वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-32, verse-15

असमञ्जो गृहीत्वा तु क्रीडितः पथि दारकान् ।
सरय्वाः प्रक्षिपन्नप्सु रमते तेन दुर्मतिः ॥१५॥

15. asamañjo gṛhītvā tu krīḍitaḥ pathi dārakān ,
sarayvāḥ prakṣipannapsu ramate tena durmatiḥ.

15. asamañjaḥ gṛhītvā tu krīḍitaḥ pathi dārakān
sarayvāḥ prakṣipan apsu ramate tena durmatiḥ

15. durmatiḥ asamañjaḥ tu pathi krīḍitaḥ dārakān
gṛhītvā sarayvāḥ apsu prakṣipan tena ramate

15. Asamañja, that wicked one, having seized the boys who had been playing on the road, would throw them into the waters of the Sarayu and find delight in that act.

Words meanings summery:

• असमञ्जः (asamañjaḥ) - Asamañja (the character in the narrative) (Asamañja (proper name))

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having seized (having seized, having taken, having grasped)

• तु (tu) - indeed (emphatic) (but, indeed, yet, on the other hand)

• क्रीडितः (krīḍitaḥ) - one who had engaged in (mischievous) play (played, sportive, one who has played, one who engages in sport/mischief)

• पथि (pathi) - on the road (on the path, on the road, in the way)

• दारकान् (dārakān) - boys (boys, children, youngsters)

• सरय्वाः (sarayvāḥ) - of the Sarayu river (of the Sarayu (river))

• प्रक्षिपन् (prakṣipan) - throwing (them) (throwing down, casting, projecting)

• अप्सु (apsu) - into the waters (in the waters, into the waters)

• रमते (ramate) - he delights (in doing this) (he delights, enjoys, sports)

• तेन (tena) - in that (act) (by him, by that, with that)

• दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - that wicked one (referring to Asamañja) (evil-minded, wicked, foolish)

Words meanings and morphology

असमञ्जः (asamañjaḥ) - Asamañja (the character in the narrative) (Asamañja (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asamañja

asamañja - Asamañja (a proper name, particularly a son of King Sagara)

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having seized (having seized, having taken, having grasped)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root grah (to seize, take) with suffix -tvā

Root: grah (class 9)

तु (tu) - indeed (emphatic) (but, indeed, yet, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

क्रीडितः (krīḍitaḥ) - one who had engaged in (mischievous) play (played, sportive, one who has played, one who engages in sport/mischief)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krīḍita

krīḍita - played, sportive, having played

Past Passive Participle

from root krīḍ (to play) and suffix -ta, used as a noun or adjective

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

पथि (pathi) - on the road (on the path, on the road, in the way)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way

दारकान् (dārakān) - boys (boys, children, youngsters)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dāraka

dāraka - boy, child, youngster

सरय्वाः (sarayvāḥ) - of the Sarayu river (of the Sarayu (river))

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sarayū

sarayū - Sarayu (a sacred river, often associated with Ayodhya)

Note: Can also be ablative singular

प्रक्षिपन् (prakṣipan) - throwing (them) (throwing down, casting, projecting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prakṣipat

prakṣipat - throwing down, casting, projecting

Present Active Participle

from pra- (prefix) + kṣip (root 'to throw')

Prefix: pra

Root: kṣip (class 6)

अप्सु (apsu) - into the waters (in the waters, into the waters)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

रमते (ramate) - he delights (in doing this) (he delights, enjoys, sports)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ram

Root: ram (class 1)

तेन (tena) - in that (act) (by him, by that, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the act of throwing boys into the water

दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - that wicked one (referring to Asamañja) (evil-minded, wicked, foolish)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durmati

durmati - evil-minded, wicked, foolish

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+mati)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  prefix
• mati – mind, intellect, intention
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Modifies Asamañja