Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 17: Śūrpaṇakhā Meets Rāma
Text 3.17.19
त्वां तु वेदितुमिच्छामि कथ्यतां कासि कस्य वा॥
tvāṁ tu veditum icchāmi kathyatāṁ kāsi kasya vā
tvām tu = about you; veditum = to know; icchāmi = I wish; kathyatām = tell [Me]; kā = who; asi = are you; kasya = whom do you belong to; vā = and.
I wish to know about you. Tell [Me], who are you and whom do you belong to?
“Who are you?” means “What is your name? What is your community?”
“Whom do you belong to?” means “Who is your father and who are your other caretakers?”