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4,42

वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-42, verse-59

एतावद्वानरैः शक्यं गन्तुं वानरपुंगवाः ।
अभास्करममर्यादं न जानीमस्ततः परम् ॥५९॥
59. etāvadvānaraiḥ śakyaṃ gantuṃ vānarapuṃgavāḥ ,
abhāskaramamaryādaṃ na jānīmastataḥ param.
59. etāvat vānaraiḥ śakyam gantum vānarapuṅgavāḥ
abhāskaram amaryādam na jānīmaḥ tataḥ param
59. vānarapuṅgavāḥ etāvat vānaraiḥ gantum śakyam
tataḥ param abhāskaram amaryādam na jānīmaḥ
59. O chief among monkeys, it is possible for monkeys to go only this far. We do not know what lies beyond that point, a region without sun and without boundaries.

Words meanings summery:

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  • एतावत् (etāvat) - this much, so far, thus far
  • वानरैः (vānaraiḥ) - by the monkeys
  • शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, capable, practicable
  • गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, to proceed
  • वानरपुङ्गवाः (vānarapuṅgavāḥ) - O chief monkeys, O bulls among monkeys
  • अभास्करम् (abhāskaram) - sunless, without the sun
  • अमर्यादम् (amaryādam) - without limit, boundless, unconstrained
  • (na) - not, no
  • जानीमः (jānīmaḥ) - we know
  • ततः (tataḥ) - from that point (thence, from there, then, after that)
  • परम् (param) - beyond, further, after

Words meanings and morphology

एतावत् (etāvat) - this much, so far, thus far
(adjective)
neuter, singular of etāvat
etāvat - this much, so much, so far, thus far
वानरैः (vānaraiḥ) - by the monkeys
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vānara
vānara - monkey
शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, capable, practicable
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya
śakya - possible, practicable, capable of
Gerundive
Derived from root 'śak' ('to be able') with suffix '-ya'.
Root: śak (class 5)
गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, to proceed
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Infinitive form of root 'gam' ('to go').
Root: gam (class 1)
वानरपुङ्गवाः (vānarapuṅgavāḥ) - O chief monkeys, O bulls among monkeys
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, plural of vānarapuṅgava
vānarapuṅgava - chief of monkeys, excellent monkey
Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī Tatpuruṣa (vānara+puṅgava)
  • vānara – monkey
    noun (masculine)
  • puṅgava – bull; excellent, chief, foremost
    noun (masculine)
अभास्करम् (abhāskaram) - sunless, without the sun
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of abhāskara
abhāskara - without sun, sunless
Compound type : Nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+bhāskara)
  • a – not, non-, un-
    prefix
    Negative prefix.
  • bhāskara – sun, sun-maker, fire
    noun (masculine)
    Root: bhās
अमर्यादम् (amaryādam) - without limit, boundless, unconstrained
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of amaryāda
amaryāda - without limit, boundless, without fixed rules
Compound type : Nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+maryādā)
  • a – not, non-, un-
    prefix
    Negative prefix.
  • maryādā – boundary, limit, demarcation, rule, custom
    noun (feminine)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
जानीमः (jānīmaḥ) - we know
(verb)
1st person , plural, active, present (lat) of jñā
Root: jñā (class 9)
ततः (tataḥ) - from that point (thence, from there, then, after that)
(indeclinable)
परम् (param) - beyond, further, after
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially here.