Chapter 12 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 12

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 12.89

अनर्थभावेऽर्थपरे नृशंसे ममानुतापाय निवेशितासि। किमप्रियं पश्यसि मन्निमित्तं हितानुकारिण्यथवापि रामे॥

anarthabhāve'rthapare nṛśaṃse mamānutāpāya niveśitāsi| kimapriyaṃ paśyasi mannimittaṃ hitānukāriṇyathavāpi rāme||

English Meaning

O you that is intent upon doing mischief to all, O you addicted to selfishness, O cruel one, has God made your mind so very vile, only to torment me? What wrong have you come by either through me, or Rāma ever engaged in your welfare?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)