महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-38, verse-10

जनस्थाने शिरश्छिन्नं राक्षसस्य दुरात्मनः ।
क्षुरेण शितधारेण तत्पपात महावने ॥१०॥

10. janasthāne śiraśchinnaṁ rākṣasasya durātmanaḥ ,
kṣureṇa śitadhāreṇa tatpapāta mahāvane.

10. janasthāne śiraḥ chinnam rakṣasasya durātmanaḥ
kṣureṇa śitadhāreṇa tat papāta mahāvane

10. janasthāne durātmanaḥ rakṣasasya chinnam
śiraḥ śitadhāreṇa kṣureṇa tat mahāvane papāta

10. In Janasthana, the severed head of the wicked-minded demon fell into a great forest, cut off by a sharp-edged razor.

Words meanings summery:

• जनस्थाने (janasthāne) - in Janasthana

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• छिन्नम् (chinnam) - severed, cut off

• रक्षसस्य (rakṣasasya) - of the demon

• दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of the wicked one, of the evil-minded

• क्षुरेण (kṣureṇa) - by a razor

• शितधारेण (śitadhāreṇa) - by a sharp-edged one

• तत् (tat) - that head (that)

• पपात (papāta) - fell

• महावने (mahāvane) - in the great forest

Words meanings and morphology

जनस्थाने (janasthāne) - in Janasthana

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of janasthāna

janasthāna - region of people, human habitation; name of a specific forest region mentioned in epics

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+sthāna)

• jana – people, man, creature
  noun (masculine)
• sthāna – place, position, abode
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

छिन्नम् (chinnam) - severed, cut off

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of chinna

chinna - cut, divided, broken, severed

Past Passive Participle

from root √chid (class 7) + -ta suffix

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with śiraḥ.

रक्षसस्य (rakṣasasya) - of the demon

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit, monster

दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of the wicked one, of the evil-minded

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durātman

durātman - wicked soul, evil-minded, base person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+ātman)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with rakṣasasya.

क्षुरेण (kṣureṇa) - by a razor

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣura

kṣura - razor, knife, sharp instrument

Root: kṣur (class 1)

शितधारेण (śitadhāreṇa) - by a sharp-edged one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śitadhāra

śitadhāra - sharp-edged, keen-edged

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śita+dhāra)

• śita – sharpened, keen, whetted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √śā (to sharpen) + -ta suffix
  Root: śā (class 1)
• dhāra – edge, sharp point
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with kṣureṇa.

तत् (tat) - that head (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, it

Note: Refers to śiraḥ.

पपात (papāta) - fell

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pat

Perfect tense

Reduplicated perfect form of √pat

Root: pat (class 1)

महावने (mahāvane) - in the great forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāvana

mahāvana - great forest, large forest

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vana)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)