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Ecclesiastes 1 उपदेशकः 1

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1

आभाषः४ābhāṣaḥ4 सव्नवस्त्नामसारलंsavnavastnāmasāralaṃ सव्पैकृम्मेणांsavpaikṛmmeṇāṃ निष्फलniṣphala लवंlavaṃ
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ābhāṣaḥ4 savnavastnāmasāralaṃ savpaikṛmmeṇāṃ niṣphala lavaṃ

The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2

दायुदात्मजश्यdāyudātmajaśya विरूश्लमस्थराजस्येपदेशकस्थेमानिvirūślamastharājasyepadeśakasthemāni वाक्यानिvāk·yā·ni अलीकानामलीकाग्रमितिalīkānāmalīkāgramiti वक्तुपदेशकःvaktupadeśakaḥ। अलोकानामलीकाग्रम्alokānāmalīkāgram अलीकंalīkaṃ सकलंsa·ka·laṃ भवेत्bha·vet।।
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dāyudātmajaśya virūślamastharājasyepadeśakasthemāni vākyāni alīkānāmalīkāgramiti vaktupadeśakaḥ| alokānāmalīkāgram alīkaṃ sakalaṃ bhavet||

Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
3

खय्यस्याधाkhayyasyādhā मनुय्येणmanuyyeṇa क्रियतेkri·ya·te यःyaḥ परिश्रमpariśrama। छत्स््ात्chatsāt परिश्रमात्pariśramāt तस्मात्tas·māt काkā लाभस्तस्यlābhastasya जायतेjā·ya·te

khayyasyādhā manuyyeṇa kriyate yaḥ pariśrama| chatsāt pariśramāt tasmāt kā lābhastasya jāyate

What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
4

युगमेवातियाव्येकंyugamevātiyāvyekaṃ समावाव्यपर्samāvāvyapar युगंyu·gaṃ। सर्व्वत्रsar·vat·ra समयsa·ma·ya यावत्yā·vat स्थिरोsthi·ro सन्तिझतेsantijhate घराgharā।।
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yugamevātiyāvyekaṃ samāvāvyapar yugaṃ| sarvvatra samaya yāvat sthiro santijhate gharā||

One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
5

व्यसाvyasā रूर्य्यस्तथादेतिrūryyastathādeti पुनरस्तpunarasta प्रयातिprayāti चca। खरथानंkharathānaṃ त्वरितंtvaritaṃ गत्वाgat·vā तचादेतिtacādeti पुनpu·na सःsaḥ।

vyasā rūryyastathādeti punarasta prayāti ca| kharathānaṃ tvaritaṃ gatvā tacādeti puna saḥ|

The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
6

द्च्तिगाच्चdctigācca दिशंdi·śaṃ यातिyā·ti प्रद्यायाद्यत्तरंpradyāyādyattaraṃ पुनःpu·naḥ। व्यंvyaṃ प्रगच्छतिpra·gac·cha·ti भ्वास्यन्bhvāsyan खवय्थायःkhavaythāyaḥ सद्ागतिःsadāgatiḥ।।
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dctigācca diśaṃ yāti pradyāyādyattaraṃ punaḥ| vyaṃ pragacchati bhvāsyan khavaythāyaḥ sadāgatiḥ||

The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.
7

सर्व्वsar·va नद्याnadyā ऽणैवंṇaivaṃ वान्तिvānti सोso ंणवस्तṃṇavasta नna प्येतेpyete। यत्yat स्थानंsthā·naṃ निम्नगाnimnagā यान्तिyān·ti नद्धिnaddhi यान्तिyān·ti पुनःpu·naḥ पुनःpu·naḥ

sarvva nadyā 'ṇaivaṃ vānti so ṃṇavasta na pyete| yat sthānaṃ nimnagā yānti naddhi yānti punaḥ punaḥ

All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
8

सत्याःsat·yāḥ खमावहाkhamāvahā वाचस्ताञखvācastāñakha वर्त्तvar·ta नरोna·ro इच्मःicmaḥ। अटप्तंaṭaptaṃ दशनेdaśane नेचम्necam अ्ाम्बाaāmbā वणेvaṇe श्रुतिंśru·tiṃ।
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satyāḥ khamāvahā vācastāñakha vartta naro icmaḥ| aṭaptaṃ daśane necam aāmbā vaṇe śrutiṃ|

All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
9

भूतंbhū·taṃ यद्yad भवितव्यंbha·vi·tav·yaṃ तत्tat छृतंchṛtaṃ यत्yat तत्tat करिष्यतेka·riṣ·ya·te। अत्रat·ra भागारधःbhāgāradhaḥ किखिमूतनंkikhimūtanaṃ नदिnadi जायतेjā·ya·te।।

bhūtaṃ yad bhavitavyaṃ tat chṛtaṃ yat tat kariṣyate| atra bhāgāradhaḥ kikhimūtanaṃ nadi jāyate||

The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
10

पश्चpaśca नुतनमस््ेतदितिnutanamasetaditi यस्मिन्yas·min निगद्यतेnigadyate। परैवासीत्paraivāsīt तदta·da स्सत्राग्ssatrāg अतीतेषुatīteṣu युगेषुyu·ge·ṣu हिhi।।
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paśca nutanamasetaditi yasmin nigadyate| paraivāsīt tada ssatrāg atīteṣu yugeṣu hi||

Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.
11

यदभूत्yadabhūt पूव्वंकालpūvvaṃkāla पूpū तस्याद्यtas·yād·ya नास्त्वनुस्मतिःnāstvanusmatiḥ। अद्यad·ya यद्yad भाविbhā·vi तस्यापिtas·yā·pi पश्चाच्चpaś·cāc·ca भविताbha·vi·tā स्मृतिःsmṛtiḥ।

yadabhūt pūvvaṃkāla pū tasyādya nāstvanusmatiḥ| adya yad bhāvi tasyāpi paścācca bhavitā smṛtiḥ|

There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
12

उपदेप्कupadepka वाहvāha निवसन्ni·va·san यिरूशालमोyi·rū·śā·la·mo। इस्रायेलीयलोकानांis·rā·ye·lī·ya·lo·kā·nāṃ समकाधेंsamakādheṃ नरेन्द्रतांnarendratāṃ।।
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upadepka vāha nivasan yirūśālamo| isrāyelīyalokānāṃ samakādheṃ narendratāṃ||

I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13

नभसोna·bha·so धस्तdhasta यत्yat किल्ित्kilit क्रियतेkri·ya·te तत्tat परीक्षितुंpa·rīk·ṣi·tuṃ चानेनcānena चानसन्धातुंcānasandhātuṃ स्वमनोsva·ma·no ऽहंhaṃ न्यवेशयंnyaveśayaṃ। निमित्तंni·mit·taṃ नरघुत्नाणांnaraghutnāṇāṃ विषमेviṣame ऽयंyaṃ परिश्रमःpa·riś·ra·maḥ। तेभ्यःtebh·yaḥ खान्तिपरदानार्थम्khāntiparadānārtham रंशरेणraṃśareṇa निरूपितःni·rū·pi·taḥ।

nabhaso dhasta yat kilit kriyate tat parīkṣituṃ cānena cānasandhātuṃ svamano 'haṃ nyaveśayaṃ| nimittaṃ naraghutnāṇāṃ viṣame 'yaṃ pariśramaḥ| tebhyaḥ khāntiparadānārtham raṃśareṇa nirūpitaḥ|

And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
14

ब्य्देप्ंbydepṃ सर्व्वकब्माsarvakabmā कंkaṃ क्रियमाणkriyamāṇa रवेरधraveradha!। पश्यpaś·ya सर्व्वेमलोकंsarvemalokaṃ हिhi मनसma·na·sa विडम्बनंviḍambanaṃ।।
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bydepṃ sarvvakabmā kaṃ kriyamāṇa raveradha!| paśya sarvvemalokaṃ hi manasa viḍambanaṃ||

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
15

यद्yad वकंvakaṃ तटजुकन्तँtaṭajukanta~ नैवnai·va केनापिke·nā·pi शक्यतेśak·ya·te। तथेवाविद्यमानंtathevāvidyamānaṃ यद्yad व्य्जितुंvyjituṃ तन्नtan·na शक्यतेśak·ya·te।।

yad vakaṃ taṭajukanta~ naiva kenāpi śakyate| tathevāvidyamānaṃ yad vyjituṃ tanna śakyate||

That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
16

स्वकीयमनसोाsvakīyamanasoā मध्येmadh·ye मयागद्यतmayāgadyata कवागियंkavāgiyaṃ। मतब्बेंmatabbeṃ पश्यpaś·ya येye ऽध्यच्ताdhyactā अभवन्a·bha·van थिरुशांलमेthiruśāṃlame तेभ्यःtebh·yaḥ सर्व्वभ्यsarvabhya एवाहंe·vā·haṃ महहाप्रज्ञासमन्वितःmahahāprajñāsamanvitaḥ। बऊुज्ञानेनbaūujñānena बुद्धाbuddhā चca दीपितंdīpitaṃ ममma·ma मानसंmā·na·saṃ।।
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svakīyamanasoā madhye mayāgadyata kavāgiyaṃ| matabbeṃ paśya ye 'dhyactā abhavan thiruśāṃlame tebhyaḥ sarvvabhya evāhaṃ mahahāprajñāsamanvitaḥ| baūujñānena buddhā ca dīpitaṃ mama mānasaṃ||

I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
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प्रज्ञांprajñāṃ बाधंbādhaṃ मनाmanā धन्याdhan·yā मोहंmo·haṃ मैख्यंचmaikhyaṃca वेदितुंve·di·tuṃ मयाकज्षायोदमप्यस्तिmayākajṣāyodamapyasti मानसस्यmānasasya विडम्बनviḍambana।।

prajñāṃ bādhaṃ manā dhanyā mohaṃ maikhyaṃca vedituṃ mayākajṣāyodamapyasti mānasasya viḍambana||

And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
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यतोya·to नसnasa बाङल्यंbāṅalyaṃ यथाबाड्ल्यyathābāḍlya संयुतंsaṃyutaṃ। विद्याvidyā चca वदेतेvadete यस्यyas·ya तस्यtas·ya खेदोkhedo ऽपिpi वर्तेvarte।।

yato nasa bāṅalyaṃ yathābāḍlya saṃyutaṃ| vidyā ca vadete yasya tasya khedo 'pi varte||

For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

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.