वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-70, verse-8

प्रीतो ऽस्मि परमोदारकर्ता चासि न संशयः ।
दण्डेन च प्रजा रक्ष मा च दण्डमकारणे ॥८॥

8. prīto'smi paramodārakartā cāsi na saṃśayaḥ ,
daṇḍena ca prajā rakṣa mā ca daṇḍamakāraṇe.

8. prītaḥ asmi paramodārakartā ca asi na saṃśayaḥ
daṇḍena ca prajāḥ rakṣa mā ca daṇḍam akāraṇe

8. aham prītaḥ asmi saṃśayaḥ na paramodārakartā ca
asi daṇḍena ca prajāḥ rakṣa ca akāraṇe daṇḍam mā

8. I am pleased. You are, without doubt, a performer of exceedingly noble deeds. Protect the subjects with [proper] discipline, and do not inflict punishment without just cause.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased (pleased, delighted, satisfied)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• परमोदारकर्ता (paramodārakartā) - a performer of exceedingly noble deeds (doer of supreme generosity, performer of exceedingly noble deeds)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• असि (asi) - you are

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty)

• दण्डेन (daṇḍena) - with [proper] discipline (by a staff, by punishment, by authority)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects (subjects, progeny, people)

• रक्ष (rakṣa) - protect (protect, guard)

• मा (mā) - do not (not, do not (prohibitive particle))

• च (ca) - and (connects the prohibition) (and, also)

• दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - punishment (punishment, staff)

• अकारणे (akāraṇe) - without just cause (without cause, without reason)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased (pleased, delighted, satisfied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, beloved

Past Passive Participle

From root `prī` (to please)

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Predicate adjective agreeing with implied `aham` (I).

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

1st person singular, present tense, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

परमोदारकर्ता (paramodārakartā) - a performer of exceedingly noble deeds (doer of supreme generosity, performer of exceedingly noble deeds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramodārakartṛ

paramodārakartṛ - doer of supreme generosity, performer of exceedingly noble deeds

Compound type : tatpurusha (parama+udāra+kartṛ)

• parama – highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective
• udāra – noble, generous, exalted, liberal
  adjective
• kartṛ – doer, agent, creator
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from `kṛ` (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate noun agreeing with implied `tvam` (you).

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two parts of the sentence.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

2nd person singular, present tense, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'saṃśayaḥ'.

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

From root `śī` with prefix `sam-`

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

दण्डेन (daṇḍena) - with [proper] discipline (by a staff, by punishment, by authority)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - staff, rod, punishment, scepter, authority, penal power, rule, discipline

Root: daṇḍ (class 10)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the previous statement with the imperative.

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects (subjects, progeny, people)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, subjects, people, creation

From root `jan` with prefix `pra-`

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 1)

रक्ष (rakṣa) - protect (protect, guard)

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

2nd person singular, imperative mood, parasmaipada

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

मा (mā) - do not (not, do not (prohibitive particle))

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (connects the prohibition) (and, also)

(indeclinable)

दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - punishment (punishment, staff)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - staff, rod, punishment, scepter, authority, penal power, rule, discipline

Root: daṇḍ (class 10)

अकारणे (akāraṇe) - without just cause (without cause, without reason)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of akāraṇa

akāraṇa - causeless, without cause, groundless

`a` (negation) + `kāraṇa` (cause)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+kāraṇa)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, motive
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Locative of circumstance.