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Pāli Primer

Lily de Silva, M.A., Ph.D.
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

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Lesson 14

1. The Future Tense

The future tense is formed by adding -ssa to the root / verbal base with, or in some cases without, the connecting vowel -i-

the terminations are the same as those in the present tense.

Base: paca = to cook

Singular

3rd (So) pacissati = He will cook
2nd (Tvaṃ) pacissasi = You will cook
1st (Ahaṃ) pacissāmi = I will cook

Plural

3rd (Te) pacissanti = They will cook
2nd (Tumhe) pacissatha = You will cook
1st (Mayaṃ) pacissāma = We will cook

Base: core = to steal

  Singular Plural
3rd (So) coressati (Te) coressanti
2nd (Tvaṃ) coressasi (Tumhe) coressatha
1st (Ahaṃ) coressāmi (Mayaṃ) coressāma

Base: kiṇā = to buy

  Singular Plural
3rd (So) kiṇissati (Te) kiṇissanti
2nd (Tvaṃ) kiṇissasi (Tumhe) kiṇissatha
1st (Ahaṃ) kiṇissāmi (Mayaṃ) kiṇissāma

2. Attention may be paid to the following forms:

gacchati - gamissati = he will go
āgacchati - āgamissati = he will come
dadāti - dadissati / dassati = he will give
tiṭṭhati - ṭhassati = he will stand
karoti - karissati = he will do

Exercise 14

3. Translate into English:

1. So pabbatamhā udentaṃ candaṃ passituṃ pāsādaṃ āruhissati.
2. Bhūpālo corehi dīpaṃ rakkhituṃ amaccehi saha mantessati.
3. Ahaṃ samuddaṃ taritvā dīpaṃ pāpuṇitvā bhaṇḍāni vikkiṇissāmi.
4. Tumhe vihāraṃ upasaṅkamantā magge pupphāni vikkiṇante manusse passissatha.
5. Udakaṃ otaritvā vatthāni dhovanto kassako nahāyitvā gehaṃ āgamissati.
6. Gāme viharanto tvaṃ nagaraṃ gantvā rathaṃ ānessasi.
7. Puññaṃ kātuṃ icchantā tumhe sappurisā pāpamitte ovadissatha.
8. Dhammaṃ sotuṃ uyyāne nisīdantānaṃ upāsakānaṃ ahaṃ pānīyaṃ dassāmi.
9. Mayaṃ bhūpālā dhammena dīpe pālessāma.
10. Rukkhaṃ pātetvā phalāni khādituṃ icchantaṃ asappurisaṃ ahaṃ akkosāmi.
11. Dānaṃ dadamānā sīlaṃ rakkhantā mayaṃ samaṇehi dhammaṃ uggaṇhissāma.
12. Dhāvantamhā sakaṭamhā patantaṃ dārakaṃ disvā tvaṃ vejjaṃ ānesi.
13. Saccaṃ adhigantuṃ ussahanto tāpaso Tathāgataṃ passituṃ ākaṅkhati.
14. Buddhe pasīditvā upāsako devaputto hutvā saggaloke uppajjati.
15. Udentaṃ suriyaṃ disvā brāhmaṇo gehā nikkhamma vandati.
16. Dīpaṃ pappotuṃ ākaṅkhamānā mayaṃ samuddaṃ tarituṃ nāvikaṃ pariyesāma.
17. Amaccassa dūtaṃ pahiṇituṃ icchanto bhūpālo ahaṃ asmi.
18. Puññakammāni karontānaṃ vāṇijānaṃ dhanaṃ atthi.
19. Mayaṃ gītāni gāyante naccante kumāre olokessāma.
20. Pāpaṃ parivajjetvā kusalaṃ karonte sappurise devā pūjessanti.
21. Saccaṃ bhāsantā asappurise anusāsantā paṇḍitā upāsakā bhavissanti.
22. Tvaṃ dhaññena pattaṃ pūretvā ācariyassa dassasi.
23. Rukkhamūle nisīditvā cīvaraṃ sibbantaṃ samaṇaṃ ahaṃ upasaṅkamissāmi.
24. Ahaṃ sayantassa puttassa kāyaṃ āmasanto mañcasmiṃ nisīdāmi.
25. Uyyānesu rukkhe ropetuṃ samaṇā manusse anusāsanti.

4. Translate into Pāli:

1. Having learnt the dhamma from the Buddha I will live righteously (dhammena) in the world.
2. I will advise the king to rule the island righteously with his ministers.
3. Keeping the garment on the seat the child will enter the water to bathe.
4. Having heard the doctrine you (pl.) will become pleased with the Tathāgata. 5. They who are walking in the forest collecting fruits will desire to drink water.
6. Farmers approaching the city will look at vehicles running on the road.
7. The rising sun will illuminate the world.
8. The trees in the park will bathe in the light of the moon.
9. You (sg.) will be pleased seeing your sons asking questions from the wise man.
10. The children will like to see the parrots eating fruits on the trees.
11. We are doctors coming from the island, you are teachers going to the island.
12. He will take money and go to the shop to buy goods.
13. Having filled the bowl with drinking water the child will give it to the beggar eating rice.
14. Men wishing to get merit will plant trees for people in the world.
15. Searching for wealth wicked men will oppress farmers living righteously in villages.
16. There are fruits on the trees in the mountains.
17. Good men doing meritorious deeds will learn the dhamma from monks.
18. Wise men instruct kings governing the islands.
19. You will buy fish from fishermen coming from the sea.
20. Wishing to learn the dhamma we approach the Buddha.
21. Seeing the jackal coming to the park the children will get frightened.
22. They will go to see the king coming to the village with the ministers.
23. You are a good man who lives righteously.
24. I see a parrot picking a fruit with its beak.
25. We will become good men practising virtue.

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21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | Appendix

Workbook: 01-05 | 06-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 | 21-25 | 26-32

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21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | Phụ đính

"The Pāli Primer" is a publication of the Vipassana Research Institute (http://www.vri.dhamma.org).
It aims to provide an elementary understanding of the Pali language.


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