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Chapter 12.220 - Verse 28

Sanskrit Text

सुखदुःखे हि पुरुषः पर्यायेणाधिगच्छति पर्यायेणासि शक्रत्वं प्राप्तः शक्र कर्मणा

English Translation

A person gets happiness and misery one after another in course of Time. You have, O Shakra, gained sovereignty of the universe in courses of Time but not by virtue of any particular merit in you.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

सुख + दुःख | हि | पुरुषः | पर्याय + अधिगम्
पर्याय + अस् | शक्र + त्व | प्राप्तः | शक्र | न | कर्मणा