वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-41, verse-6

शातकुम्भनिभाः के चित् के चिदग्निशिखोपमाः ।
नीलाञ्जननिभाश्चान्ये भान्ति तत्र स्म पादपाः ॥६॥

6. śātakumbhanibhāḥ ke cit ke cidagniśikhopamāḥ ,
nīlāñjananibhāścānye bhānti tatra sma pādapāḥ.

6. śātakumbhanibhāḥ ke cit ke cit agniśikhopamāḥ
nīlāñjananibhāḥ ca anye bhānti tatra sma pādadāḥ

6. tatra pādadāḥ ke cit śātakumbhanibhāḥ ke cit
agniśikhopamāḥ anye ca nīlāñjananibhāḥ sma bhānti

6. There, some trees shone like refined gold, others like flames of fire, and still others like blue collyrium.

Words meanings summery:

• शातकुम्भनिभाः (śātakumbhanibhāḥ) - (trees) resembling refined gold (resembling refined gold)

• के (ke) - some (masculine plural nominative, referring to `पादपाः`) (who, what (plural nominative))

• चित् (cit) - some (used with `ke` to mean 'some') ((an indefinite particle))

• के (ke) - others (masculine plural nominative, referring to `पादपाः`) (who, what (plural nominative))

• चित् (cit) - others (used with `ke` to mean 'others') ((an indefinite particle))

• अग्निशिखोपमाः (agniśikhopamāḥ) - (trees) resembling flames of fire (resembling a flame of fire)

• नीलाञ्जननिभाः (nīlāñjananibhāḥ) - (trees) resembling blue collyrium (resembling blue collyrium)

• च (ca) - and

• अन्ये (anye) - other (trees) (others)

• भान्ति (bhānti) - they shine, they appear

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• स्म (sma) - indicates past tense when used with a present verb. ((particle indicating past tense or emphasis))

• पाददाः (pādadāḥ) - trees

Words meanings and morphology

शातकुम्भनिभाः (śātakumbhanibhāḥ) - (trees) resembling refined gold (resembling refined gold)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śātakumbhanibha

śātakumbhanibha - having the appearance of refined gold, golden-hued

Compound. śātakumbha (refined gold) + nibha (resembling, like).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śātakumbha+nibha)

• śātakumbha – refined gold
  noun (neuter)
• nibha – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)

के (ke) - some (masculine plural nominative, referring to `पादपाः`) (who, what (plural nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which, some

चित् (cit) - some (used with `ke` to mean 'some') ((an indefinite particle))

(indeclinable)

के (ke) - others (masculine plural nominative, referring to `पादपाः`) (who, what (plural nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which, some

चित् (cit) - others (used with `ke` to mean 'others') ((an indefinite particle))

(indeclinable)

अग्निशिखोपमाः (agniśikhopamāḥ) - (trees) resembling flames of fire (resembling a flame of fire)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of agniśikhopama

agniśikhopama - resembling a flame of fire

Compound. agni (fire) + śikhā (flame) + upama (resembling, compare).

Compound type : tatpurusha (agni+śikhā+upama)

• agni – fire, sacred fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• śikhā – flame, crest, tuft, peak
  noun (feminine)
• upama – resembling, like, comparing
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Prefix: upa

नीलाञ्जननिभाः (nīlāñjananibhāḥ) - (trees) resembling blue collyrium (resembling blue collyrium)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nīlāñjananibha

nīlāñjananibha - having the appearance of blue collyrium, dark blue

Compound. nīla (blue) + añjana (collyrium) + nibha (resembling).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nīla+añjana+nibha)

• nīla – blue, dark, black
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• añjana – collyrium, antimony (dark powder used for eyes), anointing, black pigment
  noun (neuter)
  From √añj (to anoint).
  Root: añj (class 7)
• nibha – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - other (trees) (others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Refers to other `पादपाः`.

भान्ति (bhānti) - they shine, they appear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Present Active Indicative

Root √bhā, 2nd class verb.

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Paired with `sma` to indicate past action.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + -tra (suffix indicating place).

स्म (sma) - indicates past tense when used with a present verb. ((particle indicating past tense or emphasis))

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with `bhānti` (present) to denote a past action ('shone').

पाददाः (pādadāḥ) - trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pādapa

pādapa - tree (lit. 'drinking with feet/roots')

from pāda (foot, root) + pa (drinker, protector)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāda+pa)

• pāda – foot, root, ray, quarter
  noun (masculine)
• pa – drinking, protecting (suffix)
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  From √pā (to drink or protect).
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Subject of `bhānti`.