वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-30, verse-18

तासां नास्ति विशेषो हि दर्शने लक्षणे ऽपि वा ।
ततो ऽहमेकाग्रमनास्ताः प्रजाः पर्यचिन्तयम् ॥१८॥

18. tāsāṃ nāsti viśeṣo hi darśane lakṣaṇe'pi vā ,
tato'hamekāgramanāstāḥ prajāḥ paryacintayam.

18. tāsām na asti viśeṣaḥ hi darśane lakṣaṇe api vā
tataḥ aham ekāgramanāḥ tāḥ prajāḥ paryacintayam

18. tāsām darśane lakṣaṇe api vā hi viśeṣaḥ na asti
tataḥ aham ekāgramanāḥ tāḥ prajāḥ paryacintayam

18. Indeed, there was no distinction among them, either in their appearance or their characteristics. Therefore, with a concentrated mind, I reflected upon those beings.

Words meanings summery:

• तासाम् (tāsām) - of those female beings (that previously existed) (of them, among them)

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - distinction, difference, peculiarity

• हि (hi) - emphasizing the lack of distinction (indeed, certainly, because)

• दर्शने (darśane) - in their outward form or looks (in appearance, in seeing, in vision)

• लक्षणे (lakṣaṇe) - in their distinctive features or traits (in characteristics, in signs, in marks)

• अपि (api) - emphasizes the two alternatives (appearance or characteristics) (even, also, too)

• वा (vā) - or

• ततः (tataḥ) - as a result of the lack of distinction among beings (therefore, thence, from that)

• अहम् (aham) - the speaker, Brahma (I)

• एकाग्रमनाः (ekāgramanāḥ) - with his mind focused on the act of creation (with a concentrated mind, intent, single-minded)

• ताः (tāḥ) - referring to the previously mentioned creatures/beings (them, those)

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - the created beings existing before Ahalya's creation (creatures, progeny, beings, subjects)

• पर्यचिन्तयम् (paryacintayam) - Brahma's act of deep thought on how to create a distinct being (I pondered, I thought about, I reflected)

Words meanings and morphology

तासाम् (tāsām) - of those female beings (that previously existed) (of them, among them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

present indicative

3rd person singular present active

Root: as (class 2)

विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - distinction, difference, peculiarity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśeṣa

viśeṣa - distinction, difference, peculiarity

हि (hi) - emphasizing the lack of distinction (indeed, certainly, because)

(indeclinable)

दर्शने (darśane) - in their outward form or looks (in appearance, in seeing, in vision)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, appearance, vision

Root: dṛś (class 1)

लक्षणे (lakṣaṇe) - in their distinctive features or traits (in characteristics, in signs, in marks)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of lakṣaṇa

lakṣaṇa - mark, sign, characteristic, attribute

अपि (api) - emphasizes the two alternatives (appearance or characteristics) (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - as a result of the lack of distinction among beings (therefore, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - the speaker, Brahma (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

एकाग्रमनाः (ekāgramanāḥ) - with his mind focused on the act of creation (with a concentrated mind, intent, single-minded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekāgramanas

ekāgramanas - having a concentrated mind, single-minded

Compound type : bahuvrihi (eka+agra+manas)

• eka – one, single
  numeral (neuter)
• agra – point, tip, chief
  noun (neuter)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)

Note: This is an adjective modifying 'aham'.

ताः (tāḥ) - referring to the previously mentioned creatures/beings (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Refers to 'prajāḥ'.

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - the created beings existing before Ahalya's creation (creatures, progeny, beings, subjects)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, creatures, subjects, people

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

पर्यचिन्तयम् (paryacintayam) - Brahma's act of deep thought on how to create a distinct being (I pondered, I thought about, I reflected)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of paricint

imperfect active

1st person singular imperfect active of pari-cint

Prefix: pari

Root: cit (class 10)