Pāli Primer
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Lily de Silva (M.A., Ph.D., University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka)
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Originally Published by the Vipassana Research Institute, now available as a free e-text. "2008 edition" from E.M. (www.pali.pratyeka.org) [PUBLICATION DATA: This version of the text was extensively re-formatted in Vientiane, Lao P.D.R., in 2005, then completed and released to the public in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, People's Republic of China, in the last months of 2007. The revisions are, for the most part, limited to layout and aesthetics (out of deference to the author). However, the addition of Khmer and Burmese script to the glossary (alongside the Roman text) is my own doing, and therefore is provided as a separate file. The source used to create this e-text was adapted from the Vietnamese edition: http://www.saigon.com/%7Eanson/ --Eisel Mazard]
CONTENTS
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Declension of masculine nouns ending in -a. Nominative case, singular and plural. Present, third, singular and plural verbs. Declension of masculine nouns ending in -a, continued. Accusative case, singular and plural. Declension of masculine nouns ending in -a, continued. Instrumental case, singular and plural. Declension of masculine nouns ending in -a, continued. Ablative case, singular and plural. Declension of masculine nouns ending in -a, continued. Dative case, singular and plural. Declension of masculine nouns ending in -a, continued. Genitive case, singular and plural.
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Declension of masculine nouns ending in -a, continued. Locative case, singular and plural.
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Declension of masculine nouns ending in -a, continued. Vocative case, singular and plural. Declension of neuter nouns ending in -a.
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The Gerund / Absolutive.
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The Infinitive.
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2b 3b 4b 5b 7a 9a
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The present participle, masculine and neuter genders.
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Conjugation of Verbs Present Tense, Active.
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Conjugation of Verbs Present Tense, Active Voice, continued The Further Tense The Optative / Potential Mood The Imperative Mood The Past Tense Declension of feminine nouns ending in -ā. The Past Participle Declension of feminine nouns ending in -i and ī. The Present Participle, feminine gender. The Future Passive Participle. The Causative. Declension of feminine nouns ending in -u. Declension of masculine nouns ending in -i. Declension of masculine nouns ending in -ī. Declension of masculine nouns ending in -u and -ū. Declension of agent nouns and nouns indicating relationships. Declension of neuter nouns ending in -i and -u. Declension of adjectives ending in -vantu and -mantu. Declension of personal pronouns. Declension of personal pronouns, relative, demonstrative and interrogative. List of Pāli Verbs. [List of] Pāli Vocabulary (other than verbs). Glossary [Full listing in alphabetic order, with Burmese & Khmer script, available as a separate file from: www.pali.pratyeka.org]
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