वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-5, verse-16

पम्पानदीनिवासानामनुमन्दाकिनीमपि ।
चित्रकूटालयानां च क्रियते कदनं महत् ॥१६॥

16. pampānadīnivāsānāmanumandākinīmapi ,
citrakūṭālayānāṃ ca kriyate kadanaṃ mahat.

16. pampā-nadī-nivāsānām anu-mandākinīm api
citrakūṭa-ālayānām ca kriyate kadanam mahat

16. pampā-nadī-nivāsānām,
api anu-mandākinīm (nivāsānām),
ca citrakūṭa-ālayānām mahat kadanam kriyate.

16. A great slaughter is being committed against those dwelling by the Pampa river, and also along the Mandakini, and those residing in Citrakūṭa.

Words meanings summery:

• पम्पा-नदी-निवासानाम् (pampā-nadī-nivāsānām) - of those dwelling by the Pampa river

• अनु-मन्दाकिनीम् (anu-mandākinīm) - along the Mandakini

• अपि (api) - also, even

• चित्रकूट-आलयानाम् (citrakūṭa-ālayānām) - of those dwelling in Chitrakuta

• च (ca) - and

• क्रियते (kriyate) - is being done/caused

• कदनम् (kadanam) - slaughter, massacre

• महत् (mahat) - great, extensive

Words meanings and morphology

पम्पा-नदी-निवासानाम् (pampā-nadī-nivāsānām) - of those dwelling by the Pampa river

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pampā-nadī-nivāsa

pampā-nadī-nivāsa - dwelling near the Pampa river

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pampā-nadī+nivāsa)

• pampā-nadī – Pampa river
  proper noun (feminine)
• nivāsa – dwelling, abode, residence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vas (class 1)

अनु-मन्दाकिनीम् (anu-mandākinīm) - along the Mandakini

(indeclinable)

adverbial use of preposition anu with noun in accusative

• anu – after, along, according to
  indeclinable
• mandākinī – Mandakini (proper name of a river)
  proper noun (feminine)

Note: Here used adverbially with accusative, implying 'those dwelling along Mandakini', matching the genitive context

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

चित्रकूट-आलयानाम् (citrakūṭa-ālayānām) - of those dwelling in Chitrakuta

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of citrakūṭa-ālaya

citrakūṭa-ālaya - dwelling in Chitrakuta

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citrakūṭa+ālaya)

• citrakūṭa – Chitrakuta (proper name of a mountain or region)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ālaya – abode, dwelling, residence, house
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lī (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

क्रियते (kriyate) - is being done/caused

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of √kṛ

Present Passive

3rd person singular, present tense, passive voice, ātmanepada

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कदनम् (kadanam) - slaughter, massacre

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kadana

kadana - slaughter, killing, massacre, tormenting

महत् (mahat) - great, extensive

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

Note: agrees with kadanam