Chapter 45 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 45

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 45.17

नैव चित्रं सपत्नेषु पापं लक्ष्मण यद् भवेत्। त्वद्विधेषु नृशंसेषु नित्यं प्रच्छन्नचारिषु॥

naiva citraṃ sapatneṣu pāpaṃ lakṣmaṇa yad bhavet| tvadvidheṣu nṛśaṃseṣu nityaṃ pracchannacāriṣu||

English Meaning

It is not a wonder that an evil desire lurks in you who are a hypocrite and a cruel-hearted cnemy.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)