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Chapter 13.112
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Sanskrit Text
वर्णकादींस्तथा
गन्धांश्चोरयित्वा
तु
मानवः
।
छुच्छुन्दरित्वमाप्नोति
राजँल्लोभपरायणः
॥
English Translation
By stealing a piece of red cloth one is born as a bird of the Jivajivaka species. By stealing unguents (such as sandalpaste) and perfumes in this world, the avaricious man, O king, is born as a mole. Assuming the form of a mole one has to live in it for fifteen years.
Padaccheda (Word Analysis)
वर्णक + आदि + तथा | गन्ध + चोरय् | तु | मानवः
छुच्छुन्दरि + त्व | आप्नोति | राजन् + लोभ + परायण
छुच्छुन्दरि + त्व | आप्नोति | राजन् + लोभ + परायण