Dhammapada 1

Question 1

manopubbaṅgammā

Answer 1

preceded by mind

Question 2

mano

Answer 2

mind

Question 3

pubbaṅgamma

Answer 3

preceded

Question 4

pubbaṅ

Answer 4

before

Question 5

gamma

Answer 5

going

Question 6

dhammā

Answer 6

mental phenomena

Question 7

manoseṭṭhā

Answer 7

having mind as a master

Question 8

seṭṭha

Answer 8

best, excellent

Question 9

manomayā

Answer 9

created by mind

Question 10

maya

Answer 10

made of, created by, consisting of, produced by

Question 11

manasā

Answer 11

by mind

Question 12

ce

Answer 12

if

Question 13

paduṭṭhena

Answer 13

by corrupted, by spoilt

Question 14

bhāsati

Answer 14

speaks

Question 15

vā

Answer 15

or

Question 16

karoti

Answer 16

does, acts, performs

Question 17

tato

Answer 17

from that, because of that, thence, thereupon, afterwards

Question 18

naṃ

Answer 18

him

Question 19

dukkham

Answer 19

suffering

Question 20

anveti

Answer 20

follows

Question 21

cakkaṃ

Answer 21

wheel

Question 22

va

Answer 22

as if, like

Question 23

vahato

Answer 23

bearer’s

Question 24

padaṃ

Answer 24

foot

Question 25

Manopubbaṅgammā dhammā
Manoseṭṭhā manomayā
Manasā ce paduṭṭhena
Bhāsati vā karoti vā
Tato naṃ dukkham anveti
Cakkaṃ va vahato padaṃ

Answer 25

All mental phenomena are preceded by mind,
Mind is their master, they are produced by mind.
If somebody speaks or acts
With a corrupted mind,
Hence suffering follows him,
Like the wheel the foot of the bearing animal.