वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-10, verse-9

इदमत्यद्भुतं श्रुत्वा सर्वेषां नो महामुने ।
कौतूहलं महज्जातं किमिदं साधु कथ्यताम् ॥९॥

9. idamatyadbhutaṃ śrutvā sarveṣāṃ no mahāmune ,
kautūhalaṃ mahajjātaṃ kimidaṃ sādhu kathyatām.

9. idam atyadbhutam śrutvā sarveṣām naḥ mahāmune
kautūhalam mahat jātam kim idam sādhu kathyatām

9. mahāmune idam atyadbhutam śrutvā sarveṣām naḥ
mahat kautūhalam jātam kim idam sādhu kathyatām

9. O great sage, having heard this very wonderful thing, a great curiosity has arisen in all of us. Please tell us clearly what this is.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this wonderful thing (referring to the phenomenon described) (this)

• अत्यद्भुतम् (atyadbhutam) - very wonderful, extremely amazing

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all of us (of all)

• नः (naḥ) - a great curiosity has arisen in us (to/for us, of us)

• महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage

• कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity, wonder

• महत् (mahat) - great, immense

• जातम् (jātam) - arisen, produced, born

• किम् (kim) - what?

• इदम् (idam) - this thing (that is causing curiosity) (this)

• साधु (sādhu) - properly, clearly, well

• कथ्यताम् (kathyatām) - let it be told

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this wonderful thing (referring to the phenomenon described) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Object of 'śrutvā' (having heard).

अत्यद्भुतम् (atyadbhutam) - very wonderful, extremely amazing

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of atyadbhuta

atyadbhuta - very wonderful, exceedingly strange or marvelous

Compound of 'ati' (very, exceedingly) and 'adbhuta' (wonderful).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ati+adbhuta)

• ati – over, beyond, excessively, very
  indeclinable
  A prefix or adverb.
• adbhuta – wonderful, astonishing, marvelous
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'idam'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Indeclinable past participle used to denote an action completed before the main verb.

Root: śru (class 5)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all of us (of all)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

नः (naḥ) - a great curiosity has arisen in us (to/for us, of us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Functions here similarly to a dative, expressing 'to us' or 'for us'.

महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'muni' (sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

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

कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity, wonder

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kautūhala

kautūhala - curiosity, eagerness, wonder

Derived from 'kutūhala' (curiosity).

महत् (mahat) - great, immense

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, mighty

Note: Agrees with 'kautūhalam'.

जातम् (jātam) - arisen, produced, born

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jan (to be born, produce).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'kautūhalam'.

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which, why

Note: Interrogative pronoun.

इदम् (idam) - this thing (that is causing curiosity) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the mysterious phenomenon.

साधु (sādhu) - properly, clearly, well

(indeclinable)

कथ्यताम् (kathyatām) - let it be told

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of kath

Root: kath (class 10)