वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-6, verse-9

एको ऽर्थं विमृशेदेको धर्मे प्रकुरुते मनः ।
एकः कार्याणि कुरुते तमाहुर्मध्यमं नरम् ॥९॥

9. eko'rthaṃ vimṛśedeko dharme prakurute manaḥ ,
ekaḥ kāryāṇi kurute tamāhurmadhyamaṃ naram.

9. ekaḥ artham vimṛśet ekaḥ dharme prakurute manaḥ
ekaḥ kāryāṇi kurute tam āhuḥ madhyamam naram

9. ekaḥ artham vimṛśet ekaḥ dharme manaḥ prakurute
ekaḥ kāryāṇi kurute tam madhyamam naram āhuḥ

9. One who deliberates on a specific matter, who sets his mind on (natural law) dharma, and who performs various tasks – such a man they call a mediocre person.

Words meanings summery:

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single person

• अर्थम् (artham) - a specific objective or matter (object, purpose, matter, meaning)

• विमृशेत् (vimṛśet) - should consider, should deliberate, should examine

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single person

• धर्मे (dharme) - in (natural law) dharma (in natural law, in duty)

• प्रकुरुते (prakurute) - directs or focuses (the mind) (places, directs, sets forth)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single person

• कार्याणि (kāryāṇi) - tasks, duties, actions

• कुरुते (kurute) - does, performs, makes

• तम् (tam) - him, that (person)

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they call

• मध्यमम् (madhyamam) - middle, mediocre, ordinary

• नरम् (naram) - man, person

Words meanings and morphology

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single person

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, alone

अर्थम् (artham) - a specific objective or matter (object, purpose, matter, meaning)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - object, purpose, meaning, wealth, interest, thing

विमृशेत् (vimṛśet) - should consider, should deliberate, should examine

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vimṛś

Root 'mṛś' (to touch, reflect) with prefix 'vi' (apart, thoroughly).

Prefix: vi

Root: mṛś (class 6)

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single person

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, alone

धर्मे (dharme) - in (natural law) dharma (in natural law, in duty)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, religion

Derived from root 'dhṛ' (to hold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

प्रकुरुते (prakurute) - directs or focuses (the mind) (places, directs, sets forth)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prakṛ

Root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with prefix 'pra' (forth, forward).

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, thought, spirit

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single person

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, alone

कार्याणि (kāryāṇi) - tasks, duties, actions

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done; duty, business, action, purpose

Gerundive

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) with suffix 'ṇyat'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कुरुते (kurute) - does, performs, makes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तम् (tam) - him, that (person)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they call

(verb)

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

Root 'ah' (defectively used, often supplanted by 'brū' or 'vac'). Present form 'āhuḥ' (3rd plural).

Root: ah

मध्यमम् (madhyamam) - middle, mediocre, ordinary

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of madhyama

madhyama - middle, intermediate, mediocre, ordinary

Derived from 'madhya' (middle).

नरम् (naram) - man, person

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, male, human being

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