Chapter 52 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 52

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 52.1

प्रभातायां तु शर्वर्या पृथुवक्षा महायशाः। उवाच रामः सौमित्रिं लक्ष्मणं शुभलक्षणम्॥

prabhātāyāṃ tu śarvaryā pṛthuvakṣā mahāyaśāḥ| uvāca rāmaḥ saumitriṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ śubhalakṣaṇam||

English Meaning

When the morning broke, that illustrious one having a spacious chest, Rāma, addressed Sumitrā's son, Laksmana, graced with auspicious marks.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)