Lesson 9

Question 1

aṭṭhi

Answer 1

bone

n.

Skt. अष्ठि

Question 2

āvuso

Answer 2

oh my friend,
oh brother

m. voc.

Oghataraṇasuttaṃ (Saṃyutta Nikāya I.1.1):
appatiṭṭhaṃ khv āhaṃ, āvuso, anāyūhaṃ ogham atariṃ ti
“Not standing still, friend, and not pushing forward, I crossed the flood.”
(The Buddha responding to a deity’s question)

Question 3

isi

Answer 3

sage, rishi

m.

Skt. ऋषि

Singular
Nom isi (voc. ise)
Acc isiṃ
Instr isinā
Dat/Gen isino, (isissa)
Abl isinā, (isismā, isimhā)
Loc isini, (isismiṃ, isimhi)

Plural
Nom/Acc isayo, isī
Instr/Abl isīhi
Dat/Gen isīnaṃ
Loc isīsu

Question 4

jana

Answer 4

person,
people

m.

= Skt. जन

Question 5

taraṇa

Answer 5

crossing,
going beyond

n.

√tar (Skt. √तॄ)
Oghataraṇasuttaṃ (Saṃyutta Nikāya I.1.1): Sutta About Crossing the Flood

Question 6

devī

Answer 6

godess

f.

cp. devatā ‘deity’

Question 7

padakkhiṇā

Answer 7

holding a person to one’s right side,
going around as a sign of respect

f.

Oghataraṇasuttaṃ (Saṃyutta Nikāya I.1.1):
atha kho sā devatā samanuñño me satthā ti bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā tatth’ ev’ antaradhāyī ti.
“Then that deity, thinking ‘The Teacher is approving of me,’ having greeted the Blessed One respectfully, circled him and vanished right there.”

Question 8

mārisa

Answer 8

Sir,
mister

m.

Oghataraṇasuttaṃ (Saṃyutta Nikāya I.1.1):
ekamantaṃ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavantaṃ etad avoca: kathaṃ nu tvaṃ, mārisa, ogham atarī ti
“Standing to one side, that deity said this to the Blessed One: ‘How, dear sir, did you cross the flood?’”

Question 9

ratti

Answer 9

night

f.

Skt. रात्रि

Oghataraṇasuttaṃ (Saṃyutta Nikāya I.1.1):
atha kho aññatarā devatā abhikkantāya rattiyā … yena bhagavā ten’ upasaṅkami
“Then, when the night had advanced, a certain deity … approached the Blessed One.”

Question 10

vāri

Answer 10

water

n.

= Skt. वारि

Question 11

visattikā

Answer 11

attachment,
clinging

f.

Question 12

satthā

Answer 12

teacher

m.

Skt. शास्तृ

samanuñño satthā ahosi
“The Teacher was in agreement.”

Question 13

sāsana

Answer 13

instruction,
teaching

n.

Skt. शासन

Question 14

aññatara

Answer 14

some

pn. indef.

Question 15

idaṃ

Answer 15

this

pn. dem. n.

Question 16

etad

Answer 16

this

pn. dem. n.

fossilized form of etaṃ

Question 17

tvaṃ

Answer 17

you (thou)

2nd person pn.

Question 18

me

Answer 18

(by/for/from/of) me

inst./dat./abl./gen. sg. of ahaṃ ‘I’

Question 19

sā

Answer 19

she, that (fem.)

pn. dem. f.

Question 20

anāyūhanta

Answer 20

not striving,
to exerting

prap.

cf. vb. āyūhati

Oghataraṇasuttaṃ (Saṃyutta Nikāya I.1.1):
appatiṭṭhaṃ khv āhaṃ, āvuso, anāyūhaṃ ogham atariṃ ti
“Not standing still, friend, and not pushing forward, I crossed the flood.”

Question 21

appatiṭṭhanta

Answer 21

not standing firm,
not standing still

prap.

cf. vb. patiṭṭhahati

Oghataraṇasuttaṃ (Saṃyutta Nikāya I.1.1):
appatiṭṭhaṃ** khv āhaṃ, āvuso, anāyūhaṃ ogham atariṃ ti
“Not standing still**, friend, and not pushing forward, I crossed the flood.”

Question 22

abhikkanta

Answer 22

passed, gone

ppp. of abhikkamata

abhi + √kam + ta (Skt. √क्रम्)

Oghataraṇasuttaṃ (Saṃyutta Nikāya I.1.1):
atha kho aññatarā devatā abhikkantāya rattiyā … yena bhagavā ten’ upasaṅkami
“Then, when the night had advanced, a certain deity … approached the Blessed One.”

Question 23

abhikkantavaṇṇa

Answer 23

of eminent splendour,
of surpassing beauty

adj.

devatā abhikkantavaṇṇā
‘a deity of radiant appearance’

abhikkanta, ppp. ‘passed, gone’
vaṇṇa → Skt. वर्ण ‘cover’, ‘exterior’, ‘colour’

Question 24

abhiññatara

Answer 24

more knowledgeable than [+ abl.],
having higher knowledge than [+ abl.]

Question 25

karonta

Answer 25

doing, making | prap.

Question 26

ṭhita

Answer 26

staying, standing (still) | ppp. of *tiṭṭhati*

Question 27

tasanta

Answer 27

trembling | prap. of *tasati*

Question 28

parinibbuta

Answer 28

completely extinguished, completely liberated | ppp. ## Footnote cp. Parinirvāṇa

Question 29

pasanna

Answer 29

having confidence in [+ loc.] | ppp. of *pasīdati* (Skt. प्रसीदति)

Question 30

pūjenta

Answer 30

worshipping | prap. ## Footnote cp. *pūjita* 'worshipped'

Question 31

samanuñña

Answer 31

approving | adj.

Question 32

antaradhāyati

Answer 32

to disappear, to vanish ## Footnote **Oghataraṇasuttaṃ** (Saṃyutta Nikāya I.1.1): *atha kho sā devatā samanuñño me satthā ti bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā tatth’ ev’ **antaradhāyī** ti.* "Then that deity, thinking 'The Teacher is approving of me,' having greeted the Blessed One respectfully, circled him and **vanished** right there."

Question 33

āyūhati

Answer 33

to strive, to exert oneself ## Footnote **Oghataraṇasuttaṃ** (Saṃyutta Nikāya I.1.1): *appatiṭṭhaṃ khv āhaṃ, āvuso, **anāyūhaṃ** ogham atariṃ ti* "Not standing still, friend, and **not pushing forward**, I crossed the flood."

Question 34

obhāseti

Answer 34

to fill with light, to illuminate ## Footnote **Oghataraṇasuttaṃ** (Saṃyutta Nikāya I.1.1): *atha kho aññatarā devatā (abhikkantāya rattiyā) abhikkantavaṇṇā **kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā** yena bhagavā ten’ upasaṅkami* "Then (when the night had advanced) a certain deity of stunning appearance, **illuminating the entire Jeta's Grove**, approached the Blessed One."

Question 35

tarati

Answer 35

to cross over

Question 36

nibbuyhati

Answer 36

to be carried away, to be dragged ## Footnote Skt. निरुह्यते, *nis+vuyhati*, pass. of *vahati*, cp. *nibbāhati* **Oghataraṇasuttaṃ** (Saṃyutta Nikāya I.1.1): *yadā khv āhaṃ, āvuso, santiṭṭhāmi tadā ssu saṃsīdāmi, yadā khv āhaṃ, āvuso, āyūhāmi tadā ssu **nibbuyhāmi**.* "When, friend, I remain still, then for sure I sink down; when, friend, I strive, then for sure **I am swept away**."

Question 37

viharati

Answer 37

to dwell, to spend time, to sojourn ## Footnote cp. *vihāra* 'monastery'

Question 38

santiṭṭhati

Answer 38

to stand still

Question 39

saṃsīdati

Answer 39

to sink ## Footnote **Oghataraṇasuttaṃ** (Saṃyutta Nikāya I.1.1): *yadā khv āhaṃ, āvuso, santiṭṭhāmi tadā ssu **saṃsīdāmi**, yadā khv āhaṃ, āvuso, āyūhāmi tadā ssu nibbuyhāmi.* "When, friend, I remain still, then for sure I **sink down**; when, friend, I strive, then for sure **I am swept away**."

Question 40

sujjhati

Answer 40

to become pure ## Footnote √*sudh* + *ya* Skt. √शुध् (I शुन्धति 'to purify') → passive शुध्यते

Question 41

sotuṃ

Answer 41

to listen, to hear | inf. ## Footnote Skt. श्रोतुम् finite verb *suṇāti* (Skt. शृणोति)

Question 42

atha kho

Answer 42

then indeed | ind.

Question 43

kathaṃ

Answer 43

how? | adv. inter.

Question 44

kevalakappaṃ

Answer 44

totally, completely, | adv. ## Footnote *kevala*, adj., complete, total *-kappa*, ifc., 'having the form of', 'like', 'nearly like' **Oghataraṇasuttaṃ** (Saṃyutta Nikāya I.1.1): *atha kho aññatarā devatā (abhikkantāya rattiyā) abhikkantavaṇṇā **kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā** yena bhagavā ten’ upasaṅkami* "Then (when the night had advanced) a certain deity of stunning appearance, **illuminating the entire Jeta's Grove**, approached the Blessed One."

Question 45

cirassaṃ

Answer 45

after a long time | adv.

Question 46

tadā

Answer 46

then | ind.

Question 47

nu

Answer 47

emphatic particle: | ind. ## Footnote *kathaṃ nu* "how then?" "But how?"

Question 48

pana

Answer 48

but, however | ind. ## Footnote **Oghataraṇasuttaṃ** (Saṃyutta Nikāya I.1.1): ***yathā kathaṃ pana** tvaṃ, mārisa, appatiṭṭhaṃ anāyūhaṃ ogham atarī ti.* "**But how**, sir, did you cross over the flood without standing still and without striving?"

Question 49

yathā kathaṃ

Answer 49

= *kathaṃ* with some emphasis: "but how (exactly) ...?" | adv. inter. ## Footnote **Oghataraṇasuttaṃ** (Saṃyutta Nikāya I.1.1): ***yathā kathaṃ pana** tvaṃ, mārisa, appatiṭṭhaṃ anāyūhaṃ ogham atarī ti.* "**But how**, sir, did you cross over the flood without standing still and without striving?"

Question 50

yadā

Answer 50

when | ind.

Question 51

vata

Answer 51

oh! | ind. emph. ## Footnote **Oghataraṇasuttaṃ** (Saṃyutta Nikāya I.1.1): *cirassaṃ vata passāmi, brāhmaṇaṃ parinibbutaṃ; appatiṭṭhaṃ anāyūhaṃ, tiṇṇaṃ loke visattikan ti.*

Question 52

ssu

Answer 52

certainly, for sure | ind. ## Footnote emphatic particle; Skt. स्विद् **Oghataraṇasuttaṃ** (Saṃyutta Nikāya I.1.1): *yadā khv āhaṃ, āvuso, santiṭṭhāmi tadā **ssu** saṃsīdāmi, yadā khv āhaṃ, āvuso, āyūhāmi tadā **ssu** nibbuyhāmi.* "When, friend, I remain still, then **for sure** I drown; when, friend, I strive, then **for sure** I am swept away."