Pali - Every few days - [C264]
Warder - Exercise 21 (page 176)
Passages for Reading 2 (Part 24 of 41)
atha kho so Vaase.t.thaa satto tassa sattassa
di.t.thaanugati.m aapajjamaano saali.m aahaasi sakid
eva a.t.thaahaaya, evam pi kira bho saadhuu ti.
then / indeed / this / Vasettha (and Bharadvaja) /
being / of that / being / seen-imitation / acquiring /
rice / gathered / once / just / for eight days / thus
/ too / really / sir / good / (end-quote)
Then, Vasettha and Bharadvaja, this being in imitation
of the view of the other being gathered rice just once
for eight days, thinking, Friend, this is a really
good idea.
yato kho te Vaase.t.thaa sattaa sannidhi-kaaraka.m
saali.m upakkami.msu paribhu~njitu.m atha ka.no pi
ta.n.dula.m pariyonandhi, thuso pi ta.n.dula.m
pariyonandhi,
since / indeed / these / Vasettha (and Bharadvaja) /
beings / store-maker / rice / they go into / to eat /
then / red rice powder / too / rice kernel / it
covered over / husk / too / rice kernel / it covered
over
Since, Vasettha and Bharadvaja, these beings got into
eating stored rice, a red powder and husk covered over
the rice kernel,
luunam pi nappa.tiviruu.lha.m apadaana.m
pa~n~naayittha, sa.n.da-sa.n.daa saaliyo a.t.tha.msu.
reaped / too / not grown again / harvesting / it was
discerned / in clusters / rice / they stood
reaped rice did not re-grow, harvesting was discerned,
and the rice grew in clusters.