वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-53, verse-16

न सुहृद्भिर्न चामात्यैर्मन्त्रयित्वा न नैगमैः ।
मयायमर्थः संमोहात् स्त्रीहेतोः सहसा कृतः ॥१६॥

16. na suhṛdbhirna cāmātyairmantrayitvā na naigamaiḥ ,
mayāyamarthaḥ saṃmohāt strīhetoḥ sahasā kṛtaḥ.

16. na suhṛdbhiḥ na ca amātyaiḥ mantrayitvā na naigamaiḥ
mayā ayam arthaḥ saṃmohāt strīhetoḥ sahasā kṛtaḥ

16. mayā suhṛdbhiḥ na amātyaiḥ ca na naigamaiḥ na
mantrayitvā ayam arthaḥ saṃmohāt strīhetoḥ sahasā kṛtaḥ

16. Without consulting with friends, or ministers, or even citizens, I impulsively carried out this matter out of sheer delusion, all for the sake of a woman.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• सुहृद्भिः (suhṛdbhiḥ) - with friends

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - nor (and, also, but, moreover)

• अमात्यैः (amātyaiḥ) - with ministers, with associates

• मन्त्रयित्वा (mantrayitvā) - having consulted, having deliberated

• न (na) - not

• नैगमैः (naigamaiḥ) - with citizens, with merchants

• मया (mayā) - By King Daśaratha (by me)

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - this matter (of sending Rāma to exile) (matter, affair, purpose, wealth)

• संमोहात् (saṁmohāt) - from great delusion, out of complete bewilderment

• स्त्रीहेतोः (strīhetoḥ) - for the sake of Kaikeyī (for the sake of a woman, due to a woman)

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, impulsively, rashly, violently

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, made, performed

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

सुहृद्भिः (suhṛdbhiḥ) - with friends

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, benevolent

Compound su (good) + hṛd (heart).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+hṛd)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• hṛd – heart, mind, soul
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used with implied saha (together with).

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

च (ca) - nor (and, also, but, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Often used with na to mean "nor".

अमात्यैः (amātyaiḥ) - with ministers, with associates

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of amātya

amātya - minister, colleague, associate, kinsman

From amā (at home, together) + tya suffix.

Note: Used with implied saha.

मन्त्रयित्वा (mantrayitvā) - having consulted, having deliberated

(indeclinable)

Denominative verb absolutive

Denominative verb formed from the noun mantra (counsel), then absolutive form added with ktvā suffix.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Expresses the action performed prior to the main verb.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

नैगमैः (naigamaiḥ) - with citizens, with merchants

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of naigama

naigama - citizen, merchant, town-dweller, belonging to a guild

From nigama (market, town, guild).

Note: Used with implied saha.

मया (mayā) - By King Daśaratha (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, me

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Agent of the passive verb kṛtaḥ.

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with arthaḥ.

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - this matter (of sending Rāma to exile) (matter, affair, purpose, wealth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, thing, matter, wealth

संमोहात् (saṁmohāt) - from great delusion, out of complete bewilderment

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃmoha

saṁmoha - great delusion, infatuation, bewilderment, error

From root muh (to be bewildered) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Indicates the cause or reason.

स्त्रीहेतोः (strīhetoḥ) - for the sake of Kaikeyī (for the sake of a woman, due to a woman)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of strīhetu

strīhetu - reason of a woman, for a woman's sake

Compound strī (woman) + hetu (reason, cause).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (strī+hetu)

• strī – woman, wife, female
  noun (feminine)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive, instrument
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates the reason.

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, impulsively, rashly, violently

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, made, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, created

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)