Chapter 17 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 17.26

न तेऽस्त्यपचितिधर्मे नार्थे बुद्धिरवस्थिता। इन्द्रियैः कामवृत्तः सन् कृष्यसे मनुजेश्वर ॥

na te'styapacitidharme nārthe buddhiravasthitā| indriyaiḥ kāmavṛttaḥ san kṛṣyase manujeśvara ||

English Meaning

You have no attachment for virtue, no comprehension of right things and are always guided by your passions albeit you are a lord of men.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)