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Ecclesiastes 12 उपदेशकः 12

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पूव्वेमीश्वरpūvvemīśvara सेवनsevana स्थावश्यकsthāvaśyaka न्n ईश्वराद्īś·va·rād भोतेःbhoteḥ स्वोययोवनकालेsvoyayovanakāle त्वंtvaṃ खखद््ारंkhakhadāraṃ
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pūvvemīśvara sevana sthāvaśyaka n īśvarād bhoteḥ svoyayovanakāle tvaṃ khakhadāraṃ

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
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विचिन्तयvicintaya। माmā प्रत।च्तख घखाणांghakhāṇāṃ कुत्सितानाम्kutsitānām उपागमंupāgamaṃ। माmā परतीच्तखparatīctakha वाvā तेषांte·ṣāṃ वत्सराणाम्vatsarāṇām उपस्सथितिंupassathitiṃ यानधिyānadhi वच्छसीदंvacchasīdaṃ त्वंtvaṃ नna रोचन्तrocanta डमेḍame ममma·ma।।
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vicintaya| mā prata|ctakha ghakhāṇāṃ kutsitānām upāgamaṃ| mā paratīctakha vā teṣāṃ vatsarāṇām upassathitiṃ yānadhi vacchasīdaṃ tvaṃ na rocanta ḍame mama||

While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
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माmā पतोच्तखpatoctakha तंtaṃ कालंkā·laṃ यस्मिन्yas·min यास्यन्तिyās·yan·ti कछष्णतांkachaṣṇatāṃ दिवाकरdivākara दक्षिdakṣi च्तपानायctapānāya उदूनिचudūnica। ङद्ावपिṅadāvapi व्यतीतायाम्vyatītāyām खयास्यन्तिkhayāsyanti घनाःghanāḥ पुनःpu·naḥ कम्प्रस्येतेkamprasyete दिनेdi·ne तस्मिनtas·mi·na भवनस्यbhavanasya चca रक्तrakta। पुरुषेpu·ru·ṣe बलवन्तba·la·van·ta चca परिभुभोparibhubho भविष्यतःbha·viṣ·ya·taḥ। पेषिकाच्ाल्पतांpeṣikācālpatāṃ गत्वाgat·vā विरमिष्यन्तिviramiṣyanti कर्म्मतःkarmataḥ। गga वाच्ताभ्यांvāctābhyāṃ पदशिन्योpadaśinyo चान्धतांcāndhatāṃ प्रगमिव्यतःpragamivyataḥ।।
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mā patoctakha taṃ kālaṃ yasmin yāsyanti kachaṣṇatāṃ divākara dakṣi ctapānāya udūnica| ṅadāvapi vyatītāyām khayāsyanti ghanāḥ punaḥ kamprasyete dine tasmina bhavanasya ca rakta| puruṣe balavanta ca paribhubho bhaviṣyataḥ| peṣikācālpatāṃ gatvā viramiṣyanti karmmataḥ| ga vāctābhyāṃ padaśinyo cāndhatāṃ pragamivyataḥ||

In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,
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कपाटkapāṭa पथिpa·thi सेद्छेतेsedchete क्षेष्यतेkṣeṣ·ya·te पेवणध्वनिःpevaṇadhvaniḥ। विहहगस्यvihahagasya रवादोवravādova नित्राभङ्गाnitrābhaṅgā भविष्यतिbha·viṣ·ya·ti। गीतेखgītekha सकलाःsa·ka·lāḥ कन्याkan·yā गमिष्यन्यवसन्रतांgamiṣyanyavasanratāṃ।।
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kapāṭa pathi sedchete kṣeṣyate pevaṇadhvaniḥ| vihahagasya ravādova nitrābhaṅgā bhaviṣyati| gītekha sakalāḥ kanyā gamiṣyanyavasanratāṃ||

And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;
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उचस्थानादपिucasthānādapi चासस्तदानोंcāsastadānoṃ सञ्जनिष्यतेsañjaniṣyate। उपस्थास्यन्तिu·pas·thās·yan·ti मार्गेmār·ge चca बहवोba·ha·vo भयद्देतवःbhayaddetavaḥ। वादामाख्यतसोाश्वापिvādāmākhyatasoāśvāpi पुष्पंpuṣpaṃ चारुcāru नna मंस्यतेmaṃ·sya·te। लभlabha स्वभारणsvabhāraṇa भारग्रस्तbhāragrasta भविष्यतिbha·viṣ·ya·ti। व्पाद्चारोयरसज्ञानंvpādcāroyarasajñānaṃ विकारvikāra गमिष्यतिga·miṣ·ya·ti।। यस्मान्नरेणyasmānnareṇa गन्तव्यंgan·tav·yaṃ चिरकालाथंकंcirakālāthaṃkaṃ ग्रहgraha। पय्यटिष्यन्तिpayyaṭiṣyanti मागाmā·gā चca शाकयुक्ताśākayuktā विलापिनःvilāpinaḥ।

ucasthānādapi cāsastadānoṃ sañjaniṣyate| upasthāsyanti mārge ca bahavo bhayaddetavaḥ| vādāmākhyatasoāśvāpi puṣpaṃ cāru na maṃsyate| labha svabhāraṇa bhāragrasta bhaviṣyati| vpādcāroyarasajñānaṃ vikāra gamiṣyati|| yasmānnareṇa gantavyaṃ cirakālāthaṃkaṃ graha| payyaṭiṣyanti māgā ca śākayuktā vilāpinaḥ|

Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
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कृतेkṛ·te त्वयाtva·yā विलम्बेvilambe चca त्यतेtyate रोप्यष्टङ्धुलंropyaṣṭaṅdhulaṃ। जातरू्पीयपाचच्चjātarūpīyapācacca प्रगभिष्यतिpragabhiṣyati भस्नतांbhasnatāṃ। उपान्तेupānte चca जलोात्सस्यjaloātsasya कलसःkalasaḥ एतखण्डतांetakhaṇḍatāṃ। प्रडिपाश्वंस्यचकच्चpraḍipāśvaṃsyacakacca विदोणत्वम्vidoṇatvam अवाष्यतिavāṣyati।।
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kṛte tvayā vilambe ca tyate ropyaṣṭaṅdhulaṃ| jātarūpīyapācacca pragabhiṣyati bhasnatāṃ| upānte ca jaloātsasya kalasaḥ etakhaṇḍatāṃ| praḍipāśvaṃsyacakacca vidoṇatvam avāṣyati||

Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.
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प्यायास्यतिpyāyāsyati धुलिखdhulikha खौkhau योत्पत्तिस्थलंyotpattisthalaṃ म्रदmrada। प्रत्यायास्यतिpratyāyāsyati किन्त्वात्माkin·tvāt·mā स्त्रीstrī घgha स्वsva छारमीchāramī श्रśra।।
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pyāyāsyati dhulikha khau yotpattisthalaṃ mrada| pratyāyāsyati kintvātmā strī gha sva chāramī śra||

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
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व्यलीकानामvyalīkānāma लीकाग्रमितिlīkāgramiti वह्तयपदेशvahtayapadeśa कःkaḥ। यद्यदवास्तिyadyadavāsti तत्tat सर्व्वम्sar·vam अलीकंalīkaṃ नात्रnāt·ra संशयःsaṃ·śa·yaḥ
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vyalīkānāma līkāgramiti vahtayapadeśa kaḥ| yadyadavāsti tat sarvvam alīkaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ

Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
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परन्तुpa·ran·tu नवान्navān यस्मात्yas·māt सsa खासोदुपदेशकःkhāsodupadeśakaḥ तस्मात्tas·māt साsā शिक्तśikta यछ्ताकान्yachtākān पथ्थाpaththā लाच्यlācya परोच्यparocya बङ्कोररुचयद्baṅkorarucayad वाचाvā·cā दितप्लानप्रदायिकाःditaplānapradāyikāḥ।।।
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parantu navān yasmāt sa khāsodupadeśakaḥ tasmāt sā śikta yachtākān paththā lācya parocya baṅkorarucayad vācā ditaplānapradāyikāḥ|||

And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
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चारूवाक्यानिcārūvākyāni सम्पाप्तुम्sampāptum अन्वेषीदुanveṣīdu पदेpa·de कःkaḥ। सारल्याल्िखिताsāralyālikhitā अत्रat·ra विश्वास्याःviśvāsyāḥ सन्तिsan·ti चोाक्तयःcoāktayaḥ।।
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cārūvākyāni sampāptum anveṣīdu pade kaḥ| sāralyālikhitā atra viśvāsyāḥ santi coāktayaḥ||

The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
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वङ्कःvaṅkaḥ सटशाःsaṭaśāḥ सन्तिsan·ti वाचाvā·cā ज्ञानवतांjñā·na·va·tāṃ णांṇāṃ। कोोलकीःkoolakīḥ सुदंsudaṃ बद्धैःbaddhaiḥ सभाध्यच्ताखsabhādhyactākha सच्निभाःsacnibhāḥ। खकेनेवkhakeneva चca तेte सर्व्वंsar·vaṃ ददिरेdadire पालरच्तिणाpālaractiṇā।।
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vaṅkaḥ saṭaśāḥ santi vācā jñānavatāṃ ṇāṃ| koolakīḥ sudaṃ baddhaiḥ sabhādhyactākha sacnibhāḥ| khakeneva ca te sarvvaṃ dadire pālaractiṇā||

The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
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केke मत्पून्तmatpūnta परन्तुpa·ran·tu त्वtva कुरुव्वाचkuruvvāca विवेचनांvi·ve·ca·nāṃ। सीमाsī·mā नna विद्यतेvid·ya·te कोऽपिko·pi बड्पुस्तकलेखनेbaḍpustakalekhane। विद्याभ्यासस्यvidyābhyāsasya चाधिकंcādhikaṃ शरीराधंśarīrādhaṃ मावहmāvaha।।
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ke matpūnta parantu tva kuruvvāca vivecanāṃ| sīmā na vidyate ko'pi baḍpustakalekhane| vidyābhyāsasya cādhikaṃ śarīrādhaṃ māvaha||

And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
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सारवाक्यंsāravākyaṃ समग्रंsamagraṃ यत्yat तत्tat त्वस्माभिtvasmābhi निशम्यतांniśamyatāṃ परमेशादparameśāda बिभीहिbibhīhi त्वम्tvam व्याज्ञास्तस्यvyājñāstasya चca पालयpā·la·ya रदrada यस्मान्मनुव्यस्यyasmānmanuvyasya सर्व्वाथाsarvāthā ताम्tām उपाज्नंनंupājnaṃnaṃ।।
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sāravākyaṃ samagraṃ yat tat tvasmābhi niśamyatāṃ parameśāda bibhīhi tvam vyājñāstasya ca pālaya rada yasmānmanuvyasya sarvvāthā tām upājnaṃnaṃ||

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
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विचारस्थानमीष्टेनvicārasthānamīṣṭena सकलानेष्यतेsakalāneṣyate क्रियाkri·yā। निगुछंniguchaṃ सकलझापिsakalajhāpi यथाya·thā भडंbhaḍaṃ तथधाधमंtathadhādhamaṃ।।
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vicārasthānamīṣṭena sakalāneṣyate kriyā| niguchaṃ sakalajhāpi yathā bhaḍaṃ tathadhādhamaṃ||

For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

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.