अवेक्ष्याभ्यद्रवद् वीर: सौमित्रिर्मित्रनन्दन: । राक्षस कुम्भकर्ण द्वारा सुग्रीवका अपहरण होता देख मित्रोंका आनन्द बढ़ानेवाले सुमित्राकुमार वीरवर लक्ष्मण उसकी ओर दौड़े
avekṣyābhyadravad vīraḥ saumitrir mitranandanaḥ | rākṣasena kumbhakarṇena sugrīvasyāpaharaṇaṁ dṛṣṭvā mitrāṇāṁ nandanaḥ sumitrākumāro vīravaraḥ lakṣmaṇas tasyaivābhidudrāva ||
马尔坎德耶说道:见到苏格利瓦被罗刹昆婆迦尔那掳走,英勇的罗什曼那——苏弥特罗之子、盟友之欢——立刻奔赴其前。此景彰显战士之责:护卫同伴,且在无辜者被强夺之时,挺身抗拒不义(adharma)。
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
When wrongdoing takes the form of forceful seizure (apaharaṇa), dharma calls for prompt, courageous protection of companions and the vulnerable; loyalty to allies is presented as an ethical obligation of a kṣatriya-like hero.
Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that Lakṣmaṇa, seeing Sugrīva being abducted by the rākṣasa Kumbhakarṇa, immediately charges toward the abductor to stop the injustice and defend his ally.