महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-5, verse-7

नारद उवाच ।
कच्चिदर्थाश्च कल्पन्ते धर्मे च रमते मनः ।
सुखानि चानुभूयन्ते मनश्च न विहन्यते ॥७॥

7. nārada uvāca ,
kaccidarthāśca kalpante dharme ca ramate manaḥ ,
sukhāni cānubhūyante manaśca na vihanyate.

7. nārada uvāca kaccit arthāḥ ca kalpante dharme ca ramate
manaḥ sukhāni ca anubhūyante manaḥ ca na vihanyate

7. Nārada said: Do your material pursuits (artha) flourish? Does your mind (manas) find joy in adhering to natural law (dharma)? Are you experiencing happiness? And is your mind not troubled?

Words meanings summery:

• नारद (nārada) - Nārada (a divine sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that (whether, perhaps, I hope that)

• अर्थाः (arthāḥ) - material pursuits, affairs (purposes, objects, material pursuits, affairs, wealth)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कल्पन्ते (kalpante) - they flourish, they prosper (they prosper, they succeed, they are arranged)

• धर्मे (dharme) - in natural law (dharma) (in natural law, in righteousness, in duty)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• रमते (ramate) - finds joy (delights, rejoices)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (manas) (mind, intellect, heart)

• सुखानि (sukhāni) - happiness (pleasures, happiness, joys)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अनुभूयन्ते (anubhūyante) - are they experienced (they are experienced, they are enjoyed)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (manas) (mind, intellect, heart)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• विहन्यते (vihanyate) - is distressed, is troubled (is harassed, is distressed, is obstructed)

Words meanings and morphology

नारद (nārada) - Nārada (a divine sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada, a divine sage

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

root vac, Perfect, 3rd Person, Singular, Active Voice

Root: vac (class 2)

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that (whether, perhaps, I hope that)

(indeclinable)

अर्थाः (arthāḥ) - material pursuits, affairs (purposes, objects, material pursuits, affairs, wealth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of artha

artha - aim, purpose, object, wealth, material prosperity, affair

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

कल्पन्ते (kalpante) - they flourish, they prosper (they prosper, they succeed, they are arranged)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active (ātmanepada), present (laṭ) of kḷp

Present Active

root kḷp (1st class), Present Indicative, 3rd Person, Plural, Ātmanepada

Root: kḷp (class 1)

धर्मे (dharme) - in natural law (dharma) (in natural law, in righteousness, in duty)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

रमते (ramate) - finds joy (delights, rejoices)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active (ātmanepada), present (laṭ) of ram

Present Active

root ram (1st class), Present Indicative, 3rd Person, Singular, Ātmanepada

Root: ram (class 1)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (manas) (mind, intellect, heart)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart

सुखानि (sukhāni) - happiness (pleasures, happiness, joys)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, joy, ease

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अनुभूयन्ते (anubhūyante) - are they experienced (they are experienced, they are enjoyed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Passive

root bhū (1st class) with upasarga anu, Present Indicative, 3rd Person, Plural, Passive Voice, Ātmanepada ending

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The passive construction implies 'by you' (tvayā) which is understood in the interrogative context.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (manas) (mind, intellect, heart)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

विहन्यते (vihanyate) - is distressed, is troubled (is harassed, is distressed, is obstructed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of han

Present Passive

root han (2nd class) with upasarga vi, Present Indicative, 3rd Person, Singular, Passive Voice, Ātmanepada ending

Prefix: vi

Root: han (class 2)