वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-96, verse-23

छिन्नमात्रं च तच्छीर्षं पुनरन्यत् स्म दृश्यते ।
तदप्यशनिसंकाशैश्छिन्नं रामेण सायकैः ॥२३॥

23. chinnamātraṃ ca tacchīrṣaṃ punaranyat sma dṛśyate ,
tadapyaśanisaṃkāśaiśchinnaṃ rāmeṇa sāyakaiḥ.

23. chinnamātram ca tat śīrṣam punaḥ anyat sma dṛśyate
tat api aśanisaṃkāśaiḥ chinnam rāmeṇa sāyakaiḥ

23. tat śīrṣam chinnamātram ca punaḥ anyat dṛśyate
sma tat api rāmeṇa aśanisaṃkāśaiḥ sāyakaiḥ chinnam

23. As soon as that head was severed, another one was seen again. That one too was cut off by Rama with arrows resembling thunderbolts.

Words meanings summery:

• छिन्नमात्रम् (chinnamātram) - as soon as Ravana's head was severed (immediately severed, as soon as cut)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तत् (tat) - that (Ravana's) (that, it)

• शीर्षम् (śīrṣam) - (Ravana's) head (head)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew)

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

• स्म (sma) - (converts present dṛśyate to past) (indeed, certainly (when used with present tense verb, indicates past action))

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - was seen (is seen, appears)

• तत् (tat) - that (newly appearing head) (that, it)

• अपि (api) - also, too (also, even)

• अशनिसंकाशैः (aśanisaṁkāśaiḥ) - resembling thunderbolts (resembling thunderbolts, thunderbolt-like)

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

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by (Lord) Rama (by Rama)

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

Words meanings and morphology

छिन्नमात्रम् (chinnamātram) - as soon as Ravana's head was severed (immediately severed, as soon as cut)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of chinnamātra

chinnamātra - merely severed, just cut

compound of chinna (PPP of √chid) and mātra (suffix indicating 'mere', 'only')

Compound type : karmadhāraya (chinna+mātra)

• chinna – severed, cut, broken
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √chid (to cut, sever)
  Root: chid (class 7)
• mātra – mere, only, just; measure, quantity
  indeclinable (neuter)

Note: modifies śīrṣam

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

तत् (tat) - that (Ravana's) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to śīrṣam

शीर्षम् (śīrṣam) - (Ravana's) head (head)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śīrṣa

śīrṣa - head, top, summit

Note: Subject of dṛśyate

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb

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

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - another, other, different

Note: Acts as a pronoun here, implicitly 'another (head)'

स्म (sma) - (converts present dṛśyate to past) (indeed, certainly (when used with present tense verb, indicates past action))

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - was seen (is seen, appears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

present tense, middle voice

4th conjugation, middle voice, present indicative

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (newly appearing head) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to the 'new head' implicitly

अपि (api) - also, too (also, even)

(indeclinable)

Note: particle

अशनिसंकाशैः (aśanisaṁkāśaiḥ) - resembling thunderbolts (resembling thunderbolts, thunderbolt-like)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of aśanisaṃkāśa

aśanisaṁkāśa - resembling thunderbolts, like lightning

compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (aśani+saṃkāśa)

• aśani – thunderbolt, lightning, Indra's weapon
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, similar, like; appearance
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sam

Note: Modifies sāyakaiḥ

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

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of chinna

chinna - severed, cut, broken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √chid (to cut, sever)

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Predicate adjective, implicitly referring to tat (śīrṣam)

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by (Lord) Rama (by Rama)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper noun), pleasing, charming

Note: Agent of the passive action 'chinnam'

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

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow, missile

Derived from √so 'to send'

Root: sā (class 2)

Note: Instrument of the action 'chinnam'