Chapter 20 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 20

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 20.5

अबुद्धिर्बत नो राजा जीवलोकं जरत्ययम्। यो गतिं सर्वभूतानां परित्यजति राघवम्॥

abuddhirbata no rājā jīvalokaṃ jaratyayam| yo gatiṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ parityajati rāghavam||

English Meaning

Senseless is our king, who forsakes Rāghava who is the stay of all people, and thus kills his subjects.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)