Chapter 13 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 13

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 13.22

परुषं दारुणं तीक्ष्णं क्रूरमिन्द्रियतापनम्। सीतानिमित्तं दुर्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा स न भविष्यति॥

paruṣaṃ dāruṇaṃ tīkṣṇaṃ krūramindriyatāpanam| sītānimittaṃ durvākyaṃ śrutvā sa na bhaviṣyati||

English Meaning

Hearing harsh, terrible, unsufferable, fierce and foul words concerning Sītă, calculated to set the senses on fire, he shall not exist.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)