वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-9, verse-3

राज्यं प्रशासतस्तस्य पितृपैतामहं महत् ।
अहं सर्वेषु कालेषु प्रणतः प्रेष्यवत् स्थितः ॥३॥

3. rājyaṃ praśāsatastasya pitṛpaitāmahaṃ mahat ,
ahaṃ sarveṣu kāleṣu praṇataḥ preṣyavat sthitaḥ.

3. rājyam praśāsataḥ tasya pitṛpaitāmaham mahat |
aham sarveṣu kāleṣu praṇataḥ preṣyavat sthitaḥ

3. tasya mahat pitṛpaitāmaham rājyam praśāsataḥ
aham sarveṣu kāleṣu preṣyavat praṇataḥ sthitaḥ

3. While he governed that great ancestral kingdom, I remained at all times humble, like a servant.

Words meanings summery:

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, rule, sovereignty

• प्रशासतः (praśāsataḥ) - of one who is ruling, while ruling

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• पितृपैतामहम् (pitṛpaitāmaham) - ancestral, inherited from father and grandfather

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, important

• अहम् (aham) - I

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all

• कालेषु (kāleṣu) - in times, at all times

• प्रणतः (praṇataḥ) - bowed, humble, submissive

• प्रेष्यवत् (preṣyavat) - like a servant, like an attendant

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - remained, stayed (stood, remained, situated)

Words meanings and morphology

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, rule, sovereignty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, reign, government, state

प्रशासतः (praśāsataḥ) - of one who is ruling, while ruling

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of praśāsat

praśāsat - ruling, governing, administering

Present Active Participle

From verb root √śās (to rule, govern) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: śās (class 2)

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पितृपैतामहम् (pitṛpaitāmaham) - ancestral, inherited from father and grandfather

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pitṛpaitāmaha

pitṛpaitāmaha - belonging to a father and grandfather, ancestral, hereditary

Compound type : dvandva (pitṛ+paitāmaha)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• paitāmaha – ancestral, grandfather's
  adjective
  Derived from pitāmaha 'grandfather'

महत् (mahat) - great, large, important

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

कालेषु (kāleṣu) - in times, at all times

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

प्रणतः (praṇataḥ) - bowed, humble, submissive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praṇata

praṇata - bowed, saluted, humble, submissive

Past Passive Participle

From verb root √nam (to bow) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

प्रेष्यवत् (preṣyavat) - like a servant, like an attendant

(indeclinable)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - remained, stayed (stood, remained, situated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, staying, situated, established

Past Passive Participle

From verb root √sthā (to stand, stay).

Root: sthā (class 1)