वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-101, verse-11

ऋषयश्चैव देवाश्च सत्यमेव हि मेनिरे ।
सत्यवादी हि लोके ऽस्मिन्परमं गच्छति क्षयम् ॥११॥

11. ṛṣayaścaiva devāśca satyameva hi menire ,
satyavādī hi loke'sminparamaṃ gacchati kṣayam.

11. ṛṣayaḥ ca eva devāḥ ca satyam eva hi menire |
satyavādī hi loke asmin paramam gacchati kṣayam

11. ṛṣayaḥ ca eva devāḥ ca hi satyam eva menire hi
asmin loke satyavādī paramam kṣayam gacchati

11. Indeed, both sages (ṛṣi) and gods considered truth to be paramount. For truly, a speaker of truth in this world attains the supreme abode.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages (ṛṣi) (sages, seers)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• च (ca) - and, also

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• मेनिरे (menire) - they considered, thought

• सत्यवादी (satyavādī) - truth-speaker, one who speaks truth

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (world)

• परमम् (paramam) - highest, supreme, ultimate

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, attains, reaches

• क्षयम् (kṣayam) - ultimate abode, final goal (abode, dwelling, end, destruction)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages (ṛṣi) (sages, seers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

Root: div (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, real, virtuous

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Can also be nominative singular neuter, but here functions as object of 'menire'.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

मेनिरे (menire) - they considered, thought

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of man

3rd person plural, perfect tense

Perfect tense, Ātmanepada, 3rd plural.

Root: man (class 4)

सत्यवादी (satyavādī) - truth-speaker, one who speaks truth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyavādin

satyavādin - speaking truth, truthful person

Agent noun from `satya` + `vādin` (from root `vad` + `in` suffix)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (satya+vādin)

• satya – truth, true
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 2)
• vādin – speaker, speaking
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root 'vad' (to speak) + -in suffix.
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular of `satyavādin` (truth-speaker).

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, society

Root: lok (class 1)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (world)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Masculine locative singular of 'idam'.

परमम् (paramam) - highest, supreme, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, excellent

Note: Accusative singular neuter, agreeing with 'kṣayam'.

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, attains, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of gam

3rd person singular, present tense

Present tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd singular.

Root: gam (class 1)

क्षयम् (kṣayam) - ultimate abode, final goal (abode, dwelling, end, destruction)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - dwelling, abode, end, destruction, loss, decline

From root 'kṣi' (to dwell, destroy).

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Can be masculine or neuter. Here accusative singular.