Shloka 2.31.31

लक्ष्मणस्य वनानुगमन-प्रतिज्ञा तथा आयुध-संग्रहः (Lakshmana’s Vow to Follow Rama and the Retrieval of Divine Weapons)

Devanagari script

तद्धिव्यं राजशार्दूल सत्कृतं माल्यभूषितम्।रामाय दर्शयामास सौमित्रिस्सर्वमायुधम्।।।।

Transliteration

tad divyaṃ rājaśārdūla satkṛtaṃ mālyabhūṣitam | rāmāya darśayāmāsa saumitriḥ sarvam āyudham ||

Translation

Then Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa), O tiger among princes, displayed to Rāma all that divine weaponry—duly honoured and adorned with garlands.

Context

Lakshmana, tiger among princes, brought all those divine weapons sanctified and decorated with garlands and showed them to Rama.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa (Saumitri)
• Rāma
• āyudha (weapons)
• mālya (garlands)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is to treat instruments of power as sanctified responsibilities—kept, honoured, and handled with ritual propriety rather than pride.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa returns with the consecrated weapons and presents them to Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Lakṣmaṇa’s careful execution of duty and respect for sacred protocol.