Chapter 6 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 6

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 6.7

अधर्मः सुमहान् नाथ भवेत् तस्य तु भूपतेः। यो हरेद् बलिषड्भागं न च रक्षति पुत्रवत्॥

adharmaḥ sumahān nātha bhavet tasya tu bhūpateḥ| yo hared baliṣaḍbhāgaṃ na ca rakṣati putravat||

English Meaning

The sin, O lord, of that monarch is mighty that take a sixth part of the subjects' incomes, but dose not protect them as sons.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)