Shloka 4.32.21
किष्किन्धाकाण्डे द्वात्रिंशः सर्गः — Lakshmana’s Anger Reported; Hanuman Advises Propitiation and Timely Mobilization
तस्य मूर्ध्ना प्रणम्य त्वं सपुत्रस्ससुहृज्जनः।राजंस्तिष्ठस्व समये भर्तुर्भार्येव तद्वशः।।
asuhṛdbhir mamāmitrair nityam antaradarśibhiḥ | mama doṣān asambhūtān śrāvito rāghavānujaḥ ||
“Perhaps my enemies—hard-hearted men who are ever looking for faults—have filled Rāma’s younger brother with reports of imaginary failings in me.”
'O king! bow down your head along with your son, friends and relations and honour the oath just as a wife subordinates to the will of the husband. Stand by obediently.
Dharma warns against false accusation and hearsay: one should not let slander distort righteous judgment.
Sugriva suspects that enemies may have provoked Lakṣmaṇa by reporting fabricated faults.
Discernment (viveka)—the need to verify claims before reacting.