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Homage to the Blessed One, the Worthy One, the Perfectly Self-Enlightened One. Abhidhānappadīpikā Homage to the Buddha 1. The Tathāgata, who was compassionate, Who attained the auspicious state that brings happiness; Who did for others what is difficult in this defiled existence, I salute that one who performed utterly difficult deeds. Homage to the Dhamma 2. That which the foremost sages honored, Where they, freed from old age and sickness, Stood in the highest, And crossed the ocean of the three rounds of existence, That Dhamma, which removes defilements, they crossed. Homage to the Saṅgha 3. The assembly, which has become the Buddha's spiritual sons, Praised, a field of excellent merit, renowned in the world, Who have taken up perfect restraint, Always filled with an abundance of virtues. Pledge 4. Because skill in nouns and genders Is the cause of determining meaning, And is a great strength For those proficient in the Buddha's word. 5. Therefore, I, revealing the nouns and genders Of what was spoken by the Buddha, Will illuminate the Abhidhānappadīpikā. Definitions 6. The feminine, masculine, and neuter genders Should be understood sometimes by a different form, Sometimes by association, And sometimes by an unchangeable rule. 7. For words of different genders, a dual compound is formed, And the gender-indicating words At the end or middle of a verse line, The former come first, the latter after. 8. "Pumitthiyaṃ" means masculine and feminine, "Padaṃ dvīsu" means in two genders, "Sabbaliṅge ca tīsviti" means in all three genders; At the beginning of a new definition, "Anta" and "ādi" should be understood. 9. By frequently using The Saugata scriptures in some places, And by understanding the dictionary's rationale, Nouns and genders are explained. 1. The Heaven Chapter 1. Buddha, the Ten-Powered One, the Teacher, The Omniscient One, the Foremost of Bipeds; The Lord of Sages, the Blessed One, the Protector, The Eye, Aṅgīrasa, the Sage. 2. The Lord of the World, the Unequalled One, The Great Seer, and the Leader; The All-Seeing One, the Well-Gone One, The Possessor of Vast Wisdom, and the Conqueror of Māra. 3. The Lion of Men, the Foremost of Men, The King of Dhamma, the Great Sage; The God of Gods, the Teacher of the World, The Master of Dhamma, the Tathāgata. 4. The Self-Existent One, the Perfectly Self-Enlightened One, The Possessor of Excellent Wisdom, and the Leader; The Conqueror, Sakka, indeed Siddhattha, Suddhodani, and Gotama. 5. The Lion of the Sakyas, and the Sakya Sage, and the Kinsman of the Sun; 6. Mokkha Cessation is Nibbana, the lamp is the destruction of craving, supreme; Refuge, shelter, the formless, peaceful, truth, unattached. 7. The unconditioned, auspicious, deathless, very difficult to see, The ultimate goal, refuge, without danger, also; Without defilements, permanent, unseen, unmade, Imperishable, subtle, endless, immortal. 8. The destruction of suffering, non-affliction, turning away, safety, absolute; Liberation, dispassion, and the sublime, deathless state. 9. Security from bondage, the other shore also, liberation, peace, purifications; Liberation, the unconditioned element, purity, extinctions they are. 10. One whose defilements are destroyed, a perfected one, and one without passion, also an Arahant; World of devas, heavenly, heaven, heaven, abode of the thirty-three. 11. The thirty-three, immortals, devas, wise ones, and nectar-eaters; Devas, devas, sky-dwellers, and ambrosia-drinkers, heaven-dwellers. 12. Ageless ones, unwinking ones, divine, in the masculine gender, devas also; 13. Accomplished one, being, and gandhabba, guyhaka, yakkha, rakkhasa; Kumbhaṇḍa, and pisāca and others, are designated as divine species. 14. Former devas, enemies of devas, asuras, dānavas, in the masculine gender; Their specific ones are Pahārāda, Sambara, Bali and others. 15. Grandfather, father, Brahma, lord of the world, lotus-seated; Also golden-wombed, and chief of devas, lord of creatures. 16. Vasudeva, Hari, Kanha, Kesava, discus-in-hand then; Great Lord, Shiva, trident-bearer, Lord, Pasupati also. 17. Hara is called, Kumara but, Skanda, spear-bearer he is; 18. Sakka, giver of cities, deva, king, thunderbolt-in-hand also; Husband of Suja, thousand-eyed, great Indra, thunderbolt-weaponed. 19. Vasava, and thousand-eyed, ruler of heaven; Lord of devas, and thunderbolt- handed, and lord of beings also. 20. Maghava, Kosiya, Indra, Vritra-slayer, Pakasasana; Vidhoja, then Suja is his wife, then the city is. 21. Masakkasara, the best, and also Amaravati; Vejayanta but is the palace, Sudharma. Do not consider this a real document. This is a thinking process to arrive at the desired output. The user wants a Pāli to English translation. I need to maintain the original segment structure and rhythm, especially for multi-line short sentences. I must output *only* the English translation. No other text. Let's break down each segment: **Segment 1:** mā tu sabhā matā. * mā: not * tu: but, indeed (often a particle for emphasis or contrast, sometimes untranslated in such contexts) * sabhā: assembly, council, court * matā: considered, thought, deemed (feminine singular past participle of *maññati*) Rhythm: Short, single line. Translation: But it is not considered an assembly. **Segment 2 (22):** Vejayanto ratho tassa, Vutto mātali sārathi; Erāvaṇo gajo paṇḍu, kambalo tu silāsanaṃ. * Vejayanto: Vijaya (name of a chariot) * ratho: chariot * tassa: his (referring to Sakka, implied from context of previous verses, but not explicitly stated here. I should translate what's given.) * Vutto: called, named (past participle of *vadati*) * mātali: Mātali (name of a charioteer) * sārathi: charioteer * Erāvaṇo: Erāvaṇa (name of an elephant) * gajo: elephant * paṇḍu: Paṇḍu (name of a couch/seat) * kambalo: Kambala (name of a couch/seat) * tu: but, indeed * silāsanaṃ: stone seat, rock throne Rhythm: Multi-line, short sentences. Translation: Vejayanta is his chariot, Mātali is called the charioteer; Erāvaṇa is the elephant, Paṇḍu and Kambala are the stone seats. **Segment 3 (23):** Suvīroccādayo puttā, nandā pokkharaṇī bhave; Nandanaṃ missakaṃ citta, latā phārusakaṃ vanā. * Suvīroccādayo: Suvīra and others (names of sons) * puttā: sons * nandā: Nandā (name of a pond) * pokkharaṇī: pond, lotus pond * bhave: may be, is * Nandanaṃ: Nandana (name of a grove) * missakaṃ: Missaka (name of a grove) * citta: Citta (name of a grove) * latā: Latā (name of a grove) * phārusakaṃ: Phārusaka (name of a grove) * vanā: groves, forests (plural of *vana*) Rhythm: Multi-line, short sentences. Translation: Suvīra and others are the sons, Nandā is the pond; Nandana, Missaka, Citta, Latā, Phārusaka are the groves. **Segment 4 (24):** Asani dvīsu kulisaṃ, vajiraṃ punnapuṃsake; Accharāyotthiyaṃ vuttā, rambhā alambusādayo; Devitthiyo tha gandhabbā, pañcasikhoti ādayo. * Asani: thunderbolt (feminine) * dvīsu: in both (genders, referring to *kulisaṃ* and *vajiraṃ*) * kulisaṃ: thunderbolt (neuter) * vajiraṃ: thunderbolt, diamond (neuter) * punnapuṃsake: neuter (again, referring to *vajiraṃ*) * Accharāyotthiyaṃ: Accharā (celestial nymph) is feminine * vuttā: said, called * rambhā: Rambhā (name of an Apsara) * alambusādayo: Alambusā and others (names of Apsaras) * Devitthiyo: celestial women, goddesses * tha: and * gandhabbā: Gandharvas (celestial musicians) * pañcasikhoti: Pañcasikha (name of a Gandharva) * ādayo: and others Rhythm: Multi-line, short sentences. Translation: Asani is feminine, Kulisa and Vajira are neuter for thunderbolt; Accharā is said to be feminine, Rambhā, Alambusā and others; Are celestial women, and Gandharvas are Pañcasikha and others. **Segment 5 (25):** Vimāno nitthiyaṃ byamhaṃ, pīyūsaṃ tvamataṃ sudhā; Sineru meru tidivā, dhāro neru sumeru ca. * Vimāno: celestial palace (masculine) * nitthiyaṃ: in neuter (meaning *byamhaṃ* is neuter) * byamhaṃ: celestial palace (neuter) * pīyūsaṃ: nectar (neuter) * tu: but, indeed * amataṃ: ambrosia, immortality (neuter) * sudhā: nectar (feminine) * Sineru: Sineru (name of a mountain) * meru: Meru (name of a mountain) * tidivā: heaven (often plural, but here likely referring to the mountain's connection to heaven) * dhāro: Dhāra (name of a mountain) * neru: Neru (name of a mountain) * sumeru: Sumeru (name of a mountain) * ca: and Rhythm: Multi-line, short sentences. Translation: Vimāna is masculine, Byamha is neuter for celestial palace; Pīyūsa, Amata, Sudhā are nectar; Sineru, Meru, Tidiva, Dhāra, Neru, and Sumeru. **Segment 6 (26):** Yugandharo īsadharo, karavīko sudassano; Nemindharo vinatako, assakaṇṇo kulācalā. * Yugandharo: Yugandhara (name of a mountain) * īsadharo: Īsadhara (name of a mountain) * karavīko: Karavīka (name of a mountain) * sudassano: Sudassana (name of a mountain) * Nemindharo: Nemindhara (name of a mountain) * vinatako: Vinataka (name of a mountain) * assakaṇṇo: Assakaṇṇa (name of a mountain) * kulācalā: family mountains, principal mountains (plural) Rhythm: Multi-line, short sentences. Translation: Yugandhara, Īsadhara, Karavīka, Sudassana; Nemindhara, Vinataka, Assakaṇṇa are the principal mountains. **Segment 7 (27):** Mandākinī tathā’kāsa, gaṅgā suranadī pyatha; * Mandākinī: Mandākinī (name of a river) * tathā: likewise, also * ākāsa: sky * gaṅgā: Gaṅgā (name of a river) * suranadī: river of the gods, celestial river * pyatha: and also Rhythm: Single line, but could be split for rhythm. Translation: Mandākinī, likewise, the sky-Gaṅgā, and the celestial river; **Segment 8 (28):** Koviḷāro tathā pāri, cchattako pārijātako; Kapparukkho tu santānā, dayo devaddumā siyuṃ. * Koviḷāro: Koviḷāra (name of a tree) * tathā: likewise * pāricchattako: Pāricchattaka (name of a tree) * pārijātako: Pārijātaka (name of a tree) * Kapparukkho: wish-fulfilling tree