वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-15, verse-20

बुद्धिं रूपं बलं वित्तं पुत्रान्माहात्म्यमेव च ।
प्रप्नुवन्ति नराः सर्वं स्वकृतैः पूर्वकर्मभिः ॥२०॥

20. buddhiṃ rūpaṃ balaṃ vittaṃ putrānmāhātmyameva ca ,
prapnuvanti narāḥ sarvaṃ svakṛtaiḥ pūrvakarmabhiḥ.

20. buddhim rūpam balam vittam putrān māhātmyam eva ca
| prāpnuvanti narāḥ sarvam svakṛtaiḥ pūrva-karmabhiḥ

20. narāḥ buddhim,
rūpam,
balam,
vittam,
putrān,
māhātmyam eva ca sarvam svakṛtaiḥ pūrva-karmabhiḥ prāpnuvanti.

20. Men obtain all things – intelligence, beauty, strength, wealth, sons, and even greatness – through their own previously performed actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intelligence, intellect

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, beauty, appearance

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power

• वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth, property

• पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

• माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - greatness, glory

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, even

• च (ca) - and

• प्राप्नुवन्ति (prāpnuvanti) - obtain, attain

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• स्वकृतैः (svakṛtaiḥ) - by one's own actions, by one's own deeds

• पूर्व-कर्मभिः (pūrva-karmabhiḥ) - by previous actions, by past karma

Words meanings and morphology

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intelligence, intellect

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, mind, perception

Root: budh

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, beauty, appearance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, beauty, appearance, nature

बलम् (balam) - strength, power

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, might

वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth, property

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vitta

vitta - wealth, property, found, obtained

Past Passive Participle

derived from root vid (to find/obtain)

Root: vid (class 6)

पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - greatness, glory

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māhātmya

māhātmya - greatness, majesty, glory, high-mindedness

derived from mahātman (great-souled)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्राप्नुवन्ति (prāpnuvanti) - obtain, attain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of āp

5th class verb, active voice

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, person

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

स्वकृतैः (svakṛtaiḥ) - by one's own actions, by one's own deeds

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of svakṛta

svakṛta - self-performed, done by oneself

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+kṛta)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with pūrva-karmabhiḥ

पूर्व-कर्मभिः (pūrva-karmabhiḥ) - by previous actions, by past karma

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of pūrva-karman

pūrva-karman - former action, past deed

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pūrva+karman)

• pūrva – former, prior, previous, ancient
  adjective (masculine)
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual, destiny, consequence of action
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ