वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-101, verse-15

एकः पालयते लोकमेकः पालयते कुलम् ।
मज्जत्येको हि निरय एकः स्वर्गे महीयते ॥१५॥

15. ekaḥ pālayate lokamekaḥ pālayate kulam ,
majjatyeko hi niraya ekaḥ svarge mahīyate.

15. ekaḥ pālayate lokam ekaḥ pālayate kulam
majjati ekaḥ hi nirayam ekaḥ svarge mahīyate

15. ekaḥ lokam pālayate ekaḥ kulam pālayate hi
ekaḥ nirayam majjati ekaḥ svarge mahīyate

15. One person protects the world, another protects his family. Indeed, one sinks into hell, while another is glorified in heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single person

• पालयते (pālayate) - protects, rules, governs

• लोकम् (lokam) - world, realm, people

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single person

• पालयते (pālayate) - protects, rules, governs

• कुलम् (kulam) - family, lineage, race, clan

• मज्जति (majjati) - sinks, plunges, drowns

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single person

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for, because

• निरयम् (nirayam) - to hell, to a bad place

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single person

• स्वर्गे (svarge) - in heaven, in paradise

• महीयते (mahīyate) - is glorified, prospers, is honored

Words meanings and morphology

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single person

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, alone

पालयते (pālayate) - protects, rules, governs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √pāl

Causative of √pā (to drink/protect)

Root: pāl (class 10)

लोकम् (lokam) - world, realm, people

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, space, people, community

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single person

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, alone

पालयते (pālayate) - protects, rules, governs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √pāl

Causative of √pā (to drink/protect)

Root: pāl (class 10)

कुलम् (kulam) - family, lineage, race, clan

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, clan, house

मज्जति (majjati) - sinks, plunges, drowns

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √majj

Root: majj (class 6)

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single person

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, alone

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for, because

(indeclinable)

निरयम् (nirayam) - to hell, to a bad place

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niraya

niraya - hell, a bad course, a low state

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single person

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, alone

स्वर्गे (svarge) - in heaven, in paradise

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise, abode of gods

महीयते (mahīyate) - is glorified, prospers, is honored

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √mah

Denominative or passive from mahat ('great')

Root: mah (class 10)