Chapter 49 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 49

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 49.23

ननु सद्योऽविनीतस्य दृश्यते कर्मणः फलम्। कालोऽप्यङ्गीभवत्यत्र सस्यानामिव पक्तये॥

nanu sadyo'vinītasya dṛśyate karmaṇaḥ phalam| kālo'pyaṅgībhavatyatra sasyānāmiva paktaye||

English Meaning

The vicious do not instantaneously meet with the fruits of their actions, as for corn to ripen requires the assistance of time.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)