Chapter 15 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 15

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 15.12

स्तीक्ष्णस्वभावोऽल्पमतिर्दुरात्मा। मूर्खस्त्वमत्यन्तसुदुर्मतिश्च त्वमिन्द्रजिद्वालतया ब्रवीषि॥

stīkṣṇasvabhāvo'lpamatirdurātmā| mūrkhastvamatyantasudurmatiśca tvamindrajidvālatayā bravīṣi||

English Meaning

You are, O Indrajit, foolish, imprudent, devoid of humility, of an irritable temper, of feeble sense, vicious-minded and of a silly understanding. And you did speak so, being impelled by childishness.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)