Shloka 6.102.14
लक्ष्मण-प्राणरक्षा: (Lakshmana’s Revival by the Herb-Mountain)
इष्टबन्धुजनोनित्यंमां स नित्यमनुव्रतः ।इमामवस्थांगमितोराक्षसैःकूटयोधिभिः ।।।।
iṣṭabandhujano nityaṃ māṃ sa nityam anuvrataḥ | imām avasthāṃ gamito rākṣasaiḥ kūṭayodhibhiḥ ||
He who always cherished his loved ones and ever followed faithfully after me—he has been brought to this dreadful condition by the Rākṣasas who fight by deceit.
'Lakshmana, who loved the kin and was devoted to me, has been led to pass by the Rakshasas.'
Yuddha-nīti: the verse contrasts righteous conduct with deceit in war, implying that violation of fairness is adharma and intensifies moral outrage.
Rama describes Lakṣmaṇa’s devotion and blames deceitful Rākṣasa tactics for his condition.
Moral clarity—Rama’s insistence on ethical boundaries even amid war.