वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-51, verse-7

कच्चित्ते कुशलं राजन् कच्चिद्धर्मेण रञ्जयन् ।
प्रजाः पालयसे राजन् राजवृत्तेन धार्मिक ॥७॥

7. kaccitte kuśalaṃ rājan kacciddharmeṇa rañjayan ,
prajāḥ pālayase rājan rājavṛttena dhārmika.

7. kaccit te kuśalam rājan kaccit dharmeṇa rañjayan
prajāḥ pālayase rājan rājavṛttena dhārmika

7. rājan dhārmika rājan te kuśalam kaccit kaccit
dharmeṇa prajāḥ rañjayan rājavṛttena pālayase

7. O King, O righteous one, is all well with you? Do you protect your subjects, pleasing them by following your natural law (dharma) and by adhering to the conduct befitting a king?

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - hopefully, is it that?, I hope that

• ते (te) - your (welfare) (to you, your, for you)

• कुशलम् (kuśalam) - well-being (welfare, well-being, skill, dexterity)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - hopefully, is it that?, I hope that

• धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by following your natural law (dharma) (by dharma, by righteousness, by natural law, by intrinsic nature)

• रञ्जयन् (rañjayan) - pleasing, delighting, making happy

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - your subjects (subjects, people, progeny, offspring)

• पालयसे (pālayase) - you protect, you rule, you govern

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• राजवृत्तेन (rājavṛttena) - by adhering to the conduct befitting a king (by the conduct of a king, by royal duties)

• धार्मिक (dhārmika) - O righteous one, O virtuous one

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - hopefully, is it that?, I hope that

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your (welfare) (to you, your, for you)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form of the second person pronoun.

कुशलम् (kuśalam) - well-being (welfare, well-being, skill, dexterity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kuśala

kuśala - well, skillful, prosperous, happiness, welfare

Note: Functions as the subject of an implied 'is it?'.

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

कच्चित् (kaccit) - hopefully, is it that?, I hope that

(indeclinable)

धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by following your natural law (dharma) (by dharma, by righteousness, by natural law, by intrinsic nature)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, constitution

Derived from root dhṛ (to uphold, sustain).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

रञ्जयन् (rañjayan) - pleasing, delighting, making happy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rañjayat

rañjayat - pleasing, delighting

Present Active Participle (causative)

Derived from causative of root rañj- (to be colored, to be pleased).

Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'you'.

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - your subjects (subjects, people, progeny, offspring)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, people, subjects, creation

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of pālayase and rañjayan.

पालयसे (pālayase) - you protect, you rule, you govern

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pālay

Present Tense

Causative of root pā- (to protect). 2nd person singular, ātmanepada.

Root: pā (class 2)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

राजवृत्तेन (rājavṛttena) - by adhering to the conduct befitting a king (by the conduct of a king, by royal duties)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rājavṛtta

rājavṛtta - conduct of a king, royal duty

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rājan+vṛtta)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• vṛtta – conduct, behavior, course, duty
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (from vṛt)
  Derived from root vṛt- (to turn, exist).
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

धार्मिक (dhārmika) - O righteous one, O virtuous one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dhārmika

dhārmika - righteous, virtuous, just, pious

Derived from dharma with -ika suffix.

Note: Qualifies the King.