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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.56.16

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 56: Kausalyā & Daśaratha reconcile. He begs her to stop deepening his pain, she apologizes and says five nights of separation have felt like five years

In the sequence: evening comes, and Daśaratha, somewhat comforted by her gentleness, falls asleep.

2.56.16

evaṃ hi kathayantyās tu kausalyāyāḥ śubhaṃ vacaḥ
mandaraśmir abhūt suryo rajanī cābhyavartata

As Kausalyā was thus uttering her gracious words, the sun grew dim of ray and the night came on.

Words: evaṃ — thus; hi — indeed; kathayantyās — of (her) speaking; tu — and; kausalyāyāḥ — of Kausalyā; śubhaṃ — auspicious, gracious; vacaḥ — words; mandaraśmir — of dim rays; abhūt — became; suryo — the sun; rajanī — the night; cābhyavartata — and drew on

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.