Chapter 61 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 61

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 61.25

हतं त्वया राष्ट्रमिदं सराज्यं हताः स्म सर्वाः सह मन्त्रिभिश्च। हता सपुत्रास्मि हताश्चं पौराः सुतश्च भार्या च तव प्रहृष्टौ ॥

hataṃ tvayā rāṣṭramidaṃ sarājyaṃ hatāḥ sma sarvāḥ saha mantribhiśca| hatā saputrāsmi hatāścaṃ paurāḥ sutaśca bhāryā ca tava prahṛṣṭau ||

English Meaning

This kingdom, your own kingdom, has been destroyed by you; destroyed are all along with the counsellors; destroyed am I with my son; and destroyed are the citizens: your son and your wife are alone delighted.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)