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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.72.3

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 72: Bharata stops Mantharā’s punishment. Śatrughna drags her across the floor, Bharata orders her release to avoid Rāma’s condemnation

In the sequence: Śatrughna angrily asks why Lakṣmaṇa did not prevent the exile, even by restraining their father

2.72.3

balavān vīrya saṃpanno lakṣmaṇo nāma yo 'py asau
kiṃ na mocayate rāmaṃ kṛtvāpi pitṛnigraham

And that mighty one named Lakṣmaṇa, endowed with valour — why does he not set Rāma free, even by restraining their father?

Words: balavān — mighty; vīrya saṃpanno — endowed with valour; lakṣmaṇo nāma — named Lakṣmaṇa; yo 'py asau — that very one who; kiṃ na — why not; mocayate — does he set free; rāmaṃ — Rāma; kṛtvāpi — even by doing; pitṛnigraham — the restraint of the father

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.