महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-107, verse-17

एवमेवापरां संध्यां समुपासीत वाग्यतः ।
नेक्षेतादित्यमुद्यन्तं नास्तं यान्तं कदाचन ॥१७॥

17. evamevāparāṁ saṁdhyāṁ samupāsīta vāgyataḥ ,
nekṣetādityamudyantaṁ nāstaṁ yāntaṁ kadācana.

17. evam eva aparām sandhyām samupāsīta vāgyataḥ na
īkṣeta ādityam udyantam na astam yāntam kadācana

17. Likewise, one should observe the other twilight ritual (sandhyā), controlling one's speech. One should never gaze upon the rising sun, nor upon the setting sun.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - in this very manner (thus, in this manner, just so)

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

• अपराम् (aparām) - the other (twilight ritual) (the other, the later, subsequent)

• सन्ध्याम् (sandhyām) - the twilight ritual (sandhyā) (twilight, juncture, twilight ritual)

• समुपासीत (samupāsīta) - one should observe (the ritual) (one should worship, observe, meditate upon)

• वाग्यतः (vāgyataḥ) - controlling one's speech (restrained in speech, silent)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• ईक्षेत (īkṣeta) - one should gaze upon (one should behold, see, gaze upon)

• आदित्यम् (ādityam) - the sun (the sun, son of Aditi)

• उद्यन्तम् (udyantam) - rising (rising, going up)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अस्तम् (astam) - setting (as in going to set) (setting, home, end, disappearance (often used adverbially))

• यान्तम् (yāntam) - setting (as in going down) (going, moving, setting (as in sun))

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever (in context 'na...kadācana' means never) (ever, at any time (with 'na' -> never))

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - in this very manner (thus, in this manner, just so)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

अपराम् (aparām) - the other (twilight ritual) (the other, the later, subsequent)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of apara

apara - other, subsequent, western, later, inferior

सन्ध्याम् (sandhyām) - the twilight ritual (sandhyā) (twilight, juncture, twilight ritual)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sandhyā

sandhyā - twilight, juncture, period of transition (morning, noon, evening), twilight ritual, meditation

from sam-dhā

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

समुपासीत (samupāsīta) - one should observe (the ritual) (one should worship, observe, meditate upon)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhi liṅ) of samupās

optative, 3rd person singular, middle voice

Root ās with prefixes sam and upa

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: ās (class 2)

वाग्यतः (vāgyataḥ) - controlling one's speech (restrained in speech, silent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāgyata

vāgyata - restrained in speech, silent, ascetic

Compound of vāc (speech) and yata (restrained)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāc+yata)

• vāc – speech, voice, word
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• yata – restrained, controlled, disciplined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root yam (to restrain)
  Root: yam (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

ईक्षेत (īkṣeta) - one should gaze upon (one should behold, see, gaze upon)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhi liṅ) of īkṣ

optative, 3rd person singular, middle voice

From root īkṣ (class 1, ātmanepada)

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

आदित्यम् (ādityam) - the sun (the sun, son of Aditi)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - belonging to Aditi, son of Aditi, the sun, a deity (often in plural for solar deities)

Derived from Aditi

उद्यन्तम् (udyantam) - rising (rising, going up)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of udyant

udyant - rising, going up, emergent

Present Active Participle

from root i (to go) with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अस्तम् (astam) - setting (as in going to set) (setting, home, end, disappearance (often used adverbially))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asta

asta - setting, home, end, disappearance, west

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Used adverbially with yāntam

यान्तम् (yāntam) - setting (as in going down) (going, moving, setting (as in sun))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yānt

yānt - going, moving, proceeding, setting

Present Active Participle

from root yā (to go)

Root: yā (class 2)

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever (in context 'na...kadācana' means never) (ever, at any time (with 'na' -> never))

(indeclinable)

from kadā (when) + cana (particle)