Chapter 12 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 12

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 12.88

धिगस्तु योषितो नाम शठाः स्वार्थपरायणाः। न ब्रवीमि स्त्रियः सर्वा भरतस्यैव मातरम्॥

dhigastu yoṣito nāma śaṭhāḥ svārthaparāyaṇāḥ| na bravīmi striyaḥ sarvā bharatasyaiva mātaram||

English Meaning

Fie upon women, crafty and selfish! But I must not name all women, I mean only the mother of Bharata.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)