वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-72, verse-6

यस्मात् स कृतवान्पापमीदृशं घोरदर्शनम् ।
तस्मात् प्राप्स्यति दुर्मेधाः फलं पापस्य कर्मणः ॥६॥

6. yasmāt sa kṛtavānpāpamīdṛśaṃ ghoradarśanam ,
tasmāt prāpsyati durmedhāḥ phalaṃ pāpasya karmaṇaḥ.

6. yasmāt saḥ kṛtavān pāpam īdṛśam ghoradarśanam
tasmāt prāpsyati durmedhāḥ phalam pāpasya karmaṇaḥ

6. yasmāt saḥ īdṛśam ghoradarśanam pāpam kṛtavān
tasmāt durmedhāḥ pāpasya karmaṇaḥ phalam prāpsyati

6. Since he has committed such a dreadful sin, therefore the foolish one will receive the consequence (phalam) of his evil action (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which, on account of which

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine nominative singular)

• कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - has done, has committed, having done

• पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, wrong, demerit

• ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such, of this kind, like this

• घोरदर्शनम् (ghoradarśanam) - dreadful in appearance, terrible to behold

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

• प्राप्स्यति (prāpsyati) - will obtain, will receive, will reach

• दुर्मेधाः (durmedhāḥ) - the dull-witted, foolish, unintelligent (person)

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence, reward

• पापस्य (pāpasya) - of sin, of evil

• कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of action, of deed, of (karma)

Words meanings and morphology

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which, on account of which

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Ablative singular of relative pronoun `yad`, serving as a causal conjunction

सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine nominative singular of `tad`

कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - has done, has committed, having done

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtavat

kṛtavat - having done, having made

Perfect Active Participle

Perfect active participle of root `kṛ` (to do, to make) with suffix `ktavat`. Masculine nominative singular.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, wrong, demerit

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wrong, demerit

ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such, of this kind, like this

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind, like this

घोरदर्शनम् (ghoradarśanam) - dreadful in appearance, terrible to behold

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghoradarśana

ghoradarśana - dreadful in appearance, terrible to behold

Compound: `ghora` (terrible) + `darśana` (sight, appearance). Karmadhāraya compound: 'a terrible sight' or Bahuvrīhi compound: 'whose appearance is terrible'. Here adjectival, modifying `pāpam`.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ghora+darśana)

• ghora – dreadful, terrible, fierce
  adjective (masculine)
• darśana – sight, appearance, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  Agent noun / Action noun
  From root `dṛś` (to see) + ana
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Ablative singular of `tad`, used here as an adverbial conjunction meaning 'therefore'

प्राप्स्यति (prāpsyati) - will obtain, will receive, will reach

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of āp

Future tense

3rd person singular future (lṛṭ) of root `āp` (class 5) with prefix `pra-`

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

दुर्मेधाः (durmedhāḥ) - the dull-witted, foolish, unintelligent (person)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durmedhas

durmedhas - dull-witted, foolish, unintelligent

Bahuvrīhi compound: `dur` (bad) + `medhas` (intelligence). Literally 'one whose intelligence is bad'. Often used substantively as a noun for a foolish person. Nominative singular form.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+medhas)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating badness or difficulty
• medhas – intelligence, wisdom, sacrificial offering
  noun (neuter)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence, reward

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

Root: phal (class 1)

पापस्य (pāpasya) - of sin, of evil

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wrong, demerit

कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of action, of deed, of (karma)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, (karma)

From root `kṛ` (to do) + man (suffix for action nouns)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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