lesson 2 sā āgacchati (gamat)

she comes over

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Girl kanyā katham tvam asi ?

How are you ?

T pathikaḥ: kuśalī asmi, dhanyavādaḥ. nisīdaḥ, kṛpayā

i am well thank you. Please sit down.

G odanam masureṇa ca akhādīt iti paśyāmi .

i see that rice and lentils was eaten

T ām, tad uttamam āsīt kintu atīva tīkṣṇam. (…śubham abhūt…)

yes, it was quite good but too hot .

Bhavatyāḥ bhojanam samāptam vā? (api tvayā jagdham?)

are you finished with your meal ?

G ām, adhunā granthālayasya patham diśai .

yes, i shall now point the way to the library

tatra kim iccheḥ

what do you want there ?

T mayā bahūni sanskrita-pustakāni draṣṭavyāni.

(anekān samskṛta-granthān darśam)

i want to explore the many Sanskrit books.

tāni bhavatyā dṛṣṭāni vā? (tadgranthān adarśaḥ?)

Have you seen these books ?

G teṣām katipayāni eva aikṣam .

i have only seen a few

kintu bahūni santi tatra.

But there are so many

kīdṛśāni ekāṇi icchasi ?

Which ones do you seek ?

T na veda. Sambhāvyam Vajra-sūtram iti.

i do not know. Maybe the Diamond Sutra

G etat ekam aham na aikṣam .

that one I have not seen .

kimartham etad eva iṣyate mayā ?

Why do you seek out that book ?

T paṭhitena mama camatkāraḥ āsīt:

i was tickled by a quote

‘sarveṣām bhūtānām uttamam tattvam śūnyam iti’;

‘the essential original nature of things is empty ‘

G hum ! avām bahis gaccheḥ ?

hum , may we go outside ?