2.8
दुःखानुशयी द्वेषः
duḥkhānuśayī dveṣaḥ
The line
Aversion is what follows upon pain.
नेपालीमा
द्वेष दुःखको पछि लाग्ने कुरा हो।
Where it sits
2.7 and 2.8 are a couplet. Do not memorize one without the other. The next affliction, clinging to life, is not part of this pair. It has its own line because it does not depend on a particular pleasure or pain.
Split: duḥkha (दुःख) + anuśayī (अनुशयी) + dveṣaḥ (द्वेषः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| duḥkha (दुःख) | stem | pain. |
| anuśayī (अनुशयी) | nominative singular of anuśayin (अनुशयिन्) | what follows upon. The same word as in 2.7. |
| dveṣaḥ (द्वेषः) | nominative singular, masculine | aversion. The fourth affliction. |
The phrases
The same sentence as 2.7, with pain in the place of pleasure and aversion in the place of desire. duḥkha (दुःख) + anuśaya (अनुशय) is again a (अ) + a (अ) = ā (आ). The pair is deliberate. Desire and aversion are one pattern facing two ways.
Sanskrit in this line
Nothing new. The repetition is the teaching. If the pattern of 2.7 is solid, this line is readable on sight.
Say it back
Say 2.7 and 2.8 as a pair, without looking.
Next
2.9. Clinging to life flows by its own force and is rooted even in the wise.