Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 97, Shloka 25
भरतागमनशङ्कानिवारणम् / Dispelling Suspicion about Bharata’s Arrival
Chitrakuta Encampment
स एष सुमहाकायः कम्पते वाहिनीमुखे।नागश्शत्रुञ्जयो नाम वृद्धस्तातस्य धीमतः।।।।
sa eṣa sumahākāyaḥ kampate vāhinīmukhe | nāgaḥ śatruñjayo nāma vृद्धas tātasya dhīmataḥ ||
دیکھو، لشکر کے اگلے حصے میں وہ نہایت عظیم الجثہ ہاتھی جنبش کر رہا ہے؛ شترُنجَی نامی، بوڑھا، ہمارے دانا پتا کا ہے۔
There is that huge and aged elephant named Satrunjaya which belogns to our sagacious father proceeding at the head of the army.
FAQs
Dharma of truthful reporting: Lakṣmaṇa identifies concrete signs (the king’s elephant) to ground decisions in reliable evidence.
Lakṣmaṇa recognizes a distinctive royal elephant at the head of the approaching force, linking it to Daśaratha.
Practical intelligence and loyalty—he knows the royal insignia and communicates it to Rāma.