वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-110, verse-47

तेन पूरयता वेगान्मध्ये भग्नं द्विधा धनुः ।
तस्य शब्दो ऽभवद्भीमः पतितस्याशनेरिव ॥४७॥

47. tena pūrayatā vegānmadhye bhagnaṃ dvidhā dhanuḥ ,
tasya śabdo'bhavadbhīmaḥ patitasyāśaneriva.

47. tena pūrayatā vegān madhye bhagnam dvidhā dhanuḥ
tasya śabdaḥ abhavat bhīmaḥ patitasya aśaneḥ iva

47. tena vegān pūrayatā (sati) dhanuḥ madhye dvidhā bhagnam
tasya śabdaḥ patitasya aśaneḥ iva bhīmaḥ abhavat

47. As he drew (the bow) with great force, it broke in two in the middle. The sound it made was terrifying, like that of a thunderbolt striking.

Words meanings summery:

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

• पूरयता (pūrayatā) - by him (Rāma) drawing (the bow) (by one drawing, while drawing, by him drawing)

• वेगान् (vegān) - with great force (adverbial accusative) (speeds, forces)

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

• भग्नम् (bhagnam) - (it was) broken (broken, shattered)

• द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two (in two ways, in two parts)

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - the bow (Shiva's bow) (bow)

• तस्य (tasya) - its (the bow's) (of that, its)

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - the sound (sound, noise, word)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - it was (it became, it happened, it was)

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - terrifying (terrible, dreadful, fierce)

• पतितस्य (patitasya) - of a fallen (thunderbolt) (of fallen, of that which has fallen)

• अशनेः (aśaneḥ) - of a thunderbolt (of a thunderbolt, of a lightning flash)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rāma. Agent of the action expressed by the instrumental participle pūrayatā.

पूरयता (pūrayatā) - by him (Rāma) drawing (the bow) (by one drawing, while drawing, by him drawing)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pūrayat

pūrayat - drawing, filling, completing

Present Active Participle

Derived from causative root pūr (to fill, draw) with the present participle suffix -at.

Root: pūr (class 10)

Note: Qualifies tena and expresses a concurrent action.

वेगान् (vegān) - with great force (adverbial accusative) (speeds, forces)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, impetus

Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Used adverbially to describe the manner of drawing.

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle (in the middle, in between)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

भग्नम् (bhagnam) - (it was) broken (broken, shattered)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhagna

bhagna - broken, shattered, split

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhañj (to break) with suffix -na, indicating a past passive state.

Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Predicate for dhanuḥ.

द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two (in two ways, in two parts)

(indeclinable)

Derived from dvi (two) with suffix -dhā (indicating manner).

Note: Adverb modifying bhagnam.

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - the bow (Shiva's bow) (bow)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, weapon, arc

Note: Subject of bhagnam.

तस्य (tasya) - its (the bow's) (of that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Qualifies śabdaḥ.

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - the sound (sound, noise, word)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word, speech

Note: Subject of abhavat.

अभवत् (abhavat) - it was (it became, it happened, it was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhavat

Imperfect Tense

Derived from root bhū (to be, become). Imperfect 3rd singular active.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the second sentence.

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - terrifying (terrible, dreadful, fierce)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, dreadful, fearful, fierce

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Qualifies śabdaḥ.

पतितस्य (patitasya) - of a fallen (thunderbolt) (of fallen, of that which has fallen)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, descended, dropped

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pat (to fall) with suffix -ta.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies aśaneḥ.

अशनेः (aśaneḥ) - of a thunderbolt (of a thunderbolt, of a lightning flash)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of aśani

aśani - thunderbolt, lightning

Root: aś (class 5)

Note: Used in a simile.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks a simile.