वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-45, verse-2

स तु ध्यात्वा मुहूर्तं तु मन्त्रिभिः संविचार्य च ।
पुरीं परिययौ लङ्कां सर्वान् गुल्मानवेक्षितुम् ॥२॥

2. sa tu dhyātvā muhūrtaṃ tu mantribhiḥ saṃvicārya ca ,
purīṃ pariyayau laṅkāṃ sarvān gulmānavekṣitum.

2. saḥ tu dhyātvā muhūrtam tu mantribhiḥ saṃvicārya
ca purīm pariyayau laṅkām sarvān gulmān avekṣitum

2. saḥ tu muhūrtam dhyātvā.
tu mantribhiḥ ca saṃvicārya.
laṅkām purīm pariyayau.
sarvān gulmān avekṣitum.

2. But he, having pondered for a moment and having consulted with his ministers, went around the city of Laṅkā to inspect all the garrisons.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Rāvaṇa (he, that)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• ध्यात्वा (dhyātvā) - having meditated, having pondered

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, an instant

• तु (tu) - indeed, however

• मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - by ministers, with ministers

• संविचार्य (saṁvicārya) - having deliberated, having considered well

• च (ca) - and

• पुरीम् (purīm) - city

• परिययौ (pariyayau) - he went around, he circumambulated

• लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Laṅkā

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

• गुल्मान् (gulmān) - garrisons, military posts

• अवेक्षितुम् (avekṣitum) - to inspect, to observe

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Rāvaṇa (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction for contrast or emphasis.

ध्यात्वा (dhyātvā) - having meditated, having pondered

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive from root 'dhyai' (to contemplate, meditate)

Root: dhyai (class 1)

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, an instant

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, an instant, a short period of time (a measure of time)

Note: Accusative of duration.

तु (tu) - indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - by ministers, with ministers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counsellor, advisor

from 'mantra' (counsel) + '-in'

Note: Instrumental indicates accompaniment.

संविचार्य (saṁvicārya) - having deliberated, having considered well

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive from root 'car' (to move, go) with prefixes 'sam' and 'vi'

Prefixes: sam+vi

Root: car (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

पुरीम् (purīm) - city

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, stronghold

Root: pur (class 1)

Note: Object of 'pariyayau'.

परिययौ (pariyayau) - he went around, he circumambulated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pari-yā

Prefix: pari

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Perfect tense form.

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Laṅkā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Laṅkā (the island city, capital of Rāvaṇa)

Note: Refers to the city of Laṅkā.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies 'gulmān'.

गुल्मान् (gulmān) - garrisons, military posts

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gulma

gulma - troop, division of an army, garrison, military post

Note: Object of 'avekṣitum'.

अवेक्षितुम् (avekṣitum) - to inspect, to observe

(indeclinable)

infinitive (tum-suffixed)

infinitive from root 'īkṣ' (to see) with prefix 'ava'

Prefix: ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Infinitive of purpose.