Brahma Purana — The Two Vedic Paths: Karma, Knowledge, and the Inner Self (Adhyatma), Shloka 71
Devanagari script
कदाचिल् लभते प्रीतिं कदाचिद् अपि शोचति न सुखेन च दुःखेन कदाचिद् इह मुह्यते //
Translation
This śloka (71) is recorded in the Purāṇa to elucidate the meaning of Dharma and the sacred tradition handed down.
Word by Word
kadācitsometimes
kadācit:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkadācit (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण), indeclinable; ‘at some time/occasionally’
labhateobtains
labhate:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√labh (धातु)
FormLaṭ-lakāra (Present), Ātmanepada; Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Eka-vacana (singular)
prītimjoy, affection
prītim:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootprīti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga (feminine), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Eka-vacana (singular)
kadācitsometimes
kadācit:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkadācit (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण), indeclinable
apialso/even
api:
Sambandha-nipāta (सम्बन्ध-निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात), indeclinable; emphatic/also
śocatigrieves
śocati:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√śuc/śoc (धातु)
FormLaṭ-lakāra (Present), Parasmaipada; Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Eka-vacana (singular)
nanot
na:
Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
FormNegation particle (निषेध-निपात)
sukhenaby/with happiness
sukhena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootsukha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsakaliṅga (neuter), Tṛtīyā-vibhakti (Instrumental/3rd), Eka-vacana (singular)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चय), indeclinable
duḥkhenaby/with sorrow
duḥkhena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootduḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsakaliṅga (neuter), Tṛtīyā-vibhakti (Instrumental/3rd), Eka-vacana (singular)
kadācitsometimes
kadācit:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkadācit (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण), indeclinable
ihahere
iha:
Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiha (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय), indeclinable; ‘here/in this world’
muhyateis deluded/confused
muhyate:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√muh (धातु)
FormLaṭ-lakāra (Present), Ātmanepada; Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Eka-vacana (singular)
Speaker
Not specified in the excerpt (didactic narration)