Chapter 33 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 33

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 33.7

आत्मवद्भिर्विगृह्य त्वं देवगन्धर्वदानवैः। अयुक्तचारश्चपलः कथं राजा भविष्यसि॥

ātmavadbhirvigṛhya tvaṃ devagandharvadānavaiḥ| ayuktacāraścapalaḥ kathaṃ rājā bhaviṣyasi||

English Meaning

Having incurred the hostility of the gods, the Dānavas and the Gandharvas of subdued souls and senses, how can you, who are fickle, and hast not employed spies, become the king?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)