Ven A P Buddhadatta - The New Pali Course Part I

Exercise 2-A: Translate into English.

1. Purisassa go.no.

of the man / ox

The man’s ox.


2. Manussaana.m hatthaa.

of human beings / hands

The hands of human beings.


3. Aakaasamhi saku.naa.

in the sky / birds

The birds in the sky.


4. Buddhassa dhammo.

of Buddha / doctrine

The doctrine of the Buddha.


5. Ma~ncesu manussaa.

in the beds / people

The people in the beds.


6. Assaana.m paadaa.

of horses / legs

The legs of the horses.


7. Rukkhe saku.no

in the tree / bird

The bird in the tree.


8. Paasaa.namhi go.no.

on the rock / ox

The ox on the rock.


9. Lokasmi.m manussaa.

in the world / people

The people in the world.


10.Bhuupaalassa diipaa.

of the king / islands

The islands of the king.


Exercise 2-B: Translate into Pali.

1. The body of the ox.

kaayo / go.nassa

Go.nassa kaayo.


2. The bird on the tree.

saku.no / rukkhe

Saku.no rukkhe.


3. The island of the world.

diipo / lokassa

Lokassa diipo.


4. With the feet of the man.

paadebhi / purisassa

Purisassa paadebhi.


5. By the hand of the monkey.

hatthena / vaanarassa

Vaanarassa hatthena.


6. Of the birds in the sky.

saku.naana.m / aakaase

Aakaase saku.naana.m.


7. In the doctrine of the Buddha.

Dhamme / Buddhassa

Buddhassa Dhamme.


8. The villages of the king.

gamaa / bhuupaalassa

Bhuupaalassa gamaa.


9. The birds from the tree.

saku.naa / rukkhamhaa

Rukkhamhaa saku.naa.


10.The horse on the path.

asso / magge

Magge asso.