gṛhasya paścāt bandhavaḥ sīdanti

 The Sanskrit sentence "gṛhasya paścāt bandhavaḥ sīdanti" can be analyzed word by word:

1. gṛhasya (गृहस्य) – genitive singular of gṛha (“house”), meaning “of the house” or “after the house” depending on syntax.
2. paścāt (पश्चात्) – an adverb/particle meaning “after,” “behind,” or “later”.
3. bandhavaḥ (बन्धवः) – plural of bandhu, meaning “relatives” or “kin”.
4. sīdanti (सीदन्ति) – third person plural present tense of the verb root sīd (“to sit”), meaning “sit”.

Combining these, the sentence translates literally as:

“After leaving the house, the relatives sit.”

or more naturally in English:

“The relatives sit down after leaving the house.”

This conveys that the family or friends gather and sit following the departure from or after activities at the house.

Contextually, in classical Sanskrit literature, such phrasing is often used in descriptions of social gatherings or ritual sequences.