Chapter 59 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 59

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 59.16

भवितव्यतया नूनमिदं वा व्यसनं महत्। कुलस्यास्य विनाशाय प्राप्तं सूत यदृच्छया॥

bhavitavyatayā nūnamidaṃ vā vyasanaṃ mahat| kulasyāsya vināśāya prāptaṃ sūta yadṛcchayā||

English Meaning

Meseems, O charioteer, for the purpose of destroying this line entirely, this mighty disaster has surely befallen us through the influence of Destiny.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)