Chapter 6 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 6

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 6.9

गुणदोषौ न निश्चित्य त्यक्त्वा दैवव्यपाश्रयम्। करिष्यामीति यः कार्यमुपेक्षेत्स नराधमः॥

guṇadoṣau na niścitya tyaktvā daivavyapāśrayam| kariṣyāmīti yaḥ kāryamupekṣetsa narādhamaḥ||

English Meaning

He belongs to the inferior order who engage in works without ascertaining their merits or demerits, disregarding the will of the Providence and saying, 'I will do this,' and is inactive (at last).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)