Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 48: The Ladies in Ayodhyā Lament
Text 2.48.24
या पुत्रं पार्थिवेन्द्रस्य प्रवासयति निर्घृणा।
कस्तां प्राप्य सुखं जीवेदधर्म्यां दुष्टचारिणीम्॥
yā putraṁ pārthivendrasya pravāsayati nirghṛṇā
kas tāṁ prāpya sukhaṁ jīved adharmyāṁ duṣṭacāriṇīm
yā = she; putram = son; pārthiva-indrasya = the king’s; pravāsayati = banishes; nirghṛṇā = she is merciless; kaḥ = who; tām = her; prāpya = with; sukham = happily; jīvet = can live; adharmyām = she is adhārmika; duṣṭacāriṇīm = and of evil behavior.
Who can live happily with her? She is merciless. She banishes the king’s son. She is adhārmika and of evil behavior.