महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-4, verse-41

समवेषं न कुर्वीत नात्युच्चैः संनिधौ हसेत् ।
मन्त्रं न बहुधा कुर्यादेवं राज्ञः प्रियो भवेत् ॥४१॥

41. samaveṣaṁ na kurvīta nātyuccaiḥ saṁnidhau haset ,
mantraṁ na bahudhā kuryādevaṁ rājñaḥ priyo bhavet.

41. samaveṣam na kurvīta na atyuccaiḥ saṃnidhau haset
mantram na bahudhā kuryāt evam rājñaḥ priyaḥ bhavet

41. One should not wear attire similar to the king, nor should one laugh very loudly in his presence. One should not disclose secret counsel (mantra) in many different ways. By following these guidelines, one will become dear to the king.

Words meanings summery:

• समवेषम् (samaveṣam) - similar attire, similar dress, similar appearance

• न (na) - not

• कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - should do, should make

• न (na) - not

• अत्युच्चैः (atyuccaiḥ) - very loudly, excessively high

• संनिधौ (saṁnidhau) - in the presence, in the vicinity

• हसेत् (haset) - should laugh

• मन्त्रम् (mantram) - secret counsel or advice (counsel, secret advice, sacred formula (mantra))

• न (na) - not

• बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, widely, manifoldly

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should do, should make, should offer

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

• प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved, favorite

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, should become

Words meanings and morphology

समवेषम् (samaveṣam) - similar attire, similar dress, similar appearance

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samaveṣa

samaveṣa - similar attire, uniform, similar appearance

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sama+veṣa)

• sama – same, equal, similar
  adjective
• veṣa – dress, attire, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: viś (class 6)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - should do, should make

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Ātmanepada form.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अत्युच्चैः (atyuccaiḥ) - very loudly, excessively high

(indeclinable)

Compound of ati (excessive) and uccaiḥ (loudly, highly)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ati+uccaiḥ)

• ati – over, beyond, excessively
  indeclinable
• uccaiḥ – high, loudly
  indeclinable

Note: Adverb.

संनिधौ (saṁnidhau) - in the presence, in the vicinity

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃnidha

saṁnidha - proximity, presence, vicinity

Root: dhā (class 3)

हसेत् (haset) - should laugh

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of has

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Parasmaipada form.

मन्त्रम् (mantram) - secret counsel or advice (counsel, secret advice, sacred formula (mantra))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mantra

mantra - speech, sacred text or sound (mantra), counsel, advice, plan, secret

Derived from root man (to think) + tra suffix

Root: man (class 4)

Note: The term (mantra) is used here in the sense of counsel or secret advice, rather than its more common religious meaning of sacred formula.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, widely, manifoldly

(indeclinable)

Formed from bhu (many) with dhā suffix (meaning 'in a manner')

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should do, should make, should offer

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Parasmaipada form.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, monarch

प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved, favorite

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, favorite

Note: Adjective describing the implied subject.

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, should become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)