An Elementary Pali Course
Exercise 16-A: Translate into English.
Dear friends,
6. Maya.m tii.ni vassaani imasmi.m gaame vasimhaa.
we / three / years / in this / in village / lived
We lived three years in this village.
7. Aya.m pana imasmi.m potthake so.lasamo paricchedo hoti.
this / but / in this / in book / sixteenth / chapter / is
This is but the sixteenth chapter in this book.
8. "Buddha.m sara.na.m gacchaami.
[to] Buddha / [to] refuge / (I) go
I go to Buddha the refuge.
Dutiyam'pi Buddha.m sarana.m gacchaami.
'second' / [to] Buddha / [to] refuge / (I) go
For the second time, I go to Buddha the refuge.
Tatiyam'pi Buddha.m sarana.m gacchaami.
'third' / [to] Buddha / [to] refuge / (I) go
For the third time, I go to Buddha the refuge.
Is it right to take the _pi_ above as a quotation?