Shloka 11
रावणस्य मन्त्रविचारः
Ravana’s Council on Strategy
यथेमेपुरुषानित्यमुत्तमाधममध्यमाः ।।6.6.11।।वंमन्त्राऽहिविज्ञेयाउत्तमाधममध्यमः ।
yatheme puruṣā nityaṃ uttamādhamamadhyamāḥ |
evaṃ mantrā ’pi vijñeyā uttamādhamamadhyamaḥ ||6.6.11||
മനുഷ്യർ നിത്യവും ഉത്തമൻ, മധ്യമൻ, അധമൻ എന്നിങ്ങനെ മൂന്നു തരമാകുന്നതുപോലെ, ഉപദേശവും (മന്ത്രവും) ഉത്തമം, മധ്യമം, അധമം എന്നിങ്ങനെ ത്രിവിധമാണെന്ന് അറിയണം.
"Just as among men there are good, intermediate and lowly people invariably their counsel is also of three kinds - good, mediocre and lowly."
FAQs
Dharma requires discernment: not all advice is equal. Truth-aligned governance depends on recognizing the quality of counsel and choosing what leads to welfare (śreyas).
Rāvaṇa frames a theory of counsel for his court, preparing to distinguish good, mediocre, and bad advice.
Analytical judgment—evaluating guidance rather than accepting it blindly.