Exploring the Path: Pali

Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa

1.3.0 Appakā te manussesu - So Few Out of Many Humans

“Appakā te manussesu, ye janā pāragāmino;
Athāyaṃ itarā pajā, tīramevānudhāvati.
Ye ca kho sammadakkhāte, dhamme dhammānuvattino;
Te janā pāramessanti, maccudheyyaṃ suduttaraṃ.
Kaṇhaṃ dhammaṃ vippahāya, sukkaṃ bhāvetha paṇḍito;
Okā anokamāgamma, viveke yattha dūramaṃ.
Tatrābhiratimiccheyya, hitvā kāme akiñcano;
Pariyodapeyya attānaṃ, cittaklesehi paṇḍito.
Yesaṃ sambodhiyaṅgesu, sammā cittaṃ subhāvitaṃ.
Ādānapaṭinissagge, anupādāya ye ratā.
Khīṇāsavā jutimanto, te loke parinibbutā”ti.

Vocabulary

ādāna - [ā + dāna] holding, grasping
ādānapaṭinissagge - [ādāna + paṭi + nissagga + e] clinging, craving + giving up, renouncing
akiñcano - (adj.) having nothing
anupādāya - [an + upādāya] not + holding on to: free from clinging
appakā - [appa + ka + ā] not many, few
atha - [indecl.] copulative: and then, then
athāyaṃ - [atha + ayaṃ] and then + this, this very
cittaklesehi - [citta + klesa + ehi] mind + with impurity, stain
dhammānuvattino - [dhamma + anu + vattino] dhamma + following accordingly
dūramaṃ - far
hitvā - [jahāti/jahati (ger.)] abandoning, renouncing
itarā - other
janā - people, folks
jutimanto - [juti + mant + o] full of splendor
kāme - [kāma + e] desires
kaṇhaṃ - [kaṇha] black, dark evil, wicked
maccudheyya - [maccu + dheyya] death + realm, sphere
okā anokamāgamma - [oka + an + oka + m + āgamma] home + no home + arrived
pajā - progeny, offspring, men
paṇḍito - wise one
pāragāmino - [pāra + gāmino] beyond + going
pāramessanti - [pāra + m + eti (fut.)] beyond + will go, run
parinibbutā - [pari + nibbutā] completely + calmed, extinguished
pariyodapeyya - [pari + y + odapeti (opt.)] completely + should clean
ratā - [rmati (pp.)] delighting in
sambodhiyaṅgesu - [sam + bodhi + y + aṅga + esu] with + enlightenment + limb
sammadakkhāte - [samma + d + akkhāte] well + explained, proclaimed
subhāvitaṃ - [su + bhāvitaṃ] well + made, cultivated, developed
suduttaraṃ - [su + d + uttara + ṃ] difficult + crossing over, going beyond
sukka - white, pure
tatrābhiratimiccheyya - [tatra + ābhi + rati + m + iccheyya] thus + highest + pleasure + should wish
tīramevānudhāvati - [tīram + eva + anu + dhāvati] shore + this + follow + run along
vippahāya - [vi + pajahati (ger.)] abandoning
viveke - detachement, solitude, loneliness
yattha - (adv.) where, at which place