वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-22, verse-8

कस्यायमाश्रमः पुण्यः को न्वस्मिन् वसते पुमान् ।
भगवञ् श्रोतुमिच्छावः परं कौतूहलं हि नौ ॥८॥

8. kasyāyamāśramaḥ puṇyaḥ ko nvasmin vasate pumān ,
bhagavañ śrotumicchāvaḥ paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi nau.

8. kasya ayam āśramaḥ puṇyaḥ kaḥ nu asmin vasate pumān
bhagavan śrotum icchāvaḥ param kautūhalam hi nau

8. bhagavan ayam puṇyaḥ āśramaḥ kasya kaḥ nu pumān asmin
vasate nau param kautūhalam hi (ataḥ) śrotum icchāvaḥ

8. "Whose sacred hermitage (āśrama) is this? Who indeed resides here, O venerable one? We wish to hear, for indeed, great curiosity fills us."

Words meanings summery:

• कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) - hermitage, retreat (āśrama)

• पुण्यः (puṇyaḥ) - sacred, holy, meritorious

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, pray

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (hermitage) (in this)

• वसते (vasate) - resides, dwells

• पुमान् (pumān) - person, man, male

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - addressing Viśvāmitra (O revered one, O worshipful one)

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, to listen

• इच्छावः (icchāvaḥ) - we two desire, we two wish

• परम् (param) - great, supreme, ultimate

• कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity, eager interest

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• नौ (nau) - to us two, for us two, of us two

Words meanings and morphology

कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Modifies 'āśramaḥ'

आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) - hermitage, retreat (āśrama)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, retreat; stage of life

पुण्यः (puṇyaḥ) - sacred, holy, meritorious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, meritorious, virtuous

Note: Modifies 'āśramaḥ'

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

नु (nu) - indeed, now, pray

(indeclinable)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (hermitage) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Refers to 'āśramaḥ'

वसते (vasate) - resides, dwells

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vas

Present tense, Ātmanepada, 3rd person singular

Root: vas (class 1)

पुमान् (pumān) - person, man, male

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pums

pums - man, male, person, spirit

भगवन् (bhagavan) - addressing Viśvāmitra (O revered one, O worshipful one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - revered, worshipful, divine; a lord, god

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, to listen

(infinitive)

इच्छावः (icchāvaḥ) - we two desire, we two wish

(verb)

1st person , dual, active, present (lat) of iṣ

Present tense, Parasmaipada, 1st person dual

Root: iṣ (class 6)

परम् (param) - great, supreme, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

Note: Modifies 'kautūhalam'

कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity, eager interest

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kautūhala

kautūhala - curiosity, eager interest, spectacle

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

नौ (nau) - to us two, for us two, of us two

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Also used for Dative/Accusative dual