वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-30, verse-12

तद्धि यज्ञफलं तेन मैथिलेनोत्तमं धनुः ।
याचितं नरशार्दूल सुनाभं सर्वदैवतैः ॥१२॥

12. taddhi yajñaphalaṃ tena maithilenottamaṃ dhanuḥ ,
yācitaṃ naraśārdūla sunābhaṃ sarvadaivataiḥ.

12. tat hi yajñaphalam tena maithilena uttamam dhanuḥ
yācitam naraśārdūla sunābham sarvadaivataiḥ

12. naraśārdūla tat hi uttamam sunābham dhanuḥ
yajñaphalam tena maithilena sarvadaivataiḥ yācitam

12. O best of men, that excellent bow, which had a beautiful hub, was indeed the fruit of a Vedic ritual (yajña). It was requested by Janaka and by all the gods.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

• यज्ञफलम् (yajñaphalam) - fruit of the Vedic ritual, reward of the Vedic ritual

• तेन (tena) - by Janaka (by him, by that)

• मैथिलेन (maithilena) - by Janaka, by the king of Mithila

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• याचितम् (yācitam) - requested, begged

• नरशार्दूल (naraśārdūla) - O best of men, O tiger among men

• सुनाभम् (sunābham) - having a beautiful hub, with a good center

• सर्वदैवतैः (sarvadaivataiḥ) - by all the gods

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

(indeclinable)

यज्ञफलम् (yajñaphalam) - fruit of the Vedic ritual, reward of the Vedic ritual

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yajñaphala

yajñaphala - fruit of a Vedic ritual, reward of a Vedic ritual

Compound type : tatpurusha (yajña+phala)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

तेन (tena) - by Janaka (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

मैथिलेन (maithilena) - by Janaka, by the king of Mithila

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of maithila

maithila - relating to Mithila; a king of Mithila (Janaka)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - excellent, best, supreme

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

याचितम् (yācitam) - requested, begged

(verbal derivative)

नरशार्दूल (naraśārdūla) - O best of men, O tiger among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naraśārdūla

naraśārdūla - tiger among men, best of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+śārdūla)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger
  noun (masculine)

सुनाभम् (sunābham) - having a beautiful hub, with a good center

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sunābha

sunābha - having a beautiful hub, with a good center

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+nābhi)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• nābhi – hub, navel, center
  noun (feminine)

सर्वदैवतैः (sarvadaivataiḥ) - by all the gods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarvadaivata

sarvadaivata - all gods, all deities

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+devatā)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• devatā – deity, god
  noun (feminine)