Chapter 4 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 4

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 4.35

लक्ष्मणेमां मया सार्धं प्रशाधि त्वं वसुंधराम्। द्वितीयं मेऽन्तरात्मानं त्वामियं श्रीरुपस्थिता ॥

lakṣmaṇemāṃ mayā sārdhaṃ praśādhi tvaṃ vasuṃdharām| dvitīyaṃ me'ntarātmānaṃ tvāmiyaṃ śrīrupasthitā ||

English Meaning

O Lakṣmaṇa, do you together with me rule this earth. You are my second self; and this good fortune has taken possession of you (as well).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)