Book Title: Mruccha Katikam
Author(s): Sudraka, Prithvidhara, Hiranand Mulraja Sarma, Kashinath Pandurang Parab
Publisher: Tukaram Javaji
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and testing his godhead in the form of a crow. He receives a share in every sacrifice. He is hence called बलिभुक्.
P. 137. L. 13. [मुकुलिता भवन्ति.] Blossom. Vidushaka's silliness is well exhibited.
P. 139. L. 5. [ पलिवत्ति०] The wit lies in punning and blundering on yrtar-turn round or transpose and Pada a foot or an inflected word.
Kumbhilaka asked Vidûshaka to put together the two words are and सेना. He did, but in a reverse manner सेनावसन्ते. Kumbhilaka again asked him to transpose the words but the simpleton took परावर्त्य in the second sense-turning round. He again mistook पदाहं for feet. Kumbhilaka used it in the sense of words सेना and वसन्त.
P. 139. L. 14. [धनिकः.] Creditor, dun. P. 140. L. 1. [प्रतारय्.] To deceive or jest. P. 141. L. 1. [अभिसारिका.]
अभिसारयते कान्तं या मन्मथवशंवदा ।
स्वयं वाभिसरत्येषा धीरैरुक्ताभिसारिका.॥ -A woman who goes to meet her lover or keeps an appointment made by him.- [उज्ज्व लवेशेन.] Splendidly dressed.
'विचित्रोज्ज्वलवेशा तु चलन्नूपुरनिस्वना प्रमोदस्मेरवदना स्याद्वेश्याभिसरेचदि ।'
Sâhityadarpaņa III. 113 and 115. A courtesan would go to her paramour in a splendid costume. ... Others proceed differently.
संलीना स्वेषु गात्रेषु मूकीकृतविभूषणा अवगुण्ठनसंवीता कुलजाभिसरेद्यदि । मदस्खलितसंलापा विभ्रमोत्फुल्ललोचना
आविद्धगतिसंचारा स्यात् प्रेष्याभिसरेद्यदि ॥ P. 141. L. 4-7 (Verse 12). She is Lakshmi though without a lotus, delicate weapon of the God of love, (cause of) distress for the high born females and flower of the beautiful tree of love. Bashful even in sexual sports she walks sportively on the pleasure ground and is accompanied by dear company of travellers. Metre शिखरिणी-रसैरुद्रश्छिन्ना यमनसभलागः शिखरिणी। विरोधालङ्कारः-विरोधः सोऽविरोधेपि विरुद्धत्वेन यद्वचः.
P. 141. L. 9-12 (Verse 13). The clouds whose disc-like surfaces hang on the summits of the mountain and which are (dark and drooping) like the heart of a female suffering from the pangs of
