वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-68, verse-6

मोहनार्थं तु सर्वेषां बुद्धिं कृत्वा सुदुर्मतिः ।
हन्तुं सीतां व्यवसितो वानराभिमुखो ययौ ॥६॥

6. mohanārthaṃ tu sarveṣāṃ buddhiṃ kṛtvā sudurmatiḥ ,
hantuṃ sītāṃ vyavasito vānarābhimukho yayau.

6. mohanārtham tu sarveṣām buddhim kṛtvā sudurmatiḥ
hantum sītām vyavasitaḥ vānarābhimukhaḥ yayau

6. sudurmatiḥ mohanārtham tu sarveṣām buddhim kṛtvā
sītām hantum vyavasitaḥ vānarābhimukhaḥ yayau

6. That very evil-minded one, having resolved to kill Sita, devised a plan to bewilder all of them and went towards the monkeys.

Words meanings summery:

• मोहनार्थम् (mohanārtham) - for the purpose of delusion, for bewildering

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all the monkeys (of all, for all)

• बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - a plan, a strategy (intellect, mind, understanding, plan)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having devised, having formed (a plan) (having done, having made, having formed)

• सुदुर्मतिः (sudurmatiḥ) - the very evil-minded (Indrajit) (very evil-minded, very wicked)

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill (Sita) (to kill, to strike)

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sita

• व्यवसितः (vyavasitaḥ) - resolved (to kill Sita) (resolved, determined, prepared)

• वानराभिमुखः (vānarābhimukhaḥ) - facing the monkeys

• ययौ (yayau) - he went, he departed

Words meanings and morphology

मोहनार्थम् (mohanārtham) - for the purpose of delusion, for bewildering

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mohanārtha

mohanārtha - purpose of delusion, bewildering purpose

Compound type : tatpurusha (mohana+artha)

• mohana – deluding, bewildering, delusion
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root muh
  root muh (to be bewildered, to delude) + ana suffix
  Root: muh (class 4)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to express purpose.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all the monkeys (of all, for all)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Refers to the monkeys (vānara).

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - a plan, a strategy (intellect, mind, understanding, plan)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, mind, understanding, plan, intention

From root budh (to know, understand)

Root: budh (class 1)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having devised, having formed (a plan) (having done, having made, having formed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Root kṛ + suffix tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) indicates action completed before the main verb.

सुदुर्मतिः (sudurmatiḥ) - the very evil-minded (Indrajit) (very evil-minded, very wicked)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudurmati

sudurmati - very wicked, evil-minded

Compound type : karmadharaya (su+durmati)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix/adverb
• durmati – evil-minded, wicked, bad intention
  noun (masculine)
  dur (bad) + mati (mind)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (Indrajit).

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill (Sita) (to kill, to strike)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Root han + suffix tum

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Expresses purpose.

सीताम् (sītām) - Sita

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (daughter of Janaka, wife of Rama)

Note: Object of hantum.

व्यवसितः (vyavasitaḥ) - resolved (to kill Sita) (resolved, determined, prepared)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavasita

vyavasita - resolved, determined, undertaken, prepared

past passive participle

vi + ava + root so (to end, to determine) + kta (ta)

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: so (class 4)

Note: Past passive participle used in active sense.

वानराभिमुखः (vānarābhimukhaḥ) - facing the monkeys

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānarābhimukha

vānarābhimukha - facing the monkeys

Compound type : tatpurusha (vānara+abhimukha)

• vānara – monkey, belonging to monkeys
  noun (masculine)
• abhimukha – facing, turned towards, confronting
  adjective (masculine)
  abhi (towards) + mukha (face)
  Prefix: abhi

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (Indrajit).

ययौ (yayau) - he went, he departed

(verb)

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

perfect tense (lit)

Reduplicated perfect form of root yā

Root: yā (class 2)