वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-6, verse-11

यथेमे पुरुषा नित्यमुत्तमाधममध्यमाः ।
एवं मन्त्रो ऽपि विज्ञेय उत्तमाधममध्यमः ॥११॥

11. yatheme puruṣā nityamuttamādhamamadhyamāḥ ,
evaṃ mantro'pi vijñeya uttamādhamamadhyamaḥ.

11. yathā ime puruṣāḥ nityam uttamādhamamadhyamāḥ
evam mantraḥ api vijñeyaḥ uttamādhamamadhyamaḥ

11. yathā ime puruṣāḥ nityam uttamādhamamadhyamāḥ
evam mantraḥ api uttamādhamamadhyamaḥ vijñeyaḥ

11. Just as human beings are consistently categorized as superior, inferior, and mediocre, similarly, counsel (mantra) should also be understood as superior, inferior, and mediocre.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• इमे (ime) - these

• पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, persons, human beings

• नित्यम् (nityam) - consistently (constantly, always, perpetually)

• उत्तमाधममध्यमाः (uttamādhamamadhyamāḥ) - superior, inferior, and mediocre (best, worst, and mediocre)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, similarly, in this way

• मन्त्रः (mantraḥ) - counsel (mantra) (counsel, plan, advice, sacred utterance (mantra))

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• विज्ञेयः (vijñeyaḥ) - should be known, should be understood, knowable

• उत्तमाधममध्यमः (uttamādhamamadhyamaḥ) - superior, inferior, and mediocre (best, worst, and mediocre)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these (demonstrative pronoun)

पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, persons, human beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, human being, spirit (puruṣa)

नित्यम् (nityam) - consistently (constantly, always, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

उत्तमाधममध्यमाः (uttamādhamamadhyamāḥ) - superior, inferior, and mediocre (best, worst, and mediocre)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of uttamādhamamadhyama

uttamādhamamadhyama - consisting of best, worst, and mediocre; superior, inferior, and mediocre

Compound type : dvandva (uttama+adhama+madhyama)

• uttama – best, highest, chief, principal, superior
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of 'ud' (up, out).
• adhama – lowest, inferior, mean, vile, worst
  adjective (masculine)
• madhyama – middle, intermediate, mediocre, ordinary
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'madhya' (middle).

एवम् (evam) - thus, similarly, in this way

(indeclinable)

मन्त्रः (mantraḥ) - counsel (mantra) (counsel, plan, advice, sacred utterance (mantra))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantra

mantra - counsel, plan, advice, sacred formula, hymn, spell (mantra)

Derived from root 'mantr' (to think, advise, contemplate).

Root: mantr

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

विज्ञेयः (vijñeyaḥ) - should be known, should be understood, knowable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijñeya

vijñeya - to be known, to be understood, knowable

Gerundive

Derived from root 'jñā' (to know) with prefix 'vi' and suffix 'eya'.

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

उत्तमाधममध्यमः (uttamādhamamadhyamaḥ) - superior, inferior, and mediocre (best, worst, and mediocre)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttamādhamamadhyama

uttamādhamamadhyama - consisting of best, worst, and mediocre; superior, inferior, and mediocre

Compound type : dvandva (uttama+adhama+madhyama)

• uttama – best, highest, chief, principal, superior
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of 'ud' (up, out).
• adhama – lowest, inferior, mean, vile, worst
  adjective (masculine)
• madhyama – middle, intermediate, mediocre, ordinary
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'madhya' (middle).

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