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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.49.21

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 49: Jaṭāyu’s battle and fall. He wrecks Rāvaṇa’s chariot and renews the attack, Rāvaṇa cuts his wings, feet and flanks, Sītā embraces him

In the sequence: Jaṭāyu follows, condemns the abduction as a thief's act, warns that it will destroy Rāvaṇa and his people, and again demands a fight

3.49.21

anubandham ajānantaḥ karmaṇām avicakṣaṇāḥ
śīghram eva vinaśyanti yathā tvaṃ vinaśiṣyasi

The imprudent, who do not perceive the consequences of their deeds, swiftly perish — as you shall perish.

Words: anubandham — the consequence; ajānantaḥ — not knowing; karmaṇām — of (their) deeds; avicakṣaṇāḥ — the unwise, imprudent; śīghram — quickly; eva — indeed; vinaśyanti — perish; yathā — as; tvaṃ — you; vinaśiṣyasi — will perish

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.