The Sanskrit Drama in its Origin, Development, Theory & Practice c7.s5.27

c7.s5.27

some cases the similarity of use of these emblems is close; Mālavikā, taken away by brigands, and Ratnāvalī, rescued from the sea, are real parallels to the heroine of the *Rudens*, stolen from her father by a brigand, sold to a *leno* and wrecked on the Sicilian coast, whose recognition is brought about by the discovery of her childish ornaments.