वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-69, verse-22

न तत्राक्रमितुं नागाः शक्नुवन्ति तमाश्रमम् ।
ऋषेस्तस्य मतङ्गस्य विधानात्तच्च काननम् ॥२२॥

22. na tatrākramituṃ nāgāḥ śaknuvanti tamāśramam ,
ṛṣestasya mataṅgasya vidhānāttacca kānanam.

22. na tatra ākramitum nāgāḥ śaknuvanti tam āśramam
ṛṣeḥ tasya matangasya vidhānāt tat ca kānam

22. tatra nāgāḥ tam āśramam ākramitum na śaknuvanti ca ṛṣeḥ
tasya matangasya vidhānāt tat kānam (api tathā eva asti)

22. There, serpents are unable to enter that hermitage. And that forest (kānana) too is thus (inaccessible) by the ordinance (vidhāna) of that sage Matanga.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• आक्रमितुम् (ākramitum) - to enter (the hermitage) (to approach, to enter, to attack)

• नागाः (nāgāḥ) - serpents (as in hostile or dangerous creatures) (serpents, elephants, mythical serpentine beings)

• शक्नुवन्ति (śaknuvanti) - they are able, they can

• तम् (tam) - that (referring to the hermitage) (that)

• आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage, ascetic abode

• ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage

• तस्य (tasya) - that (referring to Matanga) (of that, his)

• मतन्गस्य (matangasya) - of Matanga (name of a sage)

• विधानात् (vidhānāt) - by the ordinance (vidhāna) or due to the arrangement (vidhāna) (by arrangement, by ordinance, by decree, due to the rule)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the forest) (that, it)

• च (ca) - and... too (and, also)

• कानम् (kānam) - forest, grove

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the hermitage site mentioned in the previous verse.

आक्रमितुम् (ākramitum) - to enter (the hermitage) (to approach, to enter, to attack)

(verb)

active, infinitive of ākram

Infinitive

from root kram 'to step' with prefix ā + tumun suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Object is āśramam.

नागाः (nāgāḥ) - serpents (as in hostile or dangerous creatures) (serpents, elephants, mythical serpentine beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - serpent, snake, mythical serpentine being, elephant

Note: Subject of śaknuvanti.

शक्नुवन्ति (śaknuvanti) - they are able, they can

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of śak

Present Indicative

root śak + nu (class 5 suffix) + anti (3rd plural ending)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Governs the infinitive ākramitum.

तम् (tam) - that (referring to the hermitage) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies āśramam.

आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage, ascetic abode

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, a stage of life

from root śram 'to toil' with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Object of ākramitum.

ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Note: Governs vidhānāt implicitly as 'the ordinance of the sage'.

तस्य (tasya) - that (referring to Matanga) (of that, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies ṛṣeḥ and matangasya.

मतन्गस्य (matangasya) - of Matanga (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of matanga

matanga - Matanga (name of a sage)

Note: Qualifies ṛṣeḥ.

विधानात् (vidhānāt) - by the ordinance (vidhāna) or due to the arrangement (vidhāna) (by arrangement, by ordinance, by decree, due to the rule)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vidhāna

vidhāna - arrangement, ordinance, rule, method, creation

from root dhā 'to place' with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Indicates the cause for the inaccessibility of the hermitage and forest.

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the forest) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'is' or 'remains inaccessible'.

च (ca) - and... too (and, also)

(indeclinable)

कानम् (kānam) - forest, grove

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kānana

kānana - forest, grove, wood

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'is' or 'remains inaccessible'.