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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.47.26

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 47: Sītā’s abduction. Rāvaṇa reveals his ten-faced form and lifts her into his flying chariot, she calls on the forest, river and Jaṭāyu to inform Rāma

In the sequence: she warns Rāvaṇa that the consequences of his crime will mature in time and bring his death, then laments that Kaikeyī's wish seems fulfilled

3.47.26

nanu sadyo 'vinītasya dṛśyate karmaṇaḥ phalam
kālo 'py aṅgī bhavaty atra sasyānām iva paktaye

'Surely the fruit of a misdeed shows itself in due course; here, too, time plays its part, just as it does in the ripening of crops.'

Words: nanu — surely; sadyo — at once; 'vinītasya — of an ill deed; dṛśyate — is seen; karmaṇaḥ — of a deed; phalam — the fruit; kālo — time; 'py — too; aṅgī — a contributing factor; bhavaty — becomes; atra — here, in this; sasyānām — of crops; iva — like; paktaye — for the ripening

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.