The disciples of Gotama, whose mindfulness is day and night
constantly directed to the Dharma, those are always well awakened.

suppabuddhaṃ pabujjhanti sadā gotama+sāvakā
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yesaṃ         divā    ca    ratto   ca  niccaṃ dhamma+gatā         sati
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suppabuddhaṃ, Adv.: well "awakenedly". It is derived (accusative ending) from the word suppabuddha-, Adj.: well awakened. This is a p.p. from the verb root budh- (to awaken) with the prefixes su- (well, good) and pa- (strengthening). As an Adv.: suppabuddhaṃ.

pabujjhanti, V.: wake up, awake. The verb root is budh- (to awake), with the prefix pa- (strengthening). 3.Pl.act.in.pres. = pabujjhanti.

sadā, Adv.: always.

gotamasāvakā: gotamasāvaka-, N.m.: disciples of Gotama (the Buddha). It is a compound of:
    gotama-, N.m.: Gotama, the Buddha's surname, the clan-name of the Buddha.
    sāvaka-, N.m.: "listener", disciple, student, pupil. It is derived from the verb root su- (to hear, to listen).
Nom.Pl. = gotamasāvakā.

yesaṃ: yat-, Rel.Pron.: that, which. Gen.Pl.m. = yesaṃ.

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divā, Adv.: by day, during day. It is derived from the word diva-, N.n.: day.

ca, conj.: and.

ratto, Adv.: by night, during night. It is derived from the word ratta-, N.n.: night.

ca: see above.

niccaṃ, Adv.: perpetually, constantly.

dhammagatā: dhammagata-, Adj.: directed to the Dharma. Lit. "gone to the Dharma". It is a compound of:
    dhamma-, N.m.: Buddha's Teaching. The Law. Derived from the verb dha-, to hold. Thus dhamma "holds the world together".
    gata-, Adj.: gone. It is a p.p. of the verb root gam- (to go).
Nom.Sg.f. = dhammagatā.

sati: sati-, N.f.: mindfulness, wakefulness, alertness. Nom.Sg. = sati.

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   The subject is the compound gotamasāvakā (disciples of Gotama, nominative plural). The verb is pabujjhanti (awaken, 3^rd person, plural, active indicative, present tense). It has two attributes, the adverbs suppabuddhaṃ (well "awakenedly") and sadā (always). There is a clause dependent on the subject: yesaṃ divā ca ratto ca niccaṃ dhammagatā sati (whose mindfulness is day and night constantly directed to the Dharma). The subject is the noun sati (mindfulness, nominative singular). It has an attribute, the compound dhammagatā (directed to the Dharma, nominative singular). The verb is omitted, implying the verb "to be". It has three attributes, the adverbs niccaṃ (constantly), divā (by day) and ratto (by night). The last two of these are connected by two conjunctions ca (and). The relative adverb yesaṃ (whose, genitive plural) connects the clause to the subject of the main sentence.

    The story for this verse is identical with the one for the previous verse (DhP 296) and the four following ones (DhP 298 - DhP 301).
    Recollection of the qualities of the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha is one of the most favorite meditation subjects in the meditation of insight (vipassanā).

Sentence pronunciation

Word pronunciation:

suppabuddhaṃ
pabujjhanti
sadā
gotamasāvakā
gotama
sāvakā
yesaṃ
divā
ca
ratto
niccaṃ
dhammagatā
dhamma
gatā
sati