More Pali - Every few days - [C083]
Warder - Exercise 12 (page 75)
Passage for Reading (Part 1 of 2)
Te ta.m sa�nkha.m uttaana.m nipaatesu.m: vadehi, bho
sa�nkha, vadehi, bho sa�nkhaa �ti.
they / this / conch / lying down / they put down /
speak / sir / conch / speak / sir / conch /
(end-quote)
They laid the conch down on its back: �Speak, sir
conch, speak!�.
n� eva so sa�nkho saddam akaasi.
not / even / this / conch / sound / made
But the conch made no sound.
te ta.m sa�nkha.m passena nipaatesu.m � uddha.m
.thapesu.m �
they / this / conch / on its side / they put down / �
/ up / they made stand
They laid the conch on its side � they stood it up �
da.n.dena aako.tesu.m � sandhuni.msu:
with a stick / they struck / � / they shook
they struck it with a stick � they shook it:
vadehi, bho sa�nkha, vadehi, bho sa�nkhaa 'ti.
speak / sir / conch / speak / sir / conch /
(end-quote)
�Speak, sir conch, speak!�
n� eva so sa�nkho saddam akaasi.
not / even / this / conch / sound / made
But the conch made no sound.