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A CRITICAL STUDY OF PAUMACARIYAN
finds her quite safe (5. 55-56). Then he jumps over the sea and alights on the Mahendra hill (5. 57. 30). There he narrates all the events to Argada, Jambavat etc. They proceed further, ruin Madhuvana and then having been sent for by Sugrīva, they all go to him (5. 58-64).
In the TR Hanumat takes permission of Sīta and starts plucking the fruits of the garden to quench his hunger (5. 17). As a monkey he is, he uproots the trees of the garden, being impelled by his inborn nature. Then he encounters the guards of the garden, other warriors, Akşayakumara and Indrajit (5. 19). Hanumat requests Ravana to become a devotee of Rāma (5. 23). Thereafter it follows the VR. After burning the city of Laukā, Hanumat again meets Sitā and then goes away (5. 29).
The PCR agrees with the PCV. But it does not point out the location of Koțisila. It states that eleven days had passed since the abduction of Sītā when Hanumat met Vibhișaņa at Lalika (53.12). Vibhîşana is said to have promised Hanumat to assist him by reapproaching Rāvaņa for rescuing Sītā (53.12). Here Hanumat changes his form when he drops the finger-ring before Sítā (53.25). Hanumat appears before Sītā when the latter makes a request for it and that also after the arrival of Mandodari (53.37-49). Sítā refuses to go with Hanumat because Rāma had not ordered him to that effect (53.146). According to the PCS Hanumat drops the finger-ring hiding himself in the sky (49.9.9). Trijatā's dream is referred to in it (50.9). Hanumat destroys the park to tease Rāvaņa (51.1.1). The killing of Akşayakumāra by Hanumat is mentioned in it (52). When Rāvana is being advised by Vibhīşaņa to give up Sīta, Indrajit intervenes, scorns Vibhīşaņa and then seizes Hanumat (53). According to the RPS, Rāma is so furious that he attempts to kill Sugrīva for the latter's negligence in searching out Sita, but Lakşmana intervenes and saves Sugrīva (p.131). The place of Kotisila is mentioned to be Nābhagiri (p.134). Here Hanumat ties Mahendrarāja by the help of his langūla vidya' (p. 136). He manifests himself in the form of 'Kamadeva' to win the love of Lalikāsundari (p.138). He changes his form, climbs a tree and then drops the ring in the lap of Sītā (p.138). He assumes the form of a monkey when he is attacked by the servants of Rāvaņa (p.140). He. burns Lankā but the ignition of his tail is not referred to (p.141). The TSP follows the PCR and PCV. Akşa is said to have been killed by Hanu after destroying the garden at Laikā (IV. p.270).
The Vasudevahindi merely refers to Hanumat's going to and coming back from Lankā without any details. Here a messenger is sent to Bharata. The latter sends his army to help Rāma.
