Pali - Every few days - [B190]
Gair/Karunatillake - Chapter 10 � Further Readings
Ex. 2 (Part 2 of 2)
�Sace me akkhiini paakatikaani kaatu.m sakkhissasi,
aha.m te puttadhiitaahi saddhi.m daasii
bhavissaamii�ti.
�If you can make my eyes as they were before, I will
be your servant, and my children too.�
So bhesajja.m sa.mvidahi. Ekabhesajjene�va akkhiini
paakatikaani ahesu.m. Saa cintesi: �aha.m etassa
puttadhiitaahi saddhi.m daasii bhavissaamii�ti
pa.tijaani.m, �va�cessaami nan�ti.
He prepared the medicine. With this medicine her eyes
became as they were before. She thought, �I promised
that I and my children would become servants to him.
I will cheat on this.�
Saa vejjenaa �kiidisa.m, bhadde?�ti pu.t.thaa �pubbe
me akkhiini thoka.m ruji.msu, idaani atirekatara.m
rujantii�ti aaha.
Asked by the doctor, �How, dear lady?� she said,
�Before my eyes ached a little, now they ache much
more.�
(RasV., Cakkhupaalattheravatthu)