[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) › 3.2 # Carudatta 3.2 Cārudatta 3.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.carudatta.3.2) vidūṣakaḥ---bho vayasya! ko kālo kidaparighosaṇadā ṇisampādāe rāamaggā. kukkurā vi osuttā . vaaṃ ṇiddaṃ ṇa labhāmo . aṇṇaṃ ca dāṇi accharīaṃ . imaṃ hadavīṇaṃ ṇa ramāmi . ahiaviḍhatthāṇe vicchiṇṇatantiā hodu. \[bho vayasya! kaḥ kālaḥ kṛtaparighoṣaṇatayā niḥsampātā rājamārgāḥ . kukkurā apyavasuptāḥ vayaṃ nidrāṃ na labhāmahe . anyacchedānīmāścaryam. imāṃ hatavīṇāṃ na rame. adhikadṛḍhasthāne vicchinnatantrīkā bhavatu.\] nāyakaḥ---vayasya! bhāvaśābalenā bahuśaḥ khalvadya madhuraṃ gītam. na ca bhavān ramate. vidūṣakaḥ---ado evva edaṃ ahaṃ ṇa ramāmi. mahuraṃ pi bahu khādiśraṃ ajiṇṇaṃ hodi. \[ata evetāmahaṃ ta rame . madhuramapi bahu khāditamajīrṇaṃ bhavati.\] nāyakaḥ---sarvathā suvyaktaṃ gītam. kutaḥ, raktaṃ ca tāramadhuraṃ ca samaṃ sphuṭaṃ ca bhāvārpitaṃ ca na ca sābhinayaprayogam. kiṃ vā praśasya vividhairbahu tattaduktvā bhittyantaraṃ yadi bhaved yuvatīti vidyām.. 2 .. > Jester—Oh friend, what an hour it is! The proclamation having been made, the king's highways are empty of passers-by. Even the dogs are asleep, yet we find no sleep. And another thing is surprising now: I do not enjoy this wretched lute. May its strings snap in the firmest place! > Hero—My friend, sweet indeed was the singing today, manifold with emotional nuance. And yet you do not enjoy it? > Jester—For that very reason I do not enjoy it. Even sweet food, eaten in large quantities, causes indigestion. > Hero—It was sung clearly in every respect. For: > It was passionate, shrill and sweet, balanced and clear, / imbued with emotion, yet not an exaggerated theatrical performance. / What use is praising it at length with manifold phrases? / If there were a wall between us, I would have thought it was a young woman! (2) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.carudatta.3.1) - [Next: 3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.carudatta.3.3) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.carudatta.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.carudatta~en-mt.3.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.carudatta.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.carudatta.3.2) · Pramāṇa