
Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 78, Verse 3
Ramayana 2.78.3
बलवान्वीर्यसम्पन्नो लक्ष्मणो नाम योऽप्यसौ।किं न मोचयते रामं कृत्वा स्म पितृनिग्रहम्।।।।
balavān vīryasampanno lakṣmaṇo nāma yo 'py asau | kiṁ na mocayate rāmaṁ kṛtvā sma pitṛnigraham ||
And why did Lakṣmaṇa—strong and full of valor—not free Rāma by restraining our father?