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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.32.17

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 32: Kaikeyī opposes Rāma’s escort. Daśaratha offers troops and supplies, Kaikeyī cites Asamañja’s exile, Siddhārtha distinguishes Rāma’s innocence

In the sequence: the minister Siddhārtha explains that Asamañja used to throw children into the Sarayū and was expelled after their parents protested → he asks what comparable offense Rāma has committed

2.32.17

tān uvāca tato rājā kiṃnimittam idaṃ bhayam
tāś cāpi rājñā saṃpṛṣṭā vākyaṃ prakṛtayo 'bruvan

Then the king said to them: “From what cause is this alarm?” And the subjects, thus questioned by the king, spoke these words:

Words: tān — to them; uvāca — said; tato — then; rājā — the king; kiṃnimittam — from what cause; idaṃ — this; bhayam — fear, alarm; tāś — they (fem.); cāpi — and also; rājñā — by the king; saṃpṛṣṭā — questioned; vākyaṃ — words; prakṛtayo — the subjects; 'bruvan — said

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.