Who conquers evil thoroughly, be it small or big,
one is called a monk because of having conquered all evils.

yo                 ca     sameti    pāpāni   aṇuṃ  thūlāni sabbaso
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Rel.Pron.m. conj. V.act.in.     N.n.    Adj.n.   Adj.n.  Adv.
Nom.Sg.         |    3.Sg.pres. Acc.Pl. Acc.Sg. Acc.Pl.     |
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samitattā  hi  pāpānaṃ samaṇo   ti     pavuccati
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N.n.       part.  N.n.       N.m.   part.   V.pas.in.
Abl.Sg.      |   Gen.Pl.  Nom.Sg.   |     3.Sg.pres.
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yo: yad-, Rel.Pron.: that which. Nom.Sg.m. = yo.

ca, conj.: and.

sameti, V.: meets, assembles, corresponds to. Here rather means "meet [and conquer]". The verb root is i- (to go) with the prefix sam- (together). 3.Sg.act.in.pres. = sameti.

pāpāni: pāpa-, Adj.: evil, wrong. As an N.n.: evil, wrong doing. Acc.Pl. = pāpāni.

aṇuṃ: aṇu-, Adj.: small, atomic, subtle. Acc.Sg.n. = aṇuṃ.

thūlāni: thūla-, Adj.: massive, big, strong. Acc.Pl.n. = thūlāni.

sabbaso, Adv.: altogether, thoroughly. It is derived from the word sabba-, Adj.: all.

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samitattā: samitatta-, N.n.: the state of being destroyed. It is derived from the verb sameti (see above). Abl.Sg. = samitattā.

hi, part.: indeed.

pāpānaṃ: pāpa-, Adj./N.n.: see above. Gen.Pl. = pāpānaṃ.

samaṇo: samaṇa-, N.m.: a recluse, a wandering ascetic, a monk (not only a Buddhist monk).
Nom.Sg. = samaṇo.

ti, part.: a particle, symbolizing the end of direct speech. In English this is expressed by quotation marks. Sometimes it is written as iti.

pavuccati, V,: is called. It is a passive form of the verb root vac- (to say), with the strengthening prefix pa-. 3.Sg.pas.in.pres. = pavuccati.

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    This verse consists of two related sentences. They are:
    1) yo ca sameti pāpāni aṇuṃ thūlāni sabbaso (who conquers evil thoroughly, be it small or big). The subject is the relative pronoun yo (who, nominative singular). The verb is sameti (conquers, 3^rd person, singular, active, indicative, present tense). The object is the noun pāpāni (evils, accusative plural). It has two attributes, the adjectives aṇuṃ (small, accusative singular) and thūlāni (big, accusative plural). They both have an attribute, the adverb sabbaso (thoroughly). The conjunction ca (and) serves mainly for metrical purposes.
    2) samitattā hi pāpānaṃ samaṇo ti pavuccati (one is called a monk because of having conquered all evils). The subject is omitted; the verb implies the third person singular pronoun. The verb is pavuccati (is called, 3^rd person, singular, passive, indicative, present tense). It has an attribute, the noun samitattā (because of having conquered, ablative singular). This word has an attribute, the noun pāpānaṃ (of evils, genitive plural). The object is the noun samaṇo (monk, nominative singular). It is modified by the particle ti (quotation marks). The particle hi (indeed) serves mainly for metrical purposes.

    The story for this verse is identical with the one for the previous verse (DhP 264).
    To be a monk is not easy. Just to wear the monk's robe and have one's head shaven is certainly not enough. If a monk lacks discipline and resolve, then he is not to be called a monk. Only after having met and conquered evils, greed, desire and others, and with firm self-discipline, is one truly a monk.

Sentence pronunciation

Word pronunciation:

yo
ca
sameti
pāpāni
aṇuṃ
thuulāni
sabbaso
samitattā
hi
pāpānaṃ
samaṇo
ti
pavuccati