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SA 4 attakāmapāricariyasikkhāpadaṃ

yo pana bhikkhu otiṇṇo vipariṇatena cittena mātugāmassa santike attakāmapāricariyāya vaṇṇaṃ bhāseyya

pāḷi pos grammar case meaning meaning_lit root base construction compound_type compound_construction
yo pron masc nom sg of ya whichever, whoever
pana ind then, now, so, but
bhikkhu noun masc nom sg, from bhikkhati monk, monastic beggar, mendicant √bhikkh (beg) √bhikkh + u
otiṇṇo pp masc nom sg, pp of otarati +instr afflicted, infatuated, beset crossed down √tar (cross) ava + √tar > tir + na
vipariṇatena pp nt instr sg of vipariṇata, pp of vipariṇamati with perverted, depraved bent all around √nam (bend) vi + pari + √nam + ta
cittena noun nt instr sg of citta, from ceteti with mind √cit (think) √cit + ta
mātugāmassa noun masc gen sg of mātugāma, comp of a woman group of mothers mātu + gāma genitive tappurisa mātūnaṃ + gāma
santike ind prep, loc sg of santika +gen near to in the presence of sa + anta + ika + e
attakāmapāricariyāya noun fem gen sg of attakāmapāricariyā, comp of serving oneself with sexual pleasure atta + kāma + pāricariyā locative tappurisa attakāme + pāricariyā
- attakāma noun masc, comp one’s own pleasure, sex for oneself atta + kāma dative tappurisa attano + kāma
- - atta noun masc self, oneself
- - kāma noun masc, from kāmeti sex, sexual pleasure √kam (desire) √kam + *a
- pāricariyāya noun fem gen sg of pāricariyā, from paricara of service, ministering, attending walking around √car (walk, behave) pari > pāri + √car + a + *iyā
vaṇṇaṃ noun masc acc sg, from vaṇṇeti praise, value √vaṇṇ (praise) √vaṇṇ + a
bhāseyya verb opt 3rd sg of bhāsati he could speak √bhās (shine, speak) √bhās + a > bhāsa bhāsa + ti
If any monk, affected by an altered mind, (and) in the presence of a woman, should speak praise of service to himself with sex:

etad'aggaṃ bhagini pāricariyānaṃ

pāḷi pos grammar case meaning meaning_lit root base construction compound_type compound_construction
etadaggaṃ comp sandhi, pron + adj +gen this (is) the highest, this is the best (of) etad + aggaṃ
- etad pron nt nom sg of eta this eta + aṃ > ad
- aggaṃ adj nt nom sg of agga highest, best, top peak
bhagini noun fem voc of bhaginī sister, woman √bhaj (divide, distribute) √bhaj > bhag + a + inī
pāricariyānaṃ noun fem gen pl of pāricariyā, from paricara of services, of ministrations walking around √car (walk, behave) pari > pāri + √car + a + *iyā
“Sister, this is the best of services:

yā mādisaṃ sīlavantaṃ kalyāṇadhammaṃ brahmacāriṃ etena dhammena paricareyyā'ti methun'upasaṃhitena, saṅghādiseso.

pāḷi pos grammar case meaning meaning_lit root base construction compound_type compound_construction
pron fem nom sg of ya whoever, she, she who
mādisaṃ adj masc acc sg of mādisa, comp like me, resembling me maṃ > mā + disa + *a unelided accusative tappurisa maṃ + disa
- maṃ pron 1st acc sg of ahaṃ me maṃ > mā
- disaṃ adj masc acc sg of disa like, resembling; as √dis (see) √dis + a
sīlavantaṃ adj masc acc sg of sīlavant virtuous, moral, good who has virtue √sīl (conduct oneself) √sīl + a + vant
kalyāṇadhammaṃ adj masc acc sg, comp good-natured, of good character, well behaved kalyāṇa + dhamma kammadhāraya kalyāṇa + dhamma
- kalyāṇa adj good
- dhammaṃ noun masc acc sg of dhamma nature; character √dhar (hold) √dhar + ma
brahmacāriṃ noun masc acc sg of brahmacārī, comp celibate person divine walk brahma + cārī kammadhāraya brahma + cārī
- brahma adj divine, holy, spiritual √brah (increase) √brah + ma
- cāriṃ adj masc acc sg of cārī acting, behaving, living √car (walk, behave) √car + *ī
etena pron masc instr sg of eta with this
dhammena noun masc instr sg of dhamma with act, practice √dhar (hold) √dhar + ma
paricareyyāti comp sandhi, opt + ind paricareyya + iti
- paricareyya verb opt 3rd sg of paricarati she should serve, administer walking around √car (walk, behave) √car + a > cara pari + cara + ti
- iti ind “” thus
methunūpasaṃhitena adj masc instr sg of methunūpasaṃhita, comp with related to sexual intercourse, concerned with sexual activity methuna + upasaṃhita instrumental tappurisa methunena + upasaṃhita
saṅghādiseso noun masc nom sg of saṅghādisesa, comp offence requiring suspension offence requiring involvement of the community from start to finish saṅgha + ādi + sesa sattamī tappurisa saṅgha + ādisese
she who would serve a virtuous, good natured celibate person like me with this act,” concerned with sexual intercourse, is a saṅghādisesa (offence)

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