महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-16, verse-29

न क्वचित्सुखमत्यन्तं न क्वचिच्छाश्वती स्थितिः ।
स्थानाच्च महतो भ्रंशो दुःखलब्धात्पुनः पुनः ॥२९॥

29. na kvacitsukhamatyantaṁ na kvacicchāśvatī sthitiḥ ,
sthānācca mahato bhraṁśo duḥkhalabdhātpunaḥ punaḥ.

29. na kvacit sukham atyantam na kvacit śāśvatī sthitiḥ
sthānāt ca mahataḥ bhraṃśaḥ duḥkhalabdhāt punaḥ punaḥ

29. kvacit atyantam sukham na kvacit śāśvatī sthitiḥ na
ca mahataḥ duḥkhalabdhāt sthānāt punaḥ punaḥ bhraṃśaḥ

29. There is never absolute happiness anywhere, nor a permanent state of being. And there is a repeated falling from a great position, even one attained with difficulty.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere (anywhere, sometimes, at any time)

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, pleasure, comfort)

• अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - absolute (excessive, extreme, absolute; exceedingly, absolutely)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere (anywhere, sometimes, at any time)

• शाश्वती (śāśvatī) - permanent (eternal, permanent, perpetual)

• स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - state of being (state, condition, position, permanence, stability)

• स्थानात् (sthānāt) - from a position (from a place, from a position)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• महतः (mahataḥ) - great (great, large, important)

• भ्रंशः (bhraṁśaḥ) - falling (fall, downfall, loss, deviation)

• दुःखलब्धात् (duḥkhalabdhāt) - from one attained with difficulty (from that which is obtained with difficulty/suffering)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly (again, repeatedly, further)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly, further)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere (anywhere, sometimes, at any time)

(indeclinable)

From interrogative base kva + cit

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, pleasure, comfort)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, comfort, ease

Note: Could also be accusative singular

अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - absolute (excessive, extreme, absolute; exceedingly, absolutely)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of atyanta

atyanta - exceeding, excessive, absolute, infinite, very great

Prefix: ati

Root: ant

Note: Adverbial usage as 'absolutely' is also possible here, but agreement with 'sukham' is plausible.

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere (anywhere, sometimes, at any time)

(indeclinable)

From interrogative base kva + cit

शाश्वती (śāśvatī) - permanent (eternal, permanent, perpetual)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, constant, permanent

स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - state of being (state, condition, position, permanence, stability)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, staying, position, state, condition, permanence, stability, duration

From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

स्थानात् (sthānāt) - from a position (from a place, from a position)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, stand, position, rank, site, state

From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

महतः (mahataḥ) - great (great, large, important)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, noble, mighty

Note: Agrees with sthānāt. Can also be masculine/neuter genitive singular.

भ्रंशः (bhraṁśaḥ) - falling (fall, downfall, loss, deviation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhraṃśa

bhraṁśa - falling, fall, loss, ruin, deviation

From root bhraṃś (to fall)

Root: bhraṃś (class 1)

दुःखलब्धात् (duḥkhalabdhāt) - from one attained with difficulty (from that which is obtained with difficulty/suffering)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of duḥkhalabdha

duḥkhalabdha - obtained with difficulty, gained through suffering

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+labdha)

• duḥkha – suffering, pain, sorrow, difficulty
  noun (neuter)
• labdha – obtained, gained, acquired
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root labh (to obtain)
  Root: labh (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly (again, repeatedly, further)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly, further)

(indeclinable)