महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-31, verse-20

ततश्चाश्रममागच्छत्सिद्धचारणसेवितम् ।
दिदृक्षुभिः समाकीर्णं नभस्तारागणैरिव ॥२०॥

20. tataścāśramamāgacchatsiddhacāraṇasevitam ,
didṛkṣubhiḥ samākīrṇaṁ nabhastārāgaṇairiva.

20. tataḥ ca āśramaṃ āgacchat siddhacāraṇasevitam
didṛkṣubhiḥ samākīrṇaṃ nabhaḥ tārāgaṇaiḥ iva

20. tataḥ ca saḥ (implied) siddhacāraṇasevitam didṛkṣubhiḥ
nabhaḥ tārāgaṇaiḥ iva samākīrṇam āśramaṃ āgacchat

20. And then he went to the hermitage (āśrama), which was frequented by perfected beings (siddhas) and celestial bards (cāraṇas). It was crowded with those desirous of seeing (him), like the sky is densely filled with constellations of stars.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter

• च (ca) - and, also

• आश्रमं (āśramaṁ) - hermitage, abode of ascetics

• आगच्छत् (āgacchat) - King Yudhishthira went. (he went, he approached)

• सिद्धचारणसेवितम् (siddhacāraṇasevitam) - frequented/served by siddhas and cāraṇas

• दिदृक्षुभिः (didṛkṣubhiḥ) - By those who wished to see the king. (by those desirous of seeing)

• समाकीर्णं (samākīrṇaṁ) - crowded, filled, covered

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere, heaven

• तारागणैः (tārāgaṇaiḥ) - by hosts of stars, by groups of stars

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that) + 'tasil' suffix.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

आश्रमं (āśramaṁ) - hermitage, abode of ascetics

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, monastery, (āśrama)

From 'ā-√śram' (to make effort, exert).

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Object of 'āgacchat'.

आगच्छत् (āgacchat) - King Yudhishthira went. (he went, he approached)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of gam

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

From √gam (to go) class 1. Imperfect form with 'a' augment and 'ā' prefix.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject is implied (King Yudhishthira).

सिद्धचारणसेवितम् (siddhacāraṇasevitam) - frequented/served by siddhas and cāraṇas

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of siddhacāraṇasevita

siddhacāraṇasevita - frequented/served by perfected beings (siddhas) and celestial bards (cāraṇas)

Past Passive Participle (secondary sense as adjective in compound)

Compound of 'siddha' (perfected being), 'cāraṇa' (celestial bard), and 'sevita' (served/frequented).

Compound type : instrumental tatpurusha (siddha+cāraṇa+sevita)

• siddha – perfected being, accomplished, successful
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (from √sidh)
  From √sidh (to succeed)
  Root: sidh (class 4)
• cāraṇa – celestial bard, wanderer
  noun (masculine)
  From √car (to move, wander)
  Root: car (class 1)
• sevita – served, attended, frequented
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √sev (to serve, attend)
  Root: sev (class 1)

दिदृक्षुभिः (didṛkṣubhiḥ) - By those who wished to see the king. (by those desirous of seeing)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of didṛkṣu

didṛkṣu - desirous of seeing, wishing to see

Desiderative participle

From desiderative stem of √dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agent of 'samākīrṇaṃ'.

समाकीर्णं (samākīrṇaṁ) - crowded, filled, covered

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samākīrṇa

samākīrṇa - crowded, filled, covered, scattered

Past Passive Participle

From √kīr (to scatter, strew) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: kīr (class 6)

नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere, heaven

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, cloud, heaven

s-stem noun.

Note: Subject of the comparison.

तारागणैः (tārāgaṇaiḥ) - by hosts of stars, by groups of stars

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tārāgaṇa

tārāgaṇa - host of stars, constellation

Compound of 'tārā' (star) and 'gaṇa' (host, multitude).

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (tārā+gaṇa)

• tārā – star
  noun (feminine)
• gaṇa – multitude, host, group
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in comparison with 'didṛkṣubhiḥ' as agents of crowding.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.