वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-77, verse-8

ते तु दृष्ट्वा सहस्राक्षं मोहितं ब्रह्महत्यया ।
तं पुरस्कृत्य देवेशमश्वमेधं प्रचक्रिरे ॥८॥

8. te tu dṛṣṭvā sahasrākṣaṃ mohitaṃ brahmahatyayā ,
taṃ puraskṛtya deveśamaśvamedhaṃ pracakrire.

8. te tu dṛṣṭvā sahasrākṣam mohitam brahmahatyayā
tam puraskṛtya deveśam aśvamedham pracakrire

8. te tu sahasrākṣam brahmahatyayā mohitam deveśam
dṛṣṭvā tam puraskṛtya aśvamedham pracakrire

8. But they, seeing the lord of the gods (deveśa), the thousand-eyed (Indra), bewildered by the sin of brahmin-killing (brahmahatyā), placed him first and performed the aśvamedha (Vedic ritual).

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they (the sages or other deities) (they)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing

• सहस्राक्षम् (sahasrākṣam) - Indra, who is known as 'the thousand-eyed' (the thousand-eyed one)

• मोहितम् (mohitam) - bewildered or deluded by the sin (bewildered, deluded, enchanted)

• ब्रह्महत्यया (brahmahatyayā) - by the grave sin of slaying a brahmin (by the killing of a brahmin, by brahminicide)

• तम् (tam) - him (Indra) (him)

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having honored him (Indra) by placing him in a position of precedence (having placed in front, having honored, having made a leader)

• देवेशम् (deveśam) - Indra, the lord of the gods (lord of gods)

• अश्वमेधम् (aśvamedham) - the great Vedic ritual (yajña) known as aśvamedha (horse-sacrifice, aśvamedha)

• प्रचक्रिरे (pracakrire) - they performed, they did

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they (the sages or other deities) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root dṛś with suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सहस्राक्षम् (sahasrākṣam) - Indra, who is known as 'the thousand-eyed' (the thousand-eyed one)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sahasrākṣa

sahasrākṣa - thousand-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sahasra+akṣa)

• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

मोहितम् (mohitam) - bewildered or deluded by the sin (bewildered, deluded, enchanted)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mohita

mohita - bewildered, deluded, infatuated

past passive participle

Derived from root muh (to be bewildered)

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'sahasrākṣam'

ब्रह्महत्यया (brahmahatyayā) - by the grave sin of slaying a brahmin (by the killing of a brahmin, by brahminicide)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of brahmahatyā

brahmahatyā - brahminicide, the killing of a brahmin (a great sin)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+hatyā)

• brahman – brahmin (a member of the priestly class), sacred word, ultimate reality
  noun (masculine)
• hatyā – killing, murder, slaughter
  noun (feminine)

Note: Indicates the cause of bewilderment

तम् (tam) - him (Indra) (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having honored him (Indra) by placing him in a position of precedence (having placed in front, having honored, having made a leader)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root kṛ (to do, to make) with upasarga puras (in front)

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

देवेशम् (deveśam) - Indra, the lord of the gods (lord of gods)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deveśa

deveśa - lord of gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+īśa)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• īśa – lord, master
  noun (masculine)

अश्वमेधम् (aśvamedham) - the great Vedic ritual (yajña) known as aśvamedha (horse-sacrifice, aśvamedha)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśvamedha

aśvamedha - horse-sacrifice, aśvamedha (a major Vedic ritual)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+medha)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• medha – Vedic ritual, oblation, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)

प्रचक्रिरे (pracakrire) - they performed, they did

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pracakrire

Perfect tense form of kṛ with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)