An Elementary Pali Course
Exercise 16-A: Translate into English.
Dear friends,
please help me with #16 below. Also, in #18, should pañcasataani be
pañcasata.m?
14. Gu.navanto sadaa pañca siilaani ca a.t.thamiya.m
catuddasiya.m pañcadasiya.m ca a.t.tha siilaani rakkhanti.
virtuous ones / always / five / precepts / and /
on eighth / on fourteenth / on fifteenth / and / eight /
precepts / observe
The virtuous ones always observe the five precepts; and
the eight precepts on the eigth, fourteenth and fifteen.
15. Bhikkhuu pan'eva dvisata sattaviisati sikkhaapadaani
rakkhanti.
monks / further-even / two hundred / twenty seven /
rules / observe
The monks even observe a further two hundred and twenty
seven rules.
16. Tassa se.t.thino catupa.n.naasako.ti dhana.m atthi.
of that / of millionaire / 540 million / wealth / is
This is the 540 million worth of wealth of that millionaire.
17. Ekasmi.m maase ti.msa divasaa honti.
in one / in month / thirty / days / are
In one month, there are thirty days.
Ekasmi.m vasse pana tisata pañcasa.t.thi divasaa honti.
in one / in year / however / three hundred / sixty five /
days / are
In one year, however, there are three hundred and sixty five
days.
18. Imaaya paa.thasaalaaya pañcasataani sissaa ugga.nhanti.
in this / in school / five hundred / students / study
Five hundred students study in this school.