Selfish ones do not get to the world of the gods. Fools do not praise giving.
And the wise one enjoys giving. Just because of that he is happy hereafter.

na     ve  kadariyā deva+lokaṃ  vajanti      bālā   have   na ppasaṃsanti dānaṃ
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dhīro      ca    dānaṃ anumodamāno tena   eva       so          hoti        sukhī  parattha
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na, neg.: not.

ve, part.: indeed.

kadariyā: kadariya-, Adj.: selfish, miserly, stingy. Nom.Pl.m. = kadariyā.

devalokaṃ: devaloka-, N.m.: the world of the gods. It is a compound of:
    deva-, N.m.: god, celestial being.
    loka-, N.m.: world.
Acc.Sg. = devalokaṃ.

vajanti, V.: go. The verb root is vaj- (to go, to wander). 3.Pl.act.in.pres. = vajanti.

bālā: bāla-, Adj.: childish, young. As an N.m.: "like a child", fool, ignorant person. Nom.Pl. = bālā.

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have, part.: indeed, truly.

na: see above.

pasaṃsanti, V.: to praise, to commend. The verb root is saṃs- (to proclaim, to point out) with the strenghtening prefix pa-. 3.Pl.act.in.pres. = pasaṃsanti.
Euphonic combination: na + pasaṃsanti = na ppasaṃsanti.

dānaṃ: dāna-, N.n.: giving [in charity], distribution [of gifts]. Acc.Sg. = dānaṃ.

dhīro: dhīra-, Adj.: wise, clever. Nom.Sg.m. = dhīro.

ca, conj.: and.

dānaṃ: see above.

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anumodamāno: anumodamāna-, Adj.: enjoying, appreciating. It is an. med.pr.p. of the verb root mud- (to be happy) with the prefix anu- (following, after). Nom.Sg.m. = anumodamāno.

tena: tad-, Pron.: it. Ins.Sg.n. = tena.

eva, part.: just, only.
Euphonic combination: tena + eva = ten'eva.

so: tad-, Pron.n.: it. Nom.Sg.m. = so.

hoti, V. is. The verb root is bhū- (to be). 3.Sg.act.in.pres. = bhavati or hoti.

sukhī: sukhin-, Adj.: happy. It is the word sukha-, N.n.: happiness, with the possessive suffix -in. Nom.Sg.m. = sukhī.

parattha, Adv.: lit. elsewhere; hereafter, in the other world.

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    This verse consists of four syntactically separate sentences. They are:
    1) na ve kadariyā devalokaṃ vajanti (selfish ones do not get to the world of the gods). The subject is the adjective kadariyā (selfish ones, nominative plural). The verb is vajanti (go, 3^rd person, plural, active, indicative, present tense). It is negated by the negative particle na (not). The object is the compound devalokaṃ (to the world of the gods, accusative singular). The particle ve (indeed) serves mainly for metrical purposes.
    2) bālā have na ppasaṃsanti dānaṃ (fools do not praise giving). The subject is the noun bālā (fools, nominative plural). The verb is pasaṃsanti (praise, 3^rd person, plural, active, indicative, present tense). It is negated by the negative particle na (not). The object is the noun dānaṃ (giving, accusative singular). The particle have (indeed) serves mainly for metrical purposes.
    3) dhīro ca dānaṃ anumodamāno (and the wise one enjoys giving). The subject is the adjective dhīro (wise one, nominative singular). The verb is in the medium present participle, anumodamāno ([is] enjoying, nominative singular). The object is the noun dānaṃ (giving, accusative singular). The conjunction ca (and) serves mainly for metrical purposes.
    4) ten'eva so hoti sukhī parattha (just because of that he is happy hereafter). The subject is the pronoun so (he, nominative singular). The verb is hoti (is, 3^rd person, singular, active, indicative, present tense). It has two attributes, the adjective sukhī (happy, nominative singular) and the adverb parattha (hereafter). The sentence is introduced by the pronoun tena (by that, instrumental singular), which is further stressed by the particle eva (just). This phrase points to the word dānaṃ from the previous sentence.

    King Pasenadi of Kosala was once competing with his subjects in almsgiving. However big offering the king made, his subjects always found a way to give more alms. Queen Mallikā then devised a plan. She had a great pavilion built, brought many white umbrellas and tame elephants. The elephants held the umbrellas over the monks. In the middle of the pavilion there was a lake with ten boats filled with incense and perfume. Finally, princesses served the food. Because the subjects had no elephants or umbrellas (white umbrellas could be owned only by kings) and of course had no princesses, they could not compete any more.
    Two ministers of the king were present. One of them praised the king for offering so much. He realized that the merit would be shared by all the living beings in the kingdom. The other minister however thought that the king was giving away the national wealth for the sake of some lazy monks.
    After the meal, the Buddha prepared to make a speech. He understood what the second minister was feeling and so he decided to give only a short speech instead of a long one he was originally planning. The king was disappointed by such a brief sermon and he reflected what he had done wrong. Therefore he went to the monastery and asked the Buddha.
    The Buddha told him about one of his ministers and explained that had he delivered a long speech, the minister would be disappointed even more. The Buddha further added this verse for the benefit of the king.

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Word pronunciation:

na
ve
kadariyā
devalokaṃ
deva
lokaṃ
vajanti
bālā
have
pasaṃsanti
dānaṃ
dhīro
ca
anumodamāno
tena
eva
so
hoti
sukhī
parattha