Shloka 88

Dama-pradhāna-dharma (Self-restraint as the Root of Dharma) — Śānti-parva 154

Devanagari script

सुखस्यानन्तरं दुःखं दुःखस्यानन्तरं सुखम्‌

Transliteration

sukhasyānantaraṃ duḥkhaṃ duḥkhasyānantaraṃ sukham

Translation

सुखस्यानन्तरं दुःखं दुःखस्यानन्तरं सुखम्।

Word by Word

• सुखस्य: of happiness
• सुखस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अनन्तरम्: immediately after
• अनन्तरम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दुःखस्य: of sorrow
• दुःखस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अनन्तरम्: immediately after
• अनन्तरम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

जम्बुक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Jambuka