Chapter 12 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 12

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 12.15

ततः शिष्यैः परिवृतौ मुनिरष्यभिनिषपतत्॥ तं ददर्शाग्रतो रामो मुनीनां दीप्ततेजसम्। अब्रवीद् वचनं वीरो लक्ष्मणं लक्ष्मिवर्धनम्॥

tataḥ śiṣyaiḥ parivṛtau muniraṣyabhiniṣapatat|| taṃ dadarśāgrato rāmo munīnāṃ dīptatejasam| abravīd vacanaṃ vīro lakṣmaṇaṃ lakṣmivardhanam||

English Meaning

And it came to pass that, surrounded by his disciples, the ascetic came (before Rāma). And Rāma saw that one of flaming energy at the head of the ascetics, and the hero said to Lakşınana, enhancer of auspiciousness.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)