Having thus addressed Sugriva, Laksmana, the enhancer of Sumitrā's joy and the destroyer of foes, stood before his elder brother.
एवमुक्त्वा तु सुग्रीवं सुमित्रानन्दवर्धनः। तस्थौ भ्रातृसमीपस्थो लक्ष्मणः परवीरहा॥