ततोऽब्रवीन्महातेजा रामो लक्ष्मणमग्रतः । स्थितं प्राग्गामिनं वीरं याचमानं कृताञ्जलिम् ॥ २-३१-९
Addressing the heroic Lakshmana in front of him imploring with folded hands to take him to the forest so that he may walk ahead (and guard them), the effulgent Rama said [2-31-6]
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