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12,121

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-121, verse-24

अर्थानर्थौ सुखं दुःखं धर्माधर्मौ बलाबले ।
दौर्भाग्यं भागधेयं च पुण्यापुण्ये गुणागुणौ ॥२४॥
24. arthānarthau sukhaṁ duḥkhaṁ dharmādharmau balābale ,
daurbhāgyaṁ bhāgadheyaṁ ca puṇyāpuṇye guṇāguṇau.
24. arthānarthau sukham duḥkham dharmādharmau balābale
daurbhāgyam bhāgadheyam ca puṇyāpuṇye guṇāguṇau
24. arthānarthau sukham duḥkham dharmādharmau balābale
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)
  • (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.
(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.