वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-1, verse-43

पश्य शीतजलां चेमां सौमित्रे पुष्करायुताम् ।
चक्रवाकानुचरितां कारण्डवनिषेविताम् ।
प्लवैः क्रौञ्चैश्च संपूर्णां वराहमृगसेविताम् ॥४३॥

43. paśya śītajalāṃ cemāṃ saumitre puṣkarāyutām ,
cakravākānucaritāṃ kāraṇḍavaniṣevitām ,
plavaiḥ krauñcaiśca saṃpūrṇāṃ varāhamṛgasevitām.

43. paśya śītajalām ca imām saumitre
puṣkarāyutām cakravākānucaritām
kāraṇḍavaniṣevitām plavaiḥ krauñcaiḥ
ca saṃpūrṇām varāhamṛgasevitām

43. saumitre paśya ca imām śītajalām
puṣkarāyutām cakravākānucaritām
kāraṇḍavaniṣevitām plavaiḥ ca
krauñcaiḥ saṃpūrṇām varāhamṛgasevitām

43. O Saumitra, behold this (Pampa lake) with its cool waters, abundant with lotuses, frequented by cakravāka birds, resorted to by kāraṇḍava ducks, teeming with waterfowls and cranes, and visited by boars and deer.

Words meanings summery:

• पश्य (paśya) - see, behold, observe

• शीतजलाम् (śītajalām) - having cool water

• च (ca) - and

• इमाम् (imām) - this (Pampa lake) (this (feminine))

• सौमित्रे (saumitre) - O son of Sumitrā, O Lakshmana

• पुष्करायुताम् (puṣkarāyutām) - filled with lotuses, abundant with lotuses

• चक्रवाकानुचरिताम् (cakravākānucaritām) - frequented by cakravāka birds

• कारण्डवनिषेविताम् (kāraṇḍavaniṣevitām) - frequented by kāraṇḍava ducks

• प्लवैः (plavaiḥ) - by aquatic birds, by swimming birds

• क्रौञ्चैः (krauñcaiḥ) - by cranes

• च (ca) - and

• संपूर्णाम् (saṁpūrṇām) - completely filled, full

• वराहमृगसेविताम् (varāhamṛgasevitām) - frequented by boars and deer

Words meanings and morphology

पश्य (paśya) - see, behold, observe

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of paśya

imperative 2nd singular active

Derived from √dṛś (4th class, *paśya* stem).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

शीतजलाम् (śītajalām) - having cool water

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śītajala

śītajala - cool water

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śīta+jala)

• śīta – cold, cool
  adjective
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Inflected as feminine, describing 'imām' (this, referring to Pampa lake).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

conjunction

इमाम् (imām) - this (Pampa lake) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the Pampa lake, which is feminine.

सौमित्रे (saumitre) - O son of Sumitrā, O Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumitra

saumitra - descendant of Sumitrā, Lakshmana

Taddhita derivation from Sumitrā.

पुष्करायुताम् (puṣkarāyutām) - filled with lotuses, abundant with lotuses

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of puṣkarāyuta

puṣkarāyuta - filled with lotuses, having many lotuses

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṣkara+āyuta)

• puṣkara – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• āyuta – joined, yoked, possessed of, filled with
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From ā-√yu
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yu (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'imām'.

चक्रवाकानुचरिताम् (cakravākānucaritām) - frequented by cakravāka birds

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cakravākānucarita

cakravākānucarita - frequented by cakravāka birds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cakravāka+anucarita)

• cakravāka – cakravāka bird, ruddy shelduck
  noun (masculine)
• anucarita – followed, attended, frequented
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From anu-√car.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'imām'.

कारण्डवनिषेविताम् (kāraṇḍavaniṣevitām) - frequented by kāraṇḍava ducks

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kāraṇḍavaniṣevita

kāraṇḍavaniṣevita - frequented by kāraṇḍava ducks

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāraṇḍava+niṣevita)

• kāraṇḍava – a species of duck (kāraṇḍava)
  noun (masculine)
• niṣevita – frequented, resorted to, served
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From ni-√sev.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'imām'.

प्लवैः (plavaiḥ) - by aquatic birds, by swimming birds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of plava

plava - aquatic bird, duck, raft

From √plu (to float, swim).

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Implies these birds contribute to the fullness of the lake.

क्रौञ्चैः (krauñcaiḥ) - by cranes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of krauñca

krauñca - crane

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

conjunction

संपूर्णाम् (saṁpūrṇām) - completely filled, full

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃpūrṇa

saṁpūrṇa - full, complete, filled with

Past Passive Participle

From sam-√pṝ.

Prefix: sam

Root: pṝ (class 9)

Note: Modifies 'imām'.

वराहमृगसेविताम् (varāhamṛgasevitām) - frequented by boars and deer

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of varāhamṛgasevita

varāhamṛgasevita - frequented by boars and deer

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (varāha+mṛga+sevita)

• varāha – boar, wild pig
  noun (masculine)
• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• sevita – frequented, visited, served
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √sev.
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'imām'.