Chapter 55 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 55

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 55.7

वै उच्यते॥ धिगस्तु मां सुदुर्बुद्धिं निर्लज्ज पापकृत्तमम्। अचिन्तयित्वा तां सीतामग्निदं स्वामिघातकम्॥

vai ucyate|| dhigastu māṃ sudurbuddhiṃ nirlajja pāpakṛttamam| acintayitvā tāṃ sītāmagnidaṃ svāmighātakam||

English Meaning

O fie on me who am vicious-minded, shameless and the perpetrator of a mighty iniquity. Not thinking of Sītā, I have slain my master with fire.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)