The Recognition of Śakuntalā 4.3a6

4.3a6

anyathā kathaṃ sa rājarṣis tādṛśāni mantrayitvaitāvataḥ kālasya lekhamātram api na visṛjati /

68 abhijnanasakuntalam | pravisya patiksepega | * anasuya | jaivi nama visaaparammuhassa janassa etam ga vidisram tahavi tena rassa sauntalae anajjam sracaridam | (1) sisyah | yavadupasthitam homa velam gurave nivedayami | niskantah | anasuya | paड़िbuddha vi kim karistam | na me udesu | (2) N. B. In Babu Bhuban Chandra Basak's edition two more slokas are found here; the last of which is recognised by an authority no less than Mammatha Bhatta, the author of the Kavyaprakasa. The slokas are :- (1) karkandhunamupari tuhinam ranjayatyagrasandhya darbhe muncatyutajapatalam vitanidro mayurah | vedimantat khuravilikhitadutthitasresa sadyah pathadurbhavati harinah khangamayacchamanah || (2) padanyamam citivara gurormurdhni kala sumeroh krantam yena cayitatamasa madhyamam dhama visnoh | so'yam candrah patati gaganadalpa sesermayukhe ratyarunirbhavati mahatanapyapabhramsanistham || These two slokas are put in the mouth of the disciple of the Sage Kanwa. 10 (1) yadyapi nama visayaparanmukhasya janasya etannaviditam tathapi tena raja asakuntalabamanacye macaritam | (D (2) pratibuddhapi kim karisyami | hastapadam prasarati | kama idanom makamo name, ucitesu api nityakaraniyesu bhavatu yena asatyasandhe mane suddhahrdaya sukhi padam karita | athava duvasasah sapa esa vikarayati | anyatha sa rajarsi sadrsani mantrayitva etavantam kalam lekhamatramapi na visrjati | taditah 1