वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-58, verse-41

तान्यायताक्षाण्यगसंनिभानि प्रदीप्तवैश्वानरलोचनानि ।
पेतुः शिरांसीन्द्ररिपोर्धरण्यां ज्योतींषि मुक्तानि यथार्कमार्गात् ॥४१॥

41. tānyāyatākṣāṇyagasaṃnibhāni pradīptavaiśvānaralocanāni ,
petuḥ śirāṃsīndraripordharaṇyāṃ jyotīṃṣi muktāni yathārkamārgāt.

41. tāni āyatākṣāṇi agasaṃnibhāni
pradīptavaiśvānara-locanāni petuḥ
śirāṃsi indraripoḥ dharaṇyām
jyotīṃṣi muktāni yathā arkamārgāt

41. indraripoḥ tāni āyatākṣāṇi
agasaṃnibhāni pradīptavaiśvānara-locanāni
śirāṃsi dharaṇyām petuḥ
yathā arkamārgāt muktāni jyotīṃṣi

41. The mountain-like heads of Indra's enemy, which possessed long eyes and eyes blazing like fire, fell to the earth, just as celestial lights (jyotīṃṣi) fall from the sun's path (arkamārga).

Words meanings summery:

• तानि (tāni) - those (heads) (those)

• आयताक्षाणि (āyatākṣāṇi) - having wide, extended eyes (referring to the heads) (long-eyed, having extended eyes)

• अगसंनिभानि (agasaṁnibhāni) - resembling mountains (in size and mass) (mountain-like, resembling mountains)

• प्रदीप्तवैश्वानर-लोचनानि (pradīptavaiśvānara-locanāni) - whose eyes were blazing like the fire god Agni (with eyes like blazing fire, having fiery eyes)

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

• शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - the severed heads (heads)

• इन्द्ररिपोः (indraripoḥ) - of Triśiras, the enemy of Indra (of the enemy of Indra)

• धरण्याम् (dharaṇyām) - on the earth, to the ground

• ज्योतींषि (jyotīṁṣi) - the stars or heavenly bodies (stars, celestial lights)

• मुक्तानि (muktāni) - fallen (from the sky) (released, fallen, dropped)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• अर्कमार्गात् (arkamārgāt) - from the celestial path of the sun (from the path of the sun (from the sky))

Words meanings and morphology

तानि (tāni) - those (heads) (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Used adjectivally to refer to the heads of Indra's enemy.

आयताक्षाणि (āyatākṣāṇi) - having wide, extended eyes (referring to the heads) (long-eyed, having extended eyes)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of āyatākṣa

āyatākṣa - long-eyed, having large eyes

Bahuvrīhi compound: āyata (extended) + akṣa (eye)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (āyata+akṣa)

• āyata – extended, stretched, long
  verbal derivative (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √yam (to restrain, stretch) with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yam (class 1)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'śirāṃsi'.

अगसंनिभानि (agasaṁnibhāni) - resembling mountains (in size and mass) (mountain-like, resembling mountains)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of agasaṃnibha

agasaṁnibha - mountain-like, resembling a mountain

Tatpuruṣa compound: aga (mountain) + saṃnibha (resembling)

Compound type : tatpurusha (aga+saṃnibha)

• aga – mountain, tree
  noun (masculine)
  From 'a' (not) + 'ga' (moving), thus 'immovable'
• saṃnibha – resembling, like
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Derived from root √bhā (to shine) with prefix 'sam' and suffix 'na'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'śirāṃsi'.

प्रदीप्तवैश्वानर-लोचनानि (pradīptavaiśvānara-locanāni) - whose eyes were blazing like the fire god Agni (with eyes like blazing fire, having fiery eyes)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pradīptavaiśvānara-locana

pradīptavaiśvānara-locana - having eyes like blazing fire

Bahuvrīhi compound: pradīpta (blazing) + vaiśvānara (fire) + locana (eye)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pradīpta+vaiśvānara+locana)

• pradīpta – blazing, ignited, splendid
  verbal derivative (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √dīp (to shine, burn) with prefix 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• vaiśvānara – relating to Viśvānara; fire, Agni (god of fire)
  noun (masculine)
• locana – eye
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √loc (to see) with suffix 'ana'
  Root: loc (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'śirāṃsi'.

पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - the severed heads (heads)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - head

Note: Subject of 'petuḥ' (fell).

इन्द्ररिपोः (indraripoḥ) - of Triśiras, the enemy of Indra (of the enemy of Indra)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of indraripu

indraripu - enemy of Indra

Tatpuruṣa compound: Indra (Indra) + ripu (enemy)

Compound type : tatpurusha (indra+ripu)

• indra – Indra (king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ripu – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, referring to whose heads fell.

धरण्याम् (dharaṇyām) - on the earth, to the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of dharaṇī

dharaṇī - earth, ground

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Locative case indicates the place where the heads fell.

ज्योतींषि (jyotīṁṣi) - the stars or heavenly bodies (stars, celestial lights)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of jyotis

jyotis - light, luster, star, heavenly body

Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: Used in the simile as the subject of comparison.

मुक्तानि (muktāni) - fallen (from the sky) (released, fallen, dropped)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mukta

mukta - released, set free, dropped, fallen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √muc (to release, let go)

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'jyotīṃṣi'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

अर्कमार्गात् (arkamārgāt) - from the celestial path of the sun (from the path of the sun (from the sky))

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of arkamārga

arkamārga - path of the sun, orbit of the sun, sky

Tatpuruṣa compound: arka (sun) + mārga (path)

Compound type : tatpurusha (arka+mārga)

• arka – sun, ray
  noun (masculine)
• mārga – path, way, road
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛg (class 1)

Note: Ablative case indicates the source from which something falls.