वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-24, verse-5

न कर्ता कस्य चित् कश्चिन्नियोगे चापि नेश्वरः ।
स्वभावे वर्तते लोकस्तस्य कालः परायणम् ॥५॥

5. na kartā kasya cit kaścinniyoge cāpi neśvaraḥ ,
svabhāve vartate lokastasya kālaḥ parāyaṇam.

5. na kartā kasya cit kaścit niyoge ca api na īśvaraḥ
svabhāve vartate lokaḥ tasya kālaḥ parāyaṇam

5. kaścit kasyacit kartā na ca api niyoge kaścit īśvaraḥ
na lokaḥ svabhāve vartate tasya kālaḥ parāyaṇam

5. No one is the doer of anything, nor is anyone a master in any specific task. The world operates according to its intrinsic nature, and time is its ultimate support.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• कर्ता (kartā) - doer, agent (doer, agent, creator)

• कस्य (kasya) - of whom/anyone (of whom, of what, of which)

• चित् (cit) - (particle forming indefinite pronoun) (a little, even, any, and, if)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone (anyone, someone, anything)

• नियोगे (niyoge) - in any specific task/undertaking (in a command, in an assignment, in a task)

• च (ca) - nor (in this negative context) (and, also)

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

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - master, controller (master, lord, controller, capable)

• स्वभावे (svabhāve) - according to its intrinsic nature (in one's own nature, by nature, naturally)

• वर्तते (vartate) - operates, acts (exists, acts, proceeds, revolves)

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - the world (world, people, universe)

• तस्य (tasya) - for it (referring to the world or its nature) (of him, of it, his, its)

• कालः (kālaḥ) - time (time, season, period)

• परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - ultimate support (ultimate refuge, chief support, final goal, supreme object)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

कर्ता (kartā) - doer, agent (doer, agent, creator)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, agent, creator

Agent noun from root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कस्य (kasya) - of whom/anyone (of whom, of what, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Used with 'cit' to form indefinite pronoun.

चित् (cit) - (particle forming indefinite pronoun) (a little, even, any, and, if)

(indeclinable)

Particle used with interrogatives to form indefinites.

Note: Forms `kasyacit` (of anyone).

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone (anyone, someone, anything)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - anyone, someone, anything

Indefinite pronoun formed from kaḥ + cit.

नियोगे (niyoge) - in any specific task/undertaking (in a command, in an assignment, in a task)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of niyoga

niyoga - command, assignment, duty, injunction, application

Derived from ni + yuj + ghañ.

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

च (ca) - nor (in this negative context) (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with `api` to emphasize 'even'.

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

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - master, controller (master, lord, controller, capable)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - master, lord, controller, capable

Derived from root īś.

Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Refers to one who has power or control.

स्वभावे (svabhāve) - according to its intrinsic nature (in one's own nature, by nature, naturally)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - one's own being, intrinsic nature, inherent quality, disposition

Compound of sva (own) and bhāva (being).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self
  adjective
• bhāva – being, state, condition, existence, nature
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhū.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

वर्तते (vartate) - operates, acts (exists, acts, proceeds, revolves)

(verb)

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

Present Middle

Class 1 verb, Ātmanepada.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

लोकः (lokaḥ) - the world (world, people, universe)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, universe, people, region

तस्य (tasya) - for it (referring to the world or its nature) (of him, of it, his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

कालः (kālaḥ) - time (time, season, period)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, period, death

परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - ultimate support (ultimate refuge, chief support, final goal, supreme object)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parāyaṇam

parāyaṇam - ultimate refuge, chief support, final goal, supreme object

Compound of para (supreme) + ayana (going, course, refuge).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (para+ayana)

• para – supreme, highest, ultimate, other
  adjective
• ayana – going, course, path, refuge, support
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root i + lyuṭ.
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: It is neuter nominative singular, agreeing with an implied subject or as predicate nominative to `kālaḥ` (masculine).