वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-70, verse-8

योगक्षेमं तु ते राजन् को ऽस्मिन् कल्पयिता पुरे ।
त्वयि प्रयाते स्वस्तात रामे च वनमाश्रिते ॥८॥

8. yogakṣemaṃ tu te rājan ko'smin kalpayitā pure ,
tvayi prayāte svastāta rāme ca vanamāśrite.

8. yoga-kṣemam tu te rājan kaḥ asmin kalpayitā pure
tvayi prayāte sva-stāta rāme ca vanam āśrite

8. rājan sva-stāta tu tvayi prayāte ca rāme vanam āśrite,
kaḥ asmin pure te yoga-kṣemam kalpayitā?

8. O King, who in this city will look after the welfare (yoga-kṣema) now that you, my father, have departed, and Rama has gone to the forest?

Words meanings summery:

• योग-क्षेमम् (yoga-kṣemam) - The provision for maintenance and well-being of the kingdom/people (welfare, well-being, security, prosperity)

• तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the question (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• ते (te) - your (referring to the duty/responsibility of the king over the kingdom's welfare) (to you, for you, your)

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressed to the deceased king Daśaratha (O king)

• कः (kaḥ) - Who (as a question) (who, what)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (city) (in this)

• कल्पयिता (kalpayitā) - Who will ensure the welfare (one who will arrange/provide, provider)

• पुरे (pure) - in Ayodhya (in the city)

• त्वयि (tvayi) - (locative absolute) "when you" or "you having been" (in you, upon you, when you)

• प्रयाते (prayāte) - (locative absolute) "you having departed" (having departed, having gone forth)

• स्व-स्तात (sva-stāta) - O father (a lamenting address to the deceased king) (O my father, O own father)

• रामे (rāme) - (locative absolute) "when Rama" or "Rama having been" (in Rama, when Rama)

• च (ca) - and

• वनम् (vanam) - to the forest (as destination) (forest, wood)

• आश्रिते (āśrite) - (locative absolute) "Rama having gone to/taken refuge in" (having resorted to, having taken refuge in, dependent on)

Words meanings and morphology

योग-क्षेमम् (yoga-kṣemam) - The provision for maintenance and well-being of the kingdom/people (welfare, well-being, security, prosperity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yoga-kṣema

yoga-kṣema - welfare, well-being, security, prosperity (lit. "acquisition and preservation")

Compound type : dvandva (yoga+kṣema)

• yoga – union, application, spiritual discipline (yoga), acquisition
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• kṣema – safety, security, welfare, preservation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: The compound 'yoga-kṣema' is often used as a single concept, here appearing in neuter.

तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the question (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your (referring to the duty/responsibility of the king over the kingdom's welfare) (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Also dative singular. Context implies genitive possession/relation here.

राजन् (rājan) - Addressed to the deceased king Daśaratha (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

कः (kaḥ) - Who (as a question) (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (city) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Also neuter singular locative.

कल्पयिता (kalpayitā) - Who will ensure the welfare (one who will arrange/provide, provider)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalpayitṛ

kalpayitṛ - arranger, deviser, one who provides or creates

agent noun from future participle

Derived from causative root kḷp + tṛ (agent suffix)

Root: kḷp (class 10)

Note: Implies a future action of providing/arranging.

पुरे (pure) - in Ayodhya (in the city)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, fortress

Note: Matches 'asmin' in gender, number, case.

त्वयि (tvayi) - (locative absolute) "when you" or "you having been" (in you, upon you, when you)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

प्रयाते (prayāte) - (locative absolute) "you having departed" (having departed, having gone forth)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of prayāta

prayāta - departed, gone forth, dead

Past Passive Participle

From pra- + √yā (to go) + kta.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Matches 'tvayi' in gender, number, case for locative absolute.

स्व-स्तात (sva-stāta) - O father (a lamenting address to the deceased king) (O my father, O own father)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sva-stāta

sva-stāta - own father

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+tāta)

• sva – self, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• tāta – father, dear one
  noun (masculine)

Note: The term 'tāta' is often an affectionate address, here prefixed with 'sva' to emphasize personal relation to the departed father.

रामे (rāme) - (locative absolute) "when Rama" or "Rama having been" (in Rama, when Rama)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of the son of Dasharatha)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

वनम् (vanam) - to the forest (as destination) (forest, wood)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

Root: van (class 1)

Note: Object of 'āśrite'.

आश्रिते (āśrite) - (locative absolute) "Rama having gone to/taken refuge in" (having resorted to, having taken refuge in, dependent on)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of āśrita

āśrita - resorted to, taken refuge in, entered, dependent on

Past Passive Participle

From ā- + √śri (to resort to, lean on) + kta.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Matches 'rāme' in gender, number, case for locative absolute.