वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-110, verse-24

तां कथां श्रोतुमिच्छामि विस्तरेण च मैथिलि ।
यथानुभूतं कार्त्स्न्येन तन्मे त्वं वक्तुमर्हसि ॥२४॥

24. tāṃ kathāṃ śrotumicchāmi vistareṇa ca maithili ,
yathānubhūtaṃ kārtsnyena tanme tvaṃ vaktumarhasi.

24. tām kathām śrotum icchāmi vistareṇa ca maithili
yathā anubhūtam kārtsnyena tat me tvam vaktum arhasi

24. maithili tām kathām vistareṇa ca śrotum icchāmi tvam
me yathā anubhūtam kārtsnyena tat vaktum arhasi

24. O Maithili, I wish to hear that story in detail. You should tell me the entire account, just as you experienced it fully.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that (story) (that, her, it)

• कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale, narrative

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, for hearing

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail, extensively, fully

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• मैथिलि (maithili) - Refers to Sita (O Maithili, O princess of Mithila)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• अनुभूतम् (anubhūtam) - as it was experienced (by you) (experienced, felt, perceived)

• कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - completely, entirely, wholly

• तत् (tat) - that (story/account) (that, it)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, my, for me)

• त्वम् (tvam) - (Sita) (you)

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to tell

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought to (tell) (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that (story) (that, her, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, she, he

Note: Refers to 'kathām'

कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale, narrative

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative

Root: kath (class 1)

Note: Object of 'icchāmi'

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, for hearing

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed with suffix -tum

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Infinitive expressing purpose

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

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

Present Active

1st person singular

Root: iṣ (class 6)

विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail, extensively, fully

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vistara

vistara - detail, expansion, breadth

From vi- + √stṛ (to spread)

Prefix: vi

Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Adverbial use of instrumental case

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

मैथिलि (maithili) - Refers to Sita (O Maithili, O princess of Mithila)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - a woman from Mithila, Sita

From Mithilā (the kingdom)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

अनुभूतम् (anubhūtam) - as it was experienced (by you) (experienced, felt, perceived)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of anubhūta

anubhūta - experienced, felt, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From anu- + √bhū (to be, to happen, to experience)

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Describes 'that which was experienced'

कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - completely, entirely, wholly

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kārtsnya

kārtsnya - completeness, totality, entireness

From kṛtsna (whole, entire) + -ya (suffix for abstract noun)

तत् (tat) - that (story/account) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, she, he

Note: Object of 'vaktum arhasi'

मे (me) - to me (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Here used as dative (to me)

त्वम् (tvam) - (Sita) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

Note: Subject of 'vaktum arhasi'

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to tell

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root √vac (class 2)

Root: vac (class 2)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought to (tell) (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present Active

2nd person singular

Root: arh (class 1)