वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-25, verse-14

महाकपालस्य शिरश्चिच्छेद रघुनङ्गनः ।
असंख्येयैस्तु बाणौघैः प्रममाथ प्रमाथिनम् ॥१४॥

14. mahākapālasya śiraściccheda raghunaṅganaḥ ,
asaṃkhyeyaistu bāṇaughaiḥ pramamātha pramāthinam.

14. mahākapālasya śiraḥ ciccheda raghunandanaḥ
asaṅkhyeyaiḥ tu bāṇaughaiḥ pramamātha pramāthinam

14. raghunandanaḥ mahākapālasya śiraḥ ciccheda; tu
asaṅkhyeyaiḥ bāṇaughaiḥ pramāthinam pramamātha

14. Rāghava (Rāma), the delighter of Raghu, severed Mahākapāla's head. And with countless volleys of arrows, he slew Pramāthī.

Words meanings summery:

• महाकपालस्य (mahākapālasya) - of Mahākapāla

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off, severed, pierced

• रघुनन्दनः (raghunandanaḥ) - Rāma (delighter of Raghu (Rāma))

• असङ्ख्येयैः (asaṅkhyeyaiḥ) - by innumerable, by countless

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• बाणौघैः (bāṇaughaiḥ) - with volleys of arrows, with floods of arrows

• प्रममाथ (pramamātha) - crushed, slew, destroyed, tormented

• प्रमाथिनम् (pramāthinam) - the demon Pramāthī (Pramāthī)

Words meanings and morphology

महाकपालस्य (mahākapālasya) - of Mahākapāla

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahākapāla

mahākapāla - Great-skull, a demon's name

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+kapāla)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• kapāla – skull, begging bowl, forehead, a lid
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive case for Mahākapāla.

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, skull

Note: Object of cutting.

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off, severed, pierced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of chid

perfect tense

Perfect 3rd person singular active parasmaipada of chid

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Past action of cutting.

रघुनन्दनः (raghunandanaḥ) - Rāma (delighter of Raghu (Rāma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of raghunandana

raghunandana - delighter of Raghu, an epithet of Rama

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raghu+nandana)

• raghu – Raghu (name of an ancient king, ancestor of Rāma)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, child, delighter, gladdener
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from nand (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Subject (Rāma).

असङ्ख्येयैः (asaṅkhyeyaiḥ) - by innumerable, by countless

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of asaṅkhyeya

asaṅkhyeya - innumerable, countless, immeasurable

gerundive/potential passive participle

Derived from a-sam-khyā with -eya suffix (gerundive) and negative prefix 'a'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṅkhyeya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• saṅkhyeya – countable, to be counted
  adjective (masculine)
  gerundive/potential passive participle
  Derived from sam-khyā with -eya suffix
  Prefix: sam
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with bāṇaughaiḥ.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction, indicating continuation.

बाणौघैः (bāṇaughaiḥ) - with volleys of arrows, with floods of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇaugha

bāṇaugha - stream/flood of arrows, volley of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṇa+ogha)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – flood, stream, current, multitude, volley
  noun (masculine)

Note: Means by which Pramāthī was slain.

प्रममाथ (pramamātha) - crushed, slew, destroyed, tormented

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pra-math

perfect tense

Perfect 3rd person singular active parasmaipada of pra-math

Prefix: pra

Root: math (class 1)

Note: Past action of destroying.

प्रमाथिनम् (pramāthinam) - the demon Pramāthī (Pramāthī)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pramāthin

pramāthin - destroyer, oppressor; a demon's name

Prefix: pra

Root: math (class 1)

Note: Object of pramamātha.