## A man sets an end to darkness, ##

This refers to man using a lantern or torch to work in the dark mines. AT: "A man carries light into dark places"

## to the farthest limit ##

AT: "to the farthest reaches of the mine"

## obscurity ##

"unknown" or "remote"

## shaft ##

a narrow underground passage carved out of the rock

## forgotten by anyone's foot ##

Here a "foot" is described as forgetting walking somewhere. AT: "where no one ever walks" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])