वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-28, verse-8

अवश्यं लभते कर्ता फलं पापस्य कर्मणः ।
घोरं पर्यागते काले द्रुमः पुष्पमिवार्तवम् ॥८॥

8. avaśyaṃ labhate kartā phalaṃ pāpasya karmaṇaḥ ,
ghoraṃ paryāgate kāle drumaḥ puṣpamivārtavam.

8. avaśyam labhate kartā phalam pāpasya karmaṇaḥ
ghoram paryāgate kāle drumaḥ puṣpam iva ārtavam

8. kartā pāpasya karmaṇaḥ ghorem phalam avaśyam labhate,
paryāgate kāle drumaḥ ārtavam puṣpam iva (labhate).

8. The perpetrator of a sinful action (karma) inevitably reaps the terrible consequence (phala) when the appointed time (kāla) arrives, just as a tree produces its seasonal blossoms.

Words meanings summery:

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - inevitably (certainly, inevitably, surely)

• लभते (labhate) - reaps, obtains (obtains, receives, gets)

• कर्ता (kartā) - perpetrator, doer (doer, agent, creator)

• फलम् (phalam) - consequence (phala) (fruit, result, consequence)

• पापस्य (pāpasya) - sinful (of evil, of sin)

• कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of an action (karma) (of action, of deed)

• घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible (terrible, dreadful, fierce)

• पर्यागते (paryāgate) - when it has arrived (i.e., appointed) (when it has arrived, when it has come fully)

• काले (kāle) - when the time arrives, at the appointed time (kāla) (in time, at the time)

• द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - tree

• पुष्पम् (puṣpam) - blossoms (flower)

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

• आर्तवम् (ārtavam) - seasonal (seasonal, pertaining to season)

Words meanings and morphology

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - inevitably (certainly, inevitably, surely)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of `avaśya` (necessary)

Note: Adverb modifying `labhate`.

लभते (labhate) - reaps, obtains (obtains, receives, gets)

(verb)

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

Present tense

Root `labh`

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

कर्ता (kartā) - perpetrator, doer (doer, agent, creator)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, agent, creator

agent noun

From root `kṛ` (to do) + suffix `tṛ`

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of `labhate`.

फलम् (phalam) - consequence (phala) (fruit, result, consequence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward, effect

Note: Object of `labhate`.

पापस्य (pāpasya) - sinful (of evil, of sin)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, bad, wicked, sin

Note: Genitive singular, qualifying `karmaṇaḥ`.

कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of an action (karma) (of action, of deed)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual (karma)

From root `kṛ` (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Genitive singular, modifying `phalam` (result of the action).

घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible (terrible, dreadful, fierce)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fierce, awful

Note: Accusative singular, qualifying `phalam`.

पर्यागते (paryāgate) - when it has arrived (i.e., appointed) (when it has arrived, when it has come fully)

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of paryāgata

paryāgata - fully arrived, come, approached

Past Passive Participle

From root `gam` (to go) with prefixes `pari` and `ā`

Prefixes: pari+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Locative singular, agreeing with `kāle`, forming a locative absolute construction.

काले (kāle) - when the time arrives, at the appointed time (kāla) (in time, at the time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

Note: Locative singular. 'When the time has arrived'.

द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of druma

druma - tree

Note: Subject of the simile.

पुष्पम् (puṣpam) - blossoms (flower)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṣpa

puṣpa - flower, blossom

Note: Object of implied 'receives/produces'.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

आर्तवम् (ārtavam) - seasonal (seasonal, pertaining to season)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ārtava

ārtava - seasonal, periodical, relating to the season

Derived from `ṛtu` (season) + suffix `aṇ`

Note: Accusative singular, qualifying `puṣpam`.