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 ||
看哪，就在军阵最前方，那头巨象在行进——年迈，名为“胜敌”（Śatruñjaya），乃我睿智父王所有。
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.