वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-61, verse-28

एवमेतं प्रजानीध्वं विष्णोस्तेजोमयं शरम् ।
एषा चैव तनुः पूर्वा विष्णोस्तस्य महात्मनः ॥२८॥

28. evametaṃ prajānīdhvaṃ viṣṇostejomayaṃ śaram ,
eṣā caiva tanuḥ pūrvā viṣṇostasya mahātmanaḥ.

28. evam etam prajānīdhvam viṣṇoḥ tejomayam śaram
eṣā ca eva tanuḥ pūrvā viṣṇoḥ tasya mahātmanaḥ

28. Thus, you all should know this arrow to be made of Viṣṇu's divine radiance. And this, indeed, is the original form of that great-souled Viṣṇu.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• एतम् (etam) - this (arrow) (this (masculine accusative singular))

• प्रजानीध्वम् (prajānīdhvam) - you all should know, understand

• विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu

• तेजोमयम् (tejomayam) - consisting of Viṣṇu's divine radiance (full of splendor, radiant, consisting of light/energy)

• शरम् (śaram) - arrow

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine nominative singular)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• तनुः (tanuḥ) - body, form, person

• पूर्वा (pūrvā) - original (form) (former, ancient, prior, original)

• विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (Viṣṇu) (of that, of him)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled Viṣṇu (of the great-souled one)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

एतम् (etam) - this (arrow) (this (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to the arrow.

प्रजानीध्वम् (prajānīdhvam) - you all should know, understand

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of prajñā

Imperative Middle Second Person Plural

root jñā with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - name of a deity

तेजोमयम् (tejomayam) - consisting of Viṣṇu's divine radiance (full of splendor, radiant, consisting of light/energy)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tejomaya

tejomaya - full of splendor, radiant, consisting of light/energy

derived from tejas + -maya (full of, consisting of)

Note: Agrees with `śaram`.

शरम् (śaram) - arrow

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śara

śara - arrow

Note: Object of `prajānīdhvam`.

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to `tanuḥ`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

तनुः (tanuḥ) - body, form, person

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body, form, person, self

पूर्वा (pūrvā) - original (form) (former, ancient, prior, original)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pūrva

pūrva - former, prior, ancient, original, eastern

Note: Agrees with `tanuḥ`.

विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - name of a deity

तस्य (tasya) - of that (Viṣṇu) (of that, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with `viṣṇoḥ` and `mahātmanaḥ`.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled Viṣṇu (of the great-souled one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, sublime, great person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

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

Note: Agrees with `viṣṇoḥ` and `tasya`.