वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-39, verse-60

एतावद्वानरैः शक्यं गन्तुं वानरपुंगवाः ।
अभास्करममर्यादं न जानीमस्ततः परम् ॥६०॥

60. etāvadvānaraiḥ śakyaṃ gantuṃ vānarapuṃgavāḥ ,
abhāskaramamaryādaṃ na jānīmastataḥ param.

60. etāvat vānaraiḥ śakyam gantum vānarapuṅgavāḥ
abhāskaram amaryādam na jānīmaḥ tataḥ param

60. vānarapuṅgavāḥ etāvat vānaraiḥ gantum śakyam
abhāskaram amaryādam tataḥ param na jānīmaḥ

60. O excellent monkeys, this far is what monkeys are capable of traveling. Beyond that point, which is sunless and without boundaries, we do not know what lies there.

Words meanings summery:

• एतावत् (etāvat) - this much, so far

• वानरैः (vānaraiḥ) - by monkeys

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible (to be done) (possible, capable)

• गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, for going

• वानरपुङ्गवाः (vānarapuṅgavāḥ) - O best of monkeys

• अभास्करम् (abhāskaram) - a region without the sun (sunless, without light)

• अमर्यादम् (amaryādam) - a region without limits (boundless, limitless)

• न (na) - not, no

• जानीमः (jānīmaḥ) - we know

• ततः (tataḥ) - beyond that point (of travel) (from there, then, beyond that)

• परम् (param) - further on, beyond (as an adverb) (beyond, further, supreme)

Words meanings and morphology

एतावत् (etāvat) - this much, so far

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, thus much, this long, this far

वानरैः (vānaraiḥ) - by monkeys

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey

शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible (to be done) (possible, capable)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, capable, practicable

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root śak (to be able, to be powerful)

Root: śak (class 5)

गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, for going

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

वानरपुङ्गवाः (vānarapuṅgavāḥ) - O best of monkeys

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of vānarapuṅgava

vānarapuṅgava - best of monkeys, chief of monkeys

Compound type : tatpurusha (vānara+puṅgava)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull; chief, excellent among
  noun (masculine)

अभास्करम् (abhāskaram) - a region without the sun (sunless, without light)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhāskara

abhāskara - without sun, dark

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhāskara)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• bhāskara – sun, creator of light
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies an implied noun like 'deśam' or 'pradeśam'.

अमर्यादम् (amaryādam) - a region without limits (boundless, limitless)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amaryāda

amaryāda - without limit, boundless, immeasurable

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+maryādā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• maryādā – limit, boundary, frontier
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies an implied noun like 'deśam' or 'pradeśam'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जानीमः (jānīmaḥ) - we know

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

ततः (tataḥ) - beyond that point (of travel) (from there, then, beyond that)

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal base 'tad'

परम् (param) - further on, beyond (as an adverb) (beyond, further, supreme)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, distant, subsequent, further, supreme