महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-90, verse-17

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अमात्यानां च सर्वेषां मध्यस्थानां च सर्वशः ।
ये च त्वाभिप्रशंसेयुर्निन्देयुरथ वा पुनः ।
सर्वान्सुपरिणीतांस्तान्कारयेत युधिष्ठिर ॥१७॥

17. amātyānāṁ ca sarveṣāṁ madhyasthānāṁ ca sarvaśaḥ ,
ye ca tvābhipraśaṁseyurnindeyuratha vā punaḥ ,
sarvānsupariṇītāṁstānkārayeta yudhiṣṭhira.

17. amātyānām ca sarveṣām madhyasthānām
ca sarvaśaḥ | ye ca tvā abhipraśaṃseyuḥ
nindeyuḥ atha vā punaḥ | sarvān
supariṇītān tān kārayeta yudhiṣṭhira

17. yudhiṣṭhira sarveṣām amātyānām ca
sarvaśaḥ madhyasthānām ca ye ca tvā
abhipraśaṃseyuḥ atha vā punaḥ nindeyuḥ
tān sarvān supariṇītān kārayeta

17. O Yudhishthira, you should ensure that all ministers and all neutral individuals—both those who might praise you and those who might criticize you—are thoroughly tested and well-suited (for their roles), and then employ them.

Words meanings summery:

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अमात्यानाम् (amātyānām) - of ministers (of ministers, of counselors)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (of all, of everyone)

मध्यस्थानाम् (madhyasthānām) - of neutral individuals (of neutral persons, of mediators, of those in the middle)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - in every respect, of all kinds (wholly, entirely, in every way)

ये (ye) - those who (who, which (masc. pl. nom.))

च (ca) - both, and (and, also)

त्वा (tvā) - you (you (accusative singular))

अभिप्रशंसेयुः (abhipraśaṁseyuḥ) - they might praise (they should praise, they would praise)

निन्देयुः (nindeyuḥ) - they might criticize (they should blame, they would criticize)

अथ (atha) - or (then, now, moreover, or)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further (again, furthermore, on the other hand)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of them (all (masc. pl. acc.))

सुपरिणीतान् (supariṇītān) - thoroughly tested and well-suited (well-conducted, well-trained, well-appointed, well-examined)

तान् (tān) - those (them (masc. pl. acc.))

कारयेत (kārayeta) - you should employ (them) (he should cause to do, he should employ, he should make (them) act)

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira (Yudhishthira (proper noun))

Words meanings and morphology

अमात्यानाम् (amātyānām) - of ministers (of ministers, of counselors)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of amātya

amātya - minister, counselor, associate

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (of all, of everyone)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies 'amātyānām' and 'madhyasthānām'.

मध्यस्थानाम् (madhyasthānām) - of neutral individuals (of neutral persons, of mediators, of those in the middle)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of madhyastha

madhyastha - standing in the middle, neutral, impartial, mediator

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhya+stha)

madhya – middle, central, impartial
noun (neuter)
stha – standing, staying, situated
adjective
From root 'sthā' (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - in every respect, of all kinds (wholly, entirely, in every way)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -śas expressing distribution or manner

Note: Often used to emphasize 'all'.

ये (ye) - those who (who, which (masc. pl. nom.))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to 'amātyānām' and 'madhyasthānām'.

च (ca) - both, and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction for the two actions (praising/censuring).

त्वा (tvā) - you (you (accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: An alternative form of tvām.

अभिप्रशंसेयुः (abhipraśaṁseyuḥ) - they might praise (they should praise, they would praise)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of abhipraśaṃs

Optative 3rd plural active

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

Note: Root śaṃs (to praise) with prefixes abhi and pra.

निन्देयुः (nindeyuḥ) - they might criticize (they should blame, they would criticize)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of nind

Optative 3rd plural active

Root: nind (class 1)

अथ (atha) - or (then, now, moreover, or)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to connect alternatives with 'vā'.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for disjunction.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further (again, furthermore, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Note: Reinforces the alternative.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of them (all (masc. pl. acc.))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Direct object of 'kārayeta'.

सुपरिणीतान् (supariṇītān) - thoroughly tested and well-suited (well-conducted, well-trained, well-appointed, well-examined)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of supariṇīta

supariṇīta - well-conducted, well-disciplined, well-trained, well-appointed, thoroughly examined

Past Passive Participle

From √nī (to lead) with prefixes pari and su

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+pariṇīta)

su – good, well, excellent
indeclinable
Prefix meaning 'well' or 'good'
pariṇīta – led, conducted, disciplined, trained, appointed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From √nī (to lead) with prefix pari
Prefix: pari
Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sarvān'.

तान् (tān) - those (them (masc. pl. acc.))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Correlative to 'ye', refers to the ministers and neutral persons.

कारयेत (kārayeta) - you should employ (them) (he should cause to do, he should employ, he should make (them) act)

(verb)

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

Causative optative 3rd singular active

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The subject is implied, "he" (Yudhishthira).