lesson 16 aśvena samcaraṇam

Riding

Mountain man: kati varṣāṇi aśvena saṃcaraṇam karoti bhavān?

How many years have you been riding horses ?

Traveller: kevalam katipayāḥ horāḥ mamānubhavaḥ vartate.

Now I only have a few hours of experience. Not years.

MM: gṛhe aśvāḥ santi vā?

You do not have horses in your home ?

T: na hi, mama aśvāḥ gṛhe na bhavanti.

No, I do not keep horses.

aham nagare nivasāmi.

i live in a city.

MM: ayam aśvaḥ bhavantam na aṅgīkarotīti dṛśyate.

This horse does not seem to know you.

bhavān api tam na aṅgīkaroti iti anubhūyate.

Also, it seems you do not know the horse.

T: ām, māsacatuṣṭayam saḥ mayā saha bhavitum arhati.

Yes. i will have this horse for four months only.

tataḥ saḥ svabhartre pratigamiṣyati.

Then she will return to her owner.

MM: karāśvaḥ kamapi nābhijānāti.

A rental horse does not know anyone well.

saḥ sarvadā navīnaiḥ aśvārohaiḥ saha.

She is always with new riders.

T: bhavataḥ aśvaḥ sthiraḥ dṛśyate.

Your family horse is very stable.

MM: saḥ asmān sarvān abhijānāti.

She knows us all of her life.

T: yātrārtham bhavān bahuvāram gacchati vā?

Do you travel a lot ?

MM: mandirāṇi vāratrayam varṣe gacchāmaḥ.

We travel to temples three times per year.

T: kiyat dūram gantum āvaśyakam?

How far are the journeys ?

MM: dūratamām dinatrayam ekena pathā.

The longest journey takes three days each way.

T: api sadā pādābhyām aśvena saha vā yāti bhavān?

You always walk or take the horse ?

MM: niścitam.

Of course.

T: bhavataḥ anye paśavaḥ api santi?

Do you keep other animals ?

MM: asmākam katipaye camarāḥ santi eva.

We have a few yaks also.

T: ete adhunā ekakinaḥ santi vā?

They are alone now ?

MM: mama bhrātā teṣām kṛte bhojanam dadāti, yadā yāmaḥ.

My brother feeds them when we travel.

T: bhavataḥ vastraṃ lomajam asti vā?

Your clothing is woven from wool ?

MM: camaraḥ. camaraḥ suṣṭhuḥ paśuḥ bhavati.

Yak. The yak is a good animal.

T: mama grāme eṣaḥ paśuḥ na dṛśyate.

This animal is not found in my village.

MM: aham viṣaṇṇaḥ asmi bhavadartham.

i am sad for you.

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