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1 Samuel 16 शिमूयेलस्य प्रथमं पुस्तकम् 16

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अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ परमेश्वरःpa·ra·meś·va·raḥ शिमूयेलंśimūyelaṃ बभाषेba·bhā·ṣe इस्रायेलोis·rā·ye·lo राजत्वात्rājatvāt मयाma·yā च्यावितःcyāvitaḥ शौलःśau·laḥ कतिकालंkatikālaṃ त्वयानुशाचिव्यतेtvayānuśācivyate? अधुनाa·dhu·nā त्वंtvaṃ लोयप्रटङloyapraṭaṅa नलेनna·le·na पुरयिताpurayitā गच्छgac·cha लोमloma वेतलेहमीययिशयस्यvetalehamīyayiśayasya समीपsa·mī·pa प्रेषयामिpre·ṣa·yā·mi यतोहंya·to·haṃ तस्यtas·ya पुत्नाणांputnāṇāṃ मध्याद्madh·yād रकraka राजानrā·jā·na कत्तेkatte रोचितवान्ro·ci·ta·vān।

anantaraṃ parameśvaraḥ śimūyelaṃ babhāṣe isrāyelo rājatvāt mayā cyāvitaḥ śaulaḥ katikālaṃ tvayānuśācivyate? adhunā tvaṃ loyapraṭaṅa nalena purayitā gaccha loma vetalehamīyayiśayasya samīpa preṣayāmi yatohaṃ tasya putnāṇāṃ madhyād raka rājāna katte rocitavān|

And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
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ततःta·taḥ शिमूयेलोśi·mū·ye·lo ऽवदन्va·dan, अहंa·haṃ केनke·na प्रकारेणpra·kā·re·ṇa यास्यामिyās·yā·mi वात्तौम्vāttaum इमांi·māṃ नैवnai·va शौलोśau·lo मांmāṃ इनिष्यतिiniṣyati। परमेश्वरःpa·ra·meś·va·raḥ कथयामासka·tha·yā·mā·sa त्वंtvaṃ गोावत्सामेकतांgoāvatsāmekatāṃ करेणka·re·ṇa उठuṭha दीत्वाdītvā परमेश्वरमदिश्यparameśvaramadiśya यज्ञंyajñaṃ कर्तुम्kar·tum अागतेाऽहम्aāgateā'ham इतिi·ti वाचंvā·caṃ वदva·da।

tataḥ śimūyelo 'vadan, ahaṃ kena prakāreṇa yāsyāmi vāttaum imāṃ naiva śaulo māṃ iniṣyati| parameśvaraḥ kathayāmāsa tvaṃ goāvatsāmekatāṃ kareṇa uṭha dītvā parameśvaramadiśya yajñaṃ kartum aāgateā'ham iti vācaṃ vada|

And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.
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अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ यज्ञेनyajñena विश्यंviśyaṃ निमन्नयnimannaya ततःta·taḥ परंpa·raṃ त्वयाtva·yā यत्yat कत्तेवयंkattevayaṃ तदद्हंtadadhaṃ त्वांtvāṃ ज्ञापयिष्यामिjñā·pa·yiṣ·yā·mi, वचvaca यमधिya·ma·dhi त्वाम्tvām ्ादेच्यामिādecyāmi सsa रवra·va त्वयाभिषेक्ता्यःtvayābhiṣektāyaḥ।

anantaraṃ yajñena viśyaṃ nimannaya tataḥ paraṃ tvayā yat kattevayaṃ tadadhaṃ tvāṃ jñāpayiṣyāmi, vaca yamadhi tvām ādecyāmi sa rava tvayābhiṣektāyaḥ|

And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.
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्अनन्तरंanantaraṃ शिमूयेलःśimūyelaḥ परमेख्वरस्थparamekhvarastha वाक्यानुसारेणvāk·yā·nu·sā·re·ṇa सर्व्वेंsar·veṃ कर्म्मेkarme कृतवान्kṛ·ta·vān। वेतलेद्vetaled मेme तस्यागमनकालेtasyāgamanakāle नगरस्यna·ga·ras·ya प्राचीनाःprācīnāḥ कर्म्ममानास्तंkarmamānāstaṃ साक्षात्sāk·ṣāt कृत्वाkṛt·vā पप्रच्छःpap·rac·chaḥ

anantaraṃ śimūyelaḥ paramekhvarastha vākyānusāreṇa sarvveṃ karmme kṛtavān| vetaled me tasyāgamanakāle nagarasya prācīnāḥ karmmamānāstaṃ sākṣāt kṛtvā papracchaḥ

And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
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भवतbha·va·ta आगमनस्यā·ga·ma·nas·ya कुशलkuśala सोऽवदत्so·va·dat कुशलम्kuśalam अहंa·haṃ परमेश्वरसदिश्यparameśvarasadiśya यन्नyan·na क्नस्knas आगमंā·ga·maṃ। युयंyu·yaṃ स्वान्svān पविचोक्त्यpavicoktya मयाma·yā समंsa·maṃ यज्ञम्yajñam गच्छतेतिgacchateti कथयित्वाka·tha·yit·vā सsa विश्यंviśyaṃ तस्यtas·ya सुतांखsutāṃkha पविचीछात्यpavicīchātya यद्ेनyadena निमन्लयामासnimanlayāmāsa।

bhavata āgamanasya kuśala so'vadat kuśalam ahaṃ parameśvarasadiśya yanna knas āgamaṃ| yuyaṃ svān pavicoktya mayā samaṃ yajñam gacchateti kathayitvā sa viśyaṃ tasya sutāṃkha pavicīchātya yadena nimanlayāmāsa|

And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
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अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ तेष्वागतेषुteṣvāgateṣu शिमयेलśimayela इलीयावंilīyāvaṃ निरिच्छniriccha मनसाma·na·sā कथयामासka·tha·yā·mā·sa, परमेश्वरpa·ra·meś·va·ra णाभिषेक्ता्यस्तस्थṇābhiṣektāyastastha गचरोऽभवत्gacaro'bhavat।
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anantaraṃ teṣvāgateṣu śimayela ilīyāvaṃ niriccha manasā kathayāmāsa, parameśvara ṇābhiṣektāyastastha gacaro'bhavat|

And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD’s anointed is before him.
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किन्तुkin·tu परमेश्वरःpa·ra·meś·va·raḥ' श्िमूचेलंśimūcelaṃ बभाषेba·bhā·ṣe त्वम्tvam स्वस्यsvas·ya रूपंrū·paṃ दीघेताच्चdīghetācca मावलाकयmāvalākaya, अहंa·haṃ तम्tam अग्रांagrāṃ छृतवान्chṛtavān, यतोya·to मनुष्येणmanuṣyeṇa यद्yad दश्यतेdaśyate तद्tad असोरःa·so·raḥ, मनुष्येणmanuṣyeṇa वाद्यंvād·yaṃ रूपमेवrūpameva दृश्यतेdṛś·ya·te किन्तुkin·tu परpara मेख्रणान्तःकरणच्mekhraṇāntaḥkaraṇac दृश्यतेdṛś·ya·te। ्नन्तरंnantaraṃ विशयो$वोनाद वमvama अद्वयadvaya शिमूयेलस्यśimūyelasya सम्मुखेनsammukhena गमgama याञ्चकारyāñcakāra, ततःta·taḥ एिमूयेलोeimūyelo जगादja·gā·da,

kintu parameśvaraḥ' śimūcelaṃ babhāṣe tvam svasya rūpaṃ dīghetācca māvalākaya, ahaṃ tam agrāṃ chṛtavān, yato manuṣyeṇa yad daśyate tad asoraḥ, manuṣyeṇa vādyaṃ rūpameva dṛśyate kintu para mekhraṇāntaḥkaraṇac dṛśyate| nantaraṃ viśayo$vonāda vama advaya śimūyelasya sammukhena gama yāñcakāra, tataḥ eimūyelo jagāda,

But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
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ख्वkhva परमेश्वरेणpa·ra·meś·va·re·ṇa नाभिरुचितःnābhirucitaḥ। अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ यिशयःyi·śa·yaḥ शम्संśamsaṃ तस्यtas·ya सम्मखेनsammakhena
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khva parameśvareṇa nābhirucitaḥ| anantaraṃ yiśayaḥ śamsaṃ tasya sammakhena

Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
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गमयाच्चकारgamayāccakāra ततःta·taḥ सsa बभाषेba·bhā·ṣe, रखषोऽपिrakhaṣo'pi परमेश्वरेणpa·ra·meś·va·re·ṇa नाभिरूचितःnābhirūcitaḥ।
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gamayāccakāra tataḥ sa babhāṣe, rakhaṣo'pi parameśvareṇa nābhirūcitaḥ|

Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
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इत्थंit·thaṃ यिशयःyi·śa·yaḥ स्वस्यsvas·ya सप्तणुन्लान्saptaṇunlān शिमूयेलस्यśimūyelasya सम्मृखेनsammṛkhena गमयाझकारgamayājhakāra ततःta·taḥ शिमूयेलोśi·mū·ye·lo विश्यंviśyaṃ व्याहरत्vyā·ha·rat, एतेषांe·te·ṣāṃ कोऽपिko·pi परमेश्वरणparameśvaraṇa नाभिरुचितःnābhirucitaḥ।

itthaṃ yiśayaḥ svasya saptaṇunlān śimūyelasya sammṛkhena gamayājhakāra tataḥ śimūyelo viśyaṃ vyāharat, eteṣāṃ ko'pi parameśvaraṇa nābhirucitaḥ|

Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.
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शिमूयेलोśi·mū·ye·lo विश्यंviśyaṃ बभाषेba·bhā·ṣe, युवलाकानांyuvalākānāṃ किंkiṃ शेषाśe·ṣā जातःjā·taḥ? सsa कथयामासka·tha·yā·mā·sa केवलke·va·la कनिछो$वशिस्टvaśisṭa आस्तेās·te सsa मेषान्me·ṣān चारयतिcārayati। ततःta·taḥ शिमूयेलोśi·mū·ye·lo यिश्यम्yiśyam अवदत्a·va·dat, त्वंtvaṃ दृतंdṛtaṃ प्रशिद्यpraśidya तमानयtamānaya. तस्मिन्tas·min नागनेnā·ga·ne वयंva·yaṃ भाक्तंbhāktaṃ नेापवेच्यामःneāpavecyāmaḥ।

śimūyelo viśyaṃ babhāṣe, yuvalākānāṃ kiṃ śeṣā jātaḥ? sa kathayāmāsa kevala kanicho$vaśisṭa āste sa meṣān cārayati| tataḥ śimūyelo yiśyam avadat, tvaṃ dṛtaṃ praśidya tamānaya. tasmin nāgane vayaṃ bhāktaṃ neāpavecyāmaḥ|

And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
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्यनन्तरंyanantaraṃ सsa टूतेनानिन्येṭūtenāninye सsa इघडक्तावगंighaḍaktāvagaṃ सुनयन' सुटश्यखखासीत्suṭaśyakhakhāsīt; तदानींta·dā·nīṃ परमेश्वरpa·ra·meś·va·ra कथयाञ्चकारka·tha·yāñ·ca·kā·ra, उत्तिरuttira सोऽयम्so·yam एनम्e·nam अभिषिञ्चabhiṣiñca।
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yanantaraṃ sa ṭūtenāninye sa ighaḍaktāvagaṃ sunayana' suṭaśyakhakhāsīt; tadānīṃ parameśvara kathayāñcakāra, uttira so'yam enam abhiṣiñca|

And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
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ततःta·taḥ शिमृयेलस्तेलाधारष्टक्म्śimṛyelastelādhāraṣṭakm अादायaādāya भातृणांbhātṛṇāṃ मध्येmadh·ye तम्tam भिसिषेचbhisiṣeca। अपरंa·pa·raṃ तडिनमारभ्यtaḍinamārabhya परमेखparamekha रस्यात्माrasyātmā दायुदम्dāyudam अधितद्धेadhitaddhe। अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ शिमूयेलśimūyela उत्थायut·thā·ya रामतंrāmataṃ जगामja·gā·ma।
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tataḥ śimṛyelastelādhāraṣṭakm aādāya bhātṛṇāṃ madhye tam bhisiṣeca| aparaṃ taḍinamārabhya paramekha rasyātmā dāyudam adhitaddhe| anantaraṃ śimūyela utthāya rāmataṃ jagāma|

Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
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किन्तुkin·tu परमेश्वरpa·ra·meś·va·ra स्यात्माsyātmā शलंśalaṃ परितत्याजpa·ri·tat·yā·ja परमेश्वरस्यानुमत्याparameśvarasyānumatyā दुदduda आत्माāt·mā तम्tam उदवेजयत्udavejayat।

kintu parameśvara syātmā śalaṃ paritatyāja parameśvarasyānumatyā duda ātmā tam udavejayat|

But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.
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अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ शलस्यśalasya दासास्तंdā·sās·taṃ जगदुःja·ga·duḥ पश्येखरस्यानुमव्याpaśyekharasyānumavyā दुःduḥ खात्माkhātmā त्वाम्tvām उदेजयतिudejayati,

anantaraṃ śalasya dāsāstaṃ jagaduḥ paśyekharasyānumavyā duḥ khātmā tvām udejayati,

And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
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तस्माद्tas·mād अस्मत्रभुरेकंasmatrabhurekaṃ निपुणंnipuṇaṃ वीणावादकंvīṇāvādakaṃ मृगयितुंmṛ·ga·yi·tuṃ भवतःbha·va·taḥ समीपस्थदासान्samīpasthadāsān खान्नापयतुkhānnāpayatu तताta·tā वदेvade खरस्यानुमत्याkharasyānumatyā दुदात्माdudātmā त्वाम्tvām अधितिषतिadhitiṣati तदाta·dā तेनte·na कराभ्यांka·rābh·yāṃ वादितेvādite भवान्bha·vān उपशमंupaśamaṃ लयतेlayate।
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tasmād asmatrabhurekaṃ nipuṇaṃ vīṇāvādakaṃ mṛgayituṃ bhavataḥ samīpasthadāsān khānnāpayatu tatā vade kharasyānumatyā dudātmā tvām adhitiṣati tadā tena karābhyāṃ vādite bhavān upaśamaṃ layate|

Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
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नन्तरंnantaraṃ शौलःśau·laḥ स्वदासान्sva·dā·sān आज्ञापयत्āj·ñā·pa·yat यूयंyū·yaṃ निपुणमेकंnipuṇamekaṃ वीणावाद्कंvīṇāvādkaṃ गवेषयित्वाgaveṣayitvā ममma·ma समीपमानयतsamīpamānayata।
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nantaraṃ śaulaḥ svadāsān ājñāpayat yūyaṃ nipuṇamekaṃ vīṇāvādkaṃ gaveṣayitvā mama samīpamānayata|

And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
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तताta·tā दासानाम्dā·sā·nām खगेाऽवदत्khageā'vadat पश्याpaśyā बेतलेहमीययिश्यस्यbetalehamīyayiśyasya सुतमेकंsutamekaṃ टरूवान्ṭarūvān सsa वीणंvīṇaṃ वादयितुंvādayituṃ निपुणेnipuṇe मदावीसेmadāvīse यडाyaḍā काथंkāthaṃ तत्परोtat·pa·ro रूपवान्rūpavān परमेश्वरोऽपिparameśvaro'pi तेनte·na समंsa·maṃ निरतिnirati।
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tatā dāsānām khageā'vadat paśyā betalehamīyayiśyasya sutamekaṃ ṭarūvān sa vīṇaṃ vādayituṃ nipuṇe madāvīse yaḍā kāthaṃ tatparo rūpavān parameśvaro'pi tena samaṃ nirati|

Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.
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अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ शलाśalā विश्वस्यviś·vas·ya समीपंsa·mī·paṃ द्तान्dtān प्रियpri·ya बभाषेba·bhā·ṣe दायुट्नामाdāyuṭnāmā तवta·va यःyaḥ सुतोsu·to मेषान्me·ṣān चारयतिcārayati तta ममma·ma समीपंsa·mī·paṃ प्रक्षीणprakṣīṇa।

anantaraṃ śalā viśvasya samīpaṃ dtān priya babhāṣe dāyuṭnāmā tava yaḥ suto meṣān cārayati ta mama samīpaṃ prakṣīṇa|

Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.
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ततोta·to विशviśa निजपुत्रंni·ja·put·raṃ दायूदंdā·yū·daṃ तेनte·na सदsada गद्gad भमेकंbhamekaṃ तेनte·na वक्षनोयान्vakṣanoyān षुṣu पानpāna_जाक्षारसकुतूं छागवत्समेकन्नchāgavatsamekanna शोलस्यśolasya समीपंsa·mī·paṃ प्रेषयामासpre·ṣa·yā·mā·sa।

tato viśa nijaputraṃ dāyūdaṃ tena sada gad bhamekaṃ tena vakṣanoyān ṣu pāna_jākṣārasakutūṃ chāgavatsamekanna śolasya samīpaṃ preṣayāmāsa|

And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
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अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ दायूदdāyūda परौलस्यparaulasya समीपमागत्यsa·mī·pa·mā·gat·ya तस्यtas·ya परिचय्धांparicaydhāṃ चकारca·kā·ra शोलस्थśolastha तस्मिन्tas·min च्यतीवापियतcyatīvāpiyata तेनte·na सsa तस्यास्रवादकेोtasyāsravādakeo बश्ूवbaśūva।
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anantaraṃ dāyūda paraulasya samīpamāgatya tasya paricaydhāṃ cakāra śolastha tasmin cyatīvāpiyata tena sa tasyāsravādakeo baśūva|

And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
22

अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ रलोralo दूतेनdū·te·na यिश्प्यंyiśpyaṃ जगादja·gā·da त्वामद्ंtvāmadṃ विनयेvi·na·ye दायूदंdā·yū·daṃ ममma·ma सम्मृखेsammṛkhe स्थातुम्sthā·tum अनुजानीहिa·nu·jā·nī·hi, सsa ममma·ma प्रियपाचमभवत्priyapācamabhavat।

anantaraṃ ralo dūtena yiśpyaṃ jagāda tvāmadṃ vinaye dāyūdaṃ mama sammṛkhe sthātum anujānīhi, sa mama priyapācamabhavat|

And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
23

यतya·ta ईश्वरस्यानुमत्याīś·va·ras·yā·nu·mat·yā दुषछात्मनाduṣachātmanā शौलोśau·lo केke दायूद्dā·yūd कराभ्यांka·rābh·yāṃ वीणांvīṇāṃ वादयतिvādayati तेनte·na एलela आप्यायितःāpyāyitaḥ सन्san उपशाम्यतिupaśāmyati दुात्माduātmā चca तस्माद्tas·mād अपसरतिapasarati।

yata īśvarasyānumatyā duṣachātmanā śaulo ke dāyūd karābhyāṃ vīṇāṃ vādayati tena ela āpyāyitaḥ san upaśāmyati duātmā ca tasmād apasarati|

And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

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.