वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-10, verse-11

एवं वर्षसहस्राणि नव तस्यातिचक्रमुः ।
शिरांसि नव चाप्यस्य प्रविष्टानि हुताशनम् ॥११॥

11. evaṃ varṣasahasrāṇi nava tasyāticakramuḥ ,
śirāṃsi nava cāpyasya praviṣṭāni hutāśanam.

11. evaṃ varṣa-sahasrāṇi nava tasya aticakramuḥ
śirāṃsi nava ca api asya praviṣṭāni hutāśanam

11. In this manner, nine thousand years passed for him. And nine of his heads also entered the fire.

Words meanings summery:

• एवं (evaṁ) - thus, in this manner

• वर्ष-सहस्राणि (varṣa-sahasrāṇi) - thousands of years, years numbering thousands

• नव (nava) - nine

• तस्य (tasya) - For Ravana. (for him, of him)

• अतिचक्रमुः (aticakramuḥ) - passed, went by, elapsed

• शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads

• नव (nava) - nine

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even

• अस्य (asya) - Of Ravana. (of him)

• प्रविष्टानि (praviṣṭāni) - entered

• हुताशनम् (hutāśanam) - into the sacrificial fire. (into the fire)

Words meanings and morphology

एवं (evaṁ) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

वर्ष-सहस्राणि (varṣa-sahasrāṇi) - thousands of years, years numbering thousands

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of varṣasahasra

varṣasahasra - a thousand years

Compound type : tatpurusha (varṣa+sahasra)

• varṣa – year
  noun (neuter)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of aticakramuḥ.

नव (nava) - nine

(numeral)

Note: Adjective modifying varṣasahasrāṇi and śirāṃsi.

तस्य (tasya) - For Ravana. (for him, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Possessive, or dative of interest.

अतिचक्रमुः (aticakramuḥ) - passed, went by, elapsed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of atikram

Perfect Active

From prefix ati + root kram (to step, go)

Prefix: ati

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Verb for varṣasahasrāṇi.

शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - head

Note: Subject of praviṣṭāni.

नव (nava) - nine

(numeral)

Note: Adjective modifying varṣasahasrāṇi and śirāṃsi.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - Of Ravana. (of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Possessive for 'śirāṃsi'.

प्रविष्टानि (praviṣṭāni) - entered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of praviṣṭa

praviṣṭa - entered, gone into, initiated

Past Passive Participle

From prefix pra + root viś (to enter)

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with śirāṃsi.

हुताशनम् (hutāśanam) - into the sacrificial fire. (into the fire)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hutāśana

hutāśana - fire (literally 'eater of offerings')

Compound of 'huta' (offered) and 'aśana' (eating).

Compound type : tatpurusha (huta+aśana)

• huta – offered, sacrificed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root hu (to offer)
  Root: hu (class 3)
• aśana – eating, food, eater
  noun (masculine)
  From root aś (to eat)
  Root: aś (class 9)

Note: Direction of entry.