Chapter 56 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 56

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 56.11

न ते पापमिदं कर्म सुखोदकं भविष्यति। याहं नीता विनाभावं पतिपार्ध्वात् त्वया बलात्॥

na te pāpamidaṃ karma sukhodakaṃ bhaviṣyati| yāhaṃ nītā vinābhāvaṃ patipārdhvāt tvayā balāt||

English Meaning

That you by force have for naught carried me away from the side of my husband-this sinful act can never conduce to your felicity.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)