Shloka 2.110.25
लोकसमुत्पत्ति-वर्णनम् तथा इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रशंसा (Cosmogony and Ikshvaku Genealogy as Counsel to Rama)
असमञ्जस्तु पुत्रोऽभूत्सगरस्येति न श्श्रुतम्।जीवन्नेव स पित्रा तु निरस्तः पापकर्मकृत्।।।।
asamañjas tu putro ’bhūt sagarasya iti naḥ śrutam |
jīvann eva sa pitrā tu nirastaḥ pāpa-karma-kṛt ||
We have heard that Sagara had a son named Asamañja. While his father yet lived, that doer of sinful deeds was banished by him.
We have heard that a son, Asamanja by name, was born to Sagara. For his sinful deeds he was banished by his father while he was still alive.
Impartial justice: even one’s own child may be disciplined or expelled if he persists in wrongdoing—rāja-dharma prioritizes public good and moral order over personal attachment.
The lineage account notes Asamañja as Sagara’s son and records his banishment due to sinful conduct.
Sagara’s firmness in governance—placing dharma and social safety above familial bias.