वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-28, verse-18

प्राकृतास्त्वकृतात्मानो लोके क्षत्रियपांसनाः ।
निरर्थकं विकत्थन्ते यथा राम विकत्थसे ॥१८॥

18. prākṛtāstvakṛtātmāno loke kṣatriyapāṃsanāḥ ,
nirarthakaṃ vikatthante yathā rāma vikatthase.

18. prākṛtāḥ tu akṛtātmānaḥ loke kṣatriyapāṃsanāḥ
nirarthakam vikatthante yathā rāma vikatthase

18. rāma loke prākṛtāḥ tu akṛtātmānaḥ kṣatriyapāṃsanāḥ
nirarthakam vikatthante yathā vikatthase

18. Indeed, in this world, common, uncultivated individuals who are a disgrace to the warrior class, boast pointlessly, just as you, O Rāma, are now boasting.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राकृताः (prākṛtāḥ) - those who are unrefined in their conduct (common, ordinary, unrefined, vulgar)

• तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing the statement) (but, indeed, yet, however)

• अकृतात्मानः (akṛtātmānaḥ) - those with unrefined character and undeveloped inner nature (ātman) (uncultivated in mind, whose self is undeveloped, unrefined)

• लोके (loke) - among people in this world (in the world, in the realm, among people)

• क्षत्रियपांसनाः (kṣatriyapāṁsanāḥ) - individuals who bring shame upon the warrior class (disgracers of Kshatriyas, lowest among Kshatriyas, defilers of the warrior class)

• निरर्थकम् (nirarthakam) - boasting without any true significance or value (uselessly, in vain, without purpose, meaningless)

• विकत्थन्ते (vikatthante) - they loudly and unskillfully boast about themselves (they boast, they brag, they praise themselves)

• यथा (yathā) - in the same way that (as, just as, according to)

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma (the person being addressed in the verse) (O Rāma (name of a legendary king))

• विकत्थसे (vikatthase) - you are now boasting (addressed to Rāma) (you boast, you brag, you praise yourself)

Words meanings and morphology

प्राकृताः (prākṛtāḥ) - those who are unrefined in their conduct (common, ordinary, unrefined, vulgar)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prākṛta

prākṛta - natural, ordinary, common, vulgar, unrefined

Derived from prakṛti (nature, original state) with suffix aṇ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing the statement) (but, indeed, yet, however)

(indeclinable)

अकृतात्मानः (akṛtātmānaḥ) - those with unrefined character and undeveloped inner nature (ātman) (uncultivated in mind, whose self is undeveloped, unrefined)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of akṛtātman

akṛtātman - having an undeveloped mind or character, uncultivated, crude

Compound of 'a' (negation), 'kṛta' (made, done), and 'ātman' (self). Literally 'whose self is not made/developed'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kṛta+ātman)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• kṛta – done, made, performed, accomplished
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, to make) with suffix kta.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, mind, body
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

लोके (loke) - among people in this world (in the world, in the realm, among people)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, common folk

Root: lok (class 1)

क्षत्रियपांसनाः (kṣatriyapāṁsanāḥ) - individuals who bring shame upon the warrior class (disgracers of Kshatriyas, lowest among Kshatriyas, defilers of the warrior class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatriyapāṃsana

kṣatriyapāṁsana - disgracer of Kshatriyas, vilifier of the warrior class, base Kshatriya

Compound of kṣatriya and pāṃsana.

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣatriya+pāṃsana)

• kṣatriya – warrior, member of the warrior class
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣat
• pāṃsana – defiler, disgracer, contemptible, base
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root paṃs (to despise, to defile).
  Root: paṃs (class 10)

Note: Used here as an adjective modifying prākṛtāḥ and akṛtātmānaḥ.

निरर्थकम् (nirarthakam) - boasting without any true significance or value (uselessly, in vain, without purpose, meaningless)

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'nir' (without) and 'arthaka' (having meaning/purpose).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (nis+arthaka)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable
  Prefix/Preposition
• arthaka – having meaning, serving a purpose, useful
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from artha (meaning, purpose) with suffix ka.
  Root: arth (class 10)

Note: Functions as an adverb modifying vikatthante.

विकत्थन्ते (vikatthante) - they loudly and unskillfully boast about themselves (they boast, they brag, they praise themselves)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of vikatth

Present Active

Root katth (to praise, to boast) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: katth (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - in the same way that (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

राम (rāma) - O Rāma (the person being addressed in the verse) (O Rāma (name of a legendary king))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, often referring to the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa); pleasing, black, dark

Root: ram (class 1)

विकत्थसे (vikatthase) - you are now boasting (addressed to Rāma) (you boast, you brag, you praise yourself)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vikatth

Present Active

Root katth (to praise, to boast) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: katth (class 1)