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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.52.20

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 52: Sumantra reports the farewells. Rāma asks Bharata to care for the family, Lakṣmaṇa condemns the banishment and Sītā stands silently in tears

In the sequence: he then reports Lakṣmaṇa's angry questions: what offense justified the banishment, and how could the King expect the people's affection after treating Rāma this way? → Lakṣmaṇa said he now regarded Rāma as his father and protector

2.52.20

asamīkṣya samārabdhaṃ viruddhaṃ buddhilāghavāt
janayiṣyati saṃkrośaṃ rāghavasya vivāsanam

'Undertaken without reflection, contrary to right, out of levity of judgment—the banishment of Rāghava will provoke an outcry.'

Words: asamīkṣya — without reflection, unconsidered; samārabdhaṃ — undertaken, begun; viruddhaṃ — contrary, opposed; buddhilāghavāt — out of levity of judgment; janayiṣyati — will produce, provoke; saṃkrośaṃ — an outcry, uproar; rāghavasya — of Rāghava; vivāsanam — banishment, exile

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.