Chapter 49 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 49

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 49.17

इष्टबन्धुजनो नित्यं मां च नित्यमनुव्रतः। इमामद्य गतोऽवस्थां ममानार्यस्य दुर्नयैः॥

iṣṭabandhujano nityaṃ māṃ ca nityamanuvrataḥ| imāmadya gato'vasthāṃ mamānāryasya durnayaiḥ||

English Meaning

You having dear friends, and ever following me, has come by this plight in consequence of my reprehensible conduct.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)