Scripture · Sanskrit Bible with the King James Version · the Pāli Canon

Deuteronomy 21 द्वितीयविवरणम् 21

Chapter: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 202122 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34

Old Testament: unproofread OCR. The Sanskrit text was machine-read from scans of the 1848 Calcutta edition and has not been checked by hand, so it contains reading errors. Verses marked Unproofread OCR — may contain errors are the least reliable.

Verse: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 · Hide pronunciation

Each verse: the King James English, then the Sanskrit, its transliteration (IAST) and how to say it, syllable by syllable (ṃ = nasal hum, ḥ = soft breath echoing the vowel).
Tap any word to see it in the other language: a Sanskrit word shows its English meaning; an English word underlined shows matching Sanskrit words.

1

च्यधिकर्त' युष्माकंyuṣ·mā·kaṃ पभुपरमेश्वरेणpabhuparameśvareṇa हास्यमानhāsyamāna देशेde·śe चैचमध्येcaicamadhye यदिya·di इतलाकःitalākaḥ प्राप्यतेprāp·ya·te किन्तुkin·tu सsa केनke·na इतi·ta इतिi·ti नna ज्ञायतेjñā·ya·te तर्हिtar·hi युष्माकंyuṣ·mā·kaṃ प्राचीनाprā·cī·nā रra विचारकाञखvicārakāñakha वद्दिगेव्यvaddigevya तंtaṃ शवमारभ्यśavamārabhya चतुदिक्स्थपुराणिcatudiksthapurāṇi यावत्yā·vat समापयिष्यन्तिsamāpayiṣyanti।

cyadhikarta' yuṣmākaṃ pabhuparameśvareṇa hāsyamāna deśe caicamadhye yadi italākaḥ prāpyate kintu sa kena ita iti na jñāyate tarhi yuṣmākaṃ prācīnā ra vicārakāñakha vaddigevya taṃ śavamārabhya catudiksthapurāṇi yāvat samāpayiṣyanti|

If one be found slain in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain him:
2

यत्yat पुरुpuru इतलाकस्यitalākasya समीपsa·mī·pa भविष्यतिbha·viṣ·ya·ti,

yat puru italākasya samīpa bhaviṣyati,

Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:
3

तत्प्राचीनलोकाtatprācīnalokā युगवद्धनादिसनव्वकम्मोप्रत्तांyugavaddhanādisanavvakammoprattāṃ गावत्छांgāvatchāṃ ग्रहोष्यन्तिgrahoṣyanti।
Unproofread OCR — may contain errors

tatprācīnalokā yugavaddhanādisanavvakammoprattāṃ gāvatchāṃ grahoṣyanti|

And it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke;
4

ततघुर्पाचीनाtataghurpācīnā अछान्achān प्तनिव्यजलखोातावाड्िखातंptanivyajalakhoātāvāḍikhātaṃ तांtāṃ गोवत्साम्govatsām आनीयā·nī·ya तत्रtat·ra तस्याtas·yā मस्तकmastaka केत्छन्तिketchanti।
Unproofread OCR — may contain errors

tataghurpācīnā achān ptanivyajalakhoātāvāḍikhātaṃ tāṃ govatsām ānīya tatra tasyā mastaka ketchanti|

And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer’s neck there in the valley:
5

लेवीययाजकाखlevīyayājakākha समीपमुपस्थास्यन्तिsamīpamupasthāsyanti, यतोya·to वुष्ठव्रभुषरमेचखरंvuṣṭhavrabhuṣaramecakharaṃ प्ररिprari चरितुंcarituṃ परमेश्वरनाझ्नाशिषंparameśvaranājhnāśiṣaṃ दातुञ्चdā·tuñ·ca तेte तेनानुखीतास्तेघान्चtenānukhītāsteghānca वाक्यात्vāk·yāt सर्व्वेविवादाsarvevivādā दण्डविचारdaṇḍavicāra ञ्चñca निस्वेतव्यःnisvetavyaḥ।
Unproofread OCR — may contain errors

levīyayājakākha samīpamupasthāsyanti, yato vuṣṭhavrabhuṣaramecakharaṃ prari carituṃ parameśvaranājhnāśiṣaṃ dātuñca te tenānukhītāsteghānca vākyāt sarvvevivādā daṇḍavicāra ñca nisvetavyaḥ|

And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:
6

शवसमोपस्थपुरśavasamopasthapura मुख्याश्चmukhyāśca तत्रtat·ra जलखोातसिjalakhoātasi छिन्नमस्तकगोावत्सोपरिchinnamastakagoāvatsopari
Unproofread OCR — may contain errors

śavasamopasthapura mukhyāśca tatra jalakhoātasi chinnamastakagoāvatsopari

And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:
7

खखकरान्khakhakarān प्रक्षाल्यprak·ṣāl·ya वाक्यमिदंvāk·ya·mi·daṃ वदिष्यन्तिva·diṣ·yan·ti, नna इस्तेरस्माकम्isterasmākam ख्वkhva रक्तपातःraktapātaḥ कृताkṛ·tā नna चास्मसेनेcāsmasene टं्टःṭaṃṭaḥ।
Unproofread OCR — may contain errors

khakhakarān prakṣālya vākyamidaṃ vadiṣyanti, na isterasmākam khva raktapātaḥ kṛtā na cāsmasene ṭaṃṭaḥ|

And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.
8

केke परमेश्वरpa·ra·meś·va·ra भवताbha·va·tā मुक्तस्यmuktasya खीयेखायेल्वंश्स्येद्ःkhīyekhāyelvaṃśsyedḥ कर्म्मेkarme च्तम्यतांctamyatāṃ खीयेखायेलkhīyekhāyela वंशंvaṃśaṃ पतिpa·ti निरपराधरक्तपातदोघेniraparādharaktapātadoghe नाप्येतांnāpyetāṃ, तेनte·na तान्tān प्रतिpra·ti तव्रक्तपातदोषःtavraktapātadoṣaḥ क्षमिष्यतेkṣa·miṣ·ya·te।

ke parameśvara bhavatā muktasya khīyekhāyelvaṃśsyedḥ karmme ctamyatāṃ khīyekhāyela vaṃśaṃ pati niraparādharaktapātadoghe nāpyetāṃ, tena tān prati tavraktapātadoṣaḥ kṣamiṣyate|

Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel’s charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.
9

स्व्यंsvyaṃ युष्माभिःyuṣ·mā·bhiḥ परमेश्वराभिलधितेparameśvarābhiladhite चम्मंcammaṃ खाचरितेkhācarite खमध्यात्khamadhyāt निरपराधरक्तपातदषोniraparādharaktapātadaṣo दूरयिष्यतेdūrayiṣyate।
Unproofread OCR — may contain errors

svyaṃ yuṣmābhiḥ parameśvarābhiladhite cammaṃ khācarite khamadhyāt niraparādharaktapātadaṣo dūrayiṣyate|

So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.
10

युष्माभिःyuṣ·mā·bhiḥ खरिपुप्रतिक्ूलंkharipupratikūlaṃ युद्धयाचायांyuddhayācāyāṃ कृतायांkṛ·tā·yāṃ परमेश्वरेणpa·ra·meś·va·re·ṇa युश्मत्करेषुyuśmatkareṣu समपितानांsamapitānāṃ तेषांte·ṣāṃ केषुचिद्ke·ṣu·cid

yuṣmābhiḥ kharipupratikūlaṃ yuddhayācāyāṃ kṛtāyāṃ parameśvareṇa yuśmatkareṣu samapitānāṃ teṣāṃ keṣucid

When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive,
11

युष्माभिyuṣ·mā·bhi बंन्दीशतेषुbaṃndīśateṣu यदिya·di त्वंtvaṃ बन्दीनांbandīnāṃ मध्येmadh·ye सुन्दरींsundarīṃ स्तियंstiyaṃ विलोक्यvi·lok·ya तांtāṃ विवाएम्vivāem
Unproofread OCR — may contain errors

yuṣmābhi baṃndīśateṣu yadi tvaṃ bandīnāṃ madhye sundarīṃ stiyaṃ vilokya tāṃ vivāem

And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;
12

इच्छेस्तक्षिicchestakṣi त्वयाtva·yā ख्टदहमानीताkhṭadahamānītā साsā खमस्तकमुणडनंkhamastakamuṇaḍanaṃ नखच्छेदनच्nakhacchedanac वु्यात्vuyāt,
Unproofread OCR — may contain errors

icchestakṣi tvayā khṭadahamānītā sā khamastakamuṇaḍanaṃ nakhacchedanac vuyāt,

Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;
13

बन्दित्ववसनंbanditvavasanaṃ व्यक्ताvyak·tā तवta·va गदgada वसेत्vaset पूणेमेकमासंpūṇemekamāsaṃ स्वपितरंsva·pi·ta·raṃ मातरच्mātarac चेत्cet, ततःta·taḥ परंpa·raṃ त्वंtvaṃ ताम्tām उपगन्तंupagantaṃ विवोएुच्चvivoeucca शब्धसिśabdhasi, साsā चca तवta·va जायाjā·yā भविष्यतिbha·viṣ·ya·ti।

banditvavasanaṃ vyaktā tava gada vaset pūṇemekamāsaṃ svapitaraṃ mātarac cet, tataḥ paraṃ tvaṃ tām upagantaṃ vivoeucca śabdhasi, sā ca tava jāyā bhaviṣyati|

And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.
14

किन्तुkin·tu यदिya·di तस्यांtas·yāṃ त्वंtvaṃ नna तुष्येस्तह्िंtuṣyestahiṃ साsā खमनभिलाघात्khamanabhilāghāt त्वयाtva·yā विखद्वयाvikhadvayā, नna रूप्येणrūpyeṇa विकरेतव्याvikaretavyā नna वाvā विनिमातव्याvinimātavyā, यस्मात्yas·māt त्वंtvaṃ ताम्tām उपागमत्upāgamat।

kintu yadi tasyāṃ tvaṃ na tuṣyestahiṃ sā khamanabhilāghāt tvayā vikhadvayā, na rūpyeṇa vikaretavyā na vā vinimātavyā, yasmāt tvaṃ tām upāgamat|

And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.
15

यस्यyas·ya नरस्यnarasya प्रियाप्रियेpriyāpriye देde पुच्व्योpucvyo स्त्रियोंstriyoṃ स्लस्लस्यslaslasya व्येषुvyeṣu यद्यपिवाजातोाyadyapivājātoā भवेत्bha·vet,
Unproofread OCR — may contain errors

yasya narasya priyāpriye de pucvyo striyoṃ slaslasya vyeṣu yadyapivājātoā bhavet,

If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:
16

तदिtadi खपुच्लेभ्यःkhapuclebhyaḥ खवित्तदानकालेkhavittadānakāle सोso ऽपियाजातंpiyājātaṃ ज्येटपुjyeṭapu चम्cam च्यवंज्ञायcyavaṃjñāya प्रियाजातावpriyājātāva पुच्ायpucāya ज्येडाधिकारंjyeḍādhikāraṃ दातुंdā·tuṃ नna पृच्छतिpṛc·cha·ti।
Unproofread OCR — may contain errors

tadi khapuclebhyaḥ khavittadānakāle so 'piyājātaṃ jyeṭapu cam cyavaṃjñāya priyājātāva pucāya jyeḍādhikāraṃ dātuṃ na pṛcchati|

Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:
17

अधियाजातोadhiyājāto ज्येjye इतिi·ti तेनाङ्गीकत्तेव्यंtenāṅgīkattevyaṃ तस्मैtas·mai चca सर्व्वंखस्टांएदयंsarvaṃkhasṭāṃedayaṃ दातव्यंdā·tav·yaṃ, यतःya·taḥ सsa तद्वलस्यtadvalasya प्रथमफलंprathamaphalaṃ व्येकाधिकारखvyekādhikārakha तस्यैवtas·yai·va सम्भवतिsam·bha·va·ti।

adhiyājāto jye iti tenāṅgīkattevyaṃ tasmai ca sarvvaṃkhasṭāṃedayaṃ dātavyaṃ, yataḥ sa tadvalasya prathamaphalaṃ vyekādhikārakha tasyaiva sambhavati|

But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.
18

यदिya·di कस्यचित्kas·ya·cit पु्लाऽबाध्येpulā'bādhye विपथगामीvi·pa·tha·gā·mī चca भवतिbha·va·ti पिचोाराज्ञाpicoārājñā नna पटह्हातिpaṭahhāti शासिताइपिśāsitāipi तौtau नna समादियतेsamādiyate,

yadi kasyacit pulā'bādhye vipathagāmī ca bhavati picoārājñā na paṭahhāti śāsitāipi tau na samādiyate,

If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
19

तद्दिtaddi तस्यtas·ya पितसोpitaso तंtaṃ टलाṭalā नगरीयप्राचीनानांnagarīyaprācīnānāṃ समीपेsa·mī·pe निवासस्थानस्यnivāsasthānasya गोपुरान्तिकम्gopurāntikam चानीयcā·nī·ya नगरीna·ga·rī
Unproofread OCR — may contain errors

taddi tasya pitaso taṃ ṭalā nagarīyaprācīnānāṃ samīpe nivāsasthānasya gopurāntikam cānīya nagarī

Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
20

यप्राचीनेभ्यःyaprācīnebhyaḥ कथयिव्यतःkathayivyataḥ, खावयोरेवःkhāvayorevaḥ पुल्नाइबाध्याpulnāibādhyā विपथगामीvi·pa·tha·gā·mī चca सsa खावयोराज्ञानपृह्तिkhāvayorājñānapṛhti सsa उदरम्भरीudarambharī मद्यपश्चmadyapaśca।
Unproofread OCR — may contain errors

yaprācīnebhyaḥ kathayivyataḥ, khāvayorevaḥ pulnāibādhyā vipathagāmī ca sa khāvayorājñānapṛhti sa udarambharī madyapaśca|

And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
21

तताta·tā नगरोवलाकास्तंnagarovalākāstaṃ प्रस्तरेpras·ta·re हनिष्यन्तिha·niṣ·yan·ti, सर्व्वंsar·vaṃ यूयंyū·yaṃ खमध्यात्khamadhyāt पापिष्धंpāpiṣdhaṃ टुṭu रुचिष्ययruciṣyaya तेनte·na सर्व्वंsar·vaṃ डखायेल्वंशस्तत्ḍakhāyelvaṃśastat खुत्वाkhutvā भेष्यतिbheṣyati।

tatā nagarovalākāstaṃ prastare haniṣyanti, sarvvaṃ yūyaṃ khamadhyāt pāpiṣdhaṃ ṭu ruciṣyaya tena sarvvaṃ ḍakhāyelvaṃśastat khutvā bheṣyati|

And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
22

यदिya·di कश्िट्kaśiṭ बधयोग्यंbadhayogyaṃ पापंpā·paṃ कृत्वाkṛt·vā प्राणदण्डंprā·ṇa·daṇ·ḍaṃ प्राप्यprāp·ya युश्राभिस्तरावट्रथ्येतyuśrābhistarāvaṭrathyeta,

yadi kaśiṭ badhayogyaṃ pāpaṃ kṛtvā prāṇadaṇḍaṃ prāpya yuśrābhistarāvaṭrathyeta,

And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree:
23

तर्हिtar·hi तस्यtas·ya एएवस्तरूपरिeevastarūpari छत्खराचिंchatkharāciṃ नna स्थापितव्यःsthāpitavyaḥ किन्तुkin·tu तददिनेtadadine परसप्रानेparasaprāne निधातव्यःnidhātavyaḥ, यतोya·to यःyaḥ कश्चित्kaś·cit तरावुल्लम्ब्यतेtarāvullambyate सsa ईश्वरेणासिश्तःīśvareṇāsiśtaḥ। अधिकर्ततुadhikartatu युष्माकंyuṣ·mā·kaṃ पभुपरमेश्वरेणpabhuparameśvareṇa दत्ताdat·tā देशोde·śo युद्राभिyudrābhi नोखुचीकत्तयःnokhucīkattayaḥ।
Unproofread OCR — may contain errors

tarhi tasya eevastarūpari chatkharāciṃ na sthāpitavyaḥ kintu tadadine parasaprāne nidhātavyaḥ, yato yaḥ kaścit tarāvullambyate sa īśvareṇāsiśtaḥ| adhikartatu yuṣmākaṃ pabhuparameśvareṇa dattā deśo yudrābhi nokhucīkattayaḥ|

His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

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.