Ven A P Buddhadatta - The New Pali Course Part I

Exercise 6-A: Translate into English.

1. Munayo ma~ncesu nisiidi.msu.

monks / [on] beds / sat

The monks sat on the beds.


2. Aha.m diipamhi acari.m.

I / [on] island / walked

I walked on the island.


3. Coraa gahapatino nidhi.m coresu.m.

thieves / [of] householder / hidden treasure / stole

The thieves stole the hidden treasure of the householder.


4. Maya.m bhuupatino asi.m olokayimha.

we / [of] king / sword / looked at

We looked at the king's sword.


5. Tva.m atithino odana.m adado.

you / [to] guest / food / gave

You gave the food to the guest.


6. Adhipati vaa.nijamhaa ma.nayo ki.ni.

leader / [from] merchant / gems / bought

The leader bought gems from the merchant.


7. Pati kassaka.m viihii.m yaaci.

husband / farmer / paddy / begged

The husband begged the farmer for paddy.


8. Isayo kaviina.m dhamma.m desesu.m.

sages / [to] poets / doctrine / preached

The sages preached the doctrine to the poets.


9. Kapayo girimhaa rukkha.m dhaavi.msu.

monkeys / [from] mountain / [to] tree / ran

The monkeys ran from the mountain to the tree.


10.Vaa.nijaa udadhimhi gacchi.msu.

merchants / [on] ocean / went

The merchants went on the ocean.


11. Maya.m maggena gaama.m gacchimha.

we / [by] path / [to] village / went

We went to the village by the path.


12. Diipi kapi.m maaresi.

leopard / monkey / killed

The leopard killed the monkey.


13. Tumhe patino padiipe ga.nhittha.

you / [of] husband / lamps / took

You took the husband's lamps.


14. Aha.m Buddhassa paade puujesi.m.

I / [of] Buddha / feet / honour

I honour the Buddha's feet.


15. Kavayo kapiina.m odana.m dadi.msu.

poets / [to] monkeys / cooked rice / gave

The poets gave the cooked rice to the monkeys.


16. Arayo asii aanesu.m.

enemies / swords / brought

The enemies brought the swords.


17. Ahi kapino paa.ni.m .dasi.

serpent / [of] monkey / hand / bit

The serpent bit the monkey's hand.


18. Maya.m girimhaa canda.m passimha.

we / [from] mountain / moon / saw

We saw the moon from the mountain.


19. Tumhe muniina.m aahaara.m adadittha.

you / [to] monks / food / gave

You gave food to the monks.


20. Bhuupati nidhayo paalesi.

king / hidden treasures / protected

The king protected the hidden treasures.


Exercise 6-B: Translate into Pali.

1. The slave struck the enemy with a sword.

daaso / pahari / ari.m / asinaa

Daaso asinaa ari.m pahari.


2. We got food from the householder.

maya.m / labhimha / aahaara.m / gahapatinaa

Maya.m gahapatinaa aahaara.m labhimha.


3. He carried a monkey to the mountain.

so / hari / kapi.m / giri.m

So giri.m kapi.m hari.


4. The merchants went to the village by the road.

vaa.nijaa / gacchi.msu / gaama.m / maggena

Vaa.nijaa maggena gaama.m gacchi.msu.


5. Birds flew to the sky from the tree.

saku.naa / uddesu.m / aakaasa.m / rukkhamhaa

Saku.naa rukkhamhaa aakaasa.m uddesu.m.


6. The thieves stole the gems of the king.

coraa / coresu.m / ma.nayo / bhuupaalassa

Coraa bhuupaalassa ma.nayo coresu.m.


7. I gave food to the sages.

aha.m / dadi.m / aahaara.m / isiina.m

Aha.m issiina.m aahaara.m dadi.m.


8. The sons of the poet heard the doctrine of the monk.

puttaa / kavino / su.ni.msu / dhamma.m / munimhaa

Kavino puttaa munimhaa dhamma.m su.ni.msu.


9. I saw the leopard on the road.

aha.m / passi.m / diipi.m / magge

Aha.m magge diipi.m passi.m.


10. The lion killed the deer on the rock.

siiho / maaresi / miga.m / paasaa.ne

Siiho paasaa.ne miga.m maaresi.


11. They saw the mountain on the island.

te / passi.msu / giri.m / diipe

Te diipe giri.m passi.msu.


12. The boy went to the sea.

kumaaro / gacchi / udadhi.m

Kumaaro udadhi.m gacchi.


13. The dogs ran to the village.

sunakhaa / dhaavi.msu / gaama.m

Sunakhaa gaama.m dhaavi.msu.


14. The merchant bought a horse from the leader.

vaa.nijo / ki.ni / assa.m / adhipatinaa

Vaa.nijo adhipatinaa assa.m ki.ni.


15. The guest brought a gem in (his) fist.

atithi / aahari / ma.ni.m / mu.t.thimhi

Atithi mu.t.thimhi ma.ni.m aahari.


16. The monkey caught the serpent by (its) belly.

kapi / ga.nhi / ahi.m / kucchinaa

Kapi kucchinaa ahi.m ga.nhi.


17. The householder slept on a bed.

gahapati / sayi / ma~nce

Gahapati ma~nce sayi.


18. We dwelt in an island.

maya.m / vasimhaa / diipe

Maya.m diipe vasimhaa.


19. The boy struck the monkey with (his) hands.

kumaaro / pahari / kapi.m / paa.nibhi

Kumaaro paa.nibhi kapi.m pahari.


20. I saw the king's sword.

aha.m / passi.m / bhuupatino / asi.m

Aha.m bhuupatino asi.m passi.m.