वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-113, verse-29

पादुके ते पुरस्कृत्य शासन्तं वै वसुंधराम् ।
चतुर्वर्ण्यस्य लोकस्य त्रातारं सर्वतो भयात् ॥२९॥

29. pāduke te puraskṛtya śāsantaṃ vai vasuṃdharām ,
caturvarṇyasya lokasya trātāraṃ sarvato bhayāt.

29. pāduke te puraskṛtya śāsantam vai vasuṃdharām
caturvarṇyasya lokasya trātāram sarvataḥ bhayāt

29. te pāduke puraskṛtya vasuṃdharām vai caturvarṇyasya
lokasya sarvataḥ bhayāt trātāram śāsantam

29. Having placed those sandals before him, he ruled the earth as the protector of the four-fold social order (caturvarṇya) from all fears.

Words meanings summery:

• पादुके (pāduke) - two sandals (of Rama) (two sandals)

• ते (te) - those (sandals) (those)

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed (the sandals) in front (having placed in front, having honored)

• शासन्तम् (śāsantam) - (him who was) ruling (ruling, governing)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely)

• वसुंधराम् (vasuṁdharām) - the earth

• चतुर्वर्ण्यस्य (caturvarṇyasya) - of the four-fold social order (caturvarṇya) (of the four-fold social order)

• लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the people (of the people, of the world)

• त्रातारम् (trātāram) - protector (of the people) (protector)

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all (from all sides, completely)

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear

Words meanings and morphology

पादुके (pāduke) - two sandals (of Rama) (two sandals)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, dual of pādukā

pādukā - sandal, shoe

Note: Also could be nominative dual, but accusative fits the context 'having placed'.

ते (te) - those (sandals) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Feminine dual, agreeing with pāduke.

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed (the sandals) in front (having placed in front, having honored)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from prefix puraḥ + verb root kṛ (to make, do)

Prefix: puraḥ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शासन्तम् (śāsantam) - (him who was) ruling (ruling, governing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śāsat

śāsat - ruling, governing, teaching

present active participle

From root śās (to rule, instruct)

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Describes the subject (e.g., Bharata) in the accusative case.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely)

(indeclinable)

वसुंधराम् (vasuṁdharām) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vasuṃdharā

vasuṁdharā - earth (literally 'bearer of treasures')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vasu+dhara)

• vasu – wealth, treasure, good
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, supporting
  adjective (feminine)
  From root dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of śāsantam (ruling).

चतुर्वर्ण्यस्य (caturvarṇyasya) - of the four-fold social order (caturvarṇya) (of the four-fold social order)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of caturvarṇya

caturvarṇya - the system of four social classes (brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya, śūdra)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (catur+varṇa)

• catur – four
  numeral
• varṇa – color, class, social order
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies lokasya.

लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the people (of the people, of the world)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, community

Note: Possessive case, referring to 'people of the caturvarṇya'.

त्रातारम् (trātāram) - protector (of the people) (protector)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of trātṛ

trātṛ - protector, preserver, saviour

Agent noun from root trā (to protect)

Root: trā (class 2)

Note: Another accusative describing the subject, parallel to śāsantam.

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all (from all sides, completely)

(indeclinable)

Derived from sarva (all) + -taḥ suffix

Note: Used here with an ablative (bhayāt).

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread

Note: Object of protection from 'trātāram'.