करोति चाश्रीमूलं तत्पुरे वा दुर्मतिर्नरः। क्षिप्रं च नरकं याति स च राजा न संशयः॥
karoti cāśrīmūlaṃ tatpure vā durmatirnaraḥ| kṣipraṃ ca narakaṃ yāti sa ca rājā na saṃśayaḥ||
English Meaning
Calamity sets in that kingdom where a vicious-minded person commits an iniquity and that vicious wight and the king forsooth speedily repair to hell.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)