The New Pali Course Part I

Exercise 6-A: Translate into English.

1. Munayo ma~ncesu nisiidi.msu.
monks / [on] beds / sat
The monks sat on the beds.

2. Aha.m diipamhi acari.m.
I / [on] island / walked
I walked on the island.

3. Coraa gahapatino nidhi.m coresu.m.
thieves / [of] householder / hidden treasure / stole
The thieves stole the hidden treasure of the householder.

4. Maya.m bhuupatino asi.m olokayimha.
we / [of] king / sword / looked at
We looked at the king's sword.

5. Tva.m atithino odana.m adado.
you / [to] guest / food / gave
You gave the food to the guest.

6. Adhipati vaa.nijamhaa ma.nayo ki.ni.
leader / [from] merchant / gems / bought
The leader bought gems from the merchant.

7. Pati kassaka.m viihii.m yaaci.
husband / farmer / paddy / begged
The husband begged the farmer for paddy.

8. Isayo kaviina.m dhamma.m desesu.m.
sages / [to] poets / doctrine / preached
The sages preached the doctrine to the poets.

9. Kapayo girimhaa rukkha.m dhaavi.msu.
monkeys / [from] mountain / [to] tree / ran
The monkeys ran from the mountain to the tree.

10.Vaa.nijaa udadhimhi gacchi.msu.
merchants / [on] ocean / went
The merchants went on the ocean.

11. Maya.m maggena gaama.m gacchimha.
we / [by] path / [to] village / went
We went to the village by the path.

12. Diipi kapi.m maaresi.
leopard / monkey / killed
The leopard killed the monkey.

13. Tumhe patino padiipe ga.nhittha.
you / [of] husband / lamps / took
You took the husband's lamps.

14. Aha.m Buddhassa paade puujesi.m.
I / [of] Buddha / feet / honour
I honoured the Buddha's feet.
Alt: I paid homage at the Buddha's foot.

15. Kavayo kapiina.m odana.m dadi.msu.
poets / [to] monkeys / cooked rice / gave
The poets gave the cooked rice to the monkeys.

16. Arayo asii aanesu.m.
enemies / swords / brought
The enemies brought the swords.

17. Ahi kapino paa.ni.m .dasi.
serpent / [of] monkey / hand / bit
The serpent bit the monkey's hand.

18. Maya.m girimhaa canda.m passimha.
we / [from] mountain / moon / saw
We saw the moon from the mountain.

19. Tumhe muniina.m aahaara.m adadittha.
you / [to] monks / food / gave
You gave food to the monks.

20. Bhuupati nidhayo paalesi.
king / hidden treasures / protected
The king protected the hidden treasures.

Exercise 6-B: Translate into Pali.

1. The slave struck the enemy with a sword.
daaso / pahari / ari.m / asinaa
Daaso asinaa ari.m pahari.

2. We got food from the householder.
maya.m / labhimha / aahaara.m / gahapatinaa
Maya.m gahapatinaa aahaara.m labhimha.

3. He carried a monkey to the mountain.
so / hari / kapi.m / giri.m
So giri.m kapi.m hari.

4. The merchants went to the village by the road.
vaa.nijaa / gacchi.msu / gaama.m / maggena
Vaa.nijaa maggena gaama.m gacchi.msu.

5. Birds flew to the sky from the tree.
saku.naa / u.d.desu.m / aakaasa.m / rukkhamhaa
Saku.naa rukkhamhaa aakaasa.m u.d.desu.m.

6. The thieves stole the gems of the king.
coraa / coresu.m / ma.nayo / bhuupaalassa
Coraa bhuupaalassa ma.nayo coresu.m.

7. I gave food to the sages.
aha.m / dadi.m / aahaara.m / isiina.m
Aha.m issiina.m aahaara.m dadi.m.

8. The sons of the poet heard the doctrine of the monk.
puttaa / kavino / su.ni.msu / dhamma.m / munimhaa
Kavino puttaa munimhaa dhamma.m su.ni.msu.

9. I saw the leopard on the road.
aha.m / passi.m / diipi.m / magge
Aha.m magge diipi.m passi.m.

10. The lion killed the deer on the rock.
siiho / maaresi / miga.m / paasaa.ne
Siiho paasaa.ne miga.m maaresi.

11. They saw the mountain on the island.
te / passi.msu / giri.m / diipe
Te diipe giri.m passi.msu.

12. The boy went to the sea.
kumaaro / gacchi / udadhi.m
Kumaaro udadhi.m gacchi.

13. The dogs ran to the village.
sunakhaa / dhaavi.msu / gaama.m
Sunakhaa gaama.m dhaavi.msu.

14. The merchant bought a horse from the leader.
vaa.nijo / ki.ni / assa.m / adhipatinaa
Vaa.nijo adhipatinaa assa.m ki.ni.

15. The guest brought a gem in (his) fist.
atithi / aahari / ma.ni.m / mu.t.thimhi
Atithi mu.t.thimhi ma.ni.m aahari.

16. The monkey caught the serpent by (its) belly.
kapi / ga.nhi / ahi.m / kucchinaa
Kapi kucchinaa ahi.m ga.nhi.

17. The householder slept on a bed.
gahapati / sayi / ma~nce
Gahapati ma~nce sayi.

18. We dwelt in an island.
maya.m / vasimhaa / diipe
Maya.m diipe vasimhaa.

19. The boy struck the monkey with (his) hands.
kumaaro / pahari / kapi.m / paa.niibhi
Kumaaro paa.niibhi kapi.m pahari.

20. I saw the king's sword.
aha.m / passi.m / bhuupatino / asi.m
Aha.m bhuupatino asi.m passi.m.