वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-101, verse-28

कर्मभूमिमिमां प्राप्य कर्तव्यं कर्म यच्छुभम् ।
अग्निर्वायुश्च सोमश्च कर्मणां फलभागिनः ॥२८॥

28. karmabhūmimimāṃ prāpya kartavyaṃ karma yacchubham ,
agnirvāyuśca somaśca karmaṇāṃ phalabhāginaḥ.

28. karmabhūmim imām prāpya kartavyam karma yat śubham
agniḥ vāyuḥ ca somaḥ ca karmaṇām phalabhāginaḥ

28. imām karmabhūmim prāpya yat śubham karma kartavyam
agniḥ vāyuḥ ca somaḥ ca karmaṇām phalabhāginaḥ

28. Having reached this land of action (karma), one should perform auspicious actions (karma). Agni, Vayu, and Soma are recipients of the fruits of these actions.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्मभूमिम् (karmabhūmim) - this realm of human activity, the land of action (karma) (land of action)

• इमाम् (imām) - this

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached (having obtained, having reached)

• कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be performed (to be done, proper, duty)

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work)

• यत् (yat) - which (which, what)

• शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious (auspicious, good, beautiful)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni (the fire god) (fire, fire god (Agni))

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Vayu (the wind god) (wind, wind god (Vayu))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma (the moon god) (Soma, moon, a divine drink)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions (karma) (of actions, of deeds)

• फलभागिनः (phalabhāginaḥ) - recipients of the fruits (partakers of fruit, sharers of results)

Words meanings and morphology

कर्मभूमिम् (karmabhūmim) - this realm of human activity, the land of action (karma) (land of action)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of karmabhūmi

karmabhūmi - land of action, field of activity

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (karma+bhūmi)

• karma – action, deed, ritual action
  noun (neuter)
  From root `kṛ` (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• bhūmi – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of `prāpya`.

इमाम् (imām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Adjective to `karmabhūmim`.

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached (having obtained, having reached)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From root `āp` with prefix `pra`

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be performed (to be done, proper, duty)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, ought to be done, duty

Gerundive

From root `kṛ` (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, ritual, fate

From root `kṛ` (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

यत् (yat) - which (which, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Qualifies `karma`.

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious (auspicious, good, beautiful)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - bright, beautiful, good, auspicious, fortunate

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `karma`.

अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni (the fire god) (fire, fire god (Agni))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

Note: Subject.

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Vayu (the wind god) (wind, wind god (Vayu))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, god of wind

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Subject.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects `agniḥ` and `vāyuḥ`.

सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma (the moon god) (Soma, moon, a divine drink)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of soma

soma - Soma (plant and its juice), moon, a deity

Root: su (class 5)

Note: Subject.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects `vāyuḥ` and `somaḥ`.

कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions (karma) (of actions, of deeds)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, ritual, fate

From root `kṛ` (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Possessive, governing `phalabhāginaḥ`.

फलभागिनः (phalabhāginaḥ) - recipients of the fruits (partakers of fruit, sharers of results)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of phalabhāgin

phalabhāgin - partaker of fruit, sharer of results

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (phala+bhāgin)

• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: phal (class 1)
• bhāgin – partaker, sharer, possessing
  adjective (masculine)
  From `bhāga` (share) + `in` suffix.
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for the gods.