वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-63, verse-14

रावणाद्विनिवृत्तार्था मर्तव्यकृतनिश्चया ।
देवी कथं चित् काकुत्स्थ त्वन्मना मार्गिता मया ॥१४॥

14. rāvaṇādvinivṛttārthā martavyakṛtaniścayā ,
devī kathaṃ cit kākutstha tvanmanā mārgitā mayā.

14. rāvaṇāt vinivṛttārthā martavyakṛtaniścayā devī
kathaṃ cit kākutstha tvatmanā mārgītā mayā

14. kākutstha rāvaṇāt vinivṛttārthā martavyakṛtaniścayā
tvatmanā devī mayā kathaṃ cit mārgītā

14. O Kakutstha, the goddess, whose purpose had turned away from Rāvaṇa, and who was resolved to die, was somehow searched for by me with her mind fixed on you.

Words meanings summery:

• रावणात् (rāvaṇāt) - from the demon king Rāvaṇa (from Rāvaṇa)

• विनिवृत्तार्था (vinivṛttārthā) - whose purpose (i.e., hope for release) had turned away from Rāvaṇa; having given up on Rāvaṇa (whose purpose is turned away; having given up the object/goal)

• मर्तव्यकृतनिश्चया (martavyakṛtaniścayā) - having made a firm decision that she must die (having made a firm resolve to die)

• देवी (devī) - the goddess Sītā (goddess, queen, noble lady)

• कथं (kathaṁ) - somehow, with great difficulty (how? in what way?)

• चित् (cit) - somehow (intensifier for kathaṃ) (indeed, just, even, somewhat)

• काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O Rāma, descendant of Kakutstha (descendant of Kakutstha)

• त्वत्मना (tvatmanā) - with her mind fixed on you (Rāma) (with your mind, having you in mind)

• मार्गीता (mārgītā) - was searched for (was searched, was sought)

• मया (mayā) - by me (Hanuman) (by me)

Words meanings and morphology

रावणात् (rāvaṇāt) - from the demon king Rāvaṇa (from Rāvaṇa)

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king of Laṅkā)

विनिवृत्तार्था (vinivṛttārthā) - whose purpose (i.e., hope for release) had turned away from Rāvaṇa; having given up on Rāvaṇa (whose purpose is turned away; having given up the object/goal)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vinivṛttārthā

vinivṛttārtha - having one's purpose turned away, disappointed in one's object

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vinivṛtta+artha)

• vinivṛtta – turned back, returned, ceased, withdrawn
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vṛt (to turn) with prefixes vi and ni
  Prefixes: vi+ni
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• artha – aim, purpose, object, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies devī

मर्तव्यकृतनिश्चया (martavyakṛtaniścayā) - having made a firm decision that she must die (having made a firm resolve to die)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of martavyakṛtaniścayā

martavyakṛtaniścaya - having made a firm resolve to die

Compound type : bahuvrihi (martavya+kṛta+niścaya)

• martavya – to be died, fit to die, destined to die
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From root mṛ (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• kṛta – done, made
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do, to make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• niścaya – firm resolve, decision, certainty
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies devī

देवी (devī) - the goddess Sītā (goddess, queen, noble lady)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, noble lady

कथं (kathaṁ) - somehow, with great difficulty (how? in what way?)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here in the sense of 'somehow'

चित् (cit) - somehow (intensifier for kathaṃ) (indeed, just, even, somewhat)

(indeclinable)

Note: When combined with interrogative pronouns, it forms indefinite pronouns (e.g., kaścit, kathaṃcit)

काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - O Rāma, descendant of Kakutstha (descendant of Kakutstha)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kakutstha (an ancient king, ancestor of Rāma)

patronymic from Kakutstha

Note: Addressed to Rāma

त्वत्मना (tvatmanā) - with her mind fixed on you (Rāma) (with your mind, having you in mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tvatmanas

tvatmanas - having you in mind, devoted to you

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tvad+manas)

• tvad – you, your
  pronoun
  From pronominal base 'tva'
• manas – mind, intellect, thought, spirit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies devī. Formed by sandhi of tvat + manā (masculine/feminine nominative singular of manas-stem adjective)

मार्गीता (mārgītā) - was searched for (was searched, was sought)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mārgita

mārgita - sought, searched for, investigated

Past Passive Participle

From root mārg (to seek, search)

Root: mārg (class 10)

Note: Acts as the main verb in passive construction with mayā. Qualifies devī.

मया (mayā) - by me (Hanuman) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Agent in passive construction