Valmiki Ramayana Aranya Kanda Sarga 39 Shloka 20

लोके in the world, युक्ताः absorbed in, धर्मम् righteous ways, अनुष्ठिताः followers, बहवः many, साधव: pious people, परेषाम् of others, अपराधेन by their mistake, सपरिच्छदाः along with all their followers, विनष्टाः are destroyed.

There were many pious men in this world who practise yoga and dharma .They have been destroyed along with their retinue due to mistakes committed by others.