वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-26, verse-3

कर्णिकारवनैर्दिव्यैः कदम्बगहनैस्तथा ।
पद्मिनीभिश्च फुल्लाभिर्मन्दाकिन्या जलैरपि ॥३॥

3. karṇikāravanairdivyaiḥ kadambagahanaistathā ,
padminībhiśca phullābhirmandākinyā jalairapi.

3. karṇikāravanaiḥ divyaiḥ kadambagahanaiḥ tathā
padminībhiḥ ca phullābhiḥ mandākinyā jalaiḥ api

3. There were splendid Karnikara groves, dense Kadamba thickets, blooming lotus ponds, and also the waters of the Mandakini river.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्णिकारवनैः (karṇikāravanaiḥ) - by Karnikara groves (by the groves of Karnikara trees)

• दिव्यैः (divyaiḥ) - splendid (by the divine, by the splendid)

• कदम्बगहनैः (kadambagahanaiḥ) - by dense Kadamba thickets (by the dense Kadamba groves)

• तथा (tathā) - and, also (thus, so, and, also)

• पद्मिनीभिः (padminībhiḥ) - by lotus ponds (by the lotus ponds, by the lotus plants)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• फुल्लाभिः (phullābhiḥ) - blooming (by the blooming, by the blossomed)

• मन्दाकिन्या (mandākinyā) - of the Mandakini river (by the Mandakini (river), of the Mandakini (river))

• जलैः (jalaiḥ) - by the waters

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

Words meanings and morphology

कर्णिकारवनैः (karṇikāravanaiḥ) - by Karnikara groves (by the groves of Karnikara trees)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of karṇikāravana

karṇikāravana - grove of Karnikara trees

Compound of 'karṇikāra' (a specific tree, Pterospermum acerifolium) and 'vana' (grove, forest).

Compound type : tatpurusha (karṇikāra+vana)

• karṇikāra – Karnikara tree (Pterospermum acerifolium), a type of tree with yellow flowers
  noun (masculine)
• vana – forest, grove, wood
  noun (neuter)

Note: Instrumental plural, describing what the 'guṇān' consist of.

दिव्यैः (divyaiḥ) - splendid (by the divine, by the splendid)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, splendid, beautiful

From 'div' (heaven, sky) + 'ya' suffix.

Note: Agrees with 'karṇikāravanaiḥ'.

कदम्बगहनैः (kadambagahanaiḥ) - by dense Kadamba thickets (by the dense Kadamba groves)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of kadambagahana

kadambagahana - dense Kadamba thicket, inaccessible place of Kadamba trees

Compound of 'kadamba' (a specific tree, Anthocephalus cadamba) and 'gahana' (dense, thicket, impenetrable).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kadamba+gahana)

• kadamba – Kadamba tree (Anthocephalus cadamba), a tree with fragrant orange flowers
  noun (masculine)
• gahana – dense, thick, deep, impenetrable, thicket, forest
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Instrumental plural, describing the 'guṇān'.

तथा (tathā) - and, also (thus, so, and, also)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that) + 'thā' suffix.

पद्मिनीभिः (padminībhiḥ) - by lotus ponds (by the lotus ponds, by the lotus plants)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of padminī

padminī - lotus pond, group of lotus plants, a female adorned with lotuses

From 'padma' (lotus) + 'inī' suffix.

Note: Instrumental plural, describing the 'guṇān'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

फुल्लाभिः (phullābhiḥ) - blooming (by the blooming, by the blossomed)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of phullā

phullā - blooming, blossomed, open

Past Passive Participle (derived form)

From root 'phall' (to burst, open) or 'phul' (to blossom). Here, feminine form.

Root: phall (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'padminībhiḥ'.

मन्दाकिन्या (mandākinyā) - of the Mandakini river (by the Mandakini (river), of the Mandakini (river))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mandākinī

mandākinī - the Mandakini river (a sacred river)

Note: Here, in combination with 'jalaiḥ', it implies 'the waters of Mandakini'. Though instrumental, it acts as a possessive/defining adjective for 'waters'.

जलैः (jalaiḥ) - by the waters

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of jala

jala - water

Note: Instrumental plural, describing the 'guṇān'.

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)