वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-66, verse-11

तदेतद्धनुषां श्रेष्ठमानीतं मुनिपुंगव ।
दर्शयैतन्महाभाग अनयो राजपुत्रयोः ॥११॥

11. tadetaddhanuṣāṃ śreṣṭhamānītaṃ munipuṃgava ,
darśayaitanmahābhāga anayo rājaputrayoḥ.

11. tat etat dhanuṣām śreṣṭham ānītam munipuṅgava
darśaya etam mahābhāga anayoḥ rājaputrayoḥ

11. munipuṅgava mahābhāga tat etat dhanuṣām śreṣṭham
ānītam anayoḥ rājaputrayoḥ etam darśaya

11. O chief among sages (munipuṅgava), this most excellent of bows has been brought. O highly fortunate one, please show this to these two princes.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - this (referring to the bow) (that, therefore, this)

• एतत् (etat) - this (bow) (this, that)

• धनुषाम् (dhanuṣām) - of bows

• श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, most excellent

• आनीतम् (ānītam) - brought, carried

• मुनिपुङ्गव (munipuṅgava) - O chief of sages, O foremost of ascetics

• दर्शय (darśaya) - show, cause to see

• एतम् (etam) - this (bow) (this (masculine/neuter))

• महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O highly fortunate one, O greatly esteemed one

• अनयोः (anayoḥ) - to these two (princes) (of these two, to these two)

• राजपुत्रयोः (rājaputrayoḥ) - of the two princes, to the two princes

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - this (referring to the bow) (that, therefore, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

एतत् (etat) - this (bow) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

धनुषाम् (dhanuṣām) - of bows

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of dhanus

dhanus - bow

श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, most excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief

superlative of praśasya (excellent)

आनीतम् (ānītam) - brought, carried

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ānīta

ānīta - brought, led

Past Passive Participle

from ā-nī

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

मुनिपुङ्गव (munipuṅgava) - O chief of sages, O foremost of ascetics

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of munipuṅgava

munipuṅgava - chief among sages, eminent ascetic

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+puṅgava)

• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull, chief, eminent one, best
  noun (masculine)

दर्शय (darśaya) - show, cause to see

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present imperative (lot) of darśaya

Causative present

Causative stem from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

एतम् (etam) - this (bow) (this (masculine/neuter))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to dhanuḥ (bow), which is neuter. 'etam' can be masculine or neuter accusative singular.

महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O highly fortunate one, O greatly esteemed one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - highly fortunate, greatly esteemed, noble

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune
  noun (masculine)

अनयोः (anayoḥ) - to these two (princes) (of these two, to these two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this

Note: Often used in dative sense with verbs of showing.

राजपुत्रयोः (rājaputrayoḥ) - of the two princes, to the two princes

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of rājaputra

rājaputra - king's son, prince

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Often used in dative sense with verbs of showing.