वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-4, verse-7

एतद्विस्तरतः सर्वं कथयस्व ममानघ ।
कौतूहलं कृतं मह्यं नुद भानुर्यथा तमः ॥७॥

7. etadvistarataḥ sarvaṃ kathayasva mamānagha ,
kautūhalaṃ kṛtaṃ mahyaṃ nuda bhānuryathā tamaḥ.

7. etat vistarataḥ sarvam kathayasva mama anagha
kautūhalam kṛtam mahyam nuda bhānuḥ yathā tamaḥ

7. anagha,
etat sarvam vistarataḥ mama kathayasva.
mahyam kautūhalam kṛtam (asti),
(tat) nuda yathā bhānuḥ tamaḥ (nudati).

7. O sinless one, tell me all of this in detail. My curiosity has been aroused; dispel it, just as the sun dispels darkness.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (entire matter of the Rākṣasas' origin and strength) (this, this (matter))

• विस्तरतः (vistarataḥ) - in detail, extensively, at length

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (of this) (all, whole, entire)

• कथयस्व (kathayasva) - tell, relate, narrate

• मम (mama) - to me, for me, my

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, faultless

• कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity, eagerness, spectacle

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - aroused (curiosity has been aroused/created) (done, made, created)

• मह्यम् (mahyam) - for me, to me

• नुद (nuda) - dispel, remove, push away

• भानुः (bhānuḥ) - sun, ray of light, light

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, ignorance

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (entire matter of the Rākṣasas' origin and strength) (this, this (matter))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Object of 'kathayasva'.

विस्तरतः (vistarataḥ) - in detail, extensively, at length

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas added to vistara (extension)

Note: Adverb modifying 'kathayasva'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (of this) (all, whole, entire)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'etat'.

कथयस्व (kathayasva) - tell, relate, narrate

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (lot) of kathaya

Causative root

Root 'kath' (to say, tell) is usually treated as a 10th class verb (kathayati). Here middle voice imperative.

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Addressed to Brahmā.

मम (mama) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Dative sense: "tell to me".

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, faultless

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure, innocent

From 'a-' (negation) + 'agha' (sin)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+agha)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• agha – sin, evil, fault
  noun (neuter)

Note: Epithet for Brahmā.

कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity, eagerness, spectacle

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kautūhala

kautūhala - curiosity, eagerness, spectacle, festive decoration

Note: Subject of the implied verb "is" or object of "has been created".

कृतम् (kṛtam) - aroused (curiosity has been aroused/created) (done, made, created)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, created

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'kautūhalam'.

मह्यम् (mahyam) - for me, to me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: "For me" in relation to curiosity.

नुद (nuda) - dispel, remove, push away

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of nud

Root: nud (class 6)

Note: Addressed to Brahmā.

भानुः (bhānuḥ) - sun, ray of light, light

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhānu

bhānu - sun, ray of light, light, luster

Note: Subject in the simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, ignorance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance, quality of inertia (tamas)

Note: Object of implied 'nudati'.