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vv. 195-222: Hanumat brings the tidIngs of Sitä after visiting Lanka,
Sitā Rāvana Kathanaka of Acarya Hemacandra
vv. 223-231: Rāma took Samudra and Setu, two patrols of Ravana captive, camped with his army at Hansa-dvipa and besieged Lanka. Bibhiṣaṇa who counselled Ravana to return Sită to Rama was banished by Ravana from Lanka. He then joined Rama's side. Răma conferred on him the Kingdom of Lanka.
vv. 232-276 describe the war between the armies of Rama and Rāvana. Kumbhakarna in his encounter with Sugrīva took him under his strong arm, and started towards Lanka. Rama and Lakṣmana challenged Kumbhakarna and Meghanāda respectively to fight. Sugriva escaped from the arm-noose of Kumbhakarna. Rama captured Kumbhakarna and Lakṣmaṇa Meghanada Ravana then appeared on the scene. Laksmana fought against him, was struck on his breast by Amogha-vijaya Sakti (Spear). Rāma fell fainting to the ground. Sugrīva and others made eight walls with four gates around Raghava (and Lakṣmaṇa). They acted as guards at the gates. Rāvana then retired from the battle-field with the thought that Laksmana would die that very day and without him Rama too would die and that fighting was of no use.
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VI. 231-36, 317-408: These verses describe how Hanumat obtained the news of Sitā.
VII. 1-44 describe these events.
VII. 45-259: describe the war with some remarkable changes. According to this account Sugriva overpowered Kumbhakarna who fell to the ground struck by a stroke of lightning (Taditdanda). Indrajit and Meghavahana bound Sugriva and Bhamandala by snake-nooses. Kumbhakarna put Hanumat under his armpit. Hanumat escaped from the noose of Kumbhakarna's arm when he raised it to fight against Angada. In order to save Bibhisana from the Amoghavijaya Sakti discharged by Ravana, Lakṣmana stood in front of Bibhiṣaṇa and was pierced by it. Rāma angrily fought against Ravana, made him chariotless; Ravana then retired to Lanka with the thought that out of extreme affection for Lakṣmaṇa Rama would die and that fighting was of no use. Sugriva and others made seven walls with four gates around the two Raghavas. The Vidyadhara requested Bhamandala who was guarding the Eastern gatel to take him
vv 202-213, but for two slight changes are identical with VI. 332-343; v. 215-VI. 354 (with a small change, Sità breaks her fast not after 19 but 21 days); v. 221-VI. 405 and v. 222 abc=VI. 406 abc.
Hemacandra nods here for (in VII. 245) he has stated that Bhamandala was guarding the Southern gate.
