वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-96, verse-24

एवमेव शतं छिन्नं शिरसां तुल्यवर्चसाम् ।
न चैव रावणस्यान्तो दृश्यते जीवितक्षये ॥२४॥

24. evameva śataṃ chinnaṃ śirasāṃ tulyavarcasām ,
na caiva rāvaṇasyānto dṛśyate jīvitakṣaye.

24. evam eva śatam chinnam śirasām tulyavarcasām
na ca eva rāvaṇasya antaḥ dṛśyate jīvitakṣaye

24. evam eva śirasām tulyavarcasām śatam chinnam
na ca eva rāvaṇasya antaḥ jīvitakṣaye dṛśyate

24. In this very manner, a hundred heads of equal splendor were severed. Yet, Ravana's end, signifying the exhaustion of his life, was not seen.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - in this very manner (thus, in this manner)

• एव (eva) - very, indeed (emphasizing 'this manner') (only, just, indeed, very)

• शतम् (śatam) - a hundred (heads) (a hundred)

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

• शिरसाम् (śirasām) - of heads

• तुल्यवर्चसाम् (tulyavarcasām) - of equal splendor (as the original head) (of equal splendor/power)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - yet, and (and, also)

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

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Ravana

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - the end, termination (end, limit, destruction)

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

• जीवितक्षये (jīvitakṣaye) - at the exhaustion of his life force (in the exhaustion of life, in the destruction of life)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - in this very manner (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - very, indeed (emphasizing 'this manner') (only, just, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle

शतम् (śatam) - a hundred (heads) (a hundred)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śata

śata - a hundred

Note: Subject of 'chinnam' (implicit verb 'were')

छिन्नम् (chinnam) - were severed (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: Refers to śatam (hundred heads)

शिरसाम् (śirasām) - of heads

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - head, top, summit

Note: Possessive, referring to the heads that were severed

तुल्यवर्चसाम् (tulyavarcasām) - of equal splendor (as the original head) (of equal splendor/power)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of tulyavarcas

tulyavarcas - of equal luster, splendor, power

compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tulya+varcas)

• tulya – equal, similar, like
  adjective (neuter)
• varcas – splendor, luster, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies śirasām

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - yet, and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Ravana

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (proper noun, king of Lanka)

Note: Possessive, modifying antaḥ

अन्तः (antaḥ) - the end, termination (end, limit, destruction)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, boundary, destruction, death

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)

जीवितक्षये (jīvitakṣaye) - at the exhaustion of his life force (in the exhaustion of life, in the destruction of life)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jīvitakṣaya

jīvitakṣaya - exhaustion/destruction of life

compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (jīvita+kṣaya)

• jīvita – life, living; lived, alive
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle of √jīv (to live), used as a noun
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• kṣaya – loss, destruction, exhaustion, decay
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √kṣi (to waste, destroy)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Indicates the condition under which the end was not seen.