Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa

3.1.0 Dhammānussati - Recollecting the Qualities of the Dhamma So Well Explained

“No ce maṃ anussareyyātha, atha dhammaṃ anussareyyātha –

‘Svākkhāto bhagavatā dhammo sandiṭṭhiko akāliko ehipassiko opaneyyiko paccattaṃ veditabbo viññūhī’ti.

Dhammañhi vo, bhikkhave, anussarataṃ yaṃ bhavissati bhayaṃ vā chambhitattaṃ vā lomahaṃso vā, so pahīyissati.”

Dhajaggasuttaṃ, Paṭhamavaggo, Sakkasaṃyuttaṃ, Sagāthāvaggo, Saṃyuttanikāyo

Vocabulary
  1. svākkhāto - [su + akkhāto] well + proclaimed/told
  2. sandiṭṭhiko - to be experienced directly
  3. akāliko - [a + kāliko] giving results here and now
  4. ehipassiko - [eti (imper.) + passiko] inviting one to come and see
  5. opaneyyiko - leading straight to the goal
  6. paccattaṃ - individually, for oneself
  7. veditabbo - [fpp.] to be realized
  8. viññūhi - by any wise, intelligent person
  9. itipi - [iti + pi] thus + also
  10. anussaretha - [opt.] you should remember
  11. araññe - in the forest
  12. bhayaṃ - fear
  13. chambhitattaṃ - [chambheti (p.p.)] state of stupefaction
  14. hessati - [bhavati (fut.)] will be
  15. lokajeṭṭhaṃ - [loka + jeṭṭhaṃ] world + foremost, highest
  16. lomahaṃso - [loma + haṃso] hair of body + horripilation
  17. narāsabhaṃ - [nara + usabhaṃ] man + bull
  18. niyyānikaṃ - profitable, leading out of saṃsara
  19. puññakkhettaṃ - [puñña + k + khettaṃ] merit + field
  20. rukkhamūle - [rukkha + mūle] at the root of a tree
  21. sareyyātha - [sāreti (opt.)] you should remember
  22. siyā - [atthi (pres. opt.)] should be
  23. suññāgāreva - [suññāgāra + eva] empty space + likewise

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