वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-86, verse-15

राजानश्च महात्मानः प्रशंसन्ति स्म राघवम् ।
उपपन्नं नरश्रेष्ठ त्वय्येव भुवि नान्यतः ॥१५॥

15. rājānaśca mahātmānaḥ praśaṃsanti sma rāghavam ,
upapannaṃ naraśreṣṭha tvayyeva bhuvi nānyataḥ.

15. rājānaḥ ca mahātmanaḥ praśaṃsanti sma rāghavam |
upapannam naraśreṣṭha tvayi eva bhuvi na anyataḥ

15. And the magnanimous kings praised Rāma, saying, "This is indeed befitting only of you, O best of men, on this earth, and of no one else!"

Words meanings summery:

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

• च (ca) - and

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - magnanimous kings (magnanimous, great-souled)

• प्रशंसन्ति (praśaṁsanti) - they praise, they commend

• स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense with present verb)

• राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rāma (accusative), descendant of Raghu

• उपपन्नम् (upapannam) - befitting, suitable for (Rāma) (fitting, appropriate, proper, endowed with)

• नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O Rāma, best of men (O best of men)

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you (Rāma) (in you)

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

• न (na) - not

• अन्यतः (anyataḥ) - from anyone else (from another, from elsewhere, otherwise)

Words meanings and morphology

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

Note: Subject of 'praśaṃsanti'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunctive particle.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - magnanimous kings (magnanimous, great-souled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous (noun or adjective)

Compound of mahā (great) and ātman (soul).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  From root an (to breathe).
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'rājānaḥ'.

प्रशंसन्ति (praśaṁsanti) - they praise, they commend

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of praśaṃs

From root śaṃs, 1st class, P.P. -ati. Pra is a prefix.

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

Note: Used with 'sma' to indicate past action.

स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense with present verb)

(indeclinable)

राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rāma (accusative), descendant of Raghu

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

Patronymic from Raghu.

Note: Object of 'praśaṃsanti'.

उपपन्नम् (upapannam) - befitting, suitable for (Rāma) (fitting, appropriate, proper, endowed with)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upapanna

upapanna - arrived, come, happened, suitable, proper, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

From upa-pad (to approach, happen) + kta.

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Refers to the act or statement being fitting.

नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O Rāma, best of men (O best of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naraśreṣṭha

naraśreṣṭha - best of men, foremost among men

Compound of nara (man) and śreṣṭha (best).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya (praiseworthy).

Note: Address to Rāma.

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you (Rāma) (in you)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

Note: Sandhi-split from tvayy eva. Refers to Rāma.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, world

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अन्यतः (anyataḥ) - from anyone else (from another, from elsewhere, otherwise)

(indeclinable)

From anya + suffix -tas.