मा च लक्ष्मण संतापं कार्षीर्लक्ष्या विपर्यये। राज्यं वा वनवासो वा वनवासो महोदयः॥
mā ca lakṣmaṇa saṃtāpaṃ kārṣīrlakṣyā viparyaye| rājyaṃ vā vanavāso vā vanavāso mahodayaḥ||
English Meaning
Do you not grieve, Oh Laksmana, for this loss of kingdom. Of kingdom and exile into the forest, exile is fraught with glorious results.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)