योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-86, verse-45

लोकपाला इमे लोकं रक्षन्ति शुद्धवृत्तयः ।
मर्यादाभिरतुच्छाभिर्गोपाला गोगणं यथा ॥ ४५ ॥

lokapālā ime lokaṃ rakṣanti śuddhavṛttayaḥ ,
maryādābhiratucchābhirgopālā gogaṇaṃ yathā 45

45. lokapālāḥ ime lokam rakṣanti śuddhavṛttayaḥ
maryādābhiḥ atucchābhiḥ gopālāḥ gogaṇam yathā

45. ime śuddhavṛttayaḥ lokapālāḥ lokam atucchābhiḥ
maryādābhiḥ rakṣanti yathā gopālāḥ gogaṇam

45. These guardians of the world (lokapālāḥ), whose conduct is pure, protect the world with profound principles, just as cowherds protect a herd of cows.

Words meanings summery:

• लोकपालाः (lokapālāḥ) - guardians of the world, protectors of the directions

• इमे (ime) - these

• लोकम् (lokam) - the world, realm

• रक्षन्ति (rakṣanti) - they protect, they guard

• शुद्धवृत्तयः (śuddhavṛttayaḥ) - of pure conduct, having pure activities

• मर्यादाभिः (maryādābhiḥ) - with profound principles (with boundaries, with limits, with principles, with norms)

• अतुच्छाभिः (atucchābhiḥ) - with profound (principles) (with not trivial, with profound, with great)

• गोपालाः (gopālāḥ) - cowherds, protectors of cows

• गोगणम् (gogaṇam) - the herd of cows, a group of cattle

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

Words meanings and morphology

लोकपालाः (lokapālāḥ) - guardians of the world, protectors of the directions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lokapāla

lokapāla - guardian of the world, protector of the region/directions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+pāla)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)
• pāla – guardian, protector, keeper
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā 'to protect'.
  Root: pā (class 2)

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

masculine nominative plural of 'idam'.

लोकम् (lokam) - the world, realm

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 1)

रक्षन्ति (rakṣanti) - they protect, they guard

(verb)

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

Present active

3rd person plural present active indicative.

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

शुद्धवृत्तयः (śuddhavṛttayaḥ) - of pure conduct, having pure activities

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śuddhavṛtti

śuddhavṛtti - pure conduct, pure activity/mode of being

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śuddha+vṛtti)

• śuddha – pure, clean, clear, faultless
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śudh.
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• vṛtti – conduct, course of action, mode of being, livelihood
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

मर्यादाभिः (maryādābhiḥ) - with profound principles (with boundaries, with limits, with principles, with norms)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of maryādā

maryādā - boundary, limit, rule, principle, moral law

अतुच्छाभिः (atucchābhiḥ) - with profound (principles) (with not trivial, with profound, with great)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of atuccha

atuccha - not trivial, profound, great, important

Negation 'a' + 'tuccha'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tuccha)

• a – not, un-, in- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• tuccha – trivial, empty, vain, worthless
  adjective

गोपालाः (gopālāḥ) - cowherds, protectors of cows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gopāla

gopāla - cowherd, protector of cows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+pāla)

• go – cow, ox, cattle; earth, ray of light
  noun (masculine/feminine)
• pāla – guardian, protector, keeper
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā 'to protect'.
  Root: pā (class 2)

गोगणम् (gogaṇam) - the herd of cows, a group of cattle

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gogaṇa

gogaṇa - herd of cows, group of cattle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+gaṇa)

• go – cow, ox, cattle; earth, ray of light
  noun (masculine/feminine)
• gaṇa – multitude, group, host, collection
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gaṇ (class 10)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)