वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-88, verse-14

तैः सायकैर्महावेगै रावणस्य महाद्युतिः ।
ध्वजं मनुष्यशीर्षं तु तस्य चिच्छेद नैकधा ॥१४॥

14. taiḥ sāyakairmahāvegai rāvaṇasya mahādyutiḥ ,
dhvajaṃ manuṣyaśīrṣaṃ tu tasya ciccheda naikadhā.

14. taiḥ sāyakaiḥ mahāvegaiḥ rāvaṇasya mahādyutiḥ
dhvajam manuṣyaśīrṣam tu tasya ciccheda naikadhā

14. With those swift and powerful arrows, the greatly radiant Lakshmana severed Ravana's banner, which was adorned with a human head, into countless pieces.

Words meanings summery:

• तैः (taiḥ) - with those

• सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - by arrows

• महावेगैः (mahāvegaiḥ) - swift and powerful (of great speed, very swift)

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Ravana

• महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - Lakshmana, the greatly radiant (greatly radiant, very brilliant)

• ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - banner, flag, standard

• मनुष्यशीर्षम् (manuṣyaśīrṣam) - adorned with a human head

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

• तस्य (tasya) - of Ravana (his, of him)

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, severed, split

• नैकधा (naikadhā) - into countless pieces (in many ways, into many pieces, variously)

Words meanings and morphology

तैः (taiḥ) - with those

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers back to the arrows mentioned in the previous verse.

सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow, dart

From root √si (to bind) or √sā (to pierce)

Note: Instrument of severing.

महावेगैः (mahāvegaiḥ) - swift and powerful (of great speed, very swift)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahāvega

mahāvega - of great speed, very swift

compound

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+vega)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• vega – speed, velocity, impulse
  noun (masculine)
  From root √vij (to move quickly) + a suffix
  Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'sāyakaiḥ'.

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Ravana

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (proper name)

Note: Possessive, 'of Ravana'.

महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - Lakshmana, the greatly radiant (greatly radiant, very brilliant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - of great splendor/lustre, greatly radiant

compound

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+dyuti)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• dyuti – splendor, lustre, radiance, light
  noun (feminine)
  From root √dyut (to shine) + ti suffix
  Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'Lakṣmaṇaḥ' (implied subject).

ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - banner, flag, standard

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhvaja

dhvaja - banner, flag, standard

From root √dhvaj (to move swiftly) or √dhvaṃs (to fall, destroy)

Note: Object of 'ciccheda'.

मनुष्यशीर्षम् (manuṣyaśīrṣam) - adorned with a human head

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of manuṣyaśīrṣa

manuṣyaśīrṣa - having a human head, adorned with a human head

compound

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (manuṣya+śīrṣa)

• manuṣya – human, man
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• śīrṣa – head, top
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śīrṣ

Note: Qualifies 'dhvajam'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the action.

तस्य (tasya) - of Ravana (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Refers to Ravana.

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, severed, split

(verb)

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

Perfect

Reduplicated Perfect (lit) from root √chid (7th class)

Root: chid (class 7)

नैकधा (naikadhā) - into countless pieces (in many ways, into many pieces, variously)

(indeclinable)

Compound (na + ekadhā)

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (na+ekadhā)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• ekadhā – in one way, once
  indeclinable
  From eka (one) + dhā suffix (in such a manner)

Note: Modifies 'ciccheda'.