Rasarnavasudhakara 3.340

3.340

śrīharṣo nipuṇaḥ kaviḥ pariṣad apy eṣā guṇa-grāhiṇī
loke hāri ca vatsa-rāja-caritaṃ nāṭye ca dakṣā vayam |
vastv-ekaikam apīha vāñchita-phala-prāpteḥ padaṃ kiṃ punar
mad-bhāgyopacayād ayaṃ samuditaḥ sarvo guṇānāṃ gaṇaḥ ||

"Śrīharṣa is a skillful poet, and this assembly appreciates merit; / the deeds of the king of Vatsa are captivating in the world, and we are proficient in drama. / Each single factor here would be a ground for achieving the desired result; how much more so / when, through the abundance of my good fortune, this entire host of merits has assembled together!"

3.340.p1

[ra. 1.6]

3.340.p2

atra kathā-nāyaka-kavi-sabhya-naṭānāṃ catūrṇāṃ saṅkṣepeṇa varṇanād iyaṃ saṅkṣipta-prarocanā | vistarāt tu bāla-rāmāyaṇādiṣu draṣṭavyā |

Here, because of the brief description of the four—the story, the hero, the poet, and the members of the assembly along with the actors—this is concise propitiation. Its detailed form, however, is to be seen in the Bālarāmāyaṇa and other works.

3.340.p3

evaṃ prarocayan sabhyān sūtrī kuryād athāmukham | 158

Thus winning over the members of the assembly, the stage-manager should then perform the prelude. [158]