Chapter 41 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 41

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 41.13

बहवः साधवो लोके युक्तधर्ममनुष्टिताः। परेषामपराधेन विनष्टाः सपरिच्छदाः॥

bahavaḥ sādhavo loke yuktadharmamanuṣṭitāḥ| pareṣāmaparādhena vinaṣṭāḥ saparicchadāḥ||

English Meaning

Many a pious person, on this earth, ever engaged in the performance of religious services, have, for the folly of other persons, met with destruction along with their relatives.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)