तेन पूरयता वेगान्मध्ये भग्नं द्विधा धनुः। तस्य शब्दो भवद्भीमः पतितस्याशनेरिव।।2.118.49।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
पूरयता while stringing, तेन by Rama, वेगात् with force, धनुः bow, मध्ये in the middle, द्विधा into two, भग्नम् was broken, तस्य its, भीमः dreadful, शब्दः sound, पतितस्य fallen, अशनेरिव like that of a thunder, अभवत् arose.
English Commentary
When Rama was stringing the bow with force, it was broken into two in the middle and fell down with a dreadful sound like that of thunder.