महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-247, verse-45

सुखस्यानन्तरं दुःखं दुःखस्यानन्तरं सुखम् ।
पर्यायेणोपवर्तन्ते नरं नेमिमरा इव ॥४५॥

45. sukhasyānantaraṁ duḥkhaṁ duḥkhasyānantaraṁ sukham ,
paryāyeṇopavartante naraṁ nemimarā iva.

45. sukhasya anantaram duḥkham duḥkhasya anantaram
sukham paryāyeṇa upavartante naram nemimarāḥ iva

45. Happiness is followed by sorrow, and sorrow by happiness. They approach a person in succession, just like the spokes of a wheel.

Words meanings summery:

• सुखस्य (sukhasya) - of happiness, of pleasure

• अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - after, immediately after, subsequently

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, suffering, misery

• दुःखस्य (duḥkhasya) - of sorrow, of suffering

• अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - after, immediately after, subsequently

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, pleasure, well-being

• पर्यायेण (paryāyeṇa) - in turn, in succession, by rotation

• उपवर्तन्ते (upavartante) - they approach, they recur, they come round

• नरम् (naram) - to a man, a person

• नेमिमराः (nemimarāḥ) - spokes of a wheel

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

सुखस्य (sukhasya) - of happiness, of pleasure

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, ease, well-being

अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - after, immediately after, subsequently

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (a+antara)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• antara – interval, intermediate, inside
  noun (neuter)

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, suffering, misery

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, suffering, pain, misery, discomfort

दुःखस्य (duḥkhasya) - of sorrow, of suffering

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, suffering, pain, misery, discomfort

अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - after, immediately after, subsequently

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal base 'tad' with ablative suffix -smat.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (a+antara)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• antara – interval, intermediate, inside
  noun (neuter)

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, pleasure, well-being

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, ease, well-being

पर्यायेण (paryāyeṇa) - in turn, in succession, by rotation

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paryāya

paryāya - turn, succession, rotation, order

उपवर्तन्ते (upavartante) - they approach, they recur, they come round

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of upavṛt

Prefix: upa

Root: vṛt (class 1)

नरम् (naram) - to a man, a person

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

नेमिमराः (nemimarāḥ) - spokes of a wheel

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nemimara

nemimara - spokes of a wheel (nemi-ara)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nemi+ara)

• nemi – rim, circumference (of a wheel)
  noun (feminine)
• ara – spoke (of a wheel)
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)