Meghaduta 1.8

1.8

tvāmiti || pavanapadavīmākāśamārūḍhaṃ tvām panthānaṃ gacchanti te pathikāḥ || “pathaḥ ṣkan” iti ṣkanpratyayaḥ || teṣāṃ vanitāḥ proṣitabhartṛ-
kāḥ | pratyātpriyāgamanaviśvāsāt || "pratyayo'dhīnaśapathajñānaviśvāsahetuṣu" ityamaraḥ || āśvasantyo viśvasitāḥ || śvasighātoḥ śatrantāt "ugitaśca" iti ṅīp || tathodgṛhītālakāntā dṛṣṭiprasārārthamunnamayya dhṛtālakāgrāḥ satyaḥ prekṣiṣyante | atyutkaṇṭhatayā drakṣyantītyarthaḥ || madāgamanena pathikāḥ kathamāgamiṣyantītyatrāha—tathāhi | tvayi saṃnaddhe vyāpṛte sati viraheṇa vidhurāṃ vivaśāṃ jāyāṃ ka upekṣeta | na ko'pītyarthaḥ | anyo'pi mavyatirikto'pi yo jano'hamiva parādhīnavṛttiḥ parāyatajīvanako na syāt | svatantrastu na ko'pyupekṣeteti bhāvaḥ || atrārthāntaranyāso'laṃkāraḥ | taduktam—"kāryakāraṇasāmānyaviśeṣāṇāṃ parasparam | samarthanaṃ yatra so'rthāntaranyāsa udāhṛtaḥ ||" iti lakṣaṇāt || nimittānyapi te śubhāni dṛśyanta ityāha—