वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-96, verse-21

तच्छिरः पतितं भूमौ दृष्टं लोकैस्त्रिभिस्तदा ।
तस्यैव सदृशं चान्यद् रावणस्योत्थितं शिरः ॥२१॥

21. tacchiraḥ patitaṃ bhūmau dṛṣṭaṃ lokaistribhistadā ,
tasyaiva sadṛśaṃ cānyad rāvaṇasyotthitaṃ śiraḥ.

21. tat śiraḥ patitam bhūmau dṛṣṭam lokaiḥ tribhiḥ tadā
tasya eva sadṛśam ca anyat rāvaṇasya utthitam śiraḥ

21. tat śiraḥ bhūmau patitam tadā tribhiḥ lokaiḥ dṛṣṭam
ca tasya eva sadṛśam anyat rāvaṇasya śiraḥ utthitam

21. That head, having fallen to the ground, was then seen by the three worlds. And another head of Rāvaṇa, similar to that very one, immediately appeared.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (head) (that, it)

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• पतितम् (patitam) - fallen (fallen, descended)

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen (seen, observed)

• लोकैः (lokaiḥ) - by the worlds (by the worlds, by the people)

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by the three (by three)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (head) (of that, his)

• एव (eva) - very (one) (only, indeed, very)

• सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - similar (to the previous one) (similar, resembling, like)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - another (another, other)

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

• उत्थितम् (utthitam) - appeared (arisen, stood up, appeared)

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (head) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to the head mentioned in the previous verse.

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

Note: Subject of the clause 'tat śiraḥ patitam dṛṣṭam'.

पतितम् (patitam) - fallen (fallen, descended)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of patita

patita - fallen, descended, degraded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'pat' (पत्) with suffix '-ta'.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'śiraḥ'.

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

Note: Indicates location of falling.

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen (seen, observed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, visible, observed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dṛś' (दृश्) with suffix '-ta'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'śiraḥ'.

लोकैः (lokaiḥ) - by the worlds (by the worlds, by the people)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, space

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'dṛṣṭam'.

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by the three (by three)

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'lokaiḥ'.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' (तद्) with suffix '-dā' indicating time.

तस्य (tasya) - of that (head) (of that, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa or the previously mentioned head.

एव (eva) - very (one) (only, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - similar (to the previous one) (similar, resembling, like)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - similar, like, resembling

From 'sa' (same) + 'dṛś' (to see).

Note: Modifies 'anyat śiraḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two clauses.

अन्यत् (anyat) - another (another, other)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Modifies 'śiraḥ'.

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa, the demon king of Laṅkā

Note: Possessive, modifying 'śiraḥ'.

उत्थितम् (utthitam) - appeared (arisen, stood up, appeared)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utthita

utthita - arisen, stood up, appeared, produced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (स्था) with prefix 'ud' (उद्) and suffix '-ta'.

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'śiraḥ'.

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

Note: Subject of the clause 'anyat śiraḥ utthitam'.