वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-4, verse-77

दूरपारमसंबाधं रक्षोगणनिषेवितम् ।
पश्यन्तो वरुणावासं निषेदुर्हरियूथपाः ॥७७॥

77. dūrapāramasaṃbādhaṃ rakṣogaṇaniṣevitam ,
paśyanto varuṇāvāsaṃ niṣedurhariyūthapāḥ.

77. dūrapāram asaṃbādham rakṣogaṇaniṣevitam
paśyantaḥ varuṇāvāsam niṣeduḥ hariyūthapāḥ

77. hariyūthapāḥ dūrapāram asaṃbādham
rakṣogaṇaniṣevitam varuṇāvāsam paśyantaḥ niṣeduḥ

77. The monkey leaders sat down, observing Varuṇa's abode – the ocean – with its distant shores, unobstructed, and frequented by hosts of rākṣasas.

Words meanings summery:

• दूरपारम् (dūrapāram) - with its distant shores (having a distant shore, with far limits)

• असंबाधम् (asaṁbādham) - unobstructed, vast (unobstructed, uncrowded, vast)

• रक्षोगणनिषेवितम् (rakṣogaṇaniṣevitam) - frequented by hosts of rākṣasas (frequented/inhabited by hosts of rākṣasas)

• पश्यन्तः (paśyantaḥ) - observing (seeing, observing, looking)

• वरुणावासम् (varuṇāvāsam) - Varuṇa's abode (the ocean) (dwelling of Varuṇa, Varuṇa's abode)

• निषेदुः (niṣeduḥ) - sat down (they sat down, they settled)

• हरियूथपाः (hariyūthapāḥ) - monkey leaders (monkey leaders, chiefs of monkeys)

Words meanings and morphology

दूरपारम् (dūrapāram) - with its distant shores (having a distant shore, with far limits)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dūrapāra

dūrapāra - having a distant shore

bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dūra+pāra)

• dūra – distant, far
  adjective
• pāra – shore, far bank, end
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with varuṇāvāsam.

असंबाधम् (asaṁbādham) - unobstructed, vast (unobstructed, uncrowded, vast)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asaṃbādha

asaṁbādha - unobstructed, uncrowded, vast

negative (nañ) compound with saṃbādha

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+saṃbādha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• saṃbādha – crowding, obstruction, narrowness
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam

Note: Agrees with varuṇāvāsam.

रक्षोगणनिषेवितम् (rakṣogaṇaniṣevitam) - frequented by hosts of rākṣasas (frequented/inhabited by hosts of rākṣasas)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rakṣogaṇaniṣevita

rakṣogaṇaniṣevita - frequented by hosts of rākṣasas

Past Passive Participle in a compound

tatpuruṣa compound ending in a PPP of sev 'to serve, frequent'

Compound type : tatpurusha (rakṣogaṇa+niṣevita)

• rakṣogaṇa – host of rākṣasas, assembly of demons
  noun (masculine)
  tatpuruṣa compound
• niṣevita – frequented, attended, served, inhabited
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root sev with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Agrees with varuṇāvāsam.

पश्यन्तः (paśyantaḥ) - observing (seeing, observing, looking)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, observing

Present Active Participle

root dṛś (paśya stem) with suffix -at

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with hariyūthapāḥ.

वरुणावासम् (varuṇāvāsam) - Varuṇa's abode (the ocean) (dwelling of Varuṇa, Varuṇa's abode)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of varuṇāvāsa

varuṇāvāsa - dwelling of Varuṇa

tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (varuṇa+āvāsa)

• varuṇa – Varuṇa (Vedic deity of cosmic order and ocean)
  proper noun (masculine)
• āvāsa – dwelling, abode, residence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā

Note: Object of paśyantaḥ.

निषेदुः (niṣeduḥ) - sat down (they sat down, they settled)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of niṣad

Perfect Active Third Person Plural

root sad with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

हरियूथपाः (hariyūthapāḥ) - monkey leaders (monkey leaders, chiefs of monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hariyūthapa

hariyūthapa - chief of monkeys, monkey leader

tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (hari+yūthapa)

• hari – monkey, tawny
  noun (masculine)
• yūthapa – leader of a troop/herd, chief
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of niṣeduḥ.