Lesson 17 - Translate into English

Question 1

Kassako khettaṃ kasitvā nahāyituṃ udakaṃ otari.

Answer 1

The farmer having ploughed the field descended [into] the water to bathe.

Question 2

Uggaṇhantānaṃ dārakānaṃ dātuṃ ācariyā kusumāni āhariṃsu.

Answer 2

Teachers brought flowers to give [to] the children who are learning.

Question 3

Upāsakā āsanehi uṭṭhahitvā dhammaṃ desetuṃ upasaṅkamantaṃ samaṇaṃ vandiṃsu.

Answer 3

Lay devotees rose from their seats and worshipped the monk who was coming to preach the Dhamma.

Question 4

Nagaresu kammāni katvā vetane labhituṃ ākaṅkhamānā narā gāmehi nikkhamiṃsu.

Answer 4

People who hoped to work in cities and get wages went out from villages.

Question 5

Ācariyo āsanaṃ dussena chādetvā samaṇaṃ nisīdituṃ nimantesi.

Answer 5

Covering the seat with a cloth, the teacher invited the monk to sit.

Question 6

Kumāro dvāraṃ vivaritvā rukkhamhā oruhante vānare passamāno aṭṭhāsi (stood).

Answer 6

The boy opened the door and stood looking at the monkeys getting down from the tree.

Question 7

Paṇḍito goṇe coretvā akusalaṃ karonte nare pakkositvā ovadi.

Answer 7

The wise man summoned and advised people who commit evil by stealing cattle.

Question 8

Yācakassa puttā rukkhehi patantāni phalāni saṃharitvā āpaṇasmiṃ vikkiṇiṃsu.

Answer 8

Sons of the beggar collected fruits falling from the trees and sold (them) at the market.

Question 9

Kassako dhaññaṃ minitvā vāṇijassa vikkiṇituṃ pahiṇi.

Answer 9

The farmer measured the corn and sent to the merchant to sell.

Question 10

Dhammaṃ uggaṇhitvā samaṇo bhavituṃ ākaṅkhamāno amacco ācariyaṃ pariyesamāno Buddhaṃ upasaṅkami.

Answer 10

Wishing to learn the Dhamma and become a monk, the minister who was looking for a teacher, approached the Buddha.

Question 11

Sace tumhe gāmaṃ pāpuṇeyyātha mitte olokeyyātha.

Answer 11

If you reach the village, you would see friends.

Question 12

Paṇḍitamhā pañhe pucchitvā saccaṃ jānituṃ mātulo ussahi.

Answer 12

Uncle tried to know the truth by asking questions from the wise man.

Question 13

Pāsāṇamhi ṭhatvā ajaṃ khādantaṃ sīhaṃ disvā vānarā bhāyiṃsu.

Answer 13

Seeing a lion eating a goat standing on the rock, monkeys got frightened.

Question 14

Rukkhamūle nisīditvā gitāni gāyantānaṃ kumārānaṃ kāyesu paṇṇāni ca pupphāni ca patiṃsu.

Answer 14

Leaves and flowers fell on the bodies of the boys singing songs sitting at the foot of the tree.

Question 15

Tumhe dhanaṃ saṃharamānā mā samuddaṃ taritvā dīpaṃ gacchatha.

Answer 15

(Pl.) Do not cross the sea and go to the island collecting wealth.

Question 16

Āpaṇasmiṃ bhaṇḍāni vikkiṇantassa vāṇijassa ratho atthi.

Answer 16

The merchant who sells goods at the shop has a vehicle.

Question 17

Ahaṃ puttassa dātuṃ dussaṃ sibbanto gītaṃ gāyiṃ.

Answer 17

Sewing a cloth to give the son, I sang a song.

Question 18

Sūkarā ca sunakhā ca khette āvāṭe khaṇiṃsu.

Answer 18

Pigs and dogs dug pits in the field.

Question 19

Purisā rukkhamūle nisīditvā tāpasena bhāsamānaṃ suṇiṃsu.

Answer 19

Seated at the foot of the tree men listened to the speech by the ascetic.

Question 20

Luddakena saddhiṃ vane āhiṇḍante putte āmantetvā kassakā akkosiṃsu.

Answer 20

Farmers called and scolded the sons who were wandering in the forest with the hunter.

Question 21

Mā tvaṃ suvaṇṇapattaṃ vikkiṇitvā khagge kiṇāhi.

Answer 21

(You) Do not sell the golden bowl and buy swords.

Question 22

So bhaṇḍāni ca khettaṃ ca goṇe ca puttānaṃ daṭvā gehaṃ pahāya samaṇo bhavituṃ cintesi.

Answer 22

Giving away/donating the (household) articles, the field and cattle to the sons, he thought of leaving the household and to
become a monk.

Question 23

Dhammena jīvantā sappurisā mige na māresuṃ.

Answer 23

Good men living righteously did not kill deer.

Question 24

Ahaṃ sopānaṃ āruhiṃ, te sopānamhā oruhiṃsu.

Answer 24

I climbed up (ascended) the ladder/stairway; they came down from (descended) the stairway.

Question 25

Sahāyakā udakaṃ otaritvā nahāyantā padumāni ociniṃsu.

Answer 25

Having got into the water the friends picked lotuses while bathing.