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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.32.12

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 32: Śūrpaṇakhā describes Sītā. She recounts Rāma’s victory, praises Sītā’s beauty and urges Rāvaṇa to kill the brothers and take her as his wife

In the sequence: she describes Lakṣmaṇa as Rāma's devoted, powerful companion

3.32.12

bhrātā cāsya mahātejā guṇatas tulyavikramaḥ
anuraktaś ca bhaktaś ca lakṣmaṇo nāma vīryavān

And his brother, of great splendour, equal to him in valour by his virtues, devoted and loyal, is the valiant one named Lakṣmaṇa.

Words: bhrātā — brother; cāsya — and his; mahātejā — of great splendour; guṇatas — in virtues; tulyavikramaḥ — equal in valour; anuraktaś ca — and devoted; bhaktaś ca — and loyal; lakṣmaṇo nāma — named Lakṣmaṇa; vīryavān — valiant, heroic

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.