Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 96: Lakṣmaṇa Notices Bharata’s Army
Text 2.96.16
एवमुक्तस्तु रामेण लक्ष्मणो वाक्यमब्रवीत्।
दिधक्षन्निव तां सेनां रुषितः पावको यथा॥
evam uktas tu rāmeṇa lakṣmaṇo vākyam abravīt
didhakṣann iva tāṁ senāṁ ruṣitaḥ pāvako yathā
evam uktaḥ tu rāmeṇa = when Rāma addressed Him thus; lakṣmaṇaḥ = Lakṣmaṇa; vākyam abravīt = He spoke as follows; didhakṣan iva = it appeared as if He wanted to burn up; tām = that; senām = army; ruṣitaḥ pāvakaḥ yathā = burnt in anger like fire.
When Rāma addressed Him thus, Lakṣmaṇa burnt in anger like fire. It appeared as if He wanted to burn up that army. He spoke as follows.