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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-112, verse-95

लवणं चोरयित्वा तु चीरीवाकः प्रजायते ।
दधि हृत्वा बकश्चापि प्लवो मत्स्यानसंस्कृतान् ॥९५॥
95. lavaṇaṁ corayitvā tu cīrīvākaḥ prajāyate ,
dadhi hṛtvā bakaścāpi plavo matsyānasaṁskṛtān.
95. lavaṇam corayitvā tu cīrīvākaḥ prajāyate dadhi
hṛtvā bakaḥ ca api plavaḥ matsyān asaṃskṛtān
95. lavaṇam corayitvā tu cīrīvākaḥ prajāyate dadhi
hṛtvā bakaḥ ca api matsyān asaṃskṛtān plavaḥ
95. One who steals salt is reborn as a partridge. One who steals curds is reborn as a crane. And a diving bird is born (from one who steals) uncooked fish.

Words meanings summery:

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  • लवणम् (lavaṇam) - salt (salt, salty)
  • चोरयित्वा (corayitvā) - having stolen (having stolen, after stealing)
  • तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, yet, on the other hand)
  • चीरीवाकः (cīrīvākaḥ) - a partridge (a partridge (a specific bird))
  • प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is born (is born, comes into being, originates)
  • दधि (dadhi) - curds (curds, yogurt, sour milk)
  • हृत्वा (hṛtvā) - having stolen (having stolen, having carried away, having taken)
  • बकः (bakaḥ) - a crane
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
  • प्लवः (plavaḥ) - a diving bird (like a cormorant or grebe) (a diving bird, a raft, a boat)
  • मत्स्यान् (matsyān) - fish
  • असंस्कृतान् (asaṁskṛtān) - uncooked (fish) (uncooked, unprepared, unrefined, unpurified)

Words meanings and morphology

लवणम् (lavaṇam) - salt (salt, salty)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of lavaṇa
lavaṇa - salt, salty, beautiful, lovely
Note: Object of stealing.
चोरयित्वा (corayitvā) - having stolen (having stolen, after stealing)
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Formed with suffix -tvā from the causative stem of the root 'cur' (corayati).
Root: cur (class 10)
तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, yet, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
Note: Particle expressing distinction or emphasis.
चीरीवाकः (cīrīvākaḥ) - a partridge (a partridge (a specific bird))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of cīrīvāka
cīrīvāka - a partridge, a kind of bird
प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is born (is born, comes into being, originates)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pra-jan
present middle indicative
From root 'jan' (4th class, Ātmanepada) with prefix 'pra'.
Prefix: pra
Root: jan (class 4)
दधि (dadhi) - curds (curds, yogurt, sour milk)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dadhi
dadhi - curds, yogurt, sour milk
Note: Object of stealing.
हृत्वा (hṛtvā) - having stolen (having stolen, having carried away, having taken)
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Formed with suffix -tvā from the root 'hṛ'.
Root: hṛ (class 1)
बकः (bakaḥ) - a crane
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of baka
baka - a crane, a heron, a trickster
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizing particle.
प्लवः (plavaḥ) - a diving bird (like a cormorant or grebe) (a diving bird, a raft, a boat)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of plava
plava - a raft, a boat, a kind of diving bird, a diver
From root 'plu' (to float, swim).
Root: plu (class 1)
मत्स्यान् (matsyān) - fish
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of matsya
matsya - fish
Note: Object of stealing.
असंस्कृतान् (asaṁskṛtān) - uncooked (fish) (uncooked, unprepared, unrefined, unpurified)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of asaṃskṛta
asaṁskṛta - uncooked, unprepared, unrefined, unpurified, unceremonious
Negative prefix 'a-' + 'saṃskṛta' (past passive participle of 'saṃ-kṛ').
Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃskṛta)
  • a – not, non, un-
    indeclinable
  • saṃskṛta – prepared, purified, refined, consecrated, cooked
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from 'sam-kṛ' (to prepare, to refine, to cook).
    Prefix: sam
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Modifies 'matsyān'.