वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-44, verse-1

हतान्मन्त्रिसुतान्बुद्ध्वा वानरेण महात्मना ।
रावणः संवृताकारश्चकार मतिमुत्तमाम् ॥१॥

1. hatānmantrisutānbuddhvā vānareṇa mahātmanā ,
rāvaṇaḥ saṃvṛtākāraścakāra matimuttamām.

1. hatān mantrisutān buddhvā vānareṇa mahātmanā
rāvaṇaḥ saṃvṛtākāraḥ cakāra matim uttamām

1. rāvaṇaḥ saṃvṛtākāraḥ mahātmanā vānareṇa
mantrisutān hatān buddhvā uttamām matim cakāra

1. Having learned that his minister's sons had been killed by the great-souled (mahātman) monkey, Ravana, concealing his true feelings, made an excellent decision.

Words meanings summery:

• हतान् (hatān) - killed, slain

• मन्त्रिसुतान् (mantrisutān) - minister's sons

• बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having known, having understood

• वानरेण (vānareṇa) - by the monkey

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by Hanuman, who is great-souled (by the great-souled one)

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana

• संवृताकारः (saṁvṛtākāraḥ) - one whose form/disposition is concealed, hiding his true feelings

• चकार (cakāra) - he did, he made

• मतिम् (matim) - thought, intention, decision, mind

• उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - excellent, supreme, best

Words meanings and morphology

हतान् (hatān) - killed, slain

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of hata

hata - killed, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'han' (to strike, kill) with suffix 'kta'

Root: han (class 2)

मन्त्रिसुतान् (mantrisutān) - minister's sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mantrisuta

mantrisuta - son of a minister

Compound type : tatpurusha (mantrin+suta)

• mantrin – minister, counselor
  noun (masculine)
• suta – son, offspring
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sū' (to beget) with suffix 'kta'
  Root: sū (class 2)

बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having known, having understood

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'budh' (to know, perceive) with suffix 'tvā'

Root: budh (class 1)

वानरेण (vānareṇa) - by the monkey

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by Hanuman, who is great-souled (by the great-souled one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Ravana (proper name of the king of Lanka)

संवृताकारः (saṁvṛtākāraḥ) - one whose form/disposition is concealed, hiding his true feelings

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvṛtākāra

saṁvṛtākāra - having a concealed form or appearance, one whose nature is hidden

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saṃvṛta+ākāra)

• saṃvṛta – covered, concealed, hidden, restrained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'vṛ' (to cover, enclose) with prefix 'sam' and suffix 'kta'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, demeanor, disposition
  noun (masculine)

चकार (cakāra) - he did, he made

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मतिम् (matim) - thought, intention, decision, mind

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intelligence, intention, decision

उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - excellent, supreme, best

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme