𑀦𑀫𑁄 𑀢𑀲𑁆𑀲 𑀪𑀕𑀯𑀢𑁄 𑀅𑀭𑀳𑀢𑁄 𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀩𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀲𑁆𑀲 (Homage to the Blessed One, the Worthy One, the Fully Enlightened One). I offer three tranlations from Pali to English, one done by myself, another by ChatGPT-4o and a third by Claude Sonnet 3.5.
The “Sandhi” chapter covers the representation of the language using letters and various rules for “sandhi”. sandhi is derived from saṃ + dhā meaning “putting together” and is used to refer to the transformation that result from the joining together of two words (or two parts of a word) for the sake of euphony. This chapter is translated by me.
This is the version sourced from Pāḷi Tipiṭaka which is a digital reproduction of the authenticated Tipitaka texts from the Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana CD published by the Vipassana Research Institute.
An introductory Pali grammar for beginners, by Dhammakitti (or Vacissara), written in the fourteenth century. It is based on the Kaccāyana and gives the basics of Pali grammar suitable for beginners in the language.