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Ecclesiastes 9 उपदेशकः 9

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1

नघनवnaghanava शलंśalaṃ ईश्वरीयकīśvarīyaka स्रोणःsroṇaḥ खेलkhela पराक्रमात्parākramāt ज्ञानस्थjñānastha
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naghanava śalaṃ īśvarīyaka sroṇaḥ khela parākramāt jñānastha

For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.
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व्यतस्थित्तेंvyatasthitteṃ निवेश्वाछंniveśvāchaṃ सर्व्वमेतदsarvametada माmā यंyaṃ। धाम्मिकोdhām·mi·ko च्ानवन्तखखcānavantakhakha नराःna·rāḥ खकम्मkhakamma भिःbhiḥ सहsa·ha करयारीखरस्थेवkarayārīkharastheva सन्तिषन्तेsantiṣante समर्पिताःsa·mar·pi·tāḥ। नna खेदंkhe·daṃ वत्तिvatti नna दोषंdo·ṣaṃ नरःna·raḥ सर्व्वेंsar·veṃ पुरंpu·raṃ स्थितsthita।।
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vyatasthitteṃ niveśvāchaṃ sarvvametada mā yaṃ| dhāmmiko cānavantakhakha narāḥ khakamma bhiḥ saha karayārīkharastheva santiṣante samarpitāḥ| na khedaṃ vatti na doṣaṃ naraḥ sarvveṃ puraṃ sthita||

All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
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अविष्टेखेणaviṣṭekheṇa सर्व्वंघांsarvaṃghāṃ सर्व्वरूपाsarvarūpā दशाda·śā भवेत्bha·vet। दशेकाdaśekā साध्वसाष्योाsādhvasāṣyoā हिंhiṃ भडसुद्धकलड्रिनांbhaḍasuddhakalaḍrināṃ। यज्ञकारिमनुष्यस्यyajñakārimanuṣyasya यन्ञत्यागिनरस्यyanñatyāginarasya चca। यादशीyādaśī चca दशाda·śā साघोस्ताटृष्ीsāghostāṭṛṣī पापिनाpā·pi·nā दशाda·śā यादृशीyā·dṛ·śī शपमानस्यśapamānasya दिव्याद्divyād भीतस्यbhītasya तादृशौtā·dṛ·śau सर्व्वघांsarvaghāṃ यदरेकाल्तिyadarekālti तदेवाtadevā रवेरधःraveradhaḥ। क्रियमाणस्यkriyamāṇasya सर्व्वस्यsar·vas·ya कर्म्मंणःkarmaṃṇaḥ कुत्सितंkut·si·taṃ फलंpha·laṃ।। सन्तिsan·ti पूणान्यधर्म्मेणpūṇānyadharmeṇa नृपुन्नाणांnṛpunnāṇāṃ मनांसिma·nāṃ·si चca। यावज्जीवञ्चyā·vaj·jī·vañ·ca मma स्वत्वंsvat·vaṃ तेषांte·ṣāṃ चित्तेषुcit·te·ṣu विद्यतेvid·ya·te। तत्पश्चात्tat·paś·cāt पतलेकच्चpatalekacca तेte प्रगच्छन्तिpragacchanti सत्वरंsat·va·raṃ।।
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aviṣṭekheṇa sarvvaṃghāṃ sarvvarūpā daśā bhavet| daśekā sādhvasāṣyoā hiṃ bhaḍasuddhakalaḍrināṃ| yajñakārimanuṣyasya yanñatyāginarasya ca| yādaśī ca daśā sāghostāṭṛṣī pāpinā daśā yādṛśī śapamānasya divyād bhītasya tādṛśau sarvvaghāṃ yadarekālti tadevā raveradhaḥ| kriyamāṇasya sarvvasya karmmaṃṇaḥ kutsitaṃ phalaṃ|| santi pūṇānyadharmmeṇa nṛpunnāṇāṃ manāṃsi ca| yāvajjīvañca ma svatvaṃ teṣāṃ citteṣu vidyate| tatpaścāt patalekacca te pragacchanti satvaraṃ||

This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
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सजीवैःsajīvaiḥ सदयोsadayo युक्तंyuk·taṃ प्रत्याशाprat·yā·śā तस्यtas·ya विद्यतेvid·ya·te प्रमीतात्pramītāt पश्चराजात्paścarājāt तुtu जीवन्jī·van स्वापिsvāpi विशिष्यतेvi·śiṣ·ya·te

sajīvaiḥ sadayo yuktaṃ pratyāśā tasya vidyate pramītāt paścarājāt tu jīvan svāpi viśiṣyate

For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
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मरगंभवितासमाकमितिmaragaṃbhavitāsamākamiti जानन्तिjā·nan·ti जोविनःjovinaḥ। गतप्राणाgataprāṇā नराःna·rāḥ किन्तुkin·tu नैवnai·va जानन्तिjā·nan·ti किञ्चनkiñ·ca·na। लामाlā·mā नna शिव्यतेśivyate तेषांte·ṣāṃ लताlatā यसादनुसमतिःyasādanusamatiḥ।

maragaṃbhavitāsamākamiti jānanti jovinaḥ| gataprāṇā narāḥ kintu naiva jānanti kiñcana| lāmā na śivyate teṣāṃ latā yasādanusamatiḥ|

For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
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प्रगयेोpragayeo हेषheṣa इंव्याiṃvyā चca तेषांte·ṣāṃ नाशंnā·śaṃ ययुःya·yuḥ पुराpu·rā।

pragayeo heṣa iṃvyā ca teṣāṃ nāśaṃ yayuḥ purā|

Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.
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खग्यस्याधञ्चkhagyasyādhañca यत्yat किञ्चित्kiñ·cit क्रियतेkri·ya·te तत्रtat·ra कश्चनkaś·ca·na अंश्र्तेषांaṃśrteṣāṃ युनव्वारंyunavvāraṃ नna कदाचिद्kadācid भविष्यतिbha·viṣ·ya·ti।।
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khagyasyādhañca yat kiñcit kriyate tatra kaścana aṃśrteṣāṃ yunavvāraṃ na kadācid bhaviṣyati||

Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
8

याहिyā·hi त्वंtvaṃ हष्टभावेनhaṣṭabhāvena खोयभच्छंkhoyabhacchaṃ प्रभुच्छprabhuccha चca प्रफुल्लेनpraphullena चca चित्तेनcittena खौयद्राच्तारसंkhauyadrāctārasaṃ पिवpi·va। यस्मात्yas·māt त्वदीयकार्थषुtvadīyakārthaṣu सन्तुष्टाsan·tuṣ·ṭā ऽभवदीखरःbhavadīkharaḥ।। तवta·va वस्त्राणिvas·trā·ṇi शेभन्तांśebhantāṃ श्ुज्ञवणानिśujñavaṇāni सर्व्वंदाsarvaṃdā। तावकीनात्तमाङ्गाचtāvakīnāttamāṅgāca तैलंtai·laṃ मैवापसंदरmaivāpasaṃdara।।।
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yāhi tvaṃ haṣṭabhāvena khoyabhacchaṃ prabhuccha ca praphullena ca cittena khauyadrāctārasaṃ piva| yasmāt tvadīyakārthaṣu santuṣṭā 'bhavadīkharaḥ|| tava vastrāṇi śebhantāṃ śujñavaṇāni sarvvaṃdā| tāvakīnāttamāṅgāca tailaṃ maivāpasaṃdara|||

Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
9

तुभ्यंtubh·yaṃ भानारधाbhānāradhā यचालीकमायःyacālīkamāyaḥ प्रदीयतेpra·dī·ya·te। तत्रtat·ra यावन्तिyā·van·ti जायन्तेjā·yan·te व्यलीकानिvyalīkāni दिनानिdi·nā·ni तेte तानिtā·ni यावत्yā·vat सुखंsu·khaṃ भुंच्चbhuṃcca प्रिययाpriyayā भाय्ययाbhāyyayā सत्रsatra जीवनात्jīvanāt तवta·va यश्चyaś·ca त्वंtvaṃ ख्राग्यस्यचkhrāgyasyaca रवेरधःraveradhaḥ। लभ्यंlabh·yaṃ तेभ्यःtebh·yaḥ श्मेभ्योऽपिśmebhyo'pi तवta·va भाग्यमिदःbhāgyamidaḥ यतःya·taḥ।।

tubhyaṃ bhānāradhā yacālīkamāyaḥ pradīyate| tatra yāvanti jāyante vyalīkāni dināni te tāni yāvat sukhaṃ bhuṃcca priyayā bhāyyayā satra jīvanāt tava yaśca tvaṃ khrāgyasyaca raveradhaḥ| labhyaṃ tebhyaḥ śmebhyo'pi tava bhāgyamidaḥ yataḥ||

Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.
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तवta·va स्तेनste·na यत्yat साध्यंsādh·yaṃ साध्यsādhya त्वंtvaṃ खबलेनkhabalena तत्tat यन्नyan·na काय्यंkāyyaṃ नna सङ्कल्याsaṅkalyā नna बद्िbadi तेte चca विज्ञताvijñatā। विद्यतेvid·ya·te तत्रtat·ra पातालेpā·tā·le यत्yat प्रतिpra·ti त्वंtvaṃ प्रगच्छसिpragacchasi।।

tava stena yat sādhyaṃ sādhya tvaṃ khabalena tat yanna kāyyaṃ na saṅkalyā na badi te ca vijñatā| vidyate tatra pātāle yat prati tvaṃ pragacchasi||

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
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पुनन्वारंpunanvāraṃ मयाma·yā टृदमिद्मचरṭṛdamidmacara रवेरधःraveradhaḥ। नna शीघ्रगासमिनांśīghragāsamināṃ जवेनja·ve·na वीराणांvī·rā·ṇāṃ रणेraṇe जयःja·yaḥ। नचnaca ज्ञानवतामन्jñānavatāman नna चca बुद्धिमतांbuddhimatāṃ घनंghanaṃ। नna बुधानांbudhānāṃ जनप्रीतिjanaprīti निख्ितांशेnikhitāṃśe ऽत्तिtti सर्व्वंदाsarvaṃdā समयेsa·ma·ye रेवधागश्चrevadhāgaśca यस्मात्yas·māt सर्व्वानुपेतिsarvānupeti तान्tān।।
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punanvāraṃ mayā ṭṛdamidmacara raveradhaḥ| na śīghragāsamināṃ javena vīrāṇāṃ raṇe jayaḥ| naca jñānavatāman na ca buddhimatāṃ ghanaṃ| na budhānāṃ janaprīti nikhitāṃśe 'tti sarvvaṃdā samaye revadhāgaśca yasmāt sarvvānupeti tān||

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
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अधिकन्तुa·dhi·kan·tu मनुष्योma·nuṣ·yo ऽपिpi खकालंkhakālaṃ नावगच्छतिnāvagacchati। च्रियमाणाcriyamāṇā यथाya·thā सीनाsī·nā जालjāla नानिष्कारियणाnāniṣkāriyaṇā यथाya·thā वाvā पाश्रबन्धेनpāśrabandhena चियमाणाciyamāṇā विडङ्माःviḍaṅmāḥ।। तैःtaiḥ समाsamā नरसन्तानाःnarasantānāḥ पाशबद्धाpāśabaddhā भवन्तिbha·van·ti छिchi। अनिद्कारकोanidkārako कालेkā·le चठात्caṭhāt तान्tān प्रत्यपस्थितेpratyapasthite।।
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adhikantu manuṣyo 'pi khakālaṃ nāvagacchati| criyamāṇā yathā sīnā jāla nāniṣkāriyaṇā yathā vā pāśrabandhena ciyamāṇā viḍaṅmāḥ|| taiḥ samā narasantānāḥ pāśabaddhā bhavanti chi| anidkārako kāle caṭhāt tān pratyapasthite||

For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
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खकरैताटश्ीkhakaraitāṭaśī प्रज्ञाprajñā मयादशिंmayādaśiṃ रवेरधःraveradhaḥ। पत्यभात्patyabhāt सुमचन्तीचsumacantīca साsā प्रज्ञाprajñā ममma·ma टछयेṭachaye।।
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khakaraitāṭaśī prajñā mayādaśiṃ raveradhaḥ| patyabhāt sumacantīca sā prajñā mama ṭachaye||

This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:
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असीोरेकंasīorekaṃ पुरंpu·raṃ चुडंcuḍaṃ खल्येkhalye तचावसज्ञराःtacāvasajñarāḥ। तदाक्रम्यtadākramya महान्ma·hān राजाrā·jā वेटवामासveṭavāmāsa सर्व्वेतःsarvetaḥ। तदिरूडच्चtadirūḍacca दुगाणिdugāṇi सुमहान्तिsumahānti विनिर्ममेvinirmame।।
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asīorekaṃ puraṃ cuḍaṃ khalye tacāvasajñarāḥ| tadākramya mahān rājā veṭavāmāsa sarvvetaḥ| tadirūḍacca dugāṇi sumahānti vinirmame||

There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:
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तत्रासीद्tatrāsīd दुगंतःdugaṃtaḥ कथित्kathit प्रज्वाprajvā संयुताsaṃyutā नरःna·raḥ। सिsi थपकज्ञापघभावेनthapakajñāpaghabhāvena नगरna·ga·ra तद्tad ररक्षrarakṣa सःsaḥ। दुगतःdugataḥ सsa नरःna·raḥ किन्तुkin·tu जनेja·ne नेवानुचिन्तितःnevānucintitaḥ।।
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tatrāsīd dugaṃtaḥ kathit prajvā saṃyutā naraḥ| si thapakajñāpaghabhāvena nagara tad rarakṣa saḥ| dugataḥ sa naraḥ kintu jane nevānucintitaḥ||

Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
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तदाइंtadāiṃ प्राक्कवानेतत्prākkavānetat प्रज्ञाprajñā छाchā बलादपिbalādapi। नna दुगंतस्यdugaṃtasya तुtu याyā प्रज्ञाprajñā साsā जनेरवमन्यतेjaneravamanyate। द्d किki

tadāiṃ prākkavānetat prajñā chā balādapi| na dugaṃtasya tu yā prajñā sā janeravamanyate| d ki

Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
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खयन्तेkhayante श्रान्तियुक्तानिśrāntiyuktāni वाक्यानिvāk·yā·ni ज्ञानिनांjñā·ni·nāṃ यथाya·thā। नna तथाta·thā मृखराजस्यmṛkharājasya श्रूयतेśrū·ya·te घाचघेघणghācagheghaṇa।
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khayante śrāntiyuktāni vākyāni jñānināṃ yathā| na tathā mṛkharājasya śrūyate ghācagheghaṇa|

The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
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यद्धास्त्ेभ्योyaddhāstebhyo ऽपिpi सर्व्वभ्याsarvabhyā ज्ञानjñā·na मङ्गलदायकंmaṅgaladāyakaṃ। खकःkhakaḥ सापीsā·pī नरःna·raḥ किन्तुkin·tu बडमङ्लनाशकःbaḍamaṅlanāśakaḥ।।
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yaddhāstebhyo 'pi sarvvabhyā jñāna maṅgaladāyakaṃ| khakaḥ sāpī naraḥ kintu baḍamaṅlanāśakaḥ||

Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.

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.