वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-44, verse-11

कतरो राजवंशो ऽयं विशालायां महामुने ।
श्रोतुमिच्छामि भद्रं ते परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥११॥

11. kataro rājavaṃśo'yaṃ viśālāyāṃ mahāmune ,
śrotumicchāmi bhadraṃ te paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me.

11. kataraḥ rāja-vaṃśaḥ ayam viśālāyām mahā-mune
śrotum icchāmi bhadram te param kautūhalam hi me

11. mahā-mune,
ayam kataraḥ rāja-vaṃśaḥ viśālāyām? śrotum icchāmi; te bhadram; hi me param kautūhalam.

11. O great sage (mahāmuni), which royal dynasty is this in Viśālā? I wish to hear, as I have extreme curiosity (kautūhala). May good fortune be with you!

Words meanings summery:

• कतरः (kataraḥ) - which (of two or many), who

• राज-वंशः (rāja-vaṁśaḥ) - royal dynasty, lineage of kings

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• विशालायाम् (viśālāyām) - in Viśālā (name of a city)

• महा-मुने (mahā-mune) - O great sage (mahāmuni)

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, for hearing

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - good, welfare, auspiciousness

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• परम् (param) - great, extreme, supreme

• कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity (kautūhala), eagerness

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

Words meanings and morphology

कतरः (kataraḥ) - which (of two or many), who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of katara

katara - which (of two), who, what

राज-वंशः (rāja-vaṁśaḥ) - royal dynasty, lineage of kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājāvaṃśa

rājāvaṁśa - royal dynasty, lineage of kings

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+vaṃśa)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• vaṃśa – lineage, race, family, bamboo
  noun (masculine)

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

विशालायाम् (viśālāyām) - in Viśālā (name of a city)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of viśālā

viśālā - name of a city; vast, wide, spacious

महा-मुने (mahā-mune) - O great sage (mahāmuni)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, for hearing

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from root 'śru' with suffix '-tum'

Root: śru (class 5)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

भद्रम् (bhadram) - good, welfare, auspiciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - good, auspicious, prosperous, welfare

Note: Used in a blessing ('May good be to you')

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Can also be genitive

परम् (param) - great, extreme, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, extreme, other, subsequent

Note: Modifies kautūhalam

कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity (kautūhala), eagerness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kautūhala

kautūhala - curiosity, eager interest, wonder

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Can also be genitive