वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-76, verse-15

राममेवानुगच्छामि स राजा द्विपदां वरः ।
त्रयाणामपि लोकानां राघवो राज्यमर्हति ॥१५॥

15. rāmamevānugacchāmi sa rājā dvipadāṃ varaḥ ,
trayāṇāmapi lokānāṃ rāghavo rājyamarhati.

15. rāmam eva anugacchāmi saḥ rājā dvipadām varaḥ
trayāṇām api lokānām rāghavaḥ rājyam arhati

15. rāmam eva anugacchāmi saḥ rājā dvipadām varaḥ
rāghavaḥ trayāṇām api lokānām rājyam arhati

15. I will follow Rāma alone; he is the best among two-footed beings, the king. Rāghava (Rāma) deserves the kingdom of all three worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma, son of Daśaratha (Rāma)

• एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• अनुगच्छामि (anugacchāmi) - I will follow (I follow, I go after)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• राजा (rājā) - king (king, ruler)

• द्विपदाम् (dvipadām) - of men (of two-footed beings, of men)

• वरः (varaḥ) - best (best, excellent, desired, boon)

• त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) - of three

• अपि (api) - even (implying 'all') (also, even, indeed, and)

• लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of worlds (of worlds, of regions)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (Rāma) (descendant of Raghu, Rāma)

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom (kingdom, sovereignty, rule)

• अर्हति (arhati) - deserves (he/she/it deserves, is worthy of)

Words meanings and morphology

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma, son of Daśaratha (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name); pleasing, beautiful, charming

एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

अनुगच्छामि (anugacchāmi) - I will follow (I follow, I go after)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

root gam, 1st conjugation (bhū-ādi), parasmaipada, present tense, 1st person singular

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine nominative singular form of 'tad'.

राजा (rājā) - king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

द्विपदाम् (dvipadām) - of men (of two-footed beings, of men)

(noun)

Genitive, plural of dvipad

dvipad - two-footed, biped; a man

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+pad)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• pad – foot
  noun (neuter)

Note: 'dvipad' as an adjective for 'man' functions like a noun here.

वरः (varaḥ) - best (best, excellent, desired, boon)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, principal; boon, wish

Note: Adjective agreeing with `rājā` and `saḥ`.

त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) - of three

(numeral)

Note: Refers to `lokānām`.

अपि (api) - even (implying 'all') (also, even, indeed, and)

(indeclinable)

लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of worlds (of worlds, of regions)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (Rāma) (descendant of Raghu, Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu; Rāma

Derived from Raghu (a king in the solar dynasty) with a patronymic suffix (aṇ)

Note: Patronymic of Rāma.

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom (kingdom, sovereignty, rule)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, sovereignty

Note: Object of `arhati`.

अर्हति (arhati) - deserves (he/she/it deserves, is worthy of)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present Active Indicative

root arh, 1st conjugation (bhū-ādi), parasmaipada, present tense, 3rd person singular

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Subject is `rāghavaḥ`.