वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-30, verse-21

निर्मितायां तु देवेन्द्र तस्यां नार्यां सुरर्षभ ।
भविष्यतीति कस्यैषा मम चिन्ता ततो ऽभवत् ॥२१॥

21. nirmitāyāṃ tu devendra tasyāṃ nāryāṃ surarṣabha ,
bhaviṣyatīti kasyaiṣā mama cintā tato'bhavat.

21. nirmitāyām tu devendra tasyām nāryām surarṣabha
bhaviṣyati iti kasya eṣā mama cintā tataḥ abhavat

21. tu devendra surarṣabha tasyām nāryām nirmitāyām
tataḥ mama cintā eṣā kasya bhaviṣyati iti abhavat

21. But, O king of gods, O best among gods, when that woman was created, then this anxiety arose in me: "Whose will this one be?"

Words meanings summery:

• निर्मितायाम् (nirmitāyām) - referring to the completion of Ahalya's creation (in the created, when created)

• तु (tu) - introduces a new point or a slight contrast to the previous action of creation (but, indeed, moreover)

• देवेन्द्र (devendra) - vocative, addressing Indra (the narrator is Valmiki, telling the story to Rama, who is asking for the story of Ahalya, so Brahma is speaking to Indra in the past) (O king of gods, O Indra)

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - referring to the woman Ahalya, within the locative absolute phrase (in her, in that)

• नार्याम् (nāryām) - in Ahalya, within the locative absolute phrase (in the woman)

• सुरर्षभ (surarṣabha) - vocative, addressing Indra (O best of gods)

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - who will own her, or become her husband (will be)

• इति (iti) - marking the enclosed phrase as Brahma's thought or question (thus, so, denoting quotation)

• कस्य (kasya) - whose wife or companion will Ahalya be (whose, of whom)

• एषा (eṣā) - referring to Ahalya, the newly created woman (this (feminine))

• मम (mama) - Brahma's concern (my, of me)

• चिन्ता (cintā) - Brahma's worry or consideration about Ahalya's future (thought, anxiety, concern)

• ततः (tataḥ) - after the creation of Ahalya (then, therefore, from that)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - the thought of concern came into existence in Brahma's mind (it became, it arose, it happened)

Words meanings and morphology

निर्मितायाम् (nirmitāyām) - referring to the completion of Ahalya's creation (in the created, when created)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of nirmita

nirmita - created, fashioned, constructed

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of nir-mā

Prefix: nir

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Part of a locative absolute phrase 'nirmitāyām ... nāryām'.

तु (tu) - introduces a new point or a slight contrast to the previous action of creation (but, indeed, moreover)

(indeclinable)

देवेन्द्र (devendra) - vocative, addressing Indra (the narrator is Valmiki, telling the story to Rama, who is asking for the story of Ahalya, so Brahma is speaking to Indra in the past) (O king of gods, O Indra)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of devendra

devendra - Indra, king of gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+indra)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (name of a Vedic deity), chief
  proper noun (masculine)

तस्याम् (tasyām) - referring to the woman Ahalya, within the locative absolute phrase (in her, in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Agrees with 'nāryām' and 'nirmitāyām' in the locative absolute construction.

नार्याम् (nāryām) - in Ahalya, within the locative absolute phrase (in the woman)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of nārī

nārī - woman, female

Note: Part of a locative absolute phrase 'nirmitāyām ... nāryām'.

सुरर्षभ (surarṣabha) - vocative, addressing Indra (O best of gods)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of surarṣabha

surarṣabha - best of gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (sura+ṛṣabha)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

Note: Another vocative address to Indra.

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - who will own her, or become her husband (will be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of bhū

future indicative

3rd person singular future active of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Part of the quoted thought.

इति (iti) - marking the enclosed phrase as Brahma's thought or question (thus, so, denoting quotation)

(indeclinable)

कस्य (kasya) - whose wife or companion will Ahalya be (whose, of whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Part of the quoted thought, implies possession.

एषा (eṣā) - referring to Ahalya, the newly created woman (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Subject of the quoted thought.

मम (mama) - Brahma's concern (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Possessive, modifying 'cintā'.

चिन्ता (cintā) - Brahma's worry or consideration about Ahalya's future (thought, anxiety, concern)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cintā

cintā - thought, reflection, anxiety, concern

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Subject of 'abhavat'.

ततः (tataḥ) - after the creation of Ahalya (then, therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - the thought of concern came into existence in Brahma's mind (it became, it arose, it happened)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

imperfect active

3rd person singular imperfect active of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.