Lesson 3-Phrases and Sentences

Question 1

buddho purisassa dhammaṃ deseti

Answer 1

“The Buddha Teaches the Dhamma to the man”

Question 2

buddho purisānaṃ dhammaṃ deseti

Answer 2

“The Buddha Teaches the Dhamma to men”

Question 3

buddhā purisassa dhammaṃ desenti

Answer 3

“The buddhas teach the Dhamma to the man”

Question 4

buddhā purisānaṃ dhammaṃ desenti

Answer 4

“The buddhas teach the Dhamma to men”

Question 5

puriso hatthena dānaṃ deti

Answer 5

“The man gives a gift with the hand”

Question 6

puriso hatthehi dānaṃ deti

Answer 6

“The man gives a gift with the hands”

Question 7

puriso hatthena buddhassa dānaṃ deti

Answer 7

“The man gives a gift to the Buddha with the hand”

Question 8

purisā hatthena buddhassa dānaṃ denti

Answer 8

“Men give a gift to the Buddha with the hand”

Question 9

hatthehi buddhassa dānaṃ demi

Answer 9

“I give a gift to the Buddha with the hands”

Question 10

cittena ñāṇaṃ puññaṃ ca labhāma

Answer 10

“We obtain knowledge and merit with the mind”

Question 11

samaṇo n’ eva abhisaṃkharoti na abhisañcetayati bhavāya vā vibhavāya vā

Answer 11

“Indeed, the ascetic does not form a volition, does not form a condition, either toward becoming or for non-becoming”

Question 12

samaṇā piṇḍāya gāmaṃ pavisanti

Answer 12

“The ascetics enter the village for alms”

Question 13

samaṇānaṃ akusalaṃ na ruccati

Answer 13

“What is unwholesome does not please ascetics”
“Ascetics do not like what is unwholesome”

Question 14

namo buddhānaṃ!

Answer 14

“Honor to the buddhas!”

Question 15

samaṇo buddhassa paṭisuṇāti

Answer 15

“The ascetic replies in assent to the Buddha”

Question 16

samaṇā buddhassa paṭisuṇanti

Answer 16

“The ascetics reply in assent to the Buddha”

Question 17

samaṇā vacanena buddhassa paṭisuṇanti

Answer 17

“The ascetics reply in assent to the Buddha with a speech”

Question 18

dhammo Ānandassa pātubhavati

Answer 18

“The Dhamma becomes manifest to Ānanda”

Question 19

buddho gāmaṃ gantvā dhammaṃ deseti

Answer 19

“The Buddha, having gone to the village, teaches the Dhamma”

Question 20

brāhmaṇā bhojanaṃ khāditvā nagaraṃ gacchanti

Answer 20

“The brahmins, after eating the meal, go to the city”

Question 21

samaṇā dhammaṃ sutvā anumodanaṃ karonti

Answer 21

“The ascetics, after hearing the Dhamma, do the thanks-giving”

Question 22

buddhaṃ upasaṅkamitvā pañhaṃ pucchati

Answer 22

“After approaching the Buddha, he/she asks a question”

Question 23

puriso buddhassa dānaṃ datvā buddhaṃ abhivādeti

Answer 23

“The man, having given a gift to the Buddha, greets the Buddha respectfully”

Question 24

manussā puññaṃ katvā brahmalokaṃ gacchanti

Answer 24

“Humans, having made merit, go the Brahma world”

Question 25

puriso akkhehi rūpaṃ disvā rūpaṃ icchati

Answer 25

“The man, having seen form with the eyes, desires form”

Question 26

purisā akkhehi rūpāni disvā rūpāni icchanti

Answer 26

“Men, having seen forms with the eyes, desire forms”

Question 27

purisā akkhehi rūpaṃ disvā rūpaṃ icchanti

Answer 27

“Men, having seen form with the eyes, desire form”

Question 28

pattacīvaraṃ ādāya pakkamati

Answer 28

“Having taken robe and bowl, he/she goes forth”

Question 29

ariyasāvako samaṇo saccaṃ ñatvā dhammaṃ passati

Answer 29

“The ascetic who is a noble disciple, having known the truth, contemplates the Dhamma”

Question 30

nipakā brāhmaṇā atthaṃ ñatvā buddhaṃ abhivādenti

Answer 30

“Smart brahmins, having known the meaning, greet the Buddha respectfully”

Question 31

buddho pi gacchati

Answer 31

“Even the Buddha goes” “The Buddha too goes”

Question 32

buddho samaṇassa vā brāhmaṇassa vā dhammaṃ deseti

Answer 32

“The Buddha teaches the Dhamma either to an ascetic or to a brahmin”

Question 33

buddho gāmaṃ nagaraṃ vā gacchati

Answer 33

“The Buddha goes to the village or to the city”

Question 34

puriso samaṇānaṃ pi brāhmaṇānaṃ pi dānaṃ deti

Answer 34

“The man gives a gift both to ascetics and to brahmins”

Question 35

samaṇānaṃ pi dānaṃ desi

Answer 35

“You give a gift to ascetics too” “You give a gift even to ascetics”

Question 36

kusalaṃ kammaṃ karoti vā na karoti vā

Answer 36

“Either he/she does a wholesome deed or he/she does not”

Question 37

kusalaṃ vā akusalaṃ vā abyākataṃ vā kammaṃ na pajānāti

Answer 37

“He/she does not understand the wholesome, or the unwholesome, or the neutral action/karma”

Question 38

sukhaṃ pi atikkamati

Answer 38

“He/she goes beyond pleasure too” “[Someone] transcends even pleasure”

Question 39

buddhassa sabbaññutañāṇaṃ hoti

Answer 39

Lit. “There is (hoti) omniscience (sabbaññutañāṇa) to/for the Buddha (buddhassa)” (i.e. “The Buddha possesses omniscience”)

Question 40

buddho piṇḍāya gāmaṃ pavisati

Answer 40

“The Buddha enters the village for alms”

Question 41

puriso buddhassa dānaṃ deti

Answer 41

“The man gives an offering to the Buddha”

Question 42

namo buddhassa

Answer 42

“Honor to the Buddha!”

Question 43

buddhassa svāgataṃ

Answer 43

“Welcome to the Buddha!”

Question 44

purisassa bhojanaṃ ruccati

Answer 44

lit.“To/for the man, food is pleasant”, which means “The man likes food”

Question 45

purisassa buddho pātubhavati

Answer 45

lit. “To the man, the Buddha manifests”, i.e. “The Buddha appears to the man”

Question 46

buddhassa paṭisuṇāti

Answer 46

“Replies [in assent] to the Buddha”

Question 47

buddhassa āroceti

Answer 47

“Informs the Buddha” (lit. “Communicates to the Buddha”)

Question 48

buddhaṃ āmanteti

Answer 48

“Addresses the Buddha” “Talks to the Buddha”

Question 49

piyo devānaṃ

Answer 49

“Dear to the gods”

Question 50

alaṃ nibbānāya

Answer 50

“Enough for nibbāna” (this means that something is sufficient in order to attain nibbāna, here alaṃ is an adverb).

Question 51

buddho dhammaṃ desetvā gāmaṃ gacchati

Answer 51

“The Buddha, having taught the Dhamma, goes to the village”

Question 52

buddho dhammaṃ desetvā, gāmaṃ gantvā, rukkhaṃ passati

Answer 52

“The Buddha, having taught the Dhamma, having gone to the village, sees a tree”

Question 53

buddho gāmaṃ gatvā purisānaṃ dhammaṃ deseivā saggaṃ gacchati

Answer 53

“The Buddha, having gone to the village, having taught the Dhamma to the men, goes to Heaven”

Question 54

buddho samaṇānaṃ pi brāhmaṇānaṃ pi dhammaṃ deseti

Answer 54

“The Buddha teaches the Dhamma to ascetics and also Brahmins”

Question 55

puthujjano pi dhammaṃ payirupāsati

Answer 55

“Even the ordinary person (puthujjana) respects the Dhamma”