योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-109, verse-29

छिन्नमेष शिरो यावज्जुहोत्यसितवर्त्मने ।
तावच्छरीरेण सह पपाताग्नौ स पार्थिवः ॥ २९ ॥

chinnameṣa śiro yāvajjuhotyasitavartmane ,
tāvaccharīreṇa saha papātāgnau sa pārthivaḥ 29

29. chinnam eṣaḥ śiraḥ yāvat juhoti asitavartmane
tāvat śarīreṇa saha papāta agnau saḥ pārthivaḥ

29. yāvat eṣaḥ chinnam śiraḥ asitavartmane juhoti
tāvat saḥ pārthivaḥ śarīreṇa saha agnau papāta

29. As soon as he was about to offer that severed head to the fire-god (asitavartman), that king (pārthiva) himself fell into the fire along with his body.

Words meanings summery:

• छिन्नम् (chinnam) - severed, cut off

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this king (this)

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as soon as, while

• जुहोति (juhoti) - he offers, he sacrifices

• असितवर्त्मने (asitavartmane) - to Agni, the fire-god (to the one whose path is black, to the fire-god (Agni))

• तावत् (tāvat) - then, at that very moment

• शरीरेण (śarīreṇa) - with the body

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• पपात (papāta) - he fell, fell down

• अग्नौ (agnau) - into the fire

• सः (saḥ) - that king (he, that)

• पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - king, earthly ruler

Words meanings and morphology

छिन्नम् (chinnam) - severed, cut off

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of chinna

chinna - cut, severed, divided

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √chid (to cut).

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Modifies śiraḥ.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this king (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the king, subject of juhoti.

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top

Note: Direct object of juhoti.

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as soon as, while

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal conjunction.

जुहोति (juhoti) - he offers, he sacrifices

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of hu

Root: hu (class 3)

Note: The action he was performing.

असितवर्त्मने (asitavartmane) - to Agni, the fire-god (to the one whose path is black, to the fire-god (Agni))

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of asitavartman

asitavartman - one whose path is black (epithet for fire/Agni, due to smoke)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (asita+vartman)

• asita – black, dark
  adjective (masculine)
• vartman – path, road, track
  noun (neuter)

Note: Recipient of the offering. A common epithet for Agni (fire).

तावत् (tāvat) - then, at that very moment

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal conjunction.

शरीरेण (śarīreṇa) - with the body

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal frame

Note: Accompaniment, used with saha.

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition.

पपात (papāta) - he fell, fell down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the second clause.

अग्नौ (agnau) - into the fire

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, fire-god

Note: Location of falling.

सः (saḥ) - that king (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of papāta.

पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - king, earthly ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - king, ruler, belonging to the earth

Derived from 'pṛthivī' (earth).

Note: In apposition to saḥ, specifies who 'he' is.