Paali Primer

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1. Upaasako pupphaani aaharati.
2. Ara~n~ne migaa vasanti, rukkhesu makka.taa caranti.
3. Go.naa ti.na.m khaadanti.
4. Manussaa nayanehi passanti.
5. Sama.no vihaarasmi.m aasane nisiidati.
6. Rukkhamhaa pa.n.naani patanti.
7. Vaa.nijaa gaamamhaa khiira.m nagara.m haranti.
8. Bhuupaalo kumaarena saddhi.m uyyaane carati.
9. Kassako khettamhi kuddaalena aavaa.te kha.nati.
10. Maatulo puttassa bha.n.daani dadaati.
11. Upaasakaa sama.naana.m daana.m dadanti, siilaani rakkhanti.
12. Daarakaa mittehi saddhi.m udakasmi.m kii.lanti.
13. Kassakaa vaa.nijehi vatthaani labhanti.
14. Kumaaro uyyaanamhaa maatulassa kusumaani aaharati.
15. Braahma.nassa ajaa go.nehi saha vane aahi.n.danti, ti.naani khaadanti.
16. Siiho vanasmi.m rukkhamuule (at the foot of a tree) nisiidati.
17. Rajakaa udakena aasanaani dhovanti.
18. Amacco duutena saddhi.m rathena ara~n~na.m pavisati.
19. Yaacakassa putto udakena pa.n.naani dhovati.
20. Vaa.nijaa bha.n.daani nagaramhaa gaama.m aaharanti.
21. Tathaagatassa saavakaa asappurisaana.m putte anusaasanti.
22. Upaasakaa udakena pupphaani aasi~ncanti.
23. Kumaaro patta.m bhindati, maatulo akkosati.
24. Luddakassa putto migassa kaaya.m hatthena phusati.
25. Go.no khette paasaa.namhaa u.t.thahati.
26. Rajakassa putto saa.take ma~ncasmi.m nikkhipati.
27. Sugatassa saavako vihaarassa dvaara.m vivarati.
28. Vejjassa daarakaa gehe naccanti.
29. Pa.n.dito asappurisa.m ovadati.
30. Coro aacariyassa saka.ta.m pabbatasmi.m pajahati.

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1. Children play in the water with the dog.
2. The wicked man breaks leaves from the tree.
3. Kings go in vehicles to the park with their ministers.
4. Merchants set out from the city with goods.
5. Virtuous men give alms to monks.
6. Disciples of the Buddha assemble in the park with lay devotees.
7. The thief gets down from the tree in the forest.
8. Wicked men hit the monkeys on the trees with stones.
9. The doctor's horse eats grass with the ox on the road.
10. Jackals live in forests, dogs live in villages.
11. Brahmins sit on seats in the house of the wise man.
12. The sailor opens the doors of his house.
13. The sons of fishermen dance with friends in the park.
14. The merchant puts fish in baskets.
15. The world gets light from the sun.
16. Sailors get up from their seats.
17. The doctor's friend touches the body of the dog with his foot.
18. The Buddha instructs his disciples in the monastery.
19. Boys collect flowers from the park, lay devotees sprinkle them with water.
20. The parrot flies into the sky from the house of the sailor.
21. The thief cuts a tree with a saw, the farmer scolds (him).
22. The wise man advises the merchant, the merchant is pleased with the wise man.
23. The king's messenger comes out of the sea with the sailor.
24. Merchants bring clothes for farmers from the city.
25. Gods protect virtuous men. Good men protect virtues.
26. Men see objects with their eyes with (the help of) the light of the sun.
27. Leaves from the trees fall on the road.
28. Lay devotees place flowers on altars (pupphaasana).
29. Goats drink water from pits in the field.
30. The lions get up from the rock at the foot of the tree (rukkhamuula).