वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-20, verse-4

वामः कामो मनुष्याणां यस्मिन् किल निबध्यते ।
जने तस्मिंस्त्वनुक्रोशः स्नेहश्च किल जायते ॥४॥

4. vāmaḥ kāmo manuṣyāṇāṃ yasmin kila nibadhyate ,
jane tasmiṃstvanukrośaḥ snehaśca kila jāyate.

4. vāmaḥ kāmaḥ manuṣyāṇām yasmin kila nibadhyate |
jane tasmin tu anukrośaḥ snehaḥ ca kila jāyate

4. manuṣyāṇām vāmaḥ kāmaḥ yasmin kila nibadhyate,
tasmin jane tu anukrośaḥ ca snehaḥ ca kila jāyate

4. Indeed, when a perverse desire of men is fixed upon someone, compassion and affection truly arise in that person (who is the object of desire).

Words meanings summery:

• वामः (vāmaḥ) - perverse (crooked, adverse, left, unfavorable, vile, perverse)

• कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire (desire, love, Kama (the deity))

• मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - of men (of humans, of men)

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in whom (in whom, on which)

• किल (kila) - indeed, truly (indeed, certainly, truly, it is said)

• निबध्यते (nibadhyate) - is fixed upon (is bound, is fastened, is attached)

• जने (jane) - in that person (in a person, among people)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (person) (in that, in him)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• अनुक्रोशः (anukrośaḥ) - compassion (compassion, pity)

• स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - affection (affection, love, oil)

• च (ca) - and

• किल (kila) - truly (indeed, certainly, truly, it is said)

• जायते (jāyate) - arise (is born, arises, happens)

Words meanings and morphology

वामः (vāmaḥ) - perverse (crooked, adverse, left, unfavorable, vile, perverse)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāma

vāma - left, adverse, contrary, beautiful, lovely, vile, wicked

कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire (desire, love, Kama (the deity))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, pleasure

मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - of men (of humans, of men)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - human, man, mankind

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in whom (in whom, on which)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

किल (kila) - indeed, truly (indeed, certainly, truly, it is said)

(indeclinable)

निबध्यते (nibadhyate) - is fixed upon (is bound, is fastened, is attached)

(verb)

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

Passive present indicative

Prefix: ni

Root: bandh (class 9)

जने (jane) - in that person (in a person, among people)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, man, creature, people

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (person) (in that, in him)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

अनुक्रोशः (anukrośaḥ) - compassion (compassion, pity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anukrośa

anukrośa - compassion, pity, sympathy

स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - affection (affection, love, oil)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, tenderness, oil, fat

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

किल (kila) - truly (indeed, certainly, truly, it is said)

(indeclinable)

जायते (jāyate) - arise (is born, arises, happens)

(verb)

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

Present middle indicative

Root: jan (class 4)