वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-11, verse-52

यावत् सीतां न पश्यामि रामपत्नीं यशस्विनीम् ।
तावदेतां पुरीं लङ्कां विचिनोमि पुनः पुनः ॥५२॥

52. yāvat sītāṃ na paśyāmi rāmapatnīṃ yaśasvinīm ,
tāvadetāṃ purīṃ laṅkāṃ vicinomi punaḥ punaḥ.

52. yāvat sītām na paśyāmi rāmapatnīm yaśasvinīm
tāvat etām purīm laṅkām vicinomi punaḥ punaḥ

52. As long as I do not see Sītā, the glorious wife of Rāma, I will search this city of Laṅkā again and again.

Words meanings summery:

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

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see (I see, I behold)

• रामपत्नीम् (rāmapatnīm) - Rāma's wife

• यशस्विनीम् (yaśasvinīm) - glorious (glorious, famous, illustrious)

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

• एताम् (etām) - this (city) (this, her (feminine accusative))

• पुरीम् (purīm) - city (city, town)

• लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Laṅkā

• विचिनोमि (vicinomi) - I will search (I search, I seek, I investigate)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, further, moreover)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, further, moreover)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with 'tāvat'.

सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (wife of Rāma, a prominent character in the Rāmāyaṇa)

Note: Direct object of 'paśyāmi'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'paśyāmi'.

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see (I see, I behold)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present tense, first person singular, active voice (from root dṛś with irregular stem paśya-)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The main verb of the 'yāvat' clause.

रामपत्नीम् (rāmapatnīm) - Rāma's wife

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rāmapatnī

rāmapatnī - Rāma's wife

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rāma+patnī)

• rāma – Rāma
  proper noun (masculine)
• patnī – wife
  noun (feminine)

Note: Appositive for Sītā.

यशस्विनीम् (yaśasvinīm) - glorious (glorious, famous, illustrious)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yaśasvinī

yaśasvin - glorious, famous, illustrious

Feminine form of yaśasvin (possessing glory)

Note: Describes Sītā.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with 'yāvat'.

एताम् (etām) - this (city) (this, her (feminine accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that, she, her

Note: Modifies 'purīm' and 'laṅkām'.

पुरीम् (purīm) - city (city, town)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, fortress

Note: Direct object of 'vicinomi'.

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - Laṅkā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Laṅkā (the island city, capital of Rāvaṇa's kingdom)

Note: Appositive for 'purīm'.

विचिनोमि (vicinomi) - I will search (I search, I seek, I investigate)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vicinomi

Present tense, first person singular, active voice (from root ci- to gather/search with upasarga vi-)

Prefix: vi

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: The main verb of the 'tāvat' clause.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, further, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition 'punaḥ punaḥ' indicates 'again and again'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, further, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition 'punaḥ punaḥ' indicates 'again and again'.