वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-15, verse-18

अध्रुवे हि शरीरे यो न करोति तपो ऽर्जनम् ।
स पश्चात्तप्यते मूढो मृतो दृष्ट्वात्मनो गतिम् ॥१८॥

18. adhruve hi śarīre yo na karoti tapo'rjanam ,
sa paścāttapyate mūḍho mṛto dṛṣṭvātmano gatim.

18. adhruve hi śarīre yaḥ na karoti tapaḥ arjanam | saḥ
paścāt tapyate mūḍhaḥ mṛtaḥ dṛṣṭvā ātmanaḥ gatim

18. hi,
yaḥ adhruve śarīre tapaḥ arjanam na karoti,
saḥ mūḍhaḥ mṛtaḥ ātmanaḥ gatim dṛṣṭvā paścāt tapyate.

18. Indeed, whoever does not acquire ascetic merit (tapas) in this impermanent body, that foolish person, after death, seeing his own destination (gati), repents later.

Words meanings summery:

• अध्रुवे (adhruve) - in this impermanent (body) (in the impermanent, in the unsteady)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• शरीरे (śarīre) - in the body

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• न (na) - not, no

• करोति (karoti) - does, performs, acquires

• तपः (tapaḥ) - ascetic merit (tapas) (austerity, asceticism, penance)

• अर्जनम् (arjanam) - acquisition, earning

• सः (saḥ) - he, that person

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later

• तप्यते (tapyate) - repents, suffers, is tormented

• मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - foolish, deluded person

• मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - after death (being dead) (dead, having died)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of his own self

• गतिम् (gatim) - destination (destination, state, course)

Words meanings and morphology

अध्रुवे (adhruve) - in this impermanent (body) (in the impermanent, in the unsteady)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of adhruva

adhruva - impermanent, unsteady, transient, uncertain

Note: Agrees with śarīre

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

शरीरे (śarīre) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal frame

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

करोति (karoti) - does, performs, acquires

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

8th class verb, active voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तपः (tapaḥ) - ascetic merit (tapas) (austerity, asceticism, penance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, asceticism, penance, austerity

Root: tap

अर्जनम् (arjanam) - acquisition, earning

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of arjana

arjana - acquiring, earning, collecting

derived from root ṛj (to procure, earn)

Root: ṛj

सः (saḥ) - he, that person

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later

(indeclinable)

तप्यते (tapyate) - repents, suffers, is tormented

(verb)

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

4th class verb, middle voice, used in passive sense 'is tormented' or intransitive 'repents'

Root: tap (class 4)

मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - foolish, deluded person

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūḍha

mūḍha - foolish, deluded, stupid, bewildered

Past Passive Participle

derived from root muh

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'

मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - after death (being dead) (dead, having died)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, expired

Past Passive Participle

derived from root mṛ

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

indeclinable participle from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of his own self

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

गतिम् (gatim) - destination (destination, state, course)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, course, destination, state, condition

derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam