Chapter 64 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 64

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 64.39

न हि त्वस्मिन् कुले जातो गच्छत्यकुशलां गतिम्। स तु यास्यति येन त्वं निहतो मम बान्धवः॥

na hi tvasmin kule jāto gacchatyakuśalāṃ gatim| sa tu yāsyati yena tvaṃ nihato mama bāndhavaḥ||

English Meaning

He that is born in such a race cannot come by any evil case. Such a condition be his that has taken the life of you, my friend.'

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)