वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-51, verse-11

उपप्रदानं सान्त्वं वा भेदं काले च विक्रमम् ।
योगं च रक्षसां श्रेष्ठ ताव् उभौ च नयानयौ ॥११॥

11. upapradānaṃ sāntvaṃ vā bhedaṃ kāle ca vikramam ,
yogaṃ ca rakṣasāṃ śreṣṭha tāv ubhau ca nayānayau.

11. upapradānam sāntvam vā bhedam kāle ca vikramam
yogam ca rakṣasām śreṣṭha tau ubhau ca nayānayau

11. O best among the rākṣasas! (One should consider) gifts, or conciliation, as well as sowing dissension and displaying valor at the appropriate time; and also proper strategy (yoga), and both sound policy and faulty policy.

Words meanings summery:

• उपप्रदानम् (upapradānam) - gifts (as a diplomatic measure) (gift, present, gratification)

• सान्त्वम् (sāntvam) - conciliation (conciliation, gentle speech, soothing words)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• भेदम् (bhedam) - sowing dissension (division, dissension, splitting)

• काले (kāle) - at the proper time (in time, at the right moment)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• विक्रमम् (vikramam) - valor/courage (valor, courage, prowess, step, stride)

• योगम् (yogam) - strategy (yoga) (union, connection, application, effort, means, strategy)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rākṣasas (of demons, of rākṣasas)

• श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - O best (among the rākṣasas) (O best, O most excellent)

• तौ (tau) - those two (referring to naya and anaya) (those two)

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• नयानयौ (nayānayau) - policy and impolicy (policy and impolicy, right and wrong conduct)

Words meanings and morphology

उपप्रदानम् (upapradānam) - gifts (as a diplomatic measure) (gift, present, gratification)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of upapradāna

upapradāna - giving, offering, gift, present, bribe, conciliation by presents

from upa-pra-√dā (to give, offer)

Prefixes: upa+pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Refers to one of the four means (upāyas) of statecraft (sāma, dāna, bheda, daṇḍa). Upapradāna is equivalent to dāna.

सान्त्वम् (sāntvam) - conciliation (conciliation, gentle speech, soothing words)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāntva

sāntva - conciliatory, soothing, gentle speech, conciliation

from √sāntv (to console)

Root: sāntv (class 10)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

भेदम् (bhedam) - sowing dissension (division, dissension, splitting)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bheda

bheda - breaking, splitting, division, dissension, distinction

from √bhid (to break, split)

Root: bhid (class 7)

काले (kāle) - at the proper time (in time, at the right moment)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, proper time, destiny

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

विक्रमम् (vikramam) - valor/courage (valor, courage, prowess, step, stride)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vikrama

vikrama - step, stride, valor, courage, prowess, power

from vi-√kram (to step, stride, prevail)

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

योगम् (yogam) - strategy (yoga) (union, connection, application, effort, means, strategy)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yoga

yoga - union, connection, application, effort, means, method, strategy, spiritual discipline

from √yuj (to join, unite)

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Refers to application of policy, strategy.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rākṣasas (of demons, of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Genitive, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, rākṣasa, fiend, evil being

s-stem noun

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Used in a compound (rakṣasām pate)

श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - O best (among the rākṣasas) (O best, O most excellent)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, supreme, chief

superlative of praśasya (excellent)

Root: praśas

Note: Used as an address

तौ (tau) - those two (referring to naya and anaya) (those two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to nayānayau

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

pronominal adjective

Note: Agrees with tau and nayānayau

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

नयानयौ (nayānayau) - policy and impolicy (policy and impolicy, right and wrong conduct)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of nayānaya

nayānaya - policy and impolicy, right and wrong conduct, justice and injustice

dvandva compound of naya (policy) and anaya (impolicy/misconduct)

Compound type : dvandva (naya+anaya)

• naya – policy, conduct, justice, guidance
  noun (masculine)
  from √nī (to lead)
  Root: nī (class 1)
• anaya – impolicy, misconduct, injustice, misfortune
  noun (masculine)
  negative compound of naya
  Prefix: a