Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 93 Shloka 23

अथ otherwise, नरव्याघ्रौ tigers among men, परन्तपौ subduers of enemies, राजपुत्रौ princes, अत्र न if they are not here, अत्र here, रामोपमाः resembling Rama, अन्ये other, तपस्विनः सन्ति ascetics are there, व्यक्तम् evident.

In case the two princes, Rama and Lakshmana, the best of men, and subduers of enemies are not residing here then evidently it must be some other ascetics like Rama.