वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-28, verse-3

उद्वेजनीयो भूतानां नृशंसः पापकर्मकृत् ।
त्रयाणामपि लोकानामीश्वरो ऽपि न तिष्ठति ॥३॥

3. udvejanīyo bhūtānāṃ nṛśaṃsaḥ pāpakarmakṛt ,
trayāṇāmapi lokānāmīśvaro'pi na tiṣṭhati.

3. udvejanīyaḥ bhūtānām nṛśaṃsaḥ pāpakarmakṛt
trayāṇām api lokānām īśvaraḥ api na tiṣṭhati

3. bhūtānām udvejanīyaḥ nṛśaṃsaḥ pāpakarmakṛt
trayāṇām lokānām api īśvaraḥ api na tiṣṭhati

3. A cruel person who performs evil deeds (karma) and causes distress to all beings will not endure, even if they were the lord (īśvara) of the three worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• उद्वेजनीयः (udvejanīyaḥ) - terrifying, causing distress (causing agitation, causing terror, terrifying, disturbing)

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures (of beings, of creatures, of elements, of past events)

• नृशंसः (nṛśaṁsaḥ) - cruel (cruel, wicked, fierce, mischievous)

• पापकर्मकृत् (pāpakarmakṛt) - performing evil deeds (karma) (performing evil deeds, sinner)

• त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) - of the three (of three)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too, moreover)

• लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds (of the worlds, of the people)

• ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - lord, ruler (īśvara) (lord, master, ruler, god, powerful)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too, moreover)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - endures, survives (stands, stays, endures, exists)

Words meanings and morphology

उद्वेजनीयः (udvejanīyaḥ) - terrifying, causing distress (causing agitation, causing terror, terrifying, disturbing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udvejanīya

udvejanīya - causing agitation/terror; to be agitated

Gerundive

From root 'vij' (to tremble, to be agitated) with prefix 'ud' + 'anīyar' suffix.

Prefix: ud

Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Refers to the implied subject.

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures (of beings, of creatures, of elements, of past events)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past, happened

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhū' (to be) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Connected to 'udvejanīyaḥ'.

नृशंसः (nṛśaṁsaḥ) - cruel (cruel, wicked, fierce, mischievous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛśaṃsa

nṛśaṁsa - cruel, wicked, fierce, mischievous, malevolent

Literally 'injuring men' or 'denouncing men'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+śaṃsa)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• śaṃsa – praise, blame, curse, injury
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'śaṃs' (to praise, to blame, to injure).
  Root: śaṃs (class 1)

पापकर्मकृत् (pāpakarmakṛt) - performing evil deeds (karma) (performing evil deeds, sinner)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpakarmakṛt

pāpakarmakṛt - doer of evil deeds, sinner

Compound of 'pāpa' (evil), 'karma' (deed), and 'kṛt' (doer).

Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (pāpa+karma+kṛt)

• pāpa – evil, wicked, bad, sin
  adjective/noun (neuter)
• karma – action, deed, work (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do) + 'man' suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kṛt – doer, maker, performing
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun/suffix
  From root 'kṛ' (to do) + 'kvip' suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Nominative singular, referring to the subject.

त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) - of the three (of three)

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'lokānām'.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too, moreover)

(indeclinable)

लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds (of the worlds, of the people)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, space, community

From root 'lok' (to see, perceive).

Root: lok (class 1)

ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - lord, ruler (īśvara) (lord, master, ruler, god, powerful)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - lord, master, ruler, powerful, god (īśvara)

From root 'īś' (to rule, to be master of) + 'varac' suffix.

Root: īś (class 2)

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too, moreover)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - endures, survives (stands, stays, endures, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sthā

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: The subject is implied (the cruel person).