Chapter 41 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 41

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 41.70

ततः स रोषमापन्नः शशास सचिवांस्तदा। गृह्यतामिति दुर्मेधा वध्यतामिति चासकृत्॥

tataḥ sa roṣamāpannaḥ śaśāsa sacivāṃstadā| gṛhyatāmiti durmedhā vadhyatāmiti cāsakṛt||

English Meaning

And coming under the sway of passion, he commanded his counsellors, saying, "Take this one of perverse understanding, and slay him at once.”

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)