Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 49, Shloka 8
एकोनपञ्चाशः सर्गः (Sarga 49): Rāma’s Night Journey Beyond Kosala and the Charioteer Address
अहो दशरथो राजा निस्नेहः स्वसुतं प्रियम्।प्रजानामनघं रामं परित्यक्तुमिहेच्छति।।।।
aho daśaratho rājā nisnehaḥ svasutaṃ priyam |
prajānām anaghaṃ rāmaṃ parityaktum ihēcchati ||
唉！达沙罗陀王竟失却慈爱，欲在此抛弃自己心爱的儿子——为众民所敬爱、无垢的罗摩。
Alas, the loveless king Dasaratha now intends to abandon his own sinless son Rama who is dear to the subjects.
FAQs
It stresses that a ruler and father should uphold duty grounded in affection and justice; abandoning the blameless who benefit the people is seen as a failure of rājadharma.
The populace interprets the exile as Daśaratha’s abandonment of a beloved and blameless heir, lamenting the moral inversion of the kingdom’s decision.
Rāma’s blamelessness (anagha) and popularity—he is “dear to the subjects”—are emphasized.