Chapter 6 - Shashtha-anka (sastho'nkah)

sastho'nkah | tatah pravisati nagarikah syalah pascat baddhapurusamadaya raksinau ca | raksinau | tada़yitva | grale kumbhilaya kahehi kahim tue ese manivandhanukkimanamahee laakoe anga loae sama- sadie | ( 1 ) purusah | bhautinatitakena | bhautinatitakena | pasodante bhavabhisse | ahake erisakamma kali | (2) prathamah | kim kkhu sohane- vamhanetti kali rama pada़ि- he dise | (3) purusah | sunaha danim | srahake saktavadalavbhantalabasi dhauvale | (4) dvitiyah | padancala kim ahmehim jadi pucchida | (5) syalah | sutraa kaheu savvam anukkamena | ma na ' antara paड़िvandhaha | (4) (1) are kumbhilaka kathaya kuva tvaya etat manibandhanotkirnanamadheyam rajakiyamanguliyakam samasaditam | (2) prasidantu bhavamisrah | sraham na idrsakarmakari | (3) kim khalusobhanah brahmanah iti krtva rajna pratigrahah dattah | (4) srnuta idanim | sraham sakravatarabhyantaravasi dhivarah | (5) patancara kimasmabhih natih prsta | (6) sucaka kathayatu sarvvamanukramena, ma enamantara prativadhana |

sastho'nkah | ubhau | jam sravutte anavei | kahehi | (1) 103 purusah | srahake jaluggaladihim macchabandhanovahim kuda़mbabhalanam kalemi | (2) syalah | vihasya | visuddho dani m ajivo | (3) purusah | bhatta | sahaje kila je vinindie gahu se kamma vivajjanisrae | viyogini pasumalanakammadalune anukampamidue vi sottie || (4) || 1 || syalah | tado tado | (5) purusah | ekkassim disrase khandaso lohitramaccha mae kappide java tassa udalavbhantale edam ladanabhasulam anga ुlia dekhi | paccha ahake se vikka damsa ante gahide bhava- misse him | maleha va mucceha va asram se asramavuttante | (6) (1) yadavutah srajnapayati | kasaya | (2) sraham jalodagaladibhirmatsyabandhanopaveh kutumbabharanam karomi | (3) visuddha idanimajivah | (4) bhartah sahanam kila yadudvininditam nahi tatkarmmavivarjjaniyam | pasusarana karmadaruno'nukampa sadurapi srotriyah || 1 || (5) tatastatah | (6) ekasmin divase khandabhah rohitamatsyah maya kalpito yavat tasya "chudarabhyantarai etat rababhasuram panguliyakam hrstam | pascadahamasya vikrasaya darsayan grhoto bhavamitraih | marayata va mulata va ayamasya bhagamahattantah |

104 abhijnanasakuntalam | syalah | jagua vistagandhau gohadi macchabandho evva nissamsaam | angulisrasradamsanam se vimarisidavva m | rajaulam evva gacchamo | (1) raksinau | taha | (2) syalah | gaccha ale ganthibhedasra | (2) sarvva | parikramati | syalah | suaa imam puraduare appamatta paड़िvaleha nava imam anga loaam jahagamanam bhattino nivedi tado sasa pada़िcchitra nikkamasi | (4) ubhau | pavisau avrtte samippasadassa | (5) nisyantah syalah | prathamah | jagua cilai kva avrtte | (6) dvitiyah | nam avasalovasappanima laago| (7) (1) nanuka visragandhi godhadi matsyavandha eva nihsamsayam anguliyakadarsanam amya vimrastavyam | rajakulameva gacchamah | (2) tatha | (3) gaccha are granthibhedaka | (4) sucaka imam puravare apramattau pratipalayatam yavadidam anguliyakam yathagamanam bharte nivedya tatah sasanam pratausya niskamami | (5) pravisatu avrttah svamiprasadam | (6) nanuka cirayati khalu sravutta ; (7) nanu avasaropasarpaniya rajanah |

sastho'nkah | 105 . prathamah | janutra phulanti me hatya imassa vaddassa sumano pinadum | purusa ' nirdisati | (1) . purusah | ga aluhai bhave aalane malane bhavidam | (2) dvitiyah | vilokya | ese sramhanam sami pattahatthe la - sasanam pada़िcchisra idomuhe dekkhisrai | gidavali huvissasi suno muham va dekkhissasi | (3) pravigya syalah | sutraa muncoau eso jalovajivi | uvavasmo kila se anga ु lauaasma asramo| (4) sucakah | jaha gravutte bhagai | (5) dvitiyah | ese jamasadanam pavisisra padiniutte | (6) purusam parimuktabandhanam karoti | purusah | syalam prananya | bhatta aha ke lise me ajive | (7) syalah | eso bhattina sranga ुlisrasramullasammido pasadi vi davido | purusayartham prayacchati | (8) (1) januka sphuratah me hastau anya badhasya sumanasah pinadum | (2) narhati bhavah akaranam marani bhavitum | (3) esah asmakam svami patrahastah rajasasanam pratosya itomukhe drsyate | ggrdhravalirbhavisyasi sano mukham va draksyasi | (4) sucaka mucyatamesa nalopajivi | upapatrah kilasya anguliyakasyagamah | (5) yathavuttibhanati | (6) esa yamasadanam pravisya pratinivrttah | (7) bharttah atha kidrsah me ajivah | (8) esa bharva anguliyakamulyasammitah prasado'pidapitah | 2

106 srabhijnanasakuntalam | purusah | sapranamam parigtahya | bhattakena anuggahida mhi | (1) mucakah | ese nama anugga he je sulado avadalisra ithikkandha paड़िhavide | (2) janukah | avrtta palidose kahei tena anga loaena bhattino sambhadena hodavvam | (3) syalah | na tasmim maharuham radanam bhattino bahumadam tti takkemi tassa damsanena bhattino abhimado jano sumaravido | muhuttaam pakidigambhoro vi pastuanaano asi | (4) mucakah | sevidam gama avrttena | (5) janukah | nam bhanahi imassa kae macchisrabhattuno tti | (6) purusamasuyaya pasyati | purusah | bhattalake ido sraddham tumhanam samanomullam hou | (7) janukah | ettake jujjai | (8) (1) bharvanugtahito'smi | (2) esa nama anugrahah yat suladavatayya hastiskandhe pratisthapitah | (3) sravuttah paritosah kathayati tena anguliyakena bharttuh sammatena bhavitavyam | (4) na tasmin maharha raba bharturvahumatamiti tarkayami | tasya darsanena bhartu- rabhimato janah smaritah | muhartam prakrtigambhauro'pi prastutanayanah srasit | (5) sevitam namavuttena | (6) nanu bhaya asya krte matrtkabharturiti | ( 3 ) bhattarakah iso'i yusmakam sumanomulyam bhavatu | (8) etada yumate |

sastho'nkah | 107 syalah | dhovara mahattaro tumam pisravasrastatra dani me samvrtto| kadambarisakkhi amhana ' padhamasohidam icchosrai ta sondi apanam evva gacchamo | (1) niskantah sarveh | pravesakah | tatah pravisatyakasayanena sanumato namamarah | sanumati | nivvatticam mae pajjasranibbattanijjam accharatitthasanijjha java sahujanassa abhisekalo tti | sampadam imasma raesino udantam pascakkhokarissam | mena srasambandhena sarorabhuda dani me sauntala | tae a duhinimittam dittapuvva mhi | samantadavalokya | kim nu ka udusmave vinirusvarambham visra evam rasra ulam dosai | sratthi me vivo panihanena savvam parisanum | kintu mahie aaro mae manaidavvo | hou imana m evva ujjanapali- ana m tirakkharanaupada़िcchassa parasaparivattini huvi uva- lambhisma | nadhya navatiyya sthita | (2) (1) dhivara mahattarastva ' priyavayasyah idanim me samvrttah | kadambarisacikam ammakam prathamatauhrdamisyate tat saundikapanameva gacchamah | (2) nivarttitam maya payyayanivrvvarttaniyam apsarastirthasannidhya m yavat sadhujanasya abhisekakala iti | sampratam bhasya rajarseh udantam pratyaksikarisyami | menaka - samvandhena sarirabhuta idanom me sakuntala | taya ca duhitrnimi adista- purvvasmi | kim nu khalu rtutsave'pi nirutsavarambhamiva etat rajakulam drsyate |

108 abhijnanasakuntalam | tatah pravisati cutankaramavalokayanti ceti apara ca prsthatastasyah | prathama | aryavrtta sratambahari apandara vasantamasassa jo sabbassa | | dittho sicu koraa udumangala tumam pasaemi || (1) || 2 || dvitiya | parahue ki eaini mantasi | (2) prathama | mahuarie cuakalisram dekkhisra ummattisra -parahuina hoi | (3) dvitiya | saharsam tvarayopagamya | kaham upaththisro mahumaso | ( 8 ) prathama | mahusrarie tava dani kalo eso madavib bhamagodanam | (5) dvitiya | sahi sravalambasu mam java aggapacatthiya huvisa cukaliam gena hi kamadevaccana ' karemi | (6) asti me vibhavah pranidhanena sarvvam parijnatu kintu samkhyah adaro maya manayitavyah | bhavatu anayoreva udyanapalikayoh tiraskarani praticchanna parsva parivarttino bhutva upalapsye | (1) sratamra haritapandura, vasantamasasya jivasa ki kha | rtumangala tvam prasadayami || 2 || 11211 (2) parabhrti ke kimekakini mantrayase | drsto'si cutakiraka (3) madhukarike, cutakalikam drstha unmattika parabhrtika bhavati | (4) kathamupasthito madhumasah | (5) madhukarike tavedanom kalah esa madavibhramagitanam | (6) sakhi avalambakha mam yavadagrapadasthita bhutva cutakalikam grhitva kamadevacainam karomi |

sastho'ngah | 108 prathama| jada़ mama vi kva addham srancanaphalasma | (1) dvitoya | akahie vi edam samvajjai jado ekkam evva no jividam duha sariram | makhomavalamba sthita cutankuram grhnato ae srapaड़िvudo vi cusrappasavo ettha bandhanabhangasurahau hoi | kapota hastakam krtva | tumam si mae ankura digmo kamasma gahi sravanuasma | aya pahijana juvailakkho pancavbhahisro saro hohi || (2) ||3|| cutankuram cipati | pravisyapaticepena kupitah | kancuko| ma tavadanatmajne | devena pratiside vasantotsave tvamammrakalikabhanga kimarabhase | ubhe | bhaute | pasidau ajji | sraggahosrattha vayam | (3) kachuki | na kila srutam yuvabhyam yat vasantikaistarubhih api devasya sasanam pramanikrtam tadasrayibhih patribhisca | tathahi cutanam ciranirgatapi kalika badhnati na svam rajah sannaddham yadapi sthitam kuruvakam tat korakavasthaya | sardulavikriditam visesokti (1) yadi mamapi khalu bhai barddhanaphalasya | (2) srakathitamapi etat sampadyate | yata ekamevavayoh jivitam disa sthitam `sariram | sraye apratibuddho'pi cutaprasavah srava bandhanabhanga surabhirbhavati | tvamasi maya catangara dattah kamaya grhitadhanvane | pathikajanayubatilaksyah pancabhyadhikah saribhava || 3ma (3) pasidatu bhayyaih baggrhitarthe avam |

110 abhijnanasakuntalam | visesokti kanthesu skhalitam gate'pi sisire pumskokilanam rutam utpreksa ga samharati smaro'pi cakitastu pakkastam saram || 4 || ubhe | tthi mamdeho | mahappahao raesi | (1) prathama | ajja kai digrahai amhagam mittavasuna rattiena bhattinipatramulam pesida | etya a no pamadavanasta palanakamma samappitram | ta aantuadae asmutrapuvvo amhe him emo buttanto | (2) kancukau | bhavatu na punarevam pravarttitavyam | ubhe | ajja kouhalam no | jai imina jalena sodavvam kehi asram kim nimittam bhattina vasantustavo pada़िsiddho | (3) sanumati | ussavappia kkhu, manusma | garuna karana hodavvam | (8) kancuko | bahulaubhutametat kim na kathyate | kimatra- bhavatyoh karnapatham nayatam sakuntala pratyadesakolonam | ubhe | sudam rattisramuhado java anguli adamsana | (5) (1) masti sandehah | mahaprabhavah rajarsih | (2) aya kati divasani bhavayoh mitravasuna rastriyena bhartuh padamulam presitayoh | atracavayoh pramadavanasya palanaka samarpitam | tadagantukataya sruta- purvvah sravabhyam esa vrttantah | (3) srayyam kautuhalam nau | yadi bhanena srotavya ' kathaya bhayam kim nimittam bhartra vasantotsavah pratisiddhah | (4) utsavapriyah khalu manusyah | guruna karanena bhavitavyam | (5) srutam rastriyamukhat yavadanguliyakadarsanam |

sastho'nkah | 111 kancako | tena hi alpam kathayitavyam | yadaiva khalu svanguliyakadarsanadanusmrtam devena satyamudhapurvvi maya ta- bhavato rahasi sakuntala mohat pratyadisteti tadaprabhrtyeva pascattapamupagato devah | tathahi upana ramyam dvesti yatha pura prakrtibhirna pratyaksam sevyate sardulavikriditam sayyaprantavivarttanaivimgamayatyannidra eva capah | daksinyena dadati vacamucitamantahpurebhyo yada gotresu khalitastada bhavati ca broda़ा vilaksasciram ||5|| sanumati | piam me | (1) kancuko | asman prabhavato vaimanasyadutsavah pratyakhyatah | ubhe | jujjai | (2) edu edu bhavam | (3) nepathye kancuki | karnam dattva | aye ita evabhivarttate devah | svakamanusthauyatam | ubhe | taha | niskante | (4) tatah pravisati pascattapasadrsavesi raja vidusakah pratihari ca | kanca ki| rajanamavalokya | sraho sarvasvavasthasu ramaniyatvam akrtivisesanam | evamutsuko'pi priyadarsani devah | tathahi (1) priyam me | (2) yujyate | (3) etu etu bhavan | (4) tatha |

112 abhijnanasakuntalam | pratyadista visesamandanavidhirvamaprakostharpitam sardulavi- vibhrat kancanamekameva valayam svasoparaktadharah | kiditam cintajagaranapratantanayanastejogunadatmanah aya | samskarollikhito mahamaniriva ksino'pi nalacyate || 6 || upama thakkhu sanumati | rajanam drstva | thane kkhu pascadevimanisra vi imassa kae sauntala kilammai | (1) raja | dhyanamandam parikrama | prathamam sarangacya priyaya pratibodhyamanamapi suptam | anusaya duhkhayedam itahrdayam samprati vibuddham || 7|| sanumatau | nam erisani tavasminie bhasahe ani | (2) I vidusakah | apavathya | langido eso bhusro visauntala- vahina na ane kaham cikiccidavvo hohiiti | (3) kanca ko | | upagama | jayatu devah | maharaja pratyaveksitah pramadavana bhumayah | yathakamamadhyastam vinoda sthanani maharajah | raja | vetravati maddacanadamatyamaryyapisunam bruhi cira- prabodhanna sambhavitamasmabhiradya dhamasanamadhyasitum yat pratya- vecitam paurakaryamaryena tat patramaripya diyatamiti | pratihari | jam desro sranaved | niskanta | ( 4 ) (1) sthane khalu pratyadesavimanitapi asya krte sakuntala kkamyati | (2) nanu idrsani tapakhinyah bhagadheyami | (3) langhitah esah bhuyo'pi sakuntalavyadhina ma jane katham cikitsitanyi bhavati iti | (4) yaddevah prajnapayati |

sastho'nkah | raja | vatayana tvamapi svam niyogamasunyam kuru | kacca kau | yadajnapayati devah | niskantah | 113 vidusakah | kidam bhanada nicchisram | sampadam simirata- vacche sraramanie imaprim pamadavanuddese prattasramrama isi | (1) raja | vayasya randhropanipatino'nartha iti yaducyate tat sravyabhicari vacah samuccaya munisutapranaya smrtirodhina mama ca muktamidam tamasa manah | tavalam manasijena sakhe praharisyata dhanusi cutasarasca nivesitah || 8 ||tim vidusakah | cittha dava java imina dandakatthena kandappavanam gasaissa | srndakasthamudyamya cutanguram patayitumicchati | (2) raja | sasmitam | bhavatu drstam brahmavarcasam| sakhe kopa- visthah priyayah kincidanukarinausu latasu drstim vilobhayami | vidusakah | nam asasmaparisrarisra caturiya bhasrada samditta mahavaumandabe imam velam ativahita m tahim sra me citta- phalaagadam saddatthalihidam tattahodoe sauntalae pada़िkidi sraaihi tti | (3) * Babu Bhuban Chandra Basak's edition reads another Sloka here :- upahitasmrtirangulimudraya priyatamamanimittanirakrtam | anusayadanurodibhi cotsukah surabhimasamukham samupaiti ca || (1) krtam bhavata nirmacikam | • pramadavanoddese sratmanam ramayisyasi | sampratam sisiratapacchedaramaniye asmin (2) tista tavada yavadanena danthakasthena kandarpabanam nasayisyami | (2) nanu bhasannaparicarika caturika bhavata sandista maghabimandape mam

1.14 srabhijnanasakuntalam | raja | idrsam hrdayavinodasthanam tat tameva margama adesaya | vidusakah | ido ido bhavam | (1) ubhau | parikramatah | sanumatau | anugacchati | vidusakah | eso manisilapatta asanaho mahavimandavo uvahararamanijjadae nissa sayam sama dena visra no pada़िcchai | ta pavisi sisodadu bhavam | (2) ubhau | pravesam krtva upavisthau | sanumati | ladasamstida dekhissa ' sahoe pada़िkidi | tado se bhattano bahumuham anuraam nivedaisma | (3) tatha krtva sthita | raja | sakhe sarvvamidanim smarami sakuntalayah prathama- vrttantam kathitavanasmi bhavate ca | sa bhavan pratyadesa velayam matmamopagato nasot | purvvamapi na tvaya kadacit sanki- rttitam tatrabhavatya nama| kascidahamiva vismrtavanasi tvam | belam ativahayisyami | tasmin ca me vivaphalakagata svahastalikhitam tatrabhavatyah sakuntalayah pratikrtimanayeti | (1) ita ito bhavam | (2) esa manisilapattasanathah madhavaumandapa upahararamaniyataya nihsamsayam svaganena drava nah praticchati | tat pravisya nisidatu bhavan | (3) latamamsrita draksyami sakhyah pratikrtim | tatah pakhe bharturvahumukha manuragam nivedayisyami |

| sastho'nkah | 115 vidusakah | na . visumarami | kintu savyam kahi ava sane una tue parihasavisrappao eso na bhudatyo tti aca kvidam | mae vi mippindavuddhiga taha evva gahaudam | srahava bhavidavvada balavadau | (1) sanumati | evam padam | (2) raja | dhvatva | sakhe trayasva mam | vidusakah | bhoh kim edam anuvava m kkhu kadavi sappurisa sosravattavva na honti | nikkampa girisro | (3) erimam tui | na pavade vi raja | vayasya nirakaranaviklavayah priyayah samavastham anusmrtya balavadasarano'smi | sa hi | itah pratyadesat svajanamanugantu vyavasita muhustistatyuscairvadati gurusisye gurusame | punardrstim vasyaprasarakalusamarpitavato sikharini mayi krure yattat savisamiva salyam dahati mam || || upama (1) na vismarami kintu sarvvam kathayitva avasane punasvaya parihasavinalpa esa na bhutartha iti srakhyatam | mayapi mrtpindabuddhina tatha eva gtahitam | athava bhavitavyata balavati | (2) evametat | (3) bhoh kimetat | anupapatram khalu idrsam tvayi | kadapi satpurusa . bhokavastavyah (sokavastavyah ) na bhavanti nanu pravate'pi niskampa girayah |

"116 . abhijnanasakuntalam | sanumati | srammahe erisi sakajjaparada imasta santavena sraham ramami | (1) vidusakah | bho sratthi me takko kena tattahidi srasrasa- carina goda tti | (2) raja | kah patidevatamanyah paramastumutsaheta | menaka janmapratistheti srutavanasmi | tatsaha- kila mukhyaste carinobhih makhau te hrteti me hrdayamasankate | sanumato | sammohokkha vimhanijjo na pada़िvoho | (3) vidusakah | - hodie | ( 4 ) jai evva sratthi kkhu samagamo kalena tatta- raja | kathamiva | vidusakah | gana kva madapidara mattuvisroadukkhi dam "duhidaram dekkhidu parenti | (5) raja | vayasya upa jati svapno nu maya nu matibhramo nu sandeha phila hoga| klista nu tavatphalameva punyam | * kna ptam tu tavat phalameva punyaih iti va kvacit pathah | (1) sammahe ihasi svakayyaiparata bhasya santapena yaha rame | (2) bho asti me tarvah kena tatrabhavati bhakasacarina noteti | (3) sammosah khalu vismayaniyah na prativodhah | (4) yadi evam basti khalu samagamah kalena tavabhavatyah | (5) na khalu matapitaro bhartrviyogaduhkhitam duhitaram drastum parayatah |

phirana ka mine vale bamda ke (nia bha 8 sato'h 0 prasanitya tadatautamete vaha laga -117 manoratha nama tataprapatah || * 10 rupaka vidusakah | ma evva m | nam ' anguli sram evva nidamsana ' ! avassa bhai acintanijjasamasramo hoi | (1) raja | anga ुliyakam vilokaya | aye idam tavadasulabhasthana- bhramsi socaniyam | puspitagra taba sucaritamangaliya nunam pratanu mameva vibhavyate phalena | anumana arunanakhamanoramasu tasyasca tamasi labdhapadam yadangulisu || 11 || sanumatau | jai assahatthagadyam hou saccam evva soanijjam hou | (2) vidusakah | bho iam ganasamudda kena uddesena tattahoie ityavabhasam pavia | (3) sanumati | sama vi kouhalena aarisro eso | (4) raja | sruyatam | khanagaraya prasthitam mam priya savaspa- samacara maha kiyacirenayryaputrah pratipattim dasyatiti | vidusakah | tado tado | (5). * manorathanamastaprapatah iti pathantaram | (1) maivam nanu anguliyakameva nidarsanam | avasyambhavi acintaniyasamagami bhavati | (2) yadi anya hastagatam bhavet satyameva socaniyam bhavet | (3) bho iyam namamudra kena uddesena tavabhavatyah hastabhyasam prapita | (4) mamapi kautuhalena srakarita esah | (5) tatastatah |

118 abhijnanasakuntalam | raja | pascadimam mudram tadangulau nivesayata maya pratyabhihita | ekaikamatra divase divase madiyam 'basantatilaka namaksaram ganaya gacchasi yavadantam | tavat priye madavarodhagtahapravesam neta janastava samipamupaisyatiti || cita tacca darunatmana maya mohannanusthitam || sanumati | ramanosro kabu avahi vihina visamvaido | (1) vidusakah | kaham dhivalakampitrasta lohitra macchassa uda- lavabhantale asi | (2) raja | sacitirtham vandamanayah sakhyaste hastad ganga- srotasi paribhrastam | vidusakah | jujjai | (3) sanumati | ado evva tavasminie mauntalae adhamma- bhiruno imasta raesino parinae sandeho srami | athava eriso anurasra srahisanam avekkhada़ kavi edam | (4) raja | upalapsye tavadidamangaliyakam | nisphalata nita vaiyarthya mapaditah (1) ramaniyah khalu bhavadhirvidhina visamvaditah | (2) katham dhauvarakalpitasya rohitamatsyasya udarabhyantare asit | (3) yujate | (4) ataeva tapasvinyah sakuntalayah sradharmabhororasya rajarseh parinaye sandeha asit | athava idrsah anuragah abhijnanam srapecate kathamiva etat |

sastho'nkah | 118 vidusakah | sratmagatam | gahio gena pantha ummattasranam | (1) raja | katham nu tam bandhurakomalangulim | karam vihayasi nimagnamambhasi | vamsastha srathava | acetanam nama gunam na laksayet mayaiva kasmadavadhirita priya || 13 || vidusakah | sratmagatam | kaham vuhukkhae khaisravvi mhi | (2) raja | srakaranaparityakto anusyataptahrdayastavad anu- 0 kampapratamayam janah punadarsanena | pravisyapaticepena citraphalaka hasta caturika | itham cittagaa bhattini | (3) ciphalakam darsayati | vidusakah | sahu va sma | mahuravatyanadamsanijjo bhava- guppaveso savala i vitra me ditti suिsaapademesu | (4) sanumati | ammo esa raesino niunada | jane sahi aggado me vattaitti | (5) (1) grhoto'nena panyah unmattanam | (2) katham vubhucaya khaditavyo'smi | (3) iyam civagata bhava | citrastha pratikrtih (4) sadhu vagrasya madhuravasthanadarsanauyo bhavanupravesah | skhalati duba me hrstirnimnovratapradesesu | rekhanyasitpannasvanajaghanadyakrtih (5) ammi esa rajarsernipunata | jane sakho agrato me varttate iti |

120 raja | abhijnanasakuntalam | yadyat sadhu na cittre syat kriyate tattadanyatha | anustupa tathapi tasya lavanyam rekhaya kincidanvitam || vinatalavanyasya kathacidamakah krta ityaka, 14 sanumatau | sarisam edam pacchadavagaruno sinehassa ana valevarasa a | (1) vidusakah | bho danim timi tattahoio dosanti | savvao sra damsanaua sri | kadama ettha tattahoi sauntala | (2) sanumatau | sragahisso kkhu erisassa rupasta mohaditti (3) aam jano | raja | tvam tavat katamam tarkayasi | vidusakah | takkemi ja esa sidha़िlakesabandhuvvanta kusa mena ke santena ubhisya spreavinduna vayanena visesado osari- ahim vahahim avaseasiddhitarunapallavastra cuapaavassa pase isi parispanta vitra alihitra esa sauntala idarao mahobho tti | (4) (1) sadrsametat pascattapa guroh snehasya anavalepasya ca | (2) bhi idanim tisrah tavabhavatyah drsyante | saviya darsaniyah | katamatra navabhavati sakuntala | (3) anabhijnah khalu idrsasya rupasya moghadrstirayam janah | kesanamagrabhagena ( 3 ) tarkayami ya esa sithila kesabandhoddantakusumena kesantena udabhinna- svedavinduna vadanena visesatah apasrtabhyam bahubhyam avasekasnigdhataruna pallavasya upalaksita 4 tapadapasya parsve isat parisranta iva alikhita esa sakuntala dutare mukhyau iti |

[ na ca- sya sastho'nkah | 121 raja | nipuno bhavan | astyatra me bhavacihnam | svinnanguliviniveso rekhaprantesu drsyate malinah | arya asru ca kapolapatitam drsyamidam varttiko cchasit || 15 ramga ke phailava se caturike arddha likhitametaddinodasthanam | gaccha varttikam tavadanaya | caturika | asracchami | (2) mana bahalava ka citra ajja mathavya avalambasu cittaphalaam jaka raja | ahameva etadavalambe | niskanta ceti | raja | yathoktam karoti | . saksat priyamupagata|mapahaya purvam vasantatilaka citrarpitamahamimam bahumanyamanah | nadi me hamalaba samdarsana chohama srotovaham pathi nikamajalamatotya jatah sakhe pranayavan mrgatrsnikayam || 6 || vidusakah | sragatam | eso attabhavam evam adikka misra matra- tihipa samkanto prakasam | bho avaram kim ettha lihidavvam | (2) sanumato | jo jo padeso sahie me ahiruvo tam tam alihiukamo hou | (3) raja| sruyatam | (1) karya mathavya avalambakha civaphalakam yavadagacchami | (2) eso'trabhavan nadaumatikramya mrgatrsnikayam samkranta | bho aparam kimaka likhitavyam | (3) yo yah pradesah sakhya me abhirupatam tamalikhitukamobhavet | abhimatah 10

122 srabhijnanasakuntalam | upavista kayya saikatalina hamsa mithuna srotovaha malini svabhavoti padastamabhito nisannaharina gauriguroh pavanah | sardulavikri- sakha lambitavalkalasya ca tarorninatumicchamyadhah ditam srnga krsnamrgasya vamanayanam kanduyamanam mrgom || 10 vidusakah | atmagatam | 'jaha aham dekkhami purisravva nena cittaphalaam lambakuccanam ' tavasana ' ambehim | (1) atipriyama raja | vayasya anyacca sakuntalayah prasadhanamabhipretam atra vismrtamasmabhih | vidusakah | kimvisra | (2) sanumati | vanavasasma soumarasya a jam sarisamhohi | (3) raja | vrntam krtam na karnarpitabandhanam sakhkhe sirisamaganda vilambi kesara m | vamsastha hara savadhanam na va saraccandramaricikomalam mrnalasutram racitam stanantare || 18 || vidusakah | bho kisa tatta hoi ratta kuala apallaasohina aggahatthe muham srivaria caiacaia visva thia | nirupya | a: eso dasi putto kusumarasapada़ncaro tattahoie vajrana ' ahilanghai mahuaro | ( 4 ) (1) yatha aham pasyami purayitavyamanena citraphalakam lambakurddhanam tapasanam kadambaih | (2) kimiva | (3) vanavasasya saukumarasya ca yat sadrsam bhavati | (4) bhoh kinna tatrabhavato raktakuvalaya pallavasobhina agrahastena mukhamahatya hatheli

neyama mh ) 211 e Tai nrtya sastho'nkah | raja | nanu kayyatamesa drstah | 123 vidusakah | bhavam evva avigotranam samisra imassa cara pahavisi | (1) raja | yujyate | ayi bhoh kusumalatapriyatithe kimatra paripatana khedamanubhavasi | pariyou yata hai | esa kusumanisa trsitapi sati bhavantamanurakta | tari anuragina arya pratipalayati madhukarau na khalu madhu vina tvaya pivati || 18|| sanumati | ajja ahija kkhu eso vari | (2) vidusakah | pada़िsiddha vi vama esa jadi | (3) raja | evam bho na me sasane tisthasi | yadyevamanunayenapi mamajnam na palayasi tarhi -samprati sraklista balatarupallavalobhaniyam aparimana pitam maya sadayameva ratotsavesu | srayatam tarhi vasantatilaka vivyadharam sprsami cedrbhramara priyayasa samasoktih tvam karayami kamalodarabandhanastham || 20|| vidusakah | evvam tikvanadandasta kim na bhaismai | cakitacakita iva sthita | srah esa dasyah putrah kusumarasapatancarah tatrabhavatyah badamamabhilanghate madhukarah | amalaksya dhavati (1) bhavaneva avinitanam sasita srasya varane prabhavisyati | (2) arya abhinatam khalu esa varitah | (3) pratisiddhapi vama esa natih |

124 abhijnanasakuntalam | grahasya atmagatam | eso dava ummatto | aham vi edasma samge erisavasmo vika samvrtto | prakasam | bho cittam kkhu edam | (1) raja | katham citram | sanumati | aham vidanim avagattha kim una jahalihi danubhavau eso | (2) raja | vayasya kimidamanusthitam paurobhagyam | arya darsana sukhamanubhavatah sacadiva tanmayena hrdayena | smrtikarina tvaya me punarapi citrokta kanta || 21 || vaspam viharati | sanumati | puvvavara virohi apuvvo eso virahamaggo | (3) vayasya kathamevamavisrantam duhkhamanubhavami | raja | anustup nastah saha prajagarat khilaubhutastasyah svapne samagamah | vaspastu na dadatyenam drastum citragatamapi || 22 || sanumati | savvaha pamajjiyam tue pancademadukkham sau ntalae | (4) pravisya caturika | jedu bhatta | vattisrakaranda amge hi ido- muham patthitra mhi | (5) (1) evam ticnadandat kim na mesyati | esa tavadummattah | ahamapi etasya sangena idrgvarna iva samtrpttah | bhoh citram khalu etat | (2) ahamapi idanimavagatartha kim punaryatha likhitanubhavi esah | 0 (3) purvvaparavirodhi apurvva esa virahamargah | (4) sarvvatha prasrstam tvaya pratyadesaduhkham sakuntalayah | (5) ghi diya gaya jayatu bhartta | varttika ka randakam grhitva itomukha prasthitasmi

7. raja | kinca | sastho'nkah | 125 caturika | so me ityadi antara taralisradudisrae deie vasumadaue graham evva srajjauttasma uvanaistam tti mabalakkaram gahi | (1) vidusakah | dittisra tumam mukka | (2) caturika | java deie bida़valaggam uttariyam taralisra mocei tava mae nivvahisro atta | (3) raja | vayasya upasthita devi bahumanagarvvita ca | bhavanimam pratikrtim raksatu | vidusakah | prattanam tti bhanahi | citraphalakamadaya utthaya ca | (4) jai bhavam anteurakalakruda़ाo muncauai tado mam mehapada़िcchande pasade sahavehi | drutapadam niskrantah | sanumato| asmasamkantahisrasra vi patamasambhavanam avekvai | sitilasohao danim eso | ( 5 ) (1) m sa me hastadantara taralikadvitiyaya devya vasumatya ahamevayryapuvasya upanesyami iti savalatkaram grhitah | (2) divya tva ' mukta | (3) yavada detrya vitapalagna uttariyam taralika mocayati tavanmaya ani nvahitah sratma | (4) atmanamiti bhana | yadi bhavanantahpurakalakutat mucyate tato mam meghapraticchande prasade sabdayakha | (5) anyasamklantahrdayo'pi prathamasanbhavanamupecate | sithila sauhrdah idanomesah | prathama purvamahivi tatsambhavana tadbahumane lage hue

126 abhijnanasakuntalam | pravisya pavahasta pratihari | jedu deo | (1) raja | vetravati na khalvantara drsta tvaya devi | pratihari | srahankam | patthahatyam mam dekhi pada़िniutta | (2) raja | kayyajna karyoparodham me pariharati | pratihari | deva amanco visavei atthajadassa ganana- bahuladara evva evva porakajjam avekviam tam desro pattarudha़ pancakkhikaratti | (3) raja | itah patrikam darsaya | pratihari | upanayati | raja | anuvacca | katham samudravyavahari sarthavaho dhana- mitro nama nauvyasane vipannah | anapatyasca kila tapakhi rajagami tasyarthasancaya ityetadamatyena likhitam | kastam khalvanapatyata | vetravati bahudhanatvat bahupatnikena tatrabhavata bhavitavyam | vicayyatam yadi kacidapannasattva tasya bhayyasu syat | pratauhari | dea dani evva sakedagrasta settiyo duhisra givvuttapumsavana jao se suni ai | (4) (2) jayatu devah | (2) patrahastam mam drssa pratinivrtta | (3) deva sramatyah vijnapayati arthajatasya gananavahulataya ekameva paura rasi karyamavecitam | taddevah pavarudha़ pratyaksikarotu iti | 1 adhika abhiyoga (4) deva idanimeva saketasya sresthinah duhita nirvrttapumsavana jaya asya sruyate |

yoga sastho'nkah | raja | nanu garbhah pitra rikthamarhati | sramatyam bruhi | 127 gaccha evam pratihari | ja deo anavei | prasthita | (1) raja | ehi tavat | pratihari | ina mhi | | raja | kimanena santatirasti nastiti | yasyah kasyascita vajayah anustup snehi bandhumriyeta sa pa yena yena viyujyante prajah snigdhena bandhuna | na dusyantameva tatyani yam | yata nihsantana sa sa papadrte tasam dusyanta iti ghusyatam || 23|| ko'pi na manyata phaletah kasyapi nahsa pratauhari | evvam nama ghosaidavvam | niskamya punah pravisya | kale pavuttam visra ahinandiam deassa sasana m | (3) na gacchatu | raja | dirghamusnanca nisvamya | tatah rikatham rajakosa evam bhoh santaticchedanirava- lambanam kulanam mulapurusavasane sampadah paramupatisthanti | mamapyantam puruvamsasriyah esa eva vrttantah | * pratauharau | pada़िha amangalam | (4) raja | dhinmamupasthitasreyo'vamaninam | * puruvamsasraurakala ivoptavauna bhurevamdatta | iti pathantaram | ava pathe uptavauna bhurivetyupama na sangacchate | (1) yadvaivam srajnapayati | (2) iyamasmi | (3) evam nama ghosayitavyam | kale prahrstamiva abhinanditam devasya sasanam | (4) pratihatamamangalam |

128 abhijnanasakuntalam | sanumati | asamsasram sahim evva hisrae karisra nindisra lena apा | (1) apane bija dala raja | samropite'pyatmani dharmapatni upajati - tyakta maya nama kulapratistha | upama kalpisyamana mahate phalaya anurupapa raghuvamse sarga ? sra0 6 7 matparam durlabha matva, nunamavarjitam maya, paya-purve sanisvasaih, kavosnamupabhujyate kala ma vasundhara kala ivoptavija || 24|| sanumati | apariccima danim de santai hohi | (2) caturika | (janantikam ), ae imina satyavahavuttante diunuvvesro bhatta | nam asmasina mehapada़िcchandadi srajjam mathavva gevhia srasracchehi | (3) pratihari | sutta, bhanasi | niskanta | (4) raja | sraho dusyantasya samsayamarudhah pindabhajah kutah asmat param vata yathasruti sambhutani vasantatilakako nah kule nivapanani niyacchatiti | utpreksa nunam prasutivikalena maya prasiktam mohamupagatah | dhautasesamudakam pitarah pivanti || 25 || amsuom ke dhone se baca hue ki (1) asamsayam sakhimeva hrdaye krtva nindito'nena catma | (2) aparicchinna idanim te santatirbhavisyati | (3) aye anena marthabahavattantena dvigunohago bhartta | etamasvasayitum meghapraticchandadaya mathavya grhitva bhagaccha | (4) susthu bhaesi |

1 sastho'nkah | caturika | sasambhumamavalambah | samastasau bhatta | (1) 128 sanumato | hadi haddi madi kva dive vavahanadosena eso andhasraradosam anuhoi | aham dani evva nivvasram karemi | ahava sudam mae sauntalam samasmasasrantie mahendra- jaganie muhado jasabha sromaca deva evva taha anu citti ssanti jaha airena dhammapainim bhatta srahinandismai tti | ta na juttam kalam pada़िpaliu java imina vuttantena pisrasahim samastasemi | udbhrantakena niskanta | (2) sravva mhasam | (3) nepathe raja | pratyagatah karnam dattva | sraye mathavyasyevarttakharah | kah ko'tra bhoh | pravisya | sasambhramam | pratihari | parittaau desro samsaagaam va sma | (4) raja | kena attamandhi manavakah | garva ksudramanusyah atagandhah abhibhutah ityamarah (1) samasvasitu bhartta | (2) ha dhik ha dhik sati khalu daupe vyavadhanadosena esah andhakaradisam anubhavati | srahamidanimeva nirvrttam karomi | srathava srutam maya sakuntalam samasvasayantyah mahendranananyah mukhat yajnabhagotsuka deva eva tatha anusthasyanti yatha bacirena dharmmapatnaum bhartta abhinandisyatiti | tantra yuktam kalam pratipalayitum yavadanena vrttantena priyasakhaum samasvasayami | (3) bhabrahmasyam | (5) parivayatam devah samsayagatam vayasyam | jivana samsaya mem paड़े hue

130 abhijnanasakuntalam | pratihari | pradiharuvena kena vi sattena adikkamisra mehapada़िcchandasma pasadasta aggabhumim arovisro (1) raja | utthaya | ma tavat | mamapi sattvairabhibhuyante That must not be allowed grhah | athava viparitametadityarthah ndrahanyahanyatmana eva tavat jnatum pramadasvalitum na sakyam | prajasu ka: kena patha prayatityasesato veditumasti saktih || 26 || asityatra ka nastityarthah nepathye bho vassa aviha aviksa | (1) raja | gatibhedena parikraman | sakhe na bhetavyam na bhetavyam punastadeva pathitva | nepathya kaham na bhaissam | esa mam ko vi pancavanaasiroharam ukthumvitra tikhabhangam kara i | (3) raja | sadrstiksepam| dhanustavat | anayeti sesah | pravisya sarngahasta yavanika | bhatta edam hatthavavasahi sarasanam | (8) raja | sasaram dhanuradatte | (1) bhattastarupena kenapi satvena atikramya meghapraticchandasya prasadasya agrabhumi- maropitah | (2) bho vayasya aviha, aviha | (3) katham na bhesyami esa mam ko'pi pratyavanatasirodharam itumiva vibhanga piche ko gardana jhuka kara | karoti | (4) bharttah idam hastavapasahitam sarasanam |

nga mi M. 6|| rthah sastho'nkah | 131 nepathya esa tvamabhinavakanthasonitarthi praharsini sardulah pasumiva hanmi cestamanam | upama arttanam bhayamapanetumattadhanva phaड़phaड़ाte hue tuvantam dusyantastava saranam bhavatvidanim || 27|| raja | sarosam | katham mamuddisati | tistha kunapa- sana tvamidanim na bhavisyasi | avata jita nahim bacega sopanamargamadesaya | sarngamaropya | vetravati pratihari | ido ido deo | (1) sarvve | satvaramupasarpanti | raja | samantaddilokya| sunyam khalvidam | nepathya sraviksa aviha | aham attabhavantam pekkhami tumam mam gna pekkhasi | vidalaggahiyo musao visra niraso mhi jovie samvrtto | (2) raja | bhostiraskaranogarvita madiyam sastra m tvam draksyati | esa tamisam sandadhe | yo hanisyati vadhyam tvam raksyam raksisyati dvijam| anustup hamsi hi coramadatte tanmisra varjayatyapah || 28 || drstantah sastranca sandhatte | (1) ita ito devah | (2) avidya aviha | ahamavabhavanta m prete tvam mam na precase | vidala grhoti musaka iva niraso'smi nauvite samvrttah |

"132 matalih 1:1 abhijnanasakuntalam | tatah pravisati vidusakamutsrjya matalih | krtah saravyam harina tavasurah * vamsasyavilaya sarasanam tesu vikrsyatamidam | samanyanibandhana prasada saumyani prasadasaumyani satam suhrjjane aprastutaprasamsa patanti caksumsi na darunah sarah || 0 raja | sastram upasamharan | aye matalih | X maaena ahinandau srai | (9) matalih | sasmitam | ayusman sruyatam yadarthamasmi mahendrasarathe | vidusakah | aham jena itthipasumaram mario so imina svagataka pravisya na 760 yr "harina bhavatsakasam presitah | raja | avahito'smi | matalih | asti kalanemipramutirjayo nama danavaganah | raja | asti | srutapurvam maya naradat | matalih | " drstantalankarah sakhyuste sa kila satakratorajayyas praharsani tasya tvam ranasirasi smrti nihanta | tatraisam timiramapakaroti candrah ||30|| sani ucchettum prabhavati yantra saptasaptam (1) aham yena istipasumaram maritah so'nena svagatena abhinandyate | Pantankar's edition reads ar, but is always neuter

50 9 IT ma 01 sastho'ngah | 133 ma bhavanattasastra eva idanim tamaindrarathamaruhya vijayaya pratisthatam | raja | anugtahito'hamanaya maghavatah atha madhavya prati bhavata kimevam prayuktam | matalih | tadapi kathyate | sambhavanaya | adarana vahamatya kincinimittadapi manah- santapadayusman maya viklavo drstah | mayusmantam tatha krtavanasmi | kutah pascat kopayitu- jvalati calitendhano'gnirviprakrtah pannagah phanam kurute | arya uttaradhe samanya prayah svam mahimanam ksobhat pratipadyate hi janah (# ) ||31|| nibandhana aprastuta- prasamsa arthata raja | janantikam | vayasya anatikramaniya divaspater nyamna va ajna| tadatra parigatartham krtva maddacanadamatyapisunam bruhi viditakaryana | anustup tvanmatih kevala tavat paripalayatu prajah | kanyala adhijyamidamanyasmin karmani vyaprtam dhanuh || 32 vidusakah | jam bhavam sranaveda | niskantah | (1) matalih | ayusman rathamarohatu | raja | ratharohanam natayati | niskantah savrvveौm | er. sastho'nkah | * tejakhau samksobhat prayah pratipadyate tejah is the reading of some edition. (1) yadbhavanajnapayati |