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Borrowings concerning subject-matter
In some points Puspadanta deviates from the version of Gunabhadra, bringing new elements into the story or borrowing elements from the tradition of Vimalasuri. In his critical study of Vimalasūri's Paūmacariyam, Chandra56 already briefly pointed out some deviations from Guṇabhadra in Puspadanta's Rāma-story which indicate borrowing from Vimalasūri's tradition:
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ajju miyanku hou pahavantau vâu vău jage ajju saittau. ajju dhanau dhaṇa-riddhi niyacchau ajju jalantu jalaņu jage acchaũ. ajju jamaho nivvahau jamattaņu
ajju kareu indu indattaņu. ajju għanai pūrantu maṇoraha ajju ņiraggala hontu mahāgaha. ajju paphullau phalau vaṇāsai ajju gau mokkalau sarāsai.
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76.2.6a54
hā hā bhāyara ṇa kiu ṇivāriu
ajju tivvu nahi tavaû diņesaru ajju suyau niccimtu phaṇisaru. ajju jalaņu jālaū vitthārau vaivasu ajju saicchai mārau.
ṇeriu ajju rimchu āvāhau dikkariulu mā kāsu vi bihau. ajju varuņu appāņu pasamsaũ ajju vāu uvavaṇaim vihamsau. ajju kuberu kosu ma dhovau ajju kāmu appāṇaum jovau. bhayara paim gai ṇārayathāṇahu ajju nayari namdau isăṇahu.
78.24.9a55
hā bhāyara kim na kiu niväriu
He is also referred to as Ramachanda (e.g. Mahāpurāṇa, 78.26.2)59
4. Lakṣmaṇa is named after his qualities (Mahāpurāṇa, 69.12.12)60
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Rāma strings his bow to terrify the enemies, while protecting Janaka's sacrifice (Mahāpurāṇa, 70.12.12-13)61
Dasaratha has four queens, who each bear one son (Mahāpurāṇa 69.12.8-13 & 69.14.10)57
Rāma is sometimes called Pauma or Poma (e.g. Mahāpurāṇa, 78.29.3)58
Śūrpaṇakha is called Candaṇahi (e.g. Mahāpurāṇa 71.11.7 & 71.18.2)62
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Hanumat tells Sitä about her lovers-tiff with Rāma (Mahāpurāṇa 73.26.9-27.3)63
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