Chapter 87 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 87

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 87.23

महर्षीणां वधो घोरः सर्वदेवैश्च विग्रहः। अभिमानश्च रोषश्च वैरत्वं प्रतिकूलता॥ एते दोषा मम भ्रातुर्जीवितैश्वर्यनाशनाः। गुणान्प्रच्छादयामासुः पर्वतानिव तोयदाः॥

maharṣīṇāṃ vadho ghoraḥ sarvadevaiśca vigrahaḥ| abhimānaśca roṣaśca vairatvaṃ pratikūlatā|| ete doṣā mama bhrāturjīvitaiśvaryanāśanāḥ| guṇānpracchādayāmāsuḥ parvatāniva toyadāḥ||

English Meaning

The dreadful slaughter of sages, rebellion against all the gods, overweening conceit, anger long-continued enmity, and running amuck of counsel, these sins are sapping the life and fortune of my brother; and they have hidden his virtues even as clouds cover a mountain.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)