Valmiki Ramayana 7.62.18
यो हि शत्रुं समुत्पाट्य पार्थिवस्य पुनः क्षये ।न विधत्ते नृपं तत्र नरकं स हि गच्छति॥
yo hi śatruṃ samutpāṭya pārthivasya punaḥ kṣaye |na vidhatte nṛpaṃ tatra narakaṃ sa hi gacchati ||
Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.
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