Rāma has not been able to dissuade Sītā or Lakṣmaṇa from accompanying him, and the three now give away all they possess. Seated in a pavilion on the left, Sītā distributes her jewels and clothes to the townspeople, while the Brahmin Suyajña and his wife, in the centre, walk away with large bundles of her clothes and jewels. On the right, seated in another pavilion, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, now dressed in dhotis and uttaraiyas, give away their jewels, horses, elephants, and camels. The Brahmin Trijata throws his staff to the other side of the river and receives all the cattle between him and it. Only the princes' weapons are not given away.
Ramayana
Udaipur, c.1653
Language: Sanskrit
Source/Shelfmark: Add. 15296(1), f.46
have both resolved to accompany Rama into exile, a decision which he reluctantly accepts. Seated in a pavilion in their palace, Sita distributes her jewels and clotheSita the townspeople, while the and his wife walk away with large bundles of her clothes and jewels. In another pavilion now dressed in