Chapter 18 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 18

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 18.29

एवं दोषो महानत्र प्रपन्नानामरक्षणे। अस्वयं चायशस्यं च बलवीर्यविनाशनम्॥

evaṃ doṣo mahānatra prapannānāmarakṣaṇe| asvayaṃ cāyaśasyaṃ ca balavīryavināśanam||

English Meaning

So great is the sin in not affording shelter to those who seek for it; it stands in the way of going to heaven, brings in calumny and destroys the strength and prowess.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)