[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Drama (rūpaka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays) › [The Trivandrum plays attributed to Bhāsa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa) › [Carudatta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.carudatta) › 2.1 # Carudatta 2.1 Cārudatta 2.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.carudatta.2.1) dvitīyo'ṅkaḥ (tataḥ praviśati gaṇikā ceṭī ca.) gaṇikā---tado tado.\[tatastataḥ.\] ceṭī---ammahe ṇa kiñci mae bhaṇidaṃ . kiṃ tado tado tti. \[ammahe na kiñcinmayā bhaṇitam . kiṃ tatastata iti.\] gaṇikā---hañje! kiṃ mae mantidaṃ.\[hañje! kiṃ mayā mantritam.\] ceṭī---ajjue! siṇeho pucchadi, ṇa purobhāidā kiṃ cintīadi. \[ajjuke! snehaḥ pṛcchati, na purobhāgitā. kiṃ cintyate.\] gaṇikā---hañje!tumaṃ dāva kiṃ ti takkesi.\[hañje! tvaṃ tāvat kimiti tarkayasi.\] ceṭī---appaoaṇadāe gaṇiābhāvassa ajjuā kaṃ pi kāmedi tti takkemi . \[aprayojanatayā gaṇikābhāvasyājjukā kimapi kāmayata iti tarkayāmi.\] > Act Two > (Then enter the courtesan and the maidservant.) > Courtesan—And then? And then? > Maidservant—Goodness, I didn't say anything! Why “and then, and then”? > Courtesan—Handmaid! What was I saying? > Maidservant—Mistress! Affection asks, not fault-finding. What are you thinking of? > Courtesan—Handmaid! What do you suspect? > Maidservant—I suspect that, disregarding the nature of a courtesan, my mistress loves someone. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.carudatta.1.32) - [Next: 2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.carudatta.2.2) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.carudatta.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.carudatta~en-mt.2.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.carudatta.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.carudatta.2.1) · Pramāṇa