Lesson 21 - Translate into English

Question 1

Khette phalāni corentī dārikā kassakaṃ disvā bhāyitvā dhāvituṃ ārabhi.

Answer 1

Having seen the farmer, the girl stealing fruits in the field got frightened and began to run.

Question 2

Buddhassa sāvakena desitaṃ dhammaṃ sutvā yuvati saccaṃ adhigantuṃ icchantī ammāya saddhiṃ mantesi.

Answer 2

The young girl having heard the Dhamma preached by a disciple of the Buddha, being desirous of realising the truth discussed with her mother.

Question 3

Sayantaṃ sunakhaṃ āmasantī kumārī gehadvāre nisinnā hoti.

Answer 3

The girl is seated at the door of her house stroking the sleeping dog.

Question 4

Rājinī nārīhi puṭṭhe pañhe vyakarontī sabhāyaṃ nisinnā parisaṃ āmantetvā kathaṃ kathesi.

Answer 4

The queen seated in the assembly explaining/answering questions asked by the women addressed the congregation and gave a speech.

Question 5

Aṭaviṃ gantvā rukkhaṃ chinditvā sākhāyo ākaḍḍhantiyo itthiyo sigāle disvā bhāyiṃsu.

Answer 5

The women who went to the forest and cut a tree saw jackals and got frightened while pulling branches.

Question 6

Gehadvāre nisīditvā dussaṃ sibbantī bhaginī gītaṃ gāyati.

Answer 6

Seated at the door of the house, sewing a garment the sister sings a song.

Question 7

Asappuriso pāpakammāni paṭicchādetvā upāsakehi saddhiṃ sallapanto vihārasmiṃ āsane nisinno hoti.

Answer 7

The wicked man who had concealed his evil actions is seated on a seat in the monastery conversing with lay devotees.

Question 8

Sāṭakena veṭhetvā nilīyitaṃ suvaṇṇaṃ passituṃ ākaṅkhamānā yuvati ovarakassa (room) dvāraṃ vivari.

Answer 8

The young girl expecting to see gold hidden, wrapped in a cloth/garment, opened the door of the room.

Question 9

Sace tvaṃ mulaṃ vissajjetuṃ iccheyyāsi, mā vatthaṃ kiṇāhi.

Answer 9

If you wish to spend money do not buy a cloth.

Question 10

Sace tumhe bhūpālassa dūtaṃ pesetha amacce pi ārocetha.

Answer 10

If you (pl.) send a messenger to the king, inform ministers as well.

Question 11

Kassako chinnā sakhāyo khettamhā nīharitvā aṭaviyaṃ pakkhipi.

Answer 11

Having removed the broken branches from the field, the farmer dumped them in the forest.

Question 12

Pokkaraṇiyā tīre (bank) ṭhatvā kadaliphalaṃ khādantī kaññā bhaginiyā dinnaṃ padumaṃ gaṇhi.

Answer 12

The girl who was eating a plantain standing on the bank of the pond took the lotus given by her sister.

Question 13

Amhākaṃ (our) hatthapādesu vīsati (twenty) aṅguliyo santi.

Answer 13

There are twenty fingers and toes on our hands and feet.

Question 14

Rattiyā gehā nikkhamituṃ bhāyantī kaññā dvāraṃ na vivari.

Answer 14

Being afraid to go out of the house at night, the girl did not open the door.

Question 15

Sace tvaṃ yaṭṭhiyā kukkuraṃ pahareyyāsi so ḍaseyya.

Answer 15

If you hit the dog with a stick it might/will bite.

Question 16

Mayaṃ sappurisā bhavituṃ ākaṅkhamānā samaṇe upasaṅkamma dhammaṃ sutvā kusalaṃ kātuṃ ārabhimha.

Answer 16

Expecting to become good men we approached monks, listened to the doctrine and started to do good (work).

Question 17

Pāpakammehi anubandhitā asappurisā corā niraye (purgatory) uppajjitvā dukkhaṃ vindanti.

Answer 17

Wicked robbers being chased by their (own) evil deeds experience suffering being born in purgatory.

Question 18

Mā puññaṃ parivajjetvā pāpaṃ karotha, sace kareyyātha manussalokamhā cavitvā dukkhaṃ vindissatha.

Answer 18

Do not give up virtue and commit sin; if you do, you will experience suffering having departed from the human world.

Question 19

Saccaṃ ñātuṃ ussahantā brāhmaṇā sahāyakehi saha mantayiṃsu.

Answer 19

Brahmins trying to know the truth discussed with their friends.

Question 19

Sace tumhe sagge uppajjitvā modituṃ patthetha puññāni karotha.

Answer 19

If you aspire to be happy being born in heaven, do meritorious deeds.

Question 20

Nāriyā pañjare (cage) pakkhittā sukā kadaliphalaṃ khādantā nisinnā honti.

Answer 20

The parrots thrown into the cage by the woman sat eating plantains.

Question 21

Goṇaṃ viheṭhetuṃ na icchanto vāṇijo sakaṭamhā bhaṇḍāni nīharitva bhūmiyaṃ nikkhipitvā kassakaṃ ārocesi.

Answer 21

The merchant not wishing to harass the ox removed goods from the cart, placed (them) on the ground and informed the
farmer.

Question 22

Aṭaviyaṃ viharantā migā ca goṇā ca varāhā ca sīhamhā bhāyanti.

Answer 22

Deer, cattle and pigs living in the forest fear the lion.

Question 23

Samaṇā saddhāya upāsakehi dinnaṃ bhuñjitvā saccaṃ adhigantuṃ vāyamantā sīlāni rakkhanti.

Answer 23

Monks enjoying (the requisites) given by lay devotees with (through) faith protect virtues trying to realise the truth.

Question 24

Rattiyā nikkhantā doṇi nadiṃ taritvā pabhāte (in the morning) dīpaṃ pāpuṇi.

Answer 24

The boat which departed at night crossed the river and reached the island in the morning.

Question 25

Gehassa chāyāya ṭhatvā dārikāya bhūmiyaṃ nikkhittaṃ odanaṃ sunakho khādituṃ ārabhi.

Answer 25

The dog started eating the rice placed on the ground by the girl standing in the shadow of the house.

Question 26

Bhariyāya nāḷiyā mitaṃ dhaññaṃ ādāya kassako āpaṇaṃ gato hoti.

Answer 26

The farmer has gone to the market taking the corn measured by the wife with the measuring vessel.

Question 27

Rathaṃ pājetuṃ (to drive) uggaṇhanto puriso dakkho (clever) rathācariyo bhavituṃ vāyami.

Answer 27

The man who was learning to drive the vehicle tried to become a clever driving teacher.

Question 27

Uḍḍente kāke disvā vālukāya ca udakena ca kīḷantī dārikā
hasamānā dhāvi.

Answer 27

The girl playing with water and sand ran laughing having seen crows flying.

Question 28

Vivaṭamhā dvāramhā nikkhantā kumārā pañjarehi muttā sakuṇā viya (like) uyyānaṃ dhāviṃsu.

Answer 28

The boys left through the open door and ran to the park like birds released from cages.