Continuation of the DN 31 translation and grammatical
analysis:
8. "Cha kho 'me gahapati-putta aadiinavaa
suraa-meraya-majja-pamaada-.t.thaanaanuyoge: sandi.t.thikaa dhana~njaani,
kalaha-ppava.d.dhanii, rogaana.m aayatana.m, akitti-sa~njananii, [PTS Page 183]
kopiina-nidda.msanii, pa~n~naaya dubbali-kara.nii tv eva cha.t.tha.m pada.m
bhavati. Ime kho gahapati-putta cha aadiinavaa suraa-meraya-majja-pamaada-.t.thaanaanuyoge.
cha - num
adj, m/nom/pl - six
kho - ind emph enc - indeed
ime ('me: sandhi elis) - dem
pro, m/nom/pl - these
gahapati-putta - gen TP cpd *, m-a/voc/sg
- O young householder
aadiinavaa - m-a/nom/pl - dangers
suraa-meraya-majja-pamaada-.t.thaanaanuyoge
- gen TP cpd *, m-a/loc/sg - in indulgence in the state of negligence from spirits,
fermented liquor, and other intoxicants
sandi.t.thikaa - adj, f-aa/nom/sg - visible here and now
dhana~njaani - gen TP cpd, f-i/nom/sg - loss of wealth (Alternate
reading (dhanajaani), which would be
more normal for a compound to have all but the last word in stem form.)
dubbali - adj, stem (Compunds ending in forms of karoti modify the ending of the previous
noun or adjective from –a to –i.) - feeble
kara.nii - adj, f-ii/nom/sg - doing,
making (kara.na
is one of the rare adjectives which forms the feminine with an –iistem.)
[tu eva (tv eva: sandhi coal) - ind - but
(emphatic)]
tu - ind - but; then
eva - adv
emph - just, very
cha.t.tha.m - num adj, n-a/nom/sg - sixth
pada.m - n-a/nom/sg - step
bhavati - bhuu I, pres act, 3rd/sg - it is
ime - dem
pro, m/nom/pl - these
kho - ind emph enc - indeed
gahapati-putta - gen TP cpd *, m-a/voc/sg
- O young householder
cha - num
adj, m/nom/pl - six
aadiinavaa - m-a/nom/pl - dangers
suraa-meraya-majja-pamaada-.t.thaanaanuyoge
- gen TP cpd *, m-a/loc/sg - in indulgence in the state of negligence from spirits,
fermented liquor, and other intoxicants
8. "These are the six dangers inherent in heedlessness caused by
intoxication: loss of immediate wealth, increased quarrelling, susceptibility
to illness, disrepute, indecent exposure, and weakened insight.
With
metta,
John
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