वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-38, verse-15

यावत्तुरगसंदर्शस्तावत् खनत मेदिनीम् ।
तमेव हयहर्तारं मार्गमाणा ममाज्ञया ॥१५॥

15. yāvatturagasaṃdarśastāvat khanata medinīm ,
tameva hayahartāraṃ mārgamāṇā mamājñayā.

15. yāvat turaga-saṃdarśaḥ tāvat khanata medinīm
tam eva haya-hartāram mārgamāṇāḥ mama ājñayā

15. mama ājñayā turaga-saṃdarśaḥ yāvat tāvat
medinīm khanata tam eva haya-hartāram mārgamāṇāḥ

15. Dig the earth as far as the horse is visible, searching for that very horse-stealer by my command.

Words meanings summery:

• यावत् (yāvat) - as far as (as much as, as far as, as long as)

• तुरग-संदर्शः (turaga-saṁdarśaḥ) - the horse is visible (sight of the horse, appearance of the horse)

• तावत् (tāvat) - so far (so much, so far, so long)

• खनत (khanata) - dig (dig (you all))

• मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth

• तम् (tam) - that (very one) (him, that one)

• एव (eva) - very (emphasizing) (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• हय-हर्तारम् (haya-hartāram) - the horse-stealer (horse-stealer)

• मार्गमाणाः (mārgamāṇāḥ) - searching (searching, seeking (nominative plural masculine))

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• आज्ञया (ājñayā) - by my command (by command, by order)

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - as far as (as much as, as far as, as long as)

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb to tāvat.

तुरग-संदर्शः (turaga-saṁdarśaḥ) - the horse is visible (sight of the horse, appearance of the horse)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of turaga-saṃdarśa

turaga-saṁdarśa - sight of a horse, appearance of a horse

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (turaga+saṃdarśa)

• turaga – horse (literally 'goer quickly')
  noun (masculine)
• saṃdarśa – sight, appearance, seeing, view
  noun (masculine)
  From root dṛś (to see) with upasarga sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

तावत् (tāvat) - so far (so much, so far, so long)

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb to yāvat.

खनत (khanata) - dig (dig (you all))

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of khan

Present active imperative 2nd person plural

From root khan (1st class).

Root: khan (class 1)

मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - earth, ground

तम् (tam) - that (very one) (him, that one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

एव (eva) - very (emphasizing) (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

हय-हर्तारम् (haya-hartāram) - the horse-stealer (horse-stealer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of haya-hartṛ

haya-hartṛ - horse-stealer

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (haya+hartṛ)

• haya – horse
  noun (masculine)
• hartṛ – taker, remover, stealer, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root hṛ (to take, carry, steal) + tṛc suffix.
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

मार्गमाणाः (mārgamāṇāḥ) - searching (searching, seeking (nominative plural masculine))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mārgamāṇa

mārgamāṇa - searching, seeking, pursuing

Present Middle Participle

From root mṛg (to seek, hunt).

Root: mṛg (class 1)

Note: Acts adverbially, describing the action of 'khanata'.

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I (pronoun)

Genitive singular of aham.

आज्ञया (ājñayā) - by my command (by command, by order)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ājñā

ājñā - command, order, permission, will

From root jñā (to know) with upasarga ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)