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# suramerayapanaj ca yo naro anuyubjati

# idhevameso lokasmij mulaj khanati attano

# (DhP 247)

Sentence Translation:

[continuing from DhP 246]
And whichever person enjoys drinking alcohol,
he digs out his own roots right here in this world.

Sentence Structure:
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sura+meraya+panaj ca yo naro anuyubjati
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N.f. N.n. N.m. conj. Rel.pron.m. N.m. V.act.in.
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idha eva-m-eso lokasmij mulaj khanati attano
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Adv. part. Pron.m. N.m. N.n. V.act.in. Pron.m.
|______| Nom.Sg. Loc.Sg. Acc.Sg. 3.Sg.pres. Gen.Sg.
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Vocabulary and Grammar:
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suramerayapanaj: suramerayapana-, N.m.: drinking alcoholic beverages. It is a compound of:
sura-, N.f.: spirituous liquor.
meraya-, N.n.: a kind of intoxicating liquor.
pana-, N.m.: drink, drinking. It is derived from the verb root pa- (to drink).
Acc.Sg. = suramerayapanaj.

ca, conj.: and.

yo: yad-, Rel.Pron.: that which. Nom.Sg.m. = yo.

naro: nara-, N.m.: man, person. Nom.Sg. = naro.

anuyubjati, V.: to practice, to give oneself up to, to pursue. The verb yubj- (to join, to unite) with the prefix anu- (along, at, to). 3.Sg.act.in.pres. = anuyubjati.

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idha, Adv.: here, in this world.

eva, part.: just, only.

eso: Pron. etad-, this. Nom.Sg.m: eso.

Euphonic combination: idha + eva + eso = idhevameso (Inserting the consonant m is only a sort of euphonic combination).

lokasmij: loka-, N.m.: world. Loc.Sg. = lokasmij.

mulaj: mula-, N.n.: root, ground, foundation. Acc.Sg. = mulaj.

khanati, V.: digs, digs out, uproots. The verb root is khan-. 3.Sg.act.in.pres. = khanati.

attano: attan-, N.m./Pron.: self, oneself. Gen.Sg. = attano.

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This verse consists of two syntactically related sentences. They are:
1) suramerayapanaj ca yo naro anuyubjati (and whichever person enjoys drinking alcohol). The subject is the relative pronoun yo (whoever, nominative singular) with its attribute, the noun naro (person, nominative singular). The verb is anuyubjati (pursues, enjoys, 3rd person, singular, active, indicative, present tense). The object is the compound suramerayapanaj (drinking various kinds of alcohol, accusative singular). The conjunction ca (and) connects this sentence to the previous ones (in DhP 246).
2) idhevameso lokasmij mulaj khanati attano (he digs out his own roots right here in this world). The subject is the pronoun eso (he, this one; nominative singular). The verb is khanati (digs out, 3rd person, singular, active, indicative, present tense). It has an attribute, the noun lokasmij (in the world, locative singular) with its attribute, the adverb idha (here), which is modified by the particle eva (just). The object is the noun mulaj (root, accusative singular). It has an attribute, the noun/pronoun attano (of oneself, genitive singular).

Commentary:

The story for this verse is identical with the one for the previous verse (DhP 246) and the following one (DhP 248).
To observe precepts and to lead a moral life is very difficult, but it is a basic step towards the Awakenment. That is why the Buddha says in this verse. If we do not follow them, we "dig out our own roots". That is to say, we postpone entering the way to Awakenment.

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Sentence pronunciation

Word pronunciation:

suramerayapanaj
sura
meraya
panaj
ca
yo
naro
anuyubjati
idha
eva
eso
lokasmij
mulaj
khanati
attano