महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-16, verse-14

कश्चित्सुखे वर्तमानो दुःखस्य स्मर्तुमिच्छति ।
कश्चिद्दुःखे वर्तमानः सुखस्य स्मर्तुमिच्छति ॥१४॥

14. kaścitsukhe vartamāno duḥkhasya smartumicchati ,
kaścidduḥkhe vartamānaḥ sukhasya smartumicchati.

14. kaścit sukhe vartamānaḥ duḥkhasya smartum icchati
kaścit duḥkhe vartamānaḥ sukhasya smartum icchati

14. kaścit sukhe vartamānaḥ duḥkhasya smartum icchati
kaścit duḥkhe vartamānaḥ sukhasya smartum icchati

14. Someone who is experiencing happiness wishes to recall sorrow, and someone who is experiencing sorrow wishes to recall happiness.

Words meanings summery:

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, a certain person (someone, anyone, a certain one)

• सुखे (sukhe) - in a state of happiness (in happiness, in comfort, in pleasure)

• वर्तमानः (vartamānaḥ) - being in (a state of) (being, existing, present, current)

• दुःखस्य (duḥkhasya) - of sorrow, of suffering

• स्मर्तुम् (smartum) - to remember, to recall

• इच्छति (icchati) - he/she/it desires, wishes

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, a certain person (someone, anyone, a certain one)

• दुःखे (duḥkhe) - in a state of sorrow (in sorrow, in suffering, in pain)

• वर्तमानः (vartamānaḥ) - being in (a state of) (being, existing, present, current)

• सुखस्य (sukhasya) - of happiness, of comfort

• स्मर्तुम् (smartum) - to remember, to recall

• इच्छति (icchati) - he/she/it desires, wishes

Words meanings and morphology

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, a certain person (someone, anyone, a certain one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - someone, something, anything

Combination of interrogative pronoun kim and indeclinable cid

Note: An indefinite pronoun.

सुखे (sukhe) - in a state of happiness (in happiness, in comfort, in pleasure)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, joy, ease, comfort

वर्तमानः (vartamānaḥ) - being in (a state of) (being, existing, present, current)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - being, existing, present, current

Present Active Participle (ātmanepada)

From root vṛt (to be, exist, turn) + suffix śānac

Root: vṛt (class 1)

दुःखस्य (duḥkhasya) - of sorrow, of suffering

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, suffering, pain, misery, discomfort

स्मर्तुम् (smartum) - to remember, to recall

(infinitive)

इच्छति (icchati) - he/she/it desires, wishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present Tense, Active Voice, 3rd Person Singular

From root iṣ (to wish)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, a certain person (someone, anyone, a certain one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - someone, something, anything

Combination of interrogative pronoun kim and indeclinable cid

Note: An indefinite pronoun.

दुःखे (duḥkhe) - in a state of sorrow (in sorrow, in suffering, in pain)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, suffering, pain, misery, discomfort

वर्तमानः (vartamānaḥ) - being in (a state of) (being, existing, present, current)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - being, existing, present, current

Present Active Participle (ātmanepada)

From root vṛt (to be, exist, turn) + suffix śānac

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सुखस्य (sukhasya) - of happiness, of comfort

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, joy, ease, comfort

स्मर्तुम् (smartum) - to remember, to recall

(infinitive)

इच्छति (icchati) - he/she/it desires, wishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present Tense, Active Voice, 3rd Person Singular

From root iṣ (to wish)

Root: iṣ (class 6)