वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-65, verse-13

तदेतद्देवदेवस्य धनूरत्नं महात्मनः ।
न्यासभूतं तदा न्यस्तमस्माकं पूर्वके विभो ॥१३॥

13. tadetaddevadevasya dhanūratnaṃ mahātmanaḥ ,
nyāsabhūtaṃ tadā nyastamasmākaṃ pūrvake vibho.

13. tad etat devadevasya dhanūratnam mahātmanaḥ
nyāsabhūtam tadā nyastam asmākam pūrvake vibho

13. vibho devadevasya mahātmanaḥ tat etat dhanūratnam
tadā nyāsabhūtam asmākam pūrvake nyastam

13. O lord, this jewel among bows, belonging to the great-souled god of gods [Shiva], was then entrusted to our ancestors as a sacred deposit.

Words meanings summery:

• तद् (tad) - that, it

• एतत् (etat) - this

• देवदेवस्य (devadevasya) - of the god of gods, of Shiva

• धनूरत्नम् (dhanūratnam) - a jewel of a bow, the best bow

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one, of the noble one

• न्यासभूतम् (nyāsabhūtam) - being a deposit, as a trust

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• न्यस्तम् (nyastam) - placed, deposited, entrusted

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - to us, our

• पूर्वके (pūrvake) - entrusted to our lineage/ancestors (to the ancestors, in the former ones)

• विभो (vibho) - O lord, O mighty one

Words meanings and morphology

तद् (tad) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

देवदेवस्य (devadevasya) - of the god of gods, of Shiva

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of devadeva

devadeva - god of gods, Shiva

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+deva)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)

धनूरत्नम् (dhanūratnam) - a jewel of a bow, the best bow

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanūratna

dhanūratna - bow-jewel, excellent bow

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhanuḥ+ratna)

• dhanuḥ – bow
  noun (neuter)
• ratna – jewel, gem, excellent thing
  noun (neuter)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one, of the noble one

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, a great person

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

न्यासभूतम् (nyāsabhūtam) - being a deposit, as a trust

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nyāsabhūta

nyāsabhūta - become a deposit, being in the nature of a deposit

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nyāsa+bhūta)

• nyāsa – deposit, pledge, trust
  noun (masculine)
• bhūta – become, been, existing
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: bhū (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

न्यस्तम् (nyastam) - placed, deposited, entrusted

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nyasta

nyasta - placed, deposited, entrusted

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: ni

Root: as (class 2)

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - to us, our

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

पूर्वके (pūrvake) - entrusted to our lineage/ancestors (to the ancestors, in the former ones)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pūrvaka

pūrvaka - ancestor, predecessor, former

विभो (vibho) - O lord, O mighty one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, mighty, lord, master