वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-23, verse-6

राघवस्य वचः श्रुत्वा कौतूहल समन्वितम् ।
कथयामास धर्मात्मा तस्य शब्दस्य निश्चयम् ॥६॥

6. rāghavasya vacaḥ śrutvā kautūhala samanvitam ,
kathayāmāsa dharmātmā tasya śabdasya niścayam.

6. rāghavasya vacaḥ śrutvā kautūhala samanvitam
kathayāmāsa dharmātmā tasya śabdasya niścayam

6. dharmātmā rāghavasya kautūhala samanvitam vacaḥ
śrutvā tasya śabdasya niścayam kathayāmāsa

6. Upon hearing Rāghava's words, which were full of curiosity, the righteous soul (dharmātmā) narrated the true nature of that sound.

Words meanings summery:

• राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāma (of Rāghava, of Rāma)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, saying)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (having heard, after hearing)

• कौतूहल (kautūhala) - curiosity (curiosity, eagerness, wonder)

• समन्वितम् (samanvitam) - full of (curiosity) (endowed with, accompanied by, full of)

• कथयामास (kathayāmāsa) - he explained, narrated (he told, narrated, explained)

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - the righteous soul (Viśvāmitra) (righteous soul, one whose nature is dharma, virtuous person)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (sound) (of that, his)

• शब्दस्य (śabdasya) - of the sound (of sound, of word, of noise)

• निश्चयम् (niścayam) - the true nature, explanation (certainty, ascertainment, true nature, determination, explanation)

Words meanings and morphology

राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - of Rāma (of Rāghava, of Rāma)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - a descendant of Raghu, especially Rāma; belonging to Raghu's family

वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying, voice

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Can also be nominative singular. In this context, it is the object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (having heard, after hearing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

कौतूहल (kautūhala) - curiosity (curiosity, eagerness, wonder)

(noun)

neuter, singular of kautūhala

kautūhala - curiosity, eagerness, wonder, festive joy

Note: Part of a compound 'kautūhala-samanvitam'. Here it is the first part, in its stem form.

समन्वितम् (samanvitam) - full of (curiosity) (endowed with, accompanied by, full of)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samanvita

samanvita - endowed with, possessed of, accompanied by, connected with

Past Passive Participle

From sam-anv-i (to go with)

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Used as an adjective modifying 'vacaḥ' (neuter accusative singular).

कथयामास (kathayāmāsa) - he explained, narrated (he told, narrated, explained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of kathayāmāsa

Perfect tense

Causative stem of kath, then perfect tense. Often used to indicate a past action.

Root: kath (class 10)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - the righteous soul (Viśvāmitra) (righteous soul, one whose nature is dharma, virtuous person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous-minded, virtuous, pious; one whose intrinsic nature (ātman) is righteousness (dharma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – intrinsic nature, natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, cosmic order
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, breath
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Refers to Viśvāmitra in the context of Rāmāyaṇa.

तस्य (tasya) - of that (sound) (of that, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'śabdasya'.

शब्दस्य (śabdasya) - of the sound (of sound, of word, of noise)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word, speech

निश्चयम् (niścayam) - the true nature, explanation (certainty, ascertainment, true nature, determination, explanation)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - ascertainment, certainty, determination, resolution, true nature

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Object of 'kathayāmāsa'.