वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-68, verse-17

आश्चर्यमीदृशो भावो भास्वरो देवसंमतः ।
आहारो गर्हितः सौम्य श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः ॥१७॥

17. āścaryamīdṛśo bhāvo bhāsvaro devasaṃmataḥ ,
āhāro garhitaḥ saumya śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ.

17. āścaryam īdṛśaḥ bhāvaḥ bhāsvaraḥ devasaṃmataḥ
āhāraḥ garhitaḥ saumya śrotum icchāmi tattvataḥ

17. Such a brilliant, god-approved state (of being) is astonishing! O gentle one, the food is condemned. I wish to hear the truth of it.

Words meanings summery:

• आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - It is a wonder or how astonishing (wonder, astonishing, amazing)

• ईदृशः (īdṛśaḥ) - referring to the specific state/disposition (such, of this kind)

• भावः (bhāvaḥ) - the celestial being's state or disposition (state, condition, disposition, being, nature)

• भास्वरः (bhāsvaraḥ) - describing the luminous appearance of the being (shining, brilliant, resplendent)

• देवसंमतः (devasaṁmataḥ) - highlighting the divine acceptance of the being's state (approved by gods, esteemed by deities)

• आहारः (āhāraḥ) - the food being eaten, which is contradictory to the divine state (food, nourishment)

• गर्हितः (garhitaḥ) - the food is blameworthy (censured, blamed, reprehensible, condemned)

• सौम्य (saumya) - polite address to the interlocutor (O gentle one, O benevolent one)

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear the explanation (to hear)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I want to hear (I wish, I desire)

• तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - desiring the true, factual explanation (in truth, truly, really, essentially)

Words meanings and morphology

आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - It is a wonder or how astonishing (wonder, astonishing, amazing)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āścarya

āścarya - wonder, astonishment, surprise, amazing

Note: Can function as an exclamation or a predicate nominative with an implied 'is'.

ईदृशः (īdṛśaḥ) - referring to the specific state/disposition (such, of this kind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind, like this

Note: Qualifies 'bhāvaḥ'.

भावः (bhāvaḥ) - the celestial being's state or disposition (state, condition, disposition, being, nature)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - state, condition, existence, nature, disposition, feeling

From the root bhū (to be, to become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause, described by 'īdṛśaḥ', 'bhāsvaraḥ', 'devasaṃmataḥ'.

भास्वरः (bhāsvaraḥ) - describing the luminous appearance of the being (shining, brilliant, resplendent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāsvara

bhāsvara - shining, brilliant, resplendent, radiant

From the root bhās (to shine)

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bhāvaḥ'.

देवसंमतः (devasaṁmataḥ) - highlighting the divine acceptance of the being's state (approved by gods, esteemed by deities)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devasaṃmata

devasaṁmata - approved by gods, revered by deities

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+saṃmata)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• saṃmata – approved, esteemed, honored
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam-man (to agree, approve)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'bhāvaḥ'.

आहारः (āhāraḥ) - the food being eaten, which is contradictory to the divine state (food, nourishment)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āhāra

āhāra - food, nourishment, diet, eating

Derived from ā-hṛ (to fetch, to eat)

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the contrastive statement.

गर्हितः (garhitaḥ) - the food is blameworthy (censured, blamed, reprehensible, condemned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of garhita

garhita - censured, blamed, reprehensible, despicable

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root garh

Root: garh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'āhāraḥ'.

सौम्य (saumya) - polite address to the interlocutor (O gentle one, O benevolent one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, benevolent, mild, lunar

Note: An address to the person being spoken to.

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear the explanation (to hear)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive of the root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Object of 'icchāmi'.

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I want to hear (I wish, I desire)

(verb)

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

Present Active

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: The main verb of the speaker's desire.

तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - desiring the true, factual explanation (in truth, truly, really, essentially)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas added to tattva (truth)

Note: Modifies 'śrotum icchāmi'.