रामायणम्
Shloka 1.5Unverified draft

एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं परं कौतूहलं हि मे । महर्षे त्वं समर्थोऽसि ज्ञातुमेवंविधं नरम् ।।1.1.5।।

Meaning

"This is what I long to hear," Valmiki said. "My curiosity is great, and you alone, great sage, are able to name such a man."

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
etat aham śrotum icchāmiएतत् अहम् श्रोतुम् इच्छामिall this I wish to listenCompound phrase
me kautūhalam param hiमे कौतूहलम् परम् हिmy inquisitiveness is immense indeedCompound phrase
maharṣeमहर्षेOh Great Sage (Narada)Locative singular
tvamत्वम्youAccusative singular (or neuter epithet)
samarthaḥ asiसमर्थः असिare competentCompound phrase
jñnātumज्ञ्नातुम्to knowEpithet / descriptive term
evam vidham naramएवम् विधम् नरम्about this kind of manCompound phrase

Scholar commentary

IIT Kanpur English Commentary

Modern synthesis of traditional Sanskrit commentaries (Desiraju Hanumanta Rao & K.M.K. Murthy)

(Commentary on this passage spans shlokas 3-6 as a unit -- see the note under shloka 6, which contains the full discussion.)

1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.

Reference: 1.1.5 · Bāla Kāṇḍa