Chapter 33 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 33

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 33.34

नहि धर्मार्थसिद्ध्यर्थं पानमेवं प्रशस्यते। पानादर्थश्च कामश्च धर्मश्च परिहीयते॥

nahi dharmārthasiddhyarthaṃ pānamevaṃ praśasyate| pānādarthaśca kāmaśca dharmaśca parihīyate||

English Meaning

For the attainment of piety and wealth, drinking is not a proper course. It is by drinking that people lose piety, wealth and desire.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)