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)