वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-30, verse-21

अथ रामो महातेजा विश्वामित्रं महामुनिम् ।
पप्रच्छ मुनिशार्दूलं कौतूहलसमन्वितः ॥२१॥

21. atha rāmo mahātejā viśvāmitraṃ mahāmunim ,
papraccha muniśārdūlaṃ kautūhalasamanvitaḥ.

21. atha rāmaḥ mahātejāḥ viśvāmitram mahāmunim
papraccha muniśārdūlam kautūhalasamanvitaḥ

21. atha mahātejāḥ rāmaḥ kautūhalasamanvitaḥ
mahāmunim muniśārdūlam viśvāmitram papraccha

21. Then, Rama, mighty-spirited and filled with curiosity, asked the great sage Vishwamitra, who was like a tiger among ascetics.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, therefore)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Prince Rama (Rama (name of the prince of Ayodhya))

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - mighty-spirited (Rama) (greatly resplendent, mighty-spirited, full of great energy)

• विश्वामित्रम् (viśvāmitram) - to the sage Vishwamitra (Vishwamitra (name of a great sage))

• महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - to the great sage (Vishwamitra) (great sage, great ascetic)

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked (asked, enquired)

• मुनिशार्दूलम् (muniśārdūlam) - to the foremost among ascetics (Vishwamitra) (tiger among sages, pre-eminent sage, best of sages)

• कौतूहलसमन्वितः (kautūhalasamanvitaḥ) - filled with curiosity (Rama) (endowed with curiosity, filled with eagerness)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, therefore)

(indeclinable)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Prince Rama (Rama (name of the prince of Ayodhya))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of the prince of Ayodhya), pleasing, charming

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - mighty-spirited (Rama) (greatly resplendent, mighty-spirited, full of great energy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor, great energy, mighty-spirited

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power, fire
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Rāma.

विश्वामित्रम् (viśvāmitram) - to the sage Vishwamitra (Vishwamitra (name of a great sage))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Vishwamitra (name of a celebrated sage), friend of all

Compound type : bahuvrihi (viśva+mitra)

• viśva – all, whole, universal
  adjective
• mitra – friend, companion, ally
  noun (masculine)

महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - to the great sage (Vishwamitra) (great sage, great ascetic)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic, contemplative person
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Viśvāmitra.

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked (asked, enquired)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

From √prach (to ask), reduplicated perfect form, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: prach (class 6)

मुनिशार्दूलम् (muniśārdūlam) - to the foremost among ascetics (Vishwamitra) (tiger among sages, pre-eminent sage, best of sages)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muniśārdūla

muniśārdūla - tiger among sages, best of sages, pre-eminent sage

Compound type : tatpurusha (muni+śārdūla)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger, best, pre-eminent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Viśvāmitra.

कौतूहलसमन्वितः (kautūhalasamanvitaḥ) - filled with curiosity (Rama) (endowed with curiosity, filled with eagerness)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kautūhalasamanvita

kautūhalasamanvita - filled with curiosity, eager, inquisitive

Compound type : tatpurusha (kautūhala+samanvita)

• kautūhala – curiosity, eagerness, interest
  noun (neuter)
• samanvita – endowed with, possessed of, accompanied by
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam-an-√i (to go together, to be united with).
  Prefixes: sam+anu
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Refers to Rāma.