वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-96, verse-22

तत् क्षिप्रं क्षिप्रहस्तेन रामेण क्षिप्रकारिणा ।
द्वितीयं रावणशिरश्छिन्नं संयति सायकैः ॥२२॥

22. tat kṣipraṃ kṣiprahastena rāmeṇa kṣiprakāriṇā ,
dvitīyaṃ rāvaṇaśiraśchinnaṃ saṃyati sāyakaiḥ.

22. tat kṣipram kṣiprahastena rāmeṇa kṣiprakāriṇā
dvitīyam rāvaṇaśiraḥ chinnam saṃyati sāyakaiḥ

22. tat dvitīyam rāvaṇaśiraḥ kṣiprahastena kṣiprakāriṇā
rāmeṇa saṃyati sāyakaiḥ kṣipram chinnam

22. That second head of Rāvaṇa was quickly severed in battle by Rāma, who was swift-handed and swift-acting, using his arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (second head) (that, it)

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

• क्षिप्रहस्तेन (kṣiprahastena) - by the swift-handed one (by the swift-handed)

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

• क्षिप्रकारिणा (kṣiprakāriṇā) - by the swift-acting one (by the swift-acting, by the one who acts quickly)

• द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam) - second

• रावणशिरः (rāvaṇaśiraḥ) - Rāvaṇa's head

• छिन्नम् (chinnam) - severed (cut, severed, broken)

• संयति (saṁyati) - in battle (in battle, in conflict, in restraint)

• सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - using his arrows (with arrows)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (second head) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to the new head that just appeared.

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially, modifying 'chinnam'.

क्षिप्रहस्तेन (kṣiprahastena) - by the swift-handed one (by the swift-handed)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣiprahasta

kṣiprahasta - swift-handed, quick at handiwork, skillful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣipra+hasta)

• kṣipra – quick, swift, rapid
  adjective (masculine)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'rāmeṇa'.

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (the seventh avatar of Viṣṇu), pleasing, black

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'chinnam'.

क्षिप्रकारिणा (kṣiprakāriṇā) - by the swift-acting one (by the swift-acting, by the one who acts quickly)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣiprakārin

kṣiprakārin - one who acts swiftly, quick in action

Compound with an agent suffix -in.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣipra+kārin)

• kṣipra – quick, swift, rapid
  adjective (masculine)
• kārin – acting, doing, making
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun suffix -in.
  From root 'kṛ' (कृ) with suffix '-in'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies 'rāmeṇa'.

द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam) - second

(numeral)

Note: Modifies 'rāvaṇaśiraḥ'.

रावणशिरः (rāvaṇaśiraḥ) - Rāvaṇa's head

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rāvaṇaśiras

rāvaṇaśiras - Rāvaṇa's head

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāvaṇa+śiras)

• rāvaṇa – Rāvaṇa, the demon king of Laṅkā
  proper noun (masculine)
• śiras – head, top, peak
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the passive clause 'chinnam'.

छिन्नम् (chinnam) - severed (cut, severed, broken)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of chinna

chinna - cut, severed, broken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'chid' (छिद्) with suffix '-na'.

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Main predicate, agrees with 'rāvaṇaśiraḥ'.

संयति (saṁyati) - in battle (in battle, in conflict, in restraint)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of saṃyati

saṁyati - battle, conflict, restraint, control

Prefix: sam

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Indicates the location/context of the action.

सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - using his arrows (with arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow, dart

From root 'si' (षि) 'to bind' or 'so' (सो) 'to sharpen' + suffix '-aka'.

Note: Instrument by which the head was severed.