Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 96, Shloka 22
चित्रकूटे सैन्यधूलिशब्ददर्शनम्
Alarm at Chitrakūṭa: Lakṣmaṇa sights the approaching army
अपि नौ वशमागच्छेत्कोविदारध्वजो रणे।अपि द्रक्ष्यामि भरतं यत्कृते व्यसनं महत्।।2.96.22।।त्वया राघव सम्प्राप्तं सीतया च मया तथा।
api nau vaśam āgacchet kovidāradhvajo raṇe | api drakṣyāmi bharataṃ yatkṛte vyasanaṃ mahat || 2.96.22 || tvayā rāghava samprāptaṃ sītayā ca mayā tathā |
Wahai Rāghava, mungkinkah dalam peperangan dia yang berpanji Kovidāra itu jatuh ke dalam kuasa kita? Dapatkah aku melihat Bharata—yang kerananya bencana besar menimpa engkau, juga Sītā, dan aku sendiri?
O that mighty warrior Bharata, on whose account you have been banished from the perpetual kingdom, comes here as a foe and as for me, he deserves to be slain.
FAQs
It highlights how perceived injustice can inflame righteous anger; dharma requires discernment so that moral outrage does not become blind hostility.
Lakṣmaṇa anticipates a possible clash with Bharata’s forces and speaks of confronting Bharata, whom he suspects as responsible for their exile.
Protective zeal—Lakṣmaṇa’s fierce commitment to defend Rāma and respond to dishonour.