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Ecclesiastes 3 उपदेशकः 3

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1

कालस्यkālasya प्रभदादायुषाprabhadādāyuṣā ऽारलंāralaṃ हंhaṃ चरस्यcarasya विचारोvi·cā·ro मनप्यस्थासारmanapyasthāsāra
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kālasya prabhadādāyuṣā 'āralaṃ haṃ carasya vicāro manapyasthāsāra

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
2

यत्yat किञ्चिन्नायतेkiñcinnāyate तस्यtas·ya खोयक्ालाkhoyakālā ऽपिpi विद्यतेvid·ya·te। आम्नाāmnā ऽधःdhaḥ सर्व्वकाय्यस्यsarvakāyyasya खकोयसमयोkhakoyasamayo ऽस्तिsti चca समयोsa·ma·yo जननस्यास्तिjananasyāsti समयोsa·ma·yo मरणस्यma·ra·ṇas·ya चca। समयेsa·ma·ye रोपणस्यास्िropaṇasyāsi कालाkā·lā रोपितकत्तंनेropitakattaṃne।।
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yat kiñcinnāyate tasya khoyakālā 'pi vidyate| āmnā 'dhaḥ sarvvakāyyasya khakoyasamayo 'sti ca samayo jananasyāsti samayo maraṇasya ca| samaye ropaṇasyāsi kālā ropitakattaṃne||

A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
3

समयस्यsa·ma·yas·ya बधस्यास्िbadhasyāsi कालस्थिकित्सनस्यkālasthikitsanasya चca। समयोsa·ma·yo भञ्जनस्यास्तिbhañjanasyāsti समयोsa·ma·yo म्रज्यनस्यmrajyanasya चca।।
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samayasya badhasyāsi kālasthikitsanasya ca| samayo bhañjanasyāsti samayo mrajyanasya ca||

A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4

समयःsa·ma·yaḥ कन्दkanda नस्यातिnasyāti समयोsa·ma·yo इसनस्यisanasya चca। समयःsa·ma·yaḥ एचनस्यास्िecanasyāsi समयोsa·ma·yo नत्तेनस्यnattenasya चca।।

samayaḥ kanda nasyāti samayo isanasya ca| samayaḥ ecanasyāsi samayo nattenasya ca||

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5

समयोsa·ma·yo य्रावविक्षेपेyrāvavikṣepe समयोsa·ma·yo य्रावस्यyrāvasya। कालkā·la ब्पालिड्नस्यास्तिbpāliḍnasyāsti कालkā·la सेघवच्जेनेseghavacjene।। समयेsa·ma·ye! ऽन्वेघणस्यास्तिnveghaṇasyāsti समयोsa·ma·yo ऽपचयस्यpacayasya चca। समयाsa·ma·yā रच्तणस्यास्िractaṇasyāsi समयःsa·ma·yaḥ च्तेपणस्यctepaṇasya चca।।

samayo yrāvavikṣepe samayo yrāvasya| kāla bpāliḍnasyāsti kāla seghavacjene|| samaye! 'nveghaṇasyāsti samayo 'pacayasya ca| samayā ractaṇasyāsi samayaḥ ctepaṇasya ca||

A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
6

समयोsa·ma·yo द्र्रखस्यास्तिdrrakhasyāsti समयःsa·ma·yaḥ सीवनस्यsīvanasya चca।

samayo drrakhasyāsti samayaḥ sīvanasya ca|

A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7

समयोsa·ma·yo मौनभावस्यmaunabhāvasya समयाsa·ma·yā भावणस्यbhāvaṇasya चca।। समयःsa·ma·yaḥ प्रणयस्यास्तिpraṇayasyāsti समयोsa·ma·yo महंणस्यmahaṃṇasya चca।
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samayo maunabhāvasya samayā bhāvaṇasya ca|| samayaḥ praṇayasyāsti samayo mahaṃṇasya ca|

A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8

समयःsa·ma·yaḥ समरूस्यास्तिsamarūsyāsti कालःkā·laḥ सन्धेखsandhekha विद्यतेvid·ya·te।।

samayaḥ samarūsyāsti kālaḥ sandhekha vidyate||

A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
9

कःkaḥ खपरिखमाल्लञामेाkhaparikhamāllañāmeā जायतेjā·ya·te कर्म्मकारिणःkarmakāriṇaḥ।
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kaḥ khaparikhamāllañāmeā jāyate karmmakāriṇaḥ|

What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
10

रंश्वरोणraṃśvaroṇa सन्तानानsantānāna खायासयितुमाशवात्khāyāsayitumāśavāt। याःyāḥ निरूप्यतnirūpyata खायासःkhāyāsaḥ सsa समालाचितोsamālācito मयाma·yā।
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raṃśvaroṇa santānāna khāyāsayitumāśavāt| yāḥ nirūpyata khāyāsaḥ sa samālācito mayā|

I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
11

निर्म्मितंnir·mi·taṃ सकलsakala तनta·na स्वीयकालsvīyakāla मनाक्षरmanākṣara। विश्मेवviśmeva तथाta·thā तेनte·na नराणांna·rā·ṇāṃ निहितंnihitaṃ हदिhadi।। तस्मादेवtas·mā·de·va परेष्नpareṣna किवमाणाखिलाkivamāṇākhilā क्रियाkri·yā। साद्यन्तमनुsādyantamanu सन्धातुंsandhātuṃ मनुम्येणmanumyeṇa नna श्रक्यतेśrakyate।
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nirmmitaṃ sakala tana svīyakāla manākṣara| viśmeva tathā tena narāṇāṃ nihitaṃ hadi|| tasmādeva pareṣna kivamāṇākhilā kriyā| sādyantamanu sandhātuṃ manumyeṇa na śrakyate|

He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
12

अआनन्दाच्जीवनंaānandācjīvanaṃ यावत्yā·vat सदाचाराचsadācārāca नेतरःnetaraḥ। मङलंmaṅalaṃ विद्यतेvid·ya·te तेषामितिteṣāmiti जानामिjā·nā·mi निश्चितंniś·ci·taṃ।
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aānandācjīvanaṃ yāvat sadācārāca netaraḥ| maṅalaṃ vidyate teṣāmiti jānāmi niścitaṃ|

I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
13

कस्यचिद्kas·ya·cid भाbhā जनंja·naṃ पानंpā·naṃ सर्व्वस्सिंखsarvassiṃkha परिश्रमोpa·riś·ra·mo। सखाखादनमीशस्यsakhākhādanamīśasya दानमेवdānameva नna संशयःsaṃ·śa·yaḥ।।

kasyacid bhā janaṃ pānaṃ sarvvassiṃkha pariśramo| sakhākhādanamīśasya dānameva na saṃśayaḥ||

And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
14

जानेjā·ne ऽदन्त्वीखरोdantvīkharo यद्यत्yad·yat कुरुतेku·ru·te तत्tat सनातनंsa·nā·ta·naṃ। तस्यtas·ya डीḍī तेte कर्त्तव्याkar·tav·yā नna चca कत्तवयमुननंkattavayamunanaṃ। नराna·rā इंशाद्iṃśād बिभीयुbibhīyu यत्yat तदर्थta·dar·tha तत्tat करोतिka·ro·ti सःsaḥ

jāne 'dantvīkharo yadyat kurute tat sanātanaṃ| tasya ḍī te karttavyā na ca kattavayamunanaṃ| narā iṃśād bibhīyu yat tadartha tat karoti saḥ

I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
15

तत्tat पुरेवासीद्purevāsīd भाविbhā·vi यत्yat तत्tat पुराभवत्pu·rā·bha·vat यत्yat कालेनkālena विदंvidaṃ तद्tad उपस्थापवतीशवरःupasthāpavatīśavaraḥ।।

tat purevāsīd bhāvi yat tat purābhavat yat kālena vidaṃ tad upasthāpavatīśavaraḥ||

That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
16

खय्यैस्याधःkhayyaisyādhaḥ पुनव्वारःpunavvāraḥ मयाma·yā छत्वावलाकनंchatvāvalākanaṃ। स्थानंsthā·naṃ दरdara विचारस्यvi·cā·ras·ya तचाधम्मैस्वविद्यतtacādhammaisvavidyata। धम्भस्थानच्चdhambhasthānacca सन्दुदटsandudaṭa तचाtacā धर्म्मdhar·ma अविद्यतa·vid·ya·ta।।
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khayyaisyādhaḥ punavvāraḥ mayā chatvāvalākanaṃ| sthānaṃ dara vicārasya tacādhammaisvavidyata| dhambhasthānacca sandudaṭa tacā dharmma avidyata||

And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
17

तदानींta·dā·nīṃ मनसाma·na·sā मध्येmadh·ye वागियंvā·gi·yaṃ गदिताgaditā मयाma·yā। धाम्मिकाधाम्मिकावेवdhāmmikādhāmmikāveva विचारvi·cā·ra यिष्यतीश्वरःyiṣyatīśvaraḥ।। रकेकस्याखखrakekasyākhakha चिन्तायाcintāyā खकैकस्यkhakaikasya चca कर्म्मणःkar·ma·ṇaḥ।

tadānīṃ manasā madhye vāgiyaṃ gaditā mayā| dhāmmikādhāmmikāveva vicāra yiṣyatīśvaraḥ|| rakekasyākhakha cintāyā khakaikasya ca karmmaṇaḥ|

I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
18

खकीयसमयस्तस्यkhakīyasamayastasya सन्चिधाsancidhā समवाश्यतेsamavāśyate।। नृसन्तानान्nṛsantānān समदिश्यsamadiśya मयाma·yā पोक्तमिदःंpoktamidaḥṃ तदाta·dā। रतयांratayāṃ दशयाdaśayā तेषाम्te·ṣām ईश्वरस्तान्īś·va·ras·tān परीक्षतेpa·rīk·ṣa·te। स्वयंsva·yaṃ यत्yat पश्चुतुल्यास्तेpaścutulyāste तत्रtat·ra तैःtaiḥ परिदटश्यतेparidaṭaśyate।
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khakīyasamayastasya sancidhā samavāśyate|| nṛsantānān samadiśya mayā poktamidaḥṃ tadā| ratayāṃ daśayā teṣām īśvarastān parīkṣate| svayaṃ yat paścutulyāste tatra taiḥ paridaṭaśyate|

I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
19

सन्तानस्यsantānasya यद्yad भाग्यंbhāg·yaṃ तदिtadi भाग्यंbhāg·yaṃ पष्छारपिpaṣchārapi। रकमेवrakameva तयोta·yo भाग्यंbhāg·yaṃ सियेतेsiyete तावु्भाtāvubhā समंsa·maṃ। सन्नवाम्sannavām एकधाekadhā प्राणाprā·ṇā नरःna·raḥ यान्yān पशोpa·śo र्नडिrnaḍi।।

santānasya yad bhāgyaṃ tadi bhāgyaṃ paṣchārapi| rakameva tayo bhāgyaṃ siyete tāvubhā samaṃ| sannavām ekadhā prāṇā naraḥ yān paśo rnaḍi||

For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
20

यस्माद्yas·mād यत्yat किन्ननेवास्तिkinnanevāsti सकलंsa·ka·laṃ तदवास्तवंtadavāstavaṃ। यद्yad यदेवास्तिyadevāsti सत्यsat·ya तत्tat स्थानमेकंsthānamekaṃ प्रगच्छतिpra·gac·cha·ti। सर्व्वमेवsar·va·me·va रजाजातंrajājātaṃ सर्व्वेंsar·veṃ यातिyā·ti रजःra·jaḥ पुनःpu·naḥ।।

yasmād yat kinnanevāsti sakalaṃ tadavāstavaṃ| yad yadevāsti satya tat sthānamekaṃ pragacchati| sarvvameva rajājātaṃ sarvveṃ yāti rajaḥ punaḥ||

All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21

आत्मानंāt·mā·naṃ नरपुत्नाणांnaraputnāṇāṃ काkā जानाद्यूद्धंगामिनंjānādyūddhaṃgāminaṃ। कोko वात्मानंvātmānaṃ पशोpa·śo वेत्तिvet·ti चित्याcityā अधाऽवरोहिणंadhā'varohiṇaṃ
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ātmānaṃ naraputnāṇāṃ kā jānādyūddhaṃgāminaṃ| ko vātmānaṃ paśo vetti cityā adhā'varohiṇaṃ

Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
22

मयाma·yā दृष्टंdṛṣ·ṭaṃ मनुष्यस्यma·nuṣ·yas·ya स्वीयकम्मेणिsvīyakammeṇi हषेणात्haṣeṇāt। नेतरnetara विद्यतेvid·ya·te क्षेमंkṣe·maṃ तस्यtas·ya लभ्यंlabh·yaṃ तदवtadava हिhi।। स्वतःsva·taḥ पश्चान्नpaś·cān·na यदyada भाविbhā·vi तद्tad जस्छंjaschaṃ यश्चyaś·ca श्यतिśyati केनke·na तत्tat स्थानमानीयsthānamānīya सsa उपस्थापधिष्यतेupasthāpadhiṣyate।। टीṭī
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mayā dṛṣṭaṃ manuṣyasya svīyakammeṇi haṣeṇāt| netara vidyate kṣemaṃ tasya labhyaṃ tadava hi|| svataḥ paścānna yada bhāvi tad jaschaṃ yaśca śyati kena tat sthānamānīya sa upasthāpadhiṣyate|| ṭī

Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

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.