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2 Samuel 18 शिमूयेलस्य द्वितीयं पुस्तकम् 18

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नन्तरंnantaraṃ दायूद्dā·yūd निजसङ्गिनाnijasaṅginā लोकान्lo·kān गणयित्वाga·ṇa·yit·vā तेषामुपरteṣāmupara सखsakha पतीन्pa·tīn शतपतींखśatapatīṃkha न्ययुङ्गnyayuṅga। अपरःa·pa·raḥ दायूद्dā·yūd योयावस्यyoyāvasya इस्तेiste लोकानांlo·kā·nāṃ टṭa तीयांtīyāṃ मेकंmekaṃ योयावस्यyoyāvasya श्नातुःśnātuḥ सिरूयायाःsirūyāyāḥ पुचस्यावीशयस्यpucasyāvīśayasya आस्तेās·te ढतीयांḍhatīyāṃ शमेकंśamekaṃ गातीयेत्तयस्यgātīyettayasya इस्तेiste चca टतीयांश्मेकंṭatīyāṃśmekaṃ समर्प्यsa·mar·pya प्रेषयामासpre·ṣa·yā·mā·sa। च्छपरःcchaparaḥ राजाrā·jā लोकान्lo·kān अवदत्a·va·dat अहमपिa·ha·ma·pi युष्माभिःyuṣ·mā·bhiḥ समंsa·maṃ वदियोस्यामिvadiyosyāmi।
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nantaraṃ dāyūd nijasaṅginā lokān gaṇayitvā teṣāmupara sakha patīn śatapatīṃkha nyayuṅga| aparaḥ dāyūd yoyāvasya iste lokānāṃ ṭa tīyāṃ mekaṃ yoyāvasya śnātuḥ sirūyāyāḥ pucasyāvīśayasya āste ḍhatīyāṃ śamekaṃ gātīyettayasya iste ca ṭatīyāṃśmekaṃ samarpya preṣayāmāsa| cchaparaḥ rājā lokān avadat ahamapi yuṣmābhiḥ samaṃ vadiyosyāmi|

And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.
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मनुजाma·nu·jā वदन्va·dan त्वंtvaṃ विvi माmā गच्छgac·cha यतेya·te यदिya·di वयंva·yaṃ पलायेमददिpalāyemadadi तर्हिtar·hi तेte लाभःlā·bhaḥ प्राप्तprāpta इतिi·ti नna गणयिष्यतेga·ṇa·yiṣ·ya·te,

manujā vadan tvaṃ vi mā gaccha yate yadi vayaṃ palāyemadadi tarhi te lābhaḥ prāpta iti na gaṇayiṣyate,

And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.
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अस्माकम्as·mā·kam अडंलाकानांaḍaṃlākānāṃ गृल्युरपिgṛlyurapi तेte लौाभमध्येlauābhamadhye नna गणयिष्यतेga·ṇa·yiṣ·ya·te किन्तुkin·tu त्वमस्नाकंtvamasnākaṃ दशसच्daśasac खाणोवkhāṇova तेte गैरसेgairase, अतोa·to ऽस्माकम्smā·kam उपकाराथंupakārāthaṃ तवta·va नगरेna·ga·re स्थितिःsthi·tiḥ अयसोayaso।
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asmākam aḍaṃlākānāṃ gṛlyurapi te lauābhamadhye na gaṇayiṣyate kintu tvamasnākaṃ daśasac khāṇova te gairase, ato 'smākam upakārāthaṃ tava nagare sthitiḥ ayaso|

But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city.
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ततोta·to राजाrā·jā जगादja·gā·da युझ्मामिyujhmāmi यात्yāt क्षेमंkṣe·maṃ बुडातेbuḍāte तदेवाद्रंtadevādraṃ करिष्यामिka·riṣ·yā·mi। खताkhatā नरपतिnarapati दोरपार्खेdorapārkhe तस्थौtas·thau लोकाश्चlo·kāś·ca सर्व्वंsar·vaṃ शतंśa·taṃ श्रतंśrataṃ सदहखंsadahakhaṃ सदृखञ्चsadṛkhañca सद्खोभूयsadkhobhūya वटिvaṭi निंजग्मुःniṃjagmuḥ।
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tato rājā jagāda yujhmāmi yāt kṣemaṃ buḍāte tadevādraṃ kariṣyāmi| khatā narapati dorapārkhe tasthau lokāśca sarvvaṃ śataṃ śrataṃ sadahakhaṃ sadṛkhañca sadkhobhūya vaṭi niṃjagmuḥ|

And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.
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तदानींta·dā·nīṃ राजाrā·jā योयावम्yoyāvam अवश्यम्a·vaś·yam इत्तयच्चittayacca जगादja·gā·da युयंyu·yaṃ ममानुरोघेनmamānuroghena तंtaṃ तरुणम्taruṇam खवश्लोमंkhavaślomaṃ प्रतिpra·ti कोमलंkomalaṃ यवहरतyavaharata। अवश्ालाममधिavaśālāmamadhi सर्व्वान्sar·vān सेनापतीन्se·nā·pa·tīn प्रतिpra·ti राजrāja: सsa स्यादेशःsyādeśaḥ सर्व्वरेवsarvareva मनुजेरश्यूयतmanujeraśyūyata।

tadānīṃ rājā yoyāvam avaśyam ittayacca jagāda yuyaṃ mamānuroghena taṃ taruṇam khavaślomaṃ prati komalaṃ yavaharata| avaśālāmamadhi sarvvān senāpatīn prati rāja: sa syādeśaḥ sarvvareva manujeraśyūyata|

And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.
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अनन्तरम्a·nan·ta·ram इस्रायेलis·rā·ye·la वंशस्यvaṃ·śas·ya प्रतिकूलंpra·ti·kū·laṃ लोकेषुlo·ke·ṣu वद्दिभूयvaddibhūya समरस्थलsamarasthala गतेस्विफूथिमारण्थेgatesviphūthimāraṇthe समराsa·ma·rā ब्वbva।
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anantaram isrāyela vaṃśasya pratikūlaṃ lokeṣu vaddibhūya samarasthala gatesviphūthimāraṇthe samarā bva|

So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;
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तत्रtat·ra स्थानsthā·na इस्रायेल्लोकाis·rā·yel·lo·kā दायूदोdā·yū·do दासानांdā·sā·nāṃ सम्मुखेsam·mu·khe पराजिग्िरेparājigire तस्मिन्tas·min दिनेdi·ne चca मद्ानिदननेmadānidanane जातेjā·te तेषांte·ṣāṃ विंश्पतिसङखािviṃśpatisaṅakhāi लाकाlā·kā जघ्निरेjaghnire।

tatra sthāna isrāyellokā dāyūdo dāsānāṃ sammukhe parājigire tasmin dine ca madānidanane jāte teṣāṃ viṃśpatisaṅakhāi lākā jaghnire|

Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.
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यतस्तत्वुत्खप्रदेषेyatastatvutkhapradeṣe युद्धेनyud·dhe·na व्याप्तेvyāpte तस्मिन्tas·min दिनेdi·ne खड़ेkhar̤e यंyaṃ लाकाlā·kā विनद्धाक्ततेाऽपिvinaddhāktateā'pi बतराbatarā वन्तौvantau व्यनश्यनvyanaśyana।
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yatastatvutkhapradeṣe yuddhena vyāpte tasmin dine khar̤e yaṃ lākā vinaddhāktateā'pi batarā vantau vyanaśyana|

For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
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अपरम्a·pa·ram अवश्लोामेavaśloāme दायूदोdā·yū·do दासैःdā·saiḥ प्राप्तःprāp·taḥ। अवश्लामःavaślāmaḥ खचरमेकम्khacaramekam ष्ारूप्वान्ṣārūpvān ततta·ta रुक्खrukkha महतma·ha·ta रखलातरोःrakhalātaroḥ शाखाधस्तस्यśākhādhastasya खचरस्यkhacarasya गमनसमयेऽवश्ालामस्यgamanasamaye'vaśālāmasya मस्तकंmas·ta·kaṃ तस्यtas·ya नराःna·rāḥ शाखासुśā·khā·su नबन्धेnabandhe ततस्तस्याअःस्यखचरस्यtatastasyāaḥsyakhacarasya प्रस्थानात्prasthānāt सsa आअका्एथियोाāakāethiyoā मध्यmadh·ya उद्लम्बितस्त्योudlambitastyo।
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aparam avaśloāme dāyūdo dāsaiḥ prāptaḥ| avaślāmaḥ khacaramekam ṣārūpvān tata rukkha mahata rakhalātaroḥ śākhādhastasya khacarasya gamanasamaye'vaśālāmasya mastakaṃ tasya narāḥ śākhāsu nabandhe tatastasyāaḥsyakhacarasya prasthānāt sa āakāethiyoā madhya udlambitastyo|

And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.
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नन्तरम्nantaram एकाe·kā मनुजस्तंma·nu·jas·taṃ निरिच्छniriccha योयावंyoyāvaṃ जगादja·gā·da, खवश्लामम्khavaślāmam रकसिन्rakasin र्लारच्तrlāracta उल्लभ्बितंullabhbitaṃ दृष्टdṛṣṭa वानद्धंvānaddhaṃ।
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nantaram ekā manujastaṃ niriccha yoyāvaṃ jagāda, khavaślāmam rakasin rlāracta ullabhbitaṃ dṛṣṭa vānaddhaṃ|

And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.
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यायावस्तंyāyāvastaṃ वान्नावादिनंvānnāvādinaṃ जगादja·gā·da तंtaṃ दृवdṛva त्वंtvaṃ कुतस्तंku·tas·taṃ तत्रtat·ra भूमेbhū·me निपातयन्nipātayan नna इतवान्itavān तथारुतेऽहंtathārute'haṃ तुभ्यंtubh·yaṃ दशशेकलपरिमाणंdaśaśekalaparimāṇaṃ रूप्यंrūp·yaṃ कटिबन्धेनमेकश्चादास्यंkaṭibandhenamekaścādāsyaṃ।
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yāyāvastaṃ vānnāvādinaṃ jagāda taṃ dṛva tvaṃ kutastaṃ tatra bhūme nipātayan na itavān tathārute'haṃ tubhyaṃ daśaśekalaparimāṇaṃ rūpyaṃ kaṭibandhenamekaścādāsyaṃ|

And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten shekels of silver, and a girdle.
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अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ सsa पुरुषाpu·ru·ṣā योयावंyoyāvaṃ प्रतिजगादpratijagāda यद्यहंyad·ya·haṃ सदख्रकलमानानिsadakhrakalamānāni रूप्याणिrūpyāṇi स्वकरेsva·ka·re तुलबिव्यंtulabivyaṃ तथापिta·thā·pi तस्यtas·ya राजपुचस्यrājapucasya प्रतिकूलpratikūla पस्तंpastaṃ नna प्रासारयिष्यंprāsārayiṣyaṃ, यतोऽस्माकंya·tos·mā·kaṃ कणंगोचरोkaṇaṃgocaro पतिस्लाम्patislām अवोश्यम्avośyam इत्तयसेदमittayasedama आप्लापयत्āplāpayat मत्कृतेmat·kṛ·te यु्ाभिरवश्लाममधिyuābhiravaślāmamadhi सावधानैsā·va·dhā·nai भवितव्यंbha·vi·tav·yaṃ।
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anantaraṃ sa puruṣā yoyāvaṃ pratijagāda yadyahaṃ sadakhrakalamānāni rūpyāṇi svakare tulabivyaṃ tathāpi tasya rājapucasya pratikūla pastaṃ na prāsārayiṣyaṃ, yato'smākaṃ kaṇaṃgocaro patislām avośyam ittayasedama āplāpayat matkṛte yuābhiravaślāmamadhi sāvadhānai bhavitavyaṃ|

And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king’s son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.
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यya ददंdadaṃ तद्tad अकरिष्यakariṣya तकtaka निजप्राणान्ni·jap·rā·ṇān व्यनाशयिष्यंvyanāśayiṣyaṃ यतोya·to राजतःrājataḥ किश्वनkiśvana कर्म्मkar·ma च्यष्यायःcyaṣyāyaḥ शिमयेśimaye कस्यkas·ya दितीयंditīyaṃ पुस्तकंpus·ta·kaṃ। श्रśra छुम्नchumna तिष्ठतिtiṣ·ṭha·ti अपरःa·pa·raḥ त्वमपिtva·ma·pi ममma·ma प्रतिकूलाऽभविष्यःpratikūlā'bhaviṣyaḥ।

ya dadaṃ tad akariṣya taka nijaprāṇān vyanāśayiṣyaṃ yato rājataḥ kiśvana karmma cyaṣyāyaḥ śimaye kasya ditīyaṃ pustakaṃ| śra chumna tiṣṭhati aparaḥ tvamapi mama pratikūlā'bhaviṣyaḥ|

Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me.
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ततोta·to यायावोyāyāvo जगादja·gā·da तवta·va सम्मुखेsam·mu·khe मयाma·yā नna विलम्बितव्यvilambitavya ततःta·taḥ सsa आस्तेās·te शल्यचयśalyacaya दीdī त्वाtvā निच्विप्यावश्लामस्यnicvipyāvaślāmasya ददdada यंyaṃ विद्धवान्viddhavān।

tato yāyāvo jagāda tava sammukhe mayā na vilambitavya tataḥ sa āste śalyacaya dī tvā nicvipyāvaślāmasya dada yaṃ viddhavān|

Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
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किन््वेलारच्तस्यkinvelāractasya मध्येऽवशालामेmadhye'vaśālāme जीवतिjī·va·ti निरतिnirati योयावस्यास्तरवाइकाyoyāvasyāstaravāikā दष्तरुणाdaṣtaruṇā अवशालोमंavaśālomaṃ वेदयन्तvedayanta अन्यan·ya मारयामास्रःmārayāmāsraḥ।
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kinvelāractasya madhye'vaśālāme jīvati nirati yoyāvasyāstaravāikā daṣtaruṇā avaśālomaṃ vedayanta anya mārayāmāsraḥ|

And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
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अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ योायावेनyoāyāvena तूयंtūyaṃ वादितायांvā·di·tā·yāṃ लोकाlo·kā इखायेल्ikhāyel वंशस्यvaṃ·śas·ya पश्चाद्रमनात्paścādramanāt प्रत्यावद्तिरpratyāvadtira यतस्तेya·tas·te योायादेनyoāyādena नियताःniyatāḥ
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anantaraṃ yoāyāvena tūyaṃ vāditāyāṃ lokā ikhāyel vaṃśasya paścādramanāt pratyāvadtira yataste yoāyādena niyatāḥ

And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
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परpara तेऽवश्रालोामंte'vaśrāloāmaṃ गदित्वाga·dit·vā काननस्थेkānanasthe डतिḍati खानेkhā·ne निक्षिप्यnik·ṣip·ya तदुपरिta·du·pa·ri महान्तंma·hān·taṃ पाघाणराशिंpāghāṇarāśiṃ चक्रुःcak·ruḥ किन्त्विखायेलोयमन्kintvikhāyeloyaman जाःjāḥ सर्व्वsar·va स्वंsvaṃ स्वंsvaṃ वासस्थानंvā·sas·thā·naṃ पलायाझकिरेpalāyājhakire।।

para te'vaśrāloāmaṃ gaditvā kānanasthe ḍati khāne nikṣipya tadupari mahāntaṃ pāghāṇarāśiṃ cakruḥ kintvikhāyeloyaman jāḥ sarvva svaṃ svaṃ vāsasthānaṃ palāyājhakire||

And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.
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अवशालामाavaśālāmā जीjī वत्कालेvatkāle निजाथंnijāthaṃ राज्ञrāj·ña उपत्यकायांu·pat·ya·kā·yāṃ स्तम्भमेकम्stambhamekam च्छस्थापयत्cchasthāpayat यतःya·taḥ सsa जगादja·gā·da ममma·ma नामnā·ma रक्षितुंrak·ṣi·tuṃ ममma·ma पुल्लेpulle नास्तिnās·ti, तत्कारणात्tat·kā·ra·ṇāt तस्यtas·ya नामानुसारणnāmānusāraṇa तस्यtas·ya स्तम्भस्यावशालामस्तम्भstambhasyāvaśālāmastambha हतिhati नामnā·ma बश्ूवbaśūva तस्यtas·ya तच्नामाद्यापिtacnāmādyāpi विद्यतेvid·ya·te।

avaśālāmā jī vatkāle nijāthaṃ rājña upatyakāyāṃ stambhamekam cchasthāpayat yataḥ sa jagāda mama nāma rakṣituṃ mama pulle nāsti, tatkāraṇāt tasya nāmānusāraṇa tasya stambhasyāvaśālāmastambha hati nāma baśūva tasya tacnāmādyāpi vidyate|

Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom’s place.
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परpara सादाकस्यsādākasya पुन्लाइदीमासाpunlāidīmāsā जगादja·gā·da, परमेश्वरःpa·ra·meś·va·raḥ केनke·na प्रकारेणpra·kā·re·ṇa पतेpate रिपून्ripūn दर्डितिवान्darḍitivān र्तस्यrtasya खभवात्तांkhabhavāttāṃ राजानंrā·jā·naṃ वेदयितुंvedayituṃ मांmāṃ धावितुम्dhāvitum अनुजानीहिa·nu·jā·nī·hi।

para sādākasya punlāidīmāsā jagāda, parameśvaraḥ kena prakāreṇa pate ripūn darḍitivān rtasya khabhavāttāṃ rājānaṃ vedayituṃ māṃ dhāvitum anujānīhi|

Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him of his enemies.
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तताta·tā योयावस्तमवदत्yoyāvastamavadat अद्यad·ya त्वंtvaṃ खुभवात्तावादीkhubhavāttāvādī नna भविष्यसिbha·viṣ·ya·si, अन्यस्मिन्an·yas·min दिवसेdi·va·se खुभवात्तांkhubhavāttāṃ वदिष्यसिvadiṣyasi किन्त्वद्यkintvadya त्वयाtva·yā वार्त्ताvār·tā नna गदितव्याga·di·tav·yā वताvatā रजपु्लोrajapulo ममारma·mā·ra।

tatā yoyāvastamavadat adya tvaṃ khubhavāttāvādī na bhaviṣyasi, anyasmin divase khubhavāttāṃ vadiṣyasi kintvadya tvayā vārttā na gaditavyā vatā rajapulo mamāra|

And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.
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अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ वोयावःvoyāvaḥ कूशिम्kūśim उक्तवान्uk·ta·vān त्वयाtva·yā यद्yad ददःdadaḥ तद्tad गत्वाgat·vā राजानंrā·jā·naṃ ज्ञाप्यतांjñāpyatāṃ। ततःta·taḥ कूशिkūśi यायावंyāyāvaṃ प्रयम्यprayamya दधावda·dhā·va।

anantaraṃ voyāvaḥ kūśim uktavān tvayā yad dadaḥ tad gatvā rājānaṃ jñāpyatāṃ| tataḥ kūśi yāyāvaṃ prayamya dadhāva|

Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.
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अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ सादोाकस्यsādoākasya युच्चyucca अद्धोमासःaddhomāsaḥ पुनव्वारःpunavvāraḥ योयावंyoyāvaṃ जगादja·gā·da, यद्भवेत्yadbhavet कूशेःkūśeḥ पस्थाद्pasthād धावितुंdhāvituṃ मामप्यनुजानीद्धिmāmapyanujānīddhi। ततोta·to बायावःbāyāvaḥ कथयामासka·tha·yā·mā·sa, छोcho वत्सvat·sa तवta·va वक्तव्याvak·tav·yā काचित्kā·cit वार्त्तांvār·tāṃ नna विद्यतेvid·ya·te त्वंtvaṃ
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anantaraṃ sādoākasya yucca addhomāsaḥ punavvāraḥ yoyāvaṃ jagāda, yadbhavet kūśeḥ pasthād dhāvituṃ māmapyanujānīddhi| tato bāyāvaḥ kathayāmāsa, cho vatsa tava vaktavyā kācit vārttāṃ na vidyate tvaṃ

Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?
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कुतोku·to धाविष्यसिdhāviṣyasi? सsa उक्तवान्uk·ta·vān यद्भवेत्yadbhavet मांmāṃ धावितुंdhāvituṃ चन्जानोदहीतिcanjānodahīti तेनte·na प्रतिगदितेpratigadite सsa उक्तवान्uk·ta·vān धावdhāva। तताta·tā ऽदहोमासःdahomāsaḥ समभ्ूमेsamabhūme मगेणmageṇa धावन्dhā·van कूशेरयेkūśeraye जगामja·gā·ma।
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kuto dhāviṣyasi? sa uktavān yadbhavet māṃ dhāvituṃ canjānodahīti tena pratigadite sa uktavān dhāva| tatā 'dahomāsaḥ samabhūme mageṇa dhāvan kūśeraye jagāma|

But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi.
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तदानोंta·dā·noṃ दायूद्dā·yūd दयेda·ye दारयोमेध्यवत्तिनिdārayomedhyavattini स्थानsthā·na उपाविशद्upāviśad ण्तस्मिन्ṇtasmin समयेsa·ma·ye रक्षाrak·ṣā गोपुरस्यgopurasya एषोe·ṣo प्राचोरोार्पारprācoroārpāra गमनागमनेga·ma·nā·ga·ma·ne कुव्वेन्kuvven चच्त्रुन्मील्यcactrunmīlya जनकjanaka एकाकीe·kā·kī धावन्dhā·van आयातीतिāyātīti ददर्शda·dar·śa।

tadānoṃ dāyūd daye dārayomedhyavattini sthāna upāviśad ṇtasmin samaye rakṣā gopurasya eṣo prācoroārpāra gamanāgamane kuvven cactrunmīlya janaka ekākī dhāvan āyātīti dadarśa|

And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.
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ततःta·taḥ सsa रक्षकrakṣaka उच्चैःखरोणuccaiḥkharoṇa राजानंrā·jā·naṃ तत्tat ज्ञापयामासjñā·pa·yā·mā·sa, तताta·tā राजाrā·jā जगादja·gā·da सsa यदिya·di एककekaka यातिyā·ti तदहिtadahi सुभवात्तोंsubhavāttoṃ वदिष्यतिva·diṣ·ya·ti। इत्यवसरityavasara

tataḥ sa rakṣaka uccaiḥkharoṇa rājānaṃ tat jñāpayāmāsa, tatā rājā jagāda sa yadi ekaka yāti tadahi subhavāttoṃ vadiṣyati| ityavasara

And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.
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गच्छतिgac·cha·ti तस्मिन्tas·min निकटni·ka·ṭa वत्तिनिvattini शतेśa·te रन्तिranti दितीयंditīyaṃ जनंja·naṃ धावन्तंdhāvantaṃ टृट्टाṭṛṭṭā दौवारिकम्dauvārikam उचचैःखरेणucacaiḥkhareṇa प्लापयामासplāpayāmāsa प्रश्यापरpraśyāpara कश्चित्kaś·cit मनुजma·nu·ja रककोrakako धावन्dhā·van आगच्छतिā·gac·cha·ti। तताta·tā राजाrā·jā जगादja·gā·da, सोऽपिso·pi खुभवात्तामानयतिkhubhavāttāmānayati।
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gacchati tasmin nikaṭa vattini śate ranti ditīyaṃ janaṃ dhāvantaṃ ṭṛṭṭā dauvārikam ucacaiḥkhareṇa plāpayāmāsa praśyāpara kaścit manuja rakako dhāvan āgacchati| tatā rājā jagāda, so'pi khubhavāttāmānayati|

And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.
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अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ रक्षिrakṣi व्याहरत्vyā·ha·rat, ग्रगामिनःgragāminaḥ पुरुषस्यpu·ru·ṣas·ya धावनंdhāvanaṃ सादाsādā कपु्नस्याइीमासस्यkapunasyāiīmāsasya धावनंdhāvanaṃ बृद्यतेbṛdyate। राजाrā·jā कथितवान्ka·thi·ta·vān सsa सज्जनोsajjano मङ्गलmaṅgala वार्त्तांvār·tāṃ गदितुम्gaditum आगच्छतिā·gac·cha·ti।

anantaraṃ rakṣi vyāharat, gragāminaḥ puruṣasya dhāvanaṃ sādā kapunasyāiīmāsasya dhāvanaṃ bṛdyate| rājā kathitavān sa sajjano maṅgala vārttāṃ gaditum āgacchati|

And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.
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तदानीम्ta·dā·nīm अद्ीमासाadīmāsā राजानम्rā·jā·nam. उचuca व्यादइरत्vyādairat भवतोbha·va·to मङ्गलंmaṅ·ga·laṃ भवतुbha·va·tu, खपरःkhaparaḥ सsa श्चूमेścūme न्युलीश्ूयnyulīśūya पतन्pa·tan राजानंrā·jā·naṃ यन्नापयत्yannāpayat तवta·va प्रभुःpra·bhuḥ परमेश्वरोpa·ra·meś·va·ro धन्योdhan·yo भवतुbha·va·tu यतोya·to ममma·ma प्रमोpramo नरपतेःnarapateḥ प्रातिकूल्येनprā·ti·kūl·ye·na येye नराःna·rāḥ खडस्तान्khaḍastān प्रसारितवन्तस्तेprasāritavantaste तेनte·na दमिताःdamitāḥ।

tadānīm adīmāsā rājānam. uca vyādairat bhavato maṅgalaṃ bhavatu, khaparaḥ sa ścūme nyulīśūya patan rājānaṃ yannāpayat tava prabhuḥ parameśvaro dhanyo bhavatu yato mama pramo narapateḥ prātikūlyena ye narāḥ khaḍastān prasāritavantaste tena damitāḥ|

And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.
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अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ राजाrā·jā पप्रच्छpap·rac·cha तर्गोऽवशालेामःtargo'vaśāleāmaḥ किंkiṃ कूशलीkūśalī विद्यतेvid·ya·te? तताडईदीमासtatāḍaīdīmāsa उक्तवान्uk·ta·vān योयावोyoyāvo यदाya·dā महाराजस्यma·hā·rā·jas·ya दासंdā·saṃ माञ्चmāñ·ca यसजंत्yasajaṃt तदाta·dā महान्ma·hān कलाkalā जातjā·ta इतिi·ti दृदृवानदंdṛdṛvānadaṃ किन्तुkin·tu किंजातंkiṃjātaṃ तन्नtan·na ज्ञातवान्jñā·ta·vān।

anantaraṃ rājā papraccha targo'vaśāleāmaḥ kiṃ kūśalī vidyate? tatāḍaīdīmāsa uktavān yoyāvo yadā mahārājasya dāsaṃ māñca yasajaṃt tadā mahān kalā jāta iti dṛdṛvānadaṃ kintu kiṃjātaṃ tanna jñātavān|

And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king’s servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.
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अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ राजाrā·jā समादिशत्sa·mā·di·śat त्वंtvaṃ पारpāra गत्वाgat·vā स्थानेऽस्मिन्sthā·nes·min निशniśa ततःta·taḥ सsa पार्श्वpār·śva गत्वातित्gatvātit।

anantaraṃ rājā samādiśat tvaṃ pāra gatvā sthāne'smin niśa tataḥ sa pārśva gatvātit|

And the king said unto him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.
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ततःta·taḥ कूशिरागत्यkūśirāgatya व्यज्ञापयत्vyajñāpayat, केke ममma·ma प्रभोpra·bho राजन्rā·jan मङ्गलवात्ताmaṅgalavāttā, परमेश्वराद्यparameśvarādya भवतःbha·va·taḥ प्रतिकूलpratikūla समुल्यितान्samulyitān सकलान्sa·ka·lān दण्डितवान्daṇ·ḍi·ta·vān।

tataḥ kūśirāgatya vyajñāpayat, ke mama prabho rājan maṅgalavāttā, parameśvarādya bhavataḥ pratikūla samulyitān sakalān daṇḍitavān|

And, behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said, Tidings, my lord the king: for the LORD hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.
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राजाrā·jā कूशिkūśi पप्रच्छpap·rac·cha तरुणाऽवश्लमःtaruṇā'vaślamaḥ किंkiṃ कशलीkaśalī विद्यतेvid·ya·te? ततःta·taḥ कूशिर्वदत्kūśirvadat ममma·ma प्रभाpra·bhā पतेःpateḥ सर्व्वंsar·vaṃ रिपवोripavo यावन्तोyā·van·to नराna·rā भवताऽमङ्गलाथेंbhavatā'maṅgalātheṃ भवतःbha·va·taḥ प्रातिकरल्येनात्तिन्तिprātikaralyenāttinti तेte सर्व्वंsar·vaṃ तस्यtas·ya तरुणस्यtaruṇasya सदृशाsa·dṛ·śā भवन्तुbha·van·tu।

rājā kūśi papraccha taruṇā'vaślamaḥ kiṃ kaśalī vidyate? tataḥ kūśirvadat mama prabhā pateḥ sarvvaṃ ripavo yāvanto narā bhavatā'maṅgalātheṃ bhavataḥ prātikaralyenāttinti te sarvvaṃ tasya taruṇasya sadṛśā bhavantu|

And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.
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ततोta·to नरुपतिरतीवnarupatiratīva व्याकुलाvyā·ku·lā भवन्bha·van गोपुरोपरिgopuropari स्थितंsthi·taṃ च्चैौमंccai·aumaṃ गत्वाgat·vā रुरोदruroda, च्षपरम्cṣaparam इतस्ततोi·tas·ta·to गच्छतgac·cha·ta गच्छ्न्gacchn व्याइर्त्vyāirt काkā दाdā ममma·ma पचpaca वश्रालामvaśrālāma, हाhā हाhā ममma·ma खकोयपुच्चkhakoyapucca अवश्णलोमavaśṇaloma, यदिya·di तवta·va विनिमयेनादम्vinimayenādam अमरिष्यंamariṣyaṃ। त्राtrā ङाṅā खवश्लामkhavaślāma, हाhā हाhā ममma·ma पञ्चpañ·ca ममma·ma पृ्रpṛra।

tato narupatiratīva vyākulā bhavan gopuropari sthitaṃ ccaiaumaṃ gatvā ruroda, cṣaparam itastato gacchata gacchn vyāirt kā dā mama paca vaśrālāma, hā hā mama khakoyapucca avaśṇaloma, yadi tava vinimayenādam amariṣyaṃ| trā ṅā khavaślāma, hā hā mama pañca mama pṛra|

And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!

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.