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# subbagaraj pavitthassa santacittassa bhikkhuno

# amanusi rati hoti samma dhammaj vipassato

# (DhP 373)

Sentence Translation:

The monk, who dwells in solitude, whose mind is tranquil,
and who truly sees the Dharma with insight, experiences superhuman joy.

Sentence Structure:
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subba+agaraj pavitthassa santa+cittassa bhikkhuno
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Adj. N.n. Adj.m. Adj. Adj.m. N.m.
| Acc.Sg. Gen.Sg. | Gen.Sg. Gen.Sg.
|________| | |______| |
|____________| | |
|________________|___________|_____________I.
|______|
|________________II.

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amanusi rati hoti samma dhammaj vipassato
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Adj.f. N.f. V.act.in. Adv. N.m. Adj.m.
Nom.Sg. Nom.Sg. 3.Sg.pres. | Acc.Sg. Gen.Sg.
|_______| | |_______|________|
| | |____|
I.______|___________|_____________|
II._____|___________|
|_____|

Vocabulary and Grammar:
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subbagaraj: subbagara-, N.n.: solitude, empty place, uninhabited spot. It is a compound of:
subba-, Adj.: empty, void.
agara-, N.n.: house, place, spot.
Euphonic combination: subba- + agara- = subbagara-.
Acc.Sg. = subbagaraj.

pavitthassa: pavittha-, Adj.: entered, gone into. It is a p.p. of the verb root vis- (to enter) with the strengthening prefix pa-. Gen.Sg.m. = pavitthassa.

santacittassa: santacitta-, Adj.: with a tranquil mind. It is a compound of:
santa-, Adj.: peaceful, tranquil. It is a p.p. of the verb sam- (to be appeased).
citta-, N.n.: mind.
Gen.Sg.m. = santacittassa.

bhikkhuno: bhikkhu-, N.m.: a (Buddhist) monk. Gen.Sg. = bhikkhuno.

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amanusi: amanusa-, Adj.: non-human, superhuman. It is derived from the word manussa-, N.m. (human, person, man) with the negative prefix a-. Nom.Sg.f. = amanusi.

rati: rati-, N.f.: love, attachment, liking for. Nom.Sg. = rati.

hoti, V. is. The verb root is bhu- (to be). 3.Sg.act.in.pres. = bhavati or hoti.

samma, Adv.: properly, rightly, as it should be, truly.

dhammaj: dhamma-, N.m.: Dharma, The Law, the teaching of the Buddha. Acc.Sg. = dhammaj.

vipassato: vipassant-, Adj.: seeing clearly, seeing with insight. It is derived from the verb root pas- (to see) with the prefix vi- (intensifying). Gen.Sg.m. = vipassato.

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The subject of this sentence is the noun rati (joy, nominative singular). It has an attribute, the adjective amanusi (superhuman, genitive singular). The verb is hoti (is, 3rd person, singular, active, indicative, present tense). The verb has an attribute, the noun bhikkhuno (of a monk, genitive singular). This word three attributes:
1) the past participle pavitthassa (entered, genitive singular) with its attribute, the compound subbagaraj (to an empty place, accusative singular),
2) the compound santacittassa (with a tranquil mind, genitive singular),
3) the adjective vipassato (seeing with insight, genitive singular). This word has two attributes, the noun dhammaj (the Dharma, accusative singular) and the adverb samma (truly).

Commentary:

The story for this verse is identical with the one for the five previous verses (DhP 368 - DhP 372) and for the following three verses (DhP 374 - DhP 376).
Staying in solitude is beneficial for monks who are practicing meditation so that they are cut off from all outside distractions. If a monk diligently meditates in solitude, his mind becomes tranquil and peaceful. Then he can gain a deep insight into the Dharma and realize the true nature of things. As a result, he experiences joy that is not felt by most people who are worldly oriented and their mind are in a whirlwind.

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Word pronunciation:

subbagaraj
subb a
agaraj
pavitthassa
santacittassa
santa
cittassa
bhikkhuno
amanusi
rati
hoti
samma
dhammaj
vipassato