वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-18, verse-35

प्रमत्तानप्रमत्तान् वा नरा मांसार्थिनो भृशम् ।
विध्यन्ति विमुखांश्चापि न च दोषो ऽत्र विद्यते ॥३५॥

35. pramattānapramattān vā narā māṃsārthino bhṛśam ,
vidhyanti vimukhāṃścāpi na ca doṣo'tra vidyate.

35. pramattān apramattān vā narāḥ māṃsārthinaḥ bhṛśam
vidhyanti vimukhān ca api na ca doṣaḥ atra vidyate

35. bhṛśam māṃsārthinaḥ narāḥ pramattān vā apramattān
ca api vimukhān vidhyanti atra ca doṣaḥ na vidyate

35. People who are intensely desirous of meat kill animals, whether they are heedless or attentive, and even those that are fleeing or have turned away; and there is no fault in this action.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रमत्तान् (pramattān) - those animals that are heedless or unaware (during hunting) (negligent ones, careless ones, intoxicated ones)

• अप्रमत्तान् (apramattān) - those animals that are attentive or aware (during hunting) (non-negligent ones, attentive ones, careful ones)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either... or)

• नराः (narāḥ) - people (referring to hunters) (men, people, human beings)

• मांसार्थिनः (māṁsārthinaḥ) - (hunters) intensely desirous of meat (desirous of meat, meat-eaters)

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely, greatly (greatly, intensely, very much, exceedingly)

• विध्यन्ति (vidhyanti) - they kill (they pierce, they strike, they kill, they hit)

• विमुखान् (vimukhān) - those (animals) that are fleeing or turned away (those with faces turned away, those who have turned their backs, fleeing ones)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also, even (also, even, too)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• दोषः (doṣaḥ) - fault or wrong (fault, defect, sin, offense, error)

• अत्र (atra) - in this (action of killing) (here, in this matter, on this occasion)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (exists, is found, is present)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रमत्तान् (pramattān) - those animals that are heedless or unaware (during hunting) (negligent ones, careless ones, intoxicated ones)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pramatta

pramatta - negligent, careless, heedless, intoxicated, mad

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mad (to be drunk, rejoice) with prefix pra (forth, intensely).

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)

अप्रमत्तान् (apramattān) - those animals that are attentive or aware (during hunting) (non-negligent ones, attentive ones, careful ones)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of apramatta

apramatta - not careless, not heedless, attentive, vigilant

Compound with 'a' (negation) + pramatta (past passive participle).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pramatta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• pramatta – negligent, careless, heedless
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root mad with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mad (class 4)

वा (vā) - or (or, either... or)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

नराः (narāḥ) - people (referring to hunters) (men, people, human beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human, person

Root: nṛ

मांसार्थिनः (māṁsārthinaḥ) - (hunters) intensely desirous of meat (desirous of meat, meat-eaters)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of māṃsārthin

māṁsārthin - one desirous of flesh or meat

Compound of māṃsa (flesh) and arthin (desirous of).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (māṃsa+arthin)

• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• arthin – desirous of, seeking, requesting
  adjective (masculine)
  From artha (purpose, object) + in (suffix indicating possession/desire). Root arth (to request).
  Root: arth (class 10)

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely, greatly (greatly, intensely, very much, exceedingly)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

विध्यन्ति (vidhyanti) - they kill (they pierce, they strike, they kill, they hit)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person plural, active voice. From root vyadh, class 4.

Root: vyadh (class 4)

विमुखान् (vimukhān) - those (animals) that are fleeing or turned away (those with faces turned away, those who have turned their backs, fleeing ones)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vimukha

vimukha - having the face turned away, averted, turned back, fleeing, disinclined

Compound of vi (away) + mukha (face).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+mukha)

• vi – apart, away, without
  indeclinable
  Prefix/preposition.
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अपि (api) - also, even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

दोषः (doṣaḥ) - fault or wrong (fault, defect, sin, offense, error)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, sin, offense, error, blemish

From root duṣ (to be bad, corrupt).

Root: duṣ (class 4)

अत्र (atra) - in this (action of killing) (here, in this matter, on this occasion)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place.

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (exists, is found, is present)

(verb)

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

Present Middle Indicative

3rd person singular, middle voice. From root vid (to be, exist), class 4.

Root: vid (class 4)