भ्रातॄणां संग्रहार्थं च सुखार्थं चापि लक्ष्मण। राज्यमप्यहमिच्छामि सत्येनायुधमालभे॥
bhrātṝṇāṃ saṃgrahārthaṃ ca sukhārthaṃ cāpi lakṣmaṇa| rājyamapyahamicchāmi satyenāyudhamālabhe||
English Meaning
O Lakşmaņa, I swear by my weapon that it is for the maintenance and happiness of my brothers that I wish for the kingdom.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)