Chapter 74 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 74

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 74.13

पातिते त्वनृते तस्मिनधर्मेण महीतले। शुभान्येवाचरैल्लोकः सत्यधर्मपरायणः॥

pātite tvanṛte tasminadharmeṇa mahītale| śubhānyevācaraillokaḥ satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ||

English Meaning

And the sin of untruth descending on earth, people, to a void the extinction of life in consequence thereof, became truthful and engaged in many pious observances.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)