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Ecclesiastes 11 उपदेशकः 11
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उंशस्तयाuṃśastayā चca सप्तभ्यःsaptabhyaḥ किंवाद्धभ्योाkiṃvāddhabhyoā ऽपिpi दीयतांdī·ya·tāṃ यस्मात्yas·māt काkā काkā विपत्vi·pat चित्यांcityāṃ भविताbha·vi·tā त्वtva नna वेत्सिvet·si यदाब्म्राःyadābmrāḥ पूर्गतांpūrgatāṃ यान्तिyān·ti तदाta·dā वर्षन्त्यपोvarṣantyapo भुविbhu·vi। निपतन्nipatan दक्िणायाच्चdakiṇāyācca वोत्तरायांvottarāyāṃ दिशिdi·śi द्रमःdramaḥ। यस्मिच्चिपततिyasmiccipatati स्थानेsthā·ne तस्मिन्नेवावतिष्टतेtasminnevāvatiṣṭate।।
uṃśastayā ca saptabhyaḥ kiṃvāddhabhyoā 'pi dīyatāṃ yasmāt kā kā vipat cityāṃ bhavitā tva na vetsi yadābmrāḥ pūrgatāṃ yānti tadā varṣantyapo bhuvi| nipatan dakiṇāyācca vottarāyāṃ diśi dramaḥ| yasmiccipatati sthāne tasminnevāvatiṣṭate||
If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
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यःyaḥ समालाकतेsamālākate वायुंvā·yuṃ बीजंbī·jaṃ वपतिva·pa·ti नैवnai·va सःsaḥ। यश्चyaś·ca निni रीच्ततेrīctate मेषान्me·ṣān सsa शस्यंśas·yaṃ नहिna·hi छन्ततिchantati।।
yaḥ samālākate vāyuṃ bījaṃ vapati naiva saḥ| yaśca ni rīctate meṣān sa śasyaṃ nahi chantati||
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
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त्वयाtva·yā यद्वत्yad·vat समरस्यsamarasya गतिga·ti वावगम्यतेvāvagamyate। जठरेjaṭhare चca सगभायाsagabhāyā अस्प्रांasprāṃ ढद्धिḍhaddhi तेte बुध्यतेbudh·ya·te। स्व्वखद्युस्तयेश्रस्यsvvakhadyustayeśrasya क्रियाkri·yā नna ज्ञायतेjñā·ya·te त्वयाtva·yā।।
tvayā yadvat samarasya gati vāvagamyate| jaṭhare ca sagabhāyā asprāṃ ḍhaddhi te budhyate| svvakhadyustayeśrasya kriyā na jñāyate tvayā||
As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.
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प्रातर्वपखवीजंprātarvapakhavījaṃ त्वंtvaṃ सायंsāyaṃ इस्ताistā नna संहरsaṃhara। यस्मादेतत्yasmādetat तदन्यद्tadanyad वाvā कतरःkataraḥ सुफलिष्यतिsuphaliṣyati।
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prātarvapakhavījaṃ tvaṃ sāyaṃ istā na saṃhara| yasmādetat tadanyad vā kataraḥ suphaliṣyati|
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
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उभयोu·bha·yo गणरख्काgaṇarakhkā वाvā भवितेतिbhaviteti नna वेत्सिvet·si छिपchipa रुचिराrucirā दीिरच्तणाखdīiractaṇākha हितंhi·taṃ भास्वरbhāsvara
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ubhayo gaṇarakhkā vā bhaviteti na vetsi chipa rucirā dīiractaṇākha hitaṃ bhāsvara
Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
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दशनdaśana योyo नरोna·ro बड्छवधौणिbaḍchavadhauṇi जीवन्jī·van ष्यतिṣyati सर्व्वेदाsarvedā। ततोपिta·to·pi क्रियतांkri·ya·tāṃ चिन्ताcin·tā दिवसानांdivasānāṃ तमखिनांtamakhināṃ। यस्मात्yas·māt तानिtā·ni बद्न्येवbadnyeva भाविbhā·vi सर्व्वेन्ववास्तवंsarvenvavāstavaṃ।।
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daśana yo naro baḍchavadhauṇi jīvan ṣyati sarvvedā| tatopi kriyatāṃ cintā divasānāṃ tamakhināṃ| yasmāt tāni badnyeva bhāvi sarvvenvavāstavaṃ||
But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.
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देde युवन्yuvan खीयतारूण्येkhīyatārūṇye त्वनानन्दंtvanānandaṃ समाचरsamācara। ष्टःṣṭaḥ भवतुbha·va·tu चित्रंcit·raṃ तेte योवनस्यyovanasya दिनेषुdi·ne·ṣu चca। अचरacara सखमनोवाञ्छांsakhamanovāñchāṃ कामनांkāmanāṃ वाvā खनेचयोःkhanecayoḥ। किन्तुkin·tu त्वांtvāṃ तस्यtas·ya सर्व्वेस्यsarvesya विचारायvicārāya यदीखर'। राजदारःrājadāraḥ समानेताsamānetā तत्tat सम्यक्sam·yak चिन्त्यतांcintyatāṃ त्वयाtva·yā
de yuvan khīyatārūṇye tvanānandaṃ samācara| ṣṭaḥ bhavatu citraṃ te yovanasya dineṣu ca| acara sakhamanovāñchāṃ kāmanāṃ vā khanecayoḥ| kintu tvāṃ tasya sarvvesya vicārāya yadīkhara'| rājadāraḥ samānetā tat samyak cintyatāṃ tvayā
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
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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.