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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
(JANUARY, 1913.
(24) Samitra instructs Lakshmaņa to regard Rama as Daçaratha, Sita as herself and the forest as Ayodhya: C, II, 40, (B, II, 39, 116-124):
I R. C.M., II, 74, 2-89: Râma Daçaratham viddhi mâm viddhi Janakâtmajâm tâta tumhâri mâta Baidebt pitâ Ayodhyâm atavim viddhi ....
Râma Baba bharti sanehi || A vadba
tahan jaham Râms-nivasů .. (25) The citizens accompanying Rama into the exile awake in the morning after the first halt, and, not seeing Rama any more, burst into lamentations, and cursing their lives bereft of Râma, pray to die : C, II, 47, 7 (B wanting):
I R . C.M., II, 86, 58-78 : ihai' va nidhanam yâma mahậprasthanam eva vâ| Râmeņa dhiga jivana Raghubfra-bihina 1 rabitánām no kim artham jivitam hitam || 711 ...itt 'va jau pai priya-biyoga Bidhi kinhân .. vilapanti ....
tau kasa marana na mange doba 11
ehi bidhi karata pralâ pa-kalâp ... (28) Ráma, when taking leave of Samantra, implores him to do everything in his power so that the king may not griove on his account: C, II, 52, 220 (B wanting):
R.C.M., II, 96, 8: yasha Dagaratho raja mâm na cochet tatha kura || 22 ||. . saba bidhi soi karatabya tumhare
| dukha na påva pitu socha hamare il. (97) Sita's prayer to the Ganga: CII, 52, 82' and #. (B, II, 62, 17 and #l.):
R. C.M., II, 108, 2-3 : Vaidehi prañjalir bhàtvå tâm nadim idam abravit II 82 || Siya Suragarihin kaheu kara jort patro Daçarathasya' yam mahârâjasya dhimatah | nidecam matu manoratha puraübi mori Il pålayatv enam Gange tvadabbirakshitah II 83 || chatardaça pati devara samga kusala bahor hi varshâņi samagrâny usbya kânane bhrâtrâ saha maya ai karaür jebi půjá tort Il. chai 'va punah pratyagamishyati || 84 ll tatas tvam devi subbage kshemeņa punar âgatê | yakshye pramadita Gange sarvakamasamriddhin || 85 11 .......... punareva, mahabahur maya bhrâtrâ cha samgataḥ | Ayodhyâm vanavasât ta pravicatv anagho 'naghe || 91 || .
(28) Samantra, on his return after having accompanied the three exiles to the woods, relates to Daçaratha Râma's and Lakshmana's messages : B, II, 58, 22 and 8. (C, II, 58, 21 and ff.):
| R. C.M., II, 152, 3and f. ... vaktavyo Bharato vachanan mama ... !| 2211 tvaya kababa saņdesu Bharata ke çuçrushyamaño mam na çochati yatha nsipah matsnebad âye .. arhasi tatha kartum ity api nicchayam ll 23 ll samamseyehu matu sakals sama mâtsishu sarvâsu vartethâ iti châ' bravit.... | 24 | 25 11 jnil ..... ishadrosha parftas ta Saumitrir idam abrayit ... tâta bharti tehi rakhabarka
socha mora jebi karai na kâû 11 Lashana kahe kachhu bachana
kat horâ ... As regards Site, both in the R. and in the R. C.M., Sumantra says she was so moved that she could utter no words. The correspondenco is so much the more significant as neither Valmiki nor Tulas Daga had mentioned Sita when describing Sumantra's taking leave from the exiles. Had
