वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-57, verse-4

यदाचरति कल्याणि शुभं वा यदि वाशुभम् ।
तदेव लभते भद्रे कर्ता कर्मजमात्मनः ॥४॥

4. yadācarati kalyāṇi śubhaṃ vā yadi vāśubham ,
tadeva labhate bhadre kartā karmajamātmanaḥ.

4. yat ācarati kalyāṇi śubham vā yadi vā aśubham
| tat eva labhate bhadre kartā karmajam ātmanaḥ

4. kalyāṇi,
bhadre,
yat śubham vā yadi vā aśubham ācarati,
kartā ātmanaḥ karmajam tat eva labhate.

4. O auspicious one (kalyāṇī), whatever good or evil deed one performs, the doer obtains that very fruit which is born of their own actions (karma). O blessed one (bhadre).

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which

• आचरति (ācarati) - performs, practices, does

• कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - O auspicious one, O blessed one

• शुभम् (śubham) - good, auspicious

• वा (vā) - or

• यदि (yadi) - if, whether

• वा (vā) - or

• अशुभम् (aśubham) - evil, inauspicious, bad

• तत् (tat) - that

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• लभते (labhate) - obtains, receives

• भद्रे (bhadre) - O blessed one, O virtuous one

• कर्ता (kartā) - the doer, agent

• कर्मजम् (karmajam) - born from action, result of action

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, for oneself, belonging to the self

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

आचरति (ācarati) - performs, practices, does

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ācar

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - O auspicious one, O blessed one

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of kalyāṇī

kalyāṇī - auspicious, blessed, fortunate woman

शुभम् (śubham) - good, auspicious

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - good, auspicious, beautiful, prosperous

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - if, whether

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अशुभम् (aśubham) - evil, inauspicious, bad

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśubha

aśubha - inauspicious, evil, bad, unfortunate

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+śubha)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• śubha – good, auspicious
  adjective

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

लभते (labhate) - obtains, receives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of labh

Root: labh (class 1)

भद्रे (bhadre) - O blessed one, O virtuous one

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhadrā

bhadrā - blessed, auspicious, virtuous woman

कर्ता (kartā) - the doer, agent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, agent, creator, maker

कर्मजम् (karmajam) - born from action, result of action

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karmaja

karmaja - born from action, produced by karma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karma+ja)

• karma – action, deed, work, consequence (karma)
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from, originating from (suffix)
  suffix
  Derived from the root √jan (to be born, produce).
  Root: jan

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, for oneself, belonging to the self

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life (ātman)

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