Chapter 16 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 16

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 16.3

जानामि शीलं ज्ञातीनां सर्वलोकेषु राक्षस। हृष्यन्ति व्यसनेष्वेते ज्ञातीनां ज्ञातयः सदा॥

jānāmi śīlaṃ jñātīnāṃ sarvalokeṣu rākṣasa| hṛṣyanti vyasaneṣvete jñātīnāṃ jñātayaḥ sadā||

English Meaning

I know well the nature of kinsmen, in all the worlds, O Raksasas, one takes delight in another's misfortune.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)