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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.69.24

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

2.69.24

rājastrībālavṛddhānāṃ vadhe yat pāpam ucyate
bhṛtyatyāge ca yat pāpaṃ tat pāpaṃ pratipadyatām

Whatever sin is declared in the slaying of kings, women, children and the aged, and whatever sin lies in forsaking a dependent—may he incur that sin.

Words: rājastrībālavṛddhānāṃ — of kings, women, children and the aged; vadhe — in the slaying; yat — which; pāpam — sin; ucyate — is declared; bhṛtyatyāge — in forsaking a dependent; ca — and; yat — which; pāpaṃ — sin; tat — that; pāpaṃ — sin; pratipadyatām — let him incur

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.