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2 Peter 2 २ पितरस्य पत्रं 2
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अपरंa·pa·raṃ पूर्व्वकालेpūr·va·kā·le यथाya·thā लोकानांlo·kā·nāṃ मध्येmadh·ye मिथ्याभविष्यद्वादिनmith·yā·bha·viṣ·yad·vā·di·na उपातिष्ठन्u·pā·tiṣ·ṭhan तथाta·thā युष्माकंyuṣ·mā·kaṃ मध्येऽपिmadh·ye·pi मिथ्याशिक्षकाmith·yā·śik·ṣa·kā उपस्थास्यन्तिu·pas·thās·yan·ti, तेte स्वेषांsve·ṣāṃ क्रेतारंkre·tā·raṃ प्रभुम्pra·bhum अनङ्गीकृत्यa·naṅ·gī·kṛt·ya सत्वरंsat·va·raṃ विनाशंvi·nā·śaṃ स्वेषुsve·ṣu वर्त्तयन्तिvar·ta·yan·ti विनाशकवैधर्म्म्यंvi·nā·śa·ka·vai·dhar·myaṃ गुप्तंgup·taṃ युष्मन्मध्यम्yuṣ·man·madh·yam आनेष्यन्तिā·neṣ·yan·ti।
aparaṁ pūrvvakāle yathā lokānāṁ madhye mithyābhaviṣyadvādina upātiṣṭhan tathā yuṣmākaṁ madhye'pi mithyāśikṣakā upasthāsyanti, te sveṣāṁ kretāraṁ prabhum anaṅgīkṛtya satvaraṁ vināśaṁ sveṣu varttayanti vināśakavaidharmmyaṁ guptaṁ yuṣmanmadhyam āneṣyanti|
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
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ततोta·to ऽनेकेषुne·ke·ṣu तेषांte·ṣāṃ विनाशकमार्गंvi·nā·śa·ka·mār·gaṃ गतेषुga·te·ṣu तेभ्यःtebh·yaḥ सत्यमार्गस्यsat·ya·mār·gas·ya निन्दाnin·dā सम्भविष्यतिsam·bha·viṣ·ya·ti।
tato 'nekeṣu teṣāṁ vināśakamārgaṁ gateṣu tebhyaḥ satyamārgasya nindā sambhaviṣyati|
And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
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अपरञ्चa·pa·rañ·ca तेte लोभात्lo·bhāt कापट्यवाक्यैkā·paṭ·ya·vāk·yai र्युष्मत्तोryuṣ·mat·to लाभंlā·bhaṃ करिष्यन्तेka·riṣ·yan·te किन्तुkin·tu तेषांte·ṣāṃ पुरातनदण्डाज्ञाpu·rā·ta·na·daṇ·ḍāj·ñā नna विलम्बतेvi·lam·ba·te तेषांte·ṣāṃ विनाशश्चvi·nā·śaś·ca नna निद्रातिnid·rā·ti।
aparañca te lobhāt kāpaṭyavākyai ryuṣmatto lābhaṁ kariṣyante kintu teṣāṁ purātanadaṇḍājñā na vilambate teṣāṁ vināśaśca na nidrāti|
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
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ईश्वरःīś·va·raḥ कृतपापान्kṛ·ta·pā·pān दूतान्dū·tān नna क्षमित्वाkṣa·mit·vā तिमिरशृङ्खलैःti·mi·ra·śṛṅ·kha·laiḥ पातालेpā·tā·le रुद्ध्वाrud·dhvā विचारार्थंvi·cā·rār·thaṃ समर्पितवान्sa·mar·pi·ta·vān।
īśvaraḥ kṛtapāpān dūtān na kṣamitvā timiraśṛṅkhalaiḥ pātāle ruddhvā vicārārthaṁ samarpitavān|
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
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पुरातनंpu·rā·ta·naṃ संसारमपिsaṃ·sā·ra·ma·pi नna क्षमित्वाkṣa·mit·vā तंtaṃ दुष्टानांduṣ·ṭā·nāṃ संसारंsaṃ·sā·raṃ जलाप्लावनेनja·lāp·lā·va·ne·na मज्जयित्वाmaj·ja·yit·vā सप्तजनैःsap·ta·ja·naiḥ सहितंsa·hi·taṃ धर्म्मप्रचारकंdhar·map·ra·cā·ra·kaṃ नोहंno·haṃ रक्षितवान्rak·ṣi·ta·vān।
purātanaṁ saṁsāramapi na kṣamitvā taṁ duṣṭānāṁ saṁsāraṁ jalāplāvanena majjayitvā saptajanaiḥ sahitaṁ dharmmapracārakaṁ nohaṁ rakṣitavān|
And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
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सिदोमम्si·do·mam अमोराa·mo·rā चेतिनामकेce·ti·nā·ma·ke नगरेna·ga·re भविष्यतांbha·viṣ·ya·tāṃ दुष्टानांduṣ·ṭā·nāṃ दृष्टान्तंdṛṣ·ṭān·taṃ विधायvi·dhā·ya भस्मीकृत्यbhas·mī·kṛt·ya विनाशेनvi·nā·śe·na दण्डितवान्daṇ·ḍi·ta·vān;
sidomam amorā cetināmake nagare bhaviṣyatāṁ duṣṭānāṁ dṛṣṭāntaṁ vidhāya bhasmīkṛtya vināśena daṇḍitavān;
And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;
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किन्तुkin·tu तैःtaiḥ कुत्सितव्यभिचारिभिkut·si·tav·ya·bhi·cā·ri·bhi र्दुष्टात्मभिःrduṣ·ṭāt·ma·bhiḥ क्लिष्टंkliṣ·ṭaṃ धार्म्मिकंdhār·mi·kaṃ लोटंlo·ṭaṃ रक्षितवान्rak·ṣi·ta·vān।
kintu taiḥ kutsitavyabhicāribhi rduṣṭātmabhiḥ kliṣṭaṁ dhārmmikaṁ loṭaṁ rakṣitavān|
And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:
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सsa धार्म्मिकोdhār·mi·ko जनस्तेषांja·nas·te·ṣāṃ मध्येmadh·ye निवसन्ni·va·san स्वीयदृष्टिश्रोत्रगोचरेभ्यस्तेषाम्svī·ya·dṛṣ·ṭiś·rot·ra·go·ca·rebh·yas·te·ṣām अधर्म्माचारेभ्यःa·dhar·mā·cā·rebh·yaḥ स्वकीयधार्म्मिकमनसिsva·kī·ya·dhār·mi·ka·ma·na·si दिनेdi·ne दिनेdi·ne तप्तवान्tap·ta·vān।
sa dhārmmiko janasteṣāṁ madhye nivasan svīyadṛṣṭiśrotragocarebhyasteṣām adharmmācārebhyaḥ svakīyadhārmmikamanasi dine dine taptavān|
(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
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प्रभुpra·bhu र्भक्तान्rbhak·tān परीक्षाद्pa·rīk·ṣād उद्धर्त्तुंud·dhar·tuṃ विचारदिनञ्चvi·cā·ra·di·nañ·ca यावद्yā·vad दण्ड्यामानान्daṇ·ḍyā·mā·nān अधार्म्मिकान्a·dhār·mi·kān रोद्धुंrod·dhuṃ पारयतिpā·ra·ya·ti,
prabhu rbhaktān parīkṣād uddharttuṁ vicāradinañca yāvad daṇḍyāmānān adhārmmikān roddhuṁ pārayati,
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
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विशेषतोvi·śe·ṣa·to येye ऽमेध्याभिलाषात्medh·yā·bhi·lā·ṣāt शारीरिकसुखम्śā·rī·ri·ka·su·kham अनुगच्छन्तिa·nu·gac·chan·ti कर्तृत्वपदानिkar·tṛt·va·pa·dā·ni चावजानन्तिcā·va·jā·nan·ti तानेवtā·ne·va (रोद्धुंrod·dhuṃ पारयतिpā·ra·ya·ti।) तेte दुःसाहसिनःduḥ·sā·ha·si·naḥ प्रगल्भाश्चpra·gal·bhāś·ca।
viśeṣato ye 'medhyābhilāṣāt śārīrikasukham anugacchanti kartṛtvapadāni cāvajānanti tāneva (roddhuṁ pārayati|) te duḥsāhasinaḥ pragalbhāśca|
But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
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अपरंa·pa·raṃ बलगौरवाभ्यांba·la·gau·ra·vābh·yāṃ श्रेष्ठाśreṣ·ṭhā दिव्यदूताःdiv·ya·dū·tāḥ प्रभोःpra·bhoḥ सन्निधौsan·ni·dhau येषांye·ṣāṃ वैपरीत्येनvai·pa·rīt·ye·na निन्दासूचकंnin·dā·sū·ca·kaṃ विचारंvi·cā·raṃ नna कुर्व्वन्तिkur·van·ti तेषाम्te·ṣām उच्चपदस्थानांuc·ca·pa·das·thā·nāṃ निन्दनाद्nin·da·nād इमेi·me नna भीताःbhī·tāḥ।
aparaṁ balagauravābhyāṁ śreṣṭhā divyadūtāḥ prabhoḥ sannidhau yeṣāṁ vaiparītyena nindāsūcakaṁ vicāraṁ na kurvvanti teṣām uccapadasthānāṁ nindanād ime na bhītāḥ|
Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.
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किन्तुkin·tu येye बुद्धिहीनाःbud·dhi·hī·nāḥ प्रकृताpra·kṛ·tā जन्तवोjan·ta·vo धर्त्तव्यतायैdhar·tav·ya·tā·yai विनाश्यतायैvi·nāś·ya·tā·yai चca जायन्तेjā·yan·te तत्सदृशाtat·sa·dṛ·śā इमेi·me यन्नyan·na बुध्यन्तेbudh·yan·te तत्tat निन्दन्तःnin·dan·taḥ स्वकीयविनाश्यतयाsva·kī·ya·vi·nāś·ya·ta·yā विनंक्ष्यन्तिvi·naṃ·kṣyan·ti स्वीयाधर्म्मस्यsvī·yā·dhar·mas·ya फलंpha·laṃ प्राप्स्यन्तिprāp·syan·ti चca।
kintu ye buddhihīnāḥ prakṛtā jantavo dharttavyatāyai vināśyatāyai ca jāyante tatsadṛśā ime yanna budhyante tat nindantaḥ svakīyavināśyatayā vinaṁkṣyanti svīyādharmmasya phalaṁ prāpsyanti ca|
But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
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तेte दिवाdi·vā प्रकृष्टभोजनंpra·kṛṣ·ṭa·bho·ja·naṃ सुखंsu·khaṃ मन्यन्तेman·yan·te निजछलैःni·ja·cha·laiḥ सुखभोगिनःsu·kha·bho·gi·naḥ सन्तोsan·to युष्माभिःyuṣ·mā·bhiḥ सार्द्धंsār·ddhaṃ भोजनंbho·ja·naṃ कुर्व्वन्तःkur·van·taḥ कलङ्किनोka·laṅ·ki·no दोषिणश्चdo·ṣi·ṇaś·ca भवन्तिbha·van·ti।
te divā prakṛṣṭabhojanaṁ sukhaṁ manyante nijachalaiḥ sukhabhoginaḥ santo yuṣmābhiḥ sārddhaṁ bhojanaṁ kurvvantaḥ kalaṅkino doṣiṇaśca bhavanti|
And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;
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तेषांte·ṣāṃ लोचनानिlo·ca·nā·ni परदाराकाङ्क्षीणिpa·ra·dā·rā·kāṅ·kṣī·ṇi पापेpā·pe चाश्रान्तानिcāś·rān·tā·ni तेte चञ्चलानिcañ·ca·lā·ni मनांसिma·nāṃ·si मोहयन्तिmo·ha·yan·ti लोभेlo·bhe तत्परमनसःtat·pa·ra·ma·na·saḥ सन्तिsan·ti चca।
teṣāṁ locanāni paradārākāṅkṣīṇi pāpe cāśrāntāni te cañcalāni manāṁsi mohayanti lobhe tatparamanasaḥ santi ca|
Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
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तेte शापग्रस्ताśā·pag·ras·tā वंशाःvaṃ·śāḥ सरलमार्गंsa·ra·la·mār·gaṃ विहायvi·hā·ya बियोरपुत्रस्यbi·yo·ra·put·ras·ya बिलियमस्यbi·li·ya·mas·ya विपथेनvi·pa·the·na व्रजन्तोvra·jan·to भ्रान्ताbhrān·tā अभवन्a·bha·van। सsa बिलियमोbi·li·ya·mo ऽप्यधर्म्मात्pya·dhar·māt प्राप्येprāp·ye पारितोषिकेऽप्रीयतpā·ri·to·ṣi·kep·rī·ya·ta,
te śāpagrastā vaṁśāḥ saralamārgaṁ vihāya biyoraputrasya biliyamasya vipathena vrajanto bhrāntā abhavan| sa biliyamo 'pyadharmmāt prāpye pāritoṣike'prīyata,
Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
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किन्तुkin·tu निजापराधाद्ni·jā·pa·rā·dhād भर्त्सनाम्bhar·tsa·nām अलभतa·la·bha·ta यतोya·to वचनशक्तिहीनंva·ca·na·śak·ti·hī·naṃ वाहनंvā·ha·naṃ मानुषिकगिरम्mā·nu·ṣi·ka·gi·ram उच्चार्य्यuc·cār·ya भविष्यद्वादिनbha·viṣ·yad·vā·di·na उन्मत्तताम्un·mat·ta·tām अबाधतa·bā·dha·ta।
kintu nijāparādhād bhartsanām alabhata yato vacanaśaktihīnaṁ vāhanaṁ mānuṣikagiram uccāryya bhaviṣyadvādina unmattatām abādhata|
But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.
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इमेi·me निर्जलानिnir·ja·lā·ni प्रस्रवणानिpras·ra·va·ṇā·ni प्रचण्डवायुनाpra·caṇ·ḍa·vā·yu·nā चालिताcā·li·tā मेघाश्चme·ghāś·ca तेषांte·ṣāṃ कृतेkṛ·te नित्यस्थायीnit·yas·thā·yī घोरतरान्धकारःgho·ra·ta·rān·dha·kā·raḥ सञ्चितोsañ·ci·to ऽस्तिsti।
ime nirjalāni prasravaṇāni pracaṇḍavāyunā cālitā meghāśca teṣāṁ kṛte nityasthāyī ghoratarāndhakāraḥ sañcito 'sti|
These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
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येye चca जनाja·nā भ्रान्त्याचारिगणात्bhrān·tyā·cā·ri·ga·ṇāt कृच्छ्रेणोद्धृतास्तान्kṛc·chre·ṇod·dhṛ·tās·tān इमेi·me ऽपरिमितदर्पकथाpa·ri·mi·ta·dar·pa·ka·thā भाषमाणाःbhā·ṣa·mā·ṇāḥ शारीरिकसुखाभिलाषैःśā·rī·ri·ka·su·khā·bhi·lā·ṣaiḥ कामक्रीडाभिश्चkā·mak·rī·ḍā·bhiś·ca मोहयन्तिmo·ha·yan·ti।
ye ca janā bhrāntyācārigaṇāt kṛcchreṇoddhṛtāstān ime 'parimitadarpakathā bhāṣamāṇāḥ śārīrikasukhābhilāṣaiḥ kāmakrīḍābhiśca mohayanti|
For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
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तेभ्यःtebh·yaḥ स्वाधीनतांsvā·dhī·na·tāṃ प्रतिज्ञायpra·tij·ñā·ya स्वयंsva·yaṃ विनाश्यतायाvi·nāś·ya·tā·yā दासाdā·sā भवन्तिbha·van·ti, यतःya·taḥ, योyo येनैवye·nai·va पराजिग्येpa·rā·jig·ye सsa जातस्तस्यjā·tas·tas·ya किङ्करःkiṅ·ka·raḥ।
tebhyaḥ svādhīnatāṁ pratijñāya svayaṁ vināśyatāyā dāsā bhavanti, yataḥ, yo yenaiva parājigye sa jātastasya kiṅkaraḥ|
While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
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त्रातुःtrā·tuḥ प्रभोpra·bho र्यीशुख्रीष्टस्यryī·śukh·rīṣ·ṭas·ya ज्ञानेनjñā·ne·na संसारस्यsaṃ·sā·ras·ya मलेभ्यma·lebh·ya उद्धृताud·dhṛ·tā येye पुनस्तेषुpu·nas·te·ṣu निमज्ज्यni·maj·jya पराजीयन्तेpa·rā·jī·yan·te तेषांte·ṣāṃ प्रथमदशातःpra·tha·ma·da·śā·taḥ शेषदशाśe·ṣa·da·śā कुत्सिताkut·si·tā भवतिbha·va·ti।
trātuḥ prabho ryīśukhrīṣṭasya jñānena saṁsārasya malebhya uddhṛtā ye punasteṣu nimajjya parājīyante teṣāṁ prathamadaśātaḥ śeṣadaśā kutsitā bhavati|
For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
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तेषांte·ṣāṃ पक्षेpak·ṣe धर्म्मपथस्यdhar·ma·pa·thas·ya ज्ञानाप्राप्तिjñā·nāp·rāp·ti र्वरंrva·raṃ नna चca निर्द्दिष्टात्nir·diṣ·ṭāt पवित्रविधिमार्गात्pa·vit·ra·vi·dhi·mār·gāt ज्ञानप्राप्तानांjñā·nap·rāp·tā·nāṃ परावर्त्तनंpa·rā·var·ta·naṃ।
teṣāṁ pakṣe dharmmapathasya jñānāprāpti rvaraṁ na ca nirddiṣṭāt pavitravidhimārgāt jñānaprāptānāṁ parāvarttanaṁ|
For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
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किन्तुkin·tu येयंye·yaṃ सत्याsat·yā दृष्टान्तकथाdṛṣ·ṭān·ta·ka·thā सैवsai·va तेषुte·ṣu फलितवतीpha·li·ta·va·tī, यथाya·thā, कुक्कुरःkuk·ku·raḥ स्वीयवान्तायsvī·ya·vān·tā·ya व्यावर्त्ततेvyā·var·ta·te पुनःpu·naḥ पुनःpu·naḥ। लुठितुंlu·ṭhi·tuṃ कर्द्दमेkar·da·me तद्वत्tad·vat क्षालितश्चैवkṣā·li·taś·cai·va शूकरःśū·ka·raḥ॥
kintu yeyaṁ satyā dṛṣṭāntakathā saiva teṣu phalitavatī, yathā, kukkuraḥ svīyavāntāya vyāvarttate punaḥ punaḥ| luṭhituṁ karddame tadvat kṣālitaścaiva śūkaraḥ||
But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
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.