa dukkhaM paJcakkhaM tujjhamaNunicvaM / / 6 / / rAjA - ucitamuktavatI / anubhUtaM na yad yena rUpaM nAvaiti tasya saH / na svatantro vyathAM vetti paratantrasya dehinaH / / 7 / / damayantI - (vimRzya ) (1) piyapaNayagavvidA Na paDivayaNaM paDicchadi / (saroSam ) haMje rahaMgie! keriso de esa piyapaNayadappo ? ahaM vi puravaM Idisa yAsaM. saMpadaM 'jjeva aNAhA jAdA / gandhAraH - (sAstram) Arye! kimeSA tirazrI varAkI jAnAti ? damayantI - (1) tA annattha pucchissaM / he sakhi cakravAkapriye! mere priya ko kyA (tuma) jhaTa se nahIM kahogI ( arthAt mere priya ke viSaya meM tuma jhaTa se jarUra kahogI, kyoMki) priya-viyoga vAlI ramaNiyoM kI pIr3A kA sabase adhika sAkSAt anubhava tumako hai / / 6 / / rAjA- bilakula ThIka kahA hai| (kyoMki) -- jisane jisa rUpa (vastu) kA anubhava nahIM kiyA hai, vaha usake rUpa ko nahIM jAnatA hai, kyoMki svatantra (vyakti) parAdhIna vyakti kI pIr3A ko nahIM jAnatA / / 7 / / damayantI - (vicAra karake) priya ke prema ke garva se (yaha) hameM uttara nahIM detI hai / (krodha ke sAtha) sakhi cakravAki! tumhArA priya ke prema kA yaha kaisA abhimAna hai ? pahile maiM bhI aisI hI thii| abhI anAtha ho gayI hU~ / gandhAra- (azrupUrNa netroM se) Arye! yaha becArA pakSI kyA jAnatA hai ? damayantI - to dUsare se pUchatI hU~ / (1) priyapraNayagarvitA na prativacanaM pratIcchati / sakhi rathAGgi ! kIdRzasta eSa priyapraNayadarpa: ? ahamapi pUrvamIdRzyAsam / sAmpratamevAnAthA jaataa| 1. ga. ceva / ( 1 ) tadanyatra prakSyAmi /
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________________ 159 SaSTho'GkaH (vilokya saMskRtamAzritya ca) mAtaH kuJjarapali! tAta hariNa! bhrAtaH zikhaNDin! kRpAM kRtvA brUta manAk prasIdata kRto yussmaakmesso'nyjliH| dRSTaH kvApi gaveSayaniha vane bhImAtmajAM naiSadho bhUpAlaH saraNiM sRjanaviralairbASpormibhiH pngkilaam||8|| piGgalaka:-(1) ajje! kIsa uNaM teNa padiNA tumaM paDicattA si? damayantI- (sabASpam) (2) ajja! dosaM na yaannaami| appA samappio paDhamadaMsaNe vaNamiNaM ca saha cliyaa| suvaNevi paiM annaM na mahemi tahA vi prictaa||9|| (dekhakara aura saMskRta bhASA kA Azraya le kara) mA~ hastipatni! pitA mRga! bhAI mayUra! Apa logoM ke lie (mere dvArA) jor3e gaye isa praNAmAJjali se prasanna hokara kRpA karake kucha kaheM ki isa vana meM bhImanareza kI putrI damayantI ko khojate hue netroM se nirantara girane vAlI azru dhArAoM se mArga ko gIlA karane vAle niSadhanareza nala ko kahIM (Apa logoM ne) dekhA hai||8|| piGgalaka- AyeM! phira usa pati se kyA, jisake dvArA tuma chor3a dI gaI ho? damayantI- Arya! maiM doSa nahIM jAnatI huuN| prathama darzana meM hI AtmA ko (unheM) sauMpakara tathA isa vana meM sAtha calatI huI (yadyapi maiM) chor3a dI gaI hU~, phira bhI (maiM) svapna meM bhI dUsare pati kI icchA nahIM karatI huuN||9|| (1) Arye! kiM punastena patyA tvaM parityaktA'si? (2) AyeM! doSaM na jaane| AtmA samarpitaH prathamadarzane vanamidaM ca saha clitaa| svapne'pi patimanyaM na kAGkSAmi tathApi prityktaa||9|| athavA prtihtmmngglm| nAhamAryaputreNa parityaktA, kintu mama duHkhavinodanAtha parihAsaH kRtH|
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________________ nalavilAse ahavA paDihadamamaGgalaM / nAhaM ajjautteNa paricattA, kiM tu maha dukkhaviNoyaNatthaM parihAso kado / 160 (punarAkAze) (1) egAgiNI ahaM bhIlugA ya nimmANusaM ca vaNamiNamo / tA ehi ehi piyayama ! alAhi parihAsakIlAe / / 10 / / (2) kiM maM vAharasi ? esa AgacchAmi / ( sarabhasaM dhAvati ) gandhAraH - (sabAppam ) AyeM ! pratizrutiriyam / damayantI - ( sapadi sthitvA) (3) ajja! esA paDaMsuyA? gandhAraH - eSA pratizrut / athavA amaGgala kA nAza ho| maiM Aryaputra ke dvArA chor3I nahIM gaI hU~, kintu mere kaSTa (pIr3A) ko dUra karane ke lie Aryaputra ne (hamase ) ha~sI kI hai| ( puna: AkAza meM) maiM akelI hU~ aura Darapoka hU~ tathA yaha vana manuSya se rahita hai, ataH he svAmin! Ao, Ao, ha~sI- majAka kA khela bahuta ho gayA / / 10 / / ( pratidhvani ko sunakara AkAza meM) kyA, mujhe bulA rahI ho? yaha maiM A rahA huuN| (zIghratA se daur3atI hai ) (azrupUrNa netroM se) Arye! yaha to pratidhvani hai| gandhAra damayantI - ( zIghratA se rukakara ) Arya ! yaha pratidhvani hai ? gandhAra - hA~, yaha pratidhvani hai| damayantI - ( apanI parachAI dekhakara, aTTahAsa karatI huI jora se) bhAgya se Aryaputra ! bhAgya se, tuma dekha lie gaye ho, tuma dekha liye gaye ho, aba kahA~ jA rahe ho ? ( punaH zIghratA se daur3akara ke sItkAra dhvani se rukakara gandhAra ke prati azrupUrNa (1) ekAkinyahaM bhIrukA ca nirmAnuSaM ca vanamidam / tadehi ehi priyatama ! alaM parihAsakrIDayA / / 10 / / (2) kiM mAM vyAharasi ? eSa AgacchAmi / (3) Arya! eSA pratizrutiH ?
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________________ SaSTho'GkaH 161 damayantI- (1) (svapraticchAyAmAlokya, sahAsamuccaiHsvaram) diTThiyA diTThiyA ajjautta! diTTho si diTTo si kahiM dANiM gacchasi? (punaH sarabhasaM dhAvitvA sasItkAraM ca sthitvA gandhAraM prati sabAppam) ajja! dabbhaMkurehiM viddho me clnno| tA avaNehi edo ahavA ciTTha sayaM jjeva avnnissN| nAhaM parapurisaM phusemi| rAjA- (sarabhasamutthAya) bhagavati! pativrate! nmste| jIvalaka:- deva! kimidam? siNhaasnmlngkriytaam| nanu kuuttnttghttneym| (rAjA savrIDamupavizati) nala:- (saduHkhAtmagatam) zrute! bAdhiryaM tvaM kalaya bibhRtAM kiJca nayane! yuvAmandhIbhAvaM drutmngdnggaarvissym| zRNomyasyAstAraM na ruditamahaM yena tadidaM na vA pazyAmyetAM virahahariNIM haarillitaam||11|| netroM se) Arya! darbhAGkaroM se merA paira ghAyala ho gayA hai| ata: ise nikAla do athavA Thaharo, maiM svayaM hI nikAla luuNgii| maiM anya puruSa kA sparza nahIM kruuNgii| rAjA- (zIghratA se uThakara) bhagavati pativrate! tumheM namaskAra hai| jIvalaka- mahArAja! yaha kyA? siMhAsana ko suzobhita kreN| yaha to kuzala naToM kI racanA hai| (rAjA lajjita sA baiTha jAtA hai|) nala- (duHkha ke sAtha apane mana meM) ai donoM kAna! tuma zIghra badhira ho jAo, ai donoM netra! tuma zIghra andhatva ke bhAva ko prApta ho jAo, jisase duHkha kA viSayabhUta damayantI kA jora se rudana karanA tathA virahavyAkula damayantI kI manohArI lIlA ko (hama) na suna sakeM aura na dekha hI skeN||11|| (1) diSTyA! diSTyA! Aryaputra! dRSTo'si dRSTo'si, kutredAnI gacchasi? Arya! darbhAGkurairviddho me crnnH| tadapanayeto'thavA tiSTha, svymevaapnessyaami| nAhaM parapuruSaM spRshaami| 1. kha. ga. gcchisi| - - - -
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________________ nalavilAse gandhAraH- (sabAppam) asyAH kSoNi! vidhervazAdabhinavAM saMzikSayantyAstvayi bhrAntiM kiM caraNau cirAdatikharairdAkuraividhyasi? vyApattau vanitAsu kartumucitaste pakSapAtaH striyAH pAruSyaM puruSaH sa nAma bibhRtAM kSoNIpatirnaiSadhaH / / 12 / / saparNa:- (saroSamutthAya) AH! zailUSApasada! yeneyaM pativratA gahane vane nirnimittamagrAhyanAmA cANDAlena parityaktA, tamapi pApIyAMsaM kSoNIpatimabhidadhAsi? rAjA- amAtya! svastho bhava, naattkmidm| (saparNa: salajjamupavizati) nala:- (rAjAnaM prati) enAmaraNyabhuvi muktavato'pi doSo nmeSo nalasya na manAgapi kintu tessaam| gandhAra- (azrupUrNa netroM se) he vasundhare! prArabdhavaza dera se navIna bhramaNa karane kI zikSA prApta karatI huI tumhAre Upara par3ane vAlI damayantI ke pairoM meM tuma atyanta kaThora kuzAGkaroM ko kyoM cubhA rahI ho, (kyoMki) striyoMpara AI huI vipatti meM usakA pakSapAtI honA hI tumhAre lie ucita hai aura kaThoratA ko to, vaha puruSa dhAraNa kare, jo niSadhadeza kA rAjA nala hai||12|| saparNa- (krodha ke sAtha uThakara) are naTa nIca! jisa, nAma nahIM lene yogya cANDAla, ke dvArA ghane vana meM yaha pativratA chor3a dI gaI, usa pApI (duSTAtmA) ko bhI bhUpati kaha rahe ho? rAjA- saciva! prasanna hoo, yaha to nATaka hai| (saparNa lajjita hokara baiTha jAtA hai) nala- (rAjA ke prati) ___ isa (damayantI) ko jaMgala kI bhUmi para chor3ate hue bhI nala kA aMzamAtra meM doSa nahIM hai, apitu una logoM kA doSa hai -
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________________ 163 SaSTho'GkaH rAjA- (sabhayam) ye'syA etAmavasthAmavalokayanti? nala:- nahi nahi yaireSa kalmaSamayo na kRtastadAnI mevaagnisaadpnyairhtlokpaalaiH||13|| rAjA- (saroSam) bAhuka! vRthA bhagalavato lokpaalaanupaalmbhse| nanu nalaM pazyanto'pi pApenopalipyante lokapAlAH, kiM punarvyApAdayantaH? piGgalaka:- (sAsram) (1) ajje! na ya se pAviTTe tuha padI, kiM puNa esA pddicchaayaa| damayantI- (2) ajja! esA mama jjeva paDicchAyA, na uNa ajjautto? tA kiM saccakaM jjeva paricattamhi? (AtmAnamavalokya sakhedam) rAjA- (bhaya se sAtha) to jo isakI isa dazA ko dekha rahe haiM? nala- nahIM, nahIM jisa nIti rahita hatabhAgya vAle dikpAloM ke dvArA usa pApamaya ko usa samaya meM agnisAt nahIM kiyA gayA (arthAt jalAkara bhasma nahIM kara ddaalaa)||13|| rAjA- (krodha ke sAtha) bAhuka! dikpAla devoM ko bekAra ulAhanA de rahe ho| vastuta: nala ko dekhate hue bhI ve dikpAla pApa se lipta ho rahe haiM, to phira unakA doSa kyoM kaha rahe ho? piGgalaka- (azrupUrNa netroM se) AyeM! yaha tumhArA adhama svAmI nahIM hai, apitu tumhArI parachAIM hai| damayantI- Arya! yaha merI hI parachAIM hai, Aryaputra nahIM? to kyA vastuta: maiM chor3a dI gaI hU~? (apane Apa ko dekhakara kheda ke sAtha) (1) Arye! na ca sa pApiSThastava pati:, kiM punareSA prticchaayaa| (2) Arya! eSA mamaiva praticchAyA na punarAryaputraH? tat kiM satyameva parityaktAsmi?
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________________ nalavilAse muktAhAra! vihAramAtanu nanu svairaM kvacit sAmprataM puSpApIDa! kimadya pIDayasi me sImantasImAGgaNam? maJjIrANi! raNanti kiM zravaNayoH puSNItha duHsthAM vyathAM? tyaktA tena yadarthamarthitavatI yuSmAsu maitriimhm||14|| rAjA- (sarabhasamutthAya) pativrate! pativrate! vizarArUNi prAyeNa shriiripremaanni| vizeSatastava tasya bhrturkuliinsy| tadalamamunA gvessiten| asmaakmbhyrnnmupaihi| itaH prabhRti nastatrabhavatI devatA vA mAtA vA sutA vaa| saparNaH- deva! ko'yaM vyAmohaH? nanu vijJaptaM mayA devAya nttvibhiissikeym| siMhAsanAlaGkaraNena prasAdaH kriytaam| __ (rAjA savilakSamupavizati) nala:- (sakhedamAtmagatam) ai muktAhAra! aba anyatra apanI icchAnusAra krIr3A kA vistAra kro| ai puSpApIDa! merI mA~ga rUpI AGgana meM aba tuma kyoM pIr3A de rahI ho? ai nUpuro! atyanta kaSTakArI pIr3A ko bar3hAne ke lie kAnoM meM dhvani kyoM kara rahe ho? (kyoMki jisake lie maiMne tuma logoM se mitratA kI prArthanA kI thI, usI ne merA tyAga kara diyA hai||14|| rAjA- (zIghratA se uThakara) pativrate! pativrate! kadAcit zarIradhAriyoM kA prema (sneha) TUTa hI jAtA hai| vizeSakara tumhAre usa akulIna pati kaa| isalie (usako) isa prakAra se khojanA vyartha hai| hamAre ghara clo| vahA~ ApakI devatA, mAtA, putrI prabhRtijana haiN| saparNa- mahArAja! yaha kaisI vyAkulatA hai? maiMne Apase pahale hI kaha diyA hai ki yaha naToM kA DarAne kA sAdhana hai| siMhAsanArUr3ha hokara prasannatA ko prApta kreN| (rAjA vismayAnvita sA baiTha jAtA hai) nala- (khedapUrvaka apane mana meM) TippaNI- ApIDa, zekhara, 'zikhAsvApIDazekharau'- itymrH|
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________________ 165 SaSTho'GkaH mAtaH prasIda vasudhe! vihito'Jjaliste pAtAlamUlapathikaM vivaraM prycch| AzIlatAzataghaneSu phaNIndravaktra koNAzrameSu nanu yena bhavAmi shaantH||15|| damayantI- (kiJcita parikramya) (1) kathaM majjhaNho vaTTadi? na sakkemi diNesaratAvasaMtAveNa prikkmidN| (Urdhvamavalokya sabASpam) hA deva diNesara! kiM dahesi kiraNehiM dehadahaNehiM? jai so nizaDhAhivaI adayamaNo kiM tuhaM pi thaa?||16|| rAjA- (sarabhasaM damayantI prati) AH strIratna! pativrate! zaThamateH krUrasya duSTAtmanaH patyustasya punaH punaH sakaluSAM mA mA gRhaannaabhidhaam| mA~ vasandhare! prasana ho jAo, tumhAre lie karasaMpuTa jor3atA hU~ ki pAtAlaloka meM jAne ke lie pathika nala ko bila (mArga) do, jisase ayAcita sukha kI kAmanA rUpI latA se saghana zeSanAga ke jhuke hue phaNa rUpI Azrama meM maiM nizcaya hI zAnta (nistabdha) ho jaauuN||15|| damayantI- (thor3A ghUmakara) kyA dopahara ho gaI? sUrya ke teja se santapta maiM calane meM samartha nahIM huuN| (Upara kI ora dekhakara azrupUrNa netroM se) he bhagavAn sUrya! zarIra ko jalAne vAlI kiraNoM se (tuma mujhe) kyoM jalA rahe ho? yadi vaha niSadhadeza kA rAjA nala nirdayI ho gayA, to kyA tuma bhI vaise hI ho gaye ho?||16|| rAjA- (zIghratA se damayantI ke prati) (1) kathaM madhyAhno vartate? na zaknomi dinezvaratApasantApena prikrmitum| hA deva dinezvara! kiM dahasi kiraNairdehadahanaiH? yadi sa niSadhAdhipatiradayamanAH kiM tvamapi tthaa?||16||
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________________ 166 nalavilAse tannAmazravaNAd vayaM ca nikhilA parSacca seyaM naTAcaite'sau nanu bAhukazca mahatA pApena saMlipyate / / 17 / / nala: - ( saroSam ) kimidamaparijJAtamucyate devena / krUracakravartI nalo'smi, yo'hamakANDe devImekAkinIM gahane vane nirlajjaH santyajAmi / tasya mahatyapi pApmani kA kilAzaGkA ? rAjA - (sasambhramam) kastvamasi ? nalaH - (svagatam) kathaM viSAdamUrcchAlena mayA''tmA prakAzitaH ! bhavatu, (prakAzam) bAhukasUpakAro'smi / rAjA - tat kiM nalo'smItyuktavAnasi ? nalaH - kimahaM nalo'smItyuktavAnutAnuktamapi nATyarasAkulitacetA deva evamazRNot iti sandehaH / rAjA - dhruvamahamasmi bhrAntaH / aparathA kva sa mahArAjaniSadhasyApatyaM darzanIyarUpo nalaH kva bhavAn sarvAGgavikRtiH ? " strIratna! he pativrate! usa zaThabuddhi vAle krUra duSTAtmA pati kA bAra-bAra nAma lekara tuma pApa kA grahaNa mata karo, mata karo, usa duSTAtmA ke nAma ko sunane se hama yaha sampUrNa sabhA, ye naTa loga aura yaha bAhuka, mahAn pApa se yukta ho rahe haiM / / 17 / / nala- ( krodha ke sAtha) nahIM jAne gaye kI taraha mahArAja yaha kyA kaha rahe haiN| krUroM kA samrAT maiM nala hU~, jisa nirlajja ne akAraNa ghane vana meM devI ko akelI chor3a diyaa| usake nAma ke zravaNa se mahAn pApa hogA isameM bhI sandeha hai kyA ? rAjA - ( ghabarAhaTa ke sAtha) tuma kauna ho ? nala- ( mana hI mana ) to kyA khinnatA janya moha ke vyAja se maiMne svayaM ko prakaTa kara diyA? acchA (prakaTa meM) maiM rasoI kA kArya karane vAlA bAhuka hU~ / rAjA - taba nala hU~ isa prakAra se kyoM kahA? nala- maiM kyA nala hU~, aisA kahA athavA maiM nala nahIM hU~, phira bhI mahArAja ne jo yaha sunA ki 'maiM nala hU~ isa sandeha kA kAraNa nATyarasa se utpanna mahArAja ke citta kI vyAkulatA hai| rAjA - nizcaya hI maiM bhrama meM par3a gayA hU~ nahIM to, mahArAja niSadha ke kula meM utpanna dekhane yogya rUpa-saundarya vAlA vaha nala kahA~ ? aura samasta aGgoM ke vakra hone se kurUpa AkRti vAle Apa kahA~ ?
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________________ 167 SaSTho'GkaH nala:- (Urdhvamavalokya svagatam) kalpAntakalpamupakalpya maho dineza! mAM bhasmasAt kurutarAmacirAya paapm| vizvAsaghAtajanitena na cedanena pApena hanta! niyataM parigRhyase tvm|| 18 / / piGgalaka:-(1) ajje! jadi diNezalakilaNehiM adicilaM saMtAvidA si, tA edammi sahayAlanikuMje pvish| gandhAra:- (puro bhUtvA) ita ita aaryaa| ___(sarve parikrAmanti) (vilokya sabhayaM nivRttya ca) AyeM! nivartasva nivrtsv| ciraprarUDhagADhabubhukSAkSAmakukSiH pratinAdamedureNa kSveDAninAdena samantataH zoSayan vanyastamberamANAM madajalAni karAlajihvAjaTAlavaktrakuharastaruNa nala- (Upara dekhakara apane mana meM) he bhagavAn sUrya! sRSTi kA anta karane meM samartha (hone vAle) teja ko saJcita karake mujha pApI ko zIghra bhasma kara DAlo, vizvAsaghAta karane ke lie janma lie hue isa adhama ko yadi tuma bhasma nahIM karate ho, to kheda hai ki tuma nizcaya hI (isa adhama ko) pakar3a rahe ho||18|| piGgalaka- AyeM! yadi sUrya kI kiraNoM se atyadhika santApa (kA anubhava kara rahI) ho, to isa AmravRkSa ke jhuNDa meM praveza kro| ganyAra- (Age hokara) idhara se AryA, idhara se| (sabhI ghUmate haiM) (dekhakara ke bhaya ke sAtha rukakara) Arya! ruka jaao| adhika bar3he hue bhUkha ke kAraNa kRza udara vAlA gambhIra pratidhvani ke zoragula se jaMgalI hAthiyoM ke madajala ko pUrI taraha se sukhAtA huA bhayaMkara jihvA aura keza rUpI jaTAoM se yukta mukha - (1) AyeM! yadi dinezvarakiraNairaticiraM santApitA'si, tadetasmin sahakAranikuJja prvish|
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________________ nalavilAse 168 guJjApuJjAruNekSaNaH pratikSaNaM lolalAGgaladaNDena sATopamAcchoTayannavanipIThamekaH kezarikizoraH shkaarnikunyjaabhyntrmdhivsti| damayantI-(1) ajja! majjhe kesarI ciTThadi? diTThayA karissadi me dukkhmokkhN| (piGgalako vilokya sabhayaM nazyati) damayantI-(2) bhodu, uvasappAmi nnN| nalaH- (vilokya sasambhramamAtmagatam) kathaM devIM paJcAnano vyApAdayitumapakrAntaH? hA! hto'smi| (vimRzya) vIrAgraNIH khalvasau tadamuM sAmaprayogeNa vaaryaami| __ (sarabhasamutthAya) ekAkinyabalA viyogavidhurA ghorAntaraprAntara kssonniipaadvihaarnisstthitvpustvgmaaNsrktsthitiH| vivara vAlA naye guJjA latA meM phalane vAle lAla-lAla beroM sadRza lAla netroM vAlA pratyeka kSaNa caJcala pU~cha rUpI DaNDe se garva ke sAtha pRthivI ko khodatA huA siMha kA baccA AmravRkSa ke jhuNDa ke madhya meM rahatA hai| damayantI- Arya! madhya meM siMha ThaharA hai? to bhAgya se (vaha) mere duHkha ko dUra kara degaa| (piGgalaka dekhakara ke bhayapUrvaka chipa jAtA hai) damayantI- acchA, isake samIpa jAtI huuN| nala- (dekhakara ke ghabar3AhaTa ke sAtha apane mana meM) kyA devI ko mArane ke lie siMha dUra haTa gayA? oha, maiM mArA gyaa| (vicAra kara) nizcaya hI vaha vIroM meM zreSTha hai, ata: isako sAma nIti ke prayoga se rokatA huuN| (zIghratA se uThakara) he siMha! yamarAja ke mukha-vivara meM bhejI gayI bhayAvaha janazUnya mArga para bhramaNa karane kA abhyAsa karatI huI isa camar3A, mAMsa aura rakta (1) Arya! madhye kesarI tiSThati? diSTyA kariSyati me duHkhmokssm| (2) bhavatu, upsrpaamyenm| TippaNI- 'kaNThIrava' kaNThIravo mRgaripuH'
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________________ SaSTho'GkaH asyAM kAlakarAlavakAkuhare prasthApitAyAM hare! kiM zauryaM bhavato'tizAyi bhavitA ko vA bubhukssaakssyH||19|| (vilokya) kathaM sAmnA na viramati? bhavatu dAnaprayogaM drshyaami| atha tIvrakSudhA stymaucitymtivrtte| muJcainAM tarhi mAM bhukSva patito'smi tthaa(vaa)'grtH||20|| ____ (iti raGgabhUmau patitumicchati) rAjA- almlmtismbhrmenn| bAhuka! nanu naattymidm| nala:- (salajjamAtmagatam) kimidaM mayA zokavyAkulena vyavasitam? bhvtu| (prakAzam) deva! karuNArasAtirekeNa vismaarito'smi| damayantI- (upasRtya kaNThIravaM prati) mAM vA prINaya naiSadhasya nRpateH kAJcit pravRttiM diza nAtmAnaM yadi vA divAkarakaraibhRSTena dehena me| (khUna) se yukta zarIravAlI viyoga se vyAkula akelI strI (ko mAra dene) se kyA ApakI bhUkha zAnta ho jAyegI? athavA Apake parAkrama meM koI vRddhi hogii?||19|| (dekhakara) sAma prayoga (zAnti upAya) se (vaha) kyoM nahIM virata hotA hai? acchA, to dAna kA prayoga dikhAtA huuN| yadi bhUkha kI utkaTa kSudhA satya ke aucitya kA ullaMghana (atikramaNa) kara rahI hai, to maiM tumhAre Age giratA hU~ mujhe khA lo aura isa (damayantI) ko chor3a do||20|| (yaha kahakara raGgamaJca para giranA cAhatA hai) rAjA- adhika ghabar3AhaTa vyartha hai| bAhuka! yaha to abhinaya hai| nala- (lajjita hokara apane mana meM) zoka se vyAkula maiMne yaha kyA kiyA? acchA, (prakaTa meM) mahArAja! karuNa rasa ke Adhikya se maiM bhulA diyA gayA huuN| damayantI- (pAsa jAkara siMha se) he siMha! niSadhAdhipati nala ke kisI samAcAra kA nirdeza karate hue yA to mujhe prasanna karo athavA mere sUrya kI kiraNoM se bhune hae zarIra se svayaM ko, yahI do mArga TippaNI- 'hare' --- 'kesarI hariH' ityamaraH /
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________________ nalavilAse dvAvapyadya pathAvimau mama manaH prItyai tataste priyaM yat puSNAtyacirAt tadAcara hare! mA smAbhizaGkAM kRthAH / / 21 / / (vilokya) (1) kathaM esa parampuho jAdo ? na kiMpi paDivayaNaM payacchadi / 170 rAjA - bAhuka! dhruvamayaM mRgAriretasyAH pativratAvrataprabhAveNa pratihataH / nalaH - (svagatam) diSTyA svayameva pratinivRttamariSTam / tadahamataH paramutthAya nATyaM nivArayAmi / yena me punardevIvinipAtadarzanaM na bhavati / ( sasaMrambhamutthAya sAkSepam ) apAre kAntAre vyasanazatakIrNe pratidizaM kiyatkRtvaH sattvaM sphurati bhRzamasyAH phalati ca / naTA! nATyaM ho! tadiha khalu kRtvoparamata yato draSTuM strINAM vadhavidhimayogyAH kSitibhujaH / / 22 / / ( rAstA ) mere hRdaya kI prasannatA ke lie haiM ataH jisase tumhArI icchA puSTa (pUrI) hotI hai vaha kArya yathAzIghra karo, isameM (kisI prakAra kI ) cintA mata karo / / 21 / / (dekha karake) yaha parAGmukha (arthAt kArya se virata ) kyoM ho gyaa| kucha bhI uttara nahIM de rahA hai| rAjA - he bAhuka! nizcita hI isake pativratya ke prabhAva se parAsta ho gayA hai| nala- ( apane mana meM) saubhAgya se yaha zatru apane Apa hI lauTa gyaa| ata: maiM yahA~ se uThakara abhinaya kriyA ko rokatA hU~. jisase punaH devI ( damayantI) vadha kA mujhe darzana na ho| (vega ke sAtha uTha karake AkSepa karatA huA) saikar3oM vighnoM se yukta nirjana vana meM pratyeka dizA meM isa (devI damayantI) kA zaktizAlI bhadratA aura zucitA kA sarvottama guNa kitanA adhika camaka (phaila) rahA hai aura phala de rahA hai, ataH he naTa logo ! abhinaya kriyA se virata ho jAo (arthAt (1) kathameSa parAGmukho jAto ? na kimapi prativacanaM prayacchati /
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________________ SaSTho'GkaH 171 saparNaH- (vihasya) bAhuka! kimidaM punaH punarAtmano vismrnnm| kathaM nATyamapi sAkSAt pratipadyase? tad ythaasthaanmupvish| damayantI-(1) kadhaM ediNA vi na me dukkhamokkho kado? tA eyammi sahayAre attANaM ubbaMdhiya vaavaaemi| (dizo'valokya) hA ajjautta! esA tae nikkAraNanikkaruNeNa pariccattA asaraNA damayantI vivjjdi| aMbAo vaNadevayAo! kadhiha ajjauttassa evaM maha vi (va) vsidN| hA! aMba puphphavadIe! hA! tAya bhImaraha! kahiM si? dehi me pddivynnN| (latApAzaM kaNThe badhnAti) rAjA- (sarabhasamutthAya) bhagavati pativrate! alamAtmano vighaaten| saparNa:- bAle! kimidamakRtyAcaraNam? jIvalaka:- Arya! nArhasi nave vayasi durAtmanaH svapatenimittamakANDe prANAn prityktum| abhinaya samApta karo), kyoMki strIvadha ke vidhAna ko dekhane meM rAjasamUha samartha nahIM hai||22|| saparNa- (ha~sakara) bAhuka! bAra-bAra apane Apa ko kyoM bhUla jAte ho? kyoM abhinaya ko vAstavika mAnate ho? ata: apane sthAna para baiTha jaao| damayantI- isane bhI merI pIr3A ko dUra nahIM kiyaa| ata: isa AmravRkSa meM apane Apa ko bA~dhakara Atmavadha karatI huuN| hA Aryaputra! tuma nirdayI dvArA binA kAraNa tyAga dI gaI yaha asahAya damayantI vipatti meM par3I hai| mA~ vanadeviyoM! mere dvArA kiye gaye isa saMkalpa ko Aryaputra se kho| hA mA~ puSpavati! hA pitA bhImaratha! kahA~ ho? mujhe javAba do| rAjA- (zIghratA se uThakara) bhagavati! pativrate! Atmavadha se koI lAbha nhiiN| saparNa- bAle! nahIM karane yogya karma kA AcaraNa kyoM kara rahI ho? jIvalaka- AyeM! apane duSTAtmA pati hetu anAyAsa navIna yuvA avasthA meM prANa kA (jIvana kA) tyAga karanA ucita nahIM hai| ___ (1) kathametenApi na me duHkhamokSaH kRtaH! tadetasmin sahakAra AtmAnamudbadhya vyaapaadyaami| hA! Aryaputra! eSA tvayA niSkAraNaniSkaruNena parityaktA'zaraNA damayantI vipdyte| ambA vanadevatA:! kathayatAryaputrAyaitanmama vyvsitm| hA! amba puSpavati! hA! tAta bhImaratha! kutrAsi? dehi me prtivcnm|
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________________ 172 nalavilAse nala:- (sasambhramamuccaiHsvaram) devi devi! almlmtisaahsen| nArhasi mAmAtmano vadhena durAtmAnaM klngkyitum| api ca nistriMzasya nirmaryAdasya pApIyasaH patyAbhAsasya mama kRte vRthA satIcakrAvataMsamAtmAnaM vyaapaadysi| gandhAraH- (vilokya sabhayasambhramam) aye piGgala! piGgala! chiddhi chiddhi pAzamasyA yAvadiyamadyApi shvsiti| (piGgalakaH sarabhasaM dhAvitvA latApAzaM chintti| damayantI mUrchitA patati) piGgala! dhruvamiyamapazyantI priyaM kvApi viptsyte| tadidAnImutpATya sArthavAhAya smrpyaavH| (tathA kRtvA niSkrAntau) grbhaangkH|| rAjA- parAM kASThAmadhirUDhavAn karuNo rsH| saparNaH-deva! rspraannonaattyvidhiH| varNArthabandhavaidagdhIvAsitAntaHkaraNA ye punarabhinayeSvapi prabandheSu rasamapajahati vidvAMsa eva te na kvyH| nala- (vega ke sAtha jora se) devi! devi! adhika duHsAhasa karane kI AvazyakatA nhiiN| apane badha se mujha duSTAtmA ko kalaGkita nahIM kara sakatI ho| aura bhI, kaThora udaMDa, pApamaya mujha chAyA rUpI svAmI ke lie pativratA patniyoM kI taraha AcaraNa karatI huI Atmavadha kA prayAsa vyartha kara rahI ho| gandhAra- (dekha karake bhaya tathA ghabar3AhaTa ke sAtha) are piGgala! are piGgala! isake phA~sI ke bandhana ko kATo, kATo; jaba taka ki yaha abhI taka jIvita hai| (piGgalaka zIghratA se daur3akara latApAza ko kATatA hai mUchita damayantI giratI hai) piGgalaka- nizcaya hI apane svAmI ko kahIM nahIM dekhatI huI yaha vipatti meM par3I hai| isalie ise yahA~ se uThAkara jhuNDa ke netA ko samarpita karate haiN| (vaisA karake sabhI raGgamaJca se nikala jAte haiN)| grbhaangk|| rAjA- karuNa rasa caramotkarSa ko prApta ho gayA hai| saparNa- abhineya kAvya kA prANa rasa (hI) hai| (ata:) kathAvastu kI yojanA meM zabdArtha kI cAhatA se apahata anta:karaNa vAle jo abhineya kAvya meM (varNa-vaicitrya ke dvArA) rasa ko tirohita kara dete haiM ve vidvAn to haiM, kintu kavi nhiiN|
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________________ SaSTho'GkaH na tathA vRttavaicitrI zlAghyA nATye yathA rasaH / vipAkakabhramapyAmramudvejayati nIrasam / / 23 / / vrtte| rAjA - (smRtvA) bAhuka ! 'devi! nAhamAtmano vighAtena kalaGkayitavyaH' ityabhidadhAno nala iva lakSyase / tat kathaya paramArthaM samarthaya naH prArthanAm / kastvamasi ? kimarthaM ca duHsthAvasthaH ? (pravizya) pratIhAraH- deva! vidarbhAdhipatipreSito bhadrAbhidhAnaH puruSo dvAri rAjA - ( sasambhramam) zIghraM pravezaya / pratIhAra:- yadAdizati devaH 173 ( ityabhidhAya niSkrAntaH / pravizya bhadraH praNamati) rAjA - bhadra! kimarthaM bhavatpreSaNenAsmAn vidarbhAdhipatiH pavitritavAn? abhineya kAvya meM jisa prakAra rasa prazaMsanIya hai usa prakAra se kathAvastu vaicitrya nahIM, (kyoMki) pUrNa rUpa se nahIM huA sundara bhI kintu nIrasa Ama udvega hI utpanna karane vAlA hai / / 23 / / rAjA - ( smaraNa karake) bAhuka ! 'devi! Atmavadha ke dvArA hameM kalaGkita na kareM' isa prakAra se kahate hue nala kI taraha pratIta hote ho / ataH hamArI prArthanA ko saphala karo aura vAstavikatA ko kho| tuma kauna ho ? kisa hetu isa vipattigrasta avasthA ko ( prApta kiye ho ) ? ( praveza kara ) pratIhAra - mahArAja ! vidarbhanareza dvArA bhejA gayA bhadra nAmaka puruSa dvAra para sthita rAjA - ( vega ke sAtha) zIghra praveza kraao| pratIhAra - mahArAja kI jaisI AjJA / (yaha kahakara nikala jAtA hai / pazcAt praveza karake bhadra praNAma karatA hai ) rAjA - bhadra! vidarbhAdhipati ne kisa hetu Apako bhejakara hameM pavitra kiyA ?
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________________ 174 nalavilAse bhadraH- mahArAja! bhImarathasya prANebhyo'pi priyA putrI smsti| nalaH- (sasambhramam) sA khalu dmyntii| bhadraH- tatastasyAH prAtaH svayaMvaravidhiM vidrbhaadhiptirvidhaasyti| nala:- (svagatam) aho! dhrmviplvH| (punaH saroSam) AH kRtAntakaTAkSito mayi prANati damayantIM kaH pariNeSyati? rAjA- tataH kim? bhadraH- tathA kathaJcana prayatitavyaM yathA zvaH svyNvrmnnddpmyodhyaadhiptirlngkroti| rAjA- bhadra! zatayojanapramANamadhvAnaM kimekayaiva triyAmayA vayaM layitumalambhUSNavaH? nala:- (svagatam) ahaM tatra gatvA dharmaviplavaM nivaaryaami| (prakAzam) deva! mA bhaiSIH, ahaM te sarva smnyjsmaadhaasyaami| rAjA- bhadra! 'ete vayamAgatA eva' iti nivedaya vidrbhaadhipteH| bhadra- mahArAja! apane prANa se bhI pyArI bhImaratha kI eka putrI hai| nala-(ghabar3AhaTa ke sAtha) nizcaya hI vaha damayantI hai| bhadra- ata: vidarbhanareza bhImaratha kala prAta:kAla usake svayaMvara sabhA kA anuSThAna kreNge| nala- (apane mana meM) oha, yaha to dharma ke lie upadrava uTha khar3A huaa| oha durdaiva se tiraskRta mere jIvita rahate damayantI se kauna vivAha karegA? rAjA- to kyA? bhadra- Apa koI vaisA prayatna kIjiye jisase kala svayaMvarasabhA ko ayodhyA ke nareza suzobhita kreN| rAjA- bhadra! cAra sau kosa kI dUrI vAle mArga ko eka rAtri meM taya karane meM hama kaise samartha ho sakate haiM? nala- (mana hI mana) maiM vahA~ jAkara dharma ke lie utpanna isa vighna ko rokuuNgaa| (prakaTa meM) mahArAja! DareM nahIM, maiM ApakI sArI samasyAoM kA nidAna kruuNgaa| rAjA- bhadra! 'hama A hI gaye' aisA vidarbha nareza se kho|
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________________ SaSTho'GkaH 175 bhadraH- yathAdizati devaH (ityabhidhAya niSkrAnta:) rAjA- (Urdhvamavalokya) kathamastaM gato gabhastInAmadhipatiH? kathArasAsvAdopahRtacetobhirasmAbhiH sndhyaavidhirpytilcitH| (nepathye) pravizantIM kairaviNIM sandhyArAgAnale virhduHkhaat| kuvalayapatirayameSa pratiSeddhamivordhvakara eti||24|| rAjA-kathameSa bandI candrodayaM paThati? amAtya! tvaM svaM niyogamazUnyaM kuru| vayamapi sakaladevatAdhicakravartino bhagavato nAbhinandanasya santhyAsaparyAvidhimanuSThAtuM prtisstthaamhe| (iti niSkrAntAH saveM) / / ssssttho'H|| bhadra- mahArAja kI jaisI AjJA (yaha kahakara calA jAtA hai)| rAjA- (Upara kI ora dekhakara) to kyA kiraNoM ke svAmI sUrya astAcala ko cale gaye? nATya ke kathA rasAsvAdana meM apahata citta vAle mere dvArA sandhyopAsanA kriyA kA bhI ullaMghana ho gyaa| (nepathya meM) viyogajanya duHkha ke kAraNa sandhyA kAlIna lAlimA rUpI agni meM praveza karatI huI kumudinI ko mAno niSedha (manA) karane ke lie Upara uThe hAtha (kiraNoM) vAlA yaha candramA A hI rahA hai||24|| rAjA- yaha kyA, cAraNa to candrodaya kA pATha (varNana) karatA hai? saciva! tuma apanA kArya sampanna kro| hama bhI samasta devoM meM zreSTha bhagavAn brahmA ke lie sandhyA vandana karane ke lie jA rahe haiN| (yaha kahakara sabhI cale jAte haiM) ||sssstth aGka smaapt||
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________________ sptmo'ngkH| (tataH pravizati rathena rAjA bAhukazca) rAjA- bAhuka! prabhAtaprAyA tri'yaaminii| sahasrAMzordhAmnAM dizi dizi tamogarbhitamidaM kulAyebhyo vyomni vrajati kRtanAdaM khgkulm| davIyastAmetAnyapi jahati yugmAni zanakai rathAGgAnAmasyAM sapadi vrdaayaastttbhuvi||1|| api ca yathA puraH prAkAranagarAgArasannivezAH samunmIlanti tathA jAne prAptaH patAkI kuNDinasya prisrm| nala:- (svagatam) aho! divyasya tejasaH so'pyapUrvaH prbhaavH| smaraNamantrAbhimantritamAtro'pi tAtastathA kathaJcana vAjino'dhiSThitavAn yathA javena pavanamapi praajyte| (saharSam) cirAdadya devI drakSyAmIti harSaprakarSeNa pulkkorkitgaatro'smi| (puna: saviSAdam) yadi vA (pazcAt rathArUr3ha rAjA aura bAhuka praveza karatA hai) rAjA- bAhuka bhora ho gyaa| andhakAra ke garbha meM par3A haA yaha pakSI-samUha ghoMsaloM se nikalakara kalarava dhvani karatA huA sUrya ke prakAza vAle AkAza kI pratyeka dizA meM (ur3akara) jA rahA hai| dhIre-dhIre varadA nadI ke taTa para cakravAka pakSiyoM ke yaha jor3e bhI zIghratA se (apanI) pArasparika dUrI ko chor3a rahe haiN||1|| aura bhI, jaisA ki cahAradIvArI se (yukta) nagara ke bhavana-samUha dikhAI par3a rahe haiM, usase to yahI jJAta hotA hai ki hama dhvajA se alaMkRta kuNDina nagarI ke prAnta bhAga meM pahu~ca gaye haiN| nala- (mana hI mana) oha, divya teja kA prabhAva bhI vilakSaNa hai| kevala smaraNa mantra se abhiSikta hokara sUryadeva hara prakAra se vaise ratha para Arur3ha hue haiM, jo apanI gati se vAyu ko bhI parAjita kara rahe haiN| (prasannatApUrvaka) Aja bahuta dina ke bAda 1. ka. triyaamaa| ...
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________________ 177 saptamo'GkaH tyaktA yad vipine vanecaraghane nidrAlurekAkinI tat tyaktvApi na jIvitaM rahitavAnasmi priypraannitH| etenAdbhutakIrtimunnamayatA visphUrjitenorjitaM vakraM darzayituM zvapAkacaritastasyAH kathaM syAM shH?||2|| api ca apakRtyopakAryeSu ye bhavantyarthinaH punH| teSu manye manuSyatvaM vidhervaardhkvikriyaa||3|| rAjA- bAhuka! kvacidapi pradeze patAki vidhRtya maashrimmpnyaamH| nala:- (vilokya sAzaGkam) deva! kimidaM svayaMvaravidhiviruddhamatikaruNamAlokyate? tathAhi AkrandaH zrutidurbhagaH pratidizaM bASpAgaNDasthalo lokaH sarvata eSa veSaghaTanA paureSu shokomukhii| devI (damayantI) ko dekhUgA, ata: harSAdhikya se maiM romAJcita zarIra vAlA huuN| (puna: kheda ke sAtha) athavA hiMsaka jIvoM se vyApta vana meM jo akelI chor3I gaI usa (damayantI) ne jIvana kA tyAga nahIM bhI kiyA, (to bhI maiM usa) priyaprANI se rahita ho gayA huuN| (tathA) isa (damayantI ke) tyAga se bar3hane vAlI apakIrti se sundara mukha ko usako dikhAne meM hama cANDAla kaise samartha (ho sakate) haiM? / / 2 / / upakArya meM apakAra (arthAt jo karanA cAhiye use na) karake punaH jo loga yAcanA karane vAle hote haiM,.maiM to yahI mAnatA hU~ ki usameM manuSyatva kA honA vidhi kA vArdhakya avasthAjanyadoSa (hI) hai||3|| rAjA- bAhuka! kisI sthAna para chatra kA Azraya kara hama mArgajanya thakAna dUra karate haiN| nala- (dekhakara sandeha ke sAtha) deva! svayaMvara anuSThAna ke viparIta atyanta kaSTakAraka yaha kyA dekha rahe haiM? jaisA ki pratyeka dizA meM zravaNendriyoM ke lie atyanta-kaSTadAyaka karuNA-vilApa (tathA) azruoM se bhIMge kapola pradeza vAle pUrNata: zokAkulajana nagara meM AvAsa dvAra para
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________________ 178 nalavilAse vizrAntAkhilagItavAdyavidhayaH saGgItazAlAbhuvo vArtAkSiptajanasya puJjibhiritaH paryAkulA viithyH||4|| rAjA-(vilokya) bAhuka! yathA'yaM mandamandaruditaH sasaMrambhamitastataH paridhAvati pauralokastathA jAne sampratyeva ko'pi viptsyte| itaH prArabhyante nicitacitayaH pazya bhRtakaiH prayAti pratyAzaM vissmtmtuurydhvniritH| dvijanmAno'pyete nidhanadhanavicchedacakitAH sasaMrambha dhAvantyaparicitazUkAstata itH||5|| nala:- deva! etaM vRddhabrAhmaNaM pRcchaami| (tataH pravizati gRhItayaSTirgamanAkulacetA vRddho brAhmaNaH) (upasRtyoccaiHsvaram) AryAya brAhmaNa:- niyojayatu yjmaanH| ekatrita (ho rahe) haiN| saMgItazAlA meM hone vAlI samasta gIti aura vAdyayantroM kA bajanA banda ho cukA hai (tathA) idhara parasparavArtA karate hue logoM kI bhIr3a se galiyA~ vyasta (bharI huI ) haiN||4|| rAjA- (dekha karake) bAhuka! jisa taraha se dhIre-dhIre rote hue nagara vAsI zIghratA ke sAtha idhara-udhara daur3a rahe haiM, usase to yahI lagatA hai ki koI vipatti meM par3A hai| dekho, idhara naukara-cAkara lakar3I ko ekatrita kara citA banA rahe haiN| idhara se turahI (nAmaka vAdya-vizeSa) kI atyanta bhayAvaha dhvani pratyeka dizA meM phaila rahI hai, karuNA se anabhijJa ye brAhmaNa loga bhI kisI kI mRtyu ke kAraNa prApta hone vAle dhana ke chUTa jAne ke bhaya se idhara-udhara zIghratA se daur3a rahe haiN||5|| nala- rAjan! isa vRddha brAhmaNa se pUchatA huuN| (pazcAt lAThI pakar3e hue jAne ke lie vyAkula vRddha brAhmaNa praveza karatA hai) (pAsa jAkara jora se) Arya, Arya! brAhmaNa- yajamAna AjJA kreN|
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________________ saptamo'GkaH 179 nala:- vaidezikatvAdanabhijJo'smivRttAntasya, tatkathaya kimidamatitarA karuNam? brAhmaNaH- mahAbhAga! kiM kathayAmi mandabhAgyaH? akANDakrodhasaMruddhacetasA vedhasA sarvasaMhAraH prArabdho'dya vidrbhptikuttumbsy| rAjA- kathamiva? brAhmaNaH prANebhyo'pi priyA vidarbhabhaturekaiva putrii| nalaH- (svagatam) tat kiM devI vipannA? ataH paramapi vidhirvikAraM kiM kimapi darzayiSyati? (prakAzam) tat kiM tasyAH? brAhmaNa:- adya prAtarekena kenApi vaidezikena rAjakule tat kimapi prakAzitaM yena sA citaamdhiroddhumdhyvsitaa| pazya puraH purasyAdavIyasi deze nikaSA sahakAratarukhaNDaM tsyaashcitirvrtte| aparAsvapyetAsu tisRSu tasyA eva parikaralokaH prvekssyti| tadanujAnIhi mAM praannaatyysmyprvrtymaandaanprtimhnnaarthmupgntum| nala- paradezI hone ke kAraNa isa ghaTanA se anabhijJa hU~, ata: kahiye ki yaha atyanta karuNa vilApa kyoM (ho rahA hai) brAhmaNa- mAnyavara! mandabhAgya maiM kyA khuuN| anavasara meM krodha ke kAraNa avaruddha hRdaya vAle vidhAtA ne Aja vidarbhanareza ke sambandhI kA sarvanAza upasthita kara diyA rAjA- vaha kaise? brAhmaNa- prANa se bhI pyArI vidarbhapati bhImaratha kI eka hI putrI hai| nala- (mana hI mana) to kyA devI damayantI vipatti meM par3I hai? ata: isake pazcAt vidhi kA vikSobha kyA-kyA dikhAyegA? (prakaTa meM) to usako kyA huA? brAhmaNa- Aja prAta:kAla koI eka paradezI ne rAja parivAra meM aisA kucha kahA jisase vaha (damayantI) citA meM jAne kA nizcaya kara lii| dekho, sAmane nagara ke samIpavartI bhAga meM AmravRkSa ke samIpa usakI citA hai| tIna aura bhI citA hai jisameM usake parijana praveza kreNge| isalie prANanAza ke samaya dAna meM diye jAne vAle dhana ko lene ke liye jAne kI AjJA deN|
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________________ 180 nalavilAse rAjA-(savicikitsamAtmagatam) aho! sarvAtizAyI dvijanmanAM nisargasiddho lobhAtireko yadayamantye'pi vayasi vRthA vRddho nidhanadhanapratigrahAnna virmti| nala:- rAjasva siddhyai| brAhmaNaH- svasti mahAbhAgAya (ityabhidhAya mandaM mandaM niSkrAntaH) rAjA- bAhuka! vipralabdhAH kenApi vayaM svyNvrsmaalaanen| tad yAvat ko'pyasmAnupalakSayati tAvadita eva sthAnAnivartaya ptaakinm| nala:- deva! kSaNamasminneva sthAne zramo'tivAhyatAm, yAvadahamagrato gatvA samyag nirnnyaami| (rAjA tathA karoti) (parikramya vilokya) kathamiyaM devI prANaparityAgasamayocitanepathyA citAbhyaNe kapiJjalayA saha vartate! ayamapi kalahaMso'sAvapi kharamukha iyamapi mkrikaa| rAjA- (Azcaryacakita sA apane mana meM) oha! brAhmaNoM kA svabhAvata: siddha lobhAdhikya sabhI kA atikramaNa karane vAlA hai, jisake kAraNa maraNakAlIna dAna ke dhana ko grahaNa karane se isa vRddhA avasthA meM bhI virata nahIM hotA hai| nala- kAryasiddhi (dhana prApti) ke lie (Apa) jaaNy| brAhmaNa- mAnyavara kA kalyANa hove, (yaha kahakara dhIre-dhIre nikala jAtA hai)| rAjA- bADuka! svayaMvara meM bulAne ke bahAne hama kisI se Thage gaye haiN| ata: jaba taka hameM koI dekha na le usase pahale isa sthAna se hI apanI nagarI lauTa cleN| nala- dev| kucha dera isI sthAna para thakAna ko dUra kareM, jaba taka ki maiM Age jAkara isa para ThIka-ThIka nirNaya leN| (rAjA vaisA hI karatA hai) (ghUmakara tathA dekha karake) kyoM yaha devI (damayantI) prANatyAga ke samaya ke anukUla vastra pahanakara kapiJjalA ke sAtha citA ke samIpa vidyamAna hai? yaha kalahaMsa, kharamukha aura yaha makarikA bhI hai|
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________________ 181 saptamo'GkaH (tataH pravizanti yathAnirdiSTAH sarve) damayantI- (sAsram) (1) kapiJjale! pajjAlehi jalaNaM jeNa me dukkhamokkhaM kredi| ___ kapiJjalA-(2) bhaTTiNi! vilaMbehiM vilaMbehiM kittiyAiM pi diyahAI, jAva bhaTTA savvaM suddhiM lhedi| na hu pahiyajaNasaMkahAo avitahAo hvNti| damayantI-(3) kapiJjale! alAhi vilNbenn| na hu edaM asudapuvvaM vattaM suNIya pANe dhare, skkemi| avi ya na havaMti aliyAo asuhasaMsiNIo vttaao| nala:- (svagatam) kA punarazubhazaMsinI vArtA? bhavatu pRcchaami| (upasRtya damayantIM) Arye! kimarthaM trailokyAdbhutabhUtarUpasampattipAvanaM vapurAtmano bahAvAhutIkriyate? virama virmaasmaaddhyvsaayaat| (pazcAt yathAnirdiSTa sabhI praveza karate haiM) damayantI- (azrupUrNa netroM se) kapiJjale! agni jalAo, jo merA duHkha dUra kregaa| kapiJjalA- svAmini! ruko kucha dina ruko jaba taka ki svAmI sabhI prakAra kI pavitratA ko prApta kara lete haiN| nizcaya hI pathikajana kI kathAyeM satya nahIM hotI haiN| damayantI- kapiJjale! dera karane se kyA laabh| nizcaya hI nahIM sunane yogya isa kathA (vRttAnta) ko. sunakara maiM jIvana dhAraNa karane meM samartha nahIM huuN| aura bhI, azubha ko prakAzita karane vAlI kathAyeM asatya nahIM hotI haiN| nala- (apane mana meM) to phira azubha ko prakAzita karane vAlI vArtA kyA hai? acchA, pUchatA huuN| (samIpa jAkara damayantI se) Arye! tInoM loka meM adbhuta rUpa (1) kapiJjale! prajvAlaya jvalanaM yena me duHkhamokSaM kroti| (2) bhatri! vilambasva vilambasva kiyato'pi divasAn yAvad bhartA sarvAM zuddhiM lbhet| ___(3) kapiJjale! alaM vilmben| na khalvetadazrutapUrvaM vRttaM zrutvA prANAn dhArayituM shknomi| api ca na bhavantyalIkA azubhazaMsinyo vArtAH /
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________________ 182 nalavilAse damayantI-(1) vedesiga! na saMpadaM avasaro niycridkhnnss| tA jadi de dANeNa icchA tA giNha, Adu annado bcc| kalahaMsa:- (upasRtya) vaidezika! zRNu vhniprveshnimittm| nalaM rantuM cetastaralamanalaM vA'sya virahe satIbhAvo yasyAmatha ca jagatAM vishruttmH| iyaM sA kSIrAkSI tadapi niSadhakSoNipatinA vinA doSonmeSAdadhivanamapAstA kthmpi||6|| nala:- AH! kathamadya prAtareva caNDAlacaritasya tasya pApIyaso niSadhAbharturabhidhAnaM tvayA smArito'smi? saundarya kI zrI vAlI apane zarIra kA agni meM Ahuti kyoM de rahI ho| virata ho jAo, apane isa dRr3ha nizcaya se virata ho jaao| damayantI- vaidezika! samprati AtmajIvanI kahane kA samaya nahIM haiN| hA~, yadi tuma dAna lenA cAhate ho, to dAna grahaNa karo anyathA anyatra jaao| kalahaMsa- (pAsa jAkara) vaidezika! agni meM praveza karane kA kAraNa suno| jisakA hRdaya nala meM ramaNa karane ke liye vyAkula hai athavA isa (nala) ke viyoga meM agnitulya hai aura loka meM jisameM satItva atyanta prasiddha hai| (yadyapi) yaha dUdha ke samAna atyanta pavitra hai tathApi vaha niSadhadeza ke svAmI nala ke dvArA koI doSa dikhAye binA kisI na kisI prakAra vana ke madhya meM chor3a dI gii||6|| nala- oha, kyoM Aja prAta:kAla hI cANDAla sadRza AcaraNa karane vAlA usa mahAn pApISTa, niSadhadeza kI rakSA nahIM karane vAlA nAma se kahA jAne vAlA maiM tumhAre dvArA smaraNa kiyA gayA hU~? damayantI- (krodhita hue kI taraha apane mana meM) vaha durmukha kauna hai, jo Aryaputra kI nindA karatA hai! (prakaTa meM) vaidezika! maiM pati ke dvArA jaMgala meM nahIM chor3I gaI, kintu svayaM mArga-bhraSTa ho gii| (1) vaidezika! na sAmpratamavasaro nijcritkthnsy| tad yadi te dAnenecchA tad gRhANAthavA'nyato vrj|
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________________ saptamo'GkaH 183 dayamayantI - ( saroSamAtmagatam) (1) ko eSa dummuho ajjauttaM niMdadi? (prakAzam) vaidesiga ! nAhamaraNNe par3aNA paricattA, kintu sayaM maggado paribbhaTThA / kapiJjalA - (2) pahiya! jaM kalahaMso kahedi taM saccaM / kalahaMsa:- niSadhAdhipatiridAnIM vipanna iti zrUyate / tata iyaM devI citAmadhirohati / nalaH - bAle ! yastvAmekAkinImanimittamaraNye tyajati tadarthametat trilokIlocanotsavo vapuragnisAt kriyata iti na me manasi samIcInamAbhAti / api ca mugdhe! kiM pAvakadagdhaiH sa eva priyaH prApyate ? taistaiH zubhairazubhairvA karmabhirbhinnavartinIsaJcariSNavaH sarve jantavaH / kalahaMsaH - pAntha ! nAyaM tasyaiva priyasya prAptyarthaM na ca dharmArthaM prayatnaH, kintu kSatriyAcArAnucArArthaM priyApriyanivRttyarthaM ca / kapiJjalA - pathika! kalahaMsa jo kahatA hai vahI satya hai / kalahaMsa- usa niSadhadeza ke mahArAja vipatti meM par3e hai aisA sunI hai| isalie yaha devI ( damayantI) citA meM praveza kara rahI hai| nala- bAle ! jo tumako binA kisI kAraNa ke jaMgala meM akelI chor3a (saka) tA hai usake liye isa tInoM loka ke netroM ke liye AnandadAyaka zarIra ko agni meM jalA rahI ho, yaha mere mana meM ucita pratIta nahIM hotA hai| aura bhI, mugdhe ! kyA agni meM jalAne se vaha priya (nala) prApta hogA ? (apane ) una-una zubha-azubha karmoM se viparIta mArga para bhramaNa karane vAle sabhI jIva haiN| kalahaMsa- pathika! na to yaha usa priya( nala) kI prApti ke liye aura na dharma prApti ke liye hI prayAsa kara rahI hai, kintu kSatriyadharma ke anukUla AcaraNa karane ke lie aura priya ke amaGgala kI zAnti ke liye / (1) ka eSa durmukha AryaputraM nindati ? vaidezika ! nAhamaraNye patyA parityaktA, kintu svayaM mArgataH paribhraSTA / (2) pathika! yat kalahaMsaH kathayati tat satyam / 1. kha. ga. caraNA.
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________________ 184 nalavilAse nala:- (svagatam) aho! kautukam! etAmahamaraNye vyAlAnAM baliM kRtvaan| iyaM punarmamApriyanivRttyarthaM prANAn prityjti| svamekaH pararakSArthaM vinihanti vipttissu| svarakSArthaM paraM tvanyazcitraM citrA mnogtiH||7|| damayantI- (1) kapiJjale! uvaNehi huyAsaNaM jeNa cidaM pjjaalemi| kapiJjalA-(2) bhaTTiNi! ahaM vi huyaasnnmnnusrissN| damayantI-(3) kapiJjale! mA evaM bhnn| tae aMbA sNdhaariyvvaa| kapiJjalA-(4) bhaTTiNI pupphavadI vi tuha maggaM aNusaridumicchadi, paraM bhaTTA vaaredi| damayantI-(5) saMtaM saMtaM pddihdmmNglN| NaM aMbA tAyavuDDattaNe calaNasusmRsiNI bhvissdi| nala- (mana hI mana) oha, Azcarya hai! maiMne isako jaMgala meM hiMsaka jIvoM kA bhojana bnaayaa| phira bhI yaha mujha nala ke amaGgala kI zAnti ke liye prANa kA tyAga karatI hai| hRdaya kI icchA bhI bar3I vicitra hai- koI vipatti meM par3e dasare kI rakSA ke lie svayaM ko mAra DAlatA hai, (to) koI apanI rakSA ke lie dUsare ko||7|| damayantI- kapiJjale! agni lAo, jisase citA ko prajvalita kruuN| kapiJjalA- svAmini! maiM bhI agni meM praveza kruuNgii| damayantI- kapiJjale! aisA mata kho| tumheM mAtA ko sAMtvanA denI hai| kapiJjalA- svAminI puSpavatI bhI tumhAre mArga kA anugamana karanA cAhatI hai, kintu svAmI roka rahe haiN| damayantI- pApa zAnta ho, amaGgala kA nAza ho| mAtA hI to pitA ke bur3hApe meM caraNoM ke sevA karane vAlI hoNgii| (1) kapiJjale! upanaya hutAzanaM yena citAM prjvaalyaami| (2) bhatri! ahamapi hutaashnmnusrissyaami| (3) kapiJjale! maivaM bhnn| tvayA'mbA sndhaaryitvyaa| (4) bhI puSpavatyapi tava mArgamanusaritumicchati, paraM bhartA vaaryti| (5) zAntaM zAntaM prtihtmmngglm| nanvambA tAtavArdhakye caraNazuzrUSiNI bhvissyti|
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________________ saptamo'GkaH 185 kapiJjalA- (1) bhaTTA vi tuha dukkheNa thovajIvido sNbhaaviiydi| nala:- (svagatam) upasthitaH sarvasaMhArastadataH paraM nArhAmi gopyitumaatmaanm| (prakAzam) bAle! yadi te patiH kuto'pi sanidhIyate, tadA nivartase sAhasAdasmAt? damayantI- (2) pahiya! kiM maM uvahasesi? natthi me ittiyAI bhAgadheyAI, jehiM puNo vi ajjauttaM picchaami| kapiMjale! uvaNehi jlnnN| (kapiJjalA jvlnmupnyti| damayantI citAM prajvAlayati) kalahaMsa:- devi! prathamamahamAtmAnaM bhasmasAt kromi| kharamukhaH- (3) nahi nahi ahaM pddhm| makarikA- (4) ciTuMdu savve vi, paDhamaM ahaM cidAe pvisissN| na sakkemi tumhANa maraNaM picchidN| kapiJjalA- tumhAre duHkha ke kAraNa pitA bhI thor3e hI dina jIvita rheNge| nala-(mana hI mana) sarvanAza upasthita ho gayA ata: aba apane Apako chipAne meM samartha nahIM huuN| (prakaTa meM) bAle! yadi tumhArA pati yahIM kahIM pAsa meM ho, to apane isa dRr3hanizcaya se virata ho jAogI? damayantI- pathika! merA upahAsa kyoM karate ho? merA itanA bar3A bhAgya nahIM hai jisase punaH Aryaputra ko dekhuu| kapiJjale! agni laao| (kapiJjalA agni lAtI hai| damayantI citA jalAtI hai) kalahaMsa- devi! pahale maiM svayaM ko bhasma karatA huuN| kharamukha- nahIM, nahIM pahale maiN| makarikA- sabhI ThahareM, pahale maiM citA meM praveza karatI huuN| tuma logoM ke maraNa ko maiM nahIM dekha sakatI huuN| (1) bhApi tava duHkhena stokajIvita: smbhaavyte| (2) pathika! kiM mAmupahasasi? na santi mamaitAvanti bhAgadheyAni, yaiH| punarapyAryaputraM pshyaami| kapiJjale! upanaya jvlnm| (3) nahi nahi ahaM prthmm| (4) tiSThantu sarve'pi, prathamamahaM citAM prvekssyaami| na zaknomi yuSmAkaM maraNaM drssttum|
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________________ 186 . nalavilAse nala:- (svagatam) uktaM bhujagarUpadhAriNA tAtena 'yadi te svarUpeNa prayojanaM bhavati tadA maamnusmreH'| (paTaM prAvRtya smaraNaM naattyti| punarAtmAnaM vilokya) kathaM nala evAsmi jaatH| damayantI-(1) bhayavaM huyAsaNa! namo de| bhayavaMto lokapAlA! kadhehiM edaM maha caridaM paralogagayassa ajjuttss| (nepathye) hA vatse!kva mAmekAkinaM carame vayasi parityajya prayAsi? (2) hA hariNanayaNe! mayaMkavayaNe! sirIsasomAle! vatse! kiM attaNo maraNeNa bhImarahaM mAresi? damayantI- (AkarNya) (3) nUNaM maM vAriduM tAdo aMbA ya samAgacchadi, tA lahuM pvisemi| (citAM pradakSiNIkRtyAdhirodumicchati) nala- (apane mana meM) sarparUpa ko dhAraNa karane vAle pitA ne kahA thA 'yadi tumheM apane rUpa kI AvazyakatA ho; to merA smaraNa krnaa| (kapar3e se r3hakakara smaraNa karane kA abhinaya karatA hai| puna: apane Apako dekhakara) maiM to nala rUpa vAlA hI ho gayA huuN| damayantI- bhagavan agni! namaskAra karatI huuN| bhagavan lokapAlo! mere isa vRttAnta ko paraloka gaye Aryaputra se kho| (nepathya meM) hA putri! vRddhA avasthA meM mujhe akelI chor3akara kahA~ jAtI ho? hA mRgAkSi! candramukhi! puSpa sadRza komala aGgovAlI putri! apanI mRtyu ke dvArA apane pitA bhImaratha ko kyoM mAratI ho? damayantI- (suna karake) nizcaya hI mujhe rokane ke liye pitA aura mAtA A rahe haiM, to zIghra praveza karatI hU~ (citA kI pradakSiNA karake) citA meM praveza karanA cAhatI hai)| (1) bhagavan hutAzana! nmste| bhagavanto lokapAlAH! kathayataitanmama caritaM prlokgtaayaaryputraay| ___ (2) hA! hariNanayane! mRgAGkavadane! zirISasukumAre! vatse! kimAtmano maraNena bhImarathaM mArayasi? (3) nUnaM mAM vArayituM tAto'mbA ca samAgacchati, tallaghu prvishaami| 1. kha. ga. bhujNg| .
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________________ saptamo'GkaH 187 nalaH- (sasambhramaM bAhau gRhItvA) yenAkasmAt kaThinamanasA bhISaNAyAM karAlavyAlAnAM tvaM vanabhuvi htenaatitheyiikRtaasi| nirlajjAtmA vikalakaruNo vizvavizvastaghAtI patyAbhAsaH saralahRdaye! devi! so'yaM nlo'smi||8|| (damayantI pratyabhijJAya parirabhya coccaiHsvaraM roditi| kalahaMsAdaya: sarve praNamya rudanti) na prema 'racitaM citte na cAcAraH satAM smRtH| tyajatA tvAM vane devi! mayA' daarunnmaahitm||9|| yastavApi premNA na prasAdyate, so'haM sarvathA khalu khlprkRtirsmi| na prema nauSadhaM nAjJA na sevA na guNo na dhiiH| na kulaM na balaM na zrIrdurjanasya prshaantye||10|| nala- (vegapUrvaka donoM bhujAoM ko pakar3a karake) he mugdhe! devi! jisa kaThora hRdaya nIca ke dvArA jaMgala meM hiMsaka jIvoM kI atithi sevA ke liye tuma chor3a dI gaI, vaha lampaTa, dayA rahita samasta vizvAsa ko tor3ane vAlA pati rUpI chAyApuruSa maiM nala huuN||8|| (damayantI pahacAna kara AliGgana karake jora se rotI hai| kalahaMsAdi sabhI praNAma karake rote haiM) he devi! tumako vana meM chor3ate hue niSThuratA ko sampanna karane vAle maiMne na to hRdaya meM sneha kA sRjana kiyA aura na hI sajjanoM ke AcaraNa kA smaraNa kiyaa||9|| jo tumhAre prema (sneha) se bhI prasanna nahIM hotA hai, vaha maiM nizcaya hI nitAnta duSTa prakRti vAlA huuN| (kyoMki) durjana ko zAnta karane ke lie na(to) sneha, na auSadhi, na AjJA, na sevA, na guNa, na buddhi, na vaMza, na sAmarthya (aura) na lakSmI (hI) samartha hai||10|| 1. kha. ga. vihi.| 2. kha. ga. mhaa.|
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________________ 188 nalavilAse kiJca chinneSu rAvaNe tuSTaH zambhurdazasu muurddh| zate'pi zirasAM chinne, durjanastu na tussyti||11|| kalahaMsa:- kimidaM viSAdamUrchAlenAnaucityapicchalaM vipaThyate deven| na khalu satAmagraNIrniSadhAdhipatiH pralaye'pi khalo bhvitumrhti| nala:- devyA api dAkSiNyamadhimanasamanAdadhAnaH kathaM nAsmi khalaH? parasampatsamutkarSadvaSo daakssinnyhiintaa| dvayametat khalatvasya prathamaM prANitaM smRtm||12|| alaM kRtvA vA dussttcritsmrnnm| kathaya tAvat kenedamamaGgalamAveditam? kalahaMsaH- deva! ekena vaidezikena bhazmakanAmnA khaJjakuNTena muninaa| aura, bhagavAn zaMkara(to) rAvaNa ke dasa sira kaTane para (hI) prasanna ho gaye, kintu durjana (to) sau sira ke kaTane para bhI prasanna nahIM hotA hai||11|| __ kalahaMsa- khinnatAjanya mUrchA ke kAraNa anaucityapUrNa yaha kyA kaha rahe haiM rAjan! nizcaya hI niSadhadeza ke svAmI Apa sajjanoM meM agragaNya haiM, (kyoMki) Apa to pralaya kAla meM bhI durjana nahIM ho sakate haiN| nala- devI damayantI kI ziSTatA ko bhI apane hRdaya meM nahIM dhAraNa karane vAlA maiM durjana kaise nahIM hU~? dUsare kI sampatti kI vRddhi se IrSyA karanA (aura) udAratA se rahita honA ye do darjanatA ke kAraNa haiM (ukta donoM meM se) maiMne pahale (arthAt ziSTatA ko nahIM jAnane) kA (hI) pratyAsmaraNa kiyaa||12|| ___ athavA duzcarita kA yAda karanA bekAra hai| to yaha kaho (ki) kisane isa amaGgala kI sUcanA dI? kalahaMsa- deva! eka paradezI bhasmaka nAmavAle laMgar3e aura vikalAMga muni ne|
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________________ 189 saptamo'GkaH 189 nalaH- (saroSam) taM duraatmaanmihaanyt| (tataH pravizati niyantritabhujastApasa:) (pratyabhijJAya sAkSepam) AH pApa! sa evAsi yenAhamaraNye pratArya devIM sntyaajitH| tApasa:- nAhamaraNye jagAma, na ca tvAM prtaaryaamaas| nala:- (saroSam) are! apasarpa karNejapa! AdhUna! brahmarAkSasa! atijAlma! annadAvAnala! sAmpratamapi mAM pratArayasi? tADayata bhoH! durAtmAnamenaM kshaabhiH| (pravizya kazApANayastApasaM tADayanti) tApasa:- (sAkrandamuccaiHsvaram) mA mA tADayata, stymaavedyaami| nala:- aavedy| tApasa:- lambodara evaahm| mayA vidarbhanirvAsitaH kubarAntikaM ghoraghoNo nItaH ghoraghoNenaiva kapaTakaitavaM kUbaro'dhyApitastatastvaM praajitH| nala- (krodha ke sAtha) usa duSTAtmA ko yahA~ laao| (pazcAt hAtha ba~dhe hue tapasvI praveza karatA hai) (smRti kA abhinaya karake, AkSepapUrvaka) are pApI! tuma vahI ho jisane mujhe vana meM Thagakara devI kA parityAga krvaayaa| tApasa- na to maiM jaMgala meM gayA aura na hI tumako tthgaa| nala- (krodha ke sAtha) are jAsUsa pizuna! audarika brahmapizAca! kukarmI! annadAvAnala! abhI bhI mujhe Thaga rahe ho? are mAro, isa duSTAtmA ko cAbuka se maare| (cAbuka liye praveza karate haiM aura tapasvI ko mArate haiM) tApasa- (rotA huA jora se) mata mAro mujhe mata mAro, satya bAta kahatA huuN| nala- kho| tApasa- maiM lambodara hI hU~. maiMne vidarbhadeza se nikAle gaye ghoraghoNa ko kUbara ke samIpa laayaa| ghoraghoNa ne hI kUbara ko dhUta-krIr3A kI zikSA dii| pazcAt (usa kUbara -
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________________ 190 nalavilAse ghoraghoNopadezena ca mayA tvamaraNye damayantI tyaajitH| ihAgatya tvanmaraNapravAdaH kRtH| nala:- (saroSam) aye! zUlAmenaM duraatmaanmaaropyntu| yadi vA tiSThatu, ghoraghoNena sahAyaM vyaapaadyissyte| kalahaMsa:- deva! dRSTo durodaravinodavipAkaH? / nala:- tubhyaM zape paramato virato'smi (tasmAt) tasmAd durodrvinodklngkpngkaat| yasmAt pravRttamatizAyi viSAdasAda dainyApamAnaghaTanApaTu naattymett||13|| devi! kathaya tAvanmayA tyaktA satI vane kimanubhUtavatyasi? damayantI-(1) jaM mae ranne aNubhUdaM taM ladApAzacchedaperaMtAdo nADayAdo ajjautteNa diddN| aNaMtaraM satthavAheNa ayalaure riuvanassa pAse ahaM niidaa| ne) Apako parAjita kiyaa| aura ghoraghoNa kI AjJA se maiMne Apase jaMgala meM damayantI kA tyAga krvaayaa| yahA~ Akara Apake mRtyu kA mithyA pracAra kiyaa| nala- (krodha ke sAtha) are! isa duSTAtmA ko zUlI para car3hA do| athavA Thaharo, ghoraghoNa ke sAtha hI mAra ddaalnaa|| kalahaMsa- deva! jUe ke khela kA pariNAma dekha liyA! nala- tumako maiM zApa detA hU~ (tathA) Aja se usa jUe ke khela ke Ananda se jAyamAna kalaGkarUpI kIcar3a se alaga ho gayA huuN| jisase khinnatAjanya klAnti se durdazA aura anAdara kI yojanA meM kuzala yaha nATaka atyadhika vistAra ko prApta huaa||13|| devi! to yaha kaho ki mere dvArA vana meM chor3a diye jAne para tumane kyA anubhava kiyA? damayantI- maiMne vana meM jo anubhava kiyA vaha to latA rUpI phande ke kATe jAne taka kI gaI abhinaya-kriyA se Aryaputra ne dekhA hI hai| pazcAt sArthavAha ke dvArA acalapuravAsI RtuparNa ke samIpa maiM lAI gii| (1) yanmayA'raNye'nubhUtaM tallatApAzacchedaparyantAnnATakAd AryaputreNa dRssttm| anantaraM sArthavAhenAcalapura RtuparNasya pArzve'haM niitaa|
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________________ saptamo'GkaH 191 nala:- ttsttH| damayantI-(1) tado kameNa idha samAgadAe mae suNidaM jadhA'dadhivanassa sUvagAro suriyavAgaM kredi|' tado mae ciMtiyaM 'ajjauttaM viNA na anno sUriyavAgavijjaM jaannaadi|' aNaMtaraM ajjauttaparikkhaNatyaM nADayaM kAUNa kalahaMsakharamuha-mayariyAo pesidaao| nala:- kalahaMsa! kathaya kathaM tvamatrAyAto'si? kalahaMsa:- devImekAkinI vidarbheSu samAgatAmAkarNya kharamukhamakarikAbhyAM shaahmihaayaato'smi| damayantI--(2) pacchA ajjauttassa ihAgamaNatthaM aliyaM sayaMvarapavAda kaDuya puriso pesido| nala:- devi! kSamasva mayA nirnimittmpaakRtaasi| nala- usake bAda, usake baad| damayantI- pazcAt yahA~ AI huI maiMne dhIre-dhIre jaisA ki 'dadhiparNa kA rasoiyA sUrya ki kiraNoM se bhojana banAtA hai' sunA taba maiMne vicAra kiyA 'Aryaputra ke sivA dUsarA sUryapAkavidhi nahIM jAnatA hai'| isake bAda Aryaputra kI parIkSA lene ke lie nATaka karake kalahaMsa, kharamukha aura makarikA bhejI gii| nala- kalahaMsa! kaho, tuma yahA~ kaise Aye ho? kalahaMsa- akelI devI kA vidarbhadeza meM Agamana sunakara kharamukha aura makarikA ke sAtha yahA~ AyA huuN| damayantI- pazcAt Aryaputra ko yahA~ Ane ke lie svayaMvara kA mithyA pracAra karake puruSa ko bhejaa| nala- devi! kSamA karo, mere dvArA tuma binA kisI kAraNa ke chor3I gaI ho| (1) tataH krameNAtra samAgatayA mayA zrutaM yathA-- 'dadhiparNasya sUpakAra: sUryapAkaM kroti'| tato mayA cintitam 'AryaputraM vinA nAnyaH sUryapAkavidyAM jAnAti' / anantaramAryaputraparIkSaNArthaM nATakaM kRtvA kalahaMsa-kharamukha-makarikAH pressitaaH| (2) pazcAdAryaputrasyehAgamanArthamalIkaM svayaMvarapravAdaM kRtvA puruSa: pressitH|
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________________ nalavilAse damayantI - (1) maha nimittaM ghoraghoNena IdisamavatthaM NaM ajjautto laMbhido / tA ahaM ajjauttassa avarAhiNI, na uNo maha ajjautto / kalahaMsa:- sAdhu devi ! sAdhu pativratAnAmeSa eva vAgvibhavaH / devo'pi devImapahAya kimanubhUtavAn ? 192 nala:- devImapahAya krameNAham 'ehi mahApuruSa ! trAyasva mAm' iti pratimuhurvyAharantaM davAnalajvAlAjaTAlavapuSamekamAzIviSamadrAkSam / sarve - (sakautukam ) tatastataH / nalaH -- tataH sa davAnalAkRSTo mAM daSTvA vikRtarUpaM kRtavAn / devatArUpaM ca vidhAya 'so'haM tava pitA mahArAjaniSadhastvatkRpayA samAgatavAn' iti vyAharat / damayantI - (2) tado damayantI- mere kAraNa ghoraghoNa ke dvArA Aryaputra ne isa avasthA ko prApta kiyA hai| kalahaMsa - sAdhu devi ! sAdhu, pativratAoM kI vANI kA yahI dhana hai| mahArAja ne bhI devI ko chor3akara kyA anubhava kiyA ? nala- devI ko chor3akara maiM dhIre se 'puruSazreSTha! Ao, merI rakSA karoM / aisA pratyeka kSaNa bulAne vAle dAvAgni kI jvAlA meM jaTAjUTadhArI zarIravAle eka sarpa ko dekhA / usake bAda | sabhI - ( kautUhala ke sAtha) usake bAda, nala- pazcAt dAvAnala se nikAlA gayA vaha sarpa mujhe kATakara vikRtarUpa vAlA banA diyaa| devarUpa ko dhAraNa karake 'maiM tumhArA pitA mahArAja niSadha hU~ aura tumhArI kRpA se (yahA~ AyA hU~' aisA kahA / damayantI - usake bAda / (1) mama nimittaM ghoraghoNena IdRzImavasthAM nanvAryaputro lambhitaH / tadahamAryaputrasyAparAdhinI, na punarmamAryaputraH / (2) tataH /
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________________ 193 saptamo'GkaH nala:- 'mA bhaiSIrataH paraM dvAdazasu varSeSu punaH priyAdarzanaM te bhaviSyati' ityabhidhAya tAvat tiro'bhuut| tato'haM krameNa sUpakAravRttyA dadhiparNAbhyaNe sthitvaan| (nepathye) pravartyantAM maGgalAni, prasAdhyantAM mauktikasvastikaiH prAGgaNabhuvaH, pravartyantAM snggiitkaani| nanumanorathAnAmapyabhUmirvatsAyAH priyA priypraaptirbhuut| kalahaMsa:- (sasambhramam) kathaM vidarbhAdhipatirito'bhyeti? (tataH pravizati puSpavatyA saha rAjA bhiimrthH| sarve sasambhramamutthAya praNamanti) rAjA- (nalaM prati) 'yo damayantIM pariNeSyati tasyAhaM rAjyabhraMzaM kariSyAmi' iti svapratijJA ghoraghoNena smrthitaa| ghoraghoNaH punaH kila kalacuripaterdamayantIpariNayanamabhilASukasya citrasenasya meSamukhanAmA prnnidhiH| ayamapighoraghoNaziSyo lambodarazcitrasenasyaiva koSThakAbhidhAnazcara ev| nala- 'bAraha varSa ke bAda puna: tumheM apanI priyA kA darzana hogA ata: Daro nhiiN'| pazcAt maiM dhIre-dhIre rasoiye kA kArya karatA huA dadhiparNa ke ghara meM rahane lgaa| (nepathya meM) maGgala dhvani kareM, mauktika maNi dvArA svastika cihna se AGgana kI bhUmi ko sajAiye saMgIta prArambha kareM, merI AzAoMse bar3hakara bhI manoratha svarUpa priya kI prApti prANa pyArI putrI damayantI ko ho gyii| ___ kalahaMsa- (vegapUrvaka) to kyA vidarbha deza ke svAmI bhImaratha idhara A rahe haiM? (pazcAt puSpavatI ke sAtha bhImaratha praveza karatA hai| sabhI zIghratA se uThakara praNAma - karate haiM) rAjA- (nala ke prati) 'jo damayantI se vivAha karegA maiM usakA rAjya nAza kara dU~gA', isa prakAra kI apanI pratijJA ko ghoraghoNa ne pUrA kiyaa| punaH ghoraghoNa kalacuripati ke sAtha damayantI ke vivAha kI icchA vAlA citrasena kA meSamukha nAmaka guptacara hai| ghoraghoNa kA ziSya yaha lambodara bhI citrasena kA hI koSThaka nAmaka dUta hai|
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________________ 194 nalavilAse kalahaMsaH- deva! niSadhAdhipate! te'mI citrasena-meSamukha-koSThakAH, yAn mattamayUrodyAnasthitirdevo lekhe dRssttvaan| rAjA- niSadhApate! pariNatavayaso vayaM dhrmkrmaarhaaH| tad gRhANedamasmadIyaM vidrbhaadhiraajym| .. nala:- deva! ahamAtmIyameva rAjyaM kpttkaitvhaaritmaadaasye| puSpavatI- (1) vatsa(ccha)! esA damayantI puNo vi tuha smppidaa| tA jaM te paDihAdi taM krijjaasu| nala:- ahaM devyA damayantyA pativratAvratenaiva krItastadataH paraM mAmanukUlayantI devI mallikAM dhavalayati, ghanasAraM surabhayati, mRgAI shishiryti| kalahaMsa:- kimataH paraM priyatamAdhIyate devasya? nala:- kalahaMsa! ataH paramapi priyamasti? tvayaiva tAvad devI prathamamasmAsu prmaanuraagmaaniitaa| bhavataiva kusumAkarodyAne sNghttitaa| kalahaMsa- deva! niSadhadeza ke svAmi! ye vahI citrasena, meSamukha aura koSThaka haiM, jinheM mahArAja ne mattamayUra vAle udyAna meM vidyamAna lekha meM dekhA thaa| rAjA- niSadhadeza ke svAmi! avasthA ke anukUla hama dhArmika anuSThAna ke yogya ho gaye haiN| ata: hamAre isa vidarbharAjya ko grahaNa kreN| nala- dyUta-krIr3A meM hAra gaye apane rAjya ko hI maiM grahaNa kruuNgaa| ____ puSpavatI- putra! phira bhI, yaha damayantI tumheM samarpita karatI huuN| ata: tumheM jo ucita pratIta ho vahI krnaa| nala- maiM to devI damayantI ke pAtivrata dharma se hI kharIda liyA gayA hU~ isalie mujhe atyanta anukUla karatI huI camelI puSpa ko svaccha banA rahI hai, karpUra ko sugandhita karatI, candramA ko zItala karatI hai| kalahaMsa- isake atirikta mahArAja kA kauna sA priya kiyA jaay| nala- kalahaMsa! isake atirikta bhI priya vastu hai? Apa hI ne devI kA atyadhika sneha hamAre prati kiyaa| Apane hI kusumAkara udyAna meM milaayaa| Apane (1) vatsa! eSA damayantI punarapi tubhyaM smrpitaa| tato yat te pratibhAti tat kuryaaH|
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________________ saptamo'GkaH 195 tvamevAsmAn naTakapaTadhArI jJAtavAn / kimaparaM tvamevAsya damayantIsaGghaTanAnATakasya sUtradhAraH / kalahaMsaH - tathApIdamAzAsyate durodarakalaGkataH kRtavirAma candrojjvalA - mavApya nijasampadaM padamacintyazarmazriyaH / yazobhiranizaM dizaH kumudahAsabhAsaH sRjanajAtagaNanAH samAH paramataH svatantro bhava / / 14 / / ( iti niSkrAntAH sarve) / / saptamo'GkaH / / / / iti nalavilAsanATakam / kRtiriyaM rAmacandrasyaH // / hI naTa ke kapaTa veSa ko dhAraNa karane vAle hamako phcaanaa| adhika kyA, Apa hI damayantI samAgama rUpI nATaka ke sUtradhAra haiN| kalahaMsa - phira bhI yaha AzIrvAda detA hU~ dyUta-krIr3A ke kalaGka se virata ho candramA ke sadRza nirmala apanI sampatti (rAjya) ko prApta karake anirvacanIya pramodalakSmI ke pada ko prApta kreN| (tathA) kumuda - puSpavat apane yaza se nirantara dizAoM ko svaccha banAte huye agaNya varSoM taka svatantra hoveM / / 14 / / ( yaha kahakara sabhI nikala jAte haiM) / / saptama aGka samApta / / isa prakAra rAmacandrasUri kI kRti nalavilAsa nATaka kA hindI anuvAda samApta huaa| 1. ka. saMvat 1484 varSe bhAdrasudi 10 likhitam / kha. ga. nATakaM samAptaM / cha / kRtiriyaM zrIhemacaMdrasUriziSya zrIrAmacaMdrasUrINAM / / cha / /
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________________ padyAnukramaNikA . 2/18 1/13 1/11 3/4 3/21 3/1 3/11 2/8 6/17 4/3 2/9 7/5 padyAni akANDakopino. akRtAkhaNDa. akhilAnAM bisinInAM ajalpyaM jalpAma: atyantakamanIyaM atha tIvrakSudhA. adyAbhUd bhagavAn adhikamadhivahantI. adhikA varNanA. anubhUtaM na yad apakRtyopakAryeSu. apAre kAntAre. appA samappio. abhinabhaH prasRtai. amIbhiH saMsiktaiH ayamavanipatIndu, arvAgdRSTitayA. aviditamarmA. azeSANAM madhye asau pAkhaNDicANDAlo. astamayati punarudayati. asyAH kSoNiH ahaMyUnAmahaMkAra AkuJcitairvikasitai. Akranda:zrutidurbhaga:. aGkaH | padyAni 4/7 | Agantuko'nurAgaM. 1/10 Atmanyapatye. 2/24 ApAkapiJjara. 3/9 AmantritA vayamata:. 2/10 AlAvahAsapariraMbhaNAI. 6/20 AstAM kSayaM kimiha. 4/23 | AstAM marmaparijJAnaM AH! kiM bhaviSyati. | A: strIratna! pativrate. 6/7 | ita: prArabhyante. 7/3 | imau preke kI. 6/22 | iha atthi ghoraghoNo. 6/9 utkarNayan vanavihAri.. | uttaMsakautukanavakSata. 3/27 unmIladdalazatapatra. 4/6 ubhayAbhimukhyabhAjAM. ekAkinyabalA. 3/17 egAgiNI ahaM. 1/18 | ete nirjharajhAtkRtaiH 2/23 | enAmaraNyabhuvi | kaccit kAnanadevatA:6/12 | karNejapaM kSatamudo. kalpAntakalpyamupa. 4/1 | kavi: kAvye rAma: 7/4 ' kAntAstavAhamadharIkRta. 3/3 3/23 2/16 3/8 3/6 4/22 5/4 6/19 5/7 6/10 5/9 6/13 5/19 3/30 6/18 1/2 3/29
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________________ 197 aGkaH 1/19 7/14 2/20 3/22 5/15 3/19 1/14 3/10 6/23 6/3 7/10 4/21 padyAnukramaNikA aGkaH | padyAni 1/21 dAsastasya. 2/12 | durodarakalaGkataH0 duSTasaGgaH kumArasya. 2/2 | dRSTe! draSTumitiHspRhAM. 4/8 devInIvicchidAlola!. devIM vAcamavikreyAM 4/2 | na gItazAstramarmajJA. 5/1 na tathA vRttavaicitrI. 4/9 | na prema nApyabhijanaM. 5/11 | na prema nauSadhaM. 5/13 ] na prema racitaM. 3/24 | nayananalinapeyaM. 2/5 / nalaM rantuM cetastaralamanalaM. 4/14 | na sa mantro. 3/25 | nAsmASa nayamasmi. 7/11 | nidrAcchede kva dayita!. 1/7 nirmAyo yaH kRpAlurya: 2/19 / parasampatsamutkarSadveSo. 6/5 parimalabhRto vAtA:. 4/18 | prakarSapadamantima 5/2 | prabandhA ikSuvat. 7/13 | prabandhAnAdhAtuM. 7/2] pravizantI kairaviNI 4/17 | priyatamAvadanenduvilokitaiH. 5/14 | preGkhAvighaTTanaruSA. 4/6 | bhajante kAryANi. 1/12 | bhayataralakuraGgInetra. padyAni kAmaM kAmaM kusuma kAmaM zAThyavyapohena. kArkazyabhUH stanataTI. kAvyaM cet sarasaM. kAzmIrezvara eSa. kucakalazayovRttaM. kRtamiSazataM yad kRtyAkRtyavido'pi. kauzAmbIpatirayamu. kva tad bhrUvikSepa ghanaM premagranthiM. candrodyAnasarAMsi. calakamalavilAsA. cApalyaM dRzi zAzvataM. citraM trastaiNazAvAkSi. chineSu rAvaNe. janaH prajJAprAptaM. janminAM pUrvajanmApta. jayati sa puruSavizeSo. tArAvilAsaruciraM. tAvanmatiH sphurati. tubhyaM zape paramato. tyaktA yad vipine. trailokyodaravartiH tvayA tAvat pANi:. dadhmiAtavirodhi. dAtyUhakukkubha. 7/6 1/9 6/2 5/20 2/13 7/12 3/2 4/19 1/4 1/3 6/24 3/5 3/12 2/22 3/16
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________________ aGka 2/3 1/1 1/20 2/21 3/14 2/14 1/6 6/21 6/11 6/14 1/22 4/11 3/18 2/15 5/16 1/15 padyAni bhrAtazcUta! vayasya kesara! maJjIrANi raNanti. mAMsadRzo guNadoSo. mAta: kuJjarapatni! mAtaH prasIda vasudhe! mAM vA prINaya naiSadhasya. mA viSIda kRtaM bASpaiH muktAhAra! vihAramAtanu mugdhAGganAnayanapAta. yathA mukhyasya saundarya yathA yathA pratApAgni:. yadi vA dyUtakArasya. yasyAM mRgIdRzidRzo. yAtrAyAM kila yasya. yenAkasmAt kaThinamanasA. rAjyaM hAritavAnahaM. revAsIkaravArivepathuvapuH. laMbatthaNI ti nAma lAvaNyapuNya. vaktraM candro. vaktrenduH smitamAtanoda. vadanazazino. viTaceSTayA yayA kila. vinyasyAbhinavodaye. vizvasya zravaNendriyaM. vizvAsaghAtinamakRtyakaraM. vaidarbhItanuvarNanAM aGkaH | padyAni 5/17 vaidarbhIrItimahaM. zAntAtmA'pi khala:. 3/20 zubhA vA lokasya. 6/8 zRGgArasaurabharahasyajuSAM. 6/15 zauNDIreSu bhayojjvaleSu. zrutInAM pIyUSaM 5/5 zrute! bAdhiryaM tvaM kalaya. saMyoge zrIrmado. 3/28 sa eSa subhagAgraNI: sakhIzaGkAzaGku saGkhyAyAmiva. 4/12 same'pi dehadezatve. sarvathA kaitavaM nindyaM. 4/10 sarveSAmapi santi. sahasrAMzordhAmnAM dizi. 7/8 sahi! cakkavAyadaie! sAnidhyAt piturAnataM. susthe hRdi sudhAsiktaM. 2/17 saudAminIpariSvaGga 1/17] sthiraM kRtvA ceta: 1/16 | spRzati na maNijyotsnA. 3/26 / spRhAM lokaH kAvye | sphurati timire ghUkavAte. 3/15 sphurantyupAyAH0 4/24 | smerAkSi! kSiticakra. 2/4 | svameka: pararakSArtha. 5/12 / svidyanitambabharapUra. 2/1 | hA deva diNesara!. 2/11 3/13 4/16 7/1 6/6 4/4 5/10 4/15 3/31 4/20 5/18 1/8 2/7 6/4 5/3 4/5 7/7 3/7 6/16
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