Chapter 37 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 37

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 37.7

त्वद्विधः कामवृत्तो हि दुःशीलः पापमन्त्रितः। आत्मानं स्वजनं राष्ट्रं स राजा हन्ति दुर्मतिः॥

tvadvidhaḥ kāmavṛtto hi duḥśīlaḥ pāpamantritaḥ| ātmānaṃ svajanaṃ rāṣṭraṃ sa rājā hanti durmatiḥ||

English Meaning

The sovereign who is wicked, whimsical and of evil intent like you, bring about his own destruction as well as that of his kingdom and relatives.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)