An Elementary Pali Course

Exercise 8-A: Translate into English.

13. Aha.m mayha.m ñaatino ghare cira.m vasi.m.
I / my / with relative / at home / for a long time / lived
I lived at home with my relative for a long time.

14. Sunakhaa a.t.thiihi gahetvaa magge dhaavi.msu.
dogs / from guests / having taken / (to) roads / ran
The dogs seized from the guests and ran to the roads.

15. Dhamma.m sutvaa gahapatiina.m Buddhe saddha.m uppajji.
Dhamma / having heard / to householders / in Buddha /
faith / arised
Having heard the Dhamma, faith in the Buddha arised in
the householders.

Exercise 8-B: Translate into Pali.

1. The father of the sage was a king.
janako / munino / ahosi / narapati
Munino janako narapati ahosi.


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Yong Peng