The army being encamped on the shore of the lord of streams and rivers, Rāma, beholding Laksmana by his side, spoke, saying.
निविष्टायां तु सेनायां तीरे नदनदीपतेः। पार्श्वस्थं लक्ष्मणं दृष्ट्वा रामो वचनमब्रवीत्॥