Pāḷi : Lesson 1.1

buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi
saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi
Dutiyampi Buddham Saranam Gacchâmi.
Dutiyampi Dhammam Saranam Gacchâmi.
Dutiyampi Sangham Saranam Gacchâmi.
Tatiyampi Buddham Saranarn Gacchâmi.
Tatiyampi Dhammam Saranam Gacchâmi.
Tatiyampi Sangham Saranam Gacchâmi.

GLOSSARY

buddhaṃ: buddha-, Adj.: p.p. of the verb budh-, to awaken. Awakened One, Enlightened One. Here as a noun: a being who has attained nirvana. The historical Buddha Shakyamuni. Acc.Sg.: buddhaṃ.

saraṇaṃ: saraṇa-, N.n.: refuge. Acc.Sg.: saraṇaṃ.

gacchāmi: verb gam-, to go. Here 1st person singular of active indicative, present tense: I go.

dhammaṃ: dhamma-, N.m.: Buddha's Teaching. The Law. Derived from the verb dha-, to hold. Thus dhamma "holds the world together". Acc.Sg.: dhammaṃ.

saṅghaṃ: saṅgha-, N.m.: community. The community of the Buddha's followers. It is of two kinds: the saṅgha of lay followers and the saṅgha of monks and nuns. Acc.Sg.: saṅghaṃ.

dutiyaṃ: second time (accusative of dutiya)

tatiyaṃ: third time (accusative of tatiya, third used adverbially)

Source:

Research Center for Digital Humanities, NTU. “Digital Library and Museum of Buddhist Studies.” (1995). http://doi:10.6681/NTURCDH.DB_DLMBS/Collection. March-4-2024.

Gair, James W, Karunatillake, W.S.. A New Course in Reading Pāli. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 1998. Text