महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-11, verse-6

वृद्धिक्षयौ च विज्ञेयौ स्थानं च कुरुनन्दन ।
द्विसप्तत्या महाबाहो ततः षाड्गुण्यचारिणः ॥६॥

6. vṛddhikṣayau ca vijñeyau sthānaṁ ca kurunandana ,
dvisaptatyā mahābāho tataḥ ṣāḍguṇyacāriṇaḥ.

6. vṛddhikṣayau ca vijñeyau sthānam ca kurunandana
| dvisaptatyā mahābāho tataḥ ṣāḍguṇyacāriṇaḥ

6. kurunandana mahābāho vṛddhikṣayau ca sthānam
ca ṣāḍguṇyacāriṇaḥ dvisaptatyā tataḥ vijñeyau

6. O delight of the Kurus, O mighty-armed, growth, decline, and stability should be understood by the ruler who, after considering the seventy-two elements (prakṛtis), then implements the six measures of policy (ṣāḍguṇya).

Words meanings summery:

• वृद्धिक्षयौ (vṛddhikṣayau) - growth and decline (of a state or its power) (growth and decline, increase and decrease)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• विज्ञेयौ (vijñeyau) - should be known/understood (to be known, knowable, understandable)

• स्थानम् (sthānam) - stability (of the state) or strategic position (place, position, stability, territory)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O son of Kuru's lineage (referring to Arjuna) (O delight of the Kurus)

• द्विसप्तत्या (dvisaptatyā) - by means of the seventy-two elements (of statecraft) (by seventy-two)

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed (referring to Arjuna) (O mighty-armed)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thereafter, from that)

• षाड्गुण्यचारिणः (ṣāḍguṇyacāriṇaḥ) - of the ruler who practices the six measures of policy (ṣāḍguṇya) (of one who practices the six measures)

Words meanings and morphology

वृद्धिक्षयौ (vṛddhikṣayau) - growth and decline (of a state or its power) (growth and decline, increase and decrease)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vṛddhikṣaya

vṛddhikṣaya - increase and decrease, growth and decay, prosperity and adversity

Compound of vṛddhi (growth) and kṣaya (decline)

Compound type : dvandva (vṛddhi+kṣaya)

• vṛddhi – growth, increase, prosperity
  noun (feminine)
  From √vṛdh (to grow)
  Root: √vṛdh (class 1)
• kṣaya – decline, loss, destruction, end
  noun (masculine)
  From √kṣi (to waste, perish)
  Root: √kṣi (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

विज्ञेयौ (vijñeyau) - should be known/understood (to be known, knowable, understandable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vijñeya

vijñeya - to be known, knowable, intelligible, perceivable

Gerundive

From √jñā (to know) with prefix vi- and suffix -ya

Prefix: vi

Root: √jñā (class 9)

Note: Used here as a predicate to 'vṛddhikṣayau' and 'sthānam', hence dual number.

स्थानम् (sthānam) - stability (of the state) or strategic position (place, position, stability, territory)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, position, locality, stability, status, territory

From √sthā (to stand)

Root: √sthā (class 1)

Note: Although singular, it is conceptually grouped with 'vṛddhikṣayau' (dual) as things to be known, influencing 'vijñeyau' to be dual.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O son of Kuru's lineage (referring to Arjuna) (O delight of the Kurus)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - delight of the Kurus, scion of the Kuru dynasty

Compound of Kuru and nandana (son, rejoicer)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – name of an ancient king and his dynasty; the region ruled by them
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delight, causing joy
  noun (masculine)
  From √nand (to rejoice)
  Root: √nand (class 1)

द्विसप्तत्या (dvisaptatyā) - by means of the seventy-two elements (of statecraft) (by seventy-two)

(numeral)

Compound type : dvandva (dvi+saptati)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• saptati – seventy
  numeral (feminine)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed (referring to Arjuna) (O mighty-armed)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - one with mighty arms, mighty-armed

Compound of mahā (great) and bāhu (arm)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of mahat, used as a prefix in compounds
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as an epithet.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

From the pronominal stem tad- with suffix -tas

षाड्गुण्यचारिणः (ṣāḍguṇyacāriṇaḥ) - of the ruler who practices the six measures of policy (ṣāḍguṇya) (of one who practices the six measures)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ṣāḍguṇyacārin

ṣāḍguṇyacārin - one who practices the six measures of policy

Compound of ṣāḍguṇya (the group of six qualities/measures) and cārin (practitioner, mover)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ṣāḍguṇya+cārin)

• ṣāḍguṇya – the group of six qualities, the six measures of policy
  noun (neuter)
  From ṣaṣ (six) and guṇa (quality), referring to the six political actions or qualities of a king.
• cārin – practitioner, one who moves, follows, or acts
  adjective (masculine)
  From √car (to move, act) with suffix -in
  Root: √car (class 1)

Note: Implies 'of the ruler' or 'by the ruler' as the agent in the context of statecraft.