Chapter 87 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 87

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 87.21

परस्वहरणे युक्तं परदाराभिमर्शकम्। त्याज्यमाहुर्दुरात्मानं वेश्म प्रज्वलितं यथा ॥

parasvaharaṇe yuktaṃ paradārābhimarśakam| tyājyamāhurdurātmānaṃ veśma prajvalitaṃ yathā ||

English Meaning

The wise have called that impious cne given to stealing others goods and violating others wives, as worthy of being forsaken, even like a house that is aflame.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)