वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-3, verse-27

परोक्षया वर्तमानो वृत्त्या प्रत्यक्षया तथा ।
अमात्यप्रभृतीः सर्वाः प्रकृतीश्चानुरञ्जय ॥२७॥

27. parokṣayā vartamāno vṛttyā pratyakṣayā tathā ,
amātyaprabhṛtīḥ sarvāḥ prakṛtīścānurañjaya.

27. parokṣayā vartamānaḥ vṛttyā pratyakṣayā tathā
amātyaprabhṛtīḥ sarvāḥ prakṛtīḥ ca anurañjaya

27. parokṣayā tathā pratyakṣayā vṛttyā vartamānaḥ
sarvāḥ amātyaprabhṛtīḥ ca prakṛtīḥ anurañjaya

27. By employing both indirect and direct methods, conciliate all your ministers and other subjects (prakṛti).

Words meanings summery:

• परोक्षया (parokṣayā) - by indirect, by secret (means)

• वर्तमानः (vartamānaḥ) - acting, existing, being present

• वृत्त्या (vṛttyā) - by means of conduct, by method, by livelihood

• प्रत्यक्षया (pratyakṣayā) - by direct, by visible (means)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that manner, also

• अमात्यप्रभृतीः (amātyaprabhṛtīḥ) - ministers and others, beginning with ministers

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all

• प्रकृतीः (prakṛtīḥ) - subjects, constituents, people

• च (ca) - and

• अनुरञ्जय (anurañjaya) - conciliate, delight, please

Words meanings and morphology

परोक्षया (parokṣayā) - by indirect, by secret (means)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of parokṣa

parokṣa - indirect, invisible, secret, beyond the senses

वर्तमानः (vartamānaḥ) - acting, existing, being present

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - acting, existing, being present, current

Present Active Participle

from root vṛt (to be, to exist, to turn)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

वृत्त्या (vṛttyā) - by means of conduct, by method, by livelihood

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - conduct, mode of life, livelihood, manner, function, action

प्रत्यक्षया (pratyakṣayā) - by direct, by visible (means)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of pratyakṣa

pratyakṣa - direct, visible, perceptible, manifest, evident

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that manner, also

(indeclinable)

अमात्यप्रभृतीः (amātyaprabhṛtīḥ) - ministers and others, beginning with ministers

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of amātyaprabhṛti

amātyaprabhṛti - ministers and others, beginning with ministers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amātya+prabhṛti)

• amātya – minister, counselor
  noun (masculine)
• prabhṛti – beginning with, and so on, etc.
  noun (feminine)

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Used as an adjective here.

प्रकृतीः (prakṛtīḥ) - subjects, constituents, people

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature, primary cause, original form, intrinsic nature (prakṛti), constituents, subjects (of a king)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अनुरञ्जय (anurañjaya) - conciliate, delight, please

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of rañj

causative form of rañj, with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Implies a causative sense: 'cause to be pleased'.