वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-10, verse-9

एवं विभीषणस्यापि गतानि नियतात्मनः ।
दशवर्षसहस्राणि स्वर्गस्थस्येव नन्दने ॥९॥

9. evaṃ vibhīṣaṇasyāpi gatāni niyatātmanaḥ ,
daśavarṣasahasrāṇi svargasthasyeva nandane.

9. evaṃ vibhīṣaṇasya api gatāni niyatātmanaḥ
daśa-varṣa-sahasrāṇi svargasthasya iva nandane

9. In this manner, for the self-controlled Vibhishana, ten thousand years passed as if he were dwelling in the Nandana garden of heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• एवं (evaṁ) - thus, in this manner

• विभीषणस्य (vibhīṣaṇasya) - of Vibhishana

• अपि (api) - also, even

• गतानि (gatāni) - passed, gone

• नियतात्मनः (niyatātmanaḥ) - of the self-controlled, of him whose mind is disciplined

• दश-वर्ष-सहस्राणि (daśa-varṣa-sahasrāṇi) - ten thousand years

• स्वर्गस्थस्य (svargasthasya) - of one dwelling in heaven

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• नन्दने (nandane) - In the celestial garden Nandana, known for its beauty. (in Nandana (garden))

Words meanings and morphology

एवं (evaṁ) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

विभीषणस्य (vibhīṣaṇasya) - of Vibhishana

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhishana (name of Ravana's brother)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

गतानि (gatāni) - passed, gone

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of gata

gata - gone, passed, reached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

नियतात्मनः (niyatātmanaḥ) - of the self-controlled, of him whose mind is disciplined

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of niyatātman

niyatātman - self-controlled, disciplined (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (niyata+ātman)

• niyata – controlled, restrained, disciplined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root yam (to restrain) with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yam (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, mind, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Vibhishana (vibhīṣaṇasya).

दश-वर्ष-सहस्राणि (daśa-varṣa-sahasrāṇi) - ten thousand years

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of daśavarṣasahasra

daśavarṣasahasra - ten thousand years

Compound type : karmadhāraya (daśa+varṣa+sahasra)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• varṣa – year
  noun (neuter)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the sentence with 'gatāni'.

स्वर्गस्थस्य (svargasthasya) - of one dwelling in heaven

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svargastha

svargastha - dwelling in heaven, situated in heaven

Compound of 'svarga' and 'stha' (standing/dwelling)

Compound type : tatpurusha (svarga+stha)

• svarga – heaven, paradise
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, staying, dwelling
  adjective (masculine)
  kṛt suffix
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Vibhishana (implied).

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

नन्दने (nandane) - In the celestial garden Nandana, known for its beauty. (in Nandana (garden))

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nandana

nandana - Nandana (name of Indra's pleasure garden), delightful, rejoicing

From root nand (to rejoice)

Root: nand (class 1)