वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-72, verse-5

क्षयो ऽस्य दुर्मतेः प्राप्तः सानुगस्य दुरात्मनः ।
यः प्रदीप्तां हुताशस्य शिखां वै स्प्रष्टुमिच्छति ॥५॥

5. kṣayo'sya durmateḥ prāptaḥ sānugasya durātmanaḥ ,
yaḥ pradīptāṃ hutāśasya śikhāṃ vai spraṣṭumicchati.

5. kṣayaḥ asya durmateḥ prāptaḥ sa-anugasya durātmanaḥ
yaḥ pradīptām hutāśasya śikhām vai spraṣṭum icchati

5. asya durmateḥ sa-anugasya durātmanaḥ kṣayaḥ prāptaḥ
yaḥ pradīptām hutāśasya śikhām spraṣṭum icchati vai

5. The ruin of this evil-minded, wicked person, along with his followers, has arrived (is imminent). Such is the fate of he who indeed desires to touch the blazing flame of the fire.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - destruction, ruin, loss, end

• अस्य (asya) - of this

• दुर्मतेः (durmateḥ) - of the evil-minded, foolish, ill-advised

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - obtained, reached, arrived, occurred

• स-अनुगस्य (sa-anugasya) - of him with followers, with attendants, accompanied

• दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of the evil-souled, wicked, base-natured

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which (masculine nominative singular)

• प्रदीप्ताम् (pradīptām) - blazing, glowing, inflamed

• हुताशस्य (hutāśasya) - of fire (lit. of the consumer of oblations)

• शिखाम् (śikhām) - flame, crest, top

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily (particle)

• स्प्रष्टुम् (spraṣṭum) - to touch

• इच्छति (icchati) - desires, wishes, wants

Words meanings and morphology

क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - destruction, ruin, loss, end

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, ruin, loss, end

From root `kṣi` (to perish, to destroy) + a

Root: kṣi (class 1)

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Refers to the 'perverse one' from the previous verse, or the general foolish person.

दुर्मतेः (durmateḥ) - of the evil-minded, foolish, ill-advised

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durmati

durmati - evil-minded, foolish, ill-advised

Compound: `dur` (bad) + `mati` (mind, intention). Bahuvrīhi compound, literally 'one whose mind is bad'. Often used as a noun meaning an evil-minded person. Its genitive singular form `durmateḥ` is identical to the ablative singular. Here genitive, parallel to `durātmanaḥ`.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+mati)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating badness or difficulty
• mati – mind, thought, intelligence, intention
  noun (feminine)
  From root `man` (to think) + ti
  Root: man (class 4)

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - obtained, reached, arrived, occurred

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, arrived, occurred

Past Passive Particple

Past passive participle of root `āp` (to obtain) with prefix `pra-`

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Predicate of `kṣayaḥ`.

स-अनुगस्य (sa-anugasya) - of him with followers, with attendants, accompanied

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sānuga

sānuga - with followers, accompanied

Bahuvrīhi compound: `sa` (with) + `anuga` (follower, attendant). Literally 'having followers'. In this genitive singular form, it refers to the person.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+anuga)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating accompaniment
• anuga – follower, attendant, going after
  noun (masculine)
  From root `gam` (to go) with prefix `anu-` + a
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)

दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of the evil-souled, wicked, base-natured

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durātman

durātman - evil-souled, wicked, base-natured

Bahuvrīhi compound: `dur` (bad) + `ātman` (self, soul). Literally 'one whose self is bad'. Its genitive singular form `durātmanaḥ` is identical to the ablative singular.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+ātman)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating badness or difficulty
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which (masculine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun, masculine nominative singular

प्रदीप्ताम् (pradīptām) - blazing, glowing, inflamed

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pradīpta

pradīpta - blazing, glowing, inflamed

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root `dīp` (to shine) with prefix `pra-`

Prefix: pra

Root: dīp (class 4)

हुताशस्य (hutāśasya) - of fire (lit. of the consumer of oblations)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of hutāśa

hutāśa - fire, Agni (lit. one who eats oblations)

Bahuvrīhi compound: `huta` (offered, sacrificed) + `aśa` (eating). Literally 'one who eats (or consumes) what is offered.' `huta` is ppp of `hu` (to offer).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (huta+aśa)

• huta – offered, sacrificed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root `hu` (to offer)
  Root: hu (class 3)
• aśa – eating, food, eater
  noun (masculine)
  From root `aś` (to eat)
  Root: aś (class 9)

शिखाम् (śikhām) - flame, crest, top

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śikhā

śikhā - flame, crest, top, tuft

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily (particle)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

स्प्रष्टुम् (spraṣṭum) - to touch

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of spṛś

Infinitive

Infinitive of root `spṛś` (to touch)

Root: spṛś (class 6)

इच्छति (icchati) - desires, wishes, wants

(verb)

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

Present tense

3rd person singular present (laṭ) of root `iṣ` (class 6)

Root: iṣ (class 6)