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Base, cruel wretch, of evil mind, Plaguer of Bráhmans and mankind, With trembling hands each devotee Feeds holy fires in dread of thee.”

From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)