वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-2, verse-12

हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णा वापीः पद्मोत्पलायुताः ।
आक्रीडान् विविधान् रम्यान् विविधांश्च जलाशयान् ॥१२॥

12. haṃsakāraṇḍavākīrṇā vāpīḥ padmotpalāyutāḥ ,
ākrīḍān vividhān ramyān vividhāṃśca jalāśayān.

12. haṁsakāraṇḍavākīrṇāḥ vāpīḥ padmotpalāyutāḥ
ākrīḍān vividhān ramyān vividhān ca jalāśayān

12. vāpīḥ haṁsakāraṇḍavākīrṇāḥ padmotpalāyutāḥ
vividhān ramyān ca vividhān ākrīḍān jalāśayān

12. Ponds teeming with swans and kāraṇḍava ducks, adorned with lotuses and water lilies; diverse and delightful pleasure-grounds, and various water reservoirs.

Words meanings summery:

• हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णाः (haṁsakāraṇḍavākīrṇāḥ) - filled with swans and kāraṇḍava ducks

• वापीः (vāpīḥ) - pond, large step-well, reservoir

• पद्मोत्पलायुताः (padmotpalāyutāḥ) - furnished/adorned with lotuses and water lilies

• आक्रीडान् (ākrīḍān) - playground, pleasure-ground, park

• विविधान् (vividhān) - various, diverse, manifold

• रम्यान् (ramyān) - delightful, charming, beautiful, pleasing

• विविधान् (vividhān) - various, diverse, manifold

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• जलाशयान् (jalāśayān) - reservoir, lake, pond, any water body

Words meanings and morphology

हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णाः (haṁsakāraṇḍavākīrṇāḥ) - filled with swans and kāraṇḍava ducks

(adjective)

feminine, plural of haṁsakāraṇḍavākīrṇa

haṁsakāraṇḍavākīrṇa - filled with swans and kāraṇḍava ducks

A Bahuvrihi compound: 'haṁsa' (swan) + 'kāraṇḍava' (kāraṇḍava duck) + 'ākīrṇa' (filled, teeming).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (haṁsa+kāraṇḍava+ākīrṇa)

• haṁsa – swan, goose, a mythical bird
  noun (masculine)
• kāraṇḍava – a type of duck, a teal
  noun (masculine)
• ākīrṇa – strewn, scattered, covered, filled, crowded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kīr' (to scatter) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kīr (class 6)

वापीः (vāpīḥ) - pond, large step-well, reservoir

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of vāpī

vāpī - pond, large step-well, reservoir; an artificial pool

पद्मोत्पलायुताः (padmotpalāyutāḥ) - furnished/adorned with lotuses and water lilies

(adjective)

feminine, plural of padmotpalāyuta

padmotpalāyuta - furnished with lotuses and water lilies

A Bahuvrihi compound, meaning 'having lotuses (padma) and water lilies (utpala) joined (āyuta)'. The internal compound 'padmotpala' is a dvandva compound of 'padma' and 'utpala'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (padmotpala+āyuta)

• padma – lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); a specific posture in yoga (padmāsana)
  noun (neuter)
• utpala – water lily (Nymphaea nouchali), blue lotus; a blossom
  noun (neuter)
• āyuta – joined, connected, united, furnished with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'yu' (to join) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yu (class 2)

आक्रीडान् (ākrīḍān) - playground, pleasure-ground, park

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ākrīḍa

ākrīḍa - playground, pleasure-ground, garden, park

From root 'krīḍ' (to play) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

विविधान् (vividhān) - various, diverse, manifold

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold, different kinds of

रम्यान् (ramyān) - delightful, charming, beautiful, pleasing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ramya

ramya - delightful, charming, beautiful, pleasing; enjoyable

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root 'ram' (to delight, play).

Root: ram (class 1)

विविधान् (vividhān) - various, diverse, manifold

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold, different kinds of

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

जलाशयान् (jalāśayān) - reservoir, lake, pond, any water body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of jalāśaya

jalāśaya - reservoir, lake, pond, any water body (lit. 'water abode')

Compound of 'jala' (water) and 'āśaya' (abode, receptacle).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+āśaya)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• āśaya – abode, dwelling, receptacle, reservoir; intention, meaning
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'śī' (to lie, rest) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śī (class 2)