वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-11, verse-35

तत्र मन्दाकिनी रम्या नदीनां प्रवरा नदी ।
काञ्चनैः सूर्यसंकाशैः पङ्कजैः संवृतोदका ॥३५॥

35. tatra mandākinī ramyā nadīnāṃ pravarā nadī ,
kāñcanaiḥ sūryasaṃkāśaiḥ paṅkajaiḥ saṃvṛtodakā.

35. tatra mandākinī ramyā nadīnām pravarā nadī
kāñcanaiḥ sūryasaṃkāśaiḥ paṅkajaiḥ saṃvṛta udakā

35. tatra ramyā nadīnām pravarā mandākinī nadī
sūryasaṃkāśaiḥ kāñcanaiḥ paṅkajaiḥ saṃvṛta udakā

35. There, the charming Mandakini river, the most excellent among rivers, has its waters covered with golden lotuses that resemble the sun.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - in that place (referring to the location of Mandakini) (there, in that place)

• मन्दाकिनी (mandākinī) - the Mandakini river (Mandakini (a river))

• रम्या (ramyā) - charming (describing the Mandakini river) (beautiful, charming, delightful)

• नदीनाम् (nadīnām) - among rivers (of rivers, among rivers)

• प्रवरा (pravarā) - foremost (describing the Mandakini river) (excellent, foremost, best)

• नदी (nadī) - river (referring to Mandakini) (river, stream)

• काञ्चनैः (kāñcanaiḥ) - with golden (lotuses) (with golden (objects), made of gold)

• सूर्यसंकाशैः (sūryasaṁkāśaiḥ) - resembling the sun (describing lotuses) (resembling the sun, sun-like)

• पङ्कजैः (paṅkajaiḥ) - with lotuses (covering the water) (with lotuses)

• संवृत (saṁvṛta) - covered (by lotuses) (covered, concealed, surrounded)

• उदका (udakā) - water (of the river) (water, liquid)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - in that place (referring to the location of Mandakini) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

मन्दाकिनी (mandākinī) - the Mandakini river (Mandakini (a river))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mandākinī

mandākinī - Mandakini (a river)

रम्या (ramyā) - charming (describing the Mandakini river) (beautiful, charming, delightful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ramya

ramya - beautiful, charming, delightful

Gerundive

from root ram + ya

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mandākinī' and 'nadī'.

नदीनाम् (nadīnām) - among rivers (of rivers, among rivers)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of nadī

nadī - river, stream

प्रवरा (pravarā) - foremost (describing the Mandakini river) (excellent, foremost, best)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pravara

pravara - excellent, foremost, best

from pra + vṛ (to choose)

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'mandākinī' and 'nadī'.

नदी (nadī) - river (referring to Mandakini) (river, stream)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river, stream

काञ्चनैः (kāñcanaiḥ) - with golden (lotuses) (with golden (objects), made of gold)

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of kāñcana

kāñcana - golden, made of gold, gold

from kañcana (gold)

Note: Agrees with 'sūryasaṃkāśaiḥ' and 'paṅkajaiḥ'.

सूर्यसंकाशैः (sūryasaṁkāśaiḥ) - resembling the sun (describing lotuses) (resembling the sun, sun-like)

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of sūryasaṃkāśa

sūryasaṁkāśa - resembling the sun, sun-like

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūrya+saṃkāśa)

• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – appearance, resemblance, like
  noun (masculine)
  from sam-kāś
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kāñcanaiḥ' and 'paṅkajaiḥ'.

पङ्कजैः (paṅkajaiḥ) - with lotuses (covering the water) (with lotuses)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of paṅkaja

paṅkaja - lotus (born in mud)

from paṅka (mud) + ja (born)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paṅka+ja)

• paṅka – mud, mire
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced
  adjective
  from root jan
  Root: jan (class 4)

संवृत (saṁvṛta) - covered (by lotuses) (covered, concealed, surrounded)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvṛta

saṁvṛta - covered, concealed, surrounded

Past Passive Participle

from sam + vṛ

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: First part of the bahuvrīhi compound 'saṃvṛtodakā'. Adjectival, agrees with 'udakā'.

उदका (udakā) - water (of the river) (water, liquid)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of udaka

udaka - water, liquid

Note: Second part of the bahuvrīhi compound 'saṃvṛtodakā', which means 'having its waters covered'. The compound itself is feminine singular nominative agreeing with 'nadī'.