वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-49, verse-21

अनुबन्धमजानन्तः कर्मणामविचक्षणाः ।
शीघ्रमेव विनश्यन्ति यथा त्वं विनशिष्यसि ॥२१॥

21. anubandhamajānantaḥ karmaṇāmavicakṣaṇāḥ ,
śīghrameva vinaśyanti yathā tvaṃ vinaśiṣyasi.

21. anubandham ajānantaḥ karmaṇām avicakṣaṇāḥ
śīghram eva vinaśyanti yathā tvam vinaśiṣyasi

21. (ye) karmaṇām anubandham ajānantaḥ avicakṣaṇāḥ (santi),
te śīghram eva vinaśyanti,
yathā tvam vinaśiṣyasi.

21. Those who do not understand the consequences (anubandha) of their actions (karma) and lack foresight quickly perish, just as you will perish.

Words meanings summery:

• अनुबन्धम् (anubandham) - consequence, connection, result

• अजानन्तः (ajānantaḥ) - not knowing, ignorant

• कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions, deeds

• अविचक्षणाः (avicakṣaṇāḥ) - unwise, injudicious, lacking foresight

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• विनश्यन्ति (vinaśyanti) - they perish, are destroyed

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• विनशिष्यसि (vinaśiṣyasi) - you will perish, will be destroyed

Words meanings and morphology

अनुबन्धम् (anubandham) - consequence, connection, result

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anubandha

anubandha - consequence, result, attachment, connection, sequence

From anu + bandh.

Prefix: anu

Root: bandh (class 1)

Note: Direct object of ajānantaḥ.

अजानन्तः (ajānantaḥ) - not knowing, ignorant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ajānant

ajānant - not knowing, ignorant, unaware

Present Active Participle, negated.

From a- + jñā, 9th class verb.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jānant)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• jānant – knowing, perceiving
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root jñā 'to know'.
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Acts as a nominal adjective referring to 'those people'.

कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions, deeds

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, consequence of actions (karma)

From root kṛ 'to do'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Related to anubandham.

अविचक्षणाः (avicakṣaṇāḥ) - unwise, injudicious, lacking foresight

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of avicakṣaṇa

avicakṣaṇa - unwise, inconsiderate, lacking foresight, injudicious

Compound formed with negative prefix 'a-'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vicakṣaṇa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• vicakṣaṇa – wise, discerning, considerate, skilful
  adjective (masculine)
  From vi-cakṣ.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: Predicative adjective for the implied subject.

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of śīghra (quick).

Note: Modifies vinaśyanti.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes 'quickly'.

विनश्यन्ति (vinaśyanti) - they perish, are destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vinaś

Present stem

From vi + naś, 4th class, parasmāipada.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Subject is implied 'those people' (ajānantaḥ avicakṣaṇāḥ).

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

Correlative particle.

Note: Introduces a comparison.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

2nd person pronoun.

Note: Masculine or feminine, context indicates masculine (Rāvaṇa).

विनशिष्यसि (vinaśiṣyasi) - you will perish, will be destroyed

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vinaś

Future stem

From vi + naś, 4th class, parasmāipada.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)