वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-67, verse-17

कुतूहलतया ब्रह्मन्पृच्छामि त्वां महायशः ।
आश्चर्याणां बहूनां हि निधिः परमको भवान् ॥१७॥

17. kutūhalatayā brahmanpṛcchāmi tvāṃ mahāyaśaḥ ,
āścaryāṇāṃ bahūnāṃ hi nidhiḥ paramako bhavān.

17. kutūhalatayā brahman pṛcchāmi tvām mahāyaśaḥ
āścaryāṇām bahūnām hi nidhiḥ paramakaḥ bhavān

17. brahman mahāyaśaḥ tvām kutūhalatayā pṛcchāmi.
hi bhavān bahūnām āścaryāṇām paramakaḥ nidhiḥ.

17. O venerable one, O greatly glorious one, I ask you out of curiosity; for indeed, you are the supreme repository of many wonders.

Words meanings summery:

• कुतूहलतया (kutūhalatayā) - out of curiosity (by curiosity, out of curiosity, with curiosity)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O venerable one (addressing a sage) (O brahmin, O venerable one, O sage)

• पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask (I ask, I inquire)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• महायशः (mahāyaśaḥ) - O greatly glorious one (O greatly glorious one, O illustrious one)

• आश्चर्याणाम् (āścaryāṇām) - of wonders (of wonders, of astonishing things)

• बहूनाम् (bahūnām) - of many (of many, of numerous)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, surely, for, because)

• निधिः (nidhiḥ) - repository (treasure, storehouse, repository)

• परमकः (paramakaḥ) - supreme (supreme, greatest, highest)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful) (you (respectful), sir, Lord)

Words meanings and morphology

कुतूहलतया (kutūhalatayā) - out of curiosity (by curiosity, out of curiosity, with curiosity)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kutūhalatā

kutūhalatā - curiosity, eagerness, interest

derived from kutūhala (curiosity) + tā (suffix for abstract noun)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O venerable one (addressing a sage) (O brahmin, O venerable one, O sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - a brahmin, a venerable person, a sage, the Absolute (Brahman)

पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask (I ask, I inquire)

(verb)

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

present active

from root √prach (प्रछ्)

Root: prach (class 6)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

महायशः (mahāyaśaḥ) - O greatly glorious one (O greatly glorious one, O illustrious one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāyaśas

mahāyaśas - greatly glorious, illustrious, famous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+yaśas)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective
• yaśas – glory, fame, reputation
  noun (neuter)

Note: The vocative singular masculine form for a stem ending in -as (neuter) can be -aḥ.

आश्चर्याणाम् (āścaryāṇām) - of wonders (of wonders, of astonishing things)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of āścarya

āścarya - wonder, surprise, astonishment, marvel

बहूनाम् (bahūnām) - of many (of many, of numerous)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

निधिः (nidhiḥ) - repository (treasure, storehouse, repository)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nidhi

nidhi - treasure, store, receptacle, repository, fund

from ni + √dhā

Prefix: ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

परमकः (paramakaḥ) - supreme (supreme, greatest, highest)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramaka

paramaka - supreme, highest, greatest, best

from parama + ka (suffix for emphasis)

Note: Agrees with nidhiḥ.

भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful) (you (respectful), sir, Lord)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, your honor, being, becoming

present active participle

From √bhū (to be) + śatṛ (present active participle suffix)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as a respectful address, meaning 'your honor' or simply 'you'.