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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.69.26

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

2.69.26

yad agnidāyake pāpaṃ yat pāpaṃ gurutalpage
mitradrohe ca yat pāpaṃ tat pāpaṃ pratipadyatām

Whatever sin attaches to an arsonist, whatever sin to one who defiles his teacher's bed, and whatever sin to the betrayal of a friend—may he incur that sin.

Words: yad — which; agnidāyake — in an arsonist, fire-setter; pāpaṃ — sin; yat — which; pāpaṃ — sin; gurutalpage — in one who violates the teacher's bed; mitradrohe — in the betrayal of a friend; 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.