Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 60: Rāma Searches for Sītā
Text 3.60.20
अहो त्वं कर्णिकाराद्य सुपुष्पैः शोभसे भृशम्।
कर्णिकारप्रिया साध्वी शंस दृष्टा प्रिया यदि॥
aho tvaṁ karṇikārādya supuṣpaiḥ śobhase bhṛśam
karṇikāra-priyā sādhvī śaṁsa dṛṣṭā priyā yadi
aho = O; tvam = you; karṇikāra = karṇikāra tree; adya = today; supuṣpaiḥ = with nice flowers; śobhase = are beautiful; bhṛśam = very; karṇikāra-priyā = who is fond of karṇikāra [flowers]; sādhvī = saintly; śaṁsa = tell [Me]; dṛṣṭā = [you have] seen; priyā = My beloved; yadi = if.
O karṇikāra tree, today you are very beautiful with nice flowers. Tell [Me] if [you have] seen My saintly beloved who is fond of karṇikāra [flowers].
“[You are very beautiful] with nice flowers” indicates that [the karṇikāra tree] is dhārmika.