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Ecclesiastes 7 उपदेशकः 7

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1

सुख्यातिशेकसच्व्णिताज्ञानानाम्sukhyātiśekasacvṇitājñānānām असारतायाःasāratāyāḥ प्रतीकारंpra·tī·kā·raṃ ज्ञानस्यjñā·nas·ya

sukhyātiśekasacvṇitājñānānām asāratāyāḥ pratīkāraṃ jñānasya

A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
2

नरस्यnarasya याyā सुकीर्तिःsukīrtiḥ साsā अष्टाaṣṭā
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narasya yā sukīrtiḥ sā aṣṭā

It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
3

सुगन्धितेलतःsugandhitelataḥ। तद्वन्मुव्युदिनंtadvanmuvyudinaṃ तस्यtas·ya चरेcare जन्मदिनादपिjanmadinādapi।। भाज्यशालाप्रवेbhājyaśālāprave शोचśoca खटःkhaṭaḥ ्योकालयागमःyokālayāgamaḥ। यस्मात्yas·māt सर्व्वनराणांsarvanarāṇāṃ सsa परिणामाpariṇāmā भविष्यतिbha·viṣ·ya·ti। तत्रtat·ra चित्तनिवेशखखcittaniveśakhakha सजीवेष्वपिsajīveṣvapi युज्यतेyuj·ya·te।। न्णांnṇāṃ हास्यविनोदाचhāsyavinodāca भ्रेयस्यस्िbhreyasyasi विषखताviṣakhatā। मुखस्यmu·khas·ya स्लानताslānatā यस्माचित्तस्यारोग्यकारिणीyasmācittasyārogyakāriṇī।।
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sugandhitelataḥ| tadvanmuvyudinaṃ tasya care janmadinādapi|| bhājyaśālāprave śoca khaṭaḥ yokālayāgamaḥ| yasmāt sarvvanarāṇāṃ sa pariṇāmā bhaviṣyati| tatra cittaniveśakhakha sajīveṣvapi yujyate|| nṇāṃ hāsyavinodāca bhreyasyasi viṣakhatā| mukhasya slānatā yasmācittasyārogyakāriṇī||

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
4

ग्ाकवेश्सनिgākaveśsani विज्ञानांvijñānāṃ नराणांna·rā·ṇāṃ वत्ततेvattate मनःma·naḥ। निब्बाधानांnibbādhānāṃ मनःma·naḥ किन्तुkin·tu चर्घेवेश्सनिcargheveśsani वत्तेतेvattete।। मनुष्येणानभिच्ञानांmanuṣyeṇānabhicñānāṃ गानस्यgānasya खवणादयिkhavaṇādayi। ख्रेयःkhreyaḥ प्रज्ञाविशिद्धस्यprajñāviśiddhasya भत्ेनाख्वगंbhatenākhvagaṃ भवेत्bha·vet।।
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gākaveśsani vijñānāṃ narāṇāṃ vattate manaḥ| nibbādhānāṃ manaḥ kintu cargheveśsani vattete|| manuṣyeṇānabhicñānāṃ gānasya khavaṇādayi| khreyaḥ prajñāviśiddhasya bhatenākhvagaṃ bhavet||

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
5

पाकस्थाल्याpākasthālyā अघाaghā यसमात्yasamāt करटकानांkaraṭakānāṃ खनkhana यथाya·thā तथाta·thā दासाdā·sā ऽत्तिtti मुखाणांmukhāṇāṃ नामैतदप्यवास्तवंnāmaitadapyavāstavaṃ।।
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pākasthālyā aghā yasamāt karaṭakānāṃ khana yathā tathā dāsā 'tti mukhāṇāṃ nāmaitadapyavāstavaṃ||

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
6

दाराब्येनdārābyena नरोna·ro विज्ञाvijñā चतबुद्धिcatabuddhi विधीयतेvidhīyate।
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dārābyena naro vijñā catabuddhi vidhīyate|

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
7

उत्कोचेनutkocena विकारश्चvikāraśca हदयस्यhadayasya प्रसिध्यतिprasidhyati।।
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utkocena vikāraśca hadayasya prasidhyati||

Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
8

कारय्यस्याkārayyasyā रra म्भतःmbhataḥ यान्yān परिणामाpariṇāmā नna संशयःsaṃ·śa·yaḥ झयानjhayāna धीरdhīra स्वsva भावस्तरbhāvastara दर्पयुक्तखभावतःdarpayuktakhabhāvataḥ।।
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kārayyasyā ra mbhataḥ yān pariṇāmā na saṃśayaḥ jhayāna dhīra sva bhāvastara darpayuktakhabhāvataḥ||

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
9

मनोमध्येma·no·madh·ye परिकोडुparikoḍu मेषmeṣa त्वंtvaṃ सत्याsat·yā भवbha·va। यस्मादज्ञानिनामेवyasmādajñānināmeva क्रोडेkro·ḍe कोधाऽवतिरतेkodhā'vatirate।।

manomadhye parikoḍu meṣa tvaṃ satyā bhava| yasmādajñānināmeva kroḍe kodhā'vatirate||

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
10

ओष्ठoṣṭha ब्याधुनिकात्byādhunikāt कालात्kā·lāt पुव्वकालाpuvvakālā ऽभवत्bha·vat कुतःku·taḥ इतिi·ti माmā पृच्छpṛc·cha यस्मात्yas·māt सsa प्रश्नpraśna नna ज्ञानमूलकःjñānamūlakaḥ।।

oṣṭha byādhunikāt kālāt puvvakālā 'bhavat kutaḥ iti mā pṛccha yasmāt sa praśna na jñānamūlakaḥ||

Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
11

प्रज्ञाprajñā पेटकसम्यत्तेःpeṭakasamyatteḥ सममूज्यsamamūjya हितंhi·taṃ भवेतbha·ve·ta।

prajñā peṭakasamyatteḥ samamūjya hitaṃ bhaveta|

Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
12

परन्तूत्पद्यतेparantūtpadyate तस्मात्tas·māt फलंpha·laṃ व्धदशिनाvdhadaśinā।।
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parantūtpadyate tasmāt phalaṃ vdhadaśinā||

For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
13

रणंra·ṇaṃ हिhi यथाya·thā ज्ञानंjñā·naṃ वेभवंvebhavaṃ शरणंśaraṇaṃ तथाta·thā। गुणोgu·ṇo ज्ञानस्यjñā·nas·ya किन्त्वेषkin·tve·ṣa प्रज्ञाprajñā प्राज्ञायprājñāya जीवदाjīvadā।। ईश्वरस्यīś·va·ras·ya कियांkiyāṃ पश्यpaś·ya तेनte·na यत्yat कुटिलीछतंkuṭilīchataṃ। तत्tat पुनःpu·naḥ सरलोकत्तुsaralokattu केनke·na मच्तनmactana शक्यतेśak·ya·te।।

raṇaṃ hi yathā jñānaṃ vebhavaṃ śaraṇaṃ tathā| guṇo jñānasya kintveṣa prajñā prājñāya jīvadā|| īśvarasya kiyāṃ paśya tena yat kuṭilīchataṃ| tat punaḥ saralokattu kena mactana śakyate||

Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
14

सुखकालेsukhakāle सुखंsu·khaṃ भुंच्चbhuṃcca दुःखकालेduḥkhakāle चca चिन्तयcin·ta·ya। खटाkhaṭā तावीचखरेणभावनुरूपीtāvīcakhareṇabhāvanurūpī परस्पररःparaspararaḥ। पश्चाद्paś·cād वद्vad भाविbhā·vi तत्tat तस्मान्नरोtasmānnaro निशतुमक्तमःniśatumaktamaḥ

sukhakāle sukhaṃ bhuṃcca duḥkhakāle ca cintaya| khaṭā tāvīcakhareṇabhāvanurūpī paraspararaḥ| paścād vad bhāvi tat tasmānnaro niśatumaktamaḥ

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
15

मयाma·yā त्वालोचितंtvālocitaṃ सर्व्वेsar·ve स्वकीयाsva·kī·yā लीlī कजीkajī वनेvane। मनुष्याma·nuṣ·yā घाभ्मिकाःghābhmikāḥ केke ऽपिpi विनश्यन्तिvi·naś·yan·ti खधम्मेतःkhadhammetaḥ पापिनःpā·pi·naḥ केke ऽपिpi पापाpāpā जायन्तेjā·yan·te दौघंजौविनःdaugh·aṃjauvinaḥ।।

mayā tvālocitaṃ sarvve svakīyā lī kajī vane| manuṣyā ghābhmikāḥ ke 'pi vinaśyanti khadhammetaḥ pāpinaḥ ke 'pi pāpā jāyante daughaṃjauvinaḥ||

All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.
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माmā भवेरतिधम्मींbhaveratidhammīṃ तंtaṃ मेवातिज्ञाmevātijñā नमाnamā चरcara। स्वयंsva·yaṃ स्वीयविनाशंsvīyavināśaṃ त्वंtvaṃ किमयंki·ma·yaṃ साधयिव्यसिsādhayivyasi।।

mā bhaveratidhammīṃ taṃ mevātijñā namā cara| svayaṃ svīyavināśaṃ tvaṃ kimayaṃ sādhayivyasi||

Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
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माmā भवेरतिदुbhaveratidu त्रtra सैवsai·va मृखैत्वमाचरेःmṛkhaitvamācareḥ। किमथेkimathe व्यच्यसिvyacyasi प्राणन्prāṇan असम्पृणंasampṛṇaṃ निजायुषिni·jā·yu·ṣi
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mā bhaveratidu tra saiva mṛkhaitvamācareḥ| kimathe vyacyasi prāṇan asampṛṇaṃ nijāyuṣi

Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
18

रकस्यालम्बनंrakasyālambanaṃ भवम्bhavam अशेधिल्यंaśedhilyaṃ दितीयकेditīyake। यतya·ta इंख्रभक्ताiṃkhrabhaktā येye सर्व्वेस्मािस्तरन्तिsarvesmāistaranti तेte।।
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rakasyālambanaṃ bhavam aśedhilyaṃ ditīyake| yata iṃkhrabhaktā ye sarvvesmāistaranti te||

It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
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नगरंna·ga·raṃ येye ऽधितिखन्तिdhitikhanti दशda·śa विकमिणानराःvikamiṇānarāḥ। ज्ञानीjñā·nī ज्ञानेनjñā·ne·na तभ्योtabhyo ऽपिpi शक्तियुक्तोśaktiyukto विधीयतेvidhīyate

nagaraṃ ye 'dhitikhanti daśa vikamiṇānarāḥ| jñānī jñānena tabhyo 'pi śaktiyukto vidhīyate

Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
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अपराघधमज्नत्ाaparāghadhamajnatā यःyaḥ केवलंke·va·laṃ धम्ममाचसरेत्dhammamācasaret। ताटशोtāṭaśo धार्म्मिकःdhār·mi·kaḥ कस्थिन्नरःkasthinnaraḥ च्िव्यांcivyāṃ नna विद्यतेvid·ya·te
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aparāghadhamajnatā yaḥ kevalaṃ dhammamācasaret| tāṭaśo dhārmmikaḥ kasthinnaraḥ civyāṃ na vidyate

For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
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माmā सव्बाद्ध्यमानासुsavbāddhyamānāsu याक्षyākṣa तेte धीयतांdhīyatāṃ मनःma·naḥ। नna चेत्cet श्रोष्यसिśroṣ·ya·si दासस्यdā·sas·ya रवंra·vaṃ त्वांtvāṃ परिpari शप्यतःśapyataḥ।।

mā savbāddhyamānāsu yākṣa te dhīyatāṃ manaḥ| na cet śroṣyasi dāsasya ravaṃ tvāṃ pari śapyataḥ||

Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
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बडाbaḍā यत्yat त्वयाप्यन्येtvayāpyanye शप्ता्तद्śaptātad वेत्तिvet·ti तेte मनःma·naḥ

baḍā yat tvayāpyanye śaptātad vetti te manaḥ

For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
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सर्व्वेमेतद्sarvemetad विवेकेनvivekena सुपरीक्तितवानहंsuparīktitavānahaṃ। प्रज्ञांprajñāṃ लब्युमचेषेचlabyumaceṣeca सानुsānu मत्ताmat·tā दवीयसीdavīyasī।।
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sarvvemetad vivekena suparīktitavānahaṃ| prajñāṃ labyumaceṣeca sānu mattā davīyasī||

All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
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डूरंḍūraṃ यत्yat सुगभीरच्चsugabhīracca तत्tat प्रापतंprāpataṃ केनke·na शक्यतेśak·ya·te।।

ḍūraṃ yat sugabhīracca tat prāpataṃ kena śakyate||

That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
25

प्रज्ञापिवेचनेprajñāpivecane बाड़bār̤a खनिणतुद्धkhaniṇatuddha चचंयाcacaṃyā। मयाma·yā खीयमनरपस्चात्khīyamanarapascāt पुनव्वारpunavvāra प्रवत्तितंpravattitaṃ।।
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prajñāpivecane bār̤a khaniṇatuddha cacaṃyā| mayā khīyamanarapascāt punavvāra pravattitaṃ||

I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
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तदाज्ञायिtadājñāyi मयेदmayeda यत्yat साsā स्त्रीरुयाstrīruyā छतान्ततःchatāntataḥ। द्d यस्याyas·yā वागृराजालंvāgṛrājālaṃ पञ्ष्रालोpañṣrālo चca प्लेple।। साच्तादीशस्यsāctādīśasya यःyaḥ साधुस्तस्याsādhustasyā हस्तान्has·tān सsa रच्यतेracyate। किन्तुkin·tu यःyaḥ पातकाचारीpātakācārī सsa नरोna·ro भन्त््यतेbhantyate तयाta·yā।।

tadājñāyi mayeda yat sā strīruyā chatāntataḥ| d yasyā vāgṛrājālaṃ pañṣrālo ca ple|| sāctādīśasya yaḥ sādhustasyā hastān sa racyate| kintu yaḥ pātakācārī sa naro bhantyate tayā||

And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
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विवेकन्त्वनुसन्धाvivekantvanusandhā तुसtusa रकमेकंrakamekaṃ प्रपश्यताprapaśyatā। इदंi·daṃ पश्चpaśca मयाma·yā बुद्धमितिbuddhamiti वह्नयूपदेशकःvahnayūpadeśakaḥ।।
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vivekantvanusandhā tusa rakamekaṃ prapaśyatā| idaṃ paśca mayā buddhamiti vahnayūpadeśakaḥ||

Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
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यन्नyan·na प्राप्तprāpta मयाद्यापिmayādyāpi तदन्विच्छतिtadanvicchati मेme मनःma·naḥ। एकंe·kaṃ मध्यmadh·ya सचखस्यsacakhasya पुरुषpu·ru·ṣa प्ाप्ततानइंpāptatānaiṃ। मध्येmadh·ye तेषान्तुte·ṣān·tu सर्व्वघांsarvaghāṃ नौकांnau·kāṃ नारीमवाप्तवान्nārīmavāptavān।।
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yanna prāpta mayādyāpi tadanvicchati me manaḥ| ekaṃ madhya sacakhasya puruṣa pāptatānaiṃ| madhye teṣāntu sarvvaghāṃ naukāṃ nārīmavāptavān||

Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
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कोवलमेतदवाचkovalametadavāca मयाma·yā पश्यpaś·ya निरूपितंni·rū·pi·taṃ। ईश्वरेणīś·va·re·ṇa नराःna·rāḥ सट्टाsaṭṭā छजुभावसमन्विताःchajubhāvasamanvitāḥ। अन्वि्टाःanviṭāḥ किन्तुkin·tu तैरेवtai·re·va बरधाbaradhā परिकल्पनाparikalpanā:।।

kovalametadavāca mayā paśya nirūpitaṃ| īśvareṇa narāḥ saṭṭā chajubhāvasamanvitāḥ| anviṭāḥ kintu taireva baradhā parikalpanā:||

Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

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.