वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-65, verse-8

देवरात इति ख्यातो निमेः षष्ठो महीपतिः ।
न्यासो ऽयं तस्य भगवन् हस्ते दत्तो महात्मना ॥८॥

8. devarāta iti khyāto nimeḥ ṣaṣṭho mahīpatiḥ ,
nyāso'yaṃ tasya bhagavan haste datto mahātmanā.

8. devarāta iti khyātaḥ nimeḥ ṣaṣṭhaḥ mahīpatiḥ
nyāsaḥ ayam tasya bhagavan haste dattaḥ mahātmanā

8. bhagavan nimeḥ ṣaṣṭhaḥ devarāta iti khyātaḥ
mahīpatiḥ ayam nyāsaḥ tasya haste mahātmanā dattaḥ

8. Deva-rāta by name, the sixth king in Nimi's lineage, was famous. This deposit (nyāsa) was placed in his hand by the great-souled one, O revered sir.

Words meanings summery:

• देवरात (devarāta) - Devarāta (a proper name)

• इति (iti) - named (Devarāta) (thus, so, named)

• ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - known, famous, renowned

• निमेः (nimeḥ) - King Nimi (an ancestor of Janaka) (of Nimi)

• षष्ठः (ṣaṣṭhaḥ) - sixth

• महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - King Devarāta (king, ruler of the earth)

• न्यासः (nyāsaḥ) - (this bow as) a deposit (deposit, pledge, trust)

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• तस्य (tasya) - to (King Devarāta) (of him, to him)

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered Vishvamitra (O revered one, O worshipful one)

• हस्ते (haste) - in the hand, into the hand

• दत्तः (dattaḥ) - given, placed

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled (Shiva or Parashurama, contextually referring to a divine being or sage who entrusted the bow) (by the great-souled one)

Words meanings and morphology

देवरात (devarāta) - Devarāta (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devarāta

devarāta - given by the gods; a proper name (King Devarāta)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+rāta)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• rāta – given, granted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √rā (to give)
  Root: rā (class 2)

Note: Appears with 'iti' to indicate "named Devarāta".

इति (iti) - named (Devarāta) (thus, so, named)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to introduce a name or quotation.

ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - known, famous, renowned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khyāta

khyāta - known, famous, celebrated

Past Passive Participle

From √khyā (to be known, to tell)

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'mahīpatiḥ'.

निमेः (nimeḥ) - King Nimi (an ancestor of Janaka) (of Nimi)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nimi

nimi - Nimi (name of an ancient king)

Note: Indicates lineage.

षष्ठः (ṣaṣṭhaḥ) - sixth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṣaṣṭha

ṣaṣṭha - sixth (ordinal number)

Note: Agrees with 'mahīpatiḥ'.

महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - King Devarāta (king, ruler of the earth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'was' or 'existed'.

न्यासः (nyāsaḥ) - (this bow as) a deposit (deposit, pledge, trust)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nyāsa

nyāsa - deposit, pledge, trust, placement

Prefix: ni

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Subject of the passive clause.

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Agrees with 'nyāsaḥ'.

तस्य (tasya) - to (King Devarāta) (of him, to him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to King Devarāta.

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered Vishvamitra (O revered one, O worshipful one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, divine, revered (epithet for gods or sages)

Note: Addressing Vishvamitra.

हस्ते (haste) - in the hand, into the hand

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of hasta

hasta - hand, arm

Note: Indicates location of being given.

दत्तः (dattaḥ) - given, placed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, placed

Past Passive Participle

From √dā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'nyāsaḥ'.

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled (Shiva or Parashurama, contextually referring to a divine being or sage who entrusted the bow) (by the great-souled one)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, a great being

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

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

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'dattaḥ'.