Very happily indeed we live, without greed amongst greedy ones.
Amongst greedy people we dwell without greed.

susukhaṃ vata   jīvāma  ussukesu anussukā
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Adv.         part.  V.act.in.  Adj.m.  Adj.m.
|__________|     1.Pl.pres. Loc.Pl. Nom.Pl.
         |___________|             |            |
                   |_____________|            |
                                |_____________|

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ussukesu manussesu viharāma anussukā
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Adj.m.      N.m.      V.act.in.    Adj.m.
Loc.Pl.    Loc.Pl.    1.Pl.pres.  Nom.Pl.
|___________|               |              |
          |______________|              |
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susukhaṃ, Adv.: very happily. It is derived from the word sukha-, Adj.: happy, with the prefix su- (well, good).

vata, part.: indeed, certainly.

jīvāma, V.: (we) live. The verb root is jīv-. 1.Pl.act.in.pres. = jīvāma.

ussukesu: ussuka-, Adj.: greedy, longing for something. Loc.Pl.m. = ussukesu.

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anussukā: anussuka-, Adj.: without greed. It is the word ussuka- (see above) with the negative prefix an-. Nom.Pl.m. = anussukā.

ussukesu: see above.

manussesu: manussa-, N.m.: human, person, man. Loc.Pl. = manussesu.

viharāma, V.: (we) stay, dwell, live. The verb root is har- (to carry) with the prefix vi- (denoting separation). Thus viharati, V.: to live, to stay, to dwell. 1.Pl.act.in.pres. = viharāma.

anussukā: see above.

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    This verse consists of two syntactically separate sentences. They are:
    1) susukhaṃ vata jīvāma ussukesu anussukā (very happily indeed we live, without greed amongst greedy ones). The subject is the adjective anussukā (without greed, nominative plural). The verb is jīvāma (we live, 1^st person, plural, active, indicative, present tense). It has two attributes, the adverb susukhaṃ (very happily) and the adjective ussukesu (amongst greedy ones, locative plural). The particle vata (indeed) serves mainly for metrical purposes.
    2) ussukesu manussesu viharāma anussukā (amongst greedy people we dwell without greed). The subject is the adjective anussukā (without greed, nominative plural). The verb is viharāma (we dwell, 1^st person, plural, active, indicative, present tense). It has an attribute, the noun manussesu (amongst people, locative plural). This word has itself an attribute, the adjective ussukesu (amongst greedy ones, locative plural).

    The story for this verse is identical with the story for the two previous verses (DhP 197, DhP 198).

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Word pronunciation:

susukhaṃ
vata
jīvāma
ussukesu
anussukā
manussesu
viharāma