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Dhammapada 1
Manopubba'ngamaa dhammaa, manose.t.thaa manomayaa;
preceded by mind / mental qualities / headed by mind / shaped by mind
Preceded by the mind are all mental qualities, headed and shaped by
the mind.

manas (m.) mind. [See Warder Lesson 20: Declension of nouns in -as]
pubba (adj.) before, former.
-gama (adj.) going.
pubba'ngama (adj.) preceding; going at the head.
dhamma (n.) mental quality.
* Refers to greed, aversion, compassion, equanimity, etc.
* Older translations often use mental state.
[ See comments by Dimitry Ivakhnenko:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pali/message/3039 ]
manopubba'ngamaa = mano+pubba'ngammaa : preceded by the mind, going
before the mind.
se.t.tha (adj.) foremost, excellent. [Derived from pasattha, praised.
(Kaccaayanavyaakara.na)]
mano-se.t.tha = mind is foremost; headed by the mind.
maya (adj.) shaped by, made of, consisting of.
mano-maya = shaped by the mind.

manasaa ce padu.t.thena, bhaasati vaa karoti vaa;
with mind / if / wicked / speaks / or / acts / or
If with a wicked mind, (one) speaks or acts,

ce (ind. enclitic) if
padu.t.tha (adj.) wicked, corrupt.
bhaasati (v.) speaks.
vaa (ind.) or.
karoti (v.) acts.

tato na.m dukkham-anveti, cakka.m-va vahato pada.m.
then / him / suffering-follows / wheel-like / bearer's / foot
then suffering follows him like the wheel (follows) the foot of the
one who carries.

tato (ind.) then, from there.
na.m (dem. pronoun, acc. sing.) him.
dukkha (n.) suffering.
anveti (v.) follows.
cakka (n.) wheel.
va (enclitic, from eva.m) like, as if.
vahant (m.) one who carries, bears.
* often translated literally as an ox pulling a cart.
pada (m.) foot.


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metta,
Yong Peng