Pali - Every few days - [C257]
Warder - Exercise 21 (page 176)
Passages for Reading 2 (Part 17 of 41)
tad etarahi pi manussaa ekaccesu janapadesu vadhuyaa
nibbuyhamaanaaya a~n~ne pa.msu.m khipanti, a~n~ne
se.t.thi.m khipanti, a~n~ne gomaya.m khipanti.
so / now / too / human beings / in some / countries /
brides / being led out / others / dirt / throw /
others / ash / throw / others / cow dung / throw
So even now people in some countries, as brides are
being led out, some throw dirt, others throw ash, and
others throw cow-dung.
tad eva poraa.na.m agga~n~na.m akkhara.m anupatanti,
na tv evÂ’ assa attha.m aajaananti.
so / surely / ancient tradition / primary / expression
/ they follow / not / even / of it / meaning / they
understand
And they follow an ancient primeval tradition without
understanding its meaning.