योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-125, verse-45

हरो नखेन चिच्छेद सुकुमारमिवाम्बुजम् ।
शक्तोऽपि न पुनर्ब्रह्मा जनयामास तच्छिरः ॥ ४५ ॥

haro nakhena ciccheda sukumāramivāmbujam ,
śakto'pi na punarbrahmā janayāmāsa tacchiraḥ 45

45. haraḥ nakhena ciccheda sukumāram iva ambujam |
śaktaḥ api na punar brahmā janayāmāsa tat śiraḥ ||

45. haraḥ nakhena sukumāram ambujam iva (tat śiraḥ) ciccheda
brahmā śaktaḥ api tat śiraḥ punar na janayāmāsa

45. Shiva (Hara) severed [Brahma's head] with his nail as if it were a delicate lotus. Even though Brahma (brahmā) was capable, he did not generate that head again.

Words meanings summery:

• हरः (haraḥ) - Shiva

• नखेन (nakhena) - with the nail

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut off, severed

• सुकुमारम् (sukumāram) - very delicate, tender

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• अम्बुजम् (ambujam) - a lotus

• शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able, powerful

• अपि (api) - even, also, though

• न (na) - not

• पुनर् (punar) - again, repeatedly

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - the creator deity in Hinduism (Brahma)

• जनयामास (janayāmāsa) - he created, caused to be born

• तत् (tat) - referring to Brahma's head (that)

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - Brahma's head (head)

Words meanings and morphology

हरः (haraḥ) - Shiva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hara

hara - remover, destroyer, Shiva (as destroyer of evil or obstacles)

From root hṛ (to carry, take away, destroy).

Root: hṛ (class 1)

नखेन (nakhena) - with the nail

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nakha

nakha - nail, claw

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut off, severed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of chid

Past Perfect (liṭ)

Root: chid (class 7)

सुकुमारम् (sukumāram) - very delicate, tender

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukumāra

sukumāra - very tender, delicate, soft, graceful

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+kumāra)

• su – good, well, excellent, very
  indeclinable
  Intensifying or eulogistic prefix.
• kumāra – young, tender, boy, youth
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'ambujam'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

अम्बुजम् (ambujam) - a lotus

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambuja

ambuja - lotus (literally 'water-born')

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (ambhas+ja)

• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born from, produced from
  suffix (masculine)
  Derived from root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta

śakta - able, capable, powerful, mighty

Past Passive Participle

From root śak (to be able).

Root: śak (class 5)

अपि (api) - even, also, though

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

पुनर् (punar) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - the creator deity in Hinduism (Brahma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahma (the creator god), prayer, sacred word, the Absolute

जनयामास (janayāmāsa) - he created, caused to be born

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of janay

Past Perfect (liṭ), Causative

Causative stem from root jan (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

तत् (tat) - referring to Brahma's head (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

शिरः (śiraḥ) - Brahma's head (head)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak