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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.32.19

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

2.32.19

sa tāsāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā prakṛtīnāṃ narādhipa
taṃ tatyājāhitaṃ putraṃ tāsāṃ priyacikīrṣayā

Having heard the words of his subjects, O lord of men, he cast out that pernicious son, wishing to do them a kindness.

Words: sa — he; tāsāṃ — their; vacanaṃ — words; śrutvā — having heard; prakṛtīnāṃ — of the subjects; narādhipa — O lord of men; taṃ — him, that; tatyājāhitaṃ — cast out the harmful (son); putraṃ — son; tāsāṃ — their; priyacikīrṣayā — out of a wish to do (them) a kindness

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.