Pali - Every few days - [C280]
Warder - Exercise 21 (page 176)
Passages for Reading 2 (Part 40 of 41)
mahaa-jana-sammato ti kho Vaase.t.thaa mahaa-sammato,
mahaa-sammato tv eva pa.thama.m akkhara.m
upanibbatta.m.
great-people-elected / (end-quote) / indeed / Vasettha
(and Bharadvaja) / great-elect / great-elect / indeed
/ first / expression / derived
Elected by the people is the meaning of mahasammata,
Vasettha and Bharadvaja, and mahasammata is indeed the
first expression to be derived.
khettaana.m patii ti kho Vaase.t.thaa khattiyo,
khattiyo tv eva dutiya.m akkhara.m upanibbatta.m.
of the fields / lord / (end-quote) / indeed / Vasettha
(and Bharadvaja) / khattiya / khattiya / indeed /
second / expression / derived
Lord of the fields is the meaning of khattiya,
Vasettha and Bharadvaja, and khattiya is indeed the
second expression to be derived.
dhammena pare ra~njetii ti kho Vaase.t.thaa raajaa,
raajaa tv eva tatiya.m akkhara.m upanibbatta.m.
by righteousness / others / he brings delight /
(end-quote) / indeed / Vasettha (and Bharadvaja) /
raja / raja / indeed / third / expression / derived
He brings delight to others through righteousness is
the meaning of raja, Vasettha and Bharadvaja, and raja
is indeed the third expression to be derived.