Chapter 4 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 4

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 4.12

अहमस्यावरो भ्राता गुणैर्दास्यमुपागतः। कृतज्ञस्य बहुज्ञस्य लक्ष्मणो नाम नामतः॥

ahamasyāvaro bhrātā guṇairdāsyamupāgataḥ| kṛtajñasya bahujñasya lakṣmaṇo nāma nāmataḥ||

English Meaning

I am the younger brother of this one endued with gratitude and of various lore. Subdued by his virtues, I, Laksimana by name, have dedicated myself to his service.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)