वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-48, verse-10

पापस्वभावश्चपलः कथं त्वं रक्षसां वर ।
ऐश्वर्यमभिसंप्राप्तो विमानमिव दुष्कृती ॥१०॥

10. pāpasvabhāvaścapalaḥ kathaṃ tvaṃ rakṣasāṃ vara ,
aiśvaryamabhisaṃprāpto vimānamiva duṣkṛtī.

10. pāpasvabhāvaḥ capalaḥ katham tvam rakṣasām vara
aiśvaryam abhisaṃprāptaḥ vimānam iva duṣkṛtī

10. rakṣasām vara,
pāpasvabhāvaḥ capalaḥ tvam aiśvaryam katham abhisaṃprāptaḥ,
duṣkṛtī vimānam iva?

10. O best among the Rākṣasas, how is it that you, who are of wicked nature (pāpasvabhāva) and fickle, have attained sovereignty, just like an evildoer (duṣkṛtin) obtains a celestial chariot (vimāna)?

Words meanings summery:

• पापस्वभावः (pāpasvabhāvaḥ) - of wicked nature, evil-natured

• चपलः (capalaḥ) - fickle, restless, unsteady

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the Rākṣasas, of demons

• वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

• ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - sovereignty, dominion, prosperity

• अभिसंप्राप्तः (abhisaṁprāptaḥ) - having attained, acquired

• विमानम् (vimānam) - celestial chariot, airplane, palace

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• दुष्कृती (duṣkṛtī) - a wicked person, an evildoer

Words meanings and morphology

पापस्वभावः (pāpasvabhāvaḥ) - of wicked nature, evil-natured

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpasvabhāva

pāpasvabhāva - of wicked nature, evil by nature, having a sinful disposition

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāpa+svabhāva)

• pāpa – evil, sin, wicked
  noun (neuter)
• svabhāva – own nature, inherent disposition, natural state
  noun (masculine)

चपलः (capalaḥ) - fickle, restless, unsteady

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of capala

capala - fickle, restless, unsteady, quick, swift

Root: camp (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular and plural, all genders)

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the Rākṣasas, of demons

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - Rākṣasa (a class of demons or evil beings), demon, evil spirit

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choice, boon, bridegroom

Root: vṛ (class 5)

ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - sovereignty, dominion, prosperity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aiśvarya

aiśvarya - sovereignty, dominion, power, prosperity, wealth, supremacy

Derived from īśvara (lord, master).

अभिसंप्राप्तः (abhisaṁprāptaḥ) - having attained, acquired

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhisaṃprāpta

abhisaṁprāpta - attained, acquired, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root āp (to obtain) with prefixes abhi, sam, and pra.

Prefixes: abhi+sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

विमानम् (vimānam) - celestial chariot, airplane, palace

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vimāna

vimāna - celestial chariot, airplane, palace, measure, spaceship

Prefix: vi

Root: mā (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

दुष्कृती (duṣkṛtī) - a wicked person, an evildoer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duṣkṛtin

duṣkṛtin - evildoer, wicked person, sinner, one who has done evil deeds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+kṛtin)

• dus – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
• kṛtin – doer, maker, one who has done, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  Nominalized form from root kṛ + tin suffix
  From root kṛ (to do, to make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)