वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-42, verse-24

क्रौञ्चं तु गिरिमासाद्य बिलं तस्य सुदुर्गमम् ।
अप्रमत्तैः प्रवेष्टव्यं दुष्प्रवेशं हि तत् स्मृतम् ॥२४॥

24. krauñcaṃ tu girimāsādya bilaṃ tasya sudurgamam ,
apramattaiḥ praveṣṭavyaṃ duṣpraveśaṃ hi tat smṛtam.

24. krauñcam tu girim āsādya bilam tasya sudurgamam
apramattaiḥ praveṣṭavyam duṣpravesam hi tat smṛtam

24. Having reached the Krauñca mountain, its very inaccessible cave must be entered with vigilance, for it is indeed considered difficult to penetrate.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रौञ्चम् (krauñcam) - Krauñca (a mythical mountain)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and

• गिरिम् (girim) - mountain

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having attained, having approached

• बिलम् (bilam) - cave, hole, burrow

• तस्य (tasya) - Referring to Krauñca mountain (its, his, of it)

• सुदुर्गमम् (sudurgamam) - very difficult to access, very inaccessible, very impassable

• अप्रमत्तैः (apramattaiḥ) - by the vigilant, by the heedful, by the careful

• प्रवेष्टव्यम् (praveṣṭavyam) - should be entered, ought to be penetrated

• दुष्प्रवेसम् (duṣpravesam) - difficult to enter, inaccessible

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• तत् (tat) - Referring to the cave (bilam) (that, it)

• स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - remembered, considered, known as

Words meanings and morphology

क्रौञ्चम् (krauñcam) - Krauñca (a mythical mountain)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of krauñca

krauñca - a mythical mountain in the Himalayas, often associated with Skanda's feat

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and

(indeclinable)

गिरिम् (girim) - mountain

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill, rock

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having attained, having approached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From ā-sad (to sit down, approach, reach)

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

बिलम् (bilam) - cave, hole, burrow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bila

bila - cave, cavern, hole, aperture, burrow

तस्य (tasya) - Referring to Krauñca mountain (its, his, of it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सुदुर्गमम् (sudurgamam) - very difficult to access, very inaccessible, very impassable

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sudurgama

sudurgama - very difficult of access, very impassable, very arduous

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (su+durgama)

• su – good, well, very, exceedingly
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'good' or 'very'
• durgama – difficult to access, impassable, inaccessible
  adjective (masculine)
  From dus-gam (to go with difficulty)
  Prefix: dus
  Root: gam (class 1)

अप्रमत्तैः (apramattaiḥ) - by the vigilant, by the heedful, by the careful

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of apramatta

apramatta - vigilant, heedful, careful, not careless, attentive

Past Passive Participle (negative)

From a-pramad (not to be careless, to be vigilant)

Prefix: a

Root: mad (class 4)

प्रवेष्टव्यम् (praveṣṭavyam) - should be entered, ought to be penetrated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of praveṣṭavya

praveṣṭavya - to be entered, to be penetrated, fit to be entered

Gerundive

From pra-viś (to enter) with suffix -tavya

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

दुष्प्रवेसम् (duṣpravesam) - difficult to enter, inaccessible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duṣpravesa

duṣpravesa - difficult of access, hard to enter, impenetrable

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (dus+pravesa)

• dus – bad, difficult, hard, ill
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'difficulty' or 'badness'
• pravesa – entry, entrance, penetration
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-viś (to enter)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: viś (class 6)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - Referring to the cave (bilam) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - remembered, considered, known as

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, thought of, known, considered

Past Passive Participle

From smṛ (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)