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1 Corinthians 12 १ करिन्थिनः पत्रं 12
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हेhe भ्रातरःbhrā·ta·raḥ, यूयंyū·yaṃ यद्yad आत्मिकान्āt·mi·kān दायान्dā·yān अनवगतास्तिष्ठथa·na·va·ga·tās·tiṣ·ṭha·tha तदहंta·da·haṃ नाभिलषामिnā·bhi·la·ṣā·mi।
he bhrātaraḥ, yūyaṁ yad ātmikān dāyān anavagatāstiṣṭhatha tadahaṁ nābhilaṣāmi|
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
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पूर्व्वंpūr·vaṃ भिन्नजातीयाbhin·na·jā·tī·yā यूयंyū·yaṃ यद्वद्yad·vad विनीतास्तद्वद्vi·nī·tās·tad·vad अवाक्प्रतिमानाम्a·vāk·pra·ti·mā·nām अनुगामिनa·nu·gā·mi·na आध्बम्ādh·bam इतिi·ti जानीथjā·nī·tha।
pūrvvaṁ bhinnajātīyā yūyaṁ yadvad vinītāstadvad avākpratimānām anugāmina ādhbam iti jānītha|
Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
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इतिi·ti हेतोरहंhe·to·ra·haṃ युष्मभ्यंyuṣ·mabh·yaṃ निवेदयामिni·ve·da·yā·mi, ईश्वरस्यात्मनाīś·va·ras·yāt·ma·nā भाषमाणःbhā·ṣa·mā·ṇaḥ कोऽपिko·pi यीशुंyī·śuṃ शप्तśap·ta इतिi·ti नna व्याहरतिvyā·ha·ra·ti, पुनश्चpu·naś·ca पवित्रेणात्मनाpa·vit·re·ṇāt·ma·nā विनीतंvi·nī·taṃ विनान्यःvi·nān·yaḥ कोऽपिko·pi यीशुंyī·śuṃ प्रभुरितिpra·bhu·ri·ti व्याहर्त्तुंvyā·har·tuṃ नna शक्नोतिśak·no·ti।
iti hetorahaṁ yuṣmabhyaṁ nivedayāmi, īśvarasyātmanā bhāṣamāṇaḥ ko'pi yīśuṁ śapta iti na vyāharati, punaśca pavitreṇātmanā vinītaṁ vinānyaḥ ko'pi yīśuṁ prabhuriti vyāharttuṁ na śaknoti|
Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
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परिचर्य्याश्चpa·ri·car·yāś·ca बहुविधाःba·hu·vi·dhāḥ किन्त्वेकःkin·tve·kaḥ प्रभुःpra·bhuḥ।
paricaryyāśca bahuvidhāḥ kintvekaḥ prabhuḥ|
And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
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एकस्मैe·kas·mai तेनात्मनाte·nāt·ma·nā ज्ञानवाक्यंjñā·na·vāk·yaṃ दीयतेdī·ya·te, अन्यस्मैan·yas·mai तेनैवात्मनादिष्टंte·nai·vāt·ma·nā·diṣ·ṭaṃ विद्यावाक्यम्vid·yā·vāk·yam,
ekasmai tenātmanā jñānavākyaṁ dīyate, anyasmai tenaivātmanādiṣṭaṁ vidyāvākyam,
For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
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अन्यस्मैan·yas·mai तेनैवात्मनाte·nai·vāt·ma·nā विश्वासःviś·vā·saḥ, अन्यस्मैan·yas·mai तेनैवात्मनाte·nai·vāt·ma·nā स्वास्थ्यदानशक्तिःsvās·thya·dā·na·śak·tiḥ,
anyasmai tenaivātmanā viśvāsaḥ, anyasmai tenaivātmanā svāsthyadānaśaktiḥ,
To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
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अन्यस्मैan·yas·mai दुःसाध्यसाधनशक्तिरन्यस्मैduḥ·sādh·ya·sā·dha·na·śak·ti·ran·yas·mai चेश्वरीयादेशःceś·va·rī·yā·de·śaḥ, अन्यस्मैan·yas·mai चातिमानुषिकस्यादेशस्यcā·ti·mā·nu·ṣi·kas·yā·de·śas·ya विचारसामर्थ्यम्vi·cā·ra·sā·mar·thyam, अन्यस्मैan·yas·mai परभाषाभाषणशक्तिरन्यस्मैpa·ra·bhā·ṣā·bhā·ṣa·ṇa·śak·ti·ran·yas·mai चca भाषार्थभाषणसामर्यंbhā·ṣār·tha·bhā·ṣa·ṇa·sā·mar·yaṃ दीयतेdī·ya·te।
anyasmai duḥsādhyasādhanaśaktiranyasmai ceśvarīyādeśaḥ, anyasmai cātimānuṣikasyādeśasya vicārasāmarthyam, anyasmai parabhāṣābhāṣaṇaśaktiranyasmai ca bhāṣārthabhāṣaṇasāmaryaṁ dīyate|
To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
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एकेनाद्वितीयेनात्मनाe·ke·nād·vi·tī·ye·nāt·ma·nā यथाभिलाषम्ya·thā·bhi·lā·ṣam एकैकस्मैe·kai·kas·mai जनायैकैकंja·nā·yai·kai·kaṃ दानंdā·naṃ वितरताvi·ta·ra·tā तानिtā·ni सर्व्वाणिsar·vā·ṇi साध्यन्तेsādh·yan·te।
ekenādvitīyenātmanā yathābhilāṣam ekaikasmai janāyaikaikaṁ dānaṁ vitaratā tāni sarvvāṇi sādhyante|
But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
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देहde·ha एकःe·kaḥ सन्नपिsan·na·pi यद्वद्yad·vad बह्वङ्गयुक्तोbah·vaṅ·ga·yuk·to भवतिbha·va·ti, तस्यैकस्यtas·yai·kas·ya वपुषोva·pu·ṣo ऽङ्गानांṅgā·nāṃ बहुत्वेनba·hut·ve·na यद्वद्yad·vad एकंe·kaṃ वपुva·pu र्भवतिrbha·va·ti, तद्वत्tad·vat ख्रीष्टःkhrīṣ·ṭaḥ।
deha ekaḥ sannapi yadvad bahvaṅgayukto bhavati, tasyaikasya vapuṣo 'ṅgānāṁ bahutvena yadvad ekaṁ vapu rbhavati, tadvat khrīṣṭaḥ|
For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
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यतोya·to हेतोhe·to र्यिहूदिभिन्नजातीयदासस्वतन्त्राryi·hū·di·bhin·na·jā·tī·ya·dā·sas·va·tan·trā वयंva·yaṃ सर्व्वेsar·ve मज्जनेनैकेनात्मनैकदेहीकृताःmaj·ja·ne·nai·ke·nāt·ma·nai·ka·de·hī·kṛ·tāḥ सर्व्वेsar·ve चैकात्मभुक्ताcai·kāt·ma·bhuk·tā अभवामa·bha·vā·ma।
yato heto ryihūdibhinnajātīyadāsasvatantrā vayaṁ sarvve majjanenaikenātmanaikadehīkṛtāḥ sarvve caikātmabhuktā abhavāma|
For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
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तत्रtat·ra चरणंca·ra·ṇaṃ यदिya·di वदेत्va·det नाहंnā·haṃ हस्तस्तस्मात्has·tas·tas·māt शरीरस्यśa·rī·ras·ya भागोbhā·go नास्मीतिnās·mī·ti तर्ह्यनेनtar·hya·ne·na शरीरात्śa·rī·rāt तस्यtas·ya वियोगोvi·yo·go नna भवतिbha·va·ti।
tatra caraṇaṁ yadi vadet nāhaṁ hastastasmāt śarīrasya bhāgo nāsmīti tarhyanena śarīrāt tasya viyogo na bhavati|
If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
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श्रोत्रंśrot·raṃ वाvā यदिya·di वदेत्va·det नाहंnā·haṃ नयनंna·ya·naṃ तस्मात्tas·māt शरीरस्यांशोśa·rī·ras·yāṃ·śo नास्मीतिnās·mī·ti तर्ह्यनेनtar·hya·ne·na शरीरात्śa·rī·rāt तस्यtas·ya वियोगोvi·yo·go नna भवतिbha·va·ti।
śrotraṁ vā yadi vadet nāhaṁ nayanaṁ tasmāt śarīrasyāṁśo nāsmīti tarhyanena śarīrāt tasya viyogo na bhavati|
And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
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कृत्स्नंkṛt·snaṃ शरीरंśa·rī·raṃ यदिya·di दर्शनेन्द्रियंdar·śa·nen·dri·yaṃ भवेत्bha·vet तर्हिtar·hi श्रवणेन्द्रियंśra·va·ṇen·dri·yaṃ कुत्रkut·ra स्थास्यतिsthās·ya·ti? तत्tat कृत्स्नंkṛt·snaṃ यदिya·di वाvā श्रवणेन्द्रियंśra·va·ṇen·dri·yaṃ भवेत्bha·vet तर्हिtar·hi घ्रणेन्द्रियंghra·ṇen·dri·yaṃ कुत्रkut·ra स्थास्यतिsthās·ya·ti?
kṛtsnaṁ śarīraṁ yadi darśanendriyaṁ bhavet tarhi śravaṇendriyaṁ kutra sthāsyati? tat kṛtsnaṁ yadi vā śravaṇendriyaṁ bhavet tarhi ghraṇendriyaṁ kutra sthāsyati?
If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
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किन्त्विदानीम्kin·tvi·dā·nīm ईश्वरेणīś·va·re·ṇa यथाभिलषितंya·thā·bhi·la·ṣi·taṃ तथैवाङ्गप्रत्यङ्गानाम्ta·thai·vāṅ·gap·rat·yaṅ·gā·nām एकैकंe·kai·kaṃ शरीरेśa·rī·re स्थापितंsthā·pi·taṃ।
kintvidānīm īśvareṇa yathābhilaṣitaṁ tathaivāṅgapratyaṅgānām ekaikaṁ śarīre sthāpitaṁ|
But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
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अतएवa·ta·e·va त्वयाtva·yā ममma·ma प्रयोजनंpra·yo·ja·naṃ नास्तीतिnās·tī·ti वाचंvā·caṃ पाणिंpā·ṇiṃ वदितुंva·di·tuṃ नयनंna·ya·naṃ नna शक्नोतिśak·no·ti, तथाta·thā युवाभ्यांyu·vābh·yāṃ ममma·ma प्रयोजनंpra·yo·ja·naṃ नास्तीतिnās·tī·ti मूर्द्धाmūr·ddhā चरणौca·ra·ṇau वदितुंva·di·tuṃ नna शक्नोतिःśak·no·tiḥ;
ataeva tvayā mama prayojanaṁ nāstīti vācaṁ pāṇiṁ vadituṁ nayanaṁ na śaknoti, tathā yuvābhyāṁ mama prayojanaṁ nāstīti mūrddhā caraṇau vadituṁ na śaknotiḥ;
And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
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वस्तुतस्तुvas·tu·tas·tu विग्रहस्यvig·ra·has·ya यान्यङ्गान्यस्माभिyān·yaṅ·gān·yas·mā·bhi र्दुर्ब्बलानिrdur·ba·lā·ni बुध्यन्तेbudh·yan·te तान्येवtān·ye·va सप्रयोजनानिsap·ra·yo·ja·nā·ni सन्तिsan·ti।
vastutastu vigrahasya yānyaṅgānyasmābhi rdurbbalāni budhyante tānyeva saprayojanāni santi|
Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
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यानिyā·ni चca शरीरमध्येऽवमन्यानिśa·rī·ra·madh·ye·va·man·yā·ni बुध्यतेbudh·ya·te तान्यस्माभिरधिकंtān·yas·mā·bhi·ra·dhi·kaṃ शोभ्यन्तेśobh·yan·te। यानिyā·ni चca कुदृश्यानिku·dṛś·yā·ni तानिtā·ni सुदृश्यतराणिsu·dṛś·ya·ta·rā·ṇi क्रियन्तेkri·yan·te
yāni ca śarīramadhye'vamanyāni budhyate tānyasmābhiradhikaṁ śobhyante| yāni ca kudṛśyāni tāni sudṛśyatarāṇi kriyante
And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.
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किन्तुkin·tu यानिyā·ni स्वयंsva·yaṃ सुदृश्यानिsu·dṛś·yā·ni तेषांte·ṣāṃ शोभनम्śo·bha·nam निष्प्रयोजनंniṣ·pra·yo·ja·naṃ।
kintu yāni svayaṁ sudṛśyāni teṣāṁ śobhanam niṣprayojanaṁ|
For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:
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शरीरमध्येśa·rī·ra·madh·ye यद्yad भेदोbhe·do नna भवेत्bha·vet किन्तुkin·tu सर्व्वाण्यङ्गानिsar·vāṇ·yaṅ·gā·ni यद्yad ऐक्यभावेनaik·ya·bhā·ve·na सर्व्वेषांsar·ve·ṣāṃ हितंhi·taṃ चिन्तयन्तिcin·ta·yan·ti तदर्थम्ta·dar·tham ईश्वरेणाप्रधानम्īś·va·re·ṇāp·ra·dhā·nam आदरणीयंā·da·ra·ṇī·yaṃ कृत्वाkṛt·vā शरीरंśa·rī·raṃ विरचितंvi·ra·ci·taṃ।
śarīramadhye yad bhedo na bhavet kintu sarvvāṇyaṅgāni yad aikyabhāvena sarvveṣāṁ hitaṁ cintayanti tadartham īśvareṇāpradhānam ādaraṇīyaṁ kṛtvā śarīraṁ viracitaṁ|
That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
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तस्माद्tas·mād एकस्याङ्गस्यe·kas·yāṅ·gas·ya पीडायांpī·ḍā·yāṃ जातायांjā·tā·yāṃ सर्व्वाण्यङ्गानिsar·vāṇ·yaṅ·gā·ni तेनte·na सहsa·ha पीड्यन्तेpīḍ·yan·te, एकस्यe·kas·ya समादरेsa·mā·da·re जातेjā·te चca सर्व्वाणिsar·vā·ṇi तेनte·na सहsa·ha संहृष्यन्तिsaṃ·hṛṣ·yan·ti।
tasmād ekasyāṅgasya pīḍāyāṁ jātāyāṁ sarvvāṇyaṅgāni tena saha pīḍyante, ekasya samādare jāte ca sarvvāṇi tena saha saṁhṛṣyanti|
And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
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केचित्ke·cit केचित्ke·cit समितावीश्वरेणsa·mi·tā·vīś·va·re·ṇa प्रथमतःpra·tha·ma·taḥ प्रेरिताpre·ri·tā द्वितीयतdvi·tī·ya·ta ईश्वरीयादेशवक्तारस्तृतीयतīś·va·rī·yā·de·śa·vak·tā·ras·tṛ·tī·ya·ta उपदेष्टारोu·pa·deṣ·ṭā·ro नियुक्ताःni·yuk·tāḥ, ततःta·taḥ परंpa·raṃ केभ्योऽपिkebh·yo·pi चित्रकार्य्यसाधनसामर्थ्यम्cit·ra·kār·ya·sā·dha·na·sā·mar·thyam अनामयकरणशक्तिरुपकृतौa·nā·ma·ya·ka·ra·ṇa·śak·ti·ru·pa·kṛ·tau लोकशासनेlo·ka·śā·sa·ne वाvā नैपुण्यंnai·puṇ·yaṃ नानाभाषाभाषणसामर्थ्यंnā·nā·bhā·ṣā·bhā·ṣa·ṇa·sā·mar·thyaṃ वाvā तेनte·na व्यतारिvya·tā·ri।
kecit kecit samitāvīśvareṇa prathamataḥ preritā dvitīyata īśvarīyādeśavaktārastṛtīyata upadeṣṭāro niyuktāḥ, tataḥ paraṁ kebhyo'pi citrakāryyasādhanasāmarthyam anāmayakaraṇaśaktirupakṛtau lokaśāsane vā naipuṇyaṁ nānābhāṣābhāṣaṇasāmarthyaṁ vā tena vyatāri|
And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
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सर्व्वेsar·ve किंkiṃ प्रेरिताःpre·ri·tāḥ? सर्व्वेsar·ve किम्kim ईश्वरीयादेशवक्तारःīś·va·rī·yā·de·śa·vak·tā·raḥ? सर्व्वेsar·ve किम्kim उपदेष्टारःu·pa·deṣ·ṭā·raḥ? सर्व्वेsar·ve किंkiṃ चित्रकार्य्यसाधकाःcit·ra·kār·ya·sā·dha·kāḥ?
sarvve kiṁ preritāḥ? sarvve kim īśvarīyādeśavaktāraḥ? sarvve kim upadeṣṭāraḥ? sarvve kiṁ citrakāryyasādhakāḥ?
Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?
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सर्व्वेsar·ve किम्kim अनामयकरणशक्तियुक्ताःa·nā·ma·ya·ka·ra·ṇa·śak·ti·yuk·tāḥ? सर्व्वेsar·ve किंkiṃ परभाषावादिनःpa·ra·bhā·ṣā·vā·di·naḥ? सर्व्वेsar·ve वाvā किंkiṃ परभाषार्थप्रकाशकाःpa·ra·bhā·ṣār·thap·ra·kā·śa·kāḥ?
sarvve kim anāmayakaraṇaśaktiyuktāḥ? sarvve kiṁ parabhāṣāvādinaḥ? sarvve vā kiṁ parabhāṣārthaprakāśakāḥ?
Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
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यूयंyū·yaṃ श्रेष्ठदायान्śreṣ·ṭha·dā·yān लब्धुंlab·dhuṃ यतध्वंya·tadh·vaṃ। अनेनa·ne·na यूयंyū·yaṃ मयाma·yā सर्व्वोत्तममार्गंsar·vot·ta·ma·mār·gaṃ दर्शयितव्याःdar·śa·yi·tav·yāḥ।
yūyaṁ śreṣṭhadāyān labdhuṁ yatadhvaṁ| anena yūyaṁ mayā sarvvottamamārgaṁ darśayitavyāḥ|
But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
Sources. Sanskrit: Satyavedaḥ, the New Testament in Sanskrit (Calcutta Baptist Missionaries, 1851; J. Wenger’s revision of W. Carey’s version). Digital text © 2018 SanskritBible.in, via eBible.org, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; changed here: arranged by verse and every word linked to the dictionary (links made automatically). Old Testament Sanskrit: the Old Testament in Sanskrit, Calcutta Baptist Mission Press, 1848–1852 (public domain), read by OCR from the Internet Archive scans of the Boston University School of Theology copy; unproofread, with machine clean-up only. Pāli Canon: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (based on the Vipassana Research Institute’s Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana edition), from SuttaCentral bilara-data, CC0; Devanagari and pronunciation made automatically from the Roman text. Pāli English: Bhikkhu Sujato (suttas) and Bhikkhu Brahmali (Vinaya), SuttaCentral, CC0. Pāli word meanings: the Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary (Rhys Davids & Stede), corrected reprint © The Pali Text Society, CC BY-NC 3.0, digital text from BuddhaDust; word matching automatic. English: King James Version (1769), public domain; words the translators added are in italics. Word meanings and pronunciations: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1872), via this site’s Sanskrit dictionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); English↔Sanskrit word matches made automatically and may need checking.