Ven A P Buddhadatta - The New Pali Course Part I

Exercise 8-A: Translate into English.

1. Mantii hatthina.m aaruhissati.

minister / elephant / will climb

The minister will climb the elephant.


2. Maya.m se.t.thino geha.m gamissaama.

we / [of] millionaire / village / will go

We will go to the millionaire's village.


3. Tva.m saamino puttassa kapi.m dadissasi.

you / [of] lord / [to] son / monkey / will give

You will give the monkey to the lord's son.


4. Ga.nino sukhino bhavissanti.

those who have a follower / happy / will be

Those who have a follower will be happy.


5. Amhaka.m saamino diighajiivino na bhavanti.

our / lords / possessors of a long life / not / are

Our lords are not long-lived.


6. Paapakaari ya.t.thinaa bhogi.m maaresi.

evil doer / [with] stick / serpent / killed

The evil doer killed the serpent with a stick.


7. Mama puttaa se.t.thino gaame vasissanti.

my / sons / [of] millionaire / [in] village / will live

My sons will live in the village of the millionaire.


8. Ku.t.thii saarathino paada.m ya.t.thinaa pahari.

leper / [of] charioteer / foot / [with] stick / struck

The leper struck the charioteer's foot with a stick.


9. Sikhii chattimhaa bhaayissati.

peacock / [of] possessor of umbrella / will be afraid

The peacock will be afraid of the possessor of umbrella.

Alt: The peacock will be afraid of the one bearing a sunshade.


10. Saarathii asse gaamamhaa harissati.

charioteer / horses / [from] village / lead

The charioteer will lead the horses from the village.


11. Tumhe maaliihi sasina.m olokessatha.

you / [with] possessors of garlands / moon / will look at

You will look at the moon with those wearing garlands.


12. Balii daa.thino kaaya.m chindissati.

powerful person / [of] tusker / body / will cut

The powerful person will cut the tusker's body.


13. Amhaaka.m mantino balino abhavi.msu.

our / ministers / powerful men / were

Our ministers were powerful men.


14. Se.t.thino maalino passissanti.

millionaires / possessors of garlands / will see

The millionaires will see those who have garlands.


15. Maya.m gehe odana.m bhu~njissaama.

we / [in] house / rice / will eat

We will eat rice in the house.


Exercise 8-B: Translate into Pali.

1. Our lord went to the minister.

amha.m / saamii / gacchi / manti.m

Amha.m saamii manti.m gacchi.


2. The millionaire will be the possessor of a long life.

se.t.thii / bhavissati / diighajiivii

Se.t.thii diighajiivii bhavissati.


3. Evil-doers will not become receivers of comfort.

paapakaarii / na bhavissanti / sukhino

Paapakaarii sukhino na bhavissanti.


4. The tusker will strike the leper.

daa.thii / paharissati / ku.t.thi.m

Daa.thii ku.t.thi.m paharissati.


5. The minister will get a peacock from the lord.

mantii / labhissati / sikhi.m / saminaa

Mantii saminaa sikhi.m labhissati.


6. The charioteer will buy horses for the minister.

saarathii / ki.nissati / asse / mantino

Saarathii mantino asse ki.nissati.


7. My peacocks will live on the mountain.

mama / sikhino / vasissanti / girimhi

Mama sikhino girimhi vasissanti.


8. The serpents will bite the powerful.

bhogino / .dasissanti / balino

Bhogino balino .dasissanti.


9. The lord's sons will see the lions of the millionaire.

saamino / puttaa / passissanti / siihe / se.t.thino

Saamino puttaa se.t.thino siihe passissanti.


10. We will buy a deer from the guest.

maya.m / ki.nissaama / miga.m / atithinaa

Maya.m atithinaa miga.m ki.nissaama.


11. The elephant killed a man with (its) feet.

karii / maaresi / nara.m / paadebhi

Karii paadebhi nara.m maaresi.


12. You will not be a millionaire.

tva.m / na bhavissati / se.t.thii

Tva.m se.t.thii na bhavissati.


13. The king's sons will eat with the ministers.

bhuupaalassa / puttaa / bhu~njissanti / mantinaa

Bhuupaalassa puttaa mantinaa bhu~njissanti.


14. The monkeys will not fall from the tree.

kapayo / na patissanti / rukkhamhaa

Kapayo rukkhamhaa na patissanti.


15. I will not carry the elephant of the charioteer.

aha.m / na harissaami / hatthi.m / saarathino

Aha.m saarathino hatthi.m na harissaami.