That deed is well done, which one does not regret when it is accomplished,
whose consequences one faces delighted and happy.

taṃ         ca   kammaṃ   kataṃ sādhu      yaṃ       katvā na  anutappati
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Pron.n.  conj.     N.n.     Adj.n.   Adv. Rel.Pron.n V.ger. neg.  V.pas.in.
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yassa          patīto sumano    vipākaṃ  paṭisevati
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Rel.Pron.n.  Adj.m.    Adj.m.    N.m.    V.act.in.
Gen.Sg.      Nom.Sg. Nom.Sg. Acc.Sg. 3.Sg.pres.
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taṃ: tat-, Pron.: that. Nom.Sg.n.: taṃ.

ca, conj.: and.

kammaṃ: kamma-, N.n.: deed, action. Derived from the verb kar- (to do).
Nom.Sg. = kammaṃ.

kataṃ, kata-, Adj.: done. P.p. of the verb kar- (to do). Nom.Sg.n. = kataṃ.

sādhu, Adv.: good, well.

yaṃ: yat-, Rel.Pron.: that, which. Nom.Sg.n.: yaṃ.

katvā, V.ger.: having done. The verb root is kar- (to do).

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na, neg.: not.

anutappati, V.: to regret, to feel remorse. Pass. of tap- (to be hot, to burn) with the prefix anu- (following, after). 3.Sg.pas.in.pres. = anutappati.
Euphonic combination: na + anutappati = nānutappati.

yassa: yat-, Rel.Pron.: that, which. Gen.Sg.n. = yassa.

patīto: patīta-, Adj.: pleased, delighted. It is a p.p. of the verb root i- (to go) with the prefix pati- (back to). Nom.Sg.m. = patīto.

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sumano: sumana-, Adj.: glad, happy. It is the word mano-, N.n.: mind (the compound form is mana-) with the prefix su- (well, good).
Nom.Sg.m. = sumano.

vipākaṃ: vipāka-, N.m.: result, effect, consequence. Acc.Sg. = vipākaṃ.

paṭisevati, V.: to pursue, to follow. The verb root is sev- (to serve, to associate with) with the prefix paṭi- (after, with). 3.Sg.act.in.pres. = paṭisevati.

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    This verse consists of one main sentence and two subordinate clauses.
    The main sentence is taṃ ca kammaṃ kataṃ sādhu (that deed is well done). The subject of this sentence is the noun kammaṃ (deed, nominative singular) with its attribute, the personal pronoun taṃ (that, nominative singular). The past participle kataṃ (done, nominative singular) serves as the verb. It has an attribute, the adverb sādhu (well). The conjunction ca (and) serves mainly metrical purposes.
    The first subordinate clause is yaṃ katvā na anutappati (which one does not regret when it is accomplished). Here, the subject is the relative pronoun yaṃ (that which, nominative singular). It also connects the clause to the main sentence. The verbal phrase katvā na anutappati (having done - does not regret) serves as the verb here. The word katvā (having done) is in the gerundive, the verb anutappati (regrets) is in the 3rd person, singular, passive, indicative, present tense and is negated by the negative particle na (not).
    The second subordinate clause is yassa patīto sumano vipākaṃ paṭisevati (whose consequences one faces delighted and happy). The subject is missing; any personal pronoun can be implied. This missing subject has two attributes, the adjective patīto (delighted, nominative singular) and the adjective sumano (happy, nominative singular). The verb is paṭisevati (follows, faces, 3rd person, singular, active, indicative, present tense). The object is the word vipākaṃ (consequence, accusative singular). The relative pronoun yassa (whose, genitive singular) points to the subject of the main sentence (kammaṃ) and it connects this clause to the main sentence.

    In the city of Rājagaha there lived a florist named Sumana. His duty was to bring the king Bimbisāra fresh jasmine flowers every morning. One day he was on his way to the palace with the flowers, when he saw the Buddha and many monks on their alms round. He felt a strong desire to offer the flowers to the Buddha. He decided that even if the king were to fire him or even kill him, he would offer the flowers to the Buddha. He did so and was filled with delightful satisfaction.
    When Bimbisāra heard about it, he was extremely happy with what Sumana have done. He praised him for his devotion and gave him a big reward.
    Venerable Ānanda asked the Buddha what consequences would Sumana bear for this action. The Buddha replied that Sumana would not be reborn any more in any of the lower worlds and that he will attain arahantship in the near future.

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Word pronunciation:

taṃ
ca
kammaṃ
kataṃ
sādhu
yaṃ
katvā
na
anutappati
yassa
patīto
sumano
vipākaṃ
paṭisevati