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Ecclesiastes 10 उपदेशकः 10

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1

मच्तिकाकुणपेःmactikākuṇapeḥ खल्येस्तलंkhalyestalaṃ गन्धापजीgandhāpajī विनांvināṃ। उत्पादयतिut·pā·da·ya·ti दुगन्धंdugandhaṃ फेनयुक्त्चphenayuktca जायतेjā·ya·te। तथैवta·thai·va ज्ञानसम्मानोjñānasammāno जयतिja·ya·ti स्वल्पमूखताsvalpamūkhatā।।
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mactikākuṇapeḥ khalyestalaṃ gandhāpajī vināṃ| utpādayati dugandhaṃ phenayuktca jāyate| tathaiva jñānasammāno jayati svalpamūkhatā||

Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
2

्ानिनेाānineā दच्तिणस्थाdactiṇasthā धोःdhoḥ सर्व्वस्थाsarvasthā त्वबधस्यtvabadhasya साsā।।
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ānineā dactiṇasthā dhoḥ sarvvasthā tvabadhasya sā||

A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.
3

प्रगच्छpragaccha न्नपिnnapi मागणmāgaṇa मृखेःmṛkheḥ सन्त्यज्यतेsantyajyate धियाdhi·yā। व्यद्दमज्ञानvyaddamajñāna इत्येवityeva सकलान्sa·ka·lān सम्प्रवक्तिsampravakti सःsaḥ।।
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pragaccha nnapi māgaṇa mṛkheḥ santyajyate dhiyā| vyaddamajñāna ityeva sakalān sampravakti saḥ||

Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
4

शास्ताśās·tā कुष्यतिkuṣyati चेत्cet तुभ्यंtubh·yaṃ स्वस्थानंsvas·thā·naṃ तदहिtadahi माmā त्यजtya·ja महतामपिmahatāmapi पापानांpā·pā·nāṃ शान्तिśān·ti यस्मात्yas·māt प्रतिक्रियाpratikriyā

śāstā kuṣyati cet tubhyaṃ svasthānaṃ tadahi mā tyaja mahatāmapi pāpānāṃ śānti yasmāt pratikriyā

If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
5

र्काrkā दोषोdo·ṣo मयाma·yā दृष्टःdṛṣ·ṭaḥ क्रियमाणाkriyamāṇā रस्वेरघःrasveraghaḥ। भूपालस्यbhū·pā·las·ya सकाशात्sa·kā·śāt सsa समुत्पन्नोsamutpanno मतिमःmatimaḥ।।
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rkā doṣo mayā dṛṣṭaḥ kriyamāṇā rasveraghaḥ| bhūpālasya sakāśāt sa samutpanno matimaḥ||

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
6

मma नna द्d कka वva कैkai» स्थानेषुsthā·ne·ṣu किन्तुkin·tu निम्नेषुnimneṣu निषीदन्तिniṣīdanti धनेश्वरःdhaneśvaraḥ।।
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ma na d ka va kai» sthāneṣu kintu nimneṣu niṣīdanti dhaneśvaraḥ||

Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
7

जालतवश्वेषुjālatavaśveṣu समारूएान्samārūeān किङ्करान्kiṅkarān टृद्वानहहंṭṛdvānahahaṃ। मma जातुjā·tu किङ्करवद्kiṅkaravad श्वमाśvamā पादाभ्यांpādābhyāṃ गच्छतःgac·cha·taḥ प्रशन्praśan।।
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jālatavaśveṣu samārūeān kiṅkarān ṭṛdvānahahaṃ| ma jātu kiṅkaravad śvamā pādābhyāṃ gacchataḥ praśan||

I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
8

खातंkhā·taṃ खनतिkhanati यःyaḥ कश्छित्kaśchit सsa तन्मध्येtan·madh·ye पतिष्यतिpa·tiṣ·ya·ti। कka नna नna करkara हिhi केke मma नna~

khātaṃ khanati yaḥ kaśchit sa tanmadhye patiṣyati| ka na na kara hi ke ma na~

He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
9

याyā ऽपकर्घतिpakarghati पाषाणान्pā·ṣā·ṇān सsa तेरभ्याterabhyā र्हनिष्यतेrha·niṣ·ya·te। णṇa यश्चyaś·ca कछन्ततिkachantati काद्ानिkādāni परिबाधिष्यतेसतेःparibādhiṣyatesateḥ।। पpa पःpaḥ
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yā 'pakarghati pāṣāṇān sa terabhyā rhaniṣyate| ṇa yaśca kachantati kādāni paribādhiṣyatesateḥ|| pa paḥ

Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
10

अतीच्त्णेatīctṇe सतिsa·ti लादास््ेlādāse धारांdhārāṃ याyā नदिंnadiṃ निश्यतिniśyati। दिग्रगेवdigrageva प्रयोक्तव्याprayoktavyā शक्तिस्तेनśaktistena भविष्यतिbha·viṣ·ya·ti। कैkai» कैkai
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atīctṇe sati lādāse dhārāṃ yā nadiṃ niśyati| digrageva prayoktavyā śaktistena bhaviṣyati| kai» kai

If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
11

निःसारेniḥsāre पठितेpaṭhite मत्तोmat·to विदश्वयुरुगेvidaśvayuruge यदिya·di। वावटूकनरस्तङहिंvāvaṭūkanarastaṅahiṃ कथंka·thaṃ स्यादुपकारकःsyādupakārakaḥ।।।
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niḥsāre paṭhite matto vidaśvayuruge yadi| vāvaṭūkanarastaṅahiṃ kathaṃ syādupakārakaḥ|||

Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
12

निर्गंताnirgaṃtā ज्ञानिनोjñā·ni·no वक्लाद्vaklād उत्तार्यuttārya प्रीतिसम्भवाःprītisambhavāḥ स्वाधरौsvā·dha·rau किन्तुkin·tu मूmū स्वस्यsvas·ya मनुष्यस्यma·nuṣ·yas·ya विनाशकvi·nā·śa·ka।।

nirgaṃtā jñānino vaklād uttārya prītisambhavāḥ svādharau kintu mū svasya manuṣyasya vināśaka||

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
13

निर्गतानांnirgatānāṃ मुखात्mu·khāt तस्यtas·ya वाचांvācāṃ मोाख्यसुपक्रमःmoākhyasupakramaḥ। परिणामpariṇāma च्तदीctadī याyā क्केरन्मादःkkeranmādaḥ सर्व्वनाशकःsarvanāśakaḥ।।
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nirgatānāṃ mukhāt tasya vācāṃ moākhyasupakramaḥ| pariṇāma ctadī yā kkeranmādaḥ sarvvanāśakaḥ||

The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
14

निव्बाधाnivbādhā योyo मनुष्यःma·nuṣ·yaḥ सsa बडवाक्यानिbaḍavākyāni भाषतेbhā·ṣa·te। यत्तyatta भाविbhā·vi मनुष्येणmanuṣyeṇa ज्ञातुंjñā·tuṃ तन्नछ्िtannachi शक्यतेśak·ya·te। तत्पच्चाट्tatpaccāṭ भवितव्यंbha·vi·tav·yaṃ यत्yat कस्तंkastaṃ तज्ज्ञापयिय्यतिtajjñāpayiyyati।।

nivbādhā yo manuṣyaḥ sa baḍavākyāni bhāṣate| yatta bhāvi manuṣyeṇa jñātuṃ tannachi śakyate| tatpaccāṭ bhavitavyaṃ yat kastaṃ tajjñāpayiyyati||

A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
15

स्वख्मेणsvakhmeṇa नरोna·ro मुखेmu·khe: क्लान्तिमेवklāntimeva प्रगच्छतिpra·gac·cha·ti। पुरगामीpuragāmī यतःya·taḥ परन्था्तेनparanthātena वावगम्यतेvāvagamyate।।
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svakhmeṇa naro mukhe: klāntimeva pragacchati| puragāmī yataḥ paranthātena vāvagamyate||

The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
16

अधन्याadhanyā त्वंtvaṃ तदाta·dā छोcho श्चूक्तवścūktava राजाrā·jā यदाya·dā श्ुःśuḥ। यदाya·dā चca तावकाध्यच्ताःtāvakādhyactāḥ प्रत्यूषेprat·yū·ṣe भाज्यकारिणःbhājyakāriṇaḥ।।

adhanyā tvaṃ tadā cho ścūktava rājā yadā śuḥ| yadā ca tāvakādhyactāḥ pratyūṣe bhājyakāriṇaḥ||

Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
17

अन्धाan·dhā त्वन्तुtvan·tu तदादेश्चtadādeśca राजाrā·jā तेte कुलजोkulajo यदाya·dā। अध्यच्ताadhyactā उपयुक्तupayukta चca समयेsa·ma·ye भाज्यकारिणःbhājyakāriṇaḥ। बलद्दbaladda डोरḍora भीbhī ताtā नna चca मद्यस्यmadyasya चेखछूयाcekhachūyā।।

andhā tvantu tadādeśca rājā te kulajo yadā| adhyactā upayukta ca samaye bhājyakāriṇaḥ| baladda ḍora bhī tā na ca madyasya cekhachūyā||

Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
18

गदखामिनgadakhāmina अालस्याद्aālasyād वेश्सस्थुणाveśsasthuṇā विvi शोśo स्यंतेsyaṃte। शेयिल्यात्śeyilyāt करयkaraya गहgaha सलिलानिsalilāni च्तरन्तिctaranti चca
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gadakhāmina aālasyād veśsasthuṇā vi śo syaṃte| śeyilyāt karaya gaha salilāni ctaranti ca

By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
19

हास्यायंhāsyāyaṃ रखतेrakhate भोज्यंbhoj·yaṃ मद्यञ्चानन्दयत्यmadyañcānandayatya सनsana प्रयागprayāga किन्तुkin·tu सर्व्वस्सिन्नथाsarvassinnathā खवोापयोगिनःkhavoāpayoginaḥ।।
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hāsyāyaṃ rakhate bhojyaṃ madyañcānandayatya sana prayāga kintu sarvvassinnathā khavoāpayoginaḥ||

A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
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राजानंrā·jā·naṃ मनसापिmanasāpi त्वंtvaṃ शपśapa नैवnai·va कथञ्चनkathañcana श्रयनागारगन्भंśrayanāgāraganbhaṃ पिpi धनिनंdhaninaṃ शपśapa नैवnai·va दाdā।। यस्माद्yas·mād विvi हङमेनेवhaṅameneva रवःra·vaḥ सञ्चारयिव्यतेsañcārayivyate। प्राणिनोprā·ṇi·no पक्षयुज्लोनpakṣayujlona सन्देशाsandeśā वाvā चरिव्यतेcarivyate।।

rājānaṃ manasāpi tvaṃ śapa naiva kathañcana śrayanāgāraganbhaṃ pi dhaninaṃ śapa naiva dā|| yasmād vi haṅameneva ravaḥ sañcārayivyate| prāṇino pakṣayujlona sandeśā vā carivyate||

Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

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.