वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-40, verse-23

सिद्धचारणसंघैश्च प्रकीर्णं सुमनोहरम् ।
तमुपैति सहस्राक्षः सदा पर्वसु पर्वसु ॥२३॥

23. siddhacāraṇasaṃghaiśca prakīrṇaṃ sumanoharam ,
tamupaiti sahasrākṣaḥ sadā parvasu parvasu.

23. siddha-cāraṇa-saṅghaiḥ ca prakīrṇam sumanoharam
tam upaiti sahasra-akṣaḥ sadā parvasu parvasu

23. ca siddha-cāraṇa-saṅghaiḥ prakīrṇam sumanoharam (ca),
sahasra-akṣaḥ tam sadā parvasu parvasu upaiti

23. And covered by hosts of perfected beings (Siddhas) and celestial bards (Cāraṇas), it is exceedingly charming. The thousand-eyed Indra (Sahasrākṣa) always visits it on every auspicious occasion.

Words meanings summery:

• सिद्ध-चारण-सङ्घैः (siddha-cāraṇa-saṅghaiḥ) - by hosts/assemblages of perfected beings (Siddhas) and celestial bards (Cāraṇas)

• च (ca) - and, also

• प्रकीर्णम् (prakīrṇam) - the mountain covered (strewn, scattered, covered)

• सुमनोहरम् (sumanoharam) - the mountain as very charming (very charming, delightful, captivating)

• तम् (tam) - that mountain (Mahendra) (him, that)

• उपैति (upaiti) - approaches, goes to, visits

• सहस्र-अक्षः (sahasra-akṣaḥ) - Indra (Sahasrākṣa) (the thousand-eyed one)

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, perpetually

• पर्वसु (parvasu) - on auspicious occasions or festivals (on auspicious days, on festivals, on joints)

• पर्वसु (parvasu) - on every auspicious occasion (on every auspicious day, on every festival)

Words meanings and morphology

सिद्ध-चारण-सङ्घैः (siddha-cāraṇa-saṅghaiḥ) - by hosts/assemblages of perfected beings (Siddhas) and celestial bards (Cāraṇas)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of siddha-cāraṇa-saṅgha

siddha-cāraṇa-saṅgha - multitude of Siddhas and Cāraṇas

dvandva compound of Siddha and Cāraṇa, followed by tatpuruṣa with saṅgha

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (siddha+cāraṇa+saṅgha)

• siddha – perfected being, demigod, adept
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of sidh
  Root: sidh (class 4)
• cāraṇa – celestial bard, wanderer
  noun (masculine)
  from car
  Root: car (class 1)
• saṅgha – multitude, host, assembly, community
  noun (masculine)
  from sam + han
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects this phrase to the previous description.

प्रकीर्णम् (prakīrṇam) - the mountain covered (strewn, scattered, covered)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prakīrṇa

prakīrṇa - strewn, scattered, covered, diffused

Past Passive Participle

PPP of pra + kīr

Prefix: pra

Root: kīr (class 6)

सुमनोहरम् (sumanoharam) - the mountain as very charming (very charming, delightful, captivating)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sumanohara

sumanohara - very charming, delightful, captivating, pleasing to the mind

karmadhāraya compound: su (well/very) + manohara (charming)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+manohara)

• su – good, excellent, very, well
  indeclinable
  prefix
• manohara – charming, captivating, pleasing to the mind
  adjective (neuter)
  from manas + hṛ
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that mountain (Mahendra) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Mahendra mountain (masculine).

उपैति (upaiti) - approaches, goes to, visits

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of upa-i

present 3rd singular active

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

सहस्र-अक्षः (sahasra-akṣaḥ) - Indra (Sahasrākṣa) (the thousand-eyed one)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahasra-akṣa

sahasra-akṣa - thousand-eyed (epithet of Indra)

bahuvrīhi compound: sahasra (thousand) + akṣa (eye)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+akṣa)

• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, perpetually

(indeclinable)

indeclinable, adverb of time

पर्वसु (parvasu) - on auspicious occasions or festivals (on auspicious days, on festivals, on joints)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of parvan

parvan - knot, joint, division, section, auspicious day, festival

Note: Used in the sense of auspicious times or festivals.

पर्वसु (parvasu) - on every auspicious occasion (on every auspicious day, on every festival)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of parvan

parvan - knot, joint, division, section, auspicious day, festival

Note: Repetition implies 'on every' or 'repeatedly on festivals'.

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