महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-37, verse-27

न निह्नवं सत्रगतस्य गच्छेत्संसृष्टमन्त्रस्य कुसंगतस्य ।
न च ब्रूयान्नाश्वसामि त्वयीति सकारणं व्यपदेशं तु कुर्यात् ॥२७॥

27. na nihnavaṁ satragatasya gacche;tsaṁsṛṣṭamantrasya kusaṁgatasya ,
na ca brūyānnāśvasāmi tvayīti; sakāraṇaṁ vyapadeśaṁ tu kuryāt.

27. na nihnavam satragatasya gacchet
saṃsṛṣṭamantrasya kusaṅgatasya
na ca brūyāt na āśvasāmi tvayi
iti sakāraṇam vyapadeśam tu kuryāt

27. One should not conceal (the true nature of) a person who has entered a secret assembly (satra), whose counsel (mantra) is compromised, or who is associated with bad company. And one should not say, "I do not trust you"; rather, one should provide a justified reason (vyapadeśa) (for one's actions).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, nor

• निह्नवम् (nihnavam) - denial, concealment, cover-up

• सत्रगतस्य (satragatasya) - of one who has entered a secret session/assembly

• गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should resort to (denial) or cover up (for) (one should go, resort to)

• संसृष्टमन्त्रस्य (saṁsṛṣṭamantrasya) - of one whose counsel (mantra) is mixed/compromised

• कुसङ्गतस्य (kusaṅgatasya) - of one who is in bad company

• न (na) - not, nor

• च (ca) - and, moreover

• ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - one should say, he should speak

• न (na) - not

• आश्वसामि (āśvasāmi) - I trust, I rely

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you

• इति (iti) - marks direct speech or thought (thus, so)

• सकारणम् (sakāraṇam) - with reason, justified, reasonable

• व्यपदेशम् (vyapadeśam) - pretext, excuse, reason, statement

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should do, he should make

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

निह्नवम् (nihnavam) - denial, concealment, cover-up

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nihnava

nihnava - denial, concealment, dissimulation

From ni + √hnu (to conceal)

Prefix: ni

Root: hnu (class 2)

Note: Object of 'gacchet'

सत्रगतस्य (satragatasya) - of one who has entered a secret session/assembly

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of satragata

satragata - one who has gone to a sacrifice, one who has entered a secret session/assembly

Compound 'satra' (sacrifice, assembly, secret) + 'gata' (gone, entered)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (satra+gata)

• satra – sacrifice, session, assembly, secret
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived at, entered, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Relates to whom the denial is concerning

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should resort to (denial) or cover up (for) (one should go, resort to)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of gam

Optative Mood

3rd person singular, active voice

Root: gam (class 1)

संसृष्टमन्त्रस्य (saṁsṛṣṭamantrasya) - of one whose counsel (mantra) is mixed/compromised

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of saṃsṛṣṭamantra

saṁsṛṣṭamantra - one whose counsel is mixed, one who has consulted with others, having shared advice

Compound 'saṃsṛṣṭa' (mixed, associated) + 'mantra' (counsel)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (saṃsṛṣṭa+mantra)

• saṃsṛṣṭa – mixed, associated, connected, tainted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From saṃ + √sṛj (to mix, create, emit)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• mantra – counsel, advice, sacred utterance (mantra)
  noun (masculine)
  From √man (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Relates to whom the denial is concerning

कुसङ्गतस्य (kusaṅgatasya) - of one who is in bad company

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kusaṅgata

kusaṅgata - associated with evil persons, in bad company

Compound 'ku' (bad) + 'saṅgata' (associated)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (ku+saṅgata)

• ku – bad, evil, vile
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• saṅgata – met, associated, assembled, fit
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From saṃ + √gam (to go, meet)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Relates to whom the denial is concerning

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, moreover

(indeclinable)

ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - one should say, he should speak

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of brū

Optative Mood

3rd person singular, active voice

Root: brū (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

आश्वसामि (āśvasāmi) - I trust, I rely

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of āśvas

Present Indicative

1st person singular, active voice

Prefix: ā

Root: śvas (class 2)

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

इति (iti) - marks direct speech or thought (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

सकारणम् (sakāraṇam) - with reason, justified, reasonable

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sakāraṇa

sakāraṇa - with a cause, with a reason, justified

Compound 'sa' (with) + 'kāraṇa' (reason)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+kāraṇa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'with' or 'having'
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, motive
  noun (neuter)
  From √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'vyapadeśam'

व्यपदेशम् (vyapadeśam) - pretext, excuse, reason, statement

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyapadeśa

vyapadeśa - pretext, excuse, designation, statement, reason

From vi + apa + √diś (to point out)

Prefixes: vi+apa

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of 'kuryāt'

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should do, he should make

(verb)

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

Optative Mood

3rd person singular, active voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)