Valmiki Ramayana 6.87.20
कुले यद्यप्यहं जातो रक्षसां क्रूरकर्मणाम्।गुणो ऽयं प्रथमो नृणां तन्मे शीलमराक्षसम्॥
kule yadyapyahaṃ jāto rakṣasāṃ krūrakarmaṇām |guṇo 'yaṃ prathamo nṛṇāṃ tanme śīlamarākṣasam ||
Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.
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