An Elementary Pali Course
Exercise 18-A: Translate into English.
6. Bhattaa attano bhariyaaya atithayo sa`nga.nhaapesi.
husband / own / wife's / guests / caused to treat
The husband got his own wife's guests to treat.
7. Dhiitaro, daasehi daaruuni aaharaapetvaa aggi.m daapetha.
daughters / servants / firewoods / having caused to bring /
fire / kindle!
Daughters, get the servants to bring the firewoods and
kindle the fire!
8. Dhiituuhi maataro ca pitaro ca rakkhitabbaa, maatuuhi ca
pituuhi ca dhiitaro rakkhitabbaa.
daughters / by mothers and / by fathers and / should be
protected / mothers and / fathers and / by daughters /
should be protected
Parents should be protected by daughters, daughters
should be protected by parents.
9. Maataa dhiitare satthaara.m vandaapeti.
mother / daughters / teacher / causes to salute
The mother makes the daughters salute the teacher.
10. Aha.m maatuyaa ca pitaraa ca saddhi.m aaraama.m gantvaa
te dhamma.m saavessaami.
I / with mother and / with father and / to temple /
having gone / them / Dhamma / will cause to hear
I will go to the temple with mother and father, and
get them listen to the Dhamma.