वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-85, verse-28

निकृत्तशिरसस्तस्य पतितस्य महीतले ।
तद्बलं राक्षसेन्द्रस्य दृष्ट्वा तत्र न तिष्ठति ॥२८॥

28. nikṛttaśirasastasya patitasya mahītale ,
tadbalaṃ rākṣasendrasya dṛṣṭvā tatra na tiṣṭhati.

28. nikṛttaśirasaḥ tasya patitasya mahītale tat
balam rākṣasendrasya dṛṣṭvā tatra na tiṣṭhati

28. mahītale nikṛttaśirasaḥ patitasya tasya dṛṣṭvā
rākṣasendrasya tat balam tatra na tiṣṭhati

28. Seeing him, whose head had been severed and who had fallen to the ground, that army of the lord of rākṣasas did not remain there.

Words meanings summery:

• निकृत्तशिरसः (nikṛttaśirasaḥ) - Refers to the enemy, Akṣayakumāra. (of him whose head was cut off)

• तस्य (tasya) - Of the slain foe. (of him, his)

• पतितस्य (patitasya) - Refers to the enemy who had fallen. (of him who had fallen, of the fallen one)

• महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the army of the rākṣasa king. (that)

• बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength

• राक्षसेन्द्रस्य (rākṣasendrasya) - Of Rāvaṇa, the king of the rākṣasas. (of the king of rākṣasas, of the lord of demons)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - The rākṣasa army having seen. (having seen)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• न (na) - not, no

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - The army did not remain. (he/she/it stands, stays, remains)

Words meanings and morphology

निकृत्तशिरसः (nikṛttaśirasaḥ) - Refers to the enemy, Akṣayakumāra. (of him whose head was cut off)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nikṛttaśiras

nikṛttaśiras - headless, having the head cut off

Compound with P.P.P.

Compound: ni-kṛtta (cut off) + śiras (head). Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nikṛtta+śiras)

• nikṛtta – cut off, severed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root kṛt (to cut) with prefix ni.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: kṛt (class 6)
• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies tasya.

तस्य (tasya) - Of the slain foe. (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पतितस्य (patitasya) - Refers to the enemy who had fallen. (of him who had fallen, of the fallen one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, descended

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root pat (to fall).

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Modifies tasya.

महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - earth's surface, ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+tala)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, ground
  noun (neuter)

तत् (tat) - Refers to the army of the rākṣasa king. (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Modifies balam.

बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

राक्षसेन्द्रस्य (rākṣasendrasya) - Of Rāvaṇa, the king of the rākṣasas. (of the king of rākṣasas, of the lord of demons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - king of rākṣasas, lord of demons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king (as a suffix)
  noun (masculine)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - The rākṣasa army having seen. (having seen)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Absolutive (or Gerund) form of root dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - The army did not remain. (he/she/it stands, stays, remains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of tiṣṭhati

Present 3rd singular active

Present tense (Laṭ) 3rd singular active form of root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

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