वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-67, verse-9

तच्च राजन्धनुर्दिव्यं मध्ये भग्नं महात्मना ।
रामेण हि महाराज महत्यां जनसंसदि ॥९॥

9. tacca rājandhanurdivyaṃ madhye bhagnaṃ mahātmanā ,
rāmeṇa hi mahārāja mahatyāṃ janasaṃsadi.

9. tat ca rājan dhanuḥ divyam madhye bhagnam
mahātmanā rāmeṇa hi mahārāja mahatyām janasaṃsadi

9. rājan mahārāja tat divyam dhanuḥ hi mahātmanā
rāmeṇa madhye bhagnam mahatyām janasaṃsadi

9. And that divine bow, O King, was indeed broken in half by the great-souled (mahātman) Rāma, O Great King, in a large public assembly.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• च (ca) - and

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, celestial, heavenly

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, in half

• भग्नम् (bhagnam) - broken

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled Rāma (by the great-souled one)

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O Great King

• महत्याम् (mahatyām) - in a great, in a large

• जनसंसदि (janasaṁsadi) - in an assembly of people, in a public gathering

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, celestial, heavenly

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, supernatural

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'dhanuḥ'.

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, in half

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

भग्नम् (bhagnam) - broken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhagna

bhagna - broken, shattered, frustrated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root bhañj- ('to break').

Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'dhanuḥ'.

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled Rāma (by the great-souled one)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, eminent person

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, ego
  noun (masculine)
  Root: at (class 1)

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O Great King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rāja)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

महत्याम् (mahatyām) - in a great, in a large

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, important

Note: Qualifies 'janasaṃsadi'.

जनसंसदि (janasaṁsadi) - in an assembly of people, in a public gathering

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of janasaṃsad

janasaṁsad - assembly of people, public gathering

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+saṃsad)

• jana – person, people, man, creature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• saṃsad – assembly, council, company
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sad (class 1)