वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-105, verse-5

कर्ता सर्वस्य लोकस्य श्रेष्ठो ज्ञानवतां वरः ।
उपेक्षसे कथं सीतां पतन्तीं हव्यवाहने ।
कथं देवगणश्रेष्ठमात्मानं नावबुध्यसे ॥५॥

5. kartā sarvasya lokasya śreṣṭho jñānavatāṃ varaḥ ,
upekṣase kathaṃ sītāṃ patantīṃ havyavāhane ,
kathaṃ devagaṇaśreṣṭhamātmānaṃ nāvabudhyase.

5. kartā sarvasya lokasya śreṣṭhaḥ
jñānavatām varaḥ upekṣase katham sītām
patantīm havyavāhane katham
devagaṇaśreṣṭham ātmānam na avabudhyase

5. sarvasya lokasya kartā jñānavatām śreṣṭhaḥ varaḥ.
katham havyavāhane patantīm sītām upekṣase? katham devagaṇaśreṣṭham ātmānam na avabudhyase?

5. You are the creator of all beings, the best and foremost among the wise. How can you disregard Sītā as she falls into the fire? Why do you not recognize your own self (ātman) as the supreme among the gods?

Words meanings summery:

• कर्ता (kartā) - creator, doer

• सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all, of the whole

• लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world, of beings

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent, foremost

• ज्ञानवताम् (jñānavatām) - of the knowledgeable, among the wise

• वरः (varaḥ) - excellent, best, boon

• उपेक्षसे (upekṣase) - you ignore, you disregard

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

• पतन्तीम् (patantīm) - falling

• हव्यवाहने (havyavāhane) - in the fire

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• देवगणश्रेष्ठम् (devagaṇaśreṣṭham) - foremost of the assembly of gods

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - your own self (ātman)

• न (na) - not

• अवबुध्यसे (avabudhyase) - you recognize, you understand

Words meanings and morphology

कर्ता (kartā) - creator, doer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, maker, creator, agent

agent noun

from root 'kṛ' with agent suffix '-tṛ'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all, of the whole

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Agrees with 'lokasya'

लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world, of beings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, beings

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent, foremost

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, foremost, supreme

superlative of 'praśasya' (excellent)

ज्ञानवताम् (jñānavatām) - of the knowledgeable, among the wise

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jñānavat

jñānavat - possessing knowledge, wise, intelligent

possessive suffix '-vat' to 'jñāna'

Note: Used as a noun meaning 'those who are wise'

वरः (varaḥ) - excellent, best, boon

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choice, boon

Root: vṛ (class 1)

उपेक्षसे (upekṣase) - you ignore, you disregard

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of upekṣ

Prefix: upa

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (name of Rāma's wife, lit. 'furrow')

पतन्तीम् (patantīm) - falling

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of patantī

patantī - falling, descending

present active participle

feminine nominative singular of 'patat' from root 'pat'

Root: pat (class 1)

हव्यवाहने (havyavāhane) - in the fire

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of havyavāhana

havyavāhana - fire (lit. 'carrier of oblations')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (havya+vāhana)

• havya – oblation, offering
  noun (neuter)
  Root: hu (class 3)
• vāhana – bearer, carrier, vehicle
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root 'vah'
  Root: vah (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

देवगणश्रेष्ठम् (devagaṇaśreṣṭham) - foremost of the assembly of gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devagaṇaśreṣṭha

devagaṇaśreṣṭha - foremost among the multitude of gods, best of the host of deities

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+gaṇa+śreṣṭha)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – multitude, host, assembly, troop
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of 'praśasya'

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - your own self (ātman)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, individual soul, supreme soul

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अवबुध्यसे (avabudhyase) - you recognize, you understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of avabudh

Prefix: ava

Root: budh (class 4)