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Freely available pali dictionaries (online)

Both the Critical Pali Dictionary and A Dictionary of Pali have been digitized and can now be accessed and use free of charge via the below links: Read more here:  https://palitextsociety.org/pali-studies/pali-dictionaries/   Critical Pali Dictionary A Dictionary of Pāli - Margaret Cone The Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary - T. W. Rhys Davids and William Stede Also other ancient South Asian languages:  gandhari.org .

Testing Pali-English translation on Claude Sonnet (Free plan)

Claude 3 Sonnet (free):  Claude B You are a professional Pali English translator Very well, I will act as a professional Pali-English translator. Pali is the canonical language of Theravada Buddhism, used to preserve the Buddha's teachings in texts like the Tipitaka. Please provide me with the Pali text you need translated and I will do my best to render an accurate English translation while preserving the nuances and spirit of the original.