महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-112, verse-96

चोरयित्वा पयश्चापि बलाका संप्रजायते ।
यस्तु चोरयते तैलं तैलपायी प्रजायते ।
चोरयित्वा तु दुर्बुद्धिर्मधु दंशः प्रजायते ॥९६॥

96. corayitvā payaścāpi balākā saṁprajāyate ,
yastu corayate tailaṁ tailapāyī prajāyate ,
corayitvā tu durbuddhirmadhu daṁśaḥ prajāyate.

96. corayitvā payaḥ ca api balākā
samprajāyate yaḥ tu corayate tailam
tailapāyī prajāyate corayitvā tu
durbuddhiḥ madhu daṃśaḥ prajāyate

96. payaḥ corayitvā ca api balākā
samprajāyate yaḥ tu tailam corayate
tailapāyī prajāyate durbuddhiḥ
madhu corayitvā tu daṃśaḥ prajāyate

96. One who steals milk is also reborn as a crane. But whoever steals oil is reborn as an oil-drinking insect. A foolish person who steals honey is indeed reborn as a gadfly.

Words meanings summery:

• चोरयित्वा (corayitvā) - having stolen (having stolen, after stealing)

• पयः (payaḥ) - milk (milk, water, juice, essence)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• बलाका (balākā) - a crane (a crane, a female crane, a kind of bird)

• सम्प्रजायते (samprajāyate) - is reborn (is born, comes into being, arises completely)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which, whoever)

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

• चोरयते (corayate) - steals (steals, robs)

• तैलम् (tailam) - oil (oil, sesame oil)

• तैलपायी (tailapāyī) - an oil-drinking insect (one who drinks oil, a kind of insect (oil-drinker))

• प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is reborn (is born, comes into being, originates)

• चोरयित्वा (corayitvā) - having stolen (having stolen, after stealing)

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

• दुर्बुद्धिः (durbuddhiḥ) - a foolish person (foolish, stupid, ill-minded, one with bad intellect)

• मधु (madhu) - honey (honey, sweet, wine, spring)

• दंशः (daṁśaḥ) - a gadfly (a stinging insect) (a gadfly, a stinging insect, a bite)

• प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is reborn (is born, comes into being, originates)

Words meanings and morphology

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)

पयः (payaḥ) - milk (milk, water, juice, essence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of payas

payas - milk, water, juice, essence, fluid

Note: Object of stealing.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizing particle.

बलाका (balākā) - a crane (a crane, a female crane, a kind of bird)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of balākā

balākā - a crane, a female crane, a kind of bird

सम्प्रजायते (samprajāyate) - is reborn (is born, comes into being, arises completely)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sam-pra-jan

present middle indicative

From root 'jan' (4th class, Ātmanepada) with prefixes 'sam' and 'pra'.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: jan (class 4)

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which, whoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever

Note: Relative pronoun, subject of the clause 'whoever steals'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating a contrast or emphasis.

चोरयते (corayate) - steals (steals, robs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of cur

present middle indicative

From root 'cur' (10th class, causative stem 'coraya'), conjugated in Ātmanepada.

Root: cur (class 10)

तैलम् (tailam) - oil (oil, sesame oil)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of taila

taila - oil, sesame oil, oily

Derived from 'tila' (sesame seed).

Note: Object of stealing.

तैलपायी (tailapāyī) - an oil-drinking insect (one who drinks oil, a kind of insect (oil-drinker))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tailapāyin

tailapāyin - one who drinks oil, an oil-drinking insect

Compound of 'taila' (oil) + 'pāyin' (drinker).

Compound type : Upapada-tatpuruṣa (taila+pāyin)

• taila – oil, sesame oil
  noun (neuter)
• pāyin – drinker, one who drinks
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root 'pā' (to drink) with suffix '-in'.
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative.

प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is reborn (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)

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.

दुर्बुद्धिः (durbuddhiḥ) - a foolish person (foolish, stupid, ill-minded, one with bad intellect)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durbuddhi

durbuddhi - foolish, stupid, ill-minded, one with bad intellect

Compound of 'dur' (bad, difficult) + 'buddhi' (intellect).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dur+buddhi)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating badness or difficulty.
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, mind, reason
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

मधु (madhu) - honey (honey, sweet, wine, spring)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhu

madhu - honey, sweet, spring, wine, water

Note: Object of stealing.

दंशः (daṁśaḥ) - a gadfly (a stinging insect) (a gadfly, a stinging insect, a bite)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṃśa

daṁśa - a gadfly, a stinging insect, a bite, a tooth

From root 'daṃś' (to bite).

Root: daṃś (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative.

प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is reborn (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)