Chapter 36 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 36

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 36.16

तवैव वंशे सगरो ज्येष्ठपुत्रमुपारुधत्। असमञ्ज इति ख्यातं तथायं गन्तुमर्हति॥

tavaiva vaṃśe sagaro jyeṣṭhaputramupārudhat| asamañja iti khyātaṃ tathāyaṃ gantumarhati||

English Meaning

Even in this line of yours, Sagara deprived his eldest son Asamañja by name of the enjoyment of the kingdom. In this way this one deserves to go to the forest.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)