वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-48, verse-8

अवश्यं क्रियमाणस्य दृश्यते कर्मणः फलम् ।
अलं निर्वेदमागम्य न हि नो मलिनं क्षमम् ॥८॥

8. avaśyaṃ kriyamāṇasya dṛśyate karmaṇaḥ phalam ,
alaṃ nirvedamāgamya na hi no malinaṃ kṣamam.

8. avaśyam kriyamāṇasya dṛśyate karmaṇaḥ phalam
alam nirvedam āgamya na hi naḥ malinam kṣamam

8. karmaṇaḥ kriyamāṇasya phalam avaśyam dṛśyate
alam nirvedam āgamya na hi naḥ malinam kṣamam

8. Certainly, the result of an action being performed is seen. Therefore, do not yield to despondency, for such a stained (mental state) is certainly not suitable for us.

Words meanings summery:

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

• क्रियमाणस्य (kriyamāṇasya) - of that which is being done, of a person doing

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

• कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of an action, of a deed, of work

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

• अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficient; do not, stop

• निर्वेदम् (nirvedam) - despondency, despair, detachment

• आगम्य (āgamya) - having approached, having obtained, having fallen into

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• नः (naḥ) - for us, to us, our

• मलिनम् (malinam) - referring to the state of despondency (stained, impure, dirty)

• क्षमम् (kṣamam) - suitable, proper, fit, capable

Words meanings and morphology

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

(indeclinable)

क्रियमाणस्य (kriyamāṇasya) - of that which is being done, of a person doing

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kriyamāṇa

kriyamāṇa - being done, being performed

present passive participle

root kṛ + śānac suffix, passive sense

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: agrees with 'karmaṇaḥ'

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

present 3rd singular passive

root dṛś (class 1)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of an action, of a deed, of work

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual action

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, advantage

अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficient; do not, stop

(indeclinable)

Note: here used in the sense of prohibition 'do not'

निर्वेदम् (nirvedam) - despondency, despair, detachment

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nirveda

nirveda - complete detachment, despondency, despair

आगम्य (āgamya) - having approached, having obtained, having fallen into

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

derived from root gam + ā + lyap suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - for us, to us, our

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: contextually dative 'for us'

मलिनम् (malinam) - referring to the state of despondency (stained, impure, dirty)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of malina

malina - dirty, stained, impure, dark

क्षमम् (kṣamam) - suitable, proper, fit, capable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣama

kṣama - suitable, fit, capable, patient, proper

Note: agrees with an implied neuter noun like 'state' or 'condition'