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Whence could my dear friend be here?" > 12.225 Rāma: "Clearly she is not here at all. How otherwise would even Vāsantī not see her? This must indeed be a dream. But whence could sleep come to Rāma?" > > "If I do not accomplish this, then I shall act in such a manner"— > such a statement as that of Uddhava and others is called Resolution. > > As in the Makuṭatāpita, Bhīma: > "All the Dhārtarāṣṭras are destroyed and shaken; Duśśāsana's tasty blood has been drunk; > the vow regarding the tying of Draupadī's hair is fulfilled; only the breaking of the thighs of the Kaurava remains. > If, crushing his thighs with my mace, I do not shatter his jewel crest with my foot, > I will offer my body as an oblation into fire, whose frame is thick with braids of spreading flames that drink in their own smoke." > > A definitive statement, \[saying\] "Thus I must act in this matter," > arising from affection or courtesy, is designated Engagement. > > As in Mālatīmādhava, Kāmandakī: > "May not that misfortune, which is to be dreaded for her or for you, befall even our enemies! > Therefore, by all means, an effort must be made by me to unite \[you both\], even at the cost of life." > > When it is full of the sense of a benediction, arising from a wish, > or something not to be prayed for, or another \[good thing\], the wise know that as a Blessing. > > As in Mālatīmādhava, Kāmandakī: > "May the Creator grant us good fortune for this charming rite; may the gods bring about a most delightful outcome! > May I be fulfilled through the bringing together of the children of my dear friends; may this entire endeavor bear fruit, and may auspiciousness ensue!" > > Where the remaining meaning is understood in its entirety from the context alone, > without being spoken by word, that is celebrated as Accomplishment. > > 12.226 As in the Śākuntala, the King: "The venerable Kāśyapa is well known to be established in perpetual chastity. And this friend of yours is his daughter—how can this be?" > Anasūyā: "Let the noble one listen. There is a royal sage of great majesty, of the Kauśika gotra by name." > The King: "There is; so it is heard." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.p1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.rasa.srngaraprakasa.9.p1.22) - [Next: 9.p1.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.rasa.srngaraprakasa.9.p1.24) - [Up: 9.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.rasa.srngaraprakasa.9.p1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.rasa.srngaraprakasa~en-mt.9.p1.23) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Nāṭyaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.natyasastra.16.170) — Bharata, Sanskrit - [Nāṭyaśāstra (Śivaśarman)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.natyasastra-siva.14.40) — Śivaśarman, Sanskrit - [Nāṭakalakṣaṇaratnakośa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.natakalaksanaratnakosa.3.185) — Sāgaranandin, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.rasa.srngaraprakasa.9.p1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.rasa.srngaraprakasa.9.p1.23) · Pramāṇa