Chapter 1 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 1.5

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

etadicchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me| maharṣe tvaṃ samartho'si jñātumevaṃvidhaṃ naram||

English Meaning

I have great curiosity to hear of such a person. You can, O Maharşi,* know about a man of this description. *A great saint. The word, however, signifies one belonging to a particular order of saints.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)