Mruccha Katikam

Author(s): Sudraka, Prithvidhara, Hiranand Mulraja Sarma, Kashinath Pandurang Parab
Publisher: Tukaram Javaji

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P. 28. L. 3. [fa] Abounding in fragrance.
P. 28. L. 4. Mark the stupidity of S'akâra. He hears the odour and sees the jingle of jewels. Cf.
'I see a voice; now will I to the clink,
To spy an' I can hear my Thisby's face.' Mid-summer nights' dream.
Also Cf. 'Eye of man hath not heard nor ear seen.' P. 28. L. 7-10 (Verse 35). True, you are hidden by the gloom of the eve as lightening is concealed in the joints of the clouds. Certainly will the fragrance of the garlands indicate you so also, O timid one! the gingling anklets. Metre af, Rhetorical Figure अनुमानम्.
P. 28. L. 12.
-Comprehended too.
P. 28. L. 13. [ अम्मो ] Interjection of wonder. 'विस्मये दुःसहे अम्मी नित्यं स्त्रीभिः प्रयुज्यते.'
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P. 28. L. 13-14. [ff] Indicated by the touch of the wall. पक्षद्वारकं — Sidedoor; private entrance. संयोगेन – करस्पर्शेन स्पर्शनेन्द्रियजनितानुभवेन - By the tactual perception.
P. 29. L. 3-6 (Verse 36). Because of one's indigence his relatives do not obey his orders, bosom friends even grow regardless, misfortunes increase, his vitality declines, the lustre of his moonlike character fades and the sinful deed committed by another is attributed to him.-[.] (at :) vitality or the stuff of which a person is made; wisdom or purity. Accordingly gifa can be interpretted in different ways. [ ह्रासः ] ( the root ह्रस् + घञ् ) - Decay or decline. [4] refers to Vasantasenâ's throttling by Samsthânaka ascribed to Chârudatta. The verse occurs in the Subhâshitaratnabhâṇḍâgâra. Cf. Hitopades'a.
'अर्थेन तु विहीनस्य पुरुषस्याल्पमेधसः ।
क्रियाः सर्वा विनश्यन्ति ग्रीष्मे कुसरितो यथा ॥'
Metre शार्दूलविक्रीडितम्, Rhetorical Figure कारणमाला.
P. 29. L. 8-11 (Verse 37). Nobody comes in contact with the poor or speaks with him respectfully. He is looked down upon contemptuously when he approaches the mansions of the well-todo; clad in tatters he feels ashamed before the opulent though at a distance. It appears to me that poverty is the sixth heinous crime. [a] The impoverished is abashed of his scant clothing