Canto LVII. Sumantra's Return.

When Ráma reached the southern bank,

King Guha's heart with sorrow sank:

He with Sumantra talked, and spent

With his deep sorrow, homeward went.

Sumantra, as the king decreed,

Yoked to the car each noble steed,

And to Ayodhyá's city sped

With his sad heart disquieted.