As long as the undergrowth of passion of a man towards women,
even a minuscule one, is not cut off,
so long his mind is bound,
just like a calf drinking milk from the mother.

yāva        hi   vanatho na     chijjati
|                |        |         |           |
Rel.Adv. part.  N.m.   neg.  V.pas.in.
|                |   Nom.Sg.  |     3.Sg.pres.
|_________|        |         |______|
        |                 |________|_______________________________I.
        |                        |____|
        |________________|
                       |_________________________________________II.

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aṇu+matto     pi   narassa   nārisu
|           |          |         |            |
Adj. Adj.m.  part.   N.m.     N.f.
|     Nom.Sg.    |    Gen.Sg. Loc.Pl.
|______|          |         |_______|
     |_________|                |
I.______|______________|
II._____________________________________________________

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paṭibaddha+mano   va   tāva      so
|                    |         |       |          |
Adj.         Adj.m.  part. Adv. Pron.m.
|              Nom.Sg.   |       |    Nom.Sg.
|___________|         |       |           |
          |___________|       |           |___________________________
                     |_________|__________________|
                            |_____|
__________________|

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vaccho khīra+pako      va     mātari
|              |         |           |          |
N.m.     N.n. Adj.m.   part.    N.f.
Nom.Sg.  |   Nom.Sg.     |    Loc.Sg.
|              |_____|           |          |
|___________|               |          |
          |______________|______|
                       |_______|
_________________|

yāva, Rel.Adv.: as long as, as far as.

hi, part.: indeed.

vanatho: vanatha-, N.m.: undergrowth, thicket, under-brush. Nom.Sg. = vanatho.

na, neg.: not.

chijjati, V.: is cut off, is removed. The verb root is chid-. 3.Sg.pas.in.pres. = chijjati.

aṇumatto: aṇumatta-, Adj.: minuscule, of an atomic measure. It is a compound of:
    aṇu-, Adj.: small, atomic, subtle.
    matta-, Adj.: measured, measuring.
Nom.Sg.m. = aṇumatto.

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pi, part.: also, even.

narassa: nara-, N.m.: man, person. Gen.Sg. = narassa.

nārisu: nārī-, N.f.: woman. Loc.Pl. = nārisu.

paṭibaddhamano: paṭibaddhamano-, Adj.: having a bound mind. It is a compound of:
    paṭibaddha-, Adj.: bound, tied, dependent. It is a p.p. of the verb root badh- (to bind) with the prefix paṭi- (towards).
    mano-, N.n.: mind.
Nom.Sg.m. = paṭibaddhamano.

va: a contracted form of eva, part.: just, only.

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tāva, Adv.: so much, so long.

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

vaccho: vaccha-, N.m.: calf. Nom.Sg. = vaccho.

khīrapako: khīrapaka-, Adj.: drinking milk, sucking milk. It is a compound of:
    khīra-, N.n.: milk.
    paka-, Adj.: drinking. It is derived from the verb root pā- (to drink) with the adjective suffix -ka-.
Nom.Sg.m. = khīrapako.

va, part.: as, like.

mātari: mātar-, N.f.: mother. Loc.Sg. = mātari.

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    This verse consists of two related sentences. They are:
    1) yāva hi vanatho na chijjati aṇumatto pi narassa nārisu (as long as the undergrowth of passion of a man towards women, even a minuscule one, is not cut off). The subject is the noun vanatho (undergrowth, nominative singular). It has two attributes; the first of them is the adjective compound aṇumatto (minuscule, nominative singular). This word is modified by the particle pi (even). The second attribute is the noun narassa (of a man, genitive singular). It has its own attribute, the noun nārisu (in women, locative singular). The verb is chijjati (is cut off, 3^rd person, singular, passive, indicative, present tense). It is negated by the negative particle na (not). The relative adverb yāva (as long as) connects this sentence to the following one. The particle hi (indeed) serves mainly for metrical purposes.
    2) paṭibaddhamano va tāva so vaccho khīrapako va mātari (so long his mind is bound, just like a calf drinking milk from the mother). This can be further analysed into the main sentence and the clause:
    a) paṭibaddhamano va tāva so (so long his mind is bound). The subject is the pronoun so (he, nominative singular). The verb is omitted, implying the verb "to be". The object is the compound paṭibaddhamano (having a bound mind, nominative singular). It is modified by the particle va (just). The adverb tāva (so long) connects this sentence to the previous one.
    b) vaccho khīrapako va mātari (just like a calf drinking milk from the mother). The subject is the noun vaccho (calf, nominative singular). It has an attribute, the compound khīrapako (drinking milk, nominative singular). The verb is omitted, implying the verb "to be". The object is the noun mātari (by the mother, locative singular). The particle va (as, like) connects the clause to the main sentence.

    The story for this verse is identical with the one for the previous verse (DhP 283).
    Greed or passion is one of the three main roots of evil. Due to the underlying ignorance, we feel passion and hatred, like and dislike. Because of that we do things with the mind bound with passion or hatred. Therefore we create karma that keeps us in the circle of life and death. Only when we cut off these passions and dissolve ignorance, can we stop creating karmically good and bad deeds and be free from suffering, with a free mind.

Sentence pronunciation

Word pronunciation:

yāva
hi
vanatho
na
chijjati
aṇumatto
aṇu
matto
pi
narassa
nārisu
paṭibaddhamano
paṭibaddha
mano
va
tāva
so
vaccho
khīrapako
khīra
pako
mātari