Shloka 29.8Unverified draft

अवश्यं लभते जन्तुः फलं पापस्य कर्मणः । घोरं पर्यागते काले द्रुमाः पुष्पमिवार्तवम् ।।3.29.8।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
avaśyaṃ labhate jantuḥ phalaṃ pāpasya karmaṇaḥअवश्यं लभते जन्तुः फलं पापस्य कर्मणःa creature necessarily obtains the fruit of a sinful deedadverb + verb + nominative subject + accusative object + genitive + genitive
ghoraṃ paryāgate kāle drumāḥ puṣpamivārtavamघोरं पर्यागते काले द्रुमाः पुष्पमिवार्तवम्dreadful, when the time has fully come, like trees (bearing) seasonal blossomadjective + locative absolute + locative + nominative subject + accusative object + comparison + adjective

Reference: 3.29.8 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa