Hi

[Semi-off-topic question: I'm not getting all the postings delivered to
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General question: Is there a "usual" Pali sentence structure, e.g., in
Latin the "usual" structure is subject, indirect object, direct object,
adverbial phrases, verb - but everything can get mixed around for
emphasis or variety, and the sense can still be worked out because of
the inflections.

E.g., in 3, I worked it out as "Maya.m narapati.m disvaa agamimhaa" -
the only difference is the word order, so they're the same, right?

In 4, however, I worked it out as "Aha.m gantvaa kavino vadi.m" - again
the only difference is the word order, although - to my mind - there IS
a difference. I would translate this back into English as "I went and
spoke to the poet", whereas, "Aha.m kavino gantvaa avadi.m" I would
translate back as "I went to the poet and spoke". Am I thinking too
much?

Thanks.

Charles

-----Original Message-----
From: Ong Yong Peng [mailto:ypong001@...]
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 9:06 AM
To: Pali@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Pali] Pali Day by Day 10/07/2004 [D069]


An Elementary Pali Course

Exercise 8-B: Translate into Pali.

2. O householders, why did you not advise your children to go
to school?
gahapatayo / kasmaa / tumhe / na ovadittha / tumhaaka.m /
daarake / gantu.m / paa.thasaala.m
Gahapatayo, kasmaa tumhe paa.thasaala.m gantu.m tumhaaka.m
daarake na ovadittha?

3. We saw the king and came.
maya.m / disvaa / narapati.m / agamimhaa
Narapati.m disvaa maya.m agamimhaa.

4. I went and spoke to the poet.
aha.m / gantvaa / avadi.m / kavino
Aha.m kavino gantvaa avadi.m.

5. The chief of the temple sat on a chair and preach the Doctrine
to the householders.
adhipati / aaraamassa / nisiiditvaa / pii.the / desesi /
Dhamma.m / gahapatina.m
Pii.the nisiiditvaa aaraamassa adhipati gahapatina.m Dhamma.m
desesi.


metta,
Yong Peng





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