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)