An Elementary Pali Course
Exercise 18-A: Translate into English.
11. Maatula, maya.m pana tava nattaaro homa.
uncle / we / but / your / nephews / are
Uncle, we are but your nephews.
Tasmaa no saadhuka.m ugga.nhaapehi.
therefore / us / well / teach
Therefore, teach us well.
12. Satthaa sotaare saccaani bodhento gaamaa gaama.m nagaraa
nagara.m vicarati.
teacher / [to] hearers / truths / making known / from
village / [to] village / from city / [to] city / wanders
From village to village, from city to city, the teacher
wanders making the truths known to listeners.
13. Tesa.m ra.t.the dhitimante netaare na passaama.
their / in country / courageous / leaders / (we) do not see
We do not see the courageous leaders in their country.
14. Maatari ca pitari ca aadarena mayha.m bhattaa attano dhanena
mahanta.m ghara.m kaaraapetvaa te tattha vasaapesi.
towards mother and / towards father and / with care / my /
husband / own / with wealth / big / house /
caused to be built / them / there / caused to live
With care towards mother and father, my husband got the
big house built with his own money and got them to live
there.