महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-11, verse-12

प्रकृतीनां च कौन्तेय राजा दीनां विभावयेत् ।
क्रमेण युगपद्द्वंद्वं व्यसनानां बलाबलम् ॥१२॥

12. prakṛtīnāṁ ca kaunteya rājā dīnāṁ vibhāvayet ,
krameṇa yugapaddvaṁdvaṁ vyasanānāṁ balābalam.

12. prakṛtīnām ca kaunteya rājā dīnām vibhāvayet
krameṇa yugapat dvandvam vyasanānām balābalam

12. kaunteya rājā dīnām prakṛtīnām ca vibhāvayet.
vyasanānām dvandvam balābalam krameṇa yugapat.

12. O Kaunteya, the king should discern the distressed condition of his state's constituents. He should consider, both sequentially and simultaneously, the relative strengths and weaknesses of various pairs of calamities.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रकृतीनाम् (prakṛtīnām) - of the constituents (of the state); of the subjects

• च (ca) - and

• कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti

• राजा (rājā) - king

• दीनाम् (dīnām) - distressed, miserable, wretched

• विभावयेत् (vibhāvayet) - he should discern, consider, reflect upon

• क्रमेण (krameṇa) - gradually, in succession, sequentially

• युगपत् (yugapat) - simultaneously, at once

• द्वन्द्वम् (dvandvam) - pairs (of calamities) (pair, duality, dilemma)

• व्यसनानाम् (vyasanānām) - of calamities, of misfortunes

• बलाबलम् (balābalam) - strength and weakness, relative strength

Words meanings and morphology

प्रकृतीनाम् (prakṛtīnām) - of the constituents (of the state); of the subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature, original form, constituent element of a state (ministers, allies, etc.)

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kunti (e.g., Arjuna, Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma)

derived from Kunti with -eya suffix

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: subject of vibhāvayet

दीनाम् (dīnām) - distressed, miserable, wretched

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of dīna

dīna - distressed, afflicted, miserable, poor, weak

Root: dī (class 4)

Note: agrees with prakṛtīnām

विभावयेत् (vibhāvayet) - he should discern, consider, reflect upon

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vibhāv

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)

क्रमेण (krameṇa) - gradually, in succession, sequentially

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, order, sequence, succession

Note: adverbial use

युगपत् (yugapat) - simultaneously, at once

(indeclinable)

द्वन्द्वम् (dvandvam) - pairs (of calamities) (pair, duality, dilemma)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvandva

dvandva - pair, couple, duality; dilemma

व्यसनानाम् (vyasanānām) - of calamities, of misfortunes

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of vyasana

vyasana - calamity, misfortune, vice, distress

Prefix: vi

Root: as (class 4)

बलाबलम् (balābalam) - strength and weakness, relative strength

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of balābala

balābala - strength and weakness, relative strength, respective power

Compound type : dvandva (bala+abala)

• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)
• abala – weakness, lack of strength; weak
  adjective (neuter)
  a (negation) + bala
  Prefix: a