Exploring the Path: Pali

Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa

…..Atha bhagavā evaṃ katapurebhattakicco gandhakuṭiyā upaṭṭhāne nisīditvā pāde pakkhāletvā pādapīṭhe ṭhatvā bhikkhusaṅghaṃ ovadati– “bhikkhave,

appamādena sampādetha,

dullabho buddhuppādo lokasmiṃ,

dullabho manussattapaṭilābho,

dullabhā sampatti,

dullabhā pabbajjā,

dullabhaṃ saddhammassavanan”ti…..

Paribbājakakathāvaṇṇanā, Brahmajālasuttavaṇṇanā, Sīlakkhandhavaggaṭṭhakathā, Dīghanikāye, select.

appamādena - [ap + pamāda + ena] without negligence
gandhakuṭiyā - [gandha + kuṭī + iyā] smell, odour, perfume + cabin, hut + from
katapurebhattakicco - [kata + pure + bhatta + kicco] fulfilled + earlier, before + meal + obligations i.e., having fulfilled the duties of the morning
manussattapaṭilābho - [manussa + satta + paṭi + lābho] human + being + acquisition i.e., the attainment of a life as human
nisīditvā - [ni + sīditati + vā/ger.] sitting/having sat down
ovadati - [o + vadati] to give advice, exhort, instruct
pāde - [pāda + e] the feet
pabbajjā - [pabbajjā] leaving the world, one who has gone into homelessness to live as an ascetic or recluse
pakkhāletvā - [pa + k + khāleti + vā] washing, having washed
sampādetha - [sam + pādeti + tha/2nd.imp.] strive, accomplish
sampatti - [sam + patti] attainment
upaṭṭhāne - [upa + ṭ + ṭhāna + e] ministering, attending to