वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-37, verse-1

यावत्तु निर्यतस्तस्य रजोरूपमदृश्यत ।
नैवेक्ष्वाकुवरस्तावत् संजहारात्मचक्षुषी ॥१॥

1. yāvattu niryatastasya rajorūpamadṛśyata ,
naivekṣvākuvarastāvat saṃjahārātmacakṣuṣī.

1. yāvat tu niryataḥ tasya rajaḥ rūpam adṛśyata na
eva ikṣvākuvaraḥ tāvat saṃjahāra ātmacakṣuṣī

1. tu yāvat tasya niryataḥ rajaḥ rūpam adṛśyata
tāvat ikṣvākuvaraḥ ātmacakṣuṣī na eva saṃjahāra

1. As long as the dust-cloud from his departure was visible, the best of the Ikshvakus (Dasharatha) did not withdraw his own eyes, not even then.

Words meanings summery:

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

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• निर्यतः (niryataḥ) - of him departing, of him going out

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• रजः (rajaḥ) - dust

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance

• अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - it was seen, it appeared

• न (na) - not

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, even

• इक्ष्वाकुवरः (ikṣvākuvaraḥ) - the best of the Ikshvakus (Dasharatha) (the best of the Ikshvakus)

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, until then, up to that extent

• संजहार (saṁjahāra) - he withdrew, he restrained, he collected

• आत्मचक्षुषी (ātmacakṣuṣī) - his own two eyes

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

निर्यतः (niryataḥ) - of him departing, of him going out

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of niryat

niryat - departing, going out, issuing forth

Present Active Participle

From nir-√yā

Prefix: nir

Root: yā (class 2)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

रजः (rajaḥ) - dust

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rajas

rajas - dust, pollen, impurity, gloom

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty, image

अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - it was seen, it appeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, even

(indeclinable)

इक्ष्वाकुवरः (ikṣvākuvaraḥ) - the best of the Ikshvakus (Dasharatha) (the best of the Ikshvakus)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ikṣvākuvara

ikṣvākuvara - best among the Ikshvakus, chief of the Ikshvaku dynasty

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ikṣvāku+vara)

• ikṣvāku – descendant of Ikshvaku, a member of the Ikshvaku dynasty
  proper noun (masculine)
• vara – best, excellent, choicest, boon
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, until then, up to that extent

(indeclinable)

संजहार (saṁjahāra) - he withdrew, he restrained, he collected

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of saṃhṛ

Prefix: sam

Root: hṛ (class 1)

आत्मचक्षुषी (ātmacakṣuṣī) - his own two eyes

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of ātmacakṣus

ātmacakṣus - one's own eye, personal vision

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ātman+cakṣus)

• ātman – self, own
  pronoun (masculine)
• cakṣus – eye, vision, sight
  noun (neuter)