Chapter 63 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 63

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 63.5

यः पश्चात्पूर्वकार्याणि कुर्यादैश्वर्यमास्थितः। पूर्वं चोत्तरकार्याणि न स वेद नयानयौ॥

yaḥ paścātpūrvakāryāṇi kuryādaiśvaryamāsthitaḥ| pūrvaṃ cottarakāryāṇi na sa veda nayānayau||

English Meaning

He that dose last what should be done first, and what should be done last, is ignorant of what is prudence and what not.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)