Introduction to Pali Exercise 3

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Translate into English:-

bhagavaa dhamma.m deseti
the Blessed One / the doctrine / teaches
The Blessed One teaches the doctrine.

raajaana.m va~ncesi
the king / you deceive
You deceive the king.

upaasaka.m braahma.na.m dhaareti
a lay follower / the priest / he accepts
He accepts the priest as a lay follower.

raajaa purise aamanteti
the king / the people / addresses
The king addresses the people.

braahma.no brahmaa.na.m passati
the priest / God (Brahma) / sees
The priest sees God (Brahma).

raajaa khattiyo mahaamatta.m pucchati
the king / a noble / the minister / asks
The king who is a noble asks the minister.

braahma.naa raajaana.m vadanti
the priests / (to) the king / speak
The priests speak to the king.

puriso bhaara.m cha.d.deti
the man / the load / abandons
The man abandons the load.

eva.m kathenti
thus / they relate
Thus do they relate.

kaala.m paccaya.m pa~n~naapenti
time / the cause / they declare
They declare time as the cause.

Translate into Pali:-

The lay disciples salute the fortunate one
upaasakaa / abhivaadenti / bhagavanta.m
upaasakaa bhagavanta.m abhivaadenti

He binds the hands
bandhati / hatthe
hatthe bandhati

I experience the result
pa.tisa.mvedemi / vipaaka.m
vipaaka.m pa.tisa.mvedemi

The king addresses the priest
raajaa / aamanteti / braahma.na.m
raajaa braahma.na.m aamanteti

The priest who is minister speaks thus to the fortunate one
braahma.no / mahaamatto / vadati / eva.m / bhagavanta.m
braahma.no mahaamatto bhagavanta.m eva.m vadati

Existence is the condition
bhavo / paccayo
bhavo paccayo

He remembers the meaning
dhaareti / attha.m
attha.m dhaareti

The fortunate one dresses
bhagavaa / nivaaseti
bhagavaa nivaaseti

The gods discuss the matter
devaa / mantenti / attha.m
devaa attha.m mantenti

The fortunate one asks the king
bhagavaa / pucchati / raajaana.m
bhagavaa raajaana.m pucchati

He enters the dwelling
pavisati / vihaara.m
vihaara.m pavisati

You rebut the argument
nibbe.thesi / vaada.m
vaada.m nibbe.thesi

The king takes counsel
raajaa / manteti
raajaa manteti

He renounces gain
pajahati / laabha.m
laabha.m pajahati