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Ecclesiastes 8 उपदेशकः 8

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1

राज्ञामादरस्यrājñāmādarasya कन्तव्यलंkantavyalaṃ योग्यकालेyogyakāle कर्म्मेणःkarmeṇaḥ कत्तेयलंkatteyalaṃ धरम्मेदीनानांdharammedīnānāṃ घम्मसिणांghammasiṇāṃ दैन्यस्यdainyasya चेष्टताceṣṭatā देde खरोयकम्मेणामसन्धानोयलञ्चkharoyakammeṇāmasandhānoyalañca।
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rājñāmādarasya kantavyalaṃ yogyakāle karmmeṇaḥ katteyalaṃ dharammedīnānāṃ ghammasiṇāṃ dainyasya ceṣṭatā de kharoyakammeṇāmasandhānoyalañca|

Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man’s wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.
2

कka आस्तेās·te ज्ञानिनस्तल्यःjñāninastalyaḥ काkā वाक्यस्याथvākyasyātha वाvā धकःdhakaḥ। प्रज्ञयैवprajñayaiva मनुव्यख्manuvyakh प्रसन्नास्योprasannāsyo विधोयतेvidhoyate। तदीयवदनस्यापिtadīyavadanasyāpi काठिन्यंkā·ṭhin·yaṃ परिवन्येतेparivanyete।।
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ka āste jñāninastalyaḥ kā vākyasyātha vā dhakaḥ| prajñayaiva manuvyakh prasannāsyo vidhoyate| tadīyavadanasyāpi kāṭhinyaṃ parivanyete||

I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
3

खअद्दंkhaaddaṃ वद्धित्वयाvaddhitvayā राज्ञrāj·ña अदेशःadeśaḥ परिपाल्यतांparipālyatāṃ। ईश्वरीयस्यīś·va·rī·yas·ya दिव्यस्यdivyasya गृरूतायाgṛrūtāyā अपेक्षयाa·pek·ṣa·yā।।
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khaaddaṃ vaddhitvayā rājña adeśaḥ paripālyatāṃ| īśvarīyasya divyasya gṛrūtāyā apekṣayā||

Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
4

सहसाsa·ha·sā तत्सकाशात्tatsakāśāt त्वंtvaṃ प्रस्थानंpras·thā·naṃ नna कुरुष्वkuruṣva चca। कुःप्रयुक्तिञ्चkuḥprayuktiñca मातिmāti सsa यदिच्छेत्yadicchet करोतिka·ro·ti तत्tat।।

sahasā tatsakāśāt tvaṃ prasthānaṃ na kuruṣva ca| kuḥprayuktiñca māti sa yadicchet karoti tat||

Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
5

यस्मादवनिपालस्यyasmādavanipālasya वचनंva·ca·naṃ सपराक्रमंsaparākramaṃ। किंkiṃ करोषीतिkaroṣīti तंtaṃ वक्तुvaktu समर्थsamartha काkā नरोna·ro भवेत्bha·vet।।

yasmādavanipālasya vacanaṃ saparākramaṃ| kiṃ karoṣīti taṃ vaktu samartha kā naro bhavet||

Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.
6

व्याज्ञाय्राछीvyājñāyrāchī जनेja·ne नैवnai·va जायतेjā·ya·te कुपयक्तिवित्kupayaktivit। समयंsa·ma·yaṃ किन्तुkin·tu नीतिच्nītic जानीतेjā·nī·te ज्ञानिनाjñā·ni·nā मनःma·naḥ।। समयःsa·ma·yaḥ पश्चpaśca नीतिश्चnītiśca सर्व्वकाय्यस्यsarvakāyyasya विद्यतेvid·ya·te। नna चेन्नरस्यcennarasya दौर्ग्यdaurgya दुःस्ंduḥsṃ नात्रnāt·ra संशृयःsaṃśṛyaḥ।
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vyājñāyrāchī jane naiva jāyate kupayaktivit| samayaṃ kintu nītic jānīte jñāninā manaḥ|| samayaḥ paśca nītiśca sarvvakāyyasya vidyate| na cennarasya daurgya duḥsṃ nātra saṃśṛyaḥ|

Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.
7

यस्मात्yas·māt किंkiṃ भवितव्यंbha·vi·tav·yaṃ तत्tat तेनte·na विज्ञायतेvij·ñā·ya·te नडिnaḍi। कथंka·thaṃ वाvā भवितव्यंbha·vi·tav·yaṃ तत्tat कस्तंkastaṃ ्ापयितुāpayitu क्षमःkṣa·maḥ।।

yasmāt kiṃ bhavitavyaṃ tat tena vijñāyate naḍi| kathaṃ vā bhavitavyaṃ tat kastaṃ āpayitu kṣamaḥ||

For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?
8

नास्तिnās·ti स्वामीsvā·mī तयाta·yā ऽखूनामखन्khūnāmakhan संरच्चितुsaṃraccitu क्षमःkṣa·maḥ। तथाta·thā ग्द्युदिनेgdyudine तस्यtas·ya प्रभुत्वंpra·bhut·vaṃ नहिna·hi विद्यतेvid·ya·te। तस्माद्tas·mād यद्धाट्yaddhāṭ विमोाच्तखvimoāctakha कस्यचिज्ञक्षिkasyacijñakṣi जायतेjā·ya·te दु्जनच्चdujanacca खटदोजेन्यंkhaṭadojenyaṃ नna कथञ्चनkathañcana रक्ततिraktati।।
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nāsti svāmī tayā 'khūnāmakhan saṃraccitu kṣamaḥ| tathā gdyudine tasya prabhutvaṃ nahi vidyate| tasmād yaddhāṭ vimoāctakha kasyacijñakṣi jāyate dujanacca khaṭadojenyaṃ na kathañcana raktati||

There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.
9

सर्व्वेमेsarveme तन्मयाtan·ma·yā दृष्टंdṛṣ·ṭaṃ क्रियमाणेkriyamāṇe रवेरधःraveradhaḥ। सर्व्वेस्सिन्नेवsarvessinneva काथंkāthaṃ चca मयाma·yā चित्रंcit·raṃ निवेशितंniveśitaṃ। मभुत्वंmabhutvaṃ कुरुतेku·ru·te जातुjā·tu खानिदृायkhānidṛāya नरोna·ro नरःna·raḥ।।

sarvveme tanmayā dṛṣṭaṃ kriyamāṇe raveradhaḥ| sarvvessinneva kāthaṃ ca mayā citraṃ niveśitaṃ| mabhutvaṃ kurute jātu khānidṛāya naro naraḥ||

All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.
10

अपरःa·pa·raḥ दुजनानाञ्चdujanānāñca टद्न्येष्टिकियाṭadnyeṣṭikiyā मयाma·yā।
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aparaḥ dujanānāñca ṭadnyeṣṭikiyā mayā|

And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.
11

म्मघान्नाmmaghānnā ऽपिpi निव्कान्ताःnivkāntāḥ केke ऽपिpi तत्रtat·ra समागमन्samāgaman वयस्मयन्तvayasmayanta पुरेpu·re किन्तुkin·tu सुतोsu·to ऽलौlau कमेवkameva तत्tat।।
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mmaghānnā 'pi nivkāntāḥ ke 'pi tatra samāgaman vayasmayanta pure kintu suto 'lau kameva tat||

Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
12

दुष्कियांduṣkiyāṃ प्रतिpra·ti दण्डाज्ञाdaṇ·ḍāj·ñā यन्नyan·na सिध्यतिsidh·ya·ti सत्वरंsat·va·raṃ। तस्मात्tas·māt खान्तंkhāntaṃ नृप्नाणांnṛpnāṇāṃ दुष्क्ियायेduṣkiyāye व्यवस्थितvyavasthita।। दुष्वियाणांduṣviyāṇāṃ एतंe·taṃ छात्वाchātvā किंkiṃ जोवेत्jovet पायछचिरःpāyachaciraḥ अस्वंasvaṃ हंhaṃ किन्तुkin·tu जानामिjā·nā·mi येye नराna·rā विभ्यतीशखरात्vibhyatīśakharāt। समक्षंsa·mak·ṣaṃ तस्यtas·ya सन्लस्तास्तेषांsanlastāsteṣāṃ चेमंcemaṃ भविष्यतिbha·viṣ·ya·ti।।
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duṣkiyāṃ prati daṇḍājñā yanna sidhyati satvaraṃ| tasmāt khāntaṃ nṛpnāṇāṃ duṣkiyāye vyavasthita|| duṣviyāṇāṃ etaṃ chātvā kiṃ jovet pāyachaciraḥ asvaṃ haṃ kintu jānāmi ye narā vibhyatīśakharāt| samakṣaṃ tasya sanlastāsteṣāṃ cemaṃ bhaviṣyati||

Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:
13

दुखरिचमनुव्यस्यdukharicamanuvyasya क्षेमंkṣe·maṃ नैवnai·va भविष्यतिbha·viṣ·ya·ti। छायातुल्यन्नchāyātulyanna तस्यायुtasyāyu नैवnai·va प्राप्यतिprāpyati दीघंतांdīghaṃtāṃ। यस्मादीशस्यyasmādīśasya साक्षात्sāk·ṣāt सsa नna प्रगच्छतिpra·gac·cha·ti साध्वसंsādh·va·saṃ।।

dukharicamanuvyasya kṣemaṃ naiva bhaviṣyati| chāyātulyanna tasyāyu naiva prāpyati dīghaṃtāṃ| yasmādīśasya sākṣāt sa na pragacchati sādhvasaṃ||

But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
14

व्यलीकच्चापरvyalīkaccāpara किञ्चिद्kiñ·cid दश्यतेdaśyate भूमिbhū·mi मणइलेmaṇaile। प्राप्यतेprāp·ya·te घम्मिभिःghammibhiḥ कैश्चिद्kaiś·cid योग्याyog·yā पापात्मनांpāpātmanāṃ दशाda·śā पुनःpu·naḥ पापात्मभिःpāpātmabhiḥ केचिद्ke·cid योग्याyog·yā धम्मेवतांdhammevatāṃ दशाda·śā एतदपिe·ta·da·pi व्यलीकंvyalīkaṃ स्यादियमेवsyādiyameva मतिma·ti मेमmema।।

vyalīkaccāpara kiñcid daśyate bhūmi maṇaile| prāpyate ghammibhiḥ kaiścid yogyā pāpātmanāṃ daśā punaḥ pāpātmabhiḥ kecid yogyā dhammevatāṃ daśā etadapi vyalīkaṃ syādiyameva mati mema||

There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.
15

तदादमस्तुवंtadādamastuvaṃ इषंiṣaṃ यस्मान्नास्तिyasmānnāsti रवेरघःraveraghaḥ। नरस्यnarasya भोजनात्bho·ja·nāt पानाद्pānād दषेणाचाप्ररःdaṣeṇācāpraraḥ खुभंkhubhaṃ।। खर्स्याधkharsyādha तसेtase वट्vaṭ ब्यायुरीशेनbyāyurīśena दीयतेdī·ya·te। तस्यtas·ya रमाणramāṇa पुगेस्यpugesya तद्tad वास्तिvāsti स्थिरंsthi·raṃ फलंpha·laṃ।।
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tadādamastuvaṃ iṣaṃ yasmānnāsti raveraghaḥ| narasya bhojanāt pānād daṣeṇācāpraraḥ khubhaṃ|| kharsyādha tase vaṭ byāyurīśena dīyate| tasya ramāṇa pugesya tad vāsti sthiraṃ phalaṃ||

Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
16

पात्pāt प्रज्ञामवापु्नprajñāmavāpuna क्रियमाणसमिक्षkriyamāṇasamikṣa चितेcite। सर्व्वायासच्चsarvāyāsacca सन््रद्ुंsanraduṃ मयाma·yā चित्रंcit·raṃ न्यवेश्यतnyaveśyata। खमप्राधंkhamaprādhaṃ यद्yad दिवारात्रंdi·vā·rāt·raṃ नरोna·ro नेत्रnetra नna नीलतिnīlati।
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pāt prajñāmavāpuna kriyamāṇasamikṣa cite| sarvvāyāsacca sanraduṃ mayā citraṃ nyaveśyata| khamaprādhaṃ yad divārātraṃ naro netra na nīlati|

When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)
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शस्यśasya सर्व्वंकाय्यन्तsarvaṃkāyyanta विचाय्यदंvicāyyadaṃ मयेच्तितंmayectitaṃ। व्पचvpaca दिवाकरस्याधाdivākarasyādhā यद्यत्yad·yat काय्येkāyye विधीvi·dhī यतेya·te। सकलंsa·ka·laṃ तन्मनष्येणtanmanaṣyeṇa विज्ञातुंvij·ñā·tuṃ नदिnadi. व्यतेvyate।। तद्tad बाडुच्चbāḍucca यतित्वापिyatitvāpi नरम्तन्नावगच्छतिnaramtannāvagacchati। ज्ञातुjñātu झतमतिjhatamati ज्ञानीjñā·nī तन्नtan·na शक्रोतिśakroti वेदितुveditu।।
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śasya sarvvaṃkāyyanta vicāyyadaṃ mayectitaṃ| vpaca divākarasyādhā yadyat kāyye vidhī yate| sakalaṃ tanmanaṣyeṇa vijñātuṃ nadi. vyate|| tad bāḍucca yatitvāpi naramtannāvagacchati| jñātu jhatamati jñānī tanna śakroti veditu||

Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

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.