padmā gatā


hariṇī :saṃjaya ,ahaṃ padmayā saha krīḍitum icchāmi .krīḍāmaḥ !
saṃjayaḥ :ahaṃ tvayā padmayā ca saha krīḍitum icchāmi .kintu padmā na krīḍitum icchet .
hariṇī :kasmāt ?

saṃjayaḥ :padmā khāditavatī .padmā śiśuḥ .śiśuḥ khāditvā na krīḍitum icchet .ahaṃ padmāṃ draṣṭuṃ gacchāmi .

hariṇī :saṃjaya ,mātur aṅgulīyakaṃ kutra gatam ?mātur aṅgulīyakaṃ kutra patitam ?tvaṃ jānāsi kim ?ahaṃ jñātum icchāmi .

hariṇī :aham aṅgulīyakaṃ mārgitum icchāmi .saṃjaya ,mārgāvaḥ !tava gṛhe mārgāvaḥ !ahaṃ tubhyaṃ mātur aṅgulīyakaṃ darśayitum icchāmi .

hariṇī :… saṃjaya ?tvaṃ kutra gataḥ ,saṃjaya ?kasmān na tvam āgataḥ ?
hariṇī :saṃjaya !māṃ paśya ,saṃjaya !kasmāt tvaṃ māṃ na draṣṭum icchasi ?kasmāt tvaṃ na krīḍitum icchasi ?

saṃjayaḥ :hariṇi ,ahaṃ padmāṃ na paśyāmi .padmā na gṛhe .padmā …gatā !
