योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-36, verse-57

अबलाः प्रखलाः शाकाः क्षेमधूर्तय एव च ।
दशधानागावसन्यदण्डाहन्यसनास्तथा ॥ ५७ ॥

abalāḥ prakhalāḥ śākāḥ kṣemadhūrtaya eva ca ,
daśadhānāgāvasanyadaṇḍāhanyasanāstathā 57

57. abalāḥ prakhalāḥ śākāḥ kṣemadhūrtayaḥ eva
ca daśadhānāgāvāsanyadaṇḍāhanyasanāḥ tathā

57. abalāḥ prakhalāḥ śākāḥ kṣemadhūrtayaḥ eva ca
daśadhānāgāvāsanyadaṇḍāhanyasanāḥ tathā [ca jñeyāḥ]

57. The Abalas, Prakhalas, Shakas, and Kṣemadhūrtas are also (to be known). Similarly, the Daśadhānāgāvāsanyadaṇḍāhanyasanas (a collective name for several tribes).

Words meanings summery:

• अबलाः (abalāḥ) - Abalas (a people); weak, powerless

• प्रखलाः (prakhalāḥ) - Prakhalas (a people); very harsh, wicked

• शाकाः (śākāḥ) - Shakas (a people, the Scythians)

• क्षेमधूर्तयः (kṣemadhūrtayaḥ) - Kṣemadhūrtas (a people, 'rascals of safety/welfare')

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, truly

• च (ca) - and, also

• दशधानागावासन्यदण्डाहन्यसनाः (daśadhānāgāvāsanyadaṇḍāhanyasanāḥ) - Daśadhānāgāvāsanyadaṇḍāhanyasanas (a collective name for several tribes)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, also, thus

Words meanings and morphology

अबलाः (abalāḥ) - Abalas (a people); weak, powerless

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abala

abala - Abala (name of a people/tribe); weak, powerless, without strength

प्रखलाः (prakhalāḥ) - Prakhalas (a people); very harsh, wicked

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prakhala

prakhala - Prakhala (name of a people/tribe); very harsh, wicked, sharp

शाकाः (śākāḥ) - Shakas (a people, the Scythians)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śāka

śāka - Śāka (name of a people/tribe, the Scythians)

क्षेमधूर्तयः (kṣemadhūrtayaḥ) - Kṣemadhūrtas (a people, 'rascals of safety/welfare')

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣemadhūrta

kṣemadhūrta - Kṣemadhūrta (name of a people/tribe); literally 'cunning in welfare' or 'rascals of safety'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣema+dhūrta)

• kṣema – safety, welfare, prosperity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• dhūrta – cunning, rogue, gambler, cheat
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhūrv (to hurt, injure)
  Root: dhūrv (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, truly

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दशधानागावासन्यदण्डाहन्यसनाः (daśadhānāgāvāsanyadaṇḍāhanyasanāḥ) - Daśadhānāgāvāsanyadaṇḍāhanyasanas (a collective name for several tribes)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daśadhānāgāvāsanyadaṇḍāhanyasana

daśadhānāgāvāsanyadaṇḍāhanyasana - Daśadhānāgāvāsanyadaṇḍāhanyasanas (a composite name for various peoples/tribes: Daśadhānas, Gāvāsas, Nyadaṇḍas, and Ahanyasanas)

Compound type : dvandva (daśadhāna+gāvāsana+nyadaṇḍa+ahanyasana)

• daśadhāna – Daśadhāna (name of a people/tribe, possibly related to 'ten grains' or 'ten places')
  proper noun (masculine)
• gāvāsana – Gāvāsana (name of a people/tribe)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nyadaṇḍa – Nyadaṇḍa (name of a people/tribe, possibly meaning 'without staff/punishment')
  proper noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
• ahanyasana – Ahanyasana (name of a people/tribe, possibly meaning 'non-killers' or 'those who do not shoot')
  proper noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Collective name in plural nominative.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, also, thus

(indeclinable)