Rasarnavasudhakara 3.251

3.251

atha dāksiṇyam-
cittānuvartanaṃ yatra tad dākṣiṇyam itīritam ||

Now, courtliness (dākṣiṇya):
Where there is accommodation to another's mind, that is said to be courtliness.

3.251.p1

109b

3.251.p2

yathā śākuntale, senāpatiḥ-jayatu svāmī |
rājā-bhadra senāpate mandotsāhaḥ kṛto' smi mṛgayāpavādinā māḍhavyena |

As in the Śākuntala, the general: "May my master be victorious!"
The King: "Good general, my enthusiasm has been dampened by Māḍhavya, who speaks ill of hunting."

3.251.p3

senāpatiḥ (vidūṣakaṃ prati, janāntikam)-sakhe sthira-pratibandho bhava | ahaṃ tāvat svāminaś citta-vṛttim anuvartiṣye | (prakāśam) pralapatv eṣa vaidheyaḥ | nanu prabhur eva nidarśanam |

The general (to the clown, aside): "Friend, stay firm in your opposition. I, for my part, will accommodate my master's frame of mind." (Aloud) "Let this fool babble on. Surely the lord himself is the proof: