वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-31, verse-3

सक्तं ग्राम्येषु भोगेषु कामवृत्तं महीपतिम् ।
लुब्धं न बहु मन्यन्ते श्मशानाग्निमिव प्रजाः ॥३॥

3. saktaṃ grāmyeṣu bhogeṣu kāmavṛttaṃ mahīpatim ,
lubdhaṃ na bahu manyante śmaśānāgnimiva prajāḥ.

3. saktam grāmyeṣu bhogeṣu kāmavṛttam mahīpatim
lubdham na bahu manyante śmaśānāgnim iva prajāḥ

3. prajāḥ grāmyeṣu bhogeṣu saktam kāmavṛttam lubdham
mahīpatim śmaśānāgnim iva na bahu manyante

3. Subjects do not highly respect a greedy king who is attached to worldly pleasures and acts willfully, just as they would not respect a cremation ground fire.

Words meanings summery:

• सक्तम् (saktam) - attached, addicted, engrossed

• ग्राम्येषु (grāmyeṣu) - in worldly, in vulgar, in common

• भोगेषु (bhogeṣu) - in pleasures, in enjoyments

• कामवृत्तम् (kāmavṛttam) - acting as one pleases, willful in conduct

• महीपतिम् (mahīpatim) - a king, a ruler of the earth

• लुब्धम् (lubdham) - greedy, covetous, eager

• न (na) - not, no

• बहु (bahu) - much, many, highly

• मन्यन्ते (manyante) - they regard, they think, they consider

• श्मशानाग्निम् (śmaśānāgnim) - a cremation ground fire

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, people, progeny

Words meanings and morphology

सक्तम् (saktam) - attached, addicted, engrossed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sakta

sakta - attached, addicted, engrossed, cleaving to

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root SAÑJ (to cling, be attached)

Root: SAÑJ

Note: Agrees with 'mahīpatim'.

ग्राम्येषु (grāmyeṣu) - in worldly, in vulgar, in common

(adjective)

Locative, masculine/neuter, plural of grāmya

grāmya - relating to a village, rustic, vulgar, worldly, common

Note: Agrees with 'bhogeṣu'.

भोगेषु (bhogeṣu) - in pleasures, in enjoyments

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, possession, sustenance

Root: BHUJ

कामवृत्तम् (kāmavṛttam) - acting as one pleases, willful in conduct

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāmavṛtta

kāmavṛtta - acting as one pleases, willful in conduct, self-willed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāma+vṛtta)

• kāma – desire, will, wish
  noun (masculine)
• vṛtta – conduct, behavior, action; also, happened (PPP of VṚT)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: VṚT

Note: Agrees with 'mahīpatim'.

महीपतिम् (mahīpatim) - a king, a ruler of the earth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - king, sovereign (lord of the earth)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• pati – master, lord, owner, husband
  noun (masculine)

लुब्धम् (lubdham) - greedy, covetous, eager

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lubdha

lubdha - greedy, covetous, eager, perplexed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root LUBH (to covet, desire, disturb)

Root: LUBH (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'mahīpatim'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

बहु (bahu) - much, many, highly

(indeclinable)

मन्यन्ते (manyante) - they regard, they think, they consider

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: MAN (class 4)

श्मशानाग्निम् (śmaśānāgnim) - a cremation ground fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śmaśānāgni

śmaśānāgni - fire of a cremation ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śmaśāna+agni)

• śmaśāna – cremation ground, cemetery
  noun (neuter)
• agni – fire; the god of fire
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, people, progeny

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - subjects, people, progeny, offspring