वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-33, verse-18

हंसक्रौञ्चप्लवाकीर्णं सारसैः संप्रणादितम् ।
वैदूर्यप्रस्तरं रम्यं स्निग्धं सागरतेजसा ॥१८॥

18. haṃsakrauñcaplavākīrṇaṃ sārasaiḥ saṃpraṇāditam ,
vaidūryaprastaraṃ ramyaṃ snigdhaṃ sāgaratejasā.

18. haṃsakrauñcaplavākīrṇam sārasaiḥ sampraṇāditam
vaidūryaprastaram ramyam snigdham sāgaratejasā

18. haṃsakrauñcaplavākīrṇam sārasaiḥ sampraṇāditam
vaidūryaprastaram ramyam snigdham sāgaratejasā

18. It was crowded with swans, cranes, and diving birds, and resounded with the calls of Sarasa cranes. Beautiful with rocks resembling cat's eye gems, it was smooth and radiant with the ocean's splendor.

Words meanings summery:

• हंसक्रौञ्चप्लवाकीर्णम् (haṁsakrauñcaplavākīrṇam) - filled or crowded with swans, cranes, and diving birds

• सारसैः (sārasaiḥ) - by Sarasa cranes

• सम्प्रणादितम् (sampraṇāditam) - made to resound, made noisy, filled with sound

• वैदूर्यप्रस्तरम् (vaidūryaprastaram) - with rocks resembling cat's eye gems (having cat's eye gem-like rocks, having beryl-like rocks)

• रम्यम् (ramyam) - beautiful, charming, delightful

• स्निग्धम् (snigdham) - smooth and radiant (smooth, glossy, tender, lovely, charming)

• सागरतेजसा (sāgaratejasā) - by the splendor or brilliance of the ocean

Words meanings and morphology

हंसक्रौञ्चप्लवाकीर्णम् (haṁsakrauñcaplavākīrṇam) - filled or crowded with swans, cranes, and diving birds

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of haṃsakrauñcaplavākīrṇa

haṁsakrauñcaplavākīrṇa - filled or covered with swans, cranes, and diving birds

Compound formed from nouns and a past passive participle.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (haṃsa+krauñca+plava+ākīrṇa)

• haṃsa – swan
  noun (masculine)
• krauñca – crane
  noun (masculine)
• plava – diving bird, swimmer, boat
  noun (masculine)
  Root: plu (class 1)
• ākīrṇa – filled, scattered, covered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṝ- 'to scatter' with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṝ (class 6)

Note: Describes an implied neuter noun like 'place' or 'region'.

सारसैः (sārasaiḥ) - by Sarasa cranes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sārasa

sārasa - Sarasa crane

सम्प्रणादितम् (sampraṇāditam) - made to resound, made noisy, filled with sound

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sampraṇādita

sampraṇādita - made to resound, made noisy

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ṇad- 'to sound' with prefixes sam- and pra-

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: ṇad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'haṃsakrauñcaplavākīrṇam' and describes the object being observed.

वैदूर्यप्रस्तरम् (vaidūryaprastaram) - with rocks resembling cat's eye gems (having cat's eye gem-like rocks, having beryl-like rocks)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaidūryaprastara

vaidūryaprastara - rock resembling a cat's eye gem

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vaidūrya+prastara)

• vaidūrya – cat's eye gem, beryl
  noun (neuter)
• prastara – rock, stone, sheet
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Functions as an adjective describing the observed object.

रम्यम् (ramyam) - beautiful, charming, delightful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ramya

ramya - beautiful, charming, delightful

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

Derived from root ram- 'to delight'

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees in gender, number, and case with the object being described.

स्निग्धम् (snigdham) - smooth and radiant (smooth, glossy, tender, lovely, charming)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of snigdha

snigdha - smooth, glossy, tender, lovely, charming, oily

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root snih- 'to be moist, to love'

Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Agrees in gender, number, and case with the object being described.

सागरतेजसा (sāgaratejasā) - by the splendor or brilliance of the ocean

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sāgaratejas

sāgaratejas - the splendor/brilliance of the ocean

Compound type : Genitive Tatpuruṣa (sāgara+tejas)

• sāgara – ocean
  noun (masculine)
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, sharp edge
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means or cause by which something is smooth or radiant.