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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.69.18
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 69: Kausalyā accepts Bharata’s innocence. Suspected of seeking the Kingdom, Bharata invokes curses on anyone who approved the exile and wins her trust
In the sequence: he solemnly calls down on whoever consented to the exile the consequences of injustice, betrayal, abandonment of dependents, failure to protect subjects, and neglect of parents and sacred duties
2.69.18
baliṣaḍbhāgam uddhṛtya nṛpasyārakṣataḥ prajāḥ
adharmo yo 'sya so 'syāstu yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ
May the sin of a king who exacts the sixth part as tribute yet fails to protect his subjects be his—he at whose consent the noble one went forth.
Words: baliṣaḍbhāgam — the sixth part as tribute; uddhṛtya — having levied, exacted; nṛpasyārakṣataḥ — of the king who does not protect; prajāḥ — the subjects; adharmo — the sin, unrighteousness; yo — which; 'sya — is his; so 'syāstu — let that be his; yasyāryo — he at whose... the noble one; 'numate — at the consent; gataḥ — went (into exile)
Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.