Chapter 55 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 55

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 55.4

क्रुद्धः पापं न कुर्यात् कः क्रुद्धो हन्याद् गुरुनपि। क्रुद्धः परुषया वाचा नरः साधूनधिक्षिपेत्॥

kruddhaḥ pāpaṃ na kuryāt kaḥ kruddho hanyād gurunapi| kruddhaḥ paruṣayā vācā naraḥ sādhūnadhikṣipet||

English Meaning

What iniquity is there which cannot be perpetrated by the angry? They can even slay the worshipful and vilify the pious with harsh words.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)