Chapter 12 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 12

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 12.28

यः पश्चात्पूर्वकार्याणि कर्माण्यभिचिकीर्षति। पूर्वं चापरकार्याणि स न वेद नयानयौ ॥

yaḥ paścātpūrvakāryāṇi karmāṇyabhicikīrṣati| pūrvaṃ cāparakāryāṇi sa na veda nayānayau ||

English Meaning

He does not know what is proper and what not, that performs prior actions afterwards, and posterior actions first.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)