An Elementary Pali Course

Lesson IX

A. Feminine Nouns ending in "i"

Bhčmi: f. ground
  SINGULAR PLURAL
Nom., Voc. bhčmi bhčm“, bhčmiyo
Acc. bhčmiµ bhčm“, bhčmiyo
Instr., Abl. bhčmiyŒ bhčm“bhi, bhčm“hi
Dat., Gen. bhčmiyŒ bhčm“naµ
Loc. bhčmiyŒ, bhčmiyaµ bhčm“su
     
Terminations
  SINGULAR PLURAL
Nom., Voc. -- “, iyo
Acc. µ “, iyo
Instr., Abl. bhi, hi
Dat., Gen. naµ
Loc. yŒ, yaµ su

 

Words:
AŗguĀi f.   finger
AŹavi f.   forest
Bhaya n.   fear
Mutti f.   deliverance
P“ti f.   joy
Rati f.   attachment
Khanti f.   patience
Ratti f.   night
KuddŒla m., n.   spade
Soka m.   grief
Kčpa m.   well
Suve, Sve adv.   tomorrow

B. Future Tense (Bhavissanti) - Active Voice

Terminations*
  SINGULAR PLURAL
3rd ssati ssanti
2nd ssasi ssatha
1st ssŒmi ssŒma
     
paca, to cook
  SINGULAR PLURAL
3rd pacissati pacissanti
  he will cook they will cook
2nd pacissasi pacissatha
  you will cook you will cook
1st pacissŒmi pacissŒma
  I will cook we will cook

In the future tense the vowel preceding the terminations is changed into "i".

*Note that, the future tense terminations are formed by adding "ssa" to the present tense terminations.

Verbs:
Bhavati (bhč)   becomes (be)
Khaöati (khaöa)   digs
JŒyati (jana)   arises, is born
PŒpuöŒti (apa with pa)   arrives
Pavisati (visa with pa)   enters
Tarati (tara)   crosses

Exercise 9-A

1. Gahapati kuddŒlena bhčmiyaµ kčpaµ khaöissati.
2. KhantiyŒ p“ti uppajjissati.
3. Narapati sve aŹaviµ pavisitvŒ muniµ passissati.
4. Gahapatayo bhčmiyaµ nis“ditvŒ dhammaµ suöissanti.
5. Rattiyaµ te aŹav“su na vasissanti.
6. Narapatino puttŒ a aviyaµ nagaraµ karissanti.
7. Narapati, tvaµ muttiµ labhitvŒ Buddho bhavissasi.
8. KadŒ tvaµ aŹaviyŒ nikkhamitvŒ nagaraµ pŒpuöissasi?
9. Kuhiµ tvaµ sve gamissasi?
10. Tumhe rattiyaµ visikhŒsu na vicarissatha.
11. Rattiyaµ tumhe candaµ passissatha.
12. Ahaµ assamhŒ bhčmiyaµ na patissŒmi.
13. Ahaµ mayhaµ aŗgul“hi maniµ gaöhissŒmi.
14. Mayaµ gaŗgaµ taritvŒ sve aŹaviµ pŒpuöissŒma.
15. Sve mayaµ dhammasŒlaµ gantvŒ bhčmiyaµ nis“ditvŒ muttiµ labhituµ p“tiyŒ dhammaµ sunissŒma.
16. "RatiyŒ jŒyati soko - ratiyŒ jŒyati bhayaµ."

Exercise 9-B

1. The monkey will eat fruits with his fingers.
2. He will cross the forest tomorrow.
3. Sorrow will arise through attachment.
4. Child, you will fall on the ground.
5. You will see the moon in the sky at night.
6. O sages, when will you obtain deliverance and preach the Doctrine to the world?
7. O farmers, where will you dig a well to obtain water for your fields?
8. Why will you not bring a spade to dig the ground?
9. I will go to live in a forest after receiving* instructions from the sage.
10. I will be a poet.
11. I will not stand in the presence of the king.
12. Through patience we will obtain deliverance.
13. Why shall we wander in the forests with fear?
14. We ourselves shall treat the sick with joy.

*Use gahetvŒ.