वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-30, verse-20

ततो मया रूपगुणैरहल्या स्त्री विनिर्मिता ।
अहल्येत्येव च मया तस्या नाम प्रवर्तितम् ॥२०॥

20. tato mayā rūpaguṇairahalyā strī vinirmitā ,
ahalyetyeva ca mayā tasyā nāma pravartitam.

20. tataḥ mayā rūpaguṇaiḥ ahalyā strī vinirmitā
ahalyā iti eva ca mayā tasyāḥ nāma pravartitam

20. tataḥ mayā rūpaguṇaiḥ ahalyā strī vinirmitā ca
mayā tasyāḥ nāma ahalyā iti eva pravartitam

20. Then, by me, the woman Ahalya was created with exquisite qualities of form and beauty. And it was by me that her name was made current as 'Ahalya'.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - following the act of pondering and extracting excellent parts (then, therefore, from that)

• मया (mayā) - by Brahma (by me)

• रूपगुणैः (rūpaguṇaiḥ) - possessing excellent physical and aesthetic qualities that were drawn from all creatures (by qualities of form, by attributes of beauty)

• अहल्या (ahalyā) - the specific woman created by Brahma (Ahalya (proper name))

• स्त्री (strī) - woman

• विनिर्मिता (vinirmitā) - brought into existence through Brahma's act of creation (created, fashioned)

• अहल्या (ahalyā) - the specific name given to the newly created woman (Ahalya (proper name))

• इति (iti) - marking the name Ahalya as a direct quotation or designation (thus, so, denoting quotation)

• एव (eva) - emphasizes that 'Ahalya' was precisely the name given (indeed, just, only)

• च (ca) - connects the two sentences/ideas (and)

• मया (mayā) - by Brahma (by me)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of Ahalya (of her, her)

• नाम (nāma) - Ahalya's assigned name (name)

• प्रवर्तितम् (pravartitam) - the name was formally given or made current by Brahma (caused to proceed, set in motion, established, assigned)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - following the act of pondering and extracting excellent parts (then, therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by Brahma (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Used as the agent in a passive construction.

रूपगुणैः (rūpaguṇaiḥ) - possessing excellent physical and aesthetic qualities that were drawn from all creatures (by qualities of form, by attributes of beauty)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rūpaguṇa

rūpaguṇa - quality of form, attribute of beauty

Compound type : tatpurusha (rūpa+guṇa)

• rūpa – form, shape, beauty
  noun (neuter)
• guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the excellent parts gathered for her creation.

अहल्या (ahalyā) - the specific woman created by Brahma (Ahalya (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ahalyā

ahalyā - Ahalya (name)

Note: Subject of the passive construction.

स्त्री (strī) - woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: Appositive to 'ahalyā'.

विनिर्मिता (vinirmitā) - brought into existence through Brahma's act of creation (created, fashioned)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vinirmita

vinirmita - created, fashioned, constructed

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of vi-nir-mā

Prefixes: vi+nir

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Functions as the main verb of the first sentence.

अहल्या (ahalyā) - the specific name given to the newly created woman (Ahalya (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ahalyā

ahalyā - Ahalya (name)

Note: Quoted name.

इति (iti) - marking the name Ahalya as a direct quotation or designation (thus, so, denoting quotation)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizes that 'Ahalya' was precisely the name given (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - connects the two sentences/ideas (and)

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by Brahma (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Used as the agent in a passive construction.

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of Ahalya (of her, her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive pronoun modifying 'nāma'.

नाम (nāma) - Ahalya's assigned name (name)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, designation

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'pravartitam'.

प्रवर्तितम् (pravartitam) - the name was formally given or made current by Brahma (caused to proceed, set in motion, established, assigned)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pravartita

pravartita - set in motion, established, caused to proceed

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of pra-vṛt (causative 'vartayati', then PPP 'vartita')

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Functions as the main verb of the second sentence.