An Elementary Pali Course
Exercise 22-A: Translate into Pali.

Dear friends, please help with seyya in #8 below. Thank you.


7. Sabbesu devamanussesu sammaa-sambuddho pana se.t.tho hoti.
among all / among gods and men / fully enlightened one /
but / best / is
But the Fully Enlightened One is the best among all gods and men.

devamanussesu = devesu ca manussesu ca [D]

8. Imesa.m dvinna.m saavakaana.m aya.m pana jeyyo seyyo ca hoti.
of these / of two / of disciples / this / however / older /
better / and / is
However, of these two disciples, this is older and better.

jeyya = ji + iya [Nr]
seyya = ???

9. Tasmi.m aapa.ne vaa.nijo daarumayabha.n.daani na vikki.naati.
in that / in shop / merchant / wooden goods / does not sell
The merchant in that shop does not sell wooden goods.

daarumaya = daaru + maya [Nr]
daarumayabha.n.daani = daarumayaani + bha.n.daani [K]

10. Yo saddho vaa pa~n~no vaa ya.m ya.m desa.m gacchati so
tatth'eva puujito hoti.*
which / faithful or / wise or / whichever / place / goes /
he / there-just / venerated / is
Whichever place that the faithful or the wise goes, he is
venerated right there.

11. Mahaara~n~no kani.t.thaputto imasmi.m ra.t.the
se.t.tharaajabha.n.daagaariko hoti.
great king's / youngest son / in this / in country /
chief treasurer of the king / is
The youngest son of the great king is the chief treasurer
of the king in this country.

mahaara~n~no = mahato + ra~n~no [K]
kani.t.tha = kan + i.t.tha [Nr]
kani.t.thaputto = kani.t.tho + putto [K]
se.t.tharaajabha.n.daagaariko =
se.t.tho + ra~n~no + bha.n.daagaariko [M]

* See Exercise 14A-10.

[A]vyayiibhaava
[B]ahubbiihi
[D]vanda
[K]ammadhaaraya {[n]umerical}
[M]ixed compounds
[N]ominal De[r]ivative
[T]appurisa
[V]erbal De[r]ivative


metta,
Yong Peng.