वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-94, verse-56

नास्तिक्यमनृतं क्रोधं प्रमादं दीर्घसूत्रताम् ।
अदर्शनं ज्ञानवतामालस्यं पञ्चवृत्तिताम् ॥५६॥

56. nāstikyamanṛtaṃ krodhaṃ pramādaṃ dīrghasūtratām ,
adarśanaṃ jñānavatāmālasyaṃ pañcavṛttitām.

56. nāstikyam anṛtam krodham pramādam dīrgha-sūtratām
adarśanam jñānavatām ālasyam pañca-vṛttitām

56. nāstikyam,
anṛtam,
krodham,
pramādam,
dīrgha-sūtratām,
jñānavatām adarśanam,
ālasyam,
pañca-vṛttitām (tyajasi - implied verb)

56. Disbelief (nāstikya), untruthfulness, anger, heedlessness, procrastination, disregard for (or not consulting) the knowledgeable ones, idleness, and a fivefold indulgence (pañca-vṛttitā) (are to be avoided).

Words meanings summery:

• नास्तिक्यम् (nāstikyam) - atheism, disbelief, impiety, heterodoxy (accusative singular)

• अनृतम् (anṛtam) - falsehood, untruth, lie (accusative singular)

• क्रोधम् (krodham) - anger, wrath (accusative singular)

• प्रमादम् (pramādam) - carelessness, negligence, error, heedlessness (accusative singular)

• दीर्घ-सूत्रताम् (dīrgha-sūtratām) - procrastination, dilatoriness, slowness (accusative singular)

• अदर्शनम् (adarśanam) - not consulting or disregarding the wise (not seeing, absence of sight, disregard, non-appearance (accusative singular))

• ज्ञानवताम् (jñānavatām) - of the knowledgeable ones, of the wise (genitive plural)

• आलस्यम् (ālasyam) - laziness, idleness, sluggishness (accusative singular)

• पञ्च-वृत्तिताम् (pañca-vṛttitām) - A negative 'fivefold tendency' which could imply excessive sensuality, or certain kinds of distracting behavior for a king. (fivefold conduct/tendency, state of having five activities (accusative singular))

Words meanings and morphology

नास्तिक्यम् (nāstikyam) - atheism, disbelief, impiety, heterodoxy (accusative singular)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nāstikya

nāstikya - atheism, disbelief, impiety, heterodoxy

अनृतम् (anṛtam) - falsehood, untruth, lie (accusative singular)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anṛta

anṛta - falsehood, untruth, lie

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ṛta)

• an – not, un-
  prefix
• ṛta – truth, cosmic order, right
  noun (neuter)
  Past passive participle of root `ṛ` (to go, rise).
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

क्रोधम् (krodham) - anger, wrath (accusative singular)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of krodha

krodha - anger, wrath

Root: krudh (class 4)

प्रमादम् (pramādam) - carelessness, negligence, error, heedlessness (accusative singular)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pramāda

pramāda - carelessness, negligence, error, heedlessness

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)

दीर्घ-सूत्रताम् (dīrgha-sūtratām) - procrastination, dilatoriness, slowness (accusative singular)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dīrgha-sūtratā

dīrgha-sūtratā - procrastination, dilatoriness, slowness, literally 'long-threadedness'

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dīrgha+sūtratā)

• dīrgha – long, lengthy
  adjective (masculine)
• sūtratā – thread-like nature, tendency to draw out
  noun (feminine)
  Abstract noun from `sūtra` (thread, string).

अदर्शनम् (adarśanam) - not consulting or disregarding the wise (not seeing, absence of sight, disregard, non-appearance (accusative singular))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adarśana

adarśana - not seeing, absence of sight, disappearance, disregard

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+darśana)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• darśana – seeing, vision, doctrine, insight
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from root `dṛś` (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

ज्ञानवताम् (jñānavatām) - of the knowledgeable ones, of the wise (genitive plural)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jñānavat

jñānavat - knowledgeable, wise, possessing knowledge

Possessive suffix `mat/vat` attached to `jñāna` (knowledge).

Note: Qualifies an implied group of wise individuals.

आलस्यम् (ālasyam) - laziness, idleness, sluggishness (accusative singular)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ālasya

ālasya - laziness, idleness, sluggishness

पञ्च-वृत्तिताम् (pañca-vṛttitām) - A negative 'fivefold tendency' which could imply excessive sensuality, or certain kinds of distracting behavior for a king. (fivefold conduct/tendency, state of having five activities (accusative singular))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pañca-vṛttitā

pañca-vṛttitā - fivefold conduct/tendency, state of having five activities

Compound type : bahuvrīhi/tatpurusha (pañca+vṛttitā)

• pañca – five
  numeral
• vṛttitā – state of being a `vṛtti`, mode of action, conduct, activity
  noun (feminine)
  Abstract noun from `vṛtti` (mode of being, conduct, function).
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

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