महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-120, verse-6

यस्मिन्नर्थे हितं यत्स्यात्तद्वर्णं रूपमाविशेत् ।
बहुरूपस्य राज्ञो हि सूक्ष्मोऽप्यर्थो न सीदति ॥६॥

6. yasminnarthe hitaṁ yatsyāttadvarṇaṁ rūpamāviśet ,
bahurūpasya rājño hi sūkṣmo'pyartho na sīdati.

6. yasmin arthe hitam yat syāt tat varṇam rūpam āviśet
bahurūpasya rājñaḥ hi sūkṣmaḥ api arthaḥ na sīdati

6. yasmin arthe yat hitam syāt,
tat varṇam rūpam āviśet.
hi bahurūpasya rājñaḥ sūkṣmaḥ api arthaḥ na sīdati

6. In whichever matter whatever is beneficial, that guise and form one should assume. For, indeed, even a subtle matter (artha) of a versatile king does not fail.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, wherein

• अर्थे (arthe) - in the matter, in the purpose, for the sake of

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, advantageous, proper

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• वर्णम् (varṇam) - color, guise, appearance, role, aspect

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

• आविशेत् (āviśet) - should enter, should assume, should adopt

• बहुरूपस्य (bahurūpasya) - of the multi-formed, of the versatile, of many guises

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• सूक्ष्मः (sūkṣmaḥ) - subtle, minute, delicate, intricate

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - matter, purpose, interest, object

• न (na) - not, no

• सीदति (sīdati) - fails, sinks, languishes, perishes

Words meanings and morphology

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, wherein

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what (relative pronoun)

अर्थे (arthe) - in the matter, in the purpose, for the sake of

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, object, meaning, matter, affair, wealth

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, advantageous, proper

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, advantageous, placed, put, suitable

Past Passive Participle

From root dhā 'to place', often forming participles that function as adjectives or nouns.

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective to 'yat'.

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what (relative pronoun)

स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be

(verb)

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

Optative, third person singular

Root: as (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one (demonstrative pronoun)

वर्णम् (varṇam) - color, guise, appearance, role, aspect

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of varṇa

varṇa - color, appearance, guise, form, class, letter

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Object of 'āviśet'.

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

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

Note: Object of 'āviśet'.

आविशेत् (āviśet) - should enter, should assume, should adopt

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of ā-viś

Optative, third person singular

From root viś, with upasarga ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)

बहुरूपस्य (bahurūpasya) - of the multi-formed, of the versatile, of many guises

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bahurūpa

bahurūpa - of many forms, many-colored, versatile

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+rūpa)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agreeing with 'rājñaḥ'.

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

सूक्ष्मः (sūkṣmaḥ) - subtle, minute, delicate, intricate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūkṣma

sūkṣma - subtle, minute, fine, delicate, small, intricate

Root: such (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - matter, purpose, interest, object

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, object, meaning, matter, affair, wealth, interest

Note: Subject of 'sīdati'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सीदति (sīdati) - fails, sinks, languishes, perishes

(verb)

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

Present active indicative, third person singular

From root sad (class 1, with reduplication for present stem).

Root: sad (class 1)