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2025-04-16

Kp 7: Adāsi me akāsi me...

(SC, DPR, SSP, Bhikkhu Manual, Also: Pv 5 with Comm (DPR), SC)

Tirokuṭṭesu tiṭṭhanti, / sandhisiṅghāṭakesu ca;

Dvārabāhāsu tiṭṭhanti, / āgantvāna sakaṁ gharaṁ.

Pahūte annapānamhi, / khajjabhojje upaṭṭhite;

Na tesaṁ koci sarati, / sattānaṁ kammapaccayā.

Evaṁ dadanti ñātīnaṁ, / ye honti anukampakā;

Suciṁ paṇītaṁ kālena, / kappiyaṁ pānabhojanaṁ.

tirokuṭṭa (m.) beyond the wall; behind the wall [tiro + kuṭṭa]
sandhisiṅghāṭaka (nt.) intersection; crossroads [sandhi + siṅghāṭaka]
dvārabāhā (f.) door post
sakaṁ gharaṁ one's own home
pahūta (pp.) much; abundant [pa + √hū + ta]
annapāna (nt.) food and drink [anna + pāna]
upaṭṭhita (pp.) present; in attendance; lit. stood near
sarati remembers; recollects
ñāti (m.) family; relative; lit. known
anukampaka (adj. +dat) compassionate (towards); kind (to)

Idaṁ vo ñātīnaṁ hotu, / sukhitā hontu ñātayo;

Te ca tattha samāgantvā, / ñātipetā samāgatā.

Pahūte annapānamhi, / sakkaccaṁ anumodare;

Ciraṁ jīvantu no ñātī, / yesaṁ hetu labhāmase.

Amhākañca katā pūjā, / dāyakā ca anipphalā;

samāgacchati (pr. +instr) meets together (with); encounters [saṁ + ā + √gam + a + ti]
peti (pr.) goes; proceeds; advances; lit. goes on [pa + √i + a + ti]
peta (pp. or m.) departed; deceased; dead; lit. gone on
ñātipeta (m.) deceased relation
anipphala (adj.) not without fruit; not without success [na + nir + √phal + a]

Na hi tattha kasī atthi, / gorakkhettha na vijjati.

Vaṇijjā tādisī natthi, / hiraññena kayākayaṁ;

Ito dinnena yāpenti, / petā kālagatā tahiṁ.

Unname udakaṁ vuṭṭhaṁ, / yathā ninnaṁ pavattati;

Evamevaṁ ito dinnaṁ, / petānaṁ upakappati.

Yathā vārivahā pūrā, / paripūrenti sāgaraṁ;

Evamevaṁ ito dinnaṁ, / petānaṁ upakappati.

kasī (f.) ploughing; farming
gorakkha (m.) cow herding; lit. cow protecting [go + rakkha]
vaṇijjā (f.) trade (in); trafficking (in)
hirañña (nt.) gold
kayokaya (m.) buying and selling; dvanda (kaya ca okaya ca)
yāpeti (pr. +instr) sustains oneself (with); lit. causes to go [√yā + *āpe + ti]
unnama (m.) high place; lit. bent up [ud + √nam + a]
ninna (adj. +acc) sloping (towards); slanting (towards); lit. bent down [ni + √nam + a]
upakappati (pr. +dat) is beneficial (for); is good (for)

Adāsi me akāsi me, / ñāti mittā sakhā ca me;

Petānaṁ dakkhiṇaṁ dajjā, / pubbe katamanussaraṁ.

Na hi ruṇṇaṁ vā soko vā, / yā caññā paridevanā;

Na taṁ petānamatthāya, / evaṁ tiṭṭhanti ñātayo.

sakha (m.) friend; companion
katamanussaranta (prp.) remembering what was done [kataṁ + anussaranta]
ruṇṇa (nt.) wailing; crying (pp. of rudati)
attha (m.) benefit; profit; good; welfare

Ayañca kho dakkhiṇā dinnā, / saṅghamhi suppatiṭṭhitā;

Dīgharattaṁ hitāyassa, / ṭhānaso upakappati.

So ñātidhammo ca ayaṁ nidassito, / Petāna pūjā ca katā uḷārā;

Balañca bhikkhūnamanuppadinnaṁ, / Tumhehi puññaṁ pasutaṁ anappakanti.

suppatiṭṭhita (adj.) well established; firmly grounded; [su + pati + √ṭhā + ita]
dīgharattaṁ (ind.) for a long time [dīgha + ratta + aṁ]
hitāya (nt. +gen) beneficial (for); advantageous (for)
assa (pron.) his; of him; its; of it; nt gen sg of ima
ṭhānaso (ind.) on the spot; immediately
ñātidhamma (m.) duty towards relatives; family obligation
nidassita (pp.) pointed out; taught; lit. caused to see [ni + √dis + *e + ita]
uḷāra (adj.) excellent; lofty; high; noble
anuppadinna (pp. +dat) given; presented (to) [anu + pa + √dā + na]
pasuta (pp.) collected; accumulated
anappaka (adj.) great; not insignificant [na + appa + ka]