Chapter 73 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 73

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 73.11

सुव्यक्तं राजदोषो हि भविष्यति न संशयः। पुरे जनपदे चापि तथा बालवधो ह्ययम्॥

suvyaktaṃ rājadoṣo hi bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ| pure janapade cāpi tathā bālavadho hyayam||

English Meaning

Evident it is therefore that undoubtedly the sin of the king has appeared in cities and provinces. And for that reason this boy has met with death.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)