lesson 8 aśvaśālāyām

at the stable

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Traveller pathikaḥ śubhaste pradoṣaḥ, aśvān vikrīṇāti vā?

good evening , do you sell horses ?

Horse trader aśvapālaḥ ām, kim icchati bhavān?

yes , what are you looking for ?

T ekam aśvam kretum icchāmi māsa-catuṣṭayārtham

i would like to buy a horse for 4 months

H kimartham krīṇāti aśvam?

why are you buying a horse ?

T himālayayātrārtham āvaśyakam.

to travel around the Himalayas

H balavantam aśvam prāptum arhati.

You need a strong horse for that.

yataḥ bahavaḥ panthānaḥ viṣamāḥ durārohāś casanti tatra.

There are steep and dangerous paths there.

T aham apramattaḥ bhaviṣyāmi.

i intend to be mindful on the paths.

H tadarthaṃ aśvaḥ navatiḥ rūpyakāṇām iti bhavati.

a good horse for that will be 90 rupees

T saptatiḥ paryāptaṃ syād vā?

will you take 70 rupees

H aśītiḥ alam syāt.

i will take 80 rupees

T uttamam, ahaṃ taṃ svīkaromi.

very good , I will take it

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