वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-5, verse-4

तदिदं वर्तयिष्यामि सर्वं निखिलमादितः ।
धर्मकामार्थसहितं श्रोतव्यमनसूयया ॥४॥

4. tadidaṃ vartayiṣyāmi sarvaṃ nikhilamāditaḥ ,
dharmakāmārthasahitaṃ śrotavyamanasūyayā.

4. tat idam vartayiṣyāmi sarvam nikhilam āditaḥ
dharmakāmārthasahitam śrotavyam anasūyayā

4. aham idam tat sarvam nikhilam dharmakāmārthasahitam āditaḥ vartayiṣyāmi,
anasūyayā śrotavyam (idam)

4. Therefore, I will narrate this entire and complete story from the beginning. It encompasses natural law (dharma), legitimate desire (kāma), and purpose (artha), and it should be listened to without envy.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore, so

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वर्तयिष्यामि (vartayiṣyāmi) - I will narrate, I will relate, I will cause to proceed

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

• निखिलम् (nikhilam) - complete, whole, without remainder

• आदितः (āditaḥ) - from the beginning, firstly

• धर्मकामार्थसहितम् (dharmakāmārthasahitam) - accompanied by natural law (dharma), legitimate desire (kāma), and worldly prosperity (artha); imbued with these three pursuits

• श्रोतव्यम् (śrotavyam) - ought to be heard, should be listened to, listenable

• अनसूयया (anasūyayā) - without envy, with an ungrudging spirit

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, therefore, so

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it; therefore, so (as an indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the narrative (ākhyānam) from the previous verse.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Note: Refers to the narrative (ākhyānam) from the previous verse.

वर्तयिष्यामि (vartayiṣyāmi) - I will narrate, I will relate, I will cause to proceed

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, Future (lṛṭ) of vṛt

Causative form of root √vṛt.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with the implied object 'idam' (the story).

निखिलम् (nikhilam) - complete, whole, without remainder

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nikhila

nikhila - whole, entire, complete, perfect

Note: Agrees with the implied object 'idam' (the story).

आदितः (āditaḥ) - from the beginning, firstly

(indeclinable)

From ādi with suffix -tas

धर्मकामार्थसहितम् (dharmakāmārthasahitam) - accompanied by natural law (dharma), legitimate desire (kāma), and worldly prosperity (artha); imbued with these three pursuits

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmakāmārthasahita

dharmakāmārthasahita - accompanied by (or comprising) dharma, kāma, and artha (the three aims of human life)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dharma+kāma+artha+sahita)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, religious merit; one of the four aims of human life (puruṣārtha)
  noun (masculine)
• kāma – desire, wish, pleasure, love; one of the four aims of human life (puruṣārtha)
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, property, prosperity; one of the four aims of human life (puruṣārtha)
  noun (masculine)
• sahita – accompanied by, together with, connected with, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix sa- (or sam-) with root √dhā 'to put, place'
  Prefix: sa
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with the implied object 'idam' (the story).

श्रोतव्यम् (śrotavyam) - ought to be heard, should be listened to, listenable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śrotavya

śrotavya - to be heard, fit to be heard, audible, listenable

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

From root √śru 'to hear'

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Functions as a predicate, implying 'it should be heard'.

अनसूयया (anasūyayā) - without envy, with an ungrudging spirit

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of anasūyā

anasūyā - absence of envy, good-will, ungrudging spirit

Compound of a- (negation) + asūyā (envy, jealousy)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (a+asūyā)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• asūyā – envy, jealousy, intolerance, detraction
  noun (feminine)