वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-10, verse-66

एवं कथयमानस्य तस्य सौमित्रिणा सह ।
रामस्यास्तं गतः सूर्यः संध्याकालो ऽभ्यवर्तत ॥६६॥

66. evaṃ kathayamānasya tasya saumitriṇā saha ,
rāmasyāstaṃ gataḥ sūryaḥ saṃdhyākālo'bhyavartata.

66. evam kathayamānasya tasya saumitriṇā saha rāmasya
astam gataḥ sūryaḥ sandhyākālaḥ abhyavartata

66. rāmasya tasya saumitriṇā saha evam kathayamānasya
sūryaḥ astam gataḥ sandhyākālaḥ abhyavartata

66. While Rāma was speaking thus with Lakṣmaṇa (Saumitri), the sun set, and the twilight hour arrived.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• कथयमानस्य (kathayamānasya) - of one who is speaking, while speaking

• तस्य (tasya) - of Rāma (of him, his)

• सौमित्रिणा (saumitriṇā) - by Lakṣmaṇa, son of Sumitrā (by Saumitri, with Saumitri)

• सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma, Rāma's

• अस्तम् (astam) - to setting (referring to the sun) (setting, disappearance; home)

• गतः (gataḥ) - set (as in the sun setting) (gone, reached, set)

• सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun, sun god

• सन्ध्याकालः (sandhyākālaḥ) - twilight time, evening time

• अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - approached, came

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

कथयमानस्य (kathayamānasya) - of one who is speaking, while speaking

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kathayamāna

kathayamāna - speaking, narrating

Present Middle Participle

From root kath (to speak) with causative suffix ṇic and middle participle suffix śānac.

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'tasya rāmasya'.

तस्य (tasya) - of Rāma (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rāma.

सौमित्रिणा (saumitriṇā) - by Lakṣmaṇa, son of Sumitrā (by Saumitri, with Saumitri)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitrā (Lakṣmaṇa)

Patronymic from Sumitrā.

सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

(indeclinable)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma, Rāma's

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a personal name, hero of Rāmāyaṇa)

Note: In apposition to 'tasya'.

अस्तम् (astam) - to setting (referring to the sun) (setting, disappearance; home)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asta

asta - setting, disappearance, home, west

गतः (gataḥ) - set (as in the sun setting) (gone, reached, set)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) + kta suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sūryaḥ'.

सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun, sun god

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - the sun, sun god

Note: Subject of 'gataḥ'.

सन्ध्याकालः (sandhyākālaḥ) - twilight time, evening time

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sandhyākāla

sandhyākāla - time of twilight, evening

Compound of sandhyā (twilight) and kāla (time).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sandhyā+kāla)

• sandhyā – twilight, evening, junction
  noun (feminine)
• kāla – time, season, death
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'abhyavartata'.

अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - approached, came

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhyavartata

Imperfect Tense

Root vṛt (to turn, be) with preverb abhi (towards) + ava (down, around). Laṅ (Imperfect) 3rd person singular.

Prefixes: abhi+ava

Root: vṛt (class 1)