Chapter 61 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 61

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 61.23

प्रवृद्धः काञ्चनो वृक्षः फलकाले निकृन्त्यते। न नप्तारं स्वकं न्याय्यं शप्तुमेवं प्रजापते॥

pravṛddhaḥ kāñcano vṛkṣaḥ phalakāle nikṛntyate| na naptāraṃ svakaṃ nyāyyaṃ śaptumevaṃ prajāpate||

English Meaning

You hew down a golden tree when about to bear fruit. O lord of creatures, you ought not to curse thus your own grandson.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)