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Who was Lakshmana’s twin brother?
A
Shri Rama
B
Shatrughna
C
Bharata
D
Guha
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Shatrughna (Sanskrit: , romanized: śatrughna, lit. ‘killer of enemies’) is a prince of Ayodhya, King of Madhupura and Vidisha, and a brother of Prince Rama in the Hindu epic Ramayana. He is also known as Ripudaman (vanquisher of foes). He is the twin of Lakshmana.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rama is the eldest. His mother is Kaushalya. Bharata is the son of his second and favorite wife, Queen Kaikeyi. The other two are twins, Lakshman and Shatrughna.

Detailed explanation-3: -A second point of view says that the order was Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna. These (Pradyumna and Aniruddha – from previous shloka) were themselves born as Bharata and Shatrughna after Rama. He who was Shesha earlier was born as Sumitra’s son Lakshmana after Rama.

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