Translation Drills

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Mixed Translation Practice

  1. रामः वनं गच्छति।
    rāmaḥ vanaṃ gacchati.
  2. विद्यार्थी श्लोकं पठति।
    vidyārthī ślokaṃ paṭhati.
  3. बुद्धः धर्मं भाषते।
    buddhaḥ dharmaṃ bhāṣate.
  4. राजपुत्रः ग्रामात् आगच्छति।
    rājaputraḥ grāmāt āgacchati.
  5. कर्म कृत्वा सः गच्छति।
    karma kṛtvā saḥ gacchati.
  6. धर्मः ज्ञेयः।
    dharmaḥ jñeyaḥ.
  7. नमो बुद्धाय।
    namo buddhāya.
  8. आत्मना आत्मानम् उद्धरेत्।
    ātmanā ātmānam uddharet.
Answer key
  1. Rāma goes to the forest.
  2. The student reads a verse.
  3. The Buddha speaks the teaching.
  4. The king’s son comes from the village.
  5. Having done the action, he goes.
  6. Dharma is to be known.
  7. Homage to the Buddha.
  8. One should raise the self by the self.