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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.49.27

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

3.49.27

pāpānubandho vai yasya karmaṇaḥ ko nu tat pumān
kurvīta lokādhipatiḥ svayambhūr bhagavān api

A deed whose sequel is only evil — what man would ever do it, even were he lord of the world, even the self-existent, blessed Brahmā himself?

Words: pāpānubandho — whose consequence is evil; vai — indeed; yasya — of which; karmaṇaḥ — deed; ko — who; nu — pray; tat — that; pumān — man; kurvīta — would do; lokādhipatiḥ — the lord of the world; svayambhūr — the self-existent (Brahmā); bhagavān — the blessed lord; api — even

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.