वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-1, verse-28

एषा प्रसन्नसलिला पद्मनीलोत्पलायता ।
हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णा पम्पा सौगन्धिकायुता ॥२८॥

28. eṣā prasannasalilā padmanīlotpalāyatā ,
haṃsakāraṇḍavākīrṇā pampā saugandhikāyutā.

28. eṣā prasannasalilā padmanīlotpalāyatā
haṃsakāraṇḍavākīrṇā pampā saugandhikāyutā

28. eṣā pampā prasannasalilā padmanīlotpalāyatā
haṃsakāraṇḍavākīrṇā saugandhikāyutā

28. This Pampa lake has clear water and is vast with lotuses and blue water-lilies. It is abundant with swans and Karandava ducks, and is filled with fragrant water-lilies.

Words meanings summery:

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• प्रसन्नसलिला (prasannasalilā) - clear-watered, having clear water

• पद्मनीलोत्पलायता (padmanīlotpalāyatā) - extended with lotuses and blue water-lilies

• हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णा (haṁsakāraṇḍavākīrṇā) - covered/crowded with swans and Karandava ducks

• पम्पा (pampā) - Pampa (a lake)

• सौगन्धिकायुता (saugandhikāyutā) - associated with fragrant water-lilies

Words meanings and morphology

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

प्रसन्नसलिला (prasannasalilā) - clear-watered, having clear water

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prasannasalila

prasannasalila - having clear water

Bahuvrīhi compound: prasanna (clear) + salila (water)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prasanna+salila)

• prasanna – clear, tranquil, bright, pure
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix pra- attached to root √sad (to sit, settle down), here meaning to become clear
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)
• salila – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with Pampa (implied)

पद्मनीलोत्पलायता (padmanīlotpalāyatā) - extended with lotuses and blue water-lilies

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of padmanīlotpalāyata

padmanīlotpalāyata - extended by red lotuses and blue water-lilies

Bahuvrīhi compound: padma (lotus) + nīlotpala (blue water-lily) + āyata (extended)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (padma+nīlotpala+āyata)

• padma – lotus (often refers to red or pink lotus)
  noun (neuter)
• nīlotpala – blue water-lily
  noun (neuter)
  Tatpuruṣa compound: nīla (blue) + utpala (water-lily)
• āyata – long, extended, vast
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix ā- attached to root √yam (to restrain, extend)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Pampa (implied)

हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णा (haṁsakāraṇḍavākīrṇā) - covered/crowded with swans and Karandava ducks

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of haṃsakāraṇḍavākīrṇa

haṁsakāraṇḍavākīrṇa - covered with swans and Karandava ducks

Compound: haṃsa (swan) + kāraṇḍava (Karandava duck) + ākīrṇa (covered)

Compound type : tatpurusha (haṃsa+kāraṇḍava+ākīrṇa)

• haṃsa – swan, goose
  noun (masculine)
• kāraṇḍava – Karandava duck
  noun (masculine)
• ākīrṇa – strewn, filled, crowded, covered
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix ā- attached to root √kīr (to scatter, strew)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kīr (class 6)

Note: Agrees with Pampa (implied)

पम्पा (pampā) - Pampa (a lake)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pampā

pampā - Pampa (name of a sacred lake in ancient India)

सौगन्धिकायुता (saugandhikāyutā) - associated with fragrant water-lilies

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saugandhikāyuta

saugandhikāyuta - joined with fragrant water-lilies

Compound: saugandhikā (fragrant water-lily) + āyuta (joined)

Compound type : tatpurusha (saugandhikā+āyuta)

• saugandhikā – fragrant water-lily (nymphaea stellata)
  noun (feminine)
• āyuta – joined, connected, furnished with
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix ā- attached to root √yu (to join)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yu (class 2)

Note: Agrees with Pampa (implied)