वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-10, verse-28

यावत्तं न हि पश्येयं तव भार्यापहारिणम् ।
तावत् स जीवेत् पापात्मा वाली चारित्रदूषकः ॥२८॥

28. yāvattaṃ na hi paśyeyaṃ tava bhāryāpahāriṇam ,
tāvat sa jīvet pāpātmā vālī cāritradūṣakaḥ.

28. yāvat tam na hi paśyeyam tava bhāryāpahāriṇam
| tāvat sa jīvet pāpātmā vālī cāritradūṣakaḥ

28. yāvat aham tava bhāryāpahāriṇam tam vālīm pāpātmānam cāritradūṣakam na hi paśyeyam,
tāvat sa jīvet.

28. As long as I do not lay eyes on that Vāli—that wicked soul, the defiler of character, who abducted your wife—only until then shall he remain alive.

Words meanings summery:

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

• तम् (tam) - Refers to Vāli. (him, that)

• न (na) - not

• हि (hi) - Emphatic. (indeed, surely, for)

• पश्येयम् (paśyeyam) - Refers to Rāma. (I may see, I should see)

• तव (tava) - Refers to Sugrīva. (your, of you)

• भार्यापहारिणम् (bhāryāpahāriṇam) - Refers to Vāli. (abductor of wife, one who steals a wife)

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

• स (sa) - Refers to Vāli. (he, that)

• जीवेत् (jīvet) - may live, should live

• पापात्मा (pāpātmā) - Refers to Vāli. (wicked soul, sinful one)

• वाली (vālī) - Vāli (name)

• चारित्रदूषकः (cāritradūṣakaḥ) - Refers to Vāli. (defiler of conduct/character)

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as far as

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - Refers to Vāli. (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Accusative singular masculine form.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

हि (hi) - Emphatic. (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

पश्येयम् (paśyeyam) - Refers to Rāma. (I may see, I should see)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of dṛś

Optative mode, active voice

Optative parasmaipada 1st person singular of root `dṛś` (which becomes `paśya` in present system).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तव (tava) - Refers to Sugrīva. (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuvām

yuvām - you (dual) or you (singular, 2nd person pronoun)

Genitive singular of `tvad` (you).

भार्यापहारिणम् (bhāryāpahāriṇam) - Refers to Vāli. (abductor of wife, one who steals a wife)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāryāpahārin

bhāryāpahārin - abductor of a wife, one who carries off a wife

From `bhāryā` (wife) + `apahārin` (abductor).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhāryā+apahārin)

• bhāryā – wife
  noun (feminine)
  From `bhṛ` (to bear, support) + `ṇyat` suffix (meaning 'to be supported').
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• apahārin – abductor, stealer
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun (ṇini suffix)
  From `apa` + root `hṛ` (to take, carry) + `ṇini` suffix.
  Prefix: apa
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

Correlates with `yāvat`.

स (sa) - Refers to Vāli. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Nominative singular masculine form.

जीवेत् (jīvet) - may live, should live

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of jīv

Optative mode, active voice

Optative parasmaipada 3rd person singular.

Root: jīv (class 1)

पापात्मा (pāpātmā) - Refers to Vāli. (wicked soul, sinful one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpātman

pāpātman - wicked soul, sinful person, evil-minded

From `pāpa` (sin, evil) + `ātman` (self, soul).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pāpa+ātman)

• pāpa – evil, sin, wicked
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

वाली (vālī) - Vāli (name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālin

vālin - name of an ape king, son of Indra

चारित्रदूषकः (cāritradūṣakaḥ) - Refers to Vāli. (defiler of conduct/character)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cāritradūṣaka

cāritradūṣaka - defiler of character, destroyer of reputation

From `cāritra` (conduct, character) + `dūṣaka` (defiler).

Compound type : tatpurusha (cāritra+dūṣaka)

• cāritra – conduct, character, behavior
  noun (neuter)
  From `car` (to move, behave).
  Root: car (class 1)
• dūṣaka – defiler, polluter, corruptor
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun (ṇvul suffix)
  From root `dūṣ` (to spoil, corrupt).
  Root: dūṣ (class 10)