Chapter 83 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 83

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 83.31

अर्थेन हि विमुक्तस्य पुरुषस्याल्पचेतसः। विच्छिद्यन्ते क्रियाः सर्वा ग्रीष्मे कुसरितो यथा॥

arthena hi vimuktasya puruṣasyālpacetasaḥ| vicchidyante kriyāḥ sarvā grīṣme kusarito yathā||

English Meaning

Like a shrunken stream in summer, all the acts of that foolish person who has been devorced by wealth, are annihilated.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)