वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-6, verse-12

ऐकमत्यमुपागम्य शास्त्रदृष्टेन चक्षुषा ।
मन्त्रिणो यत्र निरस्तास्तमाहुर्मन्त्रमुत्तमम् ॥१२॥

12. aikamatyamupāgamya śāstradṛṣṭena cakṣuṣā ,
mantriṇo yatra nirastāstamāhurmantramuttamam.

12. aikamatyam upāgamya śāstradṛṣṭena cakṣuṣā
mantriṇaḥ yatra nirastāḥ tam āhuḥ mantram uttamam

12. yatra mantriṇaḥ śāstradṛṣṭena cakṣuṣā aikamatyam
upāgamya nirastāḥ tam uttamam mantram āhuḥ

12. They declare that to be the best counsel (mantra) where the ministers, having reached unanimity through an understanding guided by the sacred texts, have dismissed all dissenting opinions.

Words meanings summery:

• ऐकमत्यम् (aikamatyam) - unanimity, agreement, oneness of opinion

• उपागम्य (upāgamya) - having attained (unanimity) (having approached, having reached, having attained)

• शास्त्रदृष्टेन (śāstradṛṣṭena) - through an understanding guided by the sacred texts (by scripture-seen, by scripture-guided)

• चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - through an understanding (by the eye, by sight, by insight, by understanding)

• मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers, counselors

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which case

• निरस्ताः (nirastāḥ) - have dismissed (conflicting views/opinions) (dispelled, rejected, removed, discarded)

• तम् (tam) - that (counsel) (that, him)

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they call, they declare

• मन्त्रम् (mantram) - counsel (counsel, plan, sacred formula, hymn)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - best (best, excellent, highest)

Words meanings and morphology

ऐकमत्यम् (aikamatyam) - unanimity, agreement, oneness of opinion

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aikamatya

aikamatya - unanimity, oneness of opinion

Derived from ekam (one) + matam (opinion) + -ya (suffix for abstract noun)

उपागम्य (upāgamya) - having attained (unanimity) (having approached, having reached, having attained)

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

Formed from prefix upa- and ā- + root gam (to go) + -ya suffix for gerund

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

शास्त्रदृष्टेन (śāstradṛṣṭena) - through an understanding guided by the sacred texts (by scripture-seen, by scripture-guided)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śāstradṛṣṭa

śāstradṛṣṭa - seen by scriptures, guided by scriptures

Past Passive Participle (for dṛṣṭa)

Compound of śāstra (scripture) and dṛṣṭa (seen)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāstra+dṛṣṭa)

• śāstra – sacred text, scripture, treatise
  noun (neuter)
• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived, observed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with cakṣuṣā.

चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - through an understanding (by the eye, by sight, by insight, by understanding)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, sight, vision, understanding

मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers, counselors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor, advisor

From mantra (counsel) + -in suffix.

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which case

(indeclinable)

From relative pronoun ya.

निरस्ताः (nirastāḥ) - have dismissed (conflicting views/opinions) (dispelled, rejected, removed, discarded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirasta

nirasta - thrown down, rejected, dispelled, removed

Past Passive Participle

From prefix nis- + root as (to throw).

Prefix: nis

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Agrees with mantriṇaḥ. Implies that the opinions were rejected by the ministers.

तम् (tam) - that (counsel) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to mantram.

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they call, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (liṭ) of ah

Perfect active 3rd plural (irregular)

From root ah (archaic verb).

Root: ah (class 2)

मन्त्रम् (mantram) - counsel (counsel, plan, sacred formula, hymn)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mantra

mantra - counsel, plan, advice, sacred formula, hymn

From root man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - best (best, excellent, highest)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, supreme, excellent

Superlative of ud (up/out).

Note: Agrees with mantram.

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