Chapter 87 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 87

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 87.21

ततस्त्वहं चोत्तमबाणचापभृत् स्थितोऽभवं तत्र स यत्र लक्ष्मणः। महेन्द्रकल्पं परिपालयंस्तदा॥

tatastvahaṃ cottamabāṇacāpabhṛt sthito'bhavaṃ tatra sa yatra lakṣmaṇaḥ| mahendrakalpaṃ paripālayaṃstadā||

English Meaning

I also taking an excellent bow, remained where remained Lakṣmaṇa, and surrounded by my kindred who stayed there vigilantly, equipped with bows, guarded him that resembled the mighty Indra.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)