Exercise 3
Translate into Pali, forming sandhis where it is suited

7. It is very difficult for* a wicked person to do benevolent
actions.
atthi / atidukkaro / asappurisena / katu.m / mettaasahagataani /
kammaani
Atidukkaro asappurisena mettaasahagataani kammaani katu.m
atthi.

8. Kings are not able to avoid famines in their own countries.
bhuupaalaa / na sakkonti / nivaaretu.m / khudaayo / attanesu
ra.t.thesu
Bhuupaalaa attanesu ra.t.thesu khudaayo nivaaretu.m na sakkonti.

9. People give alms and do other meritorious deeds in order
to obtain great results in future.
manussaa / datvaa / daana.m / karonti / aparaani / kusalaani /
laddhu.m / mahapphale / anaagate
Manussaa daana.m datvaa aparaani kusalaani karonti anaagate
mahapphale laddhu.m.

10. A dirty cloth must be cleansed by washing again and again.
upakkili.t.tha.m / vattha.m / pariyodapetabba.m / dhovanena /
punappuna.m
Upakkili.t.tha.m vattha.m punappuna.m dhovanena pariyodapetabba.m.

11. Enmity is never removed by enmity; it may be removed by
a benevolent action.
vero / na apaniito / verena / apaneyya / mettaasahagatena /
kammena
Vero verena na apaniito, mettaasahagatena kammena apaneyya.

12. Love is the root of sorrow and fear; he who has removed
love has removed sorrow and fear.
pema.m / hoti / muulo / sokassa / ca / bhayassa / so...yo /
apaniito / pema.m / apaniito / soka.m / ca / bhaya.m
Pema.m sokassa ca bhayassa ca muulo hoti, yo pema.m apaniito
so soka.m ca bhaya.m ca apaniito.


* In Pali, use the Instrumental with the infinitive for "to do".


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metta,
Yong Peng.