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Homage to the Blessed One, the Worthy One, the Perfectly Enlightened One. 1. The Perfectly Enlightened Buddha, the sun, who is enlightenment, compassion, and light; He awakened the lotus-like multitude, I bow to him. 2. The Good Dhamma, the sun, having made the world free from darkness; Destroyed by the Sage, rightly manifested, I bow to it. 3. Filled with the fragrance of virtue, the Buddha, the Good Dhamma, the great one; The Saṅgha, the lotus born of water, the life, he pleased, I bow to him. 4. Having bowed to my teacher, named Padumarama, the resident; Relying on the Pāli, I will compose the Dhātupāṭhavilāsini. 5. This composition is done by one devoted to the Teacher's teachings; In the village called Mūkalaṃgamu, made by good people. 6. Dwelling in the monastery named Suvisuddhārāma; There, the chief elder, grateful and of peaceful conduct. 7. That elder, named Guṇālaṅkāra, devoted to the lineage of elders; Approached me and requested, my friend, with a humble mind. 8. "When I am a Buddha in the world, I will give instructions then," thus; Who would attain such great pride, what to say of destroying? The instrumental case is different from the ablative case, when there is mindfulness of the bhūādi group; The pure agent is expressed in the verbal explanation, relying on all verbal roots. When used by the agent, it stands as the principal; It accomplishes the action, its indicator is the word in the teaching. The instrumental meaning is mostly seen; In the explanation, it is said with reference to the causative sense. Not in the name, the causative sense is understood, and so on; "They make even dogs eat," such words; Having brought them, the wise one skilled in usage should explain; The truth has been told briefly, with the expression "paccanta." The connection of the word "bhuyyate" is the indication of becoming; In the instruction text, the form is "vihoti" or "vihavīyati"; Even from such a demonstration, the instrumental case is firm; Similarly, in the Dhajagga Sutta, spoken by the Sage; "So pahīyissati," even from such a Pāli demonstration; Through the power of perfections, like the bodies of great sages; The production of "sanni" is not like the words of Sanskrit, etc.; The connection of the three persons is only through the instrumental demonstration. Even a singular or plural form; Should be done, let there be patience, in the active voice and so on- In grammar, a verb is very difficult in Pāli; Therefore, the method of grasping it has been stated thus far by me. That which is threefold in time, threefold in person, threefold in case, expressive of action; Having self-gender and dual number, that is called a verb. The ocean of verbs, agitated by the waves of tense, Shining with roots, with suffixes as the time-fish, With the shore of elision and inflection, The wise cross over with the boat of their diverse intellect. Eye, akkha, nayana, netta, locana, diṭṭhi, dassana; Pekkhana, acchi, pamhantu, are called pakhuma. "Having been banished from his own country, having gone to another land, He would build a great fortress, to report harsh words"- This is ancient, Atula, not like today, They criticize the one sitting silently, they criticize the one speaking much; They criticize even the one speaking moderately, there is no one un-criticized in the world- Just as a border city is "guarded" both inside and outside, So "protect" yourself, let not the moment pass you by- Shame on you for eating vomit, for the sake of life, I will vomit what I have already vomited, death is better than living- A person is robbed as long as it suits him, And when others rob him, he, having been robbed, robs- "Heedfulness is the path to immortality, heedlessness is the path to death, The heedful do not die, the heedless are as if already dead." 1. Ñāṇavimala Tissa by name, who was the great Saṅgha leader, Established the Burmese lineage here on the island- 2. His chief disciple was, learned in Pāli and commentaries, Known as Dhammadhāra, who was the great Saṅgha lord- 3. Who was his chief disciple, skilled in the Dhamma like a weapon, Ñāṇānanda Mahāthera, very famous like the moon- 4. Vimalasāra Tissa by name, the great Saṅgha chief, a poet, Was his second disciple, skilled in learning- 5. Padumārāma is my name, a leading teacher, a senior monk, Was his third disciple, in training. Joined with Ārava- 6. Saṅghādhipa the stainless, Sārākhya the great elder, Famous Padumārāma, And the two great elders of Cima- 7. From Dhammādhāra Mahāsaṅghasāmi, And near Ñāṇānanda Mahāthera, I thoroughly learned. 8. Among them, Padumārāma Mahāthera, Taught me grammar, And the Pāḷi commentaries. 9. After his passing away, Prosody, grammar, and so on, I thoroughly learned From Vimalasāra Mahāthera. 10. By the wise Ñāṇatilaka Thera, A disciple of that Padumārāma Mahāthera, And a Saṃsa Master- 11. Two thousand four hundred And seventy-seven years After the Buddha's Parinibbāna, In the delightful month of Jeṭṭha- 12. On the eighth day of the dark fortnight, This Matisūdanī was composed, The Dhātupāṭha Vilāsinī, For understanding the meaning of the Dhātupāṭha. 13. The first printing of this, By Guṇālaṅkāra by name, Was approved, then entrusted to me, A striving ascetic. 14. My disciple, Guṇānanda, Born in Unākuruva village, Was encouraged by me, From seeking out the difficult passages. 15. King Bastya by name, Was my father's minister, And Ontīnyā Vī was my mother, Following the general. 16. Ācera and Pācera, Like father and mother to me, May all the deities of Cetyagiri Attain Nibbāna without fail. The Dhātupāṭhavilāsinī is completed.