Chapter 2 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 2

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 2.15

मा निषाद प्रतिष्ठां त्वमगमः शाश्वतीः समाः। यत् क्रौञ्चमिथुनादेकमवधीः काममोहितम्॥

mā niṣāda pratiṣṭhāṃ tvamagamaḥ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ| yat krauñcamithunādekamavadhīḥ kāmamohitam||

English Meaning

O fowler, since you have slain one of a pair of Krauñcas, you shall never attain prosperity (respect)!

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)