Chapter 66 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 66

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 66.15

अदृष्टगुणदोषाणामधुराणां तु कर्मणाम्। नान्तरेण क्रियां तेषां फलमिष्टं च वर्तते॥

adṛṣṭaguṇadoṣāṇāmadhurāṇāṃ tu karmaṇām| nāntareṇa kriyāṃ teṣāṃ phalamiṣṭaṃ ca vartate||

English Meaning

Without proper exercise, actions, of unknown merit and uncertain issue do not bear fruits.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)