वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-14, verse-18

चन्दनैः स्यन्दनैर्नीपैः पनसैर्लकुचैरपि ।
धवाश्वकर्णखदिरैः शमीकिंशुकपाटलैः ॥१८॥

18. candanaiḥ syandanairnīpaiḥ panasairlakucairapi ,
dhavāśvakarṇakhadiraiḥ śamīkiṃśukapāṭalaiḥ.

18. candanaiḥ syandanaiḥ nīpaiḥ panasaiḥ lakucaiḥ
api dhavāśvakarṇakhadiraiḥ śamīkiṃśukapāṭalaiḥ

18. candanaiḥ syandanaiḥ nīpaiḥ panasaiḥ lakucaiḥ
api dhavāśvakarṇakhadiraiḥ śamīkiṃśukapāṭalaiḥ

18. Also, they are adorned with sandalwood trees, Syandana trees, Nipa trees, jackfruit trees, and Lakucha trees; along with Dhava, Ashwakarna, Khadira, Shami, Kimshuka, and Patala trees.

Words meanings summery:

• चन्दनैः (candanaiḥ) - with sandalwood trees

• स्यन्दनैः (syandanaiḥ) - with Syandana trees

• नीपैः (nīpaiḥ) - with Nipa trees

• पनसैः (panasaiḥ) - with Jackfruit trees

• लकुचैः (lakucaiḥ) - with Lakucha trees

• अपि (api) - also; even

• धवाश्वकर्णखदिरैः (dhavāśvakarṇakhadiraiḥ) - with Dhava, Ashwakarna, and Khadira trees

• शमीकिंशुकपाटलैः (śamīkiṁśukapāṭalaiḥ) - with Shami, Kimshuka, and Patala trees

Words meanings and morphology

चन्दनैः (candanaiḥ) - with sandalwood trees

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of candana

candana - sandalwood tree (Santalum album); sandalwood paste

स्यन्दनैः (syandanaiḥ) - with Syandana trees

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of syandana

syandana - Syandana tree (Lagerstroemia parviflora); flowing, oozing

Root: syand (class 1)

नीपैः (nīpaiḥ) - with Nipa trees

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nīpa

nīpa - Nipa tree (Anthocephalus cadamba or Mitragyna parvifolia)

पनसैः (panasaiḥ) - with Jackfruit trees

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of panasa

panasa - Jackfruit tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus)

लकुचैः (lakucaiḥ) - with Lakucha trees

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of lakuca

lakuca - Lakucha tree (Artocarpus lakoocha)

अपि (api) - also; even

(indeclinable)

धवाश्वकर्णखदिरैः (dhavāśvakarṇakhadiraiḥ) - with Dhava, Ashwakarna, and Khadira trees

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dhavāśvakarṇakhadira

dhavāśvakarṇakhadira - a compound noun representing Dhava, Ashwakarna, and Khadira trees collectively

Compound type : dvandva (dhava+aśvakarṇa+khadira)

• dhava – Dhava tree (Anogeissus latifolia)
  noun (masculine)
• aśvakarṇa – Ashwakarna tree (Dipterocarpus alatus or Shorea robusta)
  noun (masculine)
• khadira – Khadira tree (Acacia catechu)
  noun (masculine)

शमीकिंशुकपाटलैः (śamīkiṁśukapāṭalaiḥ) - with Shami, Kimshuka, and Patala trees

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śamīkiṃśukapāṭala

śamīkiṁśukapāṭala - a compound noun representing Shami, Kimshuka, and Patala trees collectively

Compound type : dvandva (śamī+kiṃśuka+pāṭala)

• śamī – Shami tree (Prosopis cineraria)
  noun (feminine)
• kiṃśuka – Kimshuka tree (Butea monosperma, 'flame of the forest')
  noun (masculine)
• pāṭala – Patala tree (Stereospermum suaveolens or S. chelonoides)
  noun (masculine)

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