वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-2, verse-5

नानुकीर्त्या गुणास्तस्य धर्मतः शीलतस्तथा ।
प्रजापतेः पुत्र इति वक्तुं शक्यं हि नामतः ॥५॥

5. nānukīrtyā guṇāstasya dharmataḥ śīlatastathā ,
prajāpateḥ putra iti vaktuṃ śakyaṃ hi nāmataḥ.

5. na anukīrtyā guṇāḥ tasya dharmataḥ śīlataḥ tathā
prajāpateḥ putraḥ iti vaktum śakyam hi nāmataḥ

5. tasya guṇāḥ dharmataḥ tathā śīlataḥ na anukīrtyā;
hi prajāpateḥ putraḥ iti nāmataḥ vaktum śakyam

5. His virtues (guṇa) could not be fully described according to his natural law (dharma) or character (śīla); indeed, it is possible to speak of him only as 'the son of Prajāpati' by name.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• अनुकीर्त्या (anukīrtyā) - by enumeration, by description; to be enumerated/described

• गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, virtues, attributes

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, its, of it

• धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - by virtue of natural law, according to duty, by religious merit

• शीलतः (śīlataḥ) - by virtue of character, according to conduct, by good disposition

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, also, and

• प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Brahmā (of Prajāpati, of the lord of creatures)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son, child

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (often used to mark quoted speech or thought)

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say, to tell

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, able to be done, practicable

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

• नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by name, nominally, in name

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

अनुकीर्त्या (anukīrtyā) - by enumeration, by description; to be enumerated/described

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of anukīrtya

anukīrtya - to be enumerated, to be described, deserving of praise

Gerundive

From prefix anu- and root kīrt (to mention, describe)

Prefix: anu

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: The form could also be interpreted as an instrumental of an abstract noun 'anukīrti'.

गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, virtues, attributes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, constituent of nature

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, its, of it

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - by virtue of natural law, according to duty, by religious merit

(indeclinable)

From dharma + suffix -tas

शीलतः (śīlataḥ) - by virtue of character, according to conduct, by good disposition

(indeclinable)

From śīla + suffix -tas

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, also, and

(indeclinable)

प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Brahmā (of Prajāpati, of the lord of creatures)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, Brahmā

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son, child

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (often used to mark quoted speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say, to tell

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, able to be done, practicable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, able to be done, practicable, feasible

Gerundive

From root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

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

(indeclinable)

नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by name, nominally, in name

(indeclinable)

From nāman + suffix -tas