वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-5, verse-1

सर्वापूर्वमियं येषामासीत् कृत्स्ना वसुंधरा ।
प्रजापतिमुपादाय नृपाणां जयशालिनाम् ॥१॥

1. sarvāpūrvamiyaṃ yeṣāmāsīt kṛtsnā vasuṃdharā ,
prajāpatimupādāya nṛpāṇāṃ jayaśālinām.

1. sarvāpūrvam iyam yeṣām āsīt kṛtsnā vasundharā
prajāpatim upādāya nṛpāṇām jayaśālinām

1. yeṣām nṛpāṇām jayaśālinām prajāpatim upādāya
iyam kṛtsnā vasundharā sarvāpūrvam āsīt

1. This entire earth, completely and without rival, belonged to those victorious kings whose lineage began with Prajāpati.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वापूर्वम् (sarvāpūrvam) - completely, entirely; unprecedentedly, supremely

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose, to whom

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• कृत्स्ना (kṛtsnā) - entire, whole, complete

• वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - the earth, the bearer of wealth

• प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - Prajāpati, the lord of creation

• उपादाय (upādāya) - having taken, having begun with, starting from

• नृपाणाम् (nṛpāṇām) - of kings

• जयशालिनाम् (jayaśālinām) - of the victorious, triumphant

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वापूर्वम् (sarvāpūrvam) - completely, entirely; unprecedentedly, supremely

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvāpūrva

sarvāpūrva - completely new, unprecedented; having everything before it, supreme

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sarva+apūrva)

• sarva – all, every, whole, entire
  adjective (masculine)
• apūrva – unprecedented, unexampled, new, novel; not existed before
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to modify the state of the earth's possession.

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Note: Refers to 'vasundharā'.

येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose, to whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what, whichever, whoever

Note: Refers to 'nṛpāṇām'.

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

कृत्स्ना (kṛtsnā) - entire, whole, complete

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛtsna

kṛtsna - entire, whole, complete, all

Note: Agrees with 'vasundharā'.

वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - the earth, the bearer of wealth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vasundharā

vasundharā - the earth (literally 'bearer of wealth')

प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - Prajāpati, the lord of creation

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, creator, Prajāpati (a specific deity/title)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – progeny, offspring, creatures, subjects, people
  noun (feminine)
• pati – master, lord, owner, husband
  noun (masculine)

उपादाय (upādāya) - having taken, having begun with, starting from

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From prefix upa- and ā- with root √dā

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

नृपाणाम् (nṛpāṇām) - of kings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler (literally 'protector of men')

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, preserver (from root √pā 'to protect')
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from √pā
  Root: pā (class 2)

जयशालिनाम् (jayaśālinām) - of the victorious, triumphant

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jayaśālin

jayaśālin - victorious, triumphant

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (jaya+śālin)

• jaya – victory, triumph, conquest
  noun (masculine)
• śālin – possessing, endowed with, excelling in
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -śālin implying possession or quality.

Note: Agrees with 'nṛpāṇām'.