Pali Primer Exercise 19

Translate into English

28. Amaccena pu.t.tha.m pa~nha.m adhigantu.m asakkonto coraana.m
duuto cintetu.m aarabhi.
by minister / asked / question / to understand / unable /
thieves' / messenger / to think / began
The thieves' messenger began to think being unable to
understand the question asked by the minister.

29. Corehi guhaaya.m niliiyitaani bha.n.daani passitvaa vaanaraa
taani (them) aadaaya rukkhe aaruhi.msu.
by thieves / in caves / hidden / goods / having seen /
monkeys / them / having taken / trees / climbed
Seeing the goods hidden in the caves by the thieves, the
monkeys took them and climbed the trees.

30. Aha.m pariyesita.m dhamma.m adhigantvaa modaami.
I / sought for / doctrine/truth / having understood / am happy
Having understood the doctrine/truth I sought for, I am happy.


Translate into Pali

1. The man who came to the assembly could not speak with the
ministers.
naro / aagato / sabha.m / na sakkosi / kathetu.m / amaccehi saha
Sabha.m aagato naro amaccehi saha kathetu.m na sakkosi.