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in turn. On the north Angada, Kurma, Anga, Mahendra, Vihangama, Suşeņa, Candraraśmi stood in turn at the gates. In the west Nila, Samaraśila, Durdhara, Manmatha, Jaya, Vijaya, and Sambhava stood. Bhāmaṇḍala, Virādha, Gaja, Bhuvanajit, Nala, Mainda, and Bibhiṣaṇa stood in the south successively. Making the two Kakutsthas in the center in this way, Sugrīva and the others, powerful, were devoted to watching, intent as yogis.
Some one told Sita that Lakṣmaṇa had been killed by the spear and at dawn Rāmabhadra would die from affection for his brother. Hearing that news terrible as a clap of thunder, Janaka's daughter fell to the ground in a swoon, like a creeper struck by the wind. Sprinkled with water by the Vidyadharis, Janaki regained consciousness, got up, and lamented pitifully: "Oh! Lakṣmaṇa dear, where have you gone, leaving your elder brother alone! For he is not able to exist even a moment without you. Alas! I am unfortunate since on my account now such a thing has happened to my husband and brother-in-law who are equal to gods. O earth, split open, please, for my entrance. O heart, split open for the extinction of life."
A Vidyadhari, Avalokinyā, saw Sītā weeping so pitifully and, compassionate, said, "Queen, at dawn your brother-in-law will have an uninjured body and, coming with Ramabhadra, will make you rejoice." Restored to a sound state of mind by that speech, Kakutstha's wife thought constantly of sunrise, like a wakeful cakravāki.
At the thought "Saumitri was killed today," Rāvaṇa rejoiced one minute; the next, having recalled the capture of his brother, sons, friends, he wept. "Oh! dear Kumbhakarṇa, you were like another best self of mine. Oh! Indrajit and Meghavahana, you were like second arms of mine. Oh! sons, Jambumalin and others, like different forms of myself, how were you made to undergo capture, never undergone before, like elephants?"
Recalling repeatedly the recent capture, et cetera of his relatives, again and again Daśagrīva fainted and wept.
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