महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-269, verse-16

मध्यस्थ एव तिष्ठेत प्रशंसानिन्दयोः समः ।
एतत्पवित्रं परमं परिव्राजक आश्रमे ॥१६॥

16. madhyastha eva tiṣṭheta praśaṁsānindayoḥ samaḥ ,
etatpavitraṁ paramaṁ parivrājaka āśrame.

16. madhyasthaḥ eva tiṣṭheta praśaṃsā-nindayoḥ
samaḥ etat pavitram paramam parivrājaka āśrame

16. madhyasthaḥ eva tiṣṭheta praśaṃsā-nindayoḥ
samaḥ etat paramam pavitram parivrājaka āśrame

16. One should remain impartial, treating praise and blame equally. This is the supreme purity (pavitra) for a wandering ascetic (parivrājaka) in his stage of life (āśrama).

Words meanings summery:

• मध्यस्थः (madhyasthaḥ) - impartial, neutral, standing in the middle

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

• तिष्ठेत (tiṣṭheta) - one should stand, one should remain

• प्रशंसा-निन्दयोः (praśaṁsā-nindayoḥ) - of praise and blame

• समः (samaḥ) - equal, same, impartial

• एतत् (etat) - this

• पवित्रम् (pavitram) - pure, sacred; purity, sanctification

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• परिव्राजक (parivrājaka) - referring to the ascetic whose āśrama is being described (wandering ascetic, mendicant)

• आश्रमे (āśrame) - in the hermitage, in the stage of life, in the āśrama

Words meanings and morphology

मध्यस्थः (madhyasthaḥ) - impartial, neutral, standing in the middle

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madhyastha

madhyastha - impartial, neutral, standing in the middle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhya+stha)

• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated
  adjective
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

Particle

तिष्ठेत (tiṣṭheta) - one should stand, one should remain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

प्रशंसा-निन्दयोः (praśaṁsā-nindayoḥ) - of praise and blame

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of praśaṃsā-nindā

praśaṁsā-nindā - praise and blame

Compound type : itaretara-dvandva (praśaṃsā+nindā)

• praśaṃsā – praise, commendation
  noun (feminine)
  From root śaṃs (to praise) with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: śaṃs
• nindā – blame, censure
  noun (feminine)
  From root nid (to blame)
  Root: nid

Note: Can also be locative, but genitive fits context 'equal to (the category of) praise and blame'.

समः (samaḥ) - equal, same, impartial

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - equal, same, impartial

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

पवित्रम् (pavitram) - pure, sacred; purity, sanctification

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pavitra

pavitra - pure, sacred; purity, sanctification

Root: pū

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate

Superlative from para

परिव्राजक (parivrājaka) - referring to the ascetic whose āśrama is being described (wandering ascetic, mendicant)

(noun)

masculine, singular of parivrājaka

parivrājaka - wandering ascetic, mendicant

Agent noun from root vraj (to wander) with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: vraj (class 1)

Note: Used here without a distinct case ending, implying a genitive-like relation with 'āśrame' (āśrama of a parivrājaka) or simply descriptive.

आश्रमे (āśrame) - in the hermitage, in the stage of life, in the āśrama

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, stage of life, āśrama

From root śram (to toil, exert) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)