महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-121, verse-24
अर्थानर्थौ सुखं दुःखं धर्माधर्मौ बलाबले ।
दौर्भाग्यं भागधेयं च पुण्यापुण्ये गुणागुणौ ॥२४॥
दौर्भाग्यं भागधेयं च पुण्यापुण्ये गुणागुणौ ॥२४॥
24. arthānarthau sukhaṁ duḥkhaṁ dharmādharmau balābale ,
daurbhāgyaṁ bhāgadheyaṁ ca puṇyāpuṇye guṇāguṇau.
daurbhāgyaṁ bhāgadheyaṁ ca puṇyāpuṇye guṇāguṇau.
24.
arthānarthau sukham duḥkham dharmādharmau balābale
daurbhāgyam bhāgadheyam ca puṇyāpuṇye guṇāguṇau
daurbhāgyam bhāgadheyam ca puṇyāpuṇye guṇāguṇau
24.
arthānarthau sukham duḥkham dharmādharmau balābale
daurbhāgyam bhāgadheyam ca puṇyāpuṇye guṇāguṇau
daurbhāgyam bhāgadheyam ca puṇyāpuṇye guṇāguṇau
24.
(It manifests as) gain and loss (artha and anartha), happiness and sorrow, virtue and vice (dharma and adharma), strength and weakness, misfortune and good fortune, and merit and demerit, qualities and faults.
Words meanings summery:
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- अर्थानर्थौ (arthānarthau) - gain and loss (artha and anartha) (profit and loss, utility and futility, gain and ruin)
- सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, joy, ease)
- दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow (sorrow, pain, suffering, misery)
- धर्माधर्मौ (dharmādharmau) - virtue and vice (dharma and adharma) (right and wrong, virtue and vice (dharma and adharma))
- बलाबले (balābale) - strength and weakness (strength and weakness, power and impotence)
- दौर्भाग्यम् (daurbhāgyam) - misfortune (misfortune, bad luck)
- भागधेयम् (bhāgadheyam) - good fortune (good fortune, share, destiny, lot)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- पुण्यापुण्ये (puṇyāpuṇye) - merit and demerit (merit and demerit, good and evil)
- गुणागुणौ (guṇāguṇau) - qualities and faults (qualities and faults, merits and demerits)
Words meanings and morphology
अर्थानर्थौ (arthānarthau) - gain and loss (artha and anartha) (profit and loss, utility and futility, gain and ruin)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of arthānartha
arthānartha - profit and loss, utility and futility
Compound type : dvandva (artha+anartha)
- artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, advantage, gain
noun (masculine) - anartha – disadvantage, misfortune, evil, futility, loss
noun (masculine)
negation of artha
Prefix: a
Note: Forms a pair.
सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, joy, ease)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha
sukha - happiness, joy, ease, pleasure
Note: Appears singular but is part of an implied duality with duḥkham.
दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow (sorrow, pain, suffering, misery)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of duḥkha
duḥkha - sorrow, pain, suffering, misery
Note: Appears singular but is part of an implied duality with sukham.
धर्माधर्मौ (dharmādharmau) - virtue and vice (dharma and adharma) (right and wrong, virtue and vice (dharma and adharma))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of dharmādharma
dharmādharma - right and wrong, virtue and vice
Compound type : dvandva (dharma+adharma)
- dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
noun (masculine)
from √dhṛ (to hold, support)
Root: dhṛ (class 1) - adharma – unrighteousness, wrong, vice
noun (masculine)
negation of dharma
Prefix: a
Note: Forms a pair.
बलाबले (balābale) - strength and weakness (strength and weakness, power and impotence)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, dual of balābala
balābala - strength and weakness
Compound type : dvandva (bala+abala)
- bala – strength, power, force
noun (neuter) - abala – weakness, lack of strength
noun (neuter)
negation of bala
Prefix: a
Note: Forms a pair.
दौर्भाग्यम् (daurbhāgyam) - misfortune (misfortune, bad luck)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of daurbhāgya
daurbhāgya - misfortune, bad luck
from dur-bhaga (unfortunate), with -ya suffix
Note: Appears singular but is part of an implied duality with bhāgadheyam.
भागधेयम् (bhāgadheyam) - good fortune (good fortune, share, destiny, lot)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāgadheya
bhāgadheya - share, portion, destiny, good fortune
from bhāga (share) + dheya (to be given)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāga+dheya)
- bhāga – share, portion, lot
noun (masculine)
Root: bhaj (class 1) - dheya – to be placed, to be given, what is to be put
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
from √dhā (to place, give)
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Appears singular but is part of an implied duality with daurbhāgyam.
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
पुण्यापुण्ये (puṇyāpuṇye) - merit and demerit (merit and demerit, good and evil)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, dual of puṇyāpuṇya
puṇyāpuṇya - merit and demerit, good and evil
Compound type : dvandva (puṇya+apuṇya)
- puṇya – virtuous, sacred, pure; merit, virtue
noun (neuter) - apuṇya – demerit, vice, unvirtuous
noun (neuter)
negation of puṇya
Prefix: a
Note: Forms a pair.
गुणागुणौ (guṇāguṇau) - qualities and faults (qualities and faults, merits and demerits)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of guṇāguṇa
guṇāguṇa - qualities and faults, merits and demerits
Compound type : dvandva (guṇa+aguṇa)
- guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute
noun (masculine) - aguṇa – fault, defect, lack of quality
noun (masculine)
negation of guṇa
Prefix: a
Note: Forms a pair.