Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 68: Daśaratha Delighted
Text 1.68.16
गुप्तः कुशिकपुत्रेण कौसल्यानन्दवर्धनः।
लक्ष्मणेन सह भ्रात्रा विदेहेषु वसत्यसौ॥
guptaḥ kuśika-putreṇa kausalyānanda-vardhanaḥ
lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā videheṣu vasaty asau
guptaḥ = protected; kuśika-putreṇa = by Kuśika’s son; kausalya-ānanda-vardhanaḥ = increaser of Kausalyā’s bliss; lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā = with His brother Lakṣmaṇa; videheṣu = in the residence of the Videhas; vasati = resides; asau = the.
Protected by Kuśika’s son, the increaser of Kausalyā’s bliss resides in the residence of the Videhas with His brother Lakṣmaṇa.