वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-30, verse-19

सो ऽहं तासां विशेषार्थं स्त्रियमेकां विनिर्ममे ।
यद् यत् प्रजानां प्रत्यङ्गं विशिष्टं तत्तदुद्धृतम् ॥१९॥

19. so'haṃ tāsāṃ viśeṣārthaṃ striyamekāṃ vinirmame ,
yad yat prajānāṃ pratyaṅgaṃ viśiṣṭaṃ tattaduddhṛtam.

19. saḥ aham tāsām viśeṣārtham striyam ekām vinirmame
yat yat prajānām pratyaṅgam viśiṣṭam tat tat uddhṛtam

19. saḥ aham tāsām viśeṣārtham ekām striyam vinirmame
yat yat prajānām pratyaṅgam viśiṣṭam tat tat uddhṛtam

19. So, for the purpose of creating a distinction among them, I created one woman. Whatever excellent limb each of those beings possessed, that very part was extracted (and incorporated into her).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - referring to Brahma, the speaker (he, that)

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

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

• विशेषार्थम् (viśeṣārtham) - to create a unique being as a distinction among the existing undifferentiated creatures (for the sake of distinction, for a special purpose)

• स्त्रियम् (striyam) - one particular woman, the first woman being created (woman)

• एकाम् (ekām) - a singular, unique woman to serve as the new distinction (one, single)

• विनिर्ममे (vinirmame) - Brahma created (Ahalya) (I created, I fashioned)

• यत् (yat) - introducing a distributive clause; referring to the specific limbs (which, whatever)

• यत् (yat) - introducing a distributive clause; referring to the specific limbs (which, whatever)

• प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the existing created beings from which parts were drawn (of creatures, of beings, of progeny)

• प्रत्यङ्गम् (pratyaṅgam) - specifically referring to the distinguished parts of each creature (each limb, every part)

• विशिष्टम् (viśiṣṭam) - particularly excellent or outstanding (limbs) (distinguished, excellent, specific)

• तत् (tat) - referring to the excellent limb that was extracted (that)

• तत् (tat) - referring to the excellent limb that was extracted (that)

• उद्धृतम् (uddhṛtam) - the best parts were drawn out and used for Ahalya's creation (extracted, lifted up, taken out)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - referring to Brahma, the speaker (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'aham' (I).

अहम् (aham) - the speaker, Brahma (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

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

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

विशेषार्थम् (viśeṣārtham) - to create a unique being as a distinction among the existing undifferentiated creatures (for the sake of distinction, for a special purpose)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viśeṣārtha

viśeṣārtha - purpose of distinction, for a special meaning

Compound type : tatpurusha (viśeṣa+artha)

• viśeṣa – distinction, difference
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to express purpose.

स्त्रियम् (striyam) - one particular woman, the first woman being created (woman)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female

एकाम् (ekām) - a singular, unique woman to serve as the new distinction (one, single)

(numeral)

Note: Adjective modifying 'striyam'.

विनिर्ममे (vinirmame) - Brahma created (Ahalya) (I created, I fashioned)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of vinirmā

perfect middle

1st person singular perfect middle of vi-nir-mā

Prefixes: vi+nir

Root: mā (class 3)

यत् (yat) - introducing a distributive clause; referring to the specific limbs (which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, whatever

यत् (yat) - introducing a distributive clause; referring to the specific limbs (which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, whatever

प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the existing created beings from which parts were drawn (of creatures, of beings, of progeny)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, creatures, subjects, people

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

प्रत्यङ्गम् (pratyaṅgam) - specifically referring to the distinguished parts of each creature (each limb, every part)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pratyaṅga

pratyaṅga - each limb, every part

Compound type : avyayibhāva (prati+aṅga)

• prati – each, every
  indeclinable
• aṅga – limb, body part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used as an object in a generic sense, describing what was extracted.

विशिष्टम् (viśiṣṭam) - particularly excellent or outstanding (limbs) (distinguished, excellent, specific)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viśiṣṭa

viśiṣṭa - distinguished, excellent, special, particular

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of vi-śiṣ (to distinguish)

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Predicative adjective agreeing with 'pratyaṅgam'.

तत् (tat) - referring to the excellent limb that was extracted (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - referring to the excellent limb that was extracted (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उद्धृतम् (uddhṛtam) - the best parts were drawn out and used for Ahalya's creation (extracted, lifted up, taken out)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uddhṛta

uddhṛta - extracted, taken out, lifted, raised

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of ud-hṛ (to extract, lift)

Prefix: ud

Root: hṛ (class 1)