Shloka 61
अभिज्ञानप्रदानम्
The Token of Recognition (Chūḍāmaṇi) and the Crow Episode Recalled
ह्रियमाणां तदा वीरो न तु मां वेद लक्ष्मणः।वृद्धोपसेवी लक्ष्मीवान् शक्तो न बहुभाषिता।।5.38.61।।राजपुत्रः प्रियः श्रेष्ठः सदृशः श्वशुरस्य मे।
hriyamāṇāṃ tadā vīro na tu māṃ veda lakṣmaṇaḥ |
vṛddhopasevī lakṣmīvān śakto na bahubhāṣitā ||5.38.61||
rājaputraḥ priyaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ sadṛśaḥ śvaśurasya me |
എന്നെ അപഹരിച്ച് കൊണ്ടുപോകുമ്പോൾ വീരനായ ലക്ഷ്മണന് അതറിവുണ്ടായിരുന്നില്ല. അദ്ദേഹം മുതിർന്നവരെ സേവിക്കുന്നവൻ, ഗുണസമ്പന്നൻ, സമർത്ഥൻ, അല്പഭാഷി—എനിക്ക് പ്രിയനും ശ്രേഷ്ഠനുമായ രാജകുമാരൻ, സ്വഭാവത്തിൽ എന്റെ ശ്വശുരനെപ്പോലെ.
"Heroic Lakshmana, did not know while I was borne away. He is prosperous, foremost in serving elders. He is energetic and reserved in his speech like my father-in-law. He is a prince dear (to his brother).
FAQs
Respect for elders and disciplined speech: true nobility is shown through service, capability, and restraint rather than display.
Sītā reflects on Lakṣmaṇa’s qualities and notes that he did not realize her abduction at the moment it occurred.
Lakṣmaṇa’s humility, elder-service, and measured speech—strength joined with restraint.