वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-36, verse-25

क्षीरोदवेलानिलयास्तमालवनवासिनः ।
नारिकेलाशनाश्चैव तेषां संख्या न विद्यते ॥२५॥

25. kṣīrodavelānilayāstamālavanavāsinaḥ ,
nārikelāśanāścaiva teṣāṃ saṃkhyā na vidyate.

25. kṣīrodavelānilayāḥ tamālavanavāsinaḥ
nārikelāśanāḥ ca eva teṣām saṃkhyā na vidyate

25. kṣīrodavelānilayāḥ tamālavanavāsinaḥ
nārikelāśanāḥ ca eva teṣām saṃkhyā na vidyate

25. Those dwelling by the shores of the Milk Ocean (Kṣīroda), residing in tamāla groves, and eating coconuts—indeed, their number is not known.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षीरोदवेलानिलयाः (kṣīrodavelānilayāḥ) - (monkeys) dwelling on the shores of the Milk Ocean (Kṣīroda) (dwelling on the shore of the milk ocean)

• तमालवनवासिनः (tamālavanavāsinaḥ) - (monkeys) residing in tamāla groves (residing in tamāla forests)

• नारिकेलाशनाः (nārikelāśanāḥ) - (monkeys) subsisting on coconuts (coconut eaters, subsisting on coconuts)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them (the monkeys) (of them, their)

• संख्या (saṁkhyā) - their number (number, count, enumeration)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - is known, exists (is found, exists, is known)

Words meanings and morphology

क्षीरोदवेलानिलयाः (kṣīrodavelānilayāḥ) - (monkeys) dwelling on the shores of the Milk Ocean (Kṣīroda) (dwelling on the shore of the milk ocean)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣīrodavelānilaya

kṣīrodavelānilaya - one who dwells on the shore of the milk ocean

Compound describing those residing in a specific place.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣīroda+velā+nilaya)

• kṣīroda – ocean of milk, cloud
  noun (masculine)
  From kṣīra (milk) and da (giver, from dā to give).
• velā – shore, coast, time, limit
  noun (feminine)
• nilaya – dwelling, abode, residence
  noun (masculine)
  From ni (prefix) + root lī (class 4, 'to cling, lie').
  Prefix: ni
  Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Masculine nominative plural, describing the monkeys.

तमालवनवासिनः (tamālavanavāsinaḥ) - (monkeys) residing in tamāla groves (residing in tamāla forests)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tamālavanavāsin

tamālavanavāsin - one who dwells in tamāla forests

Formed from tamālavana (tamāla forest) + vāsin (dweller).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tamālavana+vāsin)

• tamālavana – tamāla forest
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of tamāla (a type of tree) and vana (forest).
• vāsin – dweller, resident
  adjective
  Agent noun from root vas (to dwell).
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Masculine nominative plural, describing the monkeys.

नारिकेलाशनाः (nārikelāśanāḥ) - (monkeys) subsisting on coconuts (coconut eaters, subsisting on coconuts)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nārikelāśana

nārikelāśana - one who eats coconuts

From nārikela (coconut) + āśana (eating).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nārikela+āśana)

• nārikela – coconut
  noun (masculine)
• āśana – eating, food
  noun (neuter)
  From ā (prefix) + root aś (class 9, 'to eat').
  Prefix: ā
  Root: aś (class 9)

Note: Masculine nominative plural, describing the monkeys.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Enclitic particle.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word or phrase.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them (the monkeys) (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Masculine genitive plural of the pronoun tad.

संख्या (saṁkhyā) - their number (number, count, enumeration)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃkhyā

saṁkhyā - number, count, enumeration, calculation

From sam (prefix) + root khyā (class 2, 'to tell, relate').

Prefix: sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Feminine nominative singular of saṃkhyā.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Used to negate verbs or entire clauses.

विद्यते (vidyate) - is known, exists (is found, exists, is known)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

present

Root vid (class 4, 'to be, exist'). Used in middle voice for 'is found, exists'.

Root: vid (class 4)

Note: 3rd person singular present middle voice of vid.