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# susukhaj vata jivama aturesu anatura

# aturesu manussesu viharama anatura

# (DhP 198)

Sentence Translation:

Very happily indeed we live, healthy amongst diseased ones.
Amongst diseased people we dwell healthy.

Sentence Structure:
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susukhaj vata jivama aturesu anatura
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Adv. part. V.act.in. Adj.m. Adj.m.
|__________| 1.Pl.pres. Loc.Pl. Nom.Pl.
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|_____________| |
|_____________|

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aturesu manussesu viharama anatura
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Adj.m. N.m. V.act.in. Adj.m.
Loc.Pl. Loc.Pl. 1.Pl.pres. Nom.Pl.
|___________| | |
|______________| |
|_______________|

Vocabulary and Grammar:
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susukhaj, Adv.: very happily. It is derived from the word sukha-, Adj.: happy, with the prefix su- (well, good).

vata, part.: indeed, certainly.

jivama, V.: (we) live. The verb root is jiv-. 1.Pl.act.in.pres. = jivama.

aturesu: atura-, Adj.: diseased, sick, miserable, affected. Loc.Pl.m. = aturesu.

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anatura: anatura-, Adj.: healthy, not sick. It is the word atura- (see above) with the negative prefix an-. Nom.Pl.m. = anatura.

aturesu: see above.

manussesu: manussa-, N.m.: human, person, man. Loc.Pl. = manussesu.

viharama, V.: (we) stay, dwell, live. The verb root is har- (to carry) with the prefix vi- (denoting separation). Thus viharati, V.: to live, to stay, to dwell. 1.Pl.act.in.pres. = viharama.

anatura: see above.

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This verse consists of two syntactically separate sentences. They are:
1) susukhaj vata jivama aturesu anatura (very happily indeed we live, healthy amongst diseased ones). The subject is the adjective anatura (healthy, nominative plural). The verb is jivama (we live, 1st person, plural, active, indicative, present tense). It has two attributes, the adverb susukhaj (very happily) and the adjective aturesu (amongst diseased ones, locative plural). The particle vata (indeed) serves mainly for metrical purposes.
2) aturesu manussesu viharama anatura (amongst diseased people we dwell healthy). The subject is the adjective anatura (healthy, nominative plural). The verb is viharama (we dwell, 1st person, plural, active, indicative, present tense). It has an attribute, the noun manussesu (amongst people, locative plural). This word has itself an attribute, the adjective aturesu (amongst diseased ones, locative plural).

Commentary:

The story for this verse is identical with the one for the previous verse (DhP 197) and also the following verse (DhP 198).

Sentence pronunciation:

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Word pronunciation:

susukhaj
vata
jivama
aturesu
anatura
manussesu
viharama