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    This document provides a guide to parsing Pali sentences by breaking them into syllables according to a set of rules. It first explains that Pali syllables are made up of vowels and consonants, and can be open or closed. It then gives examples of parsing several lines from the Mahamangala Sutta according to the parsing rules. The rules state that a syllable followed by a vowel or single consonant is open, while a double consonant or niggahita closes the syllable.

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    This document provides a guide to parsing Pali sentences by breaking them into syllables according to a set of rules. It first explains that Pali syllables are made up of vowels and consonants, and can be open or closed. It then gives examples of parsing several lines from the Mahamangala Sutta according to the parsing rules. The rules state that a syllable followed by a vowel or single consonant is open, while a double consonant or niggahita closes the syllable.

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    A Guide to the Parsing of Pāḷi

    In parsing a sentence in Pāḷi we break it down into syllables.

    1) In Pāḷi syllables are made with a vowel or a consonant followed by a vowel


    2) There are open and closed syllables.
    3) An open syllable is one in which the syllable ends in a vowel.
    4) A closed syllable ends in either a consonant or a niggahīta (ṁ).

    In what follows: kh, gh, ch, jh, ṭh, ḍh, th, dh, ph, bh, ḷh, are aspirates and
    considered to be single consonants

    When parsing Pāḷi sentences there are a few rules to abide by:

    1) a syllable followed by another vowel or by a single consonant is open and


    divided after the vowel, e.g. mā-tā-pi-tu-u-paṭ-ṭhā-naṁ, vi-ha-ra-ti
    2) a syllable followed by a double consonant is closed and divided after the
    first consonant, e.g. añ-ña-ta-rā, sā-vat-thi-yaṁ
    3) niggahīta (ṁ) is always joined to the previous vowel and the syllable is
    closed, e.g. taṁ, e-vaṁ, su-taṁ

    1
    A Guide to the Parsing of Paḷi

    Example: Mahāmaṅgalasuttaṁ
    evaṁ me sutaṁ:
    e-vaṁ me su-taṁ:

    ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā


    e-kaṁ sa-ma-yaṁ bha-ga-vā

    sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane


    sā-vat-thi-yaṁ vi-ha-ra-ti je-ta-va-ne

    anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
    a-nā-tha-piṇ-ḍi-kas-sa ā-rā-me.

    atha kho aññatarā devatā


    a-tha kho añ-ña-ta-rā de-va-tā

    abhikkantāya rattiyā,
    a-bhik-kan-tā-ya rat-ti-yā,

    abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṁ
    a-bhik-kan-ta-vaṇ-ṇā ke-va-la-kap-paṁ

    jetavanaṁ obhāsetvā, yena bhagavā


    je-ta-va-naṁ o-bhā-se-tvā, ye-na bha-ga-vā

    tenupasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā
    te-nu-pa-saṅ-ka-mi, u-pa-saṅ-ka-mi-tvā

    bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā
    bha-ga-van-taṁ a-bhi-vā-de-tvā

    ekam-antaṁ aṭṭhāsi.
    e-ka-man-taṁ aṭ-ṭhā-si.

    ekam-antaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā


    e-ka-man-taṁ ṭhi-tā kho sā de-va-tā

    bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:


    bha-ga-van-taṁ gā-thā-ya aj-jha-bhā-si:

    “bahū devā manussā ca


    “ba-hū de-vā ma-nus-sā ca

    maṅgalāni acintayuṁ
    maṅ-ga-lā-ni a-cin-ta-yuṁ

    ākaṅkhamānā sotthānaṁ:
    ā-kaṅ-kha-mā-nā sot-thā-naṁ:

    brūhi maṅgalam-uttamaṁ.” [1]


    brū-hi maṅ-ga-la-mut-ta-maṁ.”

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    A Guide to the Parsing of Paḷi

    “asevanā ca bālānaṁ,
    “a-se-va-nā ca bā-lā-naṁ,

    paṇḍitānañ-ca sevanā
    paṇ-ḍi-tā-nañ-ca se-va-nā

    pūjā ca pūjanīyānaṁ:
    pū-jā ca pū-ja-nī-yā-naṁ:

    etaṁ maṅgalam-uttamaṁ. [2]


    e-taṁ maṅ-ga-la-mut-ta-maṁ.

    paṭirūpadesavāso ca,
    pa-ṭi-rū-pa-de-sa-vā-so ca,

    pubbe ca katapuññatā
    pub-be ca ka-ta-puñ-ña-tā

    attasammāpaṇidhi ca:
    at-ta-sam-mā-pa-ṇi-dhi ca:

    etaṁ maṅgalam-uttamaṁ. [3]


    e-taṁ maṅ-ga-la-mut-ta-maṁ.

    bāhusaccañ-ca sippañ-ca,
    bā-hu-sac-cañ-ca sip-pañ-ca,

    vinayo ca susikkhito,
    vi-na-yo ca su-sik-khi-to,

    subhāsitā ca yā vācā:
    su-bhā-si-tā ca yā vā-cā:

    etaṁ maṅgalam-uttamaṁ. [4]


    e-taṁ maṅ-ga-la-mut-ta-maṁ.

    mātāpitu-upaṭṭhānaṁ,
    mā-tā-pi-tu-u-paṭ-ṭhā-naṁ,

    puttadārassa saṅgaho,
    put-ta-dā-ras-sa saṅ-ga-ho,

    anākulā ca kammantā:
    a-nā-ku-lā ca kam-man-tā:

    etaṁ maṅgalam-uttamaṁ. [5]


    e-taṁ maṅ-ga-la-mut-ta-maṁ.

    3
    A Guide to the Parsing of Paḷi

    dānañ-ca dhammacariyā ca,


    dā-nañ-ca dham-ma-ca-ri-yā ca,

    ñātakānañ-ca saṅgaho,
    ñā-ta-kā-nañ-ca saṅ-ga-ho,

    anavajjāni kammāni:
    a-na-vaj-jā-ni kam-mā-ni:

    etaṁ maṅgalam-uttamaṁ. [6]


    e-taṁ maṅ-ga-la-mut-ta-maṁ.

    ārati virati pāpā,


    ā-ra-ti vi-ra-ti pā-pā,

    majjapānā ca saññamo,
    maj-ja-pā-nā ca sañ-ña-mo,

    appamādo ca dhammesu:
    ap-pa-mā-do ca dham-me-su:

    etaṁ maṅgalam-uttamaṁ. [7]


    e-taṁ maṅ-ga-la-mut-ta-maṁ.

    gāravo ca nivāto ca,


    gā-ra-vo ca ni-vā-to ca,

    santuṭṭhī ca kataññutā,
    san-tuṭ-ṭhī ca ka-tañ-ñu-tā,

    kālena dhammasavaṇaṁ:
    kā-le-na dham-ma-sa-va-ṇaṁ:

    etaṁ maṅgalam-uttamaṁ. [8]


    e-taṁ maṅ-ga-la-mut-ta-maṁ.

    khantī ca sovacassatā,
    khan-tī ca so-va-cas-sa-tā,

    samaṇānañ-ca dassanaṁ,
    sa-ma-ṇā-nañ-ca das-sa-naṁ,

    kālena dhammasākacchā:
    kā-le-na dham-ma-sā-kac-chā:

    etaṁ maṅgalam-uttamaṁ. [9]


    e-taṁ maṅ-ga-la-mut-ta-maṁ.

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    A Guide to the Parsing of Paḷi

    tapo ca brahmacariyañ-ca,
    ta-po ca brah-ma-ca-ri-yañ-ca,

    ariyasaccānadassanaṁ,
    a-ri-ya-sac-cā-na-das-sa-naṁ,

    nibbānasacchikiriyā ca:
    nib-bā-na-sac-chi-ki-ri-yā ca:

    etaṁ maṅgalam-uttamaṁ. [10]


    e-taṁ maṅ-ga-la-mut-ta-maṁ.

    phuṭṭhassa lokadhammehi,
    phuṭ-ṭhas-sa lo-ka-dham-me-hi,

    cittaṁ yassa na kampati,


    cit-taṁ yas-sa na kam-pa-ti,

    asokaṁ virajaṁ khemaṁ:


    a-so-kaṁ vi-ra-jaṁ khe-maṁ:

    etaṁ maṅgalam-uttamaṁ. [11]


    e-taṁ maṅ-ga-la-mut-ta-maṁ.

    etādisāni katvāna,
    e-tā-di-sā-ni kat-vā-na,

    sabbattha-m-aparājitā,
    sab-bat-tha-ma-pa-rā-ji-tā,

    sabbattha sotthiṁ gacchanti:


    sab-bat-tha sot-thiṁ gac-chan-ti:

    taṁ tesaṁ maṅgalam-uttaman.”-ti [12]


    taṁ te-saṁ maṅ-ga-la-mut-ta-man.”-ti

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