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मनु-स्मृतिः       manu-smṛtiḥ - chapter-12, verse-66

बको भवति हृत्वाऽग्निं गृहकारी ह्युपस्करम ।
रक्तानि हृत्वा वासांसि जायते जीवजीवकः ॥६६॥
66. bako bhavati hṛtvā'gniṁ gṛhakārī hyupaskaram ,
raktāni hṛtvā vāsāṁsi jāyate jīvajīvakaḥ.
66. bakaḥ bhavati hṛtvā agnim gṛhakārī hi upaskaram
raktāni hṛtvā vāsāṃsi jāyate jīvajīvakaḥ
66. agnim hṛtvā bakaḥ bhavati.
upaskaram hṛtvā hi gṛhakārī (bhavati).
raktāni vāsāṃsi hṛtvā jīvajīvakaḥ jāyate.
66. A person who steals fire is born as a crane; one who steals household implements becomes a house-building insect. Having stolen red garments, one is born as a partridge.

Words meanings summery:

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  • बकः (bakaḥ) - crane
  • भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is
  • हृत्वा (hṛtvā) - having stolen, having taken away
  • अग्निम् (agnim) - fire
  • गृहकारी (gṛhakārī) - house-building insect (like a bee or ant) (house-builder, house-making insect, domestic servant)
  • हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for
  • उपस्करम् (upaskaram) - household implement, furniture, utensil
  • रक्तानि (raktāni) - red
  • हृत्वा (hṛtvā) - having stolen, having taken away
  • वासांसि (vāsāṁsi) - garments, clothes
  • जायते (jāyate) - is born, originates
  • जीवजीवकः (jīvajīvakaḥ) - partridge (species of bird)

Words meanings and morphology

बकः (bakaḥ) - crane
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of baka
baka - crane, cheat, rogue
भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
root 'bhū', 1st conjugation, parasmaipada
Root: bhū (class 1)
हृत्वा (hṛtvā) - having stolen, having taken away
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
formed from root 'hṛ' with suffix '-tvā'
Root: hṛ (class 1)
अग्निम् (agnim) - fire
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of agni
agni - fire, sacrificial fire, god of fire
गृहकारी (gṛhakārī) - house-building insect (like a bee or ant) (house-builder, house-making insect, domestic servant)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhakārin
gṛhakārin - one who makes a house/nest, a house-builder, an insect (like a bee or ant), a domestic servant
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gṛha+kārin)
  • gṛha – house, home, dwelling
    noun (neuter)
  • kārin – making, doing, performing, maker, doer
    adjective (masculine)
    derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) with suffix '-in'
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for
(indeclinable)
उपस्करम् (upaskaram) - household implement, furniture, utensil
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of upaskara
upaskara - implement, utensil, furniture, preparation, accessories
Prefix: upa
Root: kṛ (class 8)
रक्तानि (raktāni) - red
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of rakta
rakta - red, dyed, colored, passionate, attached
Past Passive Participle
derived from root 'rañj' (to dye, to color) with suffix '-ta'
Root: rañj (class 1)
हृत्वा (hṛtvā) - having stolen, having taken away
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
formed from root 'hṛ' with suffix '-tvā'
Root: hṛ (class 1)
वासांसि (vāsāṁsi) - garments, clothes
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of vāsas
vāsas - garment, clothing, apparel
जायते (jāyate) - is born, originates
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan
root 'jan', 4th conjugation, middle voice
Root: jan (class 4)
जीवजीवकः (jīvajīvakaḥ) - partridge (species of bird)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvajīvaka
jīvajīvaka - a kind of partridge or chukor bird