रामोपाख्यान rāmopākhyāna - chapter-1, verse-7

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एतदाचक्ष्व मे सर्वं विस्तरेण तपोधन ।
श्रोतुमिच्छामि चरितं भूरिद्रविणतेजसाम् ।
कथ्यमानं त्वया विप्र परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥७॥

7. etadācakṣva me sarvaṁ vistareṇa tapodhana ,
śrotumicchāmi caritaṁ bhūridraviṇatejasām ,
kathyamānaṁ tvayā vipra paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi me.

7. etat ācakṣva me sarvam vistareṇa
tapodhana śrotum icchāmi caritam
bhūridraviṇatejasām kathyāmanam
tvayā vipra param kautūhalam hi me

7. O ascetic (tapodhana), please tell me all of this in detail. I desire to hear the story of those who possessed immense wealth and splendor. Indeed, O Brahmin, my curiosity (kautūhala) is great when it is being narrated by you.

Words meanings summery:

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एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the whole narrative) (this, that (neuter))

आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell (tell, narrate)

मे (me) - to me (dative) (to me, for me, my)

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

विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail (in detail, extensively)

तपोधन (tapodhana) - O ascetic (tapodhana) (O ascetic, one whose wealth is tapas)

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire (I wish, I desire)

चरितम् (caritam) - the story (story, conduct, deeds)

भूरिद्रविणतेजसाम् (bhūridraviṇatejasām) - of those who possessed immense wealth and splendor (referring to the Pandavas) (of those of great wealth and splendor)

कथ्यामनम् (kathyāmanam) - when it is being narrated (being told, being narrated)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin (O Brahmin, O learned one)

परम् (param) - great (great, supreme, highest)

कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity (kautūhala) (curiosity, eagerness)

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

मे (me) - to me (dative) (to me, for me, my)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the whole narrative) (this, that (neuter))

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Acts as an object.

आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell (tell, narrate)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ācakṣ

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

मे (me) - to me (dative) (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Here in dative sense (to me).

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

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with `etat`.

विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail (in detail, extensively)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vistara

vistara - detail, extent, expansion

Note: Used adverbially.

तपोधन (tapodhana) - O ascetic (tapodhana) (O ascetic, one whose wealth is tapas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tapodhana

tapodhana - whose wealth is asceticism/tapas (tapas)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tapas+dhana)

tapas – austerity, asceticism, heat
noun (neuter)
dhana – wealth, riches, property
noun (neuter)

Note: Addressed to a sage.

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of root śru.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Infinitive of purpose.

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire (I wish, I desire)

(verb)

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

Root: iṣ (class 6)

चरितम् (caritam) - the story (story, conduct, deeds)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of carita

carita - course, conduct, deed, story

Past Passive Participle

from root car (to move, act)

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Object of `śrotum icchāmi`.

भूरिद्रविणतेजसाम् (bhūridraviṇatejasām) - of those who possessed immense wealth and splendor (referring to the Pandavas) (of those of great wealth and splendor)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhūridraviṇatejas

bhūridraviṇatejas - having much wealth and splendor

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhūri+draviṇa+tejas)