Episode 1- The Hunting..

(Just after this introduction, chasing the deer by chariot, armed with bows and arrows on their hands, the king and Sarathi enter)

Charioteer- (Seeing the king and the deer)

God bless you! Glancing at the black deer,

equipped with properly prepared Bow to shoot 

you look like Lord Shiva, carrying Pinak Bow 

when he was chasing the legendry deer.               (6)

King- Charioteer! I am attracted upto this long distance by this deer. Again see-

Leaping high in the sky this deer occasionally runs on earth

Seeing back, beautifully turns his neck frequently 

Curves his back along with exterior part of body 

With a fear to be hurted by the arrow, being tired- 

Spreads half eaten Kusha on the path with open mouth.  (7)

Being chased by me, then, how this deer hardly worth seeing?

Charioteer- Ayusman! The land is zig-zag. So I have tied the bridles and the speed of the chariot is made  slow or decreased. That is why this deer has become an object with distance or It is for this reason that the  distance between chariot and  deer has increased. Now, on  plain land, this willn’t be unreachable.

King- Right then, loose the  bridles.
Charioteer- Ayusman as you  order.

   (Seeing the  speed of Charriot)

Ayusman! look , look-

Loosing the bridles the yoked horses of the chariot 

Are lengthening the exterior part of their body  

Making the upper part of their tail vibrationless 

The ears standing up unwavering or motionless 

Failing  to transgress the dust blowed up by themselves 

As  if, unable  to keep pace with the speed  of the deer. (8)

King- It’s true  These horses are defeating the horses of Sun or Indra- the king of Gods. For-

The tiny object becomes vast atonce

A thing broken amidst seems interlinked 

A thing broken amidst seems interlinked 

Though crooked by nature becomes straight for eyes 

For me, in a moment, no object is far and near  

As  the velocity of the chariot makes it so. (9)

Hey Charioteer ! see this deer being killed .

(Saying this he imposes to act shooting arrow.)

(Voice from behind the stage)

Hay king ! Hay King !

Oh king ! this is  tamed deer of  Ashram. This is not worth killing . Not worth killing !

Charioteer- (After hearing & seeing)  Ayusman ! These devotees  have come between you and this black deer.

King- (With perplexity). Then, stop the horses. 

Charioteer- Very well. (saying stops the horses). 

                    (Afterwards)

Excluding himself third i.e., the devotee enters with two pupils.

Vaikhanas-  (Raising his hand) Rajan ! This is Ashram’s deer. Not worth killing. Not worth killing. 

Shooting this tender deer is like burning the cotton heap

            Whereas the life of these young deers is so agile 

            Can’t be compared with the stroke of your sharp arrows            

Which are powerful and energetic like Thunderbolt.  (10)

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Characters in the scene

King : Dushyanta.....hero of the play.

Charioteer: Sarthi(in Hindi) Driver of king's Chariot.

Vaikhanas : An Ashram's devotee.