वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-30, verse-17

अमरेन्द्र मया बह्व्यः प्रजाः सृष्टाः पुरा प्रभो ।
एकवर्णाः समाभाषा एकरूपाश्च सर्वशः ॥१७॥

17. amarendra mayā bahvyaḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭāḥ purā prabho ,
ekavarṇāḥ samābhāṣā ekarūpāśca sarvaśaḥ.

17. amarendra mayā bahvyaḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭāḥ purā prabho
ekavarṇāḥ samābhāṣāḥ ekarūpāḥ ca sarvaśaḥ

17. he amarendra prabho purā mayā bahvyaḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭāḥ
tāḥ ca ekavarṇāḥ samābhāṣāḥ ekarūpāḥ ca sarvaśaḥ

17. O king of the gods, O Lord, in the past I created many beings. They were all of one class, spoke the same language, and had the same form in every respect.

Words meanings summery:

• अमरेन्द्र (amarendra) - O king of gods, O Indra

• मया (mayā) - by me

• बह्व्यः (bahvyaḥ) - many (feminine plural nominative)

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, progeny, subjects

• सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - created, formed

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, previously

• प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, O master

• एकवर्णाः (ekavarṇāḥ) - of one class or kind, referring to the beings created (of one color, of one class/caste)

• समाभाषाः (samābhāṣāḥ) - speaking the same language

• एकरूपाः (ekarūpāḥ) - of one form, uniform

• च (ca) - and, also

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - in every way, entirely, completely

Words meanings and morphology

अमरेन्द्र (amarendra) - O king of gods, O Indra

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of amarendra

amarendra - king of the gods (Indra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amara+indra)

• amara – immortal, deathless; a god
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra; lord, chief
  proper noun (masculine)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I, me

बह्व्यः (bahvyaḥ) - many (feminine plural nominative)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, progeny, subjects

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - offspring, progeny, creatures, subjects, people

सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - created, formed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sṛṣṭa

sṛṣṭa - created, fashioned, produced, emitted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'sṛj' (to create, emit) with the past passive participle suffix -ta.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, previously

(indeclinable)

प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, king, powerful, capable

एकवर्णाः (ekavarṇāḥ) - of one class or kind, referring to the beings created (of one color, of one class/caste)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ekavarṇa

ekavarṇa - of one color; of one caste or class; of one description

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+varṇa)

• eka – one, a single, same
  numeral (masculine)
• varṇa – color, hue; class, caste; sound, letter
  noun (masculine)

समाभाषाः (samābhāṣāḥ) - speaking the same language

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of samābhāṣā

samābhāṣā - speaking the same language; having the same speech

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sama+bhāṣā)

• sama – same, equal, similar, uniform
  adjective (masculine)
• bhāṣā – language, speech, dialect
  noun (feminine)

एकरूपाः (ekarūpāḥ) - of one form, uniform

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ekarūpa

ekarūpa - of one form, uniform, homogeneous, identical

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+rūpa)

• eka – one, a single, same
  numeral (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - in every way, entirely, completely

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'sarva' (all) with the suffix -śaḥ (indicating 'in every way').