वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-71, verse-18

पद्मैः सौगन्धिकैस्ताम्रां शुक्लां कुमुदमण्डलैः ।
नीलां कुवलयोद्धातैर्बहुवर्णां कुथामिव ॥१८॥

18. padmaiḥ saugandhikaistāmrāṃ śuklāṃ kumudamaṇḍalaiḥ ,
nīlāṃ kuvalayoddhātairbahuvarṇāṃ kuthāmiva.

18. padmaiḥ saugandhikaiḥ tāmrām śuklām kumudamaṇḍalaiḥ
nīlām kuvalayoddhātaiḥ bahuvarṇām kuthām iva

18. tāmrām padmaiḥ saugandhikaiḥ śuklām kumudamaṇḍalaiḥ
nīlām kuvalayoddhātaiḥ bahuvarṇām kuthām iva

18. Reddish-hued from fragrant lotuses, white from clusters of water lilies, blue from masses of blue water lilies, (it appeared) multicolored like a variegated blanket (kuthā).

Words meanings summery:

• पद्मैः (padmaiḥ) - by lotuses

• सौगन्धिकैः (saugandhikaiḥ) - by fragrant ones, by fragrant lotuses (implied)

• ताम्राम् (tāmrām) - coppery, reddish-brown

• शुक्लाम् (śuklām) - white

• कुमुदमण्डलैः (kumudamaṇḍalaiḥ) - by clusters/circles of water lilies

• नीलाम् (nīlām) - blue

• कुवलयोद्धातैः (kuvalayoddhātaiḥ) - by masses/outbreaks of blue water lilies

• बहुवर्णाम् (bahuvarṇām) - multicolored, variegated

• कुथाम् (kuthām) - a blanket, quilt, housing for elephants

• इव (iva) - as if, like, resembling

Words meanings and morphology

पद्मैः (padmaiḥ) - by lotuses

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of padma

padma - lotus

सौगन्धिकैः (saugandhikaiḥ) - by fragrant ones, by fragrant lotuses (implied)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of saugandhika

saugandhika - fragrant, a fragrant lotus

Derived from sugandha (fragrance).

Note: Agrees with padmaiḥ.

ताम्राम् (tāmrām) - coppery, reddish-brown

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tāmra

tāmra - coppery, reddish-brown

Note: Qualifies the implied feminine noun.

शुक्लाम् (śuklām) - white

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śukla

śukla - white, bright, pure

Note: Qualifies the implied feminine noun.

कुमुदमण्डलैः (kumudamaṇḍalaiḥ) - by clusters/circles of water lilies

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of kumudamaṇḍala

kumudamaṇḍala - cluster/circle of water lilies

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kumuda+maṇḍala)

• kumuda – white water lily
  noun (neuter)
• maṇḍala – circle, disk, cluster, group
  noun (neuter)

नीलाम् (nīlām) - blue

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nīla

nīla - blue, dark blue, dark

Note: Qualifies the implied feminine noun.

कुवलयोद्धातैः (kuvalayoddhātaiḥ) - by masses/outbreaks of blue water lilies

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kuvalayoddhāta

kuvalayoddhāta - mass/abundance of blue water lilies (kuvalaya)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kuvalaya+uddhāta)

• kuvalaya – blue water lily
  noun (neuter)
• uddhāta – mass, multitude, profusion, outbreak
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √han (to strike, smite) with ud- and ā- (or ud-dhā-ta from √dhā). More likely from ud + √han, meaning 'striking upwards, abundance'.
  Prefixes: ud+ā
  Root: han (class 2)

बहुवर्णाम् (bahuvarṇām) - multicolored, variegated

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bahuvarṇa

bahuvarṇa - multicolored, variegated, having many colors

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+varṇa)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• varṇa – color, tint, hue
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the implied feminine noun.

कुथाम् (kuthām) - a blanket, quilt, housing for elephants

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kuthā

kuthā - a blanket, quilt, housing for elephants, variegated cloth

इव (iva) - as if, like, resembling

(indeclinable)