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# etena saccavajjena sotthi te hotu sabbada

# etena saccavajjena hotu te jayamavgalaj

# etena saccavajjena sabbarogo vinassatu

Translation:

By [the power of] this true speech, may you be always blessed.
By [the power of] this true speech, may you have victory and luck.
By [the power of] this true speech, may all illness be destroyed.

Sentence Structure:
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etena sacca+vajjena sotthi te hotu sabbada
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Pron.n. N.n. N.n. N.f. Pron. V.act. Adv.
Ins.Sg. | Ins.Sg. Nom.Sg. Dat.Sg. 3.Sg.imp. |
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etena sacca+vajjena hotu te jaya+mavgalaj List of Abbreviations
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Pron.n. N.n. N.n. V.act. Pron. N.m. N.n.
Ins.Sg. | Ins.Sg. 3.Sg.imp. Dat.Sg. | Nom.Sg.
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|___________| |________|_________|
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etena sacca+vajjena sabba+rogo vinassatu List of Abbreviations
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Pron.n. N.n. N.n. Adj N.m. V.act.
Ins.Sg. | Ins.Sg. | Nom.Sg. 3.Sg.imp.
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Vocabulary and Grammar:
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etena: etad-, Pron.: this. Ins.Sg. = etena.

saccavajjena: saccavajja-, N.n.: truthfulness, true speech. A compound of:
sacca-, N.n.: truth.
vajja-, N.n.: speech, what is to be said. A gerundive of the verb vad- (to say).
Ins.Sg. = saccavajjena.

sotthi: sotthi-, N.f.: safety, blessing, well-being. Nom.Sg. = sotthi.

te: tvam-, Pron.: you. Dat.Sg. = tava (to you). Short form = te.

hotu, V.: let be. The verb bhu- (to be). 3.Sg.act.imp. = hotu.

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sabbada, Adv,: always.

jayamavgalaj: jayamavgala-, N.n.: victory and luck. A compound of:
jaya-, N.m.: conquest, victory.
mavgala-, N.n.: fortune, auspice, luck.
Nom.Sg. = jayamavgalaj.

sabbarogo: sabbaroga-, N.m.: all illness. A compound of:
sabba-, Adj.: whole, entire.
roga-, N.m.; illness, sickness.
Nom.Sg. = sabbarogo.

vinassatu, V.: let perish, let be destroyed. The verb nas- (to perish) with the prefix vi- (prefix of separation). 3.Sg.act.imp. = vinassatu.
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The three lines form three separate sentences.

The first of them has as a subject the word sotthi (blessing, nominative singular). The verb is hotu (let be, 3rd singular, active, imperative). The verb has three attributes. One is te (to you, dative singular) and the second one is saccavajjena (by true speech, instrumental singular). This word has its own attribute - etena (by this, instrumental singular). The adverb sabbada (always) is the third attribute.

The second sentence has as a subject the word jayamavgalaj (victory and luck, nominative singular). The verb is again hotu (as above). The word te (to you, as above) is again one of verb's attributes. Another one is saccavajjena with its own attribute etena (both as above).

In the last sentence, the subject is sabbarogo (all illness, nominative singular). The verb is vinassatu (3rd singular, active, imperative). The verb has an attribute - the word saccavajjena with its own attribute etena (both as above).

Commentary:
The monks always dedicate this wishing to the lay community after the finished ceremony. Because reciting the Buddha's words is True Speech (saccavajja), it brings merit to the people doing the reciting. The monks the give up their share of merit and give it all to the lay followers. They wish them blessing both in their daily lives and on the path to the deliverance. They wish them victory (over obstacles on the path to awakenment) and luck. The also wish them the end of all illnesses, may they be physical or mental.

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Word pronunciation:

etena
saccavajjena
sotthi
te
hotu
sabbada
jayamavgalaj
sabbarogo
vinassatu