Exploring the Path: Pali

Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa

1.3.5 Maṇḍūkadevaputtavimānavatthu - The Frog Transforms into a Deva

“Maṇḍūkohaṃ pure āsiṃ, udake vārigocaro;
Tava dhammaṃ suṇantassa, avadhī vacchapālako.
Muhuttaṃ cittapasādassa, iddhiṃ passa yasañca me;
Ānubhāvañca me passa, vaṇṇaṃ passa jutiñca me.
Ye ca te dīghamaddhānaṃ, dhammaṃ assosuṃ gotama;
Pattā te acalaṭṭhānaṃ, yattha gantvā na socare”ti.

Mahārathavaggo, Purisavimānaṃ, Vimānavatthupāḷi, Khuddakanikāye

Vocabulary

ānubhāvañca - [ānu + bhāvaṃ + ca] dignity, majesty
āsiṃ - [aor. of atthi, 1st pers.] I was
acalaṭṭhānaṃ - [acala + ṭ + ṭhānaṃ] not moving + place, sphere
avadhī - [aor. of vadhati] killed
dīghamaddhānaṃ - [dīgha + m + addhānaṃ] long + period
gantvā - [gacchati (ger.)] having gone
iddhi - strength, power
jutiñca - [jutiṃ + ca] splendour, effulgence + and
maṇḍūkohaṃ - [maṇḍūka + o + ahaṃ] a frog + I am
muhuttaṃ - moment, minute
passa - seeing
pattā - [pāpuṇati (pp.p.)] attained, gained
socare - [socati (p.3rd.pl)] they do not grieve
suṇantassa - [suṇāti (p.pr.)] + assa by hearing
tava - [tvaṃ (gen.dat.)] via you
udake - (loc.) in water
vārigocaro - [vāri + gocaro] water + dwelling in
vacchapālako - [vaccha + pālako] calf + guardian, cowherd
yasañca - [yasaṃ + ca] glory, fame + and