महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-37

सामुद्रिकं वणिजं चोरपूर्वं शलाकधूर्तं च चिकित्सकं च ।
अरिं च मित्रं च कुशीलवं च नैतान्साक्ष्येष्वधिकुर्वीत सप्त ॥३७॥

37. sāmudrikaṁ vaṇijaṁ corapūrvaṁ; śalākadhūrtaṁ ca cikitsakaṁ ca ,
ariṁ ca mitraṁ ca kuśīlavaṁ ca; naitānsākṣyeṣvadhikurvīta sapta.

37. sāmudrikam vaṇijam cora-pūrvam
śalāka-dhūrtam ca cikitsakam ca |
arim ca mitram ca kuśīlavam ca
na etān sākṣyeṣu adhikurvīta sapta

37. One should not appoint these seven as witnesses: an astrologer or fortune-teller, a merchant, a former thief, a cheat who uses dice, a physician, an enemy, a friend, or an actor/dancer.

Words meanings summery:

• सामुद्रिकम् (sāmudrikam) - an astrologer or fortune-teller (one skilled in physiognomy/fortune-telling, ocean-dweller, sailor)

• वणिजम् (vaṇijam) - merchant

• चोरपूर्वम् (corapūrvam) - formerly a thief

• शलाकधूर्तम् (śalākadhūrtam) - a cheat by means of dice/sticks

• च (ca) - and

• चिकित्सकम् (cikitsakam) - physician, doctor

• च (ca) - and

• अरिम् (arim) - enemy, foe

• च (ca) - and

• मित्रम् (mitram) - friend, ally

• च (ca) - and

• कुशीलवम् (kuśīlavam) - actor, dancer, bard

• च (ca) - and

• न (na) - not

• एतान् (etān) - these

• साक्ष्येषु (sākṣyeṣu) - in matters of testimony, as witnesses

• अधिकुर्वीत (adhikurvīta) - one should appoint, empower

• सप्त (sapta) - seven

Words meanings and morphology

सामुद्रिकम् (sāmudrikam) - an astrologer or fortune-teller (one skilled in physiognomy/fortune-telling, ocean-dweller, sailor)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāmudrika

sāmudrika - relating to the sea; skilled in physiognomy/palmistry; fortune-teller

from samudra + ṭhak (or ika) suffix

वणिजम् (vaṇijam) - merchant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaṇij

vaṇij - merchant, trader

चोरपूर्वम् (corapūrvam) - formerly a thief

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of corapūrva

corapūrva - one who was formerly a thief

Compound type : tatpurusha (cora+pūrva)

• cora – thief
  noun (masculine)
  Root: cur (class 10)
• pūrva – former, earlier, previous
  adjective

शलाकधूर्तम् (śalākadhūrtam) - a cheat by means of dice/sticks

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śalākadhūrta

śalākadhūrta - a cheat by means of dice or sticks; a professional gambler

Compound type : tatpurusha (śalākā+dhūrta)

• śalākā – stick, rod, dice
  noun (feminine)
• dhūrta – cheat, rogue, sly, cunning
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhvṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चिकित्सकम् (cikitsakam) - physician, doctor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cikitsaka

cikitsaka - physician, doctor

agent noun

from root kit, desiderative form cikitsā, then suffix -aka

Root: kit (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अरिम् (arim) - enemy, foe

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ari

ari - enemy, foe

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मित्रम् (mitram) - friend, ally

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mitra

mitra - friend, ally

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कुशीलवम् (kuśīlavam) - actor, dancer, bard

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kuśīlava

kuśīlava - actor, dancer, bard, singer

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

एतान् (etān) - these

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of etat

etat - this, these

साक्ष्येषु (sākṣyeṣu) - in matters of testimony, as witnesses

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sākṣya

sākṣya - testimony, evidence; witness

from sākṣin + ya

अधिकुर्वीत (adhikurvīta) - one should appoint, empower

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of adhīkṛ

Prefix: adhi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सप्त (sapta) - seven

(numeral)