Citrakūṭa. Part II: Uttarabhṛṅgaḥ In the initial part of the Uttarabhṛṅgaḥ, the places of the events starting from Araṇyakāṇḍa are described. The poet presents the narrative of Rāmāyaṇa along with the directions Rāma gives to the bumblebee for his. The hermitages of various sages, whom Sītā, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa met, are first described, leading to the banks of the river Godāvarī. The bumblebee is then instructed to see the locations of Jaṭayū's liberation and the Āśrama of Śramaṇā (the Śabarī woman). The locations of Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa come next – the description of the Ṛṣyamūka mountain, (where Hanumān and Rāma met) and other places in Kiṣkindhā. Then the bumblebee is asked to fly further south over the kingdoms of Karṇāṭaka, Āndhra, Madra and Kerala to Laṅkā. The bumblebee is asked to recognise Sītā in Laṅkā by her emaciated and weakened, yet lustrous, appearance. The message for Sītā, to be delivered by the bumblebee, starts at verse 71 of the Uttarabhṛṅgaḥ. The message first describes the pathos of separation. This is followed by an assurance about Rāma heroism, which will convince Sītā to hold on to her life till Hanumān arrives to Laṅkā with another message and a ring from Rāma. The message ends at verse 244 of the Uttarabhṛṅgaḥ, and the poem ends in the next six verses. Poetic features Play on Sanskrit grammar The work has several verses which deal with Sanskrit etymology, wherein the composer poetically explains derivations of names of characters and places of the Ramāyaṇa. Some examples are – Two origins of the word Ūrmilā and how they fit the character of Ūrmilā (1.120) Devanagari नो निर्वाति क्षणमपि सखेऽद्यापि नीराजनास्याः सत्याब्राह्मीस्थितिरिव सतो लक्ष्मणप्राणिकायाः । ऊर्मीर्लान्ती दयितजलधौ राम भक्तेर्लुनन्ती कूर्मीः क्रूराः भवभयभृतामूर्मिलेवोर्मिलैव ॥ IAST no nirvāti kṣaṇamapi sakhe'adyāpi nīrājanāsyāḥ satyābrāhmīsthitiriva sato lakṣmaṇaprāṇikāyāḥ । ūrmīrlāntī dayitajaladhau rāma bhakterlunantī kūrmīḥ krūrāḥ bhavabhayabhṛtāmūrmilevormilaiva ॥ The derivation (Prakriyā) of the word Lakṣmaṇa, and how it is apt for the character of Lakṣmaṇa (1.121) – Devanagari आरार्तिक्यं तव विगणयन्हर्तुमार्तिं जनानां सेवालक्ष्ये धृतशुचिमना लक्ष्मणोऽन्वर्थनामा । सम्प्रत्येश्यन्मयि च मनसो लोपयित्वानुबन्धं संज्ञासिद्धिं स्वभजनबहुव्रीहिकारं चकार ॥ IAST ārārtikyaṃ tava vigaṇayanhartumārtiṃ janānāṃ sevālakṣye dhṛtaśucimanā lakṣmaṇo'anvarthanāmā । sampratyeśyanmayi ca manaso lopayitvānubandhaṃ saṃjñāsiddhiṃ svabhajanabahuvrīhikāraṃ cakāra ॥ Suggestion of alternate names apt for Nandigrāma (1.153) – Devanagari क्रन्दिग्रामः किमु न करुणैः क्रन्दितै रामबन्धो- र्वन्दिग्रामः किमु न चरितैर्माण्डवीजानिगीतैः । स्यन्दिग्रामो भरतनयनस्यन्दिभिः किं न नीरै- र्नन्दिग्रामः प्रति विदधते चित्रमुत्प्रेक्षितानि ॥ IAST krandigrāmaḥ kimu na karuṇaiḥ kranditai rāmabandho- rvandigrāmaḥ kimu na caritairmāṇḍavījānigītaiḥ । syandigrāmo bharatanayanasyandibhiḥ