Chapter 66 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 66

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 66.6

लोकस्वभाव एवैष ययातिर्नहुषात्मजः। गतः शक्रेण सालोक्यमनयस्तं समस्पृशत्॥

lokasvabhāva evaiṣa yayātirnahuṣātmajaḥ| gataḥ śakreṇa sālokyamanayastaṃ samaspṛśat||

English Meaning

This is the nature of men. Yayati, the son of king Nahusa, though attained to the state of celestials, was however thrown down for an iniquitous deed.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)