Carudatta 1.27
Cārudatta 1.27
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- Sanskrit
1.27
vidūṣakaḥ---(dīpaṃ gṛhītvā) rāamaggasaṅkiṇṇeṇa sīasuumāreṇa vādeṇa pade pade vikkhohiamāṇajaṇiataraṅgatellapuṇṇabhāaṇaṃ dīvaṃ kahaṃ vi rakkhia gaṇhia āado mhi. (rājamārgasaṅkīrṇena śītasukumāreṇa vātena pade pade vikṣobhyamāṇajanitataraṅgatelapūrṇabhājanaṃ dīpaṃ kathamapi rakṣitvā gṛhītvāgato'smi.)
ceṭī---(śakāraṃ pādena tāḍayantī ruditvā) ayya! mettea! aaṃ paribhavo ādu avalevo. (ārya! maitreya! ayaṃ paribhavo'thavāvalepaḥ.)
vidūṣakaḥ---mā dāva mā dāva! (sakhaḍgaṃ viṭaṃ śakāraṃ ca dṛṣṭvā śaṅkitastiṣṭhati.) mā tāvad, mā tāvat.)
viṭaḥ---aye āryacārudattasya vayasyo maitreyaḥ khalvayam. neyamapi vasantasenā. mahābrāhmaṇa! anyaśaṅkayā khalvidamasmābhiranuṣṭhitaṃ na darpāt. paśyatu bhavān,
akāmā hriyate'smābhiḥ kācit svādhīnayauvanā .
sā bhraṣṭā śaṅkyā tasyāḥ prāpteyaṃ śīlavañcanā .. 25 ..
Jester—(Holding a lamp) Somehow protecting the lamp, whose vessel filled with oil was stirred up at every step, creating waves by the cool, gentle wind blowing off the highway, I have come holding it.
Maidservant—(Kicking the Śakāra with her foot, weeping) Noble Maitreya! Is this an insult or arrogance?
Jester—Hold on now, hold on! (Seeing the Viṭa and the Śakāra with swords, he stands apprehensive.) Hold on now, hold on!
Viṭa—Ah, this is indeed noble Cārudatta's friend Maitreya! Nor is this woman Vasantasenā. Great Brahmin! Truly, this was done by us mistaking her for another, not out of arrogance. See for yourself:
A certain woman, mistress of her own youth, was being carried off by us against her will;
she slipped away; mistaking this woman for her, this insult to her honour has occurred. 25
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- Mṛcchakaṭika — Śūdraka, Sanskrit