वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-70, verse-3

राजाभूत्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः स्वेन कर्मणा ।
निमिः परमधर्मात्मा सर्वसत्त्ववतां वरः ॥३॥

3. rājābhūttriṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ svena karmaṇā ,
nimiḥ paramadharmātmā sarvasattvavatāṃ varaḥ.

3. rājā abhūt triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ svena karmaṇā
nimiḥ paramadharmātmā sarvasattvavatām varaḥ

3. nimiḥ paramadharmātmā sarvasattvavatām varaḥ
rājā abhūt svena karmaṇā triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ

3. Nimi, whose very essence was supreme righteousness (dharma) and who was the foremost among all virtuous beings, became a king renowned in the three worlds for his own actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was, existed

• त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three worlds (in the three)

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds, in the realms

• विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - famous, well-known, renowned

• स्वेन (svena) - by one's own, by his own

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by deed, by (karma)

• निमिः (nimiḥ) - Nimi (a proper name)

• परमधर्मात्मा (paramadharmātmā) - one whose essence is supreme righteousness, supremely righteous-souled

• सर्वसत्त्ववताम् (sarvasattvavatām) - of all virtuous beings, of all those possessing strength/goodness

• वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, choicest

Words meanings and morphology

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist 3rd singular

Root `bhū`, aorist form

Root: bhū (class 1)

त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three worlds (in the three)

(numeral)

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds, in the realms

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, universe, people

विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - famous, well-known, renowned

(past passive participle)

स्वेन (svena) - by one's own, by his own

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, own property

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by deed, by (karma)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, (karma)

From √kṛ (to do) + -man suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

निमिः (nimiḥ) - Nimi (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nimi

nimi - Nimi (name of a king, son of Ikṣvāku)

परमधर्मात्मा (paramadharmātmā) - one whose essence is supreme righteousness, supremely righteous-souled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramadharmātman

paramadharmātman - one whose essence is supreme righteousness, supremely righteous-souled, deeply principled

Bahuvrihi compound of parama (supreme), dharma (righteousness), and ātman (self/soul)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (parama+dharma+ātman)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, best
  adjective
• dharma – righteousness, natural law, constitution, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  From √dhṛ (to support, to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

सर्वसत्त्ववताम् (sarvasattvavatām) - of all virtuous beings, of all those possessing strength/goodness

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvasattvavat

sarvasattvavat - possessing all beings/strength/goodness, of all creatures, virtuous

Compound of sarva (all) and sattvavat (possessing sattva/being)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+sattvavat)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  pronoun
• sattvavat – possessing sattva (goodness, strength, reality, being), virtuous, substantial
  adjective (masculine)
  From sattva + -vat (possessive suffix)

वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, choicest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choicest, boon, bridegroom

From √vṛ (to choose, to wish)

Root: vṛ (class 9)