वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-4, verse-56

काननानि विचित्राणि नदीप्रस्रवणानि च ।
पश्यन्नपि ययौ रामः सह्यस्य मलयस्य च ॥५६॥

56. kānanāni vicitrāṇi nadīprasravaṇāni ca ,
paśyannapi yayau rāmaḥ sahyasya malayasya ca.

56. kānanāni vicitrāṇi nadīprasravaṇāni ca
paśyan api yayau rāmaḥ sahyasya malayasya ca

56. rāmaḥ sahyasya ca malayasya vicitrāṇi
kānanāni ca nadīprasravaṇāni paśyan api yayau

56. Even while observing the beautiful forests, rivers, and springs of both Sahya and Malaya (mountains), Rama continued his journey.

Words meanings summery:

• काननानि (kānanāni) - forests, groves, woods

• विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - variegated, diverse, beautiful, wonderful

• नदीप्रस्रवणानि (nadīprasravaṇāni) - rivers and springs, streams and cascades

• च (ca) - and, also

• पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing, observing

• अपि (api) - even while (even, also)

• ययौ (yayau) - he went, he proceeded

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• सह्यस्य (sahyasya) - of Sahya

• मलयस्य (malayasya) - of Malaya

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

काननानि (kānanāni) - forests, groves, woods

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of kānana

kānana - forest, grove, wilderness

Note: Object of 'paśyan'.

विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - variegated, diverse, beautiful, wonderful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vicitra

vicitra - variegated, diverse, beautiful, wonderful

Prefix: vi

Root: citr (class 10)

Note: Describes 'kānanāni'.

नदीप्रस्रवणानि (nadīprasravaṇāni) - rivers and springs, streams and cascades

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of nadīprasravaṇa

nadīprasravaṇa - rivers and springs, streams and cascades

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nadī+prasravaṇa)

• nadī – river, stream
  noun (feminine)
• prasravaṇa – spring, stream, cascade, flowing forth
  noun (neuter)
  nominalization
  from pra-√sru (to flow forth) + Lyuṭ (ana)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sru (class 1)

Note: Object of 'paśyan'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'kānanāni vicitrāṇi' and 'nadīprasravaṇāni'.

पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing, observing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, looking

Present Active Participle

from √dṛś (to see), with present stem paśya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Describes 'rāmaḥ'.

अपि (api) - even while (even, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with a participle to denote simultaneity or concession.

ययौ (yayau) - he went, he proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of yā

Perfect Tense

3rd person singular, active voice

Root: yā (class 2)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a prominent deity in Hinduism, hero of the Ramayana)

Note: Subject of 'yayau'.

सह्यस्य (sahyasya) - of Sahya

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sahya

sahya - Sahya mountain range

Note: Possessive, refers to the mountains from the previous verse.

मलयस्य (malayasya) - of Malaya

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of malaya

malaya - Malaya mountain

Note: Possessive, refers to the mountains from the previous verse.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'sahyasya' and 'malayasya'.