Rāma was heroic and patient by nature and consequently was not much afflicted; but Laks maņa was a mere boy and impatient by nature and was consequently greatly afflicted.
तत्र धैर्याच्च शूरस्तु राघवो नैव विव्यथे। बाल्पादनाश्रयाच्चैव लक्ष्मणस्त्वभिविव्यथे॥