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hiri-&-ottappa
shame-&-fear [of moral wrong doing]
Hiri
is an innate sense of shame over moral transgression;
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1 – ottappa

is moral dread, fear of the results of wrongdoing.
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2 – STED hiri😳

hirīmā hoti,
(has) [a sense of moral] shame.
hirīyati
(He) feels-shame [at the thought of engaging in]
kāya-du-c-caritena
bodily-mis-conduct,
vacī-du-c-caritena
verbal-mis-conduct,
mano-du-c-caritena,
mental-mis-conduct.
hirīyati pāpakānaṃ
(He) feels-shame {at falling into} evil,
a-kusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ
un-skillful ☸Dharmas.
samāpattiyā.
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3 – STED ottappa🔥😳

ottappī hoti,
(has) [a sense of moral] fear-&-dread.
ottappati
(he) fears-&-dreads [the suffering that would result from]
kāya-du-c-caritena
bodily-mis-conduct,
vacī-du-c-caritena
verbal-mis-conduct,
mano-du-c-caritena,
mental-mis-conduct.
ottappati pāpakānaṃ
(He) fears-&-dreads {falling into} evil,
a-kusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ
un-skillful ☸Dharmas.
samāpattiyā.
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4 – References

https://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=34656