Chapter 21 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 21

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 21.11

तथैव त्वां समासाद्य लङ्का रत्नौघसंकुला। अपराधात् तवैकस्य न चिराद् विनशिष्यति॥

tathaiva tvāṃ samāsādya laṅkā ratnaughasaṃkulā| aparādhāt tavaikasya na cirād vinaśiṣyati||

English Meaning

Obtaining you, (therefore) as her king and for your folly only, this city of Lankā, abounding in jewels, shall soon be ruined.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)