Chapter 59 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 59

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 59.66

सोहं प्राप्त इमां घोरामवस्थामधमा गतिम्। एवं क्रोधान्वितो विप्रस्त्यक्तधर्मा हिते रतः॥ क्रुद्धो नृशंसः परुष अविद्वांश्चाप्यधार्मिकः। कुलानि पातयत्येव सप्त सप्त च राघव॥

sohaṃ prāpta imāṃ ghorāmavasthāmadhamā gatim| evaṃ krodhānvito viprastyaktadharmā hite rataḥ|| kruddho nṛśaṃsaḥ paruṣa avidvāṃścāpyadhārmikaḥ| kulāni pātayatyeva sapta sapta ca rāghava||

English Meaning

Still I have fallen into this dreadful and wretched condition. O Rāghava, this Brāhmaṇa is angry by nature, and impious, injures others, and is impatient, cruel, harsh in words and ignorant, and therefore shall degrade his seven generations up and down.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)