Chapter 68 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 68

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 68.18

तदिदं मामनुप्राप्तं विभीषणवचः शुभम्। यदज्ञानान्मया तस्य न गृहीतं महात्मनः॥ विभीषणवचस्तावत्कुम्भकर्णप्रहस्तयोः। विनाशोऽयं समुत्पनो मां वीडयति दारुणः॥

tadidaṃ māmanuprāptaṃ vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ śubham| yadajñānānmayā tasya na gṛhītaṃ mahātmanaḥ|| vibhīṣaṇavacastāvatkumbhakarṇaprahastayoḥ| vināśo'yaṃ samutpano māṃ vīḍayati dāruṇaḥ||

English Meaning

Now the beneficial words of Vibhīşaņa have been verified. And as through blindness I did not accept the advice of that high-souled one, Kumbhakarņa and of Prahasta, this disaster arisen, shame me sore.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)