adverb + pronoun (locative plural feminine), contracted sandhi form of evam etāsaṁ
Analysis. evam (in this way, thus) + etāsaṁ (locative plural of etā, feminine of eta 'this'). The contraction shows Pali sandhi: -m + e- coalesces to -me-, giving evametāsaṁ. Common in narrative contexts to mark manner and location together.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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