वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-28, verse-5

लोभात् पापानि कुर्वाणः कामाद्वा यो न बुध्यते ।
भ्रष्टः पश्यति तस्यान्तं ब्राह्मणी करकादिव ॥५॥

5. lobhāt pāpāni kurvāṇaḥ kāmādvā yo na budhyate ,
bhraṣṭaḥ paśyati tasyāntaṃ brāhmaṇī karakādiva.

5. lobhāt pāpāni kurvāṇaḥ kāmāt vā yaḥ na budhyate
bhraṣṭaḥ paśyati tasya antam brāhmaṇī karakāt iva

5. yaḥ lobhāt vā kāmāt pāpāni kurvāṇaḥ na budhyate,
bhraṣṭaḥ tasya antam brāhmaṇī karakāt iva paśyati

5. He who, performing sinful acts (karma) out of greed or desire, remains oblivious, that fallen person will see his end, just as a brahmin woman faces destruction from a hailstone.

Words meanings summery:

• लोभात् (lobhāt) - out of greed (from greed, out of covetousness)

• पापानि (pāpāni) - sinful acts (evil deeds, sins, wicked acts)

• कुर्वाणः (kurvāṇaḥ) - performing (performing, doing, making (nominative))

• कामात् (kāmāt) - out of desire (from desire, out of lust, from love)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, he who, whoever)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• बुध्यते (budhyate) - understands, is aware (understands, knows, awakens, perceives)

• भ्रष्टः (bhraṣṭaḥ) - that fallen one, degraded (fallen, degraded, ruined, failed)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - will see (sees, beholds, perceives)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him, its, of it)

• अन्तम् (antam) - end, destruction (end, limit, destruction, proximity)

• ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) - a brahmin woman (a brahmin woman, wife of a brahmin)

• करकात् (karakāt) - from a hailstone (from a hailstone, from a water-jar)

• इव (iva) - like, as (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

लोभात् (lobhāt) - out of greed (from greed, out of covetousness)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of lobha

lobha - greed, covetousness, avarice, desire

Root: lubh (class 4)

पापानि (pāpāni) - sinful acts (evil deeds, sins, wicked acts)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pāpa

pāpa - evil, wicked, bad, sin, vice

Note: Object of 'kurvāṇaḥ'.

कुर्वाणः (kurvāṇaḥ) - performing (performing, doing, making (nominative))

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvāṇa

kurvāṇa - doing, performing, making

Present Middle Participle

From root 'kṛ' (to do) + 'śānac' suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कामात् (kāmāt) - out of desire (from desire, out of lust, from love)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, lust, pleasure

From root 'kam' (to desire).

Root: kam (class 1)

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, he who, whoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

Relative pronoun.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

बुध्यते (budhyate) - understands, is aware (understands, knows, awakens, perceives)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of budh

Present Middle Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense. Root 'budh' in 4th class takes 'ya' suffix and middle endings.

Root: budh (class 4)

भ्रष्टः (bhraṣṭaḥ) - that fallen one, degraded (fallen, degraded, ruined, failed)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhraṣṭa

bhraṣṭa - fallen, degraded, ruined, perished, failed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhraṃś' (to fall, fail) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: bhraṃś (class 1)

Note: Functions as a subject here.

पश्यति (paśyati) - will see (sees, beholds, perceives)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense. The root 'dṛś' forms 'paśya' stem in present tense.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'bhraṣṭaḥ'.

तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him, its, of it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative/anaphoric pronoun.

Note: Possessive, modifies 'antam'.

अन्तम् (antam) - end, destruction (end, limit, destruction, proximity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, boundary, edge, destruction, death

Root: ant (class 1)

Note: Object of 'paśyati'.

ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) - a brahmin woman (a brahmin woman, wife of a brahmin)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of brāhmaṇī

brāhmaṇī - a woman of the Brahmin caste, a brahmin's wife

Feminine form of 'brāhmaṇa'.

Note: Subject of implied simile.

करकात् (karakāt) - from a hailstone (from a hailstone, from a water-jar)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of karaka

karaka - hailstone, water-jar, coconut shell

Note: The source of the brahmin woman's destruction.

इव (iva) - like, as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)