रामायणम्
Shloka 3.7-8Unverified draft

तत्सर्वं तत्त्वतो दृष्ट्वा धर्मेण स महाद्युति: । अभिरामस्य रामस्य चरितं कर्तुमुद्यत: ।।1.3.7।। कामार्थगुणसंयुक्तं धर्मार्थगुणविस्तरम् । समुद्रमिव रत्नाढ्यं सर्वश्रुतिमनोहरम् ।।1.3.8।।

Meaning

Having thus truly seen it all, the resplendent sage set out to compose the story of delightful Rama — blending worldly prosperity and pleasure with the fullest sense of righteousness, an ocean rich with gems, captivating to every ear.

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

Shloka 1.3.7

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tat sarvamतत्सर्वम्all of thatObject — accusative
tattvataḥतत्त्वतःin its very truthAdverb
dṛṣṭvāदृष्ट्वाhaving seenGerund — prior action
dharmeṇaधर्मेणthrough (his) dharma, by ascetic powerInstrumental — means
saḥसःheSubject — nominative pronoun
mahādyutiḥमहाद्युतिःthe greatly resplendent oneEpithet — nominative singular
abhirāmasyaअभिरामस्यof the delightful oneGenitive — qualifying rāmasya (yamaka wordplay)
rāmasyaरामस्यof RamaGenitive singular
caritamचरितम्the story, the record of deedsObject — accusative singular
kartumकर्तुम्to compose, to makeInfinitive of purpose
udyataḥउद्यतःset out, made himself readyPredicate adjective — nominative

Shloka 1.3.8

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kāmārthaguṇasaṃyuktamकामार्थगुणसंयुक्तम्joined with the merits of pleasure and prosperityAdjective qualifying caritam
dharmārthaguṇavistaramधर्मार्थगुणविस्तरम्expansive in the merits of dharma and its purposeAdjective qualifying caritam
samudram ivaसमुद्रमिवlike the oceanSimile — accusative + particle
ratnāḍhyamरत्नाढ्यम्rich in gemsAdjective qualifying caritam (and the ocean)
sarvaśrutimanoharamसर्वश्रुतिमनोहरम्captivating to every ear that hears itAdjective qualifying caritam

Reference: 1.3.7-8 · Bāla Kāṇḍa