Vol. 16 · pages 711–715

687PALI : DICTIONARY Look here, b˜~/ Methinks, e××ks My dear, Hkks] vEeks] vkoqlks] lEe] ekfjl Revered Sir, HkUrs] HknUrs Sir, lkfe] vÕ;s Shame, f/! f/jRFkq Thrice, frD[kÙkqa Five times, i×pD[kÙkqa Ten times, nlD[kÙkqa Hundred times, lrD[kÙkqa Many times, cgqD[kÙkqa My Lord, nso Adverbs of Time , dkyHksnk Afternoon, vij.gks Afterwards, iPNk Always, lnk] fuPpa (Ind.) Dawn, v:.kks] v:.kksn;ks Day, fnolks Day after to-morrow, ijulqoks (Ind.) Day before yesterday, ijgh;ks (Ind.) Day time, fnoldkyks One day, ,dnk (Ind.) Early morning, iPpwlks Evening, lk;a Fast-day, miksl;ks Formerly, iqCcs] iqjk (Ind.) Fore-noon, iqCc.gks Fortnight, v…eklks] iD[kks Fullmoon day, i..kjlh (f) Future, vukxrks Hour, ?kfVdk Mid-day, eT>.gks Midnight, fulhFkks Minute, eqgqÙkks] [k.kks Month, eklks Morning, iHkkrks] In the morning, ikrks Moment, [k.kks Night, jfÙk (f) First watch of night, iB;;keks Last watch ofnight, ifPNe;keks Middle watch of night, efT>e;keks New-moon-day, vekolh (f) Now, bnkfu (Ind.) Rainy-season, oLluks Season, mrq] (m, f) Second, vPNjk Spring, olUrks Summer, fxEgkuks Time, dkyks Past time, vrhrks Present time, iPpqIiUuks To-day, vTt (Ind.) To-morrow, lqos (Ind.) Week, lÙkkgks Winter, gseUrks Year, ljnks] laoPNja Yesterday, gh;ks] fgÕ;ks

688 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES V. General Conversation , lk/kj.k lŠkiksA 1. Do you know Pali ? Roa ikfyHkkla tkukfl\A 2. I know a little; vga Fkksda tkukfeA 3. Are you able to converse in Pali ? lØïksfl Roa ikfyHkklk; lŠfirqa\A 4. Yes, I am able to converse a little : vke] Fkksda lŠfirqa lØïksfeA 5. What is your name ? ;qÕga ukea fld\ fldeks ukesfl\A 6. My name is Vijayabahu; vga fot;ckgw ukeks fEgA 7. Where do you live ? Roa dFka olfl\A 8. I live in Colombo; vga dksGEcuxjs oflfeA 9. What is your age ? rqÕga vk;qIiek.kka fdÙka\A 10. My age is fifteen eÕga vk;qIiek.ka i..kjlA 11. How old are you ? dfroLlksfl Roa (vk;quk)\A 12. I am twenty years old; vga ohlfr oLlks¿fEgA 13. Where do your parents live ? rqÕga ekrkfirjks dqflg olfUr\A 14. They too live in Colombo now ? rs fi bnkfu dksGEcuxjs ;so olfUrA 15. Do you have brothers and sisters too ? rqÕga Hkkrq Hkfxuh;ks fi lfUr\A 16. Yes, I have four brothers and two sisters : vke] eÕga pÙkkjks Hkkrjksp }s Hkfxfu;ks p lfUrA 17. What do your brothers do ? ro Hkkrjks fld djksfUr\A 18. One of them is a merchant, the second one is a clerk and the other two still attend schools; rslq ,dks okf.ktks] nqfr;ks ys[kdks] }s rko ikBlkyklq mXx.gfUr-A 19. What do you like to be ? Roa fld dEe dkrqa bPNfl\A 20. I like to be a carpenter; vga ,dks c Môdh Hkforqa bPNkfeA 21. When did you come here; dnk Roa b/ vkxrks fl\ 22. I came here yesterday; gh;ks ga b/ vkxflxPNA

689PALI : DICTIONARY 1. Who are you ? dks fl Roa\ 2. I am a farer; vga ,dks ifFkdksA 3. Where do you come from ? dqrks Roa vkxPNfl\ 4. I come from India; vga bUnqnslrks vkxPNfeA 5. For what purpose have you come ? Roa fld dkrqa vkxrks fl\ 6. I want to sell some goods; vga Hk.Mkfu fofØïf.krqa bPNkfeA 7. Why did you come here; dLek b/ vkxrks fl\A 8. I came here to talk to you; r;k lfl… lŠfirqa vkxrks fEgA 9. What is your father ? dks rqÕga firk\ 10. My father is the merchant Mahanama; ee firk egkuke okf.ktks 11. Who is your friend and acquaintance here ? dks b/ ro feÙkks ok lfUn Vòks ok\ 12. The mayor of this city is a friend of mine; b/ uxjxqfÙkdks eÕga feÙkks gksfrA 13. Where do you work ? dRFk Roa dEea djksfl\ 14. I work in a post office; vga ,dflLe lkluxkjs dEea djksfeA 15. Where do you go from here ? brks Roa dqflg xPNfl\ 16. I will go to another town from here; vga brks v××ka vxja xfeLlkfe 17. Do you like this place ? fi;k;fl Roa bna Bkua\ 18. I may like this place if it is not to hot; fi;k;sÕ;e bna Bkua lPpsna ukPpq.gaHkosÕ;A 19. When will you go home ? dqnk Roa ld Vòkua xfeLlfl\ 20. I will go home when I get enough money; ;fn igks.kda ewya yfHkLlkfe] rnk¿ga xfeLlfeA 21. How much money have you now with you ? fdÙkda ewya¿nkfu ro lfUrds vfRFk\A 22. I have fourteen rupees and fifty cents; pqíl :fi;kfu v Môk:fi;×k p ee lfUrds lfUrA Orders and Advice 1. Ring the bell; ?k.Ba oknsfgA 2. Bring my watch here; ee gksjkykspua b/ vkgkjA 3. Call that man here; ra iqfjla b/ iØïkslkfgA

690 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES 4. Wash your feet; rqÕga ikns /ksokfgA 5. Do not go in the Sun; vkris ek xPNkfgA 6. Do not drink intoxicants; eTta ek fioA 7. Fold my silk dress; ee dkslsÕ;PNknua lagjkfgA 8. Give this begger some rice; beLl ;kpdLl Fkksda r.Mqya nsfgA 9. Send that boy to fetch a pen; ys[kfl.k vkuarqa ra nkjda islsfgA 10. Be always obedient to your parents; lnk ekrkfirqUua opudjk HkoFkA 11. Do not ridicule elders; ek oq…kua ifjgkla djksFkA 12. Never tell lies; ek dnkfp fi eqlk Hk.kFkA 13. Do not kill living beings; ek thfouks thfork oksjksisFkA 14. Pay respect to all religious teachers; lCcsla le.kkua xkjoa djksFkA 15. Keep company with virtuous friends; dY;k.kfeÙks lsoFkA 16. Do not keep company with friends who have fallen into voice; ikifeÙks ek HktFkA 17. Do not steal even a needle that belongs to others; ek ijlUrda lwfpeÙka fi FksusFkA 18. Do not tease animals; frjPNkuxrs ek flglFkA 19. Do not try to find others faults; ek ijsla fNíkfu xoslFkA 20. Find out your own faults and avoid them; vÙkuks oTtkfu xoslsRok rkfu itgFkA Conversation with a school boy 1. Why did you not come yesterday ? Or why were you absent yesterday ? dLek Roa gh;ks u vkxrks fl\A 2. Yesterday I went with my father to a funeral; gh;ks ¿ga firjk lfl… erd Vòkua vxfleA 3. Where are your books and writing material ? dqflg ro iksRFkdk ys[kuHk.Mkfu p\A 4. I came here having left them on the desk in the school; rku ¿ ga lkyCHkUrjs ys[kuiQyds Bkis Rok vkxrks ¿ fEgA 5. Why do you come late to-day ? dLek Roa vTt fpjkf;Rok vkxPNfl\A

691PALI : DICTIONARY 6. Being unable to cross the bridge as it was broken down, I am late; vUrjkeXxs lsrquks fHkUurk rfjrqa vlØïksUrks fpjkfl;A 7. What did that boy say to you ? lks nkjdks rqÕga fld dFksfl\A 8. He said he could not buy the necessary books as he had no money; fuewyÙkk bfPNrs iksRFkds fdf.krqa uklfD[k fr lks ofnA 9. Why did he send for you ? dLek lks ra iØïksfl\A 10. He has send for me because he wished to get a book from me ; ee lfUrdk ,da iksRFkda y…qa bPNUrks lks ee iØïksflA 11. How many books did you buy ? dfr iksRFkdk dhrk r;k\A 12. I bought four books; e;k pÙkkjks iksRFkdk dhrkA 13. How much did you pay for them; rsla vRFkk; fdÙkda ewya fnUua r;k\ 14. I gave eight rupees and twenty five cents; vVò :fi;kfu i×pohlfr&lrHkkxs p vgavnkfllA 15. Can you run quickly; lØïksfl Roa lh?ka /kforqaA 16. I am not able to run very fast; vga vfrlh/a /kforqa u lØïksfeA 17. Was it done by him in your presence ? dra bna rsu rqÕga lEeq[ks\A 18. No; it was done by him in the presence of two other students; u_ v××ksla f}Uua flLlLl lfUrds rsu bna draA 19. If it is so how do you know this ? ;fn ,oa] dFka Roa bna tkukfl\A 20. They told me that he did so; lks rFk djh fr rs ea oflnlqA 21. When will your father return ? ;qÕga firk dnk iPpkxfeLlfr\A 22. He will return from there day after tomorrow; ijlqos lks rrks vkxfeLlfrA 23. Did you tear the leaves of this book ? Roa beLl iksRFkdLl iÙkkfu nkysfl uq\ 24. I did not; I was writing my copy; u vga fyfiifjp;s vD[kjkfu fy[kUrks fulhflnA 25. Do you write with steel nibs ? v;ys[kuheq[ksfg uq rqEgs fy[kFk\A 26. We write with quill pens; e;a iÙkukGk&ys[kuhfg fy[kkeA 27. What did your teacher teach you yesterday ? fld rqEgkda vkpfj;ks fg;ks mXx.gkisflA