Introduction to Pali Exercise 1

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Translate into English:-

tathaagato bhaasati
"thus-gone" / speaks
The "thus-gone" speaks.

upaasako pucchati
lay disciple / asks
The lay disciple asks.

puriso eva.m vadati
person / thus / speaks
The person speaks thus.

devo amanusso hoti
god / non-human being / is
The god is a non-human.

eva.m vadaami
thus / I say
I say thus.

khattiyo pakkamati
warrior / leaves
The warrior leaves.

mahaamatto nisiidati
minister / sits down
The minister sits down.

sama.no tathaagato hoti
ascetic / "thus-gone" / is
The ascetic is the "thus-gone".

putto upaasako passati
son / lay disciple / sees
The son (who is) a lay disciple sees.

braahma.no upasa.mkamati
brahmin / approaches
The brahmin approaches.

manusso jiivati
human / lives
The human lives.

eva.m vadanti
thus / they say
They say so.

Translate into Pali:-

The man speaks
puriso / vadati
puriso vadati

The ascetic is "thus-gone"
sama.no / hoti / tathaagato
sama.no tathaagato hoti

The priest goes away
braahma.no / pakkamati
braahma.no pakkamati

The god says so
devo / vadati / eva.m
devo eva.m vadati

There is a time
hoti / samayo
samayo hoti

The son sits down
putto / nisiidati
putto nisiidati

The minister is a priest
mahaamatto / hoti / braahma.no
mahaamatto braahma.no hoti

The noble approaches
khattiyo / upasa.mkamati
khattiyo upasa.mkamati

The god dies
devo / cavati
devo cavati

You say so (sing.)
vadasi / eva.m
eva.m vadasi

You say so (pl.)
vadatha / eva.m
eva.m vadatha

We say so
vadaama / eva.m
eva.m vadaama