वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-49, verse-26

परेतकाले पुरुषो यत् कर्म प्रतिपद्यते ।
विनाशायात्मनो ऽधर्म्यं प्रतिपन्नो ऽसि कर्म तत् ॥२६॥

26. paretakāle puruṣo yat karma pratipadyate ,
vināśāyātmano'dharmyaṃ pratipanno'si karma tat.

26. paretakāle puruṣaḥ yat karma pratipadyate vināśāya
ātmanaḥ adharmyam pratipannaḥ asi karma tat

26. puruṣaḥ paretakāle yat karma pratipadyate (tvam)
ātmanaḥ vināśāya adharmyam tat karma pratipannaḥ asi

26. The action (karma) that a person (puruṣa) undertakes at the time of their demise – that very unrighteous (adharmya) action (karma), leading to your own destruction, you have now undertaken.

Words meanings summery:

• परेतकाले (paretakāle) - at the time of demise (at the time of death, at the fatal hour)

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person, a man (puruṣa) (person, human being, spirit, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa))

• यत् (yat) - which (which, what, that)

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed (action, deed, work, destiny)

• प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - undertakes (undertakes, obtains, experiences, resorts to)

• विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for your destruction (for destruction, for ruin)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of your own self (of the self, of oneself (ātman))

• अधर्म्यम् (adharmyam) - unrighteous (adharmya) (unrighteous, unjust, contrary to natural law (dharma))

• प्रतिपन्नः (pratipannaḥ) - undertaken (undertaken, engaged in, obtained, fallen into)

• असि (asi) - you are

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed (action, deed, work, destiny)

• तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

Words meanings and morphology

परेतकाले (paretakāle) - at the time of demise (at the time of death, at the fatal hour)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of paretakāla

paretakāla - time of death, fatal hour

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pareta+kāla)

• pareta – departed, dead
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root i- 'to go' with prefix pra- and suffix -ta, past participle of prey- (pra-i)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: i (class 2)
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative singular masculine

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person, a man (puruṣa) (person, human being, spirit, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, spirit, the supreme cosmic person

Note: Nominative singular masculine

यत् (yat) - which (which, what, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Accusative singular neuter, relative pronoun, agreeing with karma

कर्म (karma) - action, deed (action, deed, work, destiny)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, destiny

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Accusative singular neuter

प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - undertakes (undertakes, obtains, experiences, resorts to)

(verb)

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

Present Tense

3rd person singular, present indicative, middle voice, from root pad- 'to go' with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: 3rd person singular present indicative middle voice

विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for your destruction (for destruction, for ruin)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, loss, disappearance

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Dative singular masculine, indicating purpose

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of your own self (of the self, of oneself (ātman))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual essence, the universal self

Note: Genitive singular masculine

अधर्म्यम् (adharmyam) - unrighteous (adharmya) (unrighteous, unjust, contrary to natural law (dharma))

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adharmya

adharmya - unrighteous, unjust, contrary to dharma, unlawful

Derived from adharma- (absence of dharma)

Note: Accusative singular neuter, qualifying karma

प्रतिपन्नः (pratipannaḥ) - undertaken (undertaken, engaged in, obtained, fallen into)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratipanna

pratipanna - undertaken, engaged in, obtained, resorted to, fallen into

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pad- 'to go' with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Past Passive Participle, nominative singular masculine, predicate to 'you' (implied)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Tense

2nd person singular, present indicative, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

Note: 2nd person singular present indicative active voice

कर्म (karma) - action, deed (action, deed, work, destiny)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, destiny

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Accusative singular neuter

तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Accusative singular neuter, demonstrative pronoun, referring to karma