(On hearing my banishment) her myna would say to her parrot, 'Oh ! parrot, bite the foot of the enemy'. I think that bird is a greater source of joy to my mother than I, Oh ! Lakshmana. [2-53-22]
My mother has less fortune and more grief like a woman without a son, Oh ! ( Lakshmana ) subduer of enemies, for her, what is the use of a son like me who cannot render any service to her?
एको ह्यहमयोध्यां च पृथिवीं चापि लक्ष्मण | तरेयमिषुभिः क्रुद्धो ननु वीर्यमकारणम् || २-५३-२५
Once enraged, Oh ! Lakshmana I can overpower Ayodhya, even the whole world all by myself with my arrows. But exhibition of prowess without any reason is not desirable. [2-53-25]