वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-40, verse-43

एतावदेव युष्माभिर्वीरा वानरपुंगवाः ।
शक्यं विचेतुं गन्तुं वा नातो गतिमतां गतिः ॥४३॥

43. etāvadeva yuṣmābhirvīrā vānarapuṃgavāḥ ,
śakyaṃ vicetuṃ gantuṃ vā nāto gatimatāṃ gatiḥ.

43. etāvat eva yuṣmābhiḥ vīrāḥ vānara-puṅgavāḥ |
śakyam vicetum gantum vā na ataḥ gatimatām gatiḥ

43. O brave leaders of monkeys (vānara), this is the extent to which you are able to search or to go. Beyond this, there is no path for those who can travel.

Words meanings summery:

• एतावत् (etāvat) - so much, this much, this extent

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

• युष्माभिः (yuṣmābhiḥ) - by you (plural)

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - O brave ones, O heroes

• वानर-पुङ्गवाः (vānara-puṅgavāḥ) - O excellent monkeys, O leaders of monkeys (vānara)

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, capable, able

• विचेतुम् (vicetum) - to search, to seek out

• गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, to proceed

• वा (vā) - or, either

• न (na) - not, no

• अतः (ataḥ) - beyond this (point) (from this, hence, therefore)

• गतिमताम् (gatimatām) - of those who are able to go, of those who move

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - path, course, movement, destination

Words meanings and morphology

एतावत् (etāvat) - so much, this much, this extent

(adjective)

neuter, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, this much, this extent

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

(indeclinable)

युष्माभिः (yuṣmābhiḥ) - by you (plural)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - O brave ones, O heroes

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

वानर-पुङ्गवाः (vānara-puṅgavāḥ) - O excellent monkeys, O leaders of monkeys (vānara)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of vānara-puṅgava

vānara-puṅgava - chief of monkeys, excellent monkey

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+puṅgava)

• vānara – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull; chief, excellent (used as a suffix for best of a class)
  noun (masculine)

शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, capable, able

(adjective)

neuter, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, practicable, capable of

gerundive

Derived from root śak (to be able) with suffix -ya

Root: śak (class 5)

विचेतुम् (vicetum) - to search, to seek out

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Derived from root ci (to gather) with prefix vi- and suffix -tum

Prefix: vi

Root: ci (class 5)

गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, to proceed

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -tum

Root: gam (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अतः (ataḥ) - beyond this (point) (from this, hence, therefore)

(indeclinable)

गतिमताम् (gatimatām) - of those who are able to go, of those who move

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of gatimat

gatimat - moving, endowed with motion, quick, having a path

possessive suffix -mat

Derived from gati (motion) with possessive suffix -mat

गतिः (gatiḥ) - path, course, movement, destination

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, path, course, destination, means of access

Derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

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