रामायणम्
Shloka 56.16Unverified draft

यदा विनाशो भूतानां दृश्यते कालचोदितः । तदा कार्ये प्रमाद्यन्ति नराः कालवशं गताः ।।3.56.16।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
yadā vināśo bhūtānāṃ dṛśyate kālacoditaḥयदा विनाशो भूतानां दृश्यते कालचोदितःwhen the destruction of beings, impelled by time, is seenrelative adverb + nominative subject + genitive plural + passive verb + nominative compound participle
tadā kārye pramādyanti narāḥ kālavaśaṃ gatāḥतदा कार्ये प्रमाद्यन्ति नराः कालवशं गताःthen men who have come under the sway of time grow heedless in actioncorrelative adverb + locative + verb + nominative plural subject + accusative compound + past participle

Reference: 3.56.16 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa