वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-85, verse-17

तस्य चैवागमं रामः काव्यस्य श्रोतुमुत्सुकः ।
पप्रच्छ तौ महातेजास्ताव् उभौ मुनिदारकौ ॥१७॥

17. tasya caivāgamaṃ rāmaḥ kāvyasya śrotumutsukaḥ ,
papraccha tau mahātejāstāv ubhau munidārakau.

17. tasya ca eva āgamam rāmaḥ kāvyasya śrotum utsukaḥ
papraccha tau mahātejāḥ tau ubhau munidārakau

17. ca eva mahātejāḥ rāmaḥ tasya kāvyasya āgamam
śrotum utsukaḥ tau ubhau munidārakau papraccha

17. And Rama, the exceedingly glorious one, eager to hear the full account of that epic poem, asked those two sons of the (muni) sage.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (poem) (of that, for that)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, even, just

• आगमम् (āgamam) - the full account (of the poem) (origin, coming, arrival, treatise, full account)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• काव्यस्य (kāvyasya) - of the poem, of the epic

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, for hearing

• उत्सुकः (utsukaḥ) - eager, desirous, anxious

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked, questioned

• तौ (tau) - those two (boys) (those two)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - Rama, who is greatly glorious (greatly glorious, mighty, of great splendor)

• तौ (tau) - those two (boys) (those two)

• उभौ (ubhau) - both (boys) (both)

• मुनिदारकौ (munidārakau) - sons of the sage, young sages

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of that (poem) (of that, for that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, even, just

(indeclinable)

आगमम् (āgamam) - the full account (of the poem) (origin, coming, arrival, treatise, full account)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgama

āgama - coming, arrival, approach; origin, source; tradition, sacred text, treatise, full account

Derived from the root √gam (to go) with the prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated king of Ayodhya, son of Daśaratha and Kausalyā)

काव्यस्य (kāvyasya) - of the poem, of the epic

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kāvya

kāvya - poem, epic poem, poetry; a poetical composition

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, for hearing

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form derived from the root √śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

उत्सुकः (utsukaḥ) - eager, desirous, anxious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utsuka

utsuka - eager, desirous, anxious, longing

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked, questioned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of prach

Root: prach (class 6)

तौ (tau) - those two (boys) (those two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - Rama, who is greatly glorious (greatly glorious, mighty, of great splendor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - greatly glorious, mighty, effulgent, of great splendor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, glory, energy, power, brilliance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'rāmaḥ'.

तौ (tau) - those two (boys) (those two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

उभौ (ubhau) - both (boys) (both)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

मुनिदारकौ (munidārakau) - sons of the sage, young sages

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of munidāraka

munidāraka - son of a sage, young sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+dāraka)

• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)
• dāraka – boy, son, child
  noun (masculine)

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