ABHIJNANA SHAKUNTHALA PART 1,TRANSLATED TO ENGLISH TO ENGLISH BY DR RAVEENDRA HOSADURGA.

 

‘ABHIJNANA SHAKUNTHALA’  A SAMSKRITHA  DRAMA WRITTEN BY MAHAKAVI KALIDASA  TRANSLATED TO KANNADA BY SRI BASAVAPPA SHASTHRY,EDITED  BY SRI M.J.NANJUNDARADHYA. I AN GRATEFULL TO ALL THESE SCHOLARS. THIS MATERIAL WAS  PROVIDED TO ME BY SRI M.N.A. PANDITHARADHYA. I AM GRATEFUL TO HIM.TRANSLATED TO ENGLISH(WITH SOME MODIFICATIONS) BY DR.RAVEENDRA HOSADURGA. TRANSLATION IS MY HOBBY .SCHOLARS ARE REQUESTED TO CORRECT.

(sthradhara-director),Arya(honourable,noble).

FIRST PART (ANKA):

-which body is  first creation of creater, which body carries havis  dedicated in Havana(Homaaa,sacrifice), which body perfprms  Havana by itself  which body has two times(kalas)s,,which is told in Vedas,which has occupied whole universe, which is called source of all,,in which jiva is hidden,,having all those eight direct  bodies  Parameshwara  let him protect you all.

 

(after naandi)

Suthradhara(looking towards screen) Arye, If preparation  behind screen is completed come  little this side.

(entering)

Actress: Aryamithra,see I have come.tell, what is to be done bt me?

 

Suthradhara:Auditorium is filled with scholars. Today written by Kalidasa  new drama Abhijnana Shakunthala let   us play.

 

Actress: Due to experienced acting of arya anywhere there will be no chance for fun.

 

Sthradhara:Arye honourable,noble), I have to tell you a fact.

-till  where  there will be no happiness to  scholars till then I will not consider  acting art  as complete Though practiced ell there will be hesitation in mind.

 

directer:To ears of those who have gathered here pleasantness is to be produced.

What more?

Actress: Which season shall I sing about?

Director: Whsat more, Sing grishma season song only  Now omnly grishma has come. To experience also very joyful.At thjis time,

-cold water bath  will be pleasant(favourable). Forest weather due to company of Patala flower has become fragranceful. Due to dense shadow  happy sleep comes. Evening will be beautiful to eyes.

Actress(sings)

-kindful lasses  kissed by bees a little soft petals shirisha flowers  are wearing to ears as ornaments.

Director:arye, you sung well.See there. mind of audiens(listeners)  as bounded by  Raga(tune), how all those have become stagnant in picture form. From which atory  shall we recreate them?

Actress: arya, now only you have to show Abhijnana shakunthala drama.

Director:s Arye,yes yes, I had forgotten for one minute.

-like this running with much speed due to deer dushyantha king was pulled out  with compulsion ,like tha by your beautiful song singing  my mknd is also attracted  at distance.

(will go)

(In chariot with bow and arrows  getting prepared ,chasing back of deer king and charioteer’s entry)

(looking king and deer) ayushman

-         Keeping arrow goal s black deer standing if you are seen,to me direct(sakshath) pinaka pani parameshwara only  chasing  back of hunting  it seems).

-it keeping vision on chariot which is chsasing it, beautifully bending neck,  Seeing, hoding front half of body in  hind part of body s,with tiredness of running, spilling  half chewd  grass on land jumoing above and below,more part in sky  and less part  in lands is running.

(with that scene) Aha what a vision,myself following behind  at least trialfully  I have to see it.

 

Chariot:Ayushman, As land is having ups and downs, pulling  bridle(lagamu,control)  I have reduced speed of chariot. Therefore distance of deer was still more. As we have come to plane surface, now it will be not difficult for you.

 

King:, then  loosen bridle

 Charioteer:s King’s order(acting speed of chariot) ayushman see there.

-as bridle was loosened, how our horses are running. Widening front portion of body ,,making firm neck hairs ,,erecting ears peacefully,,the dust which he made to rise also  without touching you, running speed of these, to make equal to deer is is not possible.

 

King: truely these are  running exceeding speed of  horses of Su and moon.

-         Due to speed of chariot  at this moment, appearing small,,suddenly is appearing big. Actually different things are also seen as though  joining with one another. Naturally curved(bent)  things are appearing as  straight. To my side any thing is not seen at distance. Not seen near also. Charioteer,s,now see that it will leave prana.(keeps arrow on bow).

(behind screen)

 hey king , this is Ashrama deer. Don’t kill.Don’t kill.

 Charioteer(listen,seeing there) Ayushman

In the middle of path   along which you have kept goal to deer, Thapaswies(penanciers) have come and stood.

King : (In hurry) Then stop horses.

 CharioteerLstops chariot).

(three vaikhanasas enter)

Vaikhanasa :(lifting hand)  king,this is deer of Ashrama.s don’t kill. Don’t kill.

-         In delicate body of deer your arrow should not fall, like fire falling on flower mass.  Where is very fickle and beautiful  deers? Where are  your  diamond like arrows  which prick  ? preparing your  arrows to severe (intensive) goal

Take back. Your weapons are for  protection of Arthas(poors,humbles) and not for using on non criminals(niraparadhi).

 

King:I took back see.(follows as he told)

Vaikhanasa:  This suitable behavior to  you who is  puru family pradipa.To you have born in puru’s family  it matches well. You get  son who is good charectered like you.

King:(joining hands) I am blessed.

vaikhanasa: we were going to bring asmiths (sticks used for offering to fire in sacrifice(yajna,homa). In Malini river bank thyere is  chancellor(kulapathi)   Kanva muni’s ashrama is there.It is seen. If there is no difficulty to your work  once go to ashrama  accept guest hospitality.with

 

 See  beautiful obstructionless  works of those who consider  penance iyself as treasure. Your shoulder which is decorated by   bow sign  how protects all these

You will know.

King: Whether kulapathi is there are not?

Vaikhanasa: just now  appointing his daughter to guest hospitality ,for solution of divine trouble wchich she has come across  has gonre to  Somathirtha.

King: I will see her only. She only ewill tell  my devotionful  namaskarams to kanva.

Vaikhanasa: now we shall go(goes with desciples).

King: charioteer:s start horses. By darshan of punyashrama  we shall make ourself holy.

Charioteer:order of king(acts turning of chariot)

King:Even if nobody tells this is  divine place of  Abhogies(rushies,munies).

This is known by itself.

charioteer:how it is?

King:why,are you not seeing ?here.

-under nivara trees in it’s bush from mouth of bords residing there,s falle eeds have spread. Breaking Ingudi fruits  oil extracting stones  are  seen here and there.Thinking that nobody will  not do anything  animals without fearing,  are walking boldly. In water bringing path s,tickling from silk cloth drops , have fallen like outline pictures(rekha chithra) Along with,

-On artificial ponds of water, wing blowing ,lower part of side by  side trees  have become wet. Due to ghee smoke , colour of new buds have changed. On grass bed  which’s tip is cut  deer’s kinds without any fear are running slowly.

 

Charioteer:all is suitable9good,proper).

King:(going for a little distance) there should be no trouble to Ashrama residents..stop chariot here only.I will get down.

Charioteer: I have pulled bridle.you can get down.

 

King: (getting down),charioteer, penance gardens should be entered  with polite dress. See,take this.(gives ornaments and bow)Charioteer,I will see ashrama residents  and come again. By that time wet buttocks of horses.

Charioteer: yes(ok) (goes)

(goes forward and sees) this is ashrama door,I will go inside.

(enters and acting sign(shakuna)

-ashrama environment is peaceful.but still my shoulder is shaking. To that I may get fruit jere only.or to what is to happen  doors will open anywhere.(behind screen)like  this like this friends

KingLgiving ear). From right side of  parrot peg k is heard. I will go little forward.(going forward and seeing) penancier lasses according to their  shape  carrying pots ,,to feed 9pour) water to small plants  are coming this side only.(seeing keenly).How swwet is their  darshan.

-         Got by ashrama residents ,this much beautiful  body is difficult to get by harem(amthahpura) residents.surely forest creepers  have made to defeat garden creepers  I think.

 

Here only I will wait in shadow(stands seeing)

(as told before entry of Shakunthale ans her friends(lass friends).

shakunthala:like this,friend like this

Anasuya: Shakunthales, to father kashyapa rather than you ,on ashrama trees only more love.like this I am feeling.

 Otherwise you who are  delicate like nava malike floer, to put water to these plants .

Shakunthala: Noyt only father has told. To me also there is  brotherly friendship(acts pouring water).

King:Is she kanva’s daughter? Worshipable kanva has done injustice by appointing her for ashrama works

-figure’s (Akrirni’s) beautiful beauty mass to form her to fit for penance  started (ttrying) this rushi ,definitely is trying to cut branch of shami (Banni)tree by stem of lotus leaf.let it be, standing behind tree I will see her little properly.

 

Shakunthala: Anasuye, Priyanvade has tied silk cloth tightly.loosen a little.

Anasuya:scome(loosens a little).

 Priyamvada(laughing) why are you scolding for that?s Blame your  youth  whih hs mde to grow your breasts vast.

 King:has told properly.

-put at shoulder  from small knot binded breasts  , they are tied by silk cloth,,her brightful tender body , covered behind   white  leaf  like beauty of flower is not shining.

Or to her silk cloth is not adjusting properly. Even decoration will not increase her beauty.Because,

-though covered by reed(paachi,algae), lotus appears beautifully. Even marks increase beauty of  moon. Even in silk cloth this youth(young lass)  is appearing much more beautifully. Are there any things which are not decorative to  beautiful body?

Shakunthala :(seeing frontwards)s This kesara plant  by it’s shaking leaves ,bt it’s  leave’s fingures come quickly  like this is calling me. First I will see this.(goes forward).

 Priyamvada: hey,shakunthale,stand here only little.

 Shakunthala:why?

Priyamvada: As you are standing by side,that  kesara creeper is appearing like sanatha(non orphan,not anatha).

Shakunthala:for that sake only you are priyamvada.

King: though dear about shakunthale, priyamvade has told truth only.she only is,

 Lips are like just now buded  out leaves. Hands are shining like  stem of delicate plant. In part part youth is shinng like flower.

Anasuya:Shakunthale,this nava malika creeper  prepared like bride of svayamvara

(self selection of groom by bride herself),using mango plant as it has creeped , to that you yourself only  named as vanajyothsnadid you forgot her only?

Shakunthala: If I forget her it is like forgetting myself only.(going near seeing) friend, at proper time only union of this creeper and mango plant has happened. Drom vanajyothsna  garden flowers is shining youthfully. Even mango plant is also by new buds us fit for enjoyment.(stands seeing).

Priyamvada:anasuye,why shakunthale is seeing vanajyothsne only again again  like this do you know?

Anasuya:no,you only tell.

Priyamvada:How vanajyothsne  how  has joined me with suitable plant ,inm the same way to me also suitable (matching) groom  be got.

Shakunthala: his is in your mind only(pours water).

kIng: She might be daughter got by kulapsathi through other caste wife?s or is this my doubt only?

-having good behavior, my mind if there is doubt  that she  she is suitable  to  be married to a kshathriya ,,there is no doubt in this. Because in case of doubtful    words what ever  heart of sajjana’s tells, that itself is evidence.

But still I will know about her in detail.

Shakunthala :(with fear)Ayyo, As water was put  by that fear rised bee, leaving Navamalike flower is coming towards my face.(sact’s bees fear)

King(seeing with desure)

-bee shaking hand telling don’t don’t , as though shaking hand,,body shaking due to fear, Shakunthale’s feared eyes you are touchinmg again again. Like telling  secret goinmg near her ear fdelicattely wishpering. Theme(saara) of love lower lip you are absorbing. You only sare blessed. I went for truth research  and got spoiled. 

ShakunthalaLmoving a little that side,stading)This uddhaty(naughty,rude,

) is not seeing me I will move to distance(one more step,she moves seeing0 what is this?s It is coming here also. Friend protect me. I am afraid due to trouble of this wicked bee.protect.

BothLlaughing)Who are you to protect?s call  Dushyantha. Penance garden should be protected by him only.

King: to express my presence this only is proper time. Don’t be afraid don’t be afrai.(telling this much stopping,self talk).she will come to know that I am king. Right I will tell like this.

Shakunthala:(moving one more step stands and sees) What is this it is coming chasing my back  here also.

King :(immedeately coming near)

-teaching lesson to all uddhatas(naughty,rude)  in rule of puru family king who is this troubling  innocent thapaswi(penancier)?

(All  fear  a little on seeing king)

Anasuya:Arya(worshipable,noble)s nohing like that has happened. This our friend is little afraid due to attack of this bee.that much only(shows shakunthale)s.

King(turning towards shakunthala) penance is going on well is it not?

( Shakunthale fears and stands silently)

Anasuya: Now  due to arrival of special person  penance is developing.

Shakunthale go to hut and bring fruit and Arghya materials. Padodaka is here only.

King:by your lovely words only  I got hospitality.

Priyamvada: If so  sit for little time in hat sapthavarna stage which is cool due to shadow and get  solved tiredness.

King: you have also tired by doing work.is it not?

Anasuya:shakunthale, to do hospitality(guest treatment) we shall sit here only(all will sit).

Shakunthala :(self talk,svagatha) on seeing him  why there is mental change(mind vikara) in me which is against  to  penance garden dwellers(ashrama dwellers)?

King :(seeing all) friendship is  of all of you  is equal in age and beauty.

Priyamvada: without listened by others) Anasuye who is this(he)? He is appearing skilled and serious(gambhira). He who speaks well  should be  very influencial .

Anasuya:Even I have curiosity  I will ask him only(entry)

By faith produced  in your words s I am feeling like talking. Which rajarshi family you have decorated?people of which place by your separation have become sorrowful (uthkantitha)? Though you are having so much delicate body  for which reason  tou have takn labour(difficulty) of coming up to Ashrama?

Shakunthala(self talk) o mind, don’t be afraid.thia anasuye is asking what you have felt only.

KingLself talk) what shall I say about this ? how shall I hide myself? I will tell like this(light) I am dharmadhikari( religion officer?) of puru family. Here religious works are  going without obstruction. to know this only  I have come to penance garden.

AnasuyaLin shakunthala’s ear)s if my father were there-

Shakunthale : what would have happened?

 Friends(lass friends): to this high guest s all of his life were giving becoming blessed.

Shakunthale: both of you go away. You are talking keeping something in mind.

King: shall I ask one word about your friend?

 Both:arya ,if you ask it is our luck.

King;Bhagavan kashyapa is permanent brahmachari9celibant)s..this is known to all. If so how  your friend becomes daughter to him?

Anasuya:arya ,liste koushika named gothra(lineage)  nmed  great pradhani rajarshi was there.

King:yes,I have heard.

Anasuya: to our  dear  friend he only is father. As she was brought after  rejection  by them  and reared she is kashyapa’s reared daughter.

King: from usage of term rejected(refused)  curiosity increased in me. I want to listen from beginning.

Anasuya: If so listen, previously koushika had done ugra(severe,intensive) penance. Seeing it’s influence as there may be trouble(sanchakara) to this posts(padavies)   gods feared. Later to break penance s Menake named apsare (divine damsel) they sent.

King: godes fear  to other’s penance  like this.

Anasuya: Later in spring time(vasantha season)  seeing her  intoxicating beauty(with shy stops at half only).

King: next what happened  I came to know.She is truly apsare’s daughter only.

Anasuya: yes.

 King:I know.

-to humans to get such beauty  is impossible? Will lightning takes birth on earth  on any day?(shakunthale bends head and stands).

King(self talk,svagatha) my desire fulfilled. But friends told with laughing’husband prayer’ my mind  is disturbed from  dvandva(duality).

PriyamvadaLseeing at shakunthale),later turning towards Dushyantha )Arya, you want to tell something it seems?

(shakumtale probes her with figure)

King: what you told is true. I want to know attracrine life news alo.

Priyamvada: Don’t worry.To ask penance people about any thing  need not hesitate.

King: I want to know this about your friend.

-against transactions of Manmatha penenciers vows(vrathas), if she performs till her marriage  enough  or  having  eye like  her  with she has to live?deers

Priyamvada:Arya(noble), she hss forgotten herself in religious works only. But father has determined to search suitable  groom for her and get her married.

King :(self talk) if so my desire in not difficult to be got(fulfilled).

-hey heart now noobstruction to desire.s there is clearance of doubt. Which you had thought as fire, that is  now fit for touching  rathna I came to know.

Shakunthala(as though with anger) Anasuye,I will go.

Anasuya:why?

Shakunthala:talking like this absurd   about priyamvade  will give complant to gouthami.

Anasuya:friend ,it is not proper to leave guest treatment(hospitality)  and go  in half only.(shakunthale goes without lling anything).

King:s(self talk) o she is going only.(trying to hold,controlling himself) mind variation of  lusty(kamuka) people  is image of  body mischieves.

 While trying to stop  muni lass(kanya)s,my mind poloiteness is obstructing,mde to stop. For one  moment though I did not got up  from place where I was sitting ,,I went with her acame back.

Priyamvada(preventing shakunthla) it is not right for you to go

Shakunthala;9rising eye broww0why?

Priyamvada:s In putting eater to plants you have to give me two pots of loan.Come like this Repay it and go.(pulls compulsorily).

King: by feeding  water to plants only she is tired it seems.

-lifting pots her shoulders have bent. Hands have become red. As inspiration and expiration are running speedily  now also breasts are vibrating. Wearing in ears shirisha flowers  to be held sweat drops  are sliping on face. Open hais(tie removed)  hairs,though correcting from one hand  have become disturbed.

(goes to give ring to priyamvada)(friends o reading name written on it s, see faces mutually).

King;don’t think otherwise. This is given by king to me. See this.know me as king’s servent.

Priyamvada: If so surely ring should not be away from your figure.s By order of king only she now became debt free.(slightly laughing) friend shakunthale , from kindful arya , No not  from king you became debt free. Now you can go.

Shakunthala: (self talk) will go.(light) to prevent me, and to relieve who are you?

King(on seeing shakunthala self talk), the vwhich is produced in her,is it produced in her also?or my desire got place  in her geart?because- Though  she does not join her words with my words ,when I talk  gives ears and listens. Though she is not talking by giving face to face to me ,without giving attention anywhere fixes vision in me only.(behind screen hey thapaswies(penanciers) .be ready to protect animals of penance gardend. While going for hunting king dushyantha has come here.

 

-rised from  hooves of horses evening sun rays colour dust on trees  on which wet silk clothes  are put for drying up  in ashrama, like  like shalbha(grass hopper) mass  has attacked.

And

-An elephant  which has feared on seeing chariot  while rushing coming at ashrama , then one Ivory teeth (dantha)   piercing g to tree  without able to get relieved   is struggling. Creeper at the base of tree catching  surrounding it’s leg Is appearing like net.  Like obstruction  facing  penance on seeing elephant  feared deers group  is running away here and there.

(all giving ear and listening are little feared.)

King:(self talk) Ayyo what happened? Searching for mr soldiers are rushing to ashrama in hurry.Let it br. I will only go and see.

Sakhies(friends): On hearing news of this elephant we are afraid. Give us permission to go to  leaf hut.

King:with fear) you go.   I will try to prevent any trouble to Ashrama.

(all will stand up)

Friends(sakhies) For us who have not done guest treatment properly  give your darshan once more.To ask like this we are feeling shy.

King:nothing like that By seeing you only  I got hospitality(treatment).

Shakunthala: Anasuye, due to pricking of tip of darbhe wound has happened to my leg. This silk cloth is also caught by  kurubaka(a kind of plant) thorn. Stop a little. I will get released from it and come.

(seeing king,intentionally delaying goes with sakhies)

King:I am not feeling like to go to city. I will meet followers and send them a  little away from penance garden . It is not possible for me  to  get relieve  from shakunthale.

-         Like silk coth flag  caught by blowing wing in opposite direction  my body is going forward but firm mind is going backward.

-         (all will go).

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SECOND SCENE:

(ENTRY OF JESTER,FUN MAKER)

Fun maker (VIDUSHAKA)(with long sigh) By making friendship of this king I died.

 See deer,see pig, see tiger likre this in  severe mata mata afternoon ,in sun light in shadowless  forest chases animals and goes.s wandering in forest  ,in dried up rivers there,,leaves floating,,dirty, hot saly water making to drink , in untimely time  making to eat  mutton (flesh) meals ,,in noise of elephants, horses

Eveb in night also I did not get sleep. If not slept well with difficulty  these unfits  again to rush to forest  scream so as to break  ear.

As though this much of difficulties are nt enough on this my cheek a  big ulcer has rised. To this king in  middle of path somewhere a deeer appeared it seems. Chasing it he went behind deer. To my bad luck to him some penancier lass appeared it seems. Her name is shakunthale it seems. After seeing her that man is not talking about going to  city. Thinking like this  he does not know paasing of night and morning happening. What to do?right,completing nithya karmas(daily rituals,routines) standing friend oly I see.  

(going forward anf looking)

 See dear friend is here. He is coming this side only. In hand there is bow. In heart beloved is there. Above that he has worn forest  flowers garland. As there is ulcer  I will be like handicapped only. At least then let him get some rest.

(entry of king in previously told form)

King:(self talk)shakumthale is really not easy. Mind is anxious to see her. Though mind desire is not completed, minds of both are  praying to unite.(slightly lsaughs)      

 As per own desire what is In mind of  his desired person  those who guess will go cheated like this only.Because

Though vision is at different place,she saw me with friendly attitudes,due to heaviness of hip(nithamba)  luxuriously she walked slowly.,when friends prevented to not to go , the talk which she spoke with anger,all those about meWith intentionful only she talked it seems. Wonderful fact is  this desire about matter of others is seeing my relation only.

Jester (fun maker)LSTANDING LIKE THAT ONLY) MY LEGS ARE NOT MOVING THEREFORE IN MERE TALK ONLY I WILL PUT JAIKARA.

King :(laughing) How did this  handicappedness came?

Jester(vidushaka): you only making sorrow to come now you are falsely asking cause of tears?

King:I did not understand.

Jester: friend jondu(reed) grass grown in water if imitates (follows) short tree, to that whether  it’s nature is the cause or rivers speed?

King:speed of river is cause.

jester: to me you.

 King: how is that?

Jester(vidushaka): like this leaving  king’s works to this  difficult region  you are wandering like forest people.

 What is real talk is ,you whole day hunting  forest animals ,breaking bones of these, now it is not possible for me  control my body parts.Therefore a prayer in you. Give me chance to take rest for one day.

KNG:(self talk)  He is telling like this. To me also after meeting of Kashyapa’s daughter this  hunting is enough.

-         Keeping goal towards  deer kept at  bow thread  this arrow, on pulling up to ears  ir is not possible for me. As they reside with shakunthala from natural beauty  becoming innocent is appearing.

Vidushaka(jester)Llooking at face of king) you are hiding something in mind and talking. I was sitting crying  so far in forest.

KingLwithg laugh) what more? It is not possible for me to cross words of friend. Therefore I stood here only.

Vidhushaka:  give order,.

King: you now at the time of taking rest, you have to cooperate to me to my work also.

Jester: what  to eat modaka(sweet)? If so now only ready.

King: what is that I will tell Who is there?

(Douvarika entering)

 DouvarikaLdoing namaskarams) king should order.

kingRaivathaka call senapathi (army chief) a little

douvarika: yes,(goes, entering with army chief)

 see, standing on tip leg to give order is seeing this side only.tell lord

 Armychief :(looking king) seeing something bad in hunting ,but in case of king let it be good only.

-contineously using bow,  having hard  front portion, having power of bearing  sun rays,not knowing  what is sweat drop,  dried up to see,who has  hidden unboundness (agadhathe),  strong body king is wearing standing like forest elephant.

(going near)

Ley jaya(victory ) happen to king. We caught violating animals of forest. Shall we put tent(dere,camp) at different place?

King: due  hunting opposing Madavya, your enthusiasm got down.

Armychief(commander in chief): you be attached to your opposition. I will tell like this to make king happy.(light)s this widow’s son tells something.lord also knows this.Is it not?-body losing fatness  stomach becoming small  has become light.so it will be capable of working. Due to fear and anger animals and sathvashila’s(powerful’s,good people’s) face change appears.s If arrows reach goal properly  it is  speciality of bow wearer. Hunting is a kind of gambling.This is mere false. Where recreation like this?

Vidushaka(jester): right happened, This our king  has come natural condition now only.you wandering from forest to forest will fall into  mouth  of human eater(narabhakshaka)  or old bear,see.

 King:Army chief, we are standing near thapovana(penance garden). Therefore

 I am not in condition of  hearing your words.today,

-         Let wild bufellos  as per their mind desire  freely play in lake. Sleeping in shadow let deers  play in lake water and gnaw. Owner of  pigs group  carrying their people and go let him make to fall small trees freely. By hunting  my weak (shithila) mind also  get rest.

Senapathi: order of lord.

King: If so  those unters who have rushed to forest ask them to return. See that nobody will  trouble to penance garden.see,

-In peace loving  penanciers( thapaswies)  doubtlessly thejas will hiden  latently so that they can burn  world only.s They like fit for touching  suryakantha bead  when outer thejas falls upon them ,then only they will express(manifest).

Armychief(Senapathi): king’s order.

Jester: to your enthusiastic discussion  you sing mangala  at least now.

(senapathi goes)

King :(seeing his people) All of you deatach  hunting clothes.Raivathaka ,you also go to your work.

Family relatives(parijanas)  Lord’s order.(go).

Jester: there is no even a  housefly.Now in this tree shadow  formed creeper mantap  can be enjoyed. You sit. I will also sit freely.

King”\: go a little forward .

 Jester: you also come (goes forward and sits).

King:Madavya, your eyes had done luck. What is to be seen you did not see.

Jester(vidushaka): You are in front of me only.

king: our people appear beautiful to all. I am telling about shakunthala  who is decorative to ashrama.

Vidushaka :(self talk)(svagatha).let it be so. I will not leave chance.(prakasha) friend.friend to you will penancier(thapaswi) lass  appear fit for marriage?

King: In prohibited things mind of puru family  people  will not enter.

-she is born to apsare(divine damsel), refused. Has she not become  rushi’s daughter ? she is like navamalike flower fallen on  shithila (fragile,loose) mandara.

VidushakaLlaughs) to one who has fallen in dates desire of eating tamarind fruit  it is said.Like that it happened. Leaving gold like  women  to you love is born in her.

King:you have not sen her.therefore only talking like this.

Vidushaka: But as  a thing which has done magic to you must be beautiful only.

King:what more shall I say friend.

-probably  brahma first might have drawn figure and then might have filled prana and sent.Or he might have  constructed her by all adding all divine beauties. If thought about ability of brahma  and her body, I feel,she is born as  different kind of  lassrathna.

Jester(vidushaka): therefore  all other beauties have fallen back .it is said.

King: I feel like this.

-         Her beauty is like  unsmelled (Aghranitha) flower,like  bud which is separated by nail,,like cut rathna, like untasted  sweet honey,,like fruit of infinet punya,.brahma in whose forehead  written luck of enjoying her.

Jester: If so  you make her to cross suddenly.  Removing  Ingudi oil  having mark(kale)  to penancier’s hand she should not fall.

King: Anyway she is property of  somebody else only. Worshipable chanceller(kulapathi)  is  not there  another.

 Vidushaka(jester): how is her openion about you?

King: usually  penancier young lasses  will be of very shy nature. But still,

-         As I was in front she was seeing at different place. But still she was laughing  for some reason.Due to politeness and hesitation  ,due to influence of madana(kama,manmatha)  she  had remained away.so therefore she has neither expressed of hiden and kept also.

king:  Before going to loneliness with friends and while going, openion of mind  how much is possible that much  she expressed. How do you say?

-going few steps forward   on pricking of darbhe bud to leg she stopped.s silk cloth is pricked to  thorn.stop a little.like this told to her friends. To get relieved from it cause turned and stood seeing me only.

Jester(vidushaka): so to come path tax has been got. You have done penance garden  into a  luxury (play) garden.

King:s friend, few penanciers have Identified me. With which reason you can stay in ashrama  for some more time.think like this.

Jester: you are king. What more reason you want? In nivara rice one eighth part should come to us.like this hold tight and sit.

King:fool,  By protecting them we different kinmd of  income is there. It is higher than mass of rathnas.see.

 -to kings what  fruit comes from brahmana excetra   varnas is temporary.These forest livers  by their never destroying  penance’s one by six part punya fruit they will give us.

(behind screen)

Aha,our desire fulfilled.

King :(giving ear) serious and peaceful  natured penanciers tone is heard.

(enters)

 Douvarika: jaya to king, two rushi sons are standing at door.

King: without delay  bring them inside.s

Douvarika: King’s order(goes, entering with rishi sons)

See I am coming. Come like this.like this.

(both see king)s

First: Aha, though bright his personality  is fit for faith.it is appearing. Or can be told like this. Not much different from munies in king this is natural only.Because,

-these also  fit to be enjoyed by all  in house holder(grihastha) ashrama  he is living. They do penance daily for protection of  state. Considering them as rajarshi or raja muni(king muni),vaithalika’s describe and sing song. This also reaches heaven.

Second: Gouthama,he only is Indra’s friend Dushyantha.

First: is it no so

Second: therefore

-bolt (Aguli) like long arms which are used to put to  great door of city, ,sea’s black region  spread  whole  earth only one is protecting.There is no wonder in that. Though there is strong enemity of demons, in his bow and  indra’s vajrayudha  apsara’s  expect  victory doubtlessly.

BothLcoming near) jaya to king.

King(rising from saet).pranams to both of you.

Both: let mangala(good) happen.(gives phala thambula). I want to listen what is to be done by me.

Both:s great muni kanva  when he was not there in ashrama, demons are  giving obstructions  to yajnas. Therefore you with charioteer coming for few days,staying with us, you have to give protection.I request.

King:I am blressed.

VidushakaLsecretly)s this prayer was what you wanted.is it not?(laughs) raivathaka.along with banasana (bow) to start chariot tell to charioteer that I have told.

Douvarika: king’s order(goes).

Both :(with joy)

-         To you who do following9immitating ) ancesters, is fit behavior. To people those who are in difficulty in yajna(sacrifice) of giving fearlessness(Abhaya)s, puru family members are kankana bound.

King:(doing namaskarams) both of you go forward  I will follow you.

Both:Let victory(jaya) happen(both go)

King:Mandavys Ere you curious to see Shakumthale?

Ester: first there was ch curiosity. Now afer knowing news of  demons not even a drop has remained.

King:donm’t be afraid.you are with me.

Jester: Then I saved from demons

(entering)

 Ouvarik: Chariot I  standing readily  anis waiting for  journey of lord. Carrying message of queen  karabhaka has come from  town.

King: (with honour)s what,has be brought message to us?

Douvarika:yes lord.

King: If so bring him Douvarika: yes,(going(departing),entering with karabhaka) King is there.go forward.

Karabhaka: Let jaya(victory) happen to king. Queen (rajamathe(king’s mother)Has sent words. On the day of next douthi , she has kept  fasting vow(vratha). At that time chiranjeevi king should be there.It seems.

King: On one side work of penanciers(thapaswies). On another side elder’s order. I should not cross both. What to do?

Vidushaka(jester): like thrishanku stand in the middle.

King: truly I am worried.

-at distant different places after getting work order my mind is swinging in  duality

(dvandva).If to flowing river  if mountain stands across ,like water flowing on both sides.

(thinking)friend,.mother has considered you as son already.so you return now only from here.Inform your indulgence in work  of thapaswies(penanciers). Please complete responsibility of son there.

Vidushaka: how king’s servent should go I will go like that.

 

King: I have to solve trouble of penance garden. Therefore, all  those who have come with us.

Vidushaka: now I became yuvaraja(young king).

King(self talk(svagatha), to him there is fickleness if talk. If he tells anything about in harem(anthahpura)? I will tell like this.(holding hand of vidushaka,prakasha) friend, due to respect on penanciers I am going to  Ashrama. Really I have no no love on penancuer lass.see.

--where we are growing like deer kids with her, due to influence of manmatha  in people stayed away at distance , the words which I spoke for fun, don’t know as true.

(all will go)

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THIRD SCENE (ANKA):

Vishkmbhaka

(holding darbhe yajna doer’s disciple enters)

Desciple:king, Dushyantha is highly influential right. By his entry only all our works  will  run obstructionlessly.

Let there be talk of sandhana (anusandhana,contemplation), While dushyantha prepares bowby emiting out humkara only obstructions will  run away to distance.

 

Now to spread in yajna stage(vedike), I will carry and give to ruthvijas.(moving forward –seein above) priyamvade, to whom  you are carrying this  this bala’s root’s application (lepa)s and with stem(naala,tube) ,otus leaves and going?(listening) what? As shakunthala walked in sunlight   heat hascome. To cool her body did you tell? If so go quick.She is really chanceller(kulapathi) kanva’s breath. I will also send yajna’s  shanthi udaka (peace water) through hands of Gouthami.(go off).

Vishkambhaka completed

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(later entry of king  who is in separation (viraha) condition).

King: I know what is power of penance.I know that young lady is paradhina (under other’s control) also. But still I am not able to get my heart which has gone near her.

(acting  kama (lust) disturbance) god  kama (kama deva) who are faithful

 You and moon  also cheat kami (ludstful) people.because,

Your pushpabanathva(flower arownwss, kama,manmatha) and Indra’s cooling both are false on part of people like us I feel. Moon spits cool rays fire. And you use flower arrow as heard as diamond(turning)s My work completed. Getting permission of rushies, tiring due to labour, this body where shall I  console?(leaving long sigh).Except darshan of beloved how is it possible?I will search a little.(seeing sun) at the time of  thos severe sunlight, along with her friends she will be  in mantap  on the bank of Malini river.I will go there(moving forward,acting touch) aha. From this cool air how much favourable is this place.

-fragrance of lotus and malini waves  particles carrying  cool air lustful(kamathaptha)  body may be freely embraced.

(moving forward seeing) In this creeper mantap which is covered by leaves only she might be sitting. Because

-near latha mantap  in  door which she has spread due to heaviness of waist becoming light in front and backside deeply pressed leg chains, line is appearing. I will stand a little behind tree and see.(goes forward doing like that with joy)s.at end eyes got liberation. My mind desired beloved is  here only. On flowers spilled  bed of vast  spread leaves  she has slept(laid down). To her two friends are serving. Right,I will listen  faithful words which they are speaking.((stands and sees).\(as told before along with friends(sakhiees) entry with shakunthale)

Friends(sakhies)(blowing air with love) Shakunthale, To you  from wind of these lotus leaves are you feeling relaxed?

Shakunthala: friends, why are you blowing air to me?

(friends mutually see with condolence(vishada)).

King: Shakunthale’s body appears to be  very ill healthy.(acting guessing)Is this change due to sun light or as in mymind(seeing with love)……. No doubt at all.

-beloved’s this beautiful body  how much difficulty it is experiencing? For removal of pain, to breasts they have applied powder. Around mass of lotus leaves have fallen. Due to pain of madana(kama)  and heat young lasses are tired,right. But grishma sun light can’t hit like this on young lasses.

PRIYAMVADA :(in ear)anasuye, On seeing that king’s messenger for first time, shakunthala has become  uthkantithe (intensive longing)? To her this stages, cause might be he only.why not?

Anasuya: there is doubt to me also. I will ask her only. Is there much difficulty?

Shakunthala :(ring up from first half part of body) what you are going to tell.

Anasuya:shakunthale,we don’t know anything about trouble of manmatha. How is conition of seperateds we have only heard and know in stories only. Your condition is also like that only..what is the cause of this? Because without knowing proper cause of  ill health  It’s solution can’t be done.

King:My doubt only  anasuya has expressed. Truly my desire is not inducted my knowledge.

 

Shakunthala: (self talk,svagatha) what a stubbornness your’s is? Even now also  It is not possible for me  to tell truth.

Priyamvada:Friend  Shakunthale, what she is telling is correct.Why are you neglecting your difficulty? You are becoming thin day by day. Mere beauty shadow  only has not  left and  disappeared from  you.

King: priyamvada has told correctly.

-cheeks have folded. Breasts have lost their hardness, waist has failed. Arms are hanging. Whole body has become white. She who is troubled by kama  like Madhavi creeper  which has undergone exploitation due to wind, is miserable.She is appearing beautiful. 

Shakunthala:friends, Apart from you to  whom shall I tell? I am troubling very much to you both.s

Both: For that only it is told  that if difficulty is shared among close people it is easy to bear .

King: Though people who distribute equally with close prople only have told like this, she is not telling what is in her mind. With desire though she is seeing me with desire, to hear what she tells now I am not getting boldness.

Shakunthala:friend, that king’s messenger who has come for protection penance garden came to my protection  since then, there is buding out of love in him.Now I have reached this condition.

King :(with joy) What is to be told you have told.

-         Kamadeva himself is cause of her pain. But he in my matter is cause of cooling of pain. After completion of Grishma season  removing pain of jiva world like cloud covering day.

Shakunthala:if you want to solve my difficulty to king’s messenger  make to produce love on me. Otherwise you have to give  thila tharpana. This is sure.

 

King: she spoke words which remove my doubt

Priyamvada :(in ear)  Anasuya, Her love has moved much forward(distance). If delayed further she will not tolerate. In whom love has born to her. To her in whom love is born  he is decorative to puru familyit seems. Therefore her desire is congratable only.

AnasuyaLlight) friend, Your decision is suitable(fit). Except sea where can  river go and join? Leaving mango tree Athimuktha creeper buding out who can see?

King: In this matter two stars  are following moon’s brightness. What is peculiar in this?

 Anasuya: Now without delaying how to fulfil her desire?

Priyamvada:we have think of doing it secretly. But better if it is quick.

 Anasuya: how is that?

Priyamvada: King’s messenger  who saw her lovefully , now  appeaers  to have become poor (gone down) without sleep.

King: really I have become so only.

 Each night keeping face on shoulder  As I sleep due to pain of heart s hot tears falling  pouring on hand, rathnas which are in golden bangles  have become dirty. By rubbing to mind  bow charmless those bangles  from my hand which are  dried up(thin) are sliping from my hand. So I have push above again again.

PriyamvadaLthinking) friend, Write a love letter to  king messenger. In cause of giving god’s prasadam  praising it, hiding behind  flowers  I will make to reach him.

Anasuya: This is a good plan. What shakunthala tells?

Shakunthala: for that is order to be given?

 Priyamvada:  first think of  beautiful word composition to introduce yourself.

Shakunthala: I am thinking. Bueart is shaking with fear of refusal.

King:(with joy)

-Hey feared one! In whom there is doubt of refusal  that man to unite with you is standing here only with enthusiasm..To one who prays whether treasure is got or not ,but  treasure only has prayed whom  how will he be  difficult to get?

Friends: female,you are insulting your good charecters only! Will anybody conceal  moon light of sharath time which gives happiness to body?

Shakunthala:(laughs) I will follow your order..(sits and thinks).

King: whom I am seeing without blinking eyes, she is fit for darshan only.

-         For one beautiful word composition bending one eye brow like creeper rised up she  expressing love in cheek only is sending.

Shakunthala: friend, topic of poetry flashed. Writing material has not yet come?

Priyamvada: delicate like parrot’s stomach  on that lotus only write with nails.

Shakunthala :(doing as told) friends,.listen now.Meaning of poem is it proper or not,you only tell.

Both: read.

 Shakunthala :(reads)

-hey kindless , I don’t know how is condition of your heart. But my heart kama deva is troubling day and night. Bidy parts  are  anxious about you.

King:(immdeately goes near ) weak(weak bodied)!

-kama deva is troubling you thsat is all. But he has set fire to me. Like dirting Making moon to become dirty) day moon, naidile(water lilly) will not be made dirty.

Friends(sakhies)Lwith joy) to mind desire which has come without delaying welcome.(shakunthale with honour tries to stand up).

King: Don’t get tired.

-         Flower bed by whom it is torn,,lotus petals  getting broken,body is added with fragrance,,whose body is  tired   dried up,,they need not follow  discipline(shistachara,formalities). 

 Anasuya:Arya(noble,worshipable,honourable), Sit on this rock.(king sirs. Shakunthale stands with shyness).

Priyamvada: Among you both  love is seen  superficial vision(melnota). Friendship in friends is making me to tell again again.

King: Mangale, What is  is to be told should be told. If kept in mind only there will be pain(trouble).

Priyamvada: It is king’s duty to solve  troubles of people. That is your religion also.

King: is there  anything more than that?

Priyamvada:dear friend of both,.Seeing you  due to god kamadeva she has reached this condition. Kindly to wear her life (jivana) is your relsponsibility.

King:Mangale, This request is dear to both. Truly I am  blessed.

 ShakunthalaLseeing priyamvada),  friend,by separation(viyoga?) of queen’s residence(rani vasa),  on this king’s messenger what is profit by putting pressure?

King: observation of  madire(alcoholic drinks) in my heart!

-         Not sincere to anybody other, this my heart if yu misunderstand, now already injured by  kama arrow’s hit, myself   as though dieing again.

Anasuya: arya(noble), we have heard kings are   husbands of many wives (bahu pathni vallabhas,polygamy?).our dear friend should not become cause of many relatives.

King:what more shall I tell?

-         Though there mabe  manywives my family  prestige(dignity) are two only.

 Earth which has worn sea as cloth, and your both’s this dear friend.

Priyamvada:Anasuye, This deer kid looking towards this side onlys, is desiring to go near it’s mother. Let us carry this.(both of them go).

Shakunthala: friend,are you leaving me alone and going? Is it not enough if one of you go?

 Both: who is king to earth is near you only..Is it not enough?(go)

 Shakunthala:what did they go?

King: Don’t be afraid see,  your worshipper is here only.-thin lass,  dolving tiredness  from lotus leaves, shall I blow cool air to you? Or red like lotus tour feet,keeng in my lad  shall I press pleasantly?

ABHIJNANA SHAKUNTHALA PART 1Shankunthala: I don’t want to be a criminal  in view of elders.

(telling like this  prepares to go)

King: beauty,still it is not dark. Your body is in this condition.

-flower bedand to pour cool to breasts  kept around lotus leaves leaving,paining like this, body carrying  how will you go in this burning sunlight? (like puls compulsorily).

Shakunthala: pourava, don’t do  rudene Though I am experiencing pain  I am not your subordinate.ssUddhatathana).

King: Are you fearing? Don’t be afraid what elder’s may say. Knowing your presence with me knowing dharma acceptanc, Chanceller(kulapathi) will not say no.see,

-         Many prinecesses  have marrued in  Gandharva type only. Later to that their  fathers have also acceoted.

Shakunthala:  Leave me a little.I will ask friends and come

King:all right.I will leave.

Shakunthala:when?

King: beauty, how new flower’s rasa(juice) how bee sucks,like that bitten by nobody,,delicate,youthful, this your lower lip when I experience then.(he lift’s her face up). Shakunthale playfully escapes from him.)

(behind screen) hey chakravaka bird, call husband.it is becoming night.

Shakunthala: (as though afraid) yes,no doubt at all.to enquire my health Gouthami is coming this sideHide behind tree.

King:yes,(hides and stands).

(holding vessel friends and gouthami’s entry)

Friends:Arye,come like this.

GouthamiLgoes near shakunthala) daughter,did body pain reduce?

Shakunthala: It seems so.

Gouthami: from this kusha water all your body pain has gone.know.(sprinkling darbhe water on head))Daughter,it became evening comr let us go to  leaf hut.

(all will go).

shakunthalaLself talk) mind, Then when he was got easily  I did not leave fear. Now while going away  I am repenting. Why like this?(standing there only)(light)

 losing pain creeper mantap(lathamantap)s,,to spend time easily again I will come near you(goes with sorrow)

king:(coming to place where he was before)leaving long sigh).what I felt in mind obstructions are coming (covering).

-again again keeping figure on lower lip with fear, telling no no ,bent towards beautiful shoulder, face at end some how I lifted up. But I could not kiss.

Now where shall I go?or wearing my beloved now only left in this creepermantap(lathamantap), I will stand for a while(short time).

(looking around)

-         “this isdried up flower bed slept by her. This is love letter by her  her by nail on lotus leaf due manmatha’s trouble. This is lotus stem(tube) ornament sliped from her hand.”.Like this imaginging her relation to some things ,though was empty(shunya)  without her to go away from this creeper mantap I am not getting mind.(in sky) king!s

When evening yajna(sacrifice) work is taking place with celebration  like cloud in four directions of yajna stage(vedike)  demons wearing red shadow arw wandering so as to produce fear.

King:now only I will come.(goes)

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FOURTH SCENE(ANKA):

(doing acting of   flower plucking  friends entry)

Anasuya: Priyamvade, s per gandharva rituals(vidhi)marriage of Shakunthala completed. He got suitable husband to her.This is matter o joy to me also. But I am worried about one matter.

Priyamvada:what is that?

Anasuya:  That king’s messenger  completing  yajna work fully getting send of from  rushies has gone to  city. To him who has forgotten himself  in rani vasa(queen’s residence) will he remember here or not?

Priyamvada:don’t worry. Such people will not be bad. But father knowing news here what he will tell?

Anasuya: I feel. He will surely permit.

Priyamvada: how is that?

Anasuya: To one who is good charectered daughter should be given. This was his determination(sankalpa). When god only has fulfilled it easily desire of elders mind  became fulfilled.

 Priyamvada: (seeing flower cup).At end enough flowewrs were plucked.

Anasuya: Shakuntha should worship luck god(soubhagya dod) also. Is it not?

Priyamvada;yes,yes they (pluck some more flowers).

(behind screen)

I hace come.

AnasuyaLgiving ear) friend Some guests ha come it seems.

 PriyamvadaLself talk) Shakunthale is in hut.is it not? But she is absent minded today.

Anasuya: This much flower is enough. Come let us go.(they go)

(behind screen)

 Female insulting to guest!

-about whom  with which concentrared(ekagra) mind thinking I have come here.without giving attention to thjat also you are sittinghe, as those who have commites mistake past memory though informed about  you how ever nuch  let him forget you.

Anasuya: Ayyo,what is not to happen happened. In some worshipable person  shnya hearted shakunthale did crime. (seeing  in front) He is not of this or that kind. Easily getting angry Durvasa muni Magarshi. Gave curse and went quickly. Except fire who else has  burning power?

Anasuya:go,go quickly fall to his feet prevent and stop. By that I will bring water for Arghya.

Priyamvada:Right(goes).

 

Anasuya:(acting as though missing step and falling)

Ayyo, In running force  flower basket in my hand also fell.(picks flowers)

(entering)

Priyamvada: curved(bent) by nature he wose words he will listen? But still showd little kindness.

Anasuya(with smile)s About his matter that itself is more listen what happened.

 Priyamvada: When he did not accept to return  I requested. Without knowledge penance power she has done mistake. Thinking itself as first mistake should be excused I requested.

ANasuya:later later?

Priyamvada: later,it is not possible  for your words to become small. But if any identity ornament t is shown, curse will be removed.’ telling like this went off.

Anasuya: To overcome at least one path remained. That rajarshi while going from here’don’t forget me’told making to wear shakunthale a ring  on which his name is there. In her hand only solution to problem has remained.

Priyamvada:friend come, let us finish god’s worship.(they go). Anasuye see here. Keeping face on left hand and sitting shakunthale like picture, is appearing firmly. In force of thinking about her husband, she has no attention towards her.

Anasuya: priyamvada, we shall do one work. Let matter of this curse  be within ourselves. Naturall beautiful  friend we should protect in always.

Priyamvada: To navamalika creeper will anybody pour hot water?(both go).

 

VISHKAMBHAKA:

(after  entry of disciple who has rised from sleep)

Disciple: Kashyapa who has returned from  hasked to me to come seeing time. I will go out and see how mych night is remaining and come.(goes forward and sees) It is becoming morning  see..

-         On one side king of vanaspathies  moon has reached tip  of Asthachala. On another side, Sum is  coming keeping his rays in front. At the same time  tolight’s nights like symbol of  sorrow and luck appearingis informing their conditions of life   to people (as though).

Not only that much

 As sun had set upto this much time like festival to eye, naidile is not giving joy to me. Surely to abale(weak,female), her beloved  going to foreign ,this sorrow intolerable very much.(entering after falling of Screen)

 

Abasuya: From sense objects of sound and touch  to  to persons who are away(turned their face away),though  this love affair is not known ,,regarding matter of shakunthale what king has done is not right.

Disciple: It is time for homa(sacrifice). Like this I will inform guru.

(goes)

(VISHKAMBHAKA COMPLETED.)

Anasuya:How early I have rised.what shall I do? My hand is not running to morning works also. All right,let kama god’s desire only be fulfilled. King who made  false oath  pute hearted friend  to believe he has made. Probably there is no mistake of king in this. This is fruit of curse of Durvasa. Otherwise king who talked well (good words)  king has not sent even a message also  thoigh this much days are passed. How is this possible?(as though something has flashed), yes  We should send ring which has given for memory. But with whom it can be sent? To prnanciers of ashrama there is no pity towards love. They all feel shakunthala only has done mistake. Therefore to  kanva(kashyapa) who has come from journey shakunthale is not able to tell that she has married Dushyantha  and is in expectation of  child.oh! what to do?

(entry of priyamvade)

Priyamvada(with joy) friend, to celebration giving send off to Shakunthale,to prepare go quick.

Anasuya: what if told like that?

Priyamvada: listen,to ask  whether  she had got sleep I had gone near shakunthale. She  was sitting closing face with shyness. Father kashyapa(kanva) embracing daughter was telling like this’daughter, though yajna(sacrifice) foer’s eye is has become blur due to smoke, ahuthi(offer) has fallen in  sacrifice oven (yajnakunda) only. Like education given to good disciple  my anxiety regarding you, became away. Today only I will send you  to your husband’s house  with rushies.

 

Anasuya:If so who told this to father?

Priyamvada: to them who entered yajna shala(sacrifice hall) chandomaya(metreful,chandasful) ) bodyless(asharira) talk was heard.

Hey  brahmana, For treasure of earth   got thejas  who has worn  your daughter know as  Shami(banni) tree  which has worn fire(Agnidharane).

 

AnasuyaLembracing priyamvada) friend (friendlass), wha I wanted it happened. But on hearing that shakunthale will go today only at the same time joy and happiness are happening.,

Priyamvada: Our pain of both will be lost somehow. Let that  penancier(thapaswini) be well.

Anasuya: for this day only,  In mango tree branch  not drying up for long time, Moulasiri’s garland I had hanged. Bring it. By that tome myself also gorochana, thirtha(holy water) soil,,durve(grass blades), excetras msangala dravyas(materials), I will prepare.

Priyamvada:yes,(anasuye goes). Priyamvade  dramatically plucks flowers.).

(behind screen)-gouthami to carry shakunthale tell to  shargnarava(?).

PriyamvadaLgiving ear) Anasuye,quick, to go to Hasthinapura calling rushies.(holding decoration materials entering)

Anasuya: friend, come let us go (goes and enters)

Priyamvada: (sees) There shakunthale is there. As soon as there is sun rise  she has been given  head bath. Penanciers  holding nivara rice in hand, doing svasthivachana are congradulating. Come let us go near her.(go)(as said above with family relatives([parijanas)  shakunthale enters as sitting in drama stage)

One oenancier(thapaswini): daughter to you  from your  husband  let  honourful queen’s  throne be got.

Another one: daughter get valiant son.

Another: daughter become treasure to husband

(nlessing like this, except Gouthami other penanciers go).

Friends(sakhies)(going near)friend was bath pleasant?

Shakunthala: friends come ,sit here.

BothLhoulding mangala  bvessel stting) friend, be ready. We will decorate mngala dravy.

Hakunthala: This only is much. Now onwards where is luck of getting decorated by friends?(pours tears).

Both: friend, In this good tike you should not cry.(wipe tears and decorate).

Priyamvada: your beauty which is fit to wear ornaments by materials which are available in ashrama  is getting destroyed.

(holding materials  entering)

Both rushi sons: In this there decoration materials.Decorate her.

( all see her with wonder).

Gouthami: child Narada,from where did it come?

First(prathama): by influence  father kashyapa

Gouthami: have you created from your penance?

Second: no,father had told to bring  flowers for shakunthala to us.Then,

 Onme tree more brighter than  moon gave mangalakara silk cloth. Some other tree gave  red rasa (juice)s used for  hacche(tattoo) which is applied to leg.few more trees god only lifting hand and giving  as though  by their branches  gave pearls and rathnas.

Priyamvada :(seeing shakunthala)friend, by this grace only next in  your husband’s house you will  shine s Rajalakshmi.Indication of this is got.(shakunthale shows shyness).

First:Gouthami,come come, To kashyapa who has completed bath and come let us inform about service of trees.

Second:go go (went)

Friends: have no practice of making to wear such ornaments  how shall we decorate?by memory seen in pictures we will make you to wear.

Shakunthala: Do I don’t know about  your expertness of making to wear ?(both of them made to wear pornament).

(entry of kashyapa after completing bath)

Kashyap:s by thinking og going of shakunthale only   my minmd  is  becoming heavy. As tears are prevented  my neck is swollen  and speech is vibrating.s due to worries senses have become inert(jada). To forest dweller like me only daughter’s departure is bringing  this much of trouble means how will house holders tolerate  such sorrow?s(moves forward).

 

 Friends: friend,decoration is completed. now wear silk saree(shakunthale stands and wears saree).

Gouthami: Daughter, I have come filling ters of joy.Here are standing . desire o f embracing  you their eyes are only telling. Maintain formality.

Shakunthala:s(with shyness)appa (father) I am doing namaskarams.

Kashyapa:daughter,  

As sharmiste was dearer to yayathi  you also become dear to  husband. As he got em[peror(samrat) son you also get emperor(samrat) son.

Gouthami: this is not blessings. This is the boon given by you to her.

Kashyapa: daughter ,come like this, do pradakshine of fire in which Havana(homa,sacrifice) is done just now.(all will do prdakshina).\

Kashyapa: (tells manthra)rucchandasa shasthe.

-In all four directions of yajna stage  surrounded by  darbhes accepting samiths as offer9ahuthi) burning,due to fragrance of offered  materials  burning sins this fire let protect you.now you can go.(passing eye)s where is  Shangarava?

(entering)

Disciple:guruji ,I am here.s

Kashyapa: show path toyour sister.

Shangarava: like this like this(all move forward).

Kashyapa:Hey ashrama trees,

-unless feeding you who was not not drinking water,,thouru you were appearing how ever much beautiful , due to love in you not even single leaf  she was not plucking,,when you left flower for first time  who was celebrating like festival,, such Shakunthales,that shakunthale is going to husband’s house.all of you give permission).

(on listening sound of cuckoo)

-like relatives in forest   trees which were with shakunthale,she on going to her husband’s house  like this cuckoos permitted by singing(shouting).

(bodyless speech in sky)

-         Let her moving path be  beautiful with  lotus lakes. Lret shadows of trees cool  sun rays heat. Let path dusts be soft like  pollens of lotuses. Wind blowing around her  let be favourable  and mangala doing.

(all will listen with wonder)

Gouthami:daughter, close people of  penance garden(thapovana) have given their permission to go to your  husband’s house. Do namaskarams to all those.

Shakunthala :(joining hands moving forward)  friend priyamvade, though anxious to see arya son  due to sorrow of leaving ashrama my legs are moving with much difficulty.

Priyuamvada:s fiend,s To leave ashrama and go difficulty is not only for you . To ashrama also as it has to leave you, same stage(condition ) has happened.-deers are standing without eating grass. Peacock’s have left dancing. Making red leaves to wither,stood creepers are pouring tears as though.

 

Shakunthala:(remembering) father, to sister forest moon light(vanajyothsna)  I am telling separation  (farewell).

Kashyapa: Daughter ,I know your love in them. See she is on rightside.

Shakunthala:(going near creeper embracing) vanajyothsne(forest moon light), though has creeped using mango tree,,on this side from branched out  creeper give answer to my embrace. From today I am becoming away.

Kashyapa:- to you whom I had desired in mind  before only  such suitable husband due to punya you got yourself. In the same way this navamalike creeper has got mango tree. With respect to you and her I became worryless.

Like this,go forward in this path.

Shakunthala:( to friends) friends, I am keeping her in your hand.

Friends(sakhies): In whose hand will you keep us?(sheds tears).

Kashyapa: Anasuye, don’t cry. You both only should console shakunthala now.is it not?(all will move forward)

Shakunthala: father(appa), walking around  leaf hut(parnashale) ,as pregnant moving slowly, to this deer to inform news of it’s delivery  to me  somebody should be sent.

Kashyapa: surely will not forget.

Shakunthala:(standing as though somebody is pulling)s Who is pulling my cloth?

Kashyapa: daughter,  You had treated by   applieying   Ingudi oil to  wound in mouth  due to eating of  sharp grass bud.eating grains by your fist  grown this deer kid is not allowing  you to go forward.

Shakunthala: child,I am leaving you all and going. Why are you coming behind me? Before only tou have grown away from  mother. Next in ashrama in which I am not there  my father will look after you. Go.(telling like this goes forward).

Kashyapa:daughter,-be bold. Wipe tears which is  pouring from eyes and go forward. Tears will blur your  eye. In ups and downs paths steps are missing.Shangarava: guru,dear people should be sent off up to  water.there is saying like this. See  we  have come up to bank of  lake. You give message and go.

LKashyapa: Therefore let us go to shadow od tree little.(all ill go and stand).

Kashyapa(self talk)  To dushyantha king what message shall I send(thinks)

Shakunthala:(in ear) friend see, though concealed by lotus leaves  chakravaka bird  without seeing it’s partner how it is sorrowing. If seen it, I think I am hard minded.

Anasuya:friend ,don’t think like this. That also  sorrowing without partner (friend) at night spend long night in  lonely night. Desire bondage inducts to bear difficulties of separation.

Kashyapa: Shangarava,making shakunthala to stand in front of king, tell him like this.

Shangarava: order guruji.

 

Kashyapa: control(samyama) which is our treasure ,you hifh family honour, and from relatives, though not decided  giving in attention  to love which shakunthale had shown  see her as equal your wives. Remaining is left to fate. It is not possible to tell that.

Shangarana:All riugh guruji

Kashyapa:daughter, I should tell you two words. Though we are living in forest we know something about  this worldly (this world,iha,mundane)  transactions.

Shangarava: To jnanies all will be known.

Kashyapa: from here after going to husband’s house,

-do elders service. Behave as friends with dsavathies(cowives,step wives). Though refused by husband  don’t talk with anger. Be kindful towards servents.

 Don’t forget yourself in joy. By behaving like this  youth will get  poitionm of housewife. Those who behave opposite to  this will become troublesome to  their family.Gouthami, what does she say?

 

Gouthami: To daughter who goes  after marriage this only is suitable advice. Aughter, keep in memory all these. Kashyapa: daughter embrace  me and your friends on.

Shakunthala:father, all my friends will leave me here only and go?

Kashyapa: daughter,they should also be got married. It is not right for all of those to come with you. Gouthami will be with me.

ShakunthalaLembracing father) going away from  lap of father,detached and  fallen below from  tree of Malaya mountain , like sandal creeper how shall I lead different life in different place?

Kashyapa: aughter why do you think so?

-         Sitting in post of big man’s wife,due to his wealth through day  will be drowned in big big duties. In little time only like east direction  making iyself holy,,like giving birth to sun maintaining world , you will give birth to such a son. Where  will be time to my memory to trouble you?

(shakunthale does namaskarams to father’s leg)

Kashyapa: What I wish for you let that happen.

Shakunthala: (goes near friends) both of you embrace me.

Friends:embracing)Friend in case if king has forgotten you then show this ring given by him.

Shakunthala: on listening your doubt only my body is  shaking.

Friends: don’t ne afraid. Friendship doubts  bad only.

Shangarava: Sun is rising up .go quick.

Shakunthala:sfacing ashrama and standing) father, again when I will see penance garden(thapovana)?

Kashyapa: listen,

-         Till long time spread up to sea eart live as savathi(step wife)s. appointing son of  dushyantha as king after giving burden of whole family relatives,along with husband in this peaceful penance garden  with husband again you will keep leg(come).

Gouthami:Daughter, time is crossing. Send father. Or she will be talking like this only. Sir, you only go.

Kashyapa:  for anustana(daily ritual performance)  it is delaying.

ShakunthalaLagain embracing father) by your body penance-and anustanas is tired before only.  By Thinking about me don’t feel much more difficulty.

KashyapaLleaving long sigh)Daighter,

-         If I see   nivara rangoli put by you,,how will my sorrow prevents itself? Tart Ley journey be joyful.

(shakunthale and friend go0

friends: (seeing shakunthale)Ayyo ayyo Shakunthale disappeared in forest. KashyapaLleaving long sigh) Anasuye, friends of you both went off. I will also go Leaving sorrow here only come behind me.

Both:father, apart from Shakunthale to this shunya(empty) penance garden how shall I go?

Kashyapa: character of friendship is this only.9enquiring walking forward)  abba, after sending Shakunthale to her husband’s house now I got peace of mind.because,

-bride(lass) is always is pro[perty of others. Today safter sending her to husband’s house freeness of returning pledged  thing my mind is experiencing.

(all will go)

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