lesson 10               aśvena saṃcaraṇam viśrāntiś ca

                                                   Ride and rest,

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Traveller:              eṣaḥ mārgaḥ sugaḥ na bhavati.

                                  This path is not easy.

                            bahavaḥ śailāḥ śithilāḥ santi.

                                  There are many loose rocks.

 

 

Horse:          mama catvāraḥ pādāḥ etad jānanti

                            My four feet know this.

 

T:        bahvyaḥ oṣadhyaḥ dakṣiṇataḥ santi,

                  A lot of plants are on the right side of the path,

           kintu katipayāḥ vāmataḥ bhavanti.

                  but few plants on the left side.

 

Horse:       aśvaḥ: bubhukṣur aham,   yadā dakṣiṇataḥ paśyāmi.

                       i am hungry,   as I look to the right.

 

T:          jalam tadvṛkṣanikaṭe paśyāmi.

                      i see a stream in near that tree.

 

H:        jalasya pravāhaṃ śṛṇomi.    pipāsuḥ bhavāmi.

                      i hear the stream.     i am thirsty.

 

T:         āvābhyām sthīyatām atra bhojanārtham pānārtham ca.

                     We should stop here, to eat and drink.

 

H:           adhunā bhavān buddhimān bhavati.

                      Now you are being sensible.

 

T:          tvām atra badhnāmi,

                    i will tie you here

             yataḥ tvam tṛṇam caritum jalam ca pātum śaknoṣi.

                   so you can graze and drink water.

 

H:            antataḥ.

                     Finally.

 

T:            mama syūte śuṣkāni phalāni santi,

                        i have dried fruits in the bag.

               tathā hi roṭikā kṣīrajam jalam ca.

                        Also cheese and bread and water.

 

T:       etad sundaram.

                 This is beautiful.

          janāḥ āgacchanti mārgena iti mayā śrūyate.

                  i hear people coming along the path.

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Mountain man:      Śaila-janaḥ:          namaste, pathika.

                                                                  Hello, traveler.

 

T:          namaste, mitrāṇi!

                     Hello friends.

 

Mm:       kutra gacchati bhavān?

                   Where are you travelling to ?

 

T:       yātrāyām carāmi.

                 i am on an adventure.

          kutra yāpayatīti na veda.

                 i do not know where it will lead.

          kṛpayā bhojanam mayā saha khādatu.

                 Please join me to share food.

 

Mm:      dhanyavādaḥ. Eṣaḥ mama kuṭumbaḥ bhavati.

                    Thank you. This is my family:

             mama patnī, mama putraḥ putrī ca.

                    my wife, my son and my daughter.

 

 

T:          kṛpayā, mayā saha upaviśatu atra.

                     Please sit with me here.

 

 

 

 

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