Dear all,
When analyzing this sentence from verse 148 of Dhammapada, I hesitated to decide which understanding way is more correct:
Parijiṇṇamidaṃ rūpaṃ - roganīḷaṃ pabhaṅguraṃ
[1] rūpaṃ is the Subject, Parijiṇṇamidaṃ, roganīḷaṃ, and pabhaṅguraṃ are 3 adjectives that are predicates of Subject
Meaning is: This body-form is completely decayed, is nest of diseases, is perishable
[2] Parijiṇṇamidaṃ rūpaṃ is the Subject, roganīḷaṃ and pabhaṅguraṃ are 2 adjectives being predicates of Subject
Meaning will be: This complete decayed body-form is nest of diseases, is perishable
I have heard a principle that: when a noun is modified by many predicates, one of them will precede the noun, the others will follow it
Is that principle correct, and apply widely for purpose of reading the Pali Canon?
Sincerely yours,
Huynh Trong Khanh