Chapter 83 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 83

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 83.32

सोऽयमर्थं परित्यज्य सुखकामः सुखैधितः। पापमाचरते कतु तदा दोष प्रवर्तते॥

so'yamarthaṃ parityajya sukhakāmaḥ sukhaidhitaḥ| pāpamācarate katu tadā doṣa pravartate||

English Meaning

He that renouncing riches, within his reach,* hankers after enjoyment, being carried away by his overmastering desire, take to getting at wealth by sinful acts; and then he incur guilt. *The commentator would have gotten riches.'

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)