महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-120, verse-4

यथा बर्हाणि चित्राणि बिभर्ति भुजगाशनः ।
तथा बहुविधं राजा रूपं कुर्वीत धर्मवित् ॥४॥

4. yathā barhāṇi citrāṇi bibharti bhujagāśanaḥ ,
tathā bahuvidhaṁ rājā rūpaṁ kurvīta dharmavit.

4. yathā barhāṇi citrāṇi bibharti bhujagāśanaḥ
tathā bahuvidham rājā rūpam kurvīta dharmavit

4. yathā bhujagāśanaḥ citrāṇi barhāṇi bibharti
tathā dharmavit rājā bahuvidham rūpam kurvīta

4. Just as a peacock displays colorful feathers, so too should a king, who understands natural law (dharma), assume many different roles or forms.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• बर्हाणि (barhāṇi) - feathers, plumes

• चित्राणि (citrāṇi) - colorful, variegated, diverse

• बिभर्ति (bibharti) - bears, carries, maintains, supports, displays

• भुजगाशनः (bhujagāśanaḥ) - peacock (snake-eater, peacock)

• तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus

• बहुविधम् (bahuvidham) - of many kinds, various, multi-faceted

• राजा (rājā) - a king, ruler

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, role, nature

• कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - should make, should do, should assume

• धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - one knowledgeable in natural law (dharma) (knower of dharma, righteous, skilled in duty/law)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

बर्हाणि (barhāṇi) - feathers, plumes

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of barha

barha - a feather, a peacock's tail feather, plume

Note: Also accusative plural. Context indicates nominative here.

चित्राणि (citrāṇi) - colorful, variegated, diverse

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of citra

citra - variegated, colorful, bright, wonderful, strange

Note: Also accusative plural. Agreeing with 'barhāṇi'.

बिभर्ति (bibharti) - bears, carries, maintains, supports, displays

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhṛ

Present active indicative, third person singular

Reduplicated present stem, 3rd conjugation (Juhotyādi)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

भुजगाशनः (bhujagāśanaḥ) - peacock (snake-eater, peacock)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhujagāśana

bhujagāśana - snake-eater (an epithet for a peacock)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhujaga+āśana)

• bhujaga – snake, serpent
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhuj 'to bend'
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• āśana – eating, food, one who eats
  noun (masculine)
  From root aś 'to eat'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: aś (class 5)

तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus

(indeclinable)

बहुविधम् (bahuvidham) - of many kinds, various, multi-faceted

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahuvidha

bahuvidha - of many sorts, manifold, various

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bahu+vidha)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhā 'to place, put'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agreeing with 'rūpam'.

राजा (rājā) - a king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, role, nature

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, image, role

Note: Object of 'kurvīta'.

कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - should make, should do, should assume

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of kṛ

Optative, third person singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - one knowledgeable in natural law (dharma) (knower of dharma, righteous, skilled in duty/law)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmavit

dharmavit - knowing duty, knowing law, knowing natural law (dharma)

Formed from 'dharma' and 'vid' (root 'to know')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+vid)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vid – knowing, knower
  adjective (masculine)
  From root vid 'to know'
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'rājā'.