Chapter 21 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 21

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 21.12

गुरोरप्यवलिप्तस्य कार्याकार्यमजानतः। उत्पथं प्रतिपन्नस्य कार्य भवति शासनम्॥

gurorapyavaliptasya kāryākāryamajānataḥ| utpathaṃ pratipannasya kārya bhavati śāsanam||

English Meaning

Even a spiritual leader deserves chastisement if he is puffed up with pride, and is devoid of the power of judging good actions and bad, and when he is gone astray.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)