वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-56, verse-16

एवं हि कथयन्त्यास्तु कौसल्यायाः शुभं वचः ।
मन्दरश्मिरभूत् सुर्यो रजनी चाभ्यवर्तत ॥१६॥

16. evaṃ hi kathayantyāstu kausalyāyāḥ śubhaṃ vacaḥ ,
mandaraśmirabhūt suryo rajanī cābhyavartata.

16. evam hi kathayantyāḥ tu kausalyāyāḥ śubham vacaḥ
manda-raśmiḥ abhūt sūryaḥ rajanī ca abhyavartata

16. hi evam kausalyāyāḥ śubham vacaḥ kathayantyāḥ tu
sūryaḥ manda-raśmiḥ abhūt ca rajanī abhyavartata

16. Indeed, as Kauśalyā was thus speaking her auspicious words, the sun became dim-rayed and night approached.

Words meanings summery:

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

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• कथयन्त्याः (kathayantyāḥ) - of Kauśalyā, while she was speaking (of her speaking, while speaking)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, then

• कौसल्यायाः (kausalyāyāḥ) - of Kauśalyā

• शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, beautiful

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, utterance

• मन्द-रश्मिः (manda-raśmiḥ) - describing the setting sun (having dim rays, dim-rayed)

• अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was

• सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun

• रजनी (rajanī) - night

• च (ca) - and

• अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - approached, came on, turned towards

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

कथयन्त्याः (kathayantyāḥ) - of Kauśalyā, while she was speaking (of her speaking, while speaking)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of kathayant

kathayant - speaking, telling

Present Participle (Active Voice)

Derived from the verb root 'kath' (to tell, speak) via the causative stem 'kathay' and the 'śatṛ' suffix for active present participle.

Root: kath (class 10)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, then

(indeclinable)

कौसल्यायाः (kausalyāyāḥ) - of Kauśalyā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of kausalyā

kausalyā - Kauśalyā (name of Dasaratha's chief queen and Rama's mother)

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, beautiful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, bright, fortunate

Note: Agrees with 'vacaḥ'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, utterance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance

From root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

मन्द-रश्मिः (manda-raśmiḥ) - describing the setting sun (having dim rays, dim-rayed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manda-raśmi

manda-raśmi - having faint rays, dim-rayed, with slow or feeble light

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manda+raśmi)

• manda – slow, dull, dim, faint, feeble
  adjective (masculine)
• raśmi – ray, beam of light, bridle
  noun (masculine)

अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, sun god

रजनी (rajanī) - night

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rajanī

rajanī - night

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - approached, came on, turned towards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect indicative (laṅ) of abhi-ā-vṛt

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)