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Aranya Kanda Sarga 29 Shloka 5
Original Shloka
लोभात्पापानि कुर्वाणः कामाद्वा यो न बुध्यते। भ्रष्टः पश्यति तस्यान्तं ब्राह्मणी करकादिव।।3.29.5।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

लोभात् out of greed, कामाद्वा out of passion, यः whoever, पापानि sinful deeds, कुर्वाणः commits, न बुध्यते not realise, भ्रष्ठः ruined, करकात् by a hailstone, ब्राह्मणीव like a lizard, तस्य his, अन्तम् end, पश्यति will see.

English Commentary

Whoever commits sinful deeds out of greed or passion and without realisation will be ruined at the end like a lizard that eats hailstone (and dies).