महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-5, verse-84

कच्चित्ते दुर्बलः शत्रुर्बलेनोपनिपीडितः ।
मन्त्रेण बलवान्कश्चिदुभाभ्यां वा युधिष्ठिर ॥८४॥

84. kaccitte durbalaḥ śatrurbalenopanipīḍitaḥ ,
mantreṇa balavānkaścidubhābhyāṁ vā yudhiṣṭhira.

84. kaccit te durbalaḥ śatruḥ balena upanipīḍitaḥ
mantreṇa balavān kaścit ubhābhyām vā yudhiṣṭhira

84. O Yudhiṣṭhira, I hope that your weak enemy is suppressed by military force, and that any powerful enemy is subdued by wise counsel, or by both.

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that (I hope, perhaps, is it possible that)

• ते (te) - your (your, by you, to you)

• दुर्बलः (durbalaḥ) - weak (weak, feeble)

• शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy (enemy, foe, rival)

• बलेन (balena) - by military force (by force, by strength, by an army)

• उपनिपीडितः (upanipīḍitaḥ) - suppressed (oppressed, crushed, suppressed, tormented)

• मन्त्रेण (mantreṇa) - by wise counsel, by strategy (by counsel, by advice, by strategy, by a sacred utterance (mantra))

• बलवान् (balavān) - powerful (strong, powerful)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - any (powerful enemy) (someone, anyone, a certain)

• उभाभ्याम् (ubhābhyām) - by both (force and counsel) (by both, by the two)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira (vocative) (Yudhiṣṭhira (proper noun))

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that (I hope, perhaps, is it possible that)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your (your, by you, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Genitive/Dative singular of second person pronoun.

Note: Possessive pronoun, modifying 'śatruḥ'.

दुर्बलः (durbalaḥ) - weak (weak, feeble)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durbala

durbala - weak, feeble, powerless

Compound: dur (bad, difficult) + bala (strength).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+bala)

• dur – bad, ill, difficult, hard
  indeclinable
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'śatruḥ'.

शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy (enemy, foe, rival)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival

Root: śat

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is suppressed'.

बलेन (balena) - by military force (by force, by strength, by an army)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

Note: Instrument of suppression.

उपनिपीडितः (upanipīḍitaḥ) - suppressed (oppressed, crushed, suppressed, tormented)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upanipīḍita

upanipīḍita - oppressed, crushed, suppressed, tormented

Past Passive Participle

From upa- + ni- + pīḍ (to oppress, torment) + kta.

Prefixes: upa+ni

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

मन्त्रेण (mantreṇa) - by wise counsel, by strategy (by counsel, by advice, by strategy, by a sacred utterance (mantra))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mantra

mantra - sacred utterance, hymn, spell, counsel, plan, strategy (mantra)

From root man (to think) + tra suffix.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Instrument of suppression.

बलवान् (balavān) - powerful (strong, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty, endowed with strength

From bala (strength) + matup (possessive suffix).

Note: Modifies 'kaścit'.

कश्चित् (kaścit) - any (powerful enemy) (someone, anyone, a certain)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - someone, anyone, a certain, some

From kim (who, what) + cit (indefinite particle).

उभाभ्याम् (ubhābhyām) - by both (force and counsel) (by both, by the two)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Numeral pronoun.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the alternative means of suppression.

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira (vocative) (Yudhiṣṭhira (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava, 'firm in battle')

Compound. From yudhi (in battle) + sthira (firm).

Compound type : aluk-saptamī tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle, in war
  noun (feminine)
  Locative singular of yudh (battle).
• sthira – firm, steady, stable, unmoving
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: The person being addressed.