वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-3, verse-28

तुष्टानुरक्तप्रकृतिर्यः पालयति मेदिनीम् ।
तस्य नन्दन्ति मित्राणि लब्ध्वामृतमिवामराः ।
तस्मात् पुत्र त्वमात्मानं नियम्यैव समाचर ॥२८॥

28. tuṣṭānuraktaprakṛtiryaḥ pālayati medinīm ,
tasya nandanti mitrāṇi labdhvāmṛtamivāmarāḥ ,
tasmāt putra tvamātmānaṃ niyamyaiva samācara.

28. tuṣṭānuraktaprakṛtiḥ yaḥ pālayati
medinīm tasya nandanti mitrāṇi
labdhvā amṛtam iva amarāḥ tasmāt putra
tvam ātmānam niyamya eva samācara

28. yaḥ tuṣṭānuraktaprakṛtiḥ medinīm
pālayati tasya mitrāṇi amarāḥ amṛtam
iva labdhvā nandanti tasmāt putra
tvam ātmānam niyamya eva samācara

28. The one whose subjects (prakṛti) are content and loyal, and who governs the earth, his friends rejoice like the gods having obtained nectar. Therefore, my son, you should act by thoroughly controlling your self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• तुष्टानुरक्तप्रकृतिः (tuṣṭānuraktaprakṛtiḥ) - one whose subjects are pleased and devoted

• यः (yaḥ) - who

• पालयति (pālayati) - protects, governs, nourishes

• मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• नन्दन्ति (nandanti) - they rejoice, they are pleased

• मित्राणि (mitrāṇi) - friends

• लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having gained

• अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar, immortality

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अमराः (amarāḥ) - gods, immortals

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• पुत्र (putra) - son

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - your self, soul (ātman)

• नियम्य (niyamya) - having controlled, having restrained

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• समाचर (samācara) - act, behave, practice

Words meanings and morphology

तुष्टानुरक्तप्रकृतिः (tuṣṭānuraktaprakṛtiḥ) - one whose subjects are pleased and devoted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tuṣṭānuraktaprakṛti

tuṣṭānuraktaprakṛti - one whose subjects are pleased and devoted

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tuṣṭa+anurakta+prakṛti)

• tuṣṭa – pleased, content, satisfied
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root tuṣ (to be pleased)
  Root: tuṣ
• anurakta – devoted, loyal, attached, fond of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root rañj (to please, to be colored) with prefix anu-
  Prefix: anu
  Root: rañj
• prakṛti – subjects, constituents, people, nature, primary cause (prakṛti)
  noun (feminine)

यः (yaḥ) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

पालयति (pālayati) - protects, governs, nourishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pāl

Root: pāl (class 10)

मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - the earth, soil, ground

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative/anaphoric pronoun)

नन्दन्ति (nandanti) - they rejoice, they are pleased

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of nand

Root: nand (class 1)

मित्राणि (mitrāṇi) - friends

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mitra

mitra - friend, ally, companion

लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having gained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root labh (to obtain)

Root: labh (class 1)

अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar, immortality

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amṛta

amṛta - nectar, immortality, ambrosia, immortal

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अमराः (amarāḥ) - gods, immortals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amara

amara - god, immortal

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative/anaphoric pronoun)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

पुत्र (putra) - son

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - your self, soul (ātman)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman), breath

नियम्य (niyamya) - having controlled, having restrained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root yam (to restrain) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: yam

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

समाचर (samācara) - act, behave, practice

(verb)

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

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: car (class 1)