वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-10, verse-6

पद्मपुष्करसंबाधं गजयूथैरलंकृतम् ।
सारसैर्हंसकादम्बैः संकुलं जलचारिभिः ॥६॥

6. padmapuṣkarasaṃbādhaṃ gajayūthairalaṃkṛtam ,
sārasairhaṃsakādambaiḥ saṃkulaṃ jalacāribhiḥ.

6. padmapuṣkarasaṃbādham gajayūthaiḥ alaṃkṛtam
sārasaiḥ haṃsakādambaiḥ saṃkulam jalacāribhiḥ

6. padmapuṣkarasaṃbādham gajayūthaiḥ alaṃkṛtam
sārasaiḥ haṃsakādambaiḥ jalacāribhiḥ saṃkulam

6. It was crowded with lotuses and lilies, adorned by herds of elephants, and teeming with water-faring birds like cranes, swans, and kādambas.

Words meanings summery:

• पद्मपुष्करसंबाधम् (padmapuṣkarasaṁbādham) - teeming with a variety of aquatic flowers, specifically lotuses and lilies (crowded with lotuses and lilies)

• गजयूथैः (gajayūthaiḥ) - by herds of elephants

• अलंकृतम् (alaṁkṛtam) - adorned, decorated

• सारसैः (sārasaiḥ) - by cranes

• हंसकादम्बैः (haṁsakādambaiḥ) - by swans and kādambas

• संकुलम् (saṁkulam) - crowded, teeming, full of

• जलचारिभिः (jalacāribhiḥ) - by water-faring creatures/birds

Words meanings and morphology

पद्मपुष्करसंबाधम् (padmapuṣkarasaṁbādham) - teeming with a variety of aquatic flowers, specifically lotuses and lilies (crowded with lotuses and lilies)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of padmapuṣkarasaṃbādha

padmapuṣkarasaṁbādha - crowded with lotuses and lilies

Compound type : tatpurusha (padma+puṣkara+saṃbādha)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• puṣkara – lotus, water lily, blue lotus
  noun (neuter)
• saṃbādha – crowded, compressed, narrow, confined
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root badh (to bind, compress) with prefix sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: badh (class 1)

Note: Used as a predicate adjective describing an implicit subject (the lake).

गजयूथैः (gajayūthaiḥ) - by herds of elephants

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gajayūtha

gajayūtha - herd of elephants

Compound type : tatpurusha (gaja+yūtha)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• yūtha – herd, flock, multitude
  noun (masculine)

अलंकृतम् (alaṁkṛtam) - adorned, decorated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of alaṃkṛta

alaṁkṛta - adorned, decorated, ornamented

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to make, do) with prefix alaṃ (to adorn).

Prefix: alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used as a predicate adjective describing an implicit subject (the lake).

सारसैः (sārasaiḥ) - by cranes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sārasa

sārasa - crane (bird), a kind of heron

हंसकादम्बैः (haṁsakādambaiḥ) - by swans and kādambas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of haṃsakādamba

haṁsakādamba - swans and kādambas (a type of goose/duck)

Compound type : dvandva (haṃsa+kādamba)

• haṃsa – swan, goose
  noun (masculine)
• kādamba – a kind of goose or duck
  noun (masculine)

संकुलम् (saṁkulam) - crowded, teeming, full of

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃkula

saṁkula - crowded, filled with, mingled, confused

Derived from root kul (to collect) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Used as a predicate adjective describing an implicit subject (the lake).

जलचारिभिः (jalacāribhiḥ) - by water-faring creatures/birds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jalacārin

jalacārin - moving in water, aquatic (animal)

Compound of 'jala' (water) and 'cārin' (moving, going).

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+cārin)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• cārin – moving, going, a mover
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun (suffix -in)
  Derived from root car (to move, go).
  Root: car (class 1)