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  1   1, 1|    Simitra bore the bright twins, Lakshman and Satruglina bold,~Four
  2   1, 2|        royal rishi, Rama true and Lakshman bold,~Came to fair Mithila'
  3   1, 2|         and righteous Rama and to Lakshman young and bold,~"This the
  4   1, 3|            Rama came with gallant Lakshman by their proud preceptor
  5   1, 3|           Righteous Rama, gallant Lakshman, in the royal palace dwell,~
  6   1, 4|          Rigliteous Rama, gallant Lakshman piously their father greet,~
  7   1, 6|     Urmila of beauty rare,~And to Lakshman young and valiant spake
  8   1, 6|         in accents soft and fair:~Lakshman, dauntless in thy duty,
  9   1, 6|         Urmila of stainless love,~Lakshman, fearless in thy virtue,
 10   1, 7|            And from Rama and from Lakshman parted they with many a
 11   2, 2|          valour; with his brother Lakshman hold~He hath never failed
 12   2, 4|     Bharat's rival claim,~Younger Lakshman with devotion doth on eldest
 13   2, 4|        love of elder Rama doth in Lakshman's bosom move,~Young companions
 14   2, 4|           fell,~Crownéd Rama unto Lakshman will a loving brother prove,~
 15   3   |       Book. Sita and the faithful Lakshman accompanied Rama in his
 16   3, 2|         Tears bedewed the face of Lakshman as he heard what Sita, said,~
 17   3, 2|         with bow and ample quiver Lakshman will on them attend,~Where
 18   3, 2|    faithful to thy glorious star,~Lakshman,shall not wait and tarry
 19   3, 2|          then thyloving mandate,--Lakshman hath no wish to stay,~None
 20   3, 2|           stay by Queen Kausalya, Lakshman, if we both depart,~Who
 21   3, 2|         Stay by them, my faithful Lakshman, and thy filial virtues
 22   3, 2|        And a thousand swords like Lakshman's guard her proud and prosperous
 23   3, 2|       Grant it, that thy faithful Lakshman shall protect her night
 24   3, 2|           with his bow and quiver Lakshman shall the forests roam,~
 25   3, 2|         mountain crest,~Grant it, Lakshman ever duteous watch and guard
 26   3, 2|            And with Sita and with Lakshman for the woods prepared to
 27   3, 3|        Then the true and faithful Lakshman parted from each weeping
 28   3, 3|        said:~Dear devoted duteous Lakshman, ever to thy elder true,~
 29   3, 3|           of Duty bids my gallant Lakshman go,~Serve thy elder with
 30   3, 4|         hill,~Faithful and heroic Lakshman! thou hast by thy brother
 31   3, 5|          Soft-eyed Sita, faithful Lakshman," thus the gentle Rama said,~"
 32   3, 5|           tear will dry!~Faithful Lakshman, thou hast nobly stood by
 33   3, 5|          his Sita slept,~Faithful Lakshman with Sumantra nightly watch
 34   3, 5|    righteous Rama and to watchful Lakshman spake:~Mark the slumb'ring
 35   3, 5|        not ask his woe to share!"~Lakshman heard the gentle mandate,
 36   3, 5|           gentle consort and with Lakshman true and brave,~Crossed
 37   3, 5|           consort and the valiant Lakshman stood,~Raghu's sons and
 38   3, 5|          and his consort, saw not Lakshman young and brave,~And the
 39   3, 6|          its zenith, Rama then to Lakshman said:~"Yonder mark the famed
 40   3, 6|          their dwelling, thither, Lakshman, let us rove."~Slowly came
 41   3, 6|         Rama stepped with valiant Lakshman, gentle Sits followed close,~
 42   3, 7|           creepers scented sweet,~Lakshman for the gentle Sita made
 43   3, 7|         by unending wood,~Gallant Lakshman with his weapons went before
 44   3, 7|         tree and darksome jungle, Lakshman ever true and brave,~Plucked
 45   3, 7|          with brotherlv affection Lakshman brought each dewy spray,~
 46   3, 7|      stood,~Sita woke and gallant Lakshman, and they sipped the sacred
 47   3, 7|          To the true and faithful Lakshman, Rama then his purpose said,~
 48   3, 7|         of leaf and forest timber Lakshman soon a cottage made.~"So
 49   3, 7|           the black buck, gallant Lakshman, and a sacrifice prepare,~
 50   3, 7|          day is bright and fair."~Lakshman slew a mighty black-buck,
 51   3, 8|          eldest born and dearest, Lakshman true and faithful son,~Ah!
 52   4, 1|       twining branches, reared by Lakshman's faithful might.~Faggots
 53   4, 1|          meek-eyed Sita, faithful Lakshman loitered near!~"Is this
 54   4, 2|          Sumitra for her banished Lakshman sigh,~Doth the peerless
 55   4, 3|          his head and bosom fair,~Lakshman too in loving homage bent
 56   4, 6|       Wandering with his wife and Lakshman slowly sought the hermitage,~
 57   5, 1|   soft-eyed Sita, and the gallant Lakshman stood~In the wilderness
 58   5, 1|       Sita with her saintly face,~Lakshman young and true and valiant,
 59   5, 1|         Agastya young and gallant Lakshman said,--~"With his faithful
 60   5, 1|           Righteous Rama, valiant Lakshman, saintly Sita seek this
 61   5, 1|           Sita, were with gallant Lakshman led,~Where the dun deer
 62   5, 1|           of homage done,~Valiant Lakshman tall and stately to the
 63   5, 2|         to each saint and hermit, Lakshman left the hermitage,~And
 64   5, 3|         scan the wood and jungle, Lakshman, cast thy eye around,~For
 65   5, 3|         brother," did the duteous Lakshman say,~"Thou art prompt to
 66   5, 3|       prompt to judge and fathom, Lakshman listens to obey!~"Mark this
 67   5, 3|         so answered Rama, leading Lakshman by the hand,~"Soft the lawn
 68   5, 3|           Foe-compelling faithful Lakshman heard the words his elder
 69   5, 3|           the river for ablutions Lakshman went of warlike fame,~With
 70   5, 3|         Rama clasped his faithful Lakshman in a brother's fond embrace,~
 71   5, 3|         Thus spake Rama, and with Lakshman and with Sita child of love,~
 72   5, 4|      pitcher in her arms,~Gallant Lakshman spake to Rama of the Indian
 73   5, 4|           But thy accents, gentle Lakshman, wake a longing for my home!~
 74   6   |         princess for Rama and for Lakshman is rejected with scorn,
 75   6   |       deer to tempt away Rama and Lakshman from the cottage, and then
 76   6   |        and foul suspicion against Lakshman crossed the stainless mind
 77   6   |           dark suspicions against Lakshman sprang out of an excess
 78   6, 1|          in Sita's love,~And with Lakshman strong and valiant, quick
 79   6, 1|      mandate here I came,~Younger Lakshman strong and valiant doth
 80   6, 2|            But no consort follows Lakshman, peerless is his comely
 81   6, 2| Surpa-nakha passion-laden then on Lakshman turned her eye,~But in merry
 82   6, 2|           mocking accents smiling Lakshman made reply.~Ruddy in thy
 83   6, 2|       this female void of shame!"~Lakshman's anger leaped like lightning
 84   6, 3|        bled,~Rama and the valiant Lakshman strewed the forest with
 85   6, 3|         Come, my lord and gallant Lakshman," thus the raptur'd Sita
 86   6, 3|       heart misgives me, sister," Lakshman hesitated still,~"Tis some
 87   6, 3|         Vainly spake the watchful Lakshman in the arts of Rakshas skilled,~
 88   6, 3|            Rama bade the faithful Lakshman with the gentle Sita stay,~
 89   6, 3|        Speed, my faithful brother Lakshman, helpless in the woods I
 90   6, 4|                              IV - LAKSHMAN'S DEPARTURE~"Heardst that
 91   6, 4|          wilderness,~Speed, brave Lakshman, help my Rama, doleful was
 92   6, 4|          me in this cottage stay,~Lakshman may not leave thee, Lady,
 93   6, 4|           true in life!"~Quivered Lakshman's frame in anguish and the
 94   6, 4|          heedless censure patient Lakshman speaketh none,~Daughter
 95   6, 4|          dart,~Free from guile is Lakshman's purpose, free from sin
 96   6, 4|         purpose, free from sin is Lakshman's heart,~Witness ye my truth
 97   6, 6|        hermit in his saintly vow,~Lakshman with his honoured elder
 98   6, 7|        sky!~"Save me mighty-arméd Lakshman, stainless in thy heart
 99   6, 7|        dame,~Rama and the gallant Lakshman soon shall find their destined
100   7, 1|           honour for the faithful Lakshman placed.~"Listen, Rama,"
101   7, 2|         war,~Rama and the valiant Lakshman in these forests wander
102   7, 4|       home,~With my ever faithful Lakshman let me in these mountains
103   7, 5|          And each passing object, Lakshman, wakes in me a thought of
104   8, 3|          And if young and gallant Lakshman faithful serves his brother
105   8, 3|         And the young and gallant Lakshman seeks to cross the ocean
106  10   |          Lanka; he twice defeated Lakshman in battle, and never retreated
107  10   |      twice defeated both Rama and Lakshman; but in his last battle
108  10   |          face to face combat with Lakshman, and was slain. After these
109  10, 1|          Till at last the gallant Lakshman and the godlike Rama came,~
110  10, 1|         darts like rain,~On young Lakshman and on Rama and on countless
111  10, 1|            Rama and the powerless Lakshman fell and fainted on the
112  10, 2|         contest, Rama's death and Lakshman's fall,~And the proud and
113  10, 2|           Peerless Rama, faithful Lakshman, sleep the sleep that knows
114  10, 2|           not for my Rama nor for Lakshman young and brave,~They have
115  10, 2|       again,~Rama and the gallant Lakshman, fainting, not bereft of
116  10, 2|        How they guard the younger Lakshman beaming yet with living
117  10, 2|       skill,~Rama and the valiant Lakshman lived to fight their foemen
118  10, 3|        pride mid dauntless valour Lakshman stood of warlike fame,~Calm
119  10, 3|        Calm and proud the gallant Lakshman marked the all-resistless
120  10, 3|         whistling, on the gallant Lakshman sent,~Vain the toil, for
121  10, 3|       Vain the toil, for watchful Lakshman stout of heart and true
122  10, 3|        Bleeding from the darts of Lakshman, pale with anger, wounded
123  10, 3|         Ravan hurled on dauntless Lakshman in his fierce and furious
124  10, 3|           furious hate.~Vain were Lakshman's human weapons aimed with
125  10, 3|         Pierced by Sakti, gallant Lakshman in his red blood fainting
126  10, 4|           and strong and valiant, Lakshman in his arms, arose,~Safe
127  10, 4|         the Raksha where in glory Lakshman calm and fearless stood,~
128  10, 4|           the young and dauntless Lakshman spake in accents soft and
129  10, 4|       Victor proud!" said gallant Lakshman, "peerless in thy giant
130  10, 4|     Conqueror of great Immortals, Lakshman owns thy skill in fight,~
131  10, 5|           stature, was by gallant Lakshman killed,~Ravan wept for slaughtered
132  10, 5|           Rama and that stripling Lakshman, I had left them in their
133  10, 5|           Rama's days and gallant Lakshman's on this wide earth shall
134  10, 5|       plain,~Then on Rama, and on Lakshman, from his dark and misty
135  10, 5|          foe,~Rama to his brother Lakshman spake in grief and spake
136  10, 5|            If SWAYAMBHU wills it, Lakshman, we shall face these fatal
137  10, 6|    brought,~Rama rose and gallant Lakshman, once again their foemen
138  10, 6|           cloudy skies.~Let young Lakshman seek the foeman ere his
139  10, 6|          Ravan's son,--~Let young Lakshman speed through Lanka till
140  10, 6|             Unto holy Nikumbhila, Lakshman with Bibhishan went~Bravest,
141  10, 6|         proud presumptuous state,~Lakshman meets thee, impious Raksha,
142  10, 6|          the lesson," Indrajit to Lakshman said,~"Twice in field of
143  10, 6|       worthy of his bow and dart,~Lakshman with his hurtling arrows
144  10, 6|           by the Raksha's weapons Lakshman's useless armour fen,~Red
145  10, 6|       with more than human valour Lakshman drew his bow amain,~Slayed
146  10, 6|          the field of Nikumbhila, Lakshman's foeman headless rolled!~
147  10, 7|         the message-bearer said,~"Lakshman with the deep Bibhishan
148  10, 7|     Immortals,- art thou slain by Lakshman's dart,~Noble prince whose
149  10, 8|       this fated day will witness Lakshman's or your monarch's fall~
150  10, 8|          Ravan marked the gallant Lakshman flaming like a crimson fire!~
151  10, 8|         to slay him in his pride,~Lakshman marked the mighty jav'lin
152  10, 8|          cross his path:~Welcome, Lakshman! thee I battle for thy deed
153  10, 8|       resistless on the senseless Lakshman's heart,~Wrathful Rama saw
154  10, 9|           of this endless strife,~Lakshman, if thy days are ended,
155  10, 9|          Art thou fallen, gallant Lakshman, death and faintness on
156  10, 9|          When Sumitra seeks thee, Lakshman, ever weeping for thy sake,~
157  10, 9|        Where is true and faithful Lakshman who beside his elder stood?~
158  10, 9|          the sins of Rama sinless Lakshman falls in strife,~Best of
159  10, 9|        And by loving Rama tended, Lakshman in his strength arose,~Stirred
160  11   |    returns with her lord and with Lakshman in an aërial car, which
161  11, 1|        suspicion clouds her name,~Lakshman, if thou lov'st thy sister,
162  11, 1|        drooped his tortured head,~Lakshman with a throbbing bosom funeral
163  11, 4|        from afar,~Unto Sita, unto Lakshman, seated on the Pushpa car,~
164  11, 4|           With his greetings unto Lakshman, unto Rama's faithful dame,~
165  12, 1|    darkest sable with the valiant Lakshman sent,~And with troops and
166 End   |     fourth century before Christ.~Lakshman had two sons, Angada and
167 End   |           death of the righteous. Lakshman died under somewhat peculiar
168 End   |        with Rama, and Rama placed Lakshman at the gate, with strict
169 End   |       conference should be slain. Lakshman himself had to disturb the
170 Epi   |           Rama and Ravan, between Lakshman and Indrajit, is feeble