महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-96, verse-17

वसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अस्वाध्यायपरो लोके श्वानं च परिकर्षतु ।
पुरे च भिक्षुर्भवतु यस्ते हरति पुष्करम् ॥१७॥

17. vasiṣṭha uvāca ,
asvādhyāyaparo loke śvānaṁ ca parikarṣatu ,
pure ca bhikṣurbhavatu yaste harati puṣkaram.

17. vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca asvādhyāyaparaḥ loke śvānam ca
parikarṣatu pure ca bhikṣuḥ bhavatu yaḥ te harati puṣkaram

17. vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca yaḥ te puṣkaram harati loke asvādhyāyaparaḥ
ca śvānam parikarṣatu ca pure bhikṣuḥ bhavatu

17. Vasiṣṭha said: 'Whoever steals your lotus, let him be one who neglects Vedic study in the world, let him drag a dog around, and let him become a beggar in the city.'

Words meanings summery:

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (a sage's name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• अस्वाध्यायपरः (asvādhyāyaparaḥ) - one who neglects Vedic study (devoted to non-study, neglecting Vedic study)

• लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

• श्वानम् (śvānam) - dog

• च (ca) - and, also

• परिकर्षतु (parikarṣatu) - let him drag around, let him draw about

• पुरे (pure) - in the city, in the town

• च (ca) - and, also

• भिक्षुः (bhikṣuḥ) - beggar, mendicant, ascetic

• भवतु (bhavatu) - let him be, let him become

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

• ते (te) - your (your, to you)

• हरति (harati) - he steals (he steals, takes away, carries)

• पुष्करम् (puṣkaram) - the lotus (lotus)

Words meanings and morphology

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (a sage's name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a celebrated Vedic sage), most excellent, best, richest

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense 3rd person singular form of √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

अस्वाध्यायपरः (asvādhyāyaparaḥ) - one who neglects Vedic study (devoted to non-study, neglecting Vedic study)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asvādhyāyapara

asvādhyāyapara - neglecting self-study (especially Vedic recitation), devoted to anything but svādhyāya

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+svādhyāya+para)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• svādhyāya – self-study, recitation of Vedas, study of sacred texts
  noun (masculine)
• para – chief, highest, devoted to, intent on
  adjective (masculine)

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, universe, region

श्वानम् (śvānam) - dog

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śvan

śvan - dog

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

परिकर्षतु (parikarṣatu) - let him drag around, let him draw about

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of parikṛṣ

Imperative mood 3rd person singular form of √kṛṣ with prefix pari-.

Prefix: pari

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

पुरे (pure) - in the city, in the town

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pur

pur - city, town, stronghold, fortress

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भिक्षुः (bhikṣuḥ) - beggar, mendicant, ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhikṣu

bhikṣu - beggar, mendicant, ascetic, a Buddhist or Jain monk

Derived from root √bhikṣ (to beg).

Root: bhikṣ (class 1)

भवतु (bhavatu) - let him be, let him become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Imperative mood 3rd person singular form of √bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

ते (te) - your (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

Note: Enclitic form of tvad.

हरति (harati) - he steals (he steals, takes away, carries)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of hṛ

Present tense 3rd person singular form of √hṛ.

Root: hṛ (class 1)

पुष्करम् (puṣkaram) - the lotus (lotus)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṣkara

puṣkara - lotus, blue lotus, a lake, the tip of an elephant's trunk, a sacred place (Pushkar)