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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.102.20

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 102: Vasiṣṭha recounts the royal lineage. He traces the dynasty from creation through Ikṣvāku and Sagara, invoking its tradition of eldest succession

In the sequence: he expels his son Asamañja for misconduct; the line continues through Asamañja's son Aṃśumān, then Dilīpa and Bhagīratha.

2.102.20

asamañjas tu putro 'bhūt sagarasyeti naḥ śrutam
jīvann eva sa pitrā tu nirastaḥ pāpakarmakṛt

Asamañja was Sagara's son, so we have heard; a doer of evil deeds, he was cast out by his father while yet alive.

Words: asamañjas tu putro 'bhūt — Asamañja was the son; sagarasyeti naḥ śrutam — of Sagara, so we have heard; jīvann eva — even while living; sa pitrā tu nirastaḥ — he was cast out by his father; pāpakarmakṛt — a doer of evil deeds

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.