Chapter 76 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 76

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 76.10

ममापचाराद्वालोऽसौ ब्राह्मणस्यैकपुत्रकः। अप्राप्तकालः कालेन नीतो वैवस्वतक्षयम्॥

mamāpacārādvālo'sau brāhmaṇasyaikaputrakaḥ| aprāptakālaḥ kālena nīto vaivasvatakṣayam||

English Meaning

It is for my iniquitous conduct that this only son of the Brāhmaṇa has met with untimely death.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)