Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 89, Shloka 42
इन्द्रजित्–लक्ष्मणयोर् घोरः शरयुद्धः
Indrajit and Lakshmana’s Fierce Exchange of Arrows
atha samara-pariśramaṁ nihantuṁ samara-mukheṣv ajitasya lakṣmaṇasya | priya-hitam upapādayan mahātmā samaram upetya avibhīṣaṇo 'vatasthē ||
પછી મહાત્મા વિભીષણે, યુદ્ધમુખે અજય એવા લક્ષ્મણના કલ્યાણાર્થે, તેમની યુદ્ધજન્ય થાક ઉતારવા રણભૂમિમાં આવી ત્યાં ઊભા રહ્યા.
"Do you not remember that in the first combat your brother bound by me had fallen on the ground. Why do you not remember my valour?"
FAQs
Dharma includes compassionate support: serving the righteous warrior through care and timely assistance is itself a form of righteous conduct.
As the duel strains Lakṣmaṇa, Vibhīṣaṇa arrives to help and relieve him, marking the sarga’s close.
Vibhīṣaṇa’s loyalty and benevolence—acting for another’s good without self-interest.