An Elementary Pali Course
Exercise 14-A: Translate into English.
17. "Ta.nhaaya jaayati soko -- ta.nhaaya jaayati bhaya.m;
Ta.nhaaya vippamuttassa -- n'atthi soko kuto bhaya.m."
from craving / arises / grief / from craving / arises /
fear
from craving / released / is not / grief / whence / fear
From craving, grief arises, so does fear;
released from craving, without grief, where comes fear.
18. Ekasmi.m samaye aññataro devo rattiya.m Buddha.m
upasa`nkamitvaa saddhaaya vanditvaa bhuumiya.m a.t.thaasi.
on one / on occassion / a certain / deva / in night /
Buddha / having approached / with faith / having saluted /
on ground / stood
On one occassion, a certain deva approached the Buddha in
the night, saluted (him) with faith and stood on the ground.
.Thito so devo Buddha.m eka.m pañha.m pucchi.
stood / that / deva / Buddha / one / question / asked
That deva, standing, asked the Buddha one question.
Pucchantassa devassa Buddho eva.m dhamma.m desesi.
asking / deva / Buddha / thus / Dhamma / preached
The Buddha thus preached the Dhamma to the deva who is
asking.