An Elementary Pali Course
Exercise 22-A: Translate into Pali.
2. "Socati puttehi puttimaa."
grieves / with sons / from he who has sons
(One) grieves, with the sons, of him who has sons.
puttima = putta + ima [Nr]
3. Tava pa.n.diccena mama ki.m payojana.m?
your / with wisdom / to me / what / use
Of what use is your wisdom to me?
pa.n.dicca = pa.n.dita + ya [Nr]
4. Aha.m mama maataapitara.m* sadaa dvikkhattu.m vandaami.
I / my / mother and father / always / twice / pay respect
I always greet my mother and father twice.
maataapitara.m = maatara.m ca pitara.m ca [D]
dvikkhattu.m = dvi + kkhattu.m [Nr]
5. Manussattam'pi labhitvaa kasmaa tumhe pu~n~na.m na karotha?
manhood-too / having obtained / why / you / good / do not do
Having also reached manhood, why do you not do good?
manussatta = manussa + tta [Nr]
6. Eso saddho daayako sabbadaa siila.m sammaa rakkhati.
this / faithful / supporter / everyday / precepts /
properly / observes
This faithful supporter observes the precepts properly everyday.