Valmiki Ramayana 6.16.3
जानामि शीलम् ज्ञातीनाम् सर्व लोकेषु राक्षस ।हृष्यन्ति व्यसनेष्वेते ज्ञातीनाम् ज्ञातयः सदा॥
jānāmi śīlam jñātīnām sarva lokeṣu rākṣasa |hṛṣyanti vyasaneṣvete jñātīnām jñātayaḥ sadā ||
Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.
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