[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1473 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1473 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1473 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1473](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1473) \[The two sons of Su-mitrā and the pairing off of the brothers have not passed without notice. The version of the Rāmāyana given by Mr. Wheeler endeavours to account for these circumstances. It says that Dasa-ratha divided the divine nectar between his senior wives, Kausalyā and Kaikeyī, and that when the younger, Su-mitrā, asked for some, Dasa-ratha desired them to share their portions with her. Each gave her half, so Sumitrā received two quarters and gave birth to two sons: “from the quarter which she received from Kausalyā she gave birth to Lakshmana, who became the ever-faithful friend of Rāma, and from the quarter she received from Kaikeyī she gave birth to Satru-ghna, who became the ever-faithful friend of Bharata.” This account is silent as to the superior divinity of Rāma, and according to it all four brothers must have been equals as manifestations of the deity.\] - [Previous: c5.1472](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1472) - [Next: c5.1474](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1474) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Linked texts (1) - [Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki) — Vālmīki, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1473](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1473) · Pramāṇa