कामस्वभावोयः सोऽसौ न शक्यस्तं प्रमार्जितुम्। नहि दुष्टात्मनामार्यमावसत्यालये जिरम्॥
kāmasvabhāvoyaḥ so'sau na śakyastaṃ pramārjitum| nahi duṣṭātmanāmāryamāvasatyālaye jiram||
English Meaning
A vicious person can never relinquish his sinful habits—virtue does never reside in the abodes of impious persons.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)