Chapter 31 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 31

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 31.40

कर्मणानेन केनासि कापथं प्रतिपादितः। सुखसुप्तस्य ते राजन् प्रहृतं केन मूर्धनि॥

karmaṇānena kenāsi kāpathaṃ pratipāditaḥ| sukhasuptasya te rājan prahṛtaṃ kena mūrdhani||

English Meaning

Who (intends) to lead you astray by imposing on you such a deed? Who, O king, has struck in the head, you that was slumbering in peace?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)