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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.69.21
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
2.69.21
upadiṣṭaṃ susūkṣmārthaṃ śāstraṃ yatnena dhīmatā
sa nāśayatu duṣṭātmā yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ
May that evil-souled one squander the teaching of most subtle import imparted with care by a wise man—he at whose consent the noble one went forth.
Words: upadiṣṭaṃ — taught, imparted; susūkṣmārthaṃ — of most subtle meaning; śāstraṃ — teaching, treatise; yatnena — with care, effort; dhīmatā — by a wise man; sa — he; nāśayatu — let him squander, destroy; duṣṭātmā — the evil-souled; 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.