Lesson 22 - Translate into English

Question 1

Upāsakehi samaṇā vanditabbā honti.

Answer 1

Monks should be honoured by lay devotees.

Question 2

Mañjūsāyaṃ nikkhipitabbaṃ suvaṇṇaṃ mā mañcasmiṃ ṭhapehi.

Answer 2

Do not leave on the bed the gold which should be kept in a box.

Question 3

Sappurisā pūjanīye pūjenti, asappurisā tathā (likewise) na karonti.

Answer 3

Virtuous good men honour those worthy of honour,the wicked do not do so.

Question 4

Bhūpālena rakkhitabbaṃ dīpaṃ amaccā na sammā (well) pālenti.

Answer 4

Ministers do not rule well the island which should be protected by a king.

Question 5

Manussehi dhammo uggaṇhitabbo, saccaṃ adhigantabbaṃ hoti.

Answer 5

The Dhamma should be learned by human beings, and truth should be realised.

Question 6

Kumārīhi āhaṭāni pupphāni udakena āsiñcitabbāni honti.

Answer 6

Flowers brought by the girls should be sprinkled with water.

Question 7

Corena gahitaṃ bhaginiyā dhanaṃ pariyesitabbaṃ hoti.

Answer 7

The wealth of my sister taken by a robber should be searched for.

Question 8

Uyyāne ropitā rukkhā na chinditabbā honti.

Answer 8

Trees planted in the park should not be cut.

Question 9

Dhotabbāni dussāni gahetvā yuvatiyo hasamānā pokkharaṇiṃ otariṃsu.

Answer 9

Young girls taking clothes to be washed got down to the pond laughing.

Question 10

Samaṇehi ovaditabbā kumārā vihāram na gamiṃsu.

Answer 10

Boys who should be advised by monks did not go to the monastery.

Question 11

Kassakena kasitabbaṃ khettaṃ vikkiṇituṃ vāṇijo ussahi.

Answer 11

The merchant tried to sell the field which should be ploughed by a farmer.

Question 12

Āpaṇesu ṭhapitāni vikkiṇitabbāni bhaṇḍāni kiṇituṃ te na icchiṃsu.

Answer 12

They did not wish to buy goods kept for sale in the shops.

Question 13

Ammā khādanīyāni ca bhojanīyāni ca paṭiyādetvā dārakānaṃ deti.

Answer 13

Mother prepares hard and soft food and gives them to her children.

Question 14

Manussehi dānāni dātabbāni, sīlāni rakkhitabbāni, puññāni kātabbāni.

Answer 14

People should give alms, protect precepts/virtues and do meritorious deeds.

Question 15

Goṇānaṃ dātabbāni tiṇāni kassako khettamhā āhari.

Answer 15

The farmer brought from the field the grass which should be given to the oxen.

Question 16

Migā pānīyaṃ udakaṃ pariyesantā aṭaviyaṃ āhiṇḍiṃsu.

Answer 16

Deer roamed in the forest searching for drinking water.

Question 17

Darikāya dātuṃ phalāni āpaṇāya vā (or) khettamhā vā āharitabbāni honti.

Answer 17

Fruits should be brought from the market or the field to give to the daughter.

Question 18

Kathetabbaṃ vā akathetabbaṃ* vā ajānanto asappuriso mā sabhāyaṃ nisīdatu.

*akathetabbaṃ: a- here is a negative prefix.

Answer 18

Let not a wicked man who does not know what should be spoken and what should not be spoken sit in the assembly.

Question 19

Tumhe bhūpālā amaccehi ca paṇḍitehi ca samaṇehi ca anusāsitabbā hotha.

Answer 19

You kings should be admonished by ministers, wise men and monks.

Question 20

Upāsakena puṭṭho pañho paṇḍitena vyākātabbo hoti.

Answer 20

The question asked by the lay person should be answered by a wise man.

Question 21

Bhūpālassa uyyāne vasantā migā ca sakunā ca luddakehi na hantabbā honti.

Answer 21

Deer and birds living in the king’s park should not be killed by hunters.

Question 22

Kusalaṃ ajānitvā pāpaṃ karontā kumārā na akkositabbā, te samaṇehi ca paṇḍitehi ca sappurisehi ca anusāsitabbā.

Answer 22

Boys who commit sin without knowing what is wholesome should not be scolded, they should be advised by monks, wise men and (unselfish) good men.

Question 23

Asappurisā parivajjetabbā, mā tumhe tehi saddhiṃ (with them) gāme āhiṇḍatha.

Answer 23

Wicked men should be avoided, you do not walk about in the village with them.

Question 24

Surā na pātabbā, sace piveyyātha tumhe gilānā bhavissatha.

Answer 24

Liquor should not be drunk, if you (pl.) drink you will fall ill.

Question 25

Dhammena jīvantā manussā devehi rakkhitabbā honti.

Answer 25

People living righteously should be protected by the gods.