Shloka 11.9Unverified draft
इदमत्यद्भुतं श्रुत्वा सर्वेषां नो महामुने । कौतूहलं महज्जातं किमिदं साधु कथ्यताम् ।।3.11.9।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| idamatyadbhutaṃ śrutvā | इदमत्यद्भुतं श्रुत्वा | having heard this most wondrous (sound) | accusative adjective + gerund |
| sarveṣāṃ no mahāmune | सर्वेषां नो महामुने | of all of us, O great sage | genitive + vocative |
| kautūhalaṃ mahajjātaṃ | कौतूहलं महज्जातं | great curiosity has arisen | nominative subject + adjective |
| kimidaṃ sādhu kathyatām | किमिदं साधु कथ्यताम् | let this be truly told, what it is | interrogative + adverb + passive imperative |
Reference: 3.11.9 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa