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Ecclesiastes 5 उपदेशकः 5
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मनुष्यस्यma·nuṣ·yas·ya दोषःdo·ṣaḥ टṭa पराक्रमस्यासारलत्वंparākramasyāsāralatvaṃ धनस्यासारलवंdhanasyāsāralavaṃ सारस्यsārasya त्वमोtvamo शस्यśasya शटśaṭa हंhaṃ यास्यन्yāsyan खपाkhapā दोdo रक्तrakta यलतःyalataḥ। मखगांmakhagāṃ यज्ञतःyajñataḥ खरेखःkharekhaḥ अबशाधधabaśādhadha तयाta·yā गमःga·maḥ। पापाचारpāpācāra यतस्तेषांya·tas·te·ṣāṃ चेतनांce·ta·nāṃ नदिnadi जायतेjā·ya·te।
manuṣyasya doṣaḥ ṭa parākramasyāsāralatvaṃ dhanasyāsāralavaṃ sārasya tvamo śasya śaṭa haṃ yāsyan khapā do rakta yalataḥ| makhagāṃ yajñataḥ kharekhaḥ abaśādhadha tayā gamaḥ| pāpācāra yatasteṣāṃ cetanāṃ nadi jāyate|
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
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इंच्रस्यiṃcrasya समक्षञ्चsa·mak·ṣañ·ca त्वमुtvamu चारयितुंcā·ra·yi·tuṃ वचःva·caḥ। सवsava सर्व्वरयsarvaraya स्वास्थsvāstha यग्रचित्तश्चyagracittaśca माmā भवbha·va।। राrā वर्ततेvar·ta·te खगेkhage पृथिव्यांpṛ·thiv·yāṃ तन्नtan·na वत्तसेvattase। भवन्तbhavanta कारणातूkāraṇātū तस्मात्tas·māt खल्पाkhalpā रवra·va तवाक्कयःtavākkayaḥ।।
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iṃcrasya samakṣañca tvamu cārayituṃ vacaḥ| sava sarvvaraya svāstha yagracittaśca mā bhava|| rā vartate khage pṛthivyāṃ tanna vattase| bhavanta kāraṇātū tasmāt khalpā rava tavākkayaḥ||
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
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यथायासबऊत्वेनyathāyāsabaūtvena युज्यतेyuj·ya·te खेप्रदशनंkhepradaśanaṃ। तथाta·thā वाकबङ्गत्वेनvākabaṅgatvena रवोra·vo मखस्यmakhasya युज्यतेyuj·ya·te।।
yathāyāsabaūtvena yujyate khepradaśanaṃ| tathā vākabaṅgatvena ravo makhasya yujyate||
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.
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त्रतपुव्येकमीशायtratapuvyekamīśāya त्वयाtva·yā यद्यत्yad·yat प्रतिश्रुतंpra·tiś·ru·taṃ। तत्परिशाधनंtatpariśādhanaṃ कर्त्रkartra विलम्बाvilambā मावलम्ब्यतांmāvalambyatāṃ।। यस्मान्मृखषुyasmānmṛkhaṣu लोकेषुlo·ke·ṣu प्रसादोpra·sā·do नहिna·hi वर्त्ततेvar·ta·te। त्वयाtva·yā बहिba·hi प्रतिज्ञातंpra·tij·ñā·taṃ क्रियतांkri·ya·tāṃ तस्यtas·ya शोśo धनdhana।।
tratapuvyekamīśāya tvayā yadyat pratiśrutaṃ| tatpariśādhanaṃ kartra vilambā māvalambyatāṃ|| yasmānmṛkhaṣu lokeṣu prasādo nahi varttate| tvayā bahi pratijñātaṃ kriyatāṃ tasya śo dhana||
When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
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वरंva·raṃ ब्रतमछत्वापिbratamachatvāpi नna प्रतिञ्चवणंpratiñcavaṇaṃ त्वयाtva·yā। नna चca छात्वाchātvā व्रतंvra·taṃ पश्चात्paś·cāt स्वकीsvakī यत्रतyatrata लोपनlopana।।
varaṃ bratamachatvāpi na pratiñcavaṇaṃ tvayā| na ca chātvā vrataṃ paścāt svakī yatrata lopana||
Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
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छतपापंchatapāpaṃ वपुःva·puḥ कत्तेkatte मान्जानीदिmānjānīdi वक्तंvak·taṃ। भ्नान्तिरासीदिदंbhnāntirāsīdidaṃ वाक्यvāk·ya खगेदूतेचkhagedūteca माmā वद्vad।।
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chatapāpaṃ vapuḥ katte mānjānīdi vaktaṃ| bhnāntirāsīdidaṃ vākya khagedūteca mā vad||
Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?
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ईश्वरंīś·va·raṃ खीयवक्येनkhīyavakyena किमथkimatha कापयिव्यसिkāpayivyasi। तवta·va इस्तछ्तंistachtaṃ कर्म्मंkarmaṃ कोपात्ko·pāt तस्यtas·ya विनंच्छतिvinaṃcchati।।
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īśvaraṃ khīyavakyena kimatha kāpayivyasi| tava istachtaṃ karmmaṃ kopāt tasya vinaṃcchati||
For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.
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खप्रदश्रनबाडधल्यंkhapradaśranabāḍadhalyaṃ यथालीकचसंयुतंyathālīkacasaṃyutaṃ। तथैवta·thai·va वाक्यvāk·ya बाऊल्यंbāūlyaṃ भेनbhena व्यन्त्वोvyantvo खराkharā न्n त्वयाtva·yā।। पीडनंpīḍanaṃ धनीdha·nī नानांnānāṃ राधच्चrādhacca न्यायधम्संnyāyadhamsaṃ येएःyeeḥ। देde निरोक्षसेnirokṣase चेत्cet त्वंtvaṃ तदिtadi माmā विस्मितेvismite भवbha·va। ग्रस्मात्grasmāt प्राचतरोprācataro ऽध्यत्तःdhyattaḥ सुप्रीचस्यापिsuprīcasyāpi विद्यतेvid·ya·te। धनंdha·naṃ प्राचचतमःprācacatamaḥ कश्चिद्kaś·cid विद्यतेvid·ya·te चोभयेोस्तयोःcobhayeostayoḥ।।
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khapradaśranabāḍadhalyaṃ yathālīkacasaṃyutaṃ| tathaiva vākya bāūlyaṃ bhena vyantvo kharā n tvayā|| pīḍanaṃ dhanī nānāṃ rādhacca nyāyadhamsaṃ yeeḥ| de nirokṣase cet tvaṃ tadi mā vismite bhava| grasmāt prācataro 'dhyattaḥ suprīcasyāpi vidyate| dhanaṃ prācacatamaḥ kaścid vidyate cobhayeostayoḥ||
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
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श्म्यत्पन्नखचśmyatpannakhaca याyā लाभःlā·bhaḥ सकलेषुsa·ka·le·ṣu सsa वत्तेतेvattete। सम्भवत्युपकारखsambhavatyupakārakha ग्दषालस्यापिgdaṣālasyāpi भृमितःbhṛmitaḥ।।
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śmyatpannakhaca yā lābhaḥ sakaleṣu sa vattete| sambhavatyupakārakha gdaṣālasyāpi bhṛmitaḥ||
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
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रोप्यropya यःyaḥ प्रीयतेprī·ya·te टप्तिṭapti सsa नna प्राप्रोतिprāproti रोाप्यतःroāpyataḥ। नna वाvā वित्तपियेvittapiye ढद्धिंḍhaddhiṃ मन्येman·ye तच्चाप्यवास्तवंtaccāpyavāstavaṃ।।
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ropya yaḥ prīyate ṭapti sa na prāproti roāpyataḥ| na vā vittapiye ḍhaddhiṃ manye taccāpyavāstavaṃ||
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
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वहमानvahamāna धनdhana संख्याsaṃ·khyā वर्द्धतेvar·ddha·te ग्रासकारिणांgrāsakāriṇāṃ। चच्तभ्योंcactabhyoṃ दशनादन्यत्daśanādanyat किंkiṃ घनखाभिनांghanakhābhināṃ फलंpha·laṃ।।
vahamāna dhana saṃkhyā varddhate grāsakāriṇāṃ| cactabhyoṃ daśanādanyat kiṃ ghanakhābhināṃ phalaṃ||
When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?
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स्वल्पभुग_ बडभुग्baḍabhug वाvā स्थत्sthat सुखंsu·khaṃ शतेśa·te छघीबलःchaghībalaḥ ष्याṣyā किन्तुkin·tu घनाच्यस्यghanācyasya निद्ानुज्ञायतेnidānujñāyate नहिna·hi।।
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svalpabhuga_ baḍabhug vā sthat sukhaṃ śate chaghībalaḥ ṣyā kintu ghanācyasya nidānujñāyate nahi||
The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
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खय्यस्याधाkhayyasyādhā मयाma·yā दुःखम्duḥ·kham इदंi·daṃ दृष्टंdṛṣ·ṭaṃ व्यथाकरंvyathākaraṃ। स्वामिनोsvā·mi·no खीयसम्पर्तिkhīyasamparti निंजानिखायniṃjānikhāya रच्यतेracyate।।
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khayyasyādhā mayā duḥkham idaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ vyathākaraṃ| svāmino khīyasamparti niṃjānikhāya racyate||
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
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व्यसनेनvyasanena कठोरेणkaṭhoreṇa सम्प्रत्तिsampratti: साsā विनश्यतिvi·naś·ya·ti। व्पात्मजंvpātmajaṃ जनयिताja·na·yi·tā चca रिक्घदइस्तःrikghadaistaḥ सsa तिसतिtisati।।
vyasanena kaṭhoreṇa sampratti: sā vinaśyati| vpātmajaṃ janayitā ca rikghadaistaḥ sa tisati||
But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
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जठरात्रिजमातुश्चjaṭharātrijamātuśca सsa यथैवyathaiva विनिर्मतःvinirmataḥ। परावत्तिष्यतेparāvattiṣyate तद्त्tadt नघ्नाnaghnā यातुंyā·tuṃ वथागतःvathāgataḥ। नna खमेणाजितंkhameṇājitaṃ किद्धित्kiddhit इस्तेनादायistenādāya यास्यतिyās·ya·ti।।
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jaṭharātrijamātuśca sa yathaiva vinirmataḥ| parāvattiṣyate tadt naghnā yātuṃ vathāgataḥ| na khameṇājitaṃ kiddhit istenādāya yāsyati||
As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
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मद्दाव्यथाकरंmaddāvyathākaraṃ दुःखम्duḥ·kham रतदर्प्यस्तिratadarpyasti निशितंniśitaṃ। सत्याsat·yā यददायातस्तददोवyadadāyātastadadova सsa यास्यतिyās·ya·ti।। किंkiṃ फलंpha·laṃ लप्यमानःlapyamānaḥ सsa कुरुतेku·ru·te वायवेvāyave श्रमंśra·maṃ।।
maddāvyathākaraṃ duḥkham ratadarpyasti niśitaṃ| satyā yadadāyātastadadova sa yāsyati|| kiṃ phalaṃ lapyamānaḥ sa kurute vāyave śramaṃ||
And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?
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यावज्जोवनमादारंyāvajjovanamādāraṃ कुतोku·to ध्वान्तेdhvānte करोतिka·ro·ti सःsaḥ। रुदतोru·da·to चापिcāpi भूयिछाbhūyichā बाधापीडाविडम्बनाःbādhāpīḍāviḍambanāḥ।।
yāvajjovanamādāraṃ kuto dhvānte karoti saḥ| rudato cāpi bhūyichā bādhāpīḍāviḍambanāḥ||
All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.
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सद्sad पश्यpaś·ya मयाma·yā बुधंbudhaṃ मनुष्यायmanuṣyāya रुवेरधःruveradhaḥ। खल्पघखप्रमागंkhalpaghakhapramāgaṃ यद्yad व्यायुरीशेनvyāyurīśena दीयतेdī·ya·te। तद्tad यावत्yā·vat शाम्यताśāmyatā तेनte·na स्वीयसव्वेपरिsvīyasavvepari ख्रमात्khramāt मोाजनद्धेवmoājanaddheva पानञ्चpā·nañ·ca परिभागःparibhāgaḥ सुखस्यsu·khas·ya चca। ण्तत्ṇtat क्षेमंkṣe·maṃ सटृश्यञ्चsaṭṛśyañca तस्यtas·ya भाग्यमिद्bhāgyamid यतःya·taḥ।।
sad paśya mayā budhaṃ manuṣyāya ruveradhaḥ| khalpaghakhapramāgaṃ yad vyāyurīśena dīyate| tad yāvat śāmyatā tena svīyasavvepari khramāt moājanaddheva pānañca paribhāgaḥ sukhasya ca| ṇtat kṣemaṃ saṭṛśyañca tasya bhāgyamid yataḥ||
Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.
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दत्त्वाdat·tvā नरायnarāya कस्मैचिद्kas·mai·cid धन्सम्पत्तिमीख्वरःdhansampattimīkhvaraḥ। तांtāṃ भाक्तbhākta खांशमापुन्नkhāṃśamāpunna दषितुच्चdaṣitucca निजni·ja श्मेśme। च्तमतामपिctamatāmapi चेद्ced यच्छेद्yacched दानंdā·naṃ तर्दँश्चरस्यtarda~ścarasya तत्tat।।
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dattvā narāya kasmaicid dhansampattimīkhvaraḥ| tāṃ bhākta khāṃśamāpunna daṣitucca nija śme| ctamatāmapi ced yacched dānaṃ tarda~ścarasya tat||
Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.
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नेदातीnedātī यातुyā·tu चिन््यन्तेcinyante घखास्तेनghakhāstena निजायुषःni·jā·yu·ṣaḥ, य्स्माचित्तस्यysmācittasya कषणkaṣaṇa प्रतिवत्तिprativatti तमीखरtamīkhara'।। सःsaḥ।
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nedātī yātu cinyante ghakhāstena nijāyuṣaḥ, ysmācittasya kaṣaṇa prativatti tamīkhara'|| saḥ|
For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.
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.