Chapter 1 - Sanskrit text (prathama-anka)

|| srih || abhijnanasakuntalam | prathamo'nkah | ya srstih srasturadya vahati vidhihutam ya haviyom ca hotri ye dve kalam vidhattah srutivisayaguna ya sthita vyapya visvam | yamahuh sarvabhutaprakrtiriti yaya praninah pranavantah pratyaksabhih prapannastanubhiravatu vastabhirastabhirisah || 1 || sri sakuntalavyakhyanam kumaragirirajiyam | vedadinam visuddhanam vidyanam janmahetave | parvatiparatantraya parasmai vastune namah || atra sakuntalakhye natake kalidasah praripsitasya granthasya avighnena parisamaptyarthamistadevatasmaranapurvakamasisam prayunkte - ya srstiriti || vah sivah avatviti sambandhah | kidrsah ? pratyaksabhih indriyagrahyabhih, astabhih tanubhih, prapannah upetah | kidrsyastanavah ? ya srastuh brahmanah, adya prathama srstih | anena jalamagri tanurukta | 'apa eva sasarjadau ' iti manusmaranat | ya vidhihutam vidhina uktaprakarena hutam dattam havih havyam vahati, devarthamiti sesah | ' devebhyo havyamvahanah prajanan ' iti sruteh | anena agnimayi tanurukta | ya ca hotri havanasila | anena yajamanamayi tanurukta | ye dve tanu kalam ahoratralaksanam vidhattah nirvartayatah jnapayata ityarthah |

abhijnanasakuntale (nandyante | ) sutradharah -- ( nepathyabhimukhamavalokya ) arye, yadi naipathyavidhana- mavasitam, itastavadagamyatam | anena divakaranisakaramayyau tanu ukte | ya srutivisayaguna sruteh sravanasya visayo grahyah sabda ityarthah | sa eva guno yasyah sa tathokta | visvam prapancam vyapya sthita | anena akasamayi tanurukta | yam sarvabhutaprakrtiriti | sarvabhutanam praninam prakrtih upadanakaranam ahuh bruvanti | anena prthivimayi tanurukta | yaya pranino jantavah pranavantah | anena vayumayi tanurukta | atra pratyaksatvam jaladinam siddhameva | akasasya pratyaksatvam kesamcinmate, nilam nabha iti vyavaharat | tatha kumarasambhave'pi ' te'pyakasamasisyamam iti | esa nandislokah | yathoktam vasantarajiye - 'prathamah purvarangasca tatah prastavaneti ca | arambhe sarvanayyanametatsamanyamisyate || yannavya- vastunah purvam rangavighnopasantaye | kusilavah prakurvanti purvarangah sa kirtitah yadyapyangani bhuyamsi purvarangasya natake | tesamavasyakartavya nandi nandisvara- priya || asirna maskriyarupah slokah kavyamukhoditah | nanditi kathyate tasyam padadiniyamo'pi va || mangalyarambhacakrabjako kakairavasamsini | nandi padairdvadasabhirastabhirvapyalamkrta || ' iti | atra yadyapi padaniyamo na krtah | kaisvidvakyaniyamasyapyangikrtatvat | astabhistanubhih prapanna isa ityanena bahuvallabhah kascidraja sucyate | 'kavyarthasucanam kaiscinnanyameva nirupyate ' ityukteh | atha prastavanangam prarocanam prastauti - nandyanta ityadina || 'niyojanam prayojyasya nirdeso desakalayoh | kavyarthasucakaih sutaih sabhayasci- ttaranjanam | kavikavyanatadinam prasamsa tu prarocana || ' iti adisabdena nayakadinam grahanam | nepathyabhimukhamityadi || nepathyam nama ranga- sthalavyatiriktam yavanikantaritam varnika grahanadiyogyam natavargasthanam | tatha coktam- 'kusilavakutumbasya sthali nepathyamisyate ' iti | natisutrakrtau parasparam aryasabdavacyau | tathokam - 'vipramatyagrajastvarya natisutrakrtau |

5 prathamo'nkah | nati - ajja, iammi | arya, iyamasmi | | sutradharah - arye, abhirupabhuyistha parisadiyam | adya khalu kalidasaprathitavastuna navena natakenopasthatavyamasmabhih | tatpratipatramadhiyatam yatnah | nati - suvihidappaoadae ajassa na kim vi parihiadi | suvihitaprayogataya''ryasya na kimapi parihiyate | sutradharah - arye, kathayami te bhutartham | i mithah ' iti | nepathyam nepathye bhavam, tatra vidhanam karanam, avasitam samaptam | naipathyam nama pusta bhusangaracanasamjivarupam caturvidhamaharyamucyate | 'pustam pradarsitam natye vimanadrivanadikam | kundaladivibhusangaracana tvanulepanam | samjivah pasu- paksyadipraninam rupadharanam | ityuktatvat | ayya iammiti || arya iyamasmi | tatra 'strividusakabalanam sudranam prakrtam vacah ' iti natye prakrtabhasayam praptayam 'dyayyaryam jah ' iti sarephasya yakarasya jakare prapte katham dvitvayakara iti cet ucyate | ' prayena prakrtasthane sauraseni vidhiyate ' iti vacanacchauraseni prapta | tatra 'ryo yyah ' iti dvitvayakaradesah | abhi- rupabhuyistha | abhirupa vidvamsah | ' praptarupa surupabhirupa budhamanojnayoh ' ityamarah | tairbhuyistha sphita | anena sabhaprasamsa krta | kalidasaprathita- vastuna kalidasaracitakathena navena apurvena natakena upasthatavyam aravayi - tavyam | anena kavikavyaprasamsa krta | natakam nama margarupavisesah kathyate | dasadha margarupanityuktatvat | tatra natake 'pancadidasaparyantamankah karya yathocitam ' ityuktatvat | tatpratipatramityadi || tasmat sabhaya abhirupabhuyisthatvat | pratipatram, vipsayamavyayibhavah | yatnah prayatnah | adhiyatam vidhiyatam | suvihitaprayogataya natyasya na kimapi parihiyate | suvihitah susthu krtah | dastasya saurasenyamabhavajastoh ' iti takarasya dakarah | kimvityatra 'apeh padat ' iti padatparasya apisabdasya adyaksaralopah | bhutartham

abhijnanasakuntale 1 a paritosadvidusam na sadhu manye prayogavijnanam | balavadapi siksitanamatmanyapratyayam cetah || 2 || nati - evam dam | anantarakaranijjam ajjo anavedu | evametat | anantarakaraniyamarya ajnapayatu | C sutradharah -- kimanyadasyah parisadah srutiprasadanatah | nanvimameva naticirapravrttamupabhogaksamam grismasamayamadhikrtya giyatam | samprati hi- hag subhagasalilavagahah patalasamsargasurabhivanavatah | pracchayasulabhanidra divasah parinamaramaniyah || 3 || a modi the n s te jamana paepict satyartham | 'yuktam ksmadavrte bhutam ' ityamarah | a paritosaditi || | tatra prayoga iti prakaranannatyaprayogah abhinaya ityarthah | vijnanam silpavabo- dhanam | 'mokse dhirjnanamanyatra vijnanam silpasastrayoh ' ityamarah | balavat susthu siksitanamabhyastvavidyanam, atmani svasmin visaye, apratyayam visvasarahitam | 'suvihidappaoadae ' ityadina etavata vakyasamdarbhena nataprasamsa krta | eva- metat | ' antyadeti mo nah ' iti saurasenyamantyamakaratparo nakaragamah | anantarakaraniyamarya ajnapayatu | tatah paramamukham prastauti - sutradhara ityadi || ' sutradharo nahim brute marisam va vidusakam | svakarya prastuta - ksepairvicitrairvacanaistatha | vithyangarucitairvapi yatredam prahuramukham | ' iti | srutiprasadhanatah sravanendriyatarpanat | nanvityamantrane | naticirapravrttam idanimeva praptam, upabhogaksamam sukhanubhavayogyam, grismasamayamadhikrtya uddisya | subhagasaliletyadi || subhagasalilavagahah manoharajalapravesah | pata- layah kusumani patalani | ' puspamulesu bahulam ' iti bahulagrahanath vikaravayavavihitasyano lugbhavah | pracchaya sulabhanidrah | prakrsta chaya yatra tatsthanam pracchayam, tasmin sulabha nidra yesu te tathoktah | parinamaramaniyah

prathamo'nkah | jati - taha | tatha | ( iti gayati | ) isicumbiai bhamarehim suumarakesarasihai | odamsanti daamana pamadao sirisakusumai || 4 'isaccumbitani bhramaraih sukumara kesarasikhani | avatamsayanti dayamanah pramadah sirisakusumani || 4 || P sutradharah --- arye, sadhu gitam | aho ragabaddhacittavrttiralikhita iva sarvato rangah | tadidanim katamatprakaranamasrityainama- radhayamah | jati - nam ajjamissehim padhamam evva anattam ahinnanasaundalam nama apuvvam gadaam paoe adhikariadutti | nanvaryamisraih prathamamevajnaptamabhijnanasakuntalam namapurvam natakam prayo- ge'dhikriyatamiti | | SETATS YO- isaccumbitani bhramaraih sukumara kesarasikhani | avatamsayanti dayamanah pramadah sirisakusumani || isityatra svapnadavisetyakarasya itvam | odamsa- amtityatra ' tvodabapota ' ityavasabdasya otvam | sirisetyatra gabhiradi- pathad ikarasyetvam | arye susthu gitamityadi || ranga ityanena rangasthah samajika laksyante | aho ityadbhutakathanena prapanco nama vithyangamuktam bhavati | tadanimityadi || atra prakaranasabdo na rupakavisesavacakah | prakriyate adhikam kriyate lokacaritamasminniti vyutpattya rupakasamanyamabhidhatte | yatha natakasabdah | nanvaryamisrah prathamameva ajnaptam | abhijnanasakuntalam nama natakam prayogenalamkriyatam prakatikriyatamityarthah | sakuntalam sakuntala- madhikrtya krtam | ' adhikrtya krte granthe ' ityan pratyayah | abhijnanapradhanam sakuntalam abhijnanasakuntalam | sakaparthivaditvatsamasah | anguliyaka- bhijnanadarsanena rajnah sakuntalaparigrahanasmaranat | tadidanimityarabhya vismrtam khalu maya tadityantena prasnottararupena vakyasamudayena uddhatyakam nama

W abhijnanasakuntale sutradharah - arye samyaganubodhito'smi | asminksane vismrtah sutah 9 khalu maya | kutah | 1 tavasmi gitaragena harina prasabham hrtah | esa rajeva dusyantah sarangenatiramhasa || 5 || ( iti niskrantau | ) prastavana | (tatah pravisati mrganusari sasaracapahasto raja rathena sutasca | ) ( rajanam mrgam cavalokya | ) ayusman, krsnasare dadaccaksustvayi cadhijyakarmuke | mrganusarinam saksatpasyamiva pinakinam || 6 || raja - suta, duramamuna sarangena vayamakrstah | ayam punari ... danimapi grivabhangabhiramam muhuranupatati syandane baddhadrstih pascardhena pravistah sarapatanabhayadbhuyasa purvakaryam | aap* vithyangamuktam bhavati | tavasmityadi || gitaragena ranjakatvena manoharena sarangena harinena | anena patropaksepahetuh prayogatisayo nama amukhasa- muktam | • eso'yamityupaksepat sutradhara prayogatah | bhavetpatra praveso yah prayogatisayo hi sah || iti || esa prastavana || 6 athankah prastuyate - tatah pravisatityadi || tallaksanam tu 'pratyaksanetr- caritam ' ityadi | rathena syandanena sadhanena | atra mrganusaritvam grismakalo- citamrgayaviharakaranat | ayusmannityamantrane | krsnasara ityadi || krsnasare harine adhijyakarmuke tvayi ca caksuh drstim dadhat niksipan mrganuya- yinam pinakinamiva pasyami | pinakino mrganusaritvam yajnavighate prasiddham raghuvamse - vidrutakratumrganusarinam yena banamasrjadvrsadhvajah ' ityadi | sriva-

prathamo'nkah | darbhairarthavalidaih sramavivrtamukhabhramsibhih kirnavama pasyodagraplutatvadviyati bahutaram stokamurvyam prayati || 7 || tadesa kathamanupatata eva me yatnapreksaniyah samvrttah | Lele ayusman, utkhatini bhumiriti maya rasmisamyamana- drathasya mandikrto vegah | tena mrga esa viprakrstantarah samvrttah | samprati samadesavartinaste na durasado bhavisyati | raja - tena hi mucyantamabhisavah | | sutah - yadajnapayatyayusman | ( rathavegam nirupya | ) ayusman, pasya pasya | muktesu rasmisu nirayatapurvakaya niskampacamarasikha nibhrto rdhvakarnah | bhangetyadi || grivayah kandharayah bhangena vyavrttya abhiramam yatha tatha | anupatati anudhavati | syandane rathe baddhadrstih | pascardhena parabhagena | 'apara- syardhe pascabhavo vaktavyah ' iti aparasabdasya pascadesah | bhuyasa atisayena | bhuyasetyatisayarthe nipatah | 'na kharo na ca bhuyasa mrduh ' iti kalidasah | purvakarya kayasya purvabhagam | ardhavalidhaih ardhe avalidha bhaksita yaistaih | yatnapreksaniyah yatnadrsyah | utkhatini nimnonnatasthalavati | rasmisamyamanat pragrahadharanat viprakrstantarah durataramadhyapradesah | samadesavartinaste durasadah dusprapah | atra katham sasthi, 'na lokavyayanisthakhalarthatrnam ' iti sasthi- pratisedhat ? ucyate | ayam nisedhah ' kartrkarmanoh krti ' iti vihita- sastya eva, na tu ' sasthi sesa ' iti vihita sesasastha yah | netyadi || abhisavah pragrahah | 'abhisuh pragrahe rasmau ' ityamarah | muktesviti || nirayata- purvakayah susthu dirghah purvakayah yesam te tathoktah | niskampah camaranam sikha agrani yesam te tathoktah | nibhrtah niscalah urdhva udagrah karna

b abhijnanasakuntale Jat atmotthitairapi rajobhiralanghaniya, dhavantyami mrgajavaksamayeva rathyah || 8 || raja -- satyam | atitya harito harisca vartante vajinah | tatha hi HTT yadaloke suksmam vrajati sahasa tadvipulatam yadarthe vicchinnam bhavati krtasamdhanamiva tat | prakrtya yadvakram tadapi samarekham nayanayo- rna me dure kimcitksanamapi na parsve rathajavat || 9 || suta, pasyainam vyapadyamanam | ( iti sarasamdhanam natayati | ) ( nepathye | ) bho bho rajan, asramamrgo'yam na hantavyo na hantavyah | sutah -- ( akarnyavalokya ca | ) ayusman asya khalu te bana- | patavartinah krsnasarasyantare tapasvina upasthitah | raja - ( sasambhramam ) tena hi pragahyantam vajinah | komunikat Nowalewka AVANI yesam te tathoktah | atmotthitairapi rajobhih alanghaniyah ami ete rathyah rathasvah mrgajavaksamayeva mrgasya javah vegah tasmin aksama irsya taya hetuneva dhavanti tvaritam gacchanti | haritah haritsamjnakan harin asvan suryasvani- tyarthah | 'haritsurye'pi suryasva ' iti halayudhah | yadaloka ityadi || me nayanayoh aloke darsane sati yadvastu durataya suksmam pratibhati tadvastu sahasa sthaulyam vrajati atisamnikarsaditi bhavah | yastu ardhe vicchinnam santaram tatkrtasamdhanamiva krtasamslesamiva bhabati | prakrtya svabhavena yadvastu cakram kutilam tadvastu samarekham rju bhavati | ksanamapi dure'pi kimcinna parsve'pi kimcinna | sarvatra rathajavaddhetoh banapatavartinah banah patyate'sminniti banapatah tatpatanapradesah 'karanadhikaranayosva ' iti ghan | antare madhye | 1

prathamo'nkah | sutah - tatha | ( iti ratham sthapayati | ) (tatah pravisatyatmana trtiyo vaikhanasah | ) 9 vaikhanasah - (hastamudyamya ) rajan, asramamrgo'yam na hantavyo na hantavyah | * tatsadhukrta samghanam pratisamhara sayakam | artatranaya vah sastram na prahartumanagasi || 10 || raja -- esa pratisamhrtah | ( iti yathoktam karoti | ) vaikhanasah sadrsametatpuruvamsapradipastha bhuvatah | 1 janma yasya purorvase yuktarupamidam tava | putramevagunopetam cakravartinamapnuhi || 11 || tatah pravisatityadi || atmana khena trtiyah tritvasamkhyapurakah | svaya- mekah anyau dvau cetyarthah | ' atmanasca purane ' ityaluksamasah | vaikhanasa vrativisesah | antare tapakhina upasthitah | ityetatpatakasthanakam | yathoktam vasantarajiye -'patakasthanakam prahurbhavino'rthasya sucanam | caturbhih karanaireva caturdha parikirtitam || sahasaivarthasampattya vimarsadanu nirnayat | tulyena samvidhanena tatha tulyavisesanat || ' atra sucananantaramavilambitameva tapasvinam pravesat sahasaivarthasampattya krtamityanusamdheyam | tatsadhukrteti || vah pauranamityarthah | janma yasyeti || yasya tava janma puroh purunamnah rajnah vamse tasya tava idam sadhunam vacanakaranam yuktarupam susthu yuktam | prasamsayam rupap | evamgunopetam evamgunayuktam tvatsadrsamityarthah | kimca cakravartinam * na khalu na khalu banah samnipatyo'yamasmin mrduni mrgasarire tularasavivagnih | ka bata harinakanam jivitam catilolam sam kva ca nisitanipata vajrasarah saraste || ityadhikah pathah |

10 abhijnanasakuntale itarau - ( bahu udyamya ) sarvatha cakravartinam putramapnuhi | raja - ( sapranamam ) pratigrhitam | | vaikhanasah - rajan, samidaharanaya prasthita vayam | esa khalu kanvasya kulapateranumalinitiramasramo drsyate | na cedanya- karyatipatah pravisya pratigrhyatamatithisatkarah | apica- ramyastapodhananam pratihatavighnah kriyah samavalokya | jnasyasi kiyadbhujo mem raksati mauvakinanka iti || 12 || raja - api samnihito'tra kulapatih | vaikhanasah - idanimeva duhitaram sakuntalamatithisatkaraya ni- yujya daivamasyah pratikulam samayitum somatirtham gatah | raja -- bhavatu | tameva draksyami | sa khalu viditabhakti mam maharseh kathayisyati | vaikhanasah -- sadhayamastavat | ( iti sasisyo niskrantah | ) sarvabhaumam putram apnuhi labhakha | esa khalvityadi || kulapateh gotraprava- rtakasya | anumalinitiram malinitiramanusrtya | 'yasya cayamah ' ityavyayi - bhavah | anyakaryatipatah anyakaryasya atikramah ullanghanamityarthah | dharmya- stapodhananamiti || kriyah anusthanani | kiyat kim pramanamasyeti vigrahe ' kimidabhyam vo ghah ' iti matupo vakarasya ghakarah | api samnihitah || apiti prasna | asyah sakuntalayah pratikulam pratibandhakam daivam vidhim samayitum somatirtham gatah | somatirtham nama siddhisthanavisesah | bhavatu sthanahetormastu | viditabhaktih vidita jnata bhaktih yaya sa tathokta 1 mam kathayisyati nivedayisyati | sadhayamah nirvartayamah | prakrtam samidaharana- dikamanutisthama ityarthah | 'siddhayateraparalaukika ' ityatvam | 'nirvartanopa- karananuvrajyasu cam sadhanam ' ityamarah | atra kavina pradhanyena rajnah

prathamo'nkah | aja maim 11 . raja - suta codayasvan | panyasramadarsanena tavadatmanam punimahe | sutah -- yadajnapayatyayusman | ( iti bhuyo rathavegam nirupayati 4 raja - ( samantadavalokya ) sata, akathito'pi jnayata eva yathaya - mabhogastapovanasyeti | sutah - kathamiva | raja - kim na pasyati bhavan | iha hi - nivarah sukagarbhakotaramukha bhrastastarunamadhah prasnigdhah kvacidingadiphalabhidah sucyanta evopalah | visvasopagamadabhinnagatayah sabdam sahante mrga- 1 stoyadharapathasca valkalasikhanisyandarekhankitah || 13 || * sakuntalasambandhe vaktavye mrgayavihararupasya antararthasya kathanam kimarthamiti na sankaniyam | tasya taddvarataya upayuktatvat | suta codayeti || codanam preranam | abhogo vistarah | nivara ityadi || sukagarbhakotaramukhabhrastah sukah garbhe yesam tani tathoktani tesam kotaranam mukhani tebhyah bhrastah patitah | prasnigdhah prakarsena snehavantah upalah asmanah ingudiphalabhidah tapasatarunam phalani bhindantiti tathoktah | sucyanta eva vijnapyanta eva | snigdha- tayetyanusamdheyam | visvasopagamat visvasa prapteh abhinnagatayah avirahitaga- manah | yathapurvagataya ityarthah | mrgah harinah sabdam dhvanim rathasyeti sesah | * api ca | - kulyambhobhih pavanacapalaih sakhino dhautamula bhinno ragah kisalayarucamajyadhumodgamena | ete carva pavanabhuvicchinnadarbhankurayam nastasanka harinasisavo mandamandam caranti || ityadhikah pathah |

12 sutah - sarvamupapannam | abhijnanasakuntale raja - ( stokamantaram gatva ) tapovananivasinamuparodho ma bhut | etavatyeva ratham sthapaya | yavadavatarami | sutah - dhrtah pragrahah | avataratvayusman | raja - ( avatirya ) suta, vinitavesena pravestavyani tapovanani nama | idam tavadgrhyatam | ( iti sutasyabharanani dhanuscopaniyarpa- yati | ) suta, yavadasramavasinah pratyaveksyahamupavarte tava- daiprsthah kriyantam vajinah | sutah, tatha | ( iti niskrantah | ) raja - (parikramyavalokya ca | idamasramadvaram | idamasramadvaram | yavatpravi- sami | ( pravisya nimittam sucayan ) santamidamasramapadam sphurati ca bahuh kutah phalamihasya | athava bhavitavyanam dvarani bhavanti sarvatra || 14 | h , Press M sahante mrsyante | toyavarapathasva toyadharah jalasayah, tesam panthano margah | rkpurabdhuhpathamanakse ' ityapratyayah | valkalani paridhanayogyah tarutvacah, tesam sikha ancalani, tasam nisyandah jalasravah, tesam rekha rajayah, tabhih ankitah lanchitah | stokamantaram isadavakasam gatva | kimcitpravisye- tyarthah | uparodhah pida | ma bhut na bhavatu | ' mani lun ' | etavatyeva iyatyeva pradese | yavadahamavatarami avatarisyami | ' yavatpuranipatayorlat ' iti bhavisyadarthe lat | vinitavesetyadi || vinitah prasritah santah, tesam vesa iva veso yesam taih | pravesyani abhigamyamanani nama | nama prasiddhau | abharanani dhanusca sutasya upaniya samarpya | yavadahamupavarte pratinivartisye | ardraprsthah siktakayoparibhagah | yavatpravisami | nimittam sakunam netrasphura- nadi sucayan jnapayan abhinayannityarthah | santamityadi || santam raga-

ido ido sahio | prathamo'nkah | raja - ( karna dattva | ) aye, (nepathye ) ita itah sakhyau | | | 13 . daksinena vrksavatikamalapa iva sruyate | yavadatra gacchami | ( parikramyavalokya ca | ) aye, etastapasvikanyakah svapramananurupaih secanaghataibalapada - pebhyah payo datumita evabhivartante | ( nipunam nirupya ) aho, madhuramasam darsanam | suddhantadurlabhamida vapurasramavasino yadi janasya | durikrtah khalu gunairudyanalata banaletabhih || 15 || await heen 1 yavadimam chayamasritya pratipalayami | ( iti vilokayasthitah | ) dvesarahitam asramapadam asramasthanam | anenasramastha laksyante | sphurati spandate | asya sphuranasya phalam priyalinganarupam | kutah | kasmat bhavati | asramasya santatvanna sambhavatityarthah | athaveti paksantare | bhavitavyanam praptavyanamarthanam | bhu praptavityasmaddhatoridam rupam | sarvatra sarvesu desesu bhavanti jayante | ita itah sakhyau ita itah sakhyau | agacchatamiti sesah | prakrte dvivacanasya bahuvacanamityuktatvat | karne dattvetyadi || akarnanavahito bhutvetyarthah | aye iti vakyalamkare | vrksavatikam daksinena vrksavatika- daksinabhage | ' enabanyatarasyamadure'pancamyah ' ityenappratyayah | ' enapa dvitiya ' iti dvitiya | eta iti || svapramananurupaih atmasaktisadrsaih secanaghataih vrksasecanarthakalasaih | madhuram svabhava sundaram darsanam drsyata iti darsanam rupam | suddhantetyadi || asramavasino yatijanasya parivradjanasya idam vapuh sariram | vapuhsabdena tadgatasaukumaryadayo laksyante | suddhantena antah purena durlabhamalabhyam | udyanalata vanalatabhih gunaih saukumaryadibhih durikrtah nirastah | samskaravatibhyah upavanalatabhyah samskaravihinanam vanalatanam 1 8 -

14 abhijnanasakuntale (tatah pravisati yathoktavyapara saha sakhibhyam sakuntala 1 ) sukuntala - ido ido sahio | ita itah sakhyau | 1 anasuya - hala saundale, tuvatto vi tadakassavassa assa- marukkha piadaretti takkemi | jam imina nomaliakusu- mapesala tumam vi edanam alavalaseane niutta | beeter than you hala sakuntale, tvatto'pi tatakasyapasyasramavrksah priyatara iti tarkayami | yadanena navamalikakusumapesala tvamapyetesamala- valasecane niyukta | sakuntala - na kealam tadanioo | asthi me sodarasineho edesu | A & na kevalam tataniyogah | asti me sodara sneha etesu | ( iti vrksasecanam rupayati | ) raja - (atmagatam ) kathamiyam sa kanvaduhita | asadhudarsi khalu tatrabhavankasyapah, ya imamasramadharme niyunkte | mahar 4 gunadhikyam prayaso vidyata iti bhavah | pratipalayami pratikse | yathoktavyapara purvoktakarmapravrtta | ita itah sakhyau | sakhi sakuntale tvatto'pi tatakasyapasya asramavrksah priyatara iti tarkayami | yadanena navamalika kusumapesalapi tvameva tesamalavalasecane niyukta | hala iti samkhyamantrane | 'va sakhyamami halahale ' iti nipatanat | na kevalam tataniyogah, mamapi khalu sodarasneha etesu | nirupayati abhinayati | kathamiyamiti || sa purva vaikhanasokta | katha- miti vakyalamkarabhute prasnavisese | asadhudarsi sadhu na pasyatiti asadhudarsi | yadimamityadi || yat yasmat asramadharme niyunkte tasmadasadhudarsi | tadevopapadayati - idam kileti || avyajamanoharam animittasundaram | bhusa- nadiradditye'pi ramaniyamityarthah | tapahksamam munivratasaham sadhayitum nirvartayitum ya icchati vanchati | sa munih nilotpalapatradharaya samillatam chetum vyavasyati |

prathamo'nkah | idam kilavyajamanoharam vapu- stapahksamam sadhayitum ya icchati | dhruvam sa nilotpalapatradharaya ' samillatam chettumrsirvyavasyati || 16 || + bhavatu | padapantarhita eva visrabdham tavadenam pasyami | Reporters ( iti tatha karoti | ) 15 sakuntala - anasue, adaapinadvena thanavakkalena piamvadae niantida mhi La sitilehi dava nam | anasuye, adayapinaddheva stanavalkalena priyamvadaya niyantritasmi | sithilaya tavadetat | lawranit. | anasuya - taha | tatha | ( iti sithilayati | ) priyamvada - (sahasam | ettha dava paoharavittharaittaam attano 'jovvanam uvalaha | atra tavatpayodharavistarayitrkamatmano yauvanamupalabhasva | dhruvamityutpreksa | bhavatviti || sa yadrsastadrso'stvityarthah | padapaih anta- ritah vyavahitah | visrabdham vairam enam sakuntalam pasyami | atraitam visrabdham pasyamityanena gamyamanah sakuntala gocarah dusyantasyabhilasah asminnatake bijamiti mantavyam | 'stokoddistah karyahetubijam vistaryanekadha ' ityukta - tvat | atrayamabhilaso dasanamavasthanam prathamavastheti mantavyam | 'abhi- lasah sprha ramye drste valambane srute | autsukyasvedaromancaharsavismayasadhvasaih || capalastambhalajjadyairanubhavaih sa bodhyate || ' iti | anasuye adayapinaddhena stanavalkalena priyamvadaya niyantritasmi | sithilaya tavadimam | atra tavat payodharavistarayitrkamatmano yauvanamupalabhasva | valkalasya bandhanada na _maya krtam kimtu yauvanakrtamityabhiprayah | kamamityadi || kamamu

16 abhijnanasakuntale raja - kamamananurupamasya vayaso valkalam na punaralamkarasriyam na pusyati | kutah | sarasijamanuviddham saivalenapi ramyam malinamapi himamsolaksma laksmim tanoti | iyamadhikamanojna valkalenapi tanvi h 1 54 A bol sakha bae bad kind entratingthen bharation tuka krimiva hi madhuranam mandanam nakrtinam || 17 || 'sakuntala - (agrato'valokya |) eso vaderidapallavangulihi redi via mam kesararukkhao | java nam sambhavemi | esa vaterita pallavangulibhistvarayativa mam kesaravrksakah | yavadenam sambhavayami | Ques ( iti parikramati | ) priyamvada - hala saundale, ettha evva dava muhuttaam ciththa | java tue uvagadae ladasanaho via aam kesararu- kkhao padibhadi | hala sakuntale, atraiva tavanmuhurtam tistha yavattvayopagataya lata- sanatha ivayam kesaravrksakah pratibhati | Varana atyartham ananurupam asadrsam alamkarasriyam punah alamkaralaksmi tu na pusya- titi na pusyatyevetyarthah | kuta iti prasne | sarasijamiti || saivalena anuviddham anusaktamapi ramyam | madhuranam svabhavaramyanam akrtinam rupanam | akrtisabdena akrtimanto laksyante | mukhyarthabadhasya vidya manatvat | kimiva na mandanam, kim va na hyalamkarah | sarvamapyalankaro bhavatityarthah || esa vateritapallavangulibhih tvarayati mam kesaravrksah yavadimam sambhavayami | sakhi sakuntale iti || atraiva tavanmuhurtam tistha yavat tvaya upagataya latasanatha ivayam kesaravrkso me pratibhati | atah- 1

prathamo'nkah | sakuntala - ado kkhu si piamvada | atah khalvasi priyamvada raja -- na punah priyamvada ; priyamapi tathyamaha | asyah khalu, 1 wanches adharah kisalayaragah komalavitapanukarinau bahu | kusumamiva lobhaniyam yauvanamangesu samnaddham || 18 || anasuya -- hala saundale, iam saamvarabahu sahaarassa tue kidanamahe vanajosinitti nomalia | nam visumaridasi | hala sakuntale, iyam svayamvaravadhuh sahakarasya tvaya krtanamadheya vanajyotsneti navamalika | enam vismrtasi | : sakuntala - jai attanam vi visumarissam | (latamupetyavalokya ca ) hala, ramanie kkhu kale imassa ladapaavamihunassa vai- aro samvrtto | jam navakusumajovvana vanajosini, siniddha- pallavadae uvabhoakkhamo sahaage | ( iti pasyanti tisthati | ) 1 yadyatmanamapi viramarisyami | (lalanupetyavarokya ca ) hala, ramaniye khalu kale asya latapadapamithunaraya vyatikarah samvrttah | khalvasi priyamvada | asyah khalvityadi || kigalayaragah kitalayasya raga iva rago yasya sa tathoktah | ' saptamyupamanapurvapadasya bahuvrihirvacya uttarapada - lopasca ' iti samasah | lobhaniyam sprhaniyam | samnaddham majjam sarvato vyaptamityarthah atra lobhaniyamityanena autsukyasya gamyamanatvadaramno nama prathamavastha nivesiteti mantavyam | 'arambhayatnapraptyasaniyataptiphalagamah | autsu- kyamatramarambhah phalalabhaya bhuyase || ' atra vijarambhayoh samanvayanmukhasam- dhiriti mantavyam | tasyajnanyapyatraiva darsayisyamah | sakhi sakuntale iyam svayamvaravadhuh sahakarasya tvaya krtanamadheya vanajyotsniti navamalika | joginiti jyotsnasabdasya desyam rupam | imam vismrtani | tatha yadyatmanamapi vismarisyami | sakhi ramaniye khalu kale asya latapadapa- 2 "

18 abhijnanasakuntale yat navakusumayauvana vanajyotsna, snigdhapallavatayopabhogaksamah saha- karah | ( iti pasyanti tisthati | ) priyamvada -- anasue, janasi kim saundala vanajosinim adimetam pekkhaditti | anasuye, janasi kim sakuntala vanajyotsnamatimatram pasyatiti | anasuyana kkhu vibhave | kahi | | na khalu vibhavayami | kathaya | priyamvada - jaha vanajosini anuruvena paavena samgada, avi nama evvam aham vi attano anuruvam varam laheatti | 1 yatha vanajyotsvanurupena padapena samgata, api namaiva mahamapya- tmano'nurupam varam labheyeti | sakuntala -- eso nunam tuha attagado manoraho | esa nunam tavatmagato manorathah | ( iti kalasamavarjayati 1 ) raja - api nama kulapateriyama savarnaksetrasambhava syat | athava asamsayam ksatraparigrahaksama yadaryamasyamabhilasi me manah "samtam hi samdehapadesu vastusu pramanamantahkaranapravrttayah ' pa faid mithunasya vyatikarah samvrttah | yato navakusumayovana jyotsni anurupena padapena samgata evam namahamapi atmano'nurupam varam labheyeti | esa nunam tavatmagato manorathah | api nameti || kulapateh kanvasyeyam sakuntala asavarnaksetraja syat asamanajatiyakalatrasambhava | asavarnetyatra 'jyotirjanapadaratrinabhi- namagotrarupasthanavarnavayovacanabandhusu ' iti samanasabdasya sabhavah | api - syannama bhavetkim | apih prasna | nameti vakyalamkare | athaveti paksantare | asamsayamiti || ksatraparigrahaksama ksatriyasvikaranayogya | yat yasmat | aryam sadhu nirdosamityarthah | me manah asyam sakuntalayam abhilasi saspr-

prathamo'nkah | tathapi tattvata enamupalapsye | 7 sakuntala - (sasambhramam ) ammo | salila seanasambhamto ne liam ujjhia vaanam me mahuaro ahivattai | lu ( sasambhramam ) aho | salilasecanasambhranto navamalikamuड़ि vadanam me madhukaro'bhivartate | raja --- ( sasprham ) ( iti bhramarabadham rupayati | ) calapangam drstah sprsasi bahuso vepathumatim rahasyakhyayica khanasi mrdu karnantikacarah | karam vyadhunvatyah pibasi rati sarvasvamadharam vayam tattvanvesanmadhukara hatastvam khalu krti | 20 ham | satam sajjananam samdehapadesu vastusu antahkaranapravrttayah manovya pramanam sadhanam | atra sakuntalagatasya dusyantabhilasarupabijasya vina dupaksepo nama mukhasamdheh prathamangam | uktam ca- 'bijanyasa upaksepah ' tathapyanumanena niscitam yadyapi tattvata enamupalapsye jnasye | upalapsya ityatra atmapratyaye asamtustah parapratyayamapeksata iti bhavah | s secanasambhrantah navamalikamujjhitva vadanam me madhukaro'bhivartate 1 3 TI ityatra tasyadhurta iti rtasya tatvam | rupayati abhinayati | cala miti || calau apangau yasminkarmani tattathoktam vepathumatim | raha rahasyam vacanamiti sesah | tadakhyatiti rahasyakhyayi iva mrdu yatha - svanasi | dhunvatyah viksipantyah | ratisarvasvamadharam sambhoga sarvadhanasadrsami tattvanvesat jatiniscaya paramarsat | vayam hata vancita ityarthah | tvam · krtarthah khalu | tatra tattvanvesadvayam hata iti bijasya bahulikaranatpa nama samdhyangamuktam bhavati | ' tadvahulyam parikriya ' iti | sakhyau pari

20 abhijnanasakuntale sakuntala - hala, parittaaha parittaaha mam imina dubvi- nidena mahuarena padihuamanam | hala, paritrayetham paritrayetham mamanena durvinitena madhukarena pari- bhuyamanam | ubhe -- (sasmitam ) ka vaam parittayum | dussandam akkanda | a-- rakkhidai tavovanai nama | | (sasmitam ) ke avam paritratum | dusyantamakranda | rajaraksitani tapovanani nama || 11/P. raja - avasaro'yamatmanam prakasayitum | kah ko'tra bhoh | ( ityartho ke svagatam ) rajabhavastvabhijnato bhavet | bhavatu | evam tavadabhidhasye | sakuntala -na eso duttho virajadi | ta annado gamissam | (padantare sthitva sadrstiksepam ) kavi mam anude | naisa dusto viramati | tasmadanyato gamisyami | (padantare sthitva sadrstiksepa ) kathamito'pi mamanusarati | raja - ( satvaramupasrtya ) . one Who Chaalini in 'kah paurave vasumatim sasati sasitari durvinitanam | ayamacaratyavinayam mugdhasu tapasvikanyasu || 21 || paritrayethamimamanena durvinitena paribhuyamanam | atra dviruktih sambhrama krta | ka vayam paritratum | dusyantamakranda | rajaraksaniyani tapovanani | nama | kimtu rajabhavo vijnato bhavedityatra asankayam kakuranusamdheya | bhavatu yatha tatha vastu | evamabhidhasye ittham vaksyami | vaksyamanaprakarena rajabhava pracchadayamityarthah | naisa dusto viramati | tasmadanyato gacchami | sadrstiksepam | kriyavisesanam | kathamito'pi mamanusarati | kah paurava iti || dusyante

prathamo'nkah | ( sarva rajanam drsta kimcidiva sambhrantah | ) 21 anasuya --ajja, na kkhu kimci accahidam | iam no piasahi mahuarena akuliki amana kadaribhuda | arya, na khalu kimcidatyahitam | iyam nau priyasakhi madhukarena- kulikriyamana kataribhuta | (iti sakuntalam darsayati 1 ) raja - ( sakuntalabhimukho bhutva ) api tapo vardhate ? ( sakuntala sadhvasadavacana tisthati | ) anasuya -- danim adihivisesalahena | saadam ajassa | hala saundale gaccha udaam | phalamissam aggham uvahara | idam pado- " daam bhavissadi | idanimatithivisesalabhena | svagatamaryaya | hala sakuntale, gacchotajam | phalamisra marghyamupahara | idam padodakam bhavisyati | raja - bhavatu bhavatinam sunrtayaiva gira krtamatithyam | priyamvada -- tena hi imassi dava pacchaasialae sattavannavedi- ae ajjo uvavisia parissamavinodam karedu | smar durvinitanam sasitari niyamake | ko'yamacarati karoti | avinayam apacaram | mugdha apragalbhasu | paurave sasitarityetadvacanam rajarajakiyayoh sadharanam sat tadrajabhave samdehajanakatvena rajnah pracchadanarupam caturyam prakatayatityavagantavyam | kimcidiva, ivasabdo vakyalamkare | arya na khalu kimcidatyahitam mahabhitih | - iyam nau sakhi madhukarenakulikriyamana kataribhuta | api tapo vardhate | apih prasne | idanimatithivisesalabhena | tapo vardhata ityanusamdheyam | svagatamaryaya | sakhi sakuntale gacchotajam | phalamisramamupahara | idam padodakam bhavisyati | bhavatiti || bhavacchabdasya samvrddhih | sunrtaya priyasatyaya | 'sunrtam priye "satye ' ityamarah | tena hyasyam tavatpracchayasitalayam saptaparnavedikayamarya ★

22 abhijnanasakuntale, habnida tena hyasyam tavatpracchayasitalayam saptaparnavedikayamarya upavisya Y tu starp b 4 RAN parisramavinodam karotu | ke 1% VE raja - nunam yuyamapyanena karmana parisrantah | anasuya --- hala saundale uidam no pajjuvasanam adihinam | ta ettha uvavisamha | AN 13/0. hala sakuntale, ucitam nah paryupasanamatithinam | tasmadatropa- visamah | " ( iti sarva upavisanti | ) sakuntala - ( atmagatam ) kim nu kkhu imam pekkhia tavovana- virohino viarassa gamaniamhi samvrtta | ( atmagatam ) kim nu khalvimam preksya tapovanavirodhino vikarasya gamaniyasmi samvrtta | raja - ( sarva vilokya ) aho samavayoruparamaniyam bhavatinam sauhardam | tribut adside Hath priyamvada - ( janantikam ) anasue, ko nu kkhu eso caura - gambhirakidi mahuram piam alavanto pahavando via disai | sa | upavisya parisramavinodam karotu | anena karmana vrksasecanavyaparena | sakhi sakuntale ucitam nah paryupasanamatithinam | tasmadatropavisamah | kim nu khalvimam preksya tapovanavirodhino vikarasya gamaniyasmi samvrtta | | tatra pratiyamano dusyantagocarah sakuntalabhilasah prathamavastheti mantavyam | atra- tmagatamityetatpadamasravyartha prayoge kavina prayuktam | tatha coktam - ' asravyam niyatasravyamisacchavyamiti tridha | asravyamanyairajnatamatmanyeva sthitam viduh || tadatmagatamityuktya natyavyangaye nivesayet | ' iti | sauharda suhrdo bhavah | ' hrdbhagasindhyante purvapadasya ca ' ityubhayapadavrddhih | jana - ntikamiti || anasuye ko nu khalvesa caturagambhirakrtih madhuramala t

prathamo'nkah | 23 ( janantikam ) anasuye, ko nu khalvesa caturagambhirakrtih madhuram 1 priyamalapan prabhavanniva drsyate | Mauli # anasuya - sahi, mama vi asthi koduhalam | pucchissam dava nam | (prakasa ) ajjassa mahuralavajanido vissaso mam mantavedi - kadamo ajjena raesivamso alamkariadi, kadamo va viraha- pajjussuajano kido deso, kimnimittam va suumaro vi tavovanagamanaparissamassa atta pattadam uvanido | sakhi, mamapyasti kautuhalam | praksyami tavadenam | ( prakasa ) aryasya madhuralapajanito visvaso mam mantrayate - katama aryena raja- vimso'lamkriyate, katamo va virahaparyutsukajanah krto desah, kimni- mittam va sukumaro'pi tapovanagamanaparisramasyatma patratamupanitah | sakuntala - ( atmagatam ) hiaa, ma uttamma | esa tue cintidam anasua mantedi | (atmagatam ) hrdaya, ma uttamya | esa tvaya cintitamanasuya mantrayate | pan prabhavanniva drsyate | sakhi mamapi kautuhalam | prcchami tavadimam | ana janantikamityetadvacanam niyatasravyartha prayoge kavina prayuktam | 'artha- stvekena vijneyo niyatasravya isyate | dvividhah sa parijneyo janantascapavaritam | guhyo guhyatarasceti jananto dvividho matah | syajjanantikamityuktya vacyah purvastatha parah || karna evamivetyuktya jnapyah pascatsa samgateh | iti | prakasamiti || aryasya madhuralapajanito visvaso mamamantrayate | kanama aryena rajarsivamso'lamkriyate | katamo va virahaparyutsukajanah krto desah | kimni- mittam va sukumaro'pi tapovanagamana parisramasya atma patratamupanitah | atra prakasamityetadvacanam asravyaniyatasravyanantaram sarvasravyartha prayoge kavina prayuktam | taduktam - 'sarvairakarnaniyarthah sravya ityabhidhiyate | etam prakasa- mityuktya tayorante prayojayet || ' iti | hrdaya ma uttamya | yadesa tvaya |

24 abhijnanasakuntale raja - (atmagatam ) kathamidanimatmanam nivedayami, katham vatma- paharam karomi | bhavatu | evam tavadenam vaksye | (prakasam ) bhavati, yah pauravena rajna dharmadhikare niyuktah so'hamasramina- mavighnakriyopalambhaya dharmaranyamidamayatah | anasuya -sanaha danim dhammaarino | sanatha idanim dharmacarinah | (sakuntala srngaralajjam rupayati | ) sakhyau - (ubhayorakaram viditva ; janantikam ) hala saundale, jai ettha ajja tado samnihido bhave | hala sakuntale, yadyatradya tatah samnihito bhavet | sakuntala -- ( sarosam ) tado kim bhave | ( sarosam ) tatah kim bhavet | sakhyau - imam jividasavvassena adihim kidattham karissadi | imam jivitasarvasvenatithim krtartham karisyati | sakuntala - tujhe avedha | kim vi hiara karia mantedha | na vo vaanam sunissam | 415 cintitamanasuya mantrayate | kathamityadi || ubhayatra kathamityaksepe | bhavatityamantrane | avighna kriyopalambhaya nirvighnanusthanajnanaya dharmadhikarane niyukta ityanena tasam dusyantena niyuktah khapurusa iti jnapitam bhavati | na catmapaharadosah | sanatha idanim dharmacarinah | srngaralajam nirupayati srngarasyanubhavarupam lajjamabhinayatityarthah | akara ingitam | ' akarastvi ingitam ' ityamarah | viditva jnatva | mukhabhavadyanubhavairiti sesah | sakhi sakuntale yadyatra tatah samnihito bhavet | kim bhavet | imam jivitasarvasvena atithim krtartham karisyati | jivitarupam sarvasvamityanena sakuntala dyotyate | aye

11 prathamo'nkah | 25 yuvamupetam | kimapi hrdaye krtva mantrayethe | na yuvayorvacanam srosyami | Listen raja - vayamapi tavadbhavatyoh sakhigatam kimcitprcchamah | sakhyau - ajja, anuggaho kkhu abhatthana | raja arya, anugrahah khalvabhyarthana | - -bhagavankasyapah sasvate brahmani sthita iti prakasah | iyam ca vah sakhi tadatmajeti kathametat | S anasuya - sunadu ajjo | asthi kosiotti kidgottanama- heo mahapahavo raesi | srnotvaryah | asti kausika iti krtagotranamadheyo maha- prabhavo rajarsih | raja - asti | srayate 1 anasuya - tam no piasahie pahavam avagaccha | ujjhiae sarirasamvadunadihim tadakassavo se pida | kimapi hrdaye krtva mantrayethe | na vam vacanam srosyami | vayamapi tavat bhavatyoh sakhigatam sakuntalagatam kimcitkimapi vijnapitam | atra sakuntala vrttanta- jijnasaya bijasya drdhikaranata parinyaso nama samdhyangamuktam | 'tasya dada parinyasah ' iti | aryanugrahah khalvabhyarthana | bhagavaniti || mahatmyavan, brahmani brahmacarye sthitah parinisthita iti | prakasah prasiddhah | tadatmajeti || putriti| atratmajasabdena adbhutasya gamyamanatvatparibhava iti samdhyangamuktam | 'paribhava iti prahuradbhutarthanivedanam ' iti | kramam vihaya vyutkramena angakathanam kathamiti nasankaniyam | 'yathocitam prayogah syadanganam na kramo matah | ityuktah | bhagavan kasyapa ityatra kanva iti vaktavye kasyapavacanam "vipraksatriya namani kuryadrotranusaratah ' ityukteh | kausikah paurava ityadih | srnotvaryah | asti kausika iti krtagotranamadheyo mahaprabhavo rajarsih | :

26 abhijnanasakuntale Source tamavayoh priyasakhyah prabhavamavagaccha | ujjhitayah sarirasamvardha- nadibhistata kasyapo'syah pita | Curiosity | for live league raja - ujjhitasabdena janitam me kautuhalam | a mulacchro- tumicchami | * VAN kit d anasuya - sunadu ajjo pura kila tassa raesino uge tavasi vattamanassa kimvi jadasamkehim devehim menaa nama acchara pesida niamavigghakalini | srnotvaryah | pura kila tasya rajarserugre tapasi vartamanasya kimapi jatasankardevairmenaka namapsarah presita niyamavighnakarini | raja - astyetadanya samadhibhirutvam devanam | Hind anasuya - tado vasantodarasamae se ummadaittaam ruvam pekkhi tato vasantodarasamaye tasya unmadayitrkam rupam preksya -- ( ityardhokta lajjaya viramati | ) raja -- parastadavagamyata eva | sarvathapsarah sambhavaisa | anasuya - aha im | atha kim | raja - upapadyate | 1 manusisu katham va syadasya rupasya sambhavah | na prabhataralam jyotirudeti vasudhatalat || 22 || tatah nau samkhyah prabhavamavagaccha | ujjhitayah sarirasamvardhanadibhistata kasyapa- stasyah pita | srnotvaryah | pura kila tasya rajarserupre tapasi vartamanasya kimapi jatasankhairdevaih menaka nama apsara niyamavighnakarini presita | tata vasantavatarasamaye tasya unmadayitrkam rupam drstra ityanena prakarena ardhokte ardhasyokte sati viramati avacana tisthati | bhavatu parastadavagamyata eva | 'vibhasa paraparabhyam ' ityastatih | atha kim | 'angikrtau syadathakim '

prathamo'nkah | ( sakuntala dhomukhi tisthati | ) 27 raja - ( atmagatam ) labdhavakaso me manorathah | kimtu sakhyah parihasodahrtam varaprarthanam srutva dhrtadvaidhibhava kataram me manah |, priyamvada - ( sasmitam sakuntalam vilokya nayakabhimukhi bhutva ) puno vi vatukamo via ajjo | punarapi vaktukama dubayem (sakuntala sakhimangulya tarjayati | ) raja - samyagupalaksitam bhavatya | asti nah saccaritasravanalo -- bhadanyadapi prastavyam | priyamvada - alam viaria | aniantananuoo tavamresa- ano nama | 987 1 alam vicarya | aniyantrananuyogastapasvijano nama | 1 ye n raja - iti sakhim te jnatumicchami ! FI ityamarah | upapadyata iti || prabhataralam jyotirvidyudityarthah | atra vilobhanam nama samdhyangamuktam | 'gunajnanadvilobhanam ' iti | labdhavakasa iti || anena 'yatha vanajyotsnyanurupena padapena samgata, evam nama ahamapyatma- no'nurupam varam labheya ' ityetatparamrsyate | dhrto dvaidhibhavo yena tat tathoktam | purvamasyaparo nirnito va naveti samsayo'tra dvaidhibhavah | dvitryosca dhamuniti dhamun | labdhavakaso me manoratha ityanena dhrtadvaidhibhava kataram me mana ityanena ca vakyadvayena sukhaduhkhayorgamyamanatvadvidhanam nama samdhyanga- muktam | 'sukhaduhkhavidhanam yadvidhanam parikirtitam ' iti | kimapi punarva- kukama iva | arya alam vicarya | aniyantrananuyogastapasvijano nama | aniyantranah aniyamah anuyogah prasnah yasmin sa tathoktah | tapakhinam raga- dvesaderabhavat punah punah prcchatiti kopo notpadyata iti bhavah | iti sakhi- mityadi || iti vaksyamanaprakarena | vaikhanasatratam aranyakanam vratam }

28 f abhijnanasakuntale 23-5 vaikhanasam kimanaya vratama pradana- vyapararodhi madanasya nisevitavyam | atyantameva madireksanavallabhabhi- raho nivatsyati samam harinanganabhih || 23 || priyamvada - ajja, dhammacaranevi paravaso aam jano | guruno una se anuruvavarappadane samkappo | | arya, dharmacarane'pi paravaso'yam janah | guroh punarastha anurupavara- pradane samkalpah | raja - (atmagatam ) na khalu duravapeyam prarthana | bhava hrdaya sabhilasam samprati samdehanirnayo jatah | 1. asankase yadamim tadidam sparsaksamam ratnam || 24 || sakuntala -- ( sarosamiva ) anasue, aham gamissam | zehaztekaj HEY PUN VOUS THAT ARE THINNEH ekka tonang vaikhanasamityatra - 'mulaireke phalaireke puspaireke drdhavratah | vartayanti yathanyayam vaikhanasamatasritah || ' ityukta vivaksitah | apradanat yasmai kasmaicit varaya pradanaparyantamavivahamityarthah | nisevitavyam kim anusthatavyam kim | atyantameva niravadhikameva yatha bhavati tatha | madirani madanasilani iksanani tairhetubhih vallabhabhih priyabhih | aho iti paksantare | nivatsyati nu sthasyati nu | 'sah syardhadhatuke ' iti sakarasya takarah | arya dharmacarane'pi paravaso'yam janah | pitradhina ityarthah | vaikhanasam kimanayetyadina anurupavarapradane samkalpa ityantena anurupavarapradanarupasamkalparupasya gudharthasya prakasanadudbhedo nama samdhyangamuktam | 'udbhedah sa parijneyo yattu gudharthabhedanam | ' iti | na duravapeyamiti || duravapa durlabha | prarthana iccha | prarthanasabdena tadvisayo varo laksyate | yadvaistu agnimasankase vicarayasi tadidam vastu sparsaksamam sparsa- yogyam ratnam manikyam jatam | atra yuktirnama samdhyangamuktam | 'yuktih samsayi- ཀ་

prathamo'nkah | ( sarosamiva ) anasuye, aham gamisyami | anasuya - kimnimittam ? kimnimittam ? 29 sakuntala - imam asambaddhapalacini piambudam ajjae godamie nivededhum | imamasambaddhapralapinim priyamvadamaryayai gautamyai nivedayitum | anasuya - sahi, na juttam akidasakkaram adihivisesam ujjhi assamavasino janassa sacchandado gamanam | sakhi, na yuktamakrtasatkaramatithivisesam ujjhitva asramava- sino janasya svacchandato gamanam | ( sakuntala na kimciduktva prasthita | ) raja - (atmagatam ) ah katham gacchati 4 (hitumicchannigrhyatmanam ) aho cestapratirupika kamijanamanovrttih | aham hi anuyasyanmunitanayam sahasa vinayena varitaprasarah | sthanadanuccannapi gatveva punah pratinivrttah || 25 || . priyamvada - ( sakuntalam nirudhya ) hala, na de juttam gantum | (sakuntalam nirudhya ) hala, na te yuktam gantum | sakuntala --- (sabha ) kimnimittam | | kimnimittam | tarthasya nirnayah parikirtitah ' iti | anasuye aham gamisyami | kim nimi- ttam | imamasambaddhapralapinim priyamvadamaryayai gautamyai nivedayitum | gautami nama kasyapasya bhagini | sakhi, na yuktamakrtasatkaramatithivisesamujjhitva asrama- vasino janasya svacchandato gamanam | aho cestetyadi || aho ascarye | cestaya angikakriyayah pratirupika | kaminam kamukanam manovrttih | etadevo- papadayati- aham hityadina || anuyasyan anugamisyan vinayena sausilyena varitaprasarah niruddhagamanah | anuccalan anugacchan gatva punah pratinivrtta iva |

.30 abhijnanasakuntale priyamvada - rukkhase ane dube dhasi me | ehi java | attanam mocia tado gamissasi | vrksasevane dve dharayasi me | ehi tavat | atmanam mocayitva tato gamisyasi | ( iti baladenam nivartayati | raja, bhadre, vrksasecanadeva parisrantamatrabhavatim laksaye | tatha p hyasyah abchandi srastamsavatimatra lohitatalau bahu ghatotksepana- dadyapi stanavepathum janayati svasah pramanadhikah | baddham karnasirisarodhi vadane dharmambhasam jalakam Jer bandhe samsini caikahastayamitah paryakula murdhajah ||26|| 9/41. sakhi na te yuktam gantum | kimnimittam | vrksasecanike mem dve dharayasi | ehi tavat | asmadatmanam mocayitva tato gamisyasi | mahyam dharayasityatra 'dhareruttamarna ' iti sampradanasamjna | baladenam nivartayatityatra vrksasecanakaranakathana- vyajena balatsakhya krtat nivartanat protsahanaya gamyamanatvat bhedo nama samdhyangamuktam bhavati | 'bhedah protsahana bhavet ' iti | srastamsavityadi || srastamsa slathaskamdha | ghatotksepanat kalasonnayanat atimatramatyartham lohite tale yayostau tathoktau | adyapi idanimapi | vrksasecane ciranivrtte'pityarthah | prama- nadhikah svabhavikamanadadhikah | karnasirisarodhi karnalamkarasirisasamslesakari dharmambhasam svedajalanam jalakam vadane abhiksnamanusaktam na viratamityarthah | bandhe kesabandhe sramsini sithile sati | ekahastena yamitah baddhah | ekahastena samyama- nam anyasya ghatasahitatvaditi bhavah | paryakula murdhajah kuntalah | atra purvam sakuntalayam prasthitayam tadgauravaprasange vicchinne sati tannivrttau satyam punastatprasangasya pravartanat karanam nama samdhyangamuktam | ' karanam prakrtarambha ' iti |

prathamo'nkah | tadahamenamanrnam karomi | (ityanguliyam datumicchati | ) (ubhe namamudraksaranyanuvacya parasparamavalokayatah | ) raja alamasmananyatha sambhavya | rajnah parigraho'yam | 31 priyamvada - na hi evam anguliaam angulivioam ajjassa arihadi | tue vaanena evva anarina danim esa | (kimcidvihasya ) hala saundale, moidasi anuampina ajjena, ahava maharaena | gaccha danim | nahyetadanguliyakamanguliviyogamaryasyarhati | tava vacanenaivanrneda- nimesa | ( kimcidvihasya ) hala sakuntale, mocitasyanukampinaryena, athava maharajena | gacchedanim | sakuntala - ( atmagatam ) jai antano pahavissam | (prakasa ) ka tumam visajjidavvassa rundhidavvassa va | anrnam secanikadravyaruparnarahitam karomi | anguliyakam datumicchati | urmikam datumudyukte | ubhe sakhyau namamudraksarani dusyantanamarupaya mudraya abhijnanasyaksarani | anguliyakasthaniti sesah | anuvacya pathitva parasparamalokayatah | asau rajeti matva parasparam vadata ityarthah | paraspara- valokanena mamete jnatavatyaviti tayorabhiprayam jnatva tat pracchadayati | ala- miti || asmananyatha sambhavya alam | rajeti na mantanyam | parigrhyate svikriyata iti parigrahah | svaparigrahamidamanguliyakam rajnah sambandhi | evam mantavyamiti sesah | anena rajarajakiyayoh samanyena satyarupenaiva vacanena pracchadanam krtamiti gamyate | na hyetadanguliyakamanguliviyogamarthasyarhati | - tava vacanenaiva anrna namaisa | anarina ityatra 'ananitra nagarthe ' iti nayarthe aneti nipatah | 'kevalasya rih ' iti rkarasya ritvam | sakhi sakuntala iti || mocitasyanukampina aryena | athava maharajena | gacchedanim | athava maharajenetyanena rajna pracchadito'pi rajabhavastasamabhijnata eveti

32 abhijnanasakuntale ( atmagatam ) yadyatmanah prabhavisyami | (prakasa ) ka tvam visrasta- vyasya roddhavyasya va | raja - ( sakuntalam vilokya, atmagatam ) kim nu khalu yatha vayamasya- mevamiyamapyasmanprati syat | athava labdhavakasa me pra rthana | kutah | | tart vacam na misrayati yadyapi madvacobhih karnam dadatyabhimukham mayi bhasamane | kamam na tisthati madananasammukhi sa bhuyisthamanyavisaya na tu drstirasyah || 27 || gamyate | yadyatmanah prabhavisyami | naham gamane svavasa | kimtu manmatha- paravasetyarthah | ka tvam visrastavyasya va roddhavyasya va | karyasyetyubhayatra sesah | ka tvam na prabhurityarthah | namasyam yatha yatprakaravantah sabhilasa ityarthah | iyamasman pratyevam sva kakuranusamdhaya | sabhilapa stha- tkimityarthah | labdhavakasa labdhasraya sathaityarthah | prarthana manorathah | tadevo . papadayati - kuta ityadi || kuta iti prabhe | iyam sakuntala mem vacobhih vacam na misrayati na melayati yadyapi | mayi bhasamane jalpati sati karna- mabhimukham yato dadati niksipati | mama ananam madananam tasya sammukhi kamam prakamam na tisthati naste yadyapi | asya drstih iksanam bhuyisthamatyartham anyavisaya anyo visayo gocaro yasyah sa tathokta | yato na tu naiva | 'tu syadbhede'- vadharane ' ityamarah | tasmat labdhacakasetyanvayah | atra vacam na misrasrati- tyanena madananasammukhi kamam na tisthatityanena ca vakyadvayena tasya lajjavattvena vamisranasammukhya prayojanabhave pratite'pi abhimukham karnam dadatityanena drstiranyavisaya na tvityanena vakyadvayena akarnana sahitatvananyavisayastitva- rupayoh prayojanayoh sambhavatpratiteh prarthana labdhavakaseti mantavyam | lajjavatityetavanmatrasyapi bahumatatvat | atrepsitanukulyena rajnah sukhaprapteh

prathamo'nkah | (nepathye ) 3.3 bho bhostapasvinah samnihitastapovanasattva raksayai bhavata | pratyasannah kila mrgayavihari parthivo dusyantah | turagakhurahatastatha hi renu - ", vitapavisaktajalardravalkalesu | patati parinatarunaprakasah api ca- salabhasamuha ivasramadrumesu || 28 || tivraghatapratihatataruskandhalagnaikadantah padakrstavratativalayasangasamjatapasah | murti vighnastapasa iva no bhinnasarengayutho dharmaranyam pravisati gamjah syandanaloka bhitah || 29 || . | 4 praptirnama samdhyangamuktam | 'arthanamanukulyena sukhaptih praptirisyate ' iti | nepathya ityadi || bho bho he tapakhinah tapovanasattvaraksayai samnihita ito bhavata| bhavatam pratyasannah kila | kileti vartayam | turagetyadi || parinatah sayamtana ityarthah | sa casau arunah suryah | salabhasamuha iva patanganivaha iva || api cetyadi || tivraghatena drdhapraharena pratihate bhagne taruskandhe lamah protah eko danto yasya sah | krodhena rusa akrstamaksiptam vratatinam latanam valayam vestanam tasya asangah samslesah tena samjatah paso bandhanarajjuh yasya sa tathoktah | murtah nah asmakam tapaso vinna iva | bhinnam vikirnam saranganam yutham kulam yena sa tathoktah | dharmaranyam tapovanam pravisati | syandanalokabhita ityanena ayam gajo vanya iti gamyate | nepathya ityadina etadantena vakya- kadambena nepathyantargataih patraih rajagamanacaritasamrodhasya sucitatvat culika namarthopaksepakamuktam bhavati | yathoktam- 'dvedha vastuvibhagah syatprakasah sucya 3

34 abhijnanasakuntale ( sarvah karna dattva kimcidiva sambhrantah | ) | raja - (atmagatam ) aho dhik | sainika asmadanvesinastapovana- muparundhanti | bhavatu | pratigamisyamastavat | sakhyau -ajja, imina arannagaavuttantena pajjaula mha | anujanihi no udaagamanassa | arya, anenaranyagajavrttantena paryakulah smah | anujanihi na utajagamanaya | raja - ( sasambhramam ) gacchantu bhavatyah | vayamapyasramapida yatha na bhavati tatha prayatisyamahe | ( sarva uttisthanti | ) Hatalmat Nandaang m Won't ityapi | nirarasto'nucitastatra sucyah syadvastuvistarah | ' nirasto nama pradhana- rasaposavibhagasunya ityarthah | katha samghatana matra prayojano vastuvibhaga ucyate | anucito nama rangasthala prayogana haivadha sambandhasnanabhojanadirucyate | 'dura- dhvanam vadham yuddham rajyadesadiviplavan | samrodham bhojanam snanam suratam canulepanam || ambaragrahanadini pratyaksani na nirdiset | atradisabdena sayanalingana- cumbanadini grhyante | tani udvegakaritvat prayoganucitani | tasya 'pratipadakanyaha - 'arthopaksepakaih sucyam pancabhih pratipadayet | arthopakse- pakani syuh viskambhasca pravesakah | culikankavatarasca tatha kramikamityapi | tatra culika - 'nepathyantah sthitaih patraih culikarthasya sucana | viskambhadisu cante va prayogo'syah prakirtitah || iti | atreyamanke prayukta | atra samro- dhasya nirastatvadanucitatvacca sucika'nusamdheya | sarva iti || dhigiti nindayam | 'dhinirbhartsana nindayoh ' ityamarah | pratigamisyamah abhimukham yasyamah | uparodhanivaranayeti sesah | arya anenaranyagajavrttantena parya- kulah smah | anujanihi utajagamanaya | ranna ityatra valabbaranya -ityadyaksaralopah | sakhyaviti || asambhavitasatkaram bhuyo'pi preksananimittam

prathamo'nkah | 35 sakhyau -- ajja, asambhavidasakkaram adihivisesam bhuo vi pekkhananimittam lajjemo ajjam visnavidum | arya, asambhavitasatkaramatithivisesam bhuyo'pi preksananimittam lajjamahe arya vijnapayitum | raja - ma maivam | darsanenaiva bhavatinam satkrto'smi /* (sakuntala rajanamavalokayanti savyajam vilambya saha sakhibhyam niskranta | ) - raja - mandautsukyo'smi nagaragamanam prati | yavadanuyatrikanpra- tyaveksya natidure tapovanasya nivesayami | na khalu saknomi sakuntala vyaparadatmanam nivartayitum | mama hi - | lajamahe arya vijnapayitum | satkrtah sambhavito'smi | savyajam 'darbhankurena 'caranah ksata ' ityadivaksyamanapadesasahitam yatha tatha vilambya kalaksemam - krtva | atra pratiyamanah sakuntalamanassamyogo dvitiyavastheti mantavyam | 'manah samgo'nuragena satatam tadvicintanam | ' mandautsukyo nagaragamanam prati | alpotkantho'smi | atra sakuntalabhavadarsanena atmabhilasasyotthitatva- danena vakyena abhilasarupasya bijasya punaravartanat samadhanam nama samdhyanga- muktam | 'yadvijasyanusamdhanam tatsamadhanamisyate | ' iti | yavaditi || anuyatrikan anucaran | anuyatra sahayatra, sa prayojanamesamiti tatho- tah | tadasya prayojanamityarthe than | pratyaveksya drstra natidure yavannivesayami | aduranivesane hetumaha-na khalvityadi || sakuntalavyaparat sakunta- · lagocarapravartanat | atmanam svam nivartayitum pratyahartum | tadevopapadayati- * sakuntala - anasue, ahinavakusasuiparikkhadam me calanam kuravaasaha- "parilaggam ca vakkalam | dava padipaledha mam java nam moavemi | anasuye, abhinavakusasucipariksatam me caranam kuravakasakhaparilagnam ca valkalam | tavatpratipalayatam mam yavadetanmocayami | ityadhikah pathah || |

36 abhijnanasakuntale gacchati purah sariram dhavati pascadasamstutam cetah | cinamsukamiva ketoh prativatam niyamanasya || 30 || ( iti niskrantah sarve | ) || iti prathamo'nkah || do 16 J hi yasmatkaranat | sariram purah agratah, senam pratityarthah | gacchati yati | asamstutam aparicitamavasamityarthah | cetah pascat prsthatah, sakuntalam pratityarthah | | dhavati tvaritam gacchati | tasmatkaranat nivartayitum na saknomiti sambandhah | atra purogamanapascaddhavanayorupamanamaha-cinamsukamivetyadi || cinam- sukam nama cinadesaprabhavo vastravisesah | prativatam vatabhisukham niyamanasya akrsyamanasya | atra pratiyamano dusyantasya manah samyogo dvitiyavastheti mantavyam | bho bho tapakhinah samnihita ityadina avantaraprasangena sakuntala - dusyantayoranyonyadarsanadivyapararupasya vastuno vicchede sati punardarsanahetu- tvat dusyantasya cittasamgo bindurityavagantavyam | 'vastunah sati vicchede binduracchedakaranam ' iti | niskrantah sarve, nata ityarthah | tatha coktam ' tesamante ca nirgamah ' iti || || iti sakuntalatikayam prathamo'nkah ||