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Esther 4 इष्टेरोपाख्यानम् 4
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अपरःa·pa·raḥ मदिंखयस्तmadiṃkhayasta छत्खंchatkhaṃ ढत्तान्तḍhattānta विज्ञायvij·ñā·ya निजवसनानिni·ja·va·sa·nā·ni चिच्छेदcic·che·da किञ्चkiñ·ca शानजंśānajaṃ वसनंva·sa·naṃ परिधायpa·ri·dhā·ya भस्मbhas·ma विलिप्यvi·lip·ya मध्येनगरंmadh·ye·na·ga·raṃ व्रजन्vra·jan उचवेःखरेणucaveḥkhareṇa तीत्रेंtītreṃ विलापvilāpa चकारca·kā·ra।
aparaḥ madiṃkhayasta chatkhaṃ ḍhattānta vijñāya nijavasanāni ciccheda kiñca śānajaṃ vasanaṃ paridhāya bhasma vilipya madhyenagaraṃ vrajan ucaveḥkhareṇa tītreṃ vilāpa cakāra|
When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
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अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ राजदारस्यrājadārasya सम्मुखप्यन्तम्sammukhapyantam आययौā·ya·yau, परन्तुpa·ran·tu राजद्वारrājadvāra शानपरिक्षितिनśānaparikṣitina कनापिkanāpi नna प्रवेष्टव्यम्pra·veṣ·ṭav·yam।
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anantaraṃ rājadārasya sammukhapyantam āyayau, parantu rājadvāra śānaparikṣitina kanāpi na praveṣṭavyam|
And came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.
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परम्pa·ram ण्कैकस्यṇkaikasya प्रदेशस्यpradeśasya यद्यत्yad·yat स्थानंsthā·naṃ साsā राजाज्ञाrājājñā नियमपचच्चniyamapacacca जगामja·gā·ma, तेषांte·ṣāṃ स्थानानांsthānānāṃ यिज्नदीवानांyijnadīvānāṃ मध्येmadh·ye मक्ाशाकmakāśāka उपवासंu·pa·vā·saṃ क्रन्दनंkran·da·naṃ विलापस्यvi·lā·pas·ya नश्वुःnaśvuḥ किञ्चkiñ·ca बहवःba·ha·vaḥ शानवसनंśānavasanaṃ परिधायpa·ri·dhā·ya भरघbharagha शिश्यिरेśiśyire।
param ṇkaikasya pradeśasya yadyat sthānaṃ sā rājājñā niyamapacacca jagāma, teṣāṃ sthānānāṃ yijnadīvānāṃ madhye makāśāka upavāsaṃ krandanaṃ vilāpasya naśvuḥ kiñca bahavaḥ śānavasanaṃ paridhāya bharagha śiśyire|
And in every province, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
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नन्तरम्nantaram इछेरायाicherāyā दास्योdāsyo नपुंसकाnapuṃsakā समेत्यsa·met·ya तंtaṃ संवादम्saṃvādam इरांirāṃ विज्ञापयामासुःvijñāpayāmāsuḥ। तेनte·na राज्ञीrāj·ñī मक्ाशाकवतीmakāśākavatī सतीsa·tī मददिखयस्यmadadikhayasya शातयśātaya सनम्sanam अपाक्िष्यन्तीapākiṣyantī तंtaṃ परिघापयिष्यन्तीparighāpayiṣyantī चca वासांसिvā·sāṃ·si प्रेषयामासpre·ṣa·yā·mā·sa किन्तुkin·tu सsa तानिtā·ni नna जयरादइjayarādai।
nantaram icherāyā dāsyo napuṃsakā sametya taṃ saṃvādam irāṃ vijñāpayāmāsuḥ| tena rājñī makāśākavatī satī madadikhayasya śātaya sanam apākiṣyantī taṃ parighāpayiṣyantī ca vāsāṃsi preṣayāmāsa kintu sa tāni na jayarādai|
So Esther’s maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.
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तेनte·na किमभूत्kimabhūt कुतोku·to ऽभूदितिbhūditi वेदितुम्veditum इढेराiḍherā निजपररिचारकाणांnijapararicārakāṇāṃ राजनपुंसकानांrājanapuṃsakānāṃ मध्यवत्तिनंmadhyavattinaṃ इथकम्ithakam खाद्यkhādya मदिmadi खयस्यkhayasya समीपंsa·mī·paṃ त्रजेत्यादिदेशtrajetyādideśa।
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tena kimabhūt kuto 'bhūditi veditum iḍherā nijapararicārakāṇāṃ rājanapuṃsakānāṃ madhyavattinaṃ ithakam khādya madi khayasya samīpaṃ trajetyādideśa|
Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king’s chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.
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अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ थकाthakā वदिvadi गत्वाgat·vā राजद्वारस्यrājadvārasya सम्मुखस्थेsammukhasthe नगरस्यna·ga·ras·ya सन्निवेशेsan·ni·ve·śe मदिखयंmadikhayaṃ पापpāpa।
anantaraṃ thakā vadi gatvā rājadvārasya sammukhasthe nagarasya sanniveśe madikhayaṃ pāpa|
So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king’s gate.
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तेनte·na मदिखयःmadikhayaḥ स्वंsvaṃ प्रतिpra·ti यद्यद्yad·yad खघटतkhaghaṭata किञ्चkiñ·ca यिद्ृदीयानांyidṛdīyānāṃ विनाश्णथंvināśṇathaṃ कामनाkāmanā राजकाघेrājakāghe किम्परिमाणंkimparimāṇaṃ रजतंrajataṃ दातुंdā·tuṃ प्रद्यजानात्pradyajānāt तत्tat तस्मैtas·mai कथयामासka·tha·yā·mā·sa।
tena madikhayaḥ svaṃ prati yadyad khaghaṭata kiñca yidṛdīyānāṃ vināśṇathaṃ kāmanā rājakāghe kimparimāṇaṃ rajataṃ dātuṃ pradyajānāt tat tasmai kathayāmāsa|
And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king’s treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
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अपरंa·pa·raṃ तेषांte·ṣāṃ विनाशाथेंvināśātheṃ यद्yad ब्याज्ञापच्रंbyājñāpacraṃ श्ूशनेśūśane प्रादायिprādāyi तस्यानुलिपिंtasyānulipiṃ तस्मैtas·mai दत्त्वाdat·tvā जगादja·gā·da, उष्टेराम्uṣṭerām ख्तट्khtaṭ दशयdaśaya बोधयbodhaya चेतिce·ti। अपरंa·pa·raṃ साsā यत्yat खजातीयनाकानांkhajātīyanākānāṃ कृतेkṛ·te विनेतुंvi·ne·tuṃ प्राथयितुद्धprāthayituddha राज्ञःrāj·ñaḥ सन्निधिंsan·ni·dhiṃ प्राविशेत्prāviśet तदपिta·da·pi सsa कथयितुम्ka·tha·yi·tum आच्ापवामासācāpavāmāsa।
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aparaṃ teṣāṃ vināśātheṃ yad byājñāpacraṃ śūśane prādāyi tasyānulipiṃ tasmai dattvā jagāda, uṣṭerām khtaṭ daśaya bodhaya ceti| aparaṃ sā yat khajātīyanākānāṃ kṛte vinetuṃ prāthayituddha rājñaḥ sannidhiṃ prāviśet tadapi sa kathayitum ācāpavāmāsa|
Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.
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पुमान्pu·mān योषिद्yo·ṣid वाvā यःyaḥ किद्kid अनाद्ृतःसन्anādṛtaḥsan अभ्यन्तरचत्वरेabhyantaracatvare राज्ञrāj·ña उपकरupakara व्रजतिvrajati तंtaṃ प्रतिpra·ti येणyeṇa हेममयेhemamaye राजदण्डेrājadaṇḍe प्रसारितेpra·sā·ri·te सsa जीवतिjī·va·ti, किञ्चkiñ·ca तदितरtaditara सर्व्वsar·va इन्तयाintayā इत्यनन्यityananya आदेशोā·de·śo विद्यतvid·ya·ta एतत्e·tat स्यsya राजगृ्याrājagṛyā राज्ञःrāj·ñaḥ सर्व्वेदेशीवाःsarvedeśīvāḥ प्रजाश्चpra·jāś·ca विदन्तिvi·dan·ti किचkica विंशड्viṃśaḍ दिनानिdi·nā·ni व्यतौतानिvyatautāni राज्ञःrāj·ñaḥ समीपम्sa·mī·pam र्तुंrtuṃ नाहम्nā·ham आह्वयेāhvaye।
pumān yoṣid vā yaḥ kid anādṛtaḥsan abhyantaracatvare rājña upakara vrajati taṃ prati yeṇa hemamaye rājadaṇḍe prasārite sa jīvati, kiñca taditara sarvva intayā ityananya ādeśo vidyata etat sya rājagṛyā rājñaḥ sarvvedeśīvāḥ prajāśca vidanti kica viṃśaḍ dināni vyatautāni rājñaḥ samīpam rtuṃ nāham āhvaye|
All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.
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एतस्मिन्e·tas·min वचसिvacasi निवेदितेसniveditesa इसेराम्इदंiserāmidaṃ प्रतिवातंprativātaṃ गदितुम्gaditum आदिādi देशde·śa, सर्व्वंधांsarvaṃdhāṃ यिज्ञदीयानांyijñadīyānāṃ मध्यmadh·ya न्n राजrāja निवेशनेni·ve·śa·ne तिसन्तीtisantī रुच्षांrucṣāṃ लश्यसेlaśyase नेतत्netat चित्तेcit·te चिन्तयcin·ta·ya।
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etasmin vacasi niveditesa iserāmidaṃ prativātaṃ gaditum ādi deśa, sarvvaṃdhāṃ yijñadīyānāṃ madhya n rāja niveśane tisantī rucṣāṃ laśyase netat citte cintaya|
Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews.
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यदिya·di त्वंtvaṃ समयेsa·ma·ye स्मिन्smin वाचंयमvācaṃyama तिछस्तक्यंपरणtichastakyaṃparaṇa केनाप्युपायेनke·nāp·yu·pā·ye·na विज्ञदीवानाम्vijñadīvānām उपकारस्यupakārasya निस्तारस्यnis·tā·ras·ya चca पन्थाःpanthāḥ सम्भविष्यतिsam·bha·viṣ·ya·ti त्वन्तुtvan·tu निजपिदृवंशनnijapidṛvaṃśana साकंsā·kaṃ विनंच्यषिvinaṃcyaṣi किन्तुkin·tu बाधाbā·dhā ऽयंyaṃ जायतेjā·ya·te त्वम्tvam अस्यas·ya विपतसमयस्यvipatasamayasya निमित्तंni·mit·taṃ राज्ञीत्वंrājñītvaṃ प्राप्ताprāp·tā।
yadi tvaṃ samaye smin vācaṃyama tichastakyaṃparaṇa kenāpyupāyena vijñadīvānām upakārasya nistārasya ca panthāḥ sambhaviṣyati tvantu nijapidṛvaṃśana sākaṃ vinaṃcyaṣi kintu bādhā 'yaṃ jāyate tvam asya vipatasamayasya nimittaṃ rājñītvaṃ prāptā|
For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
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त्वयाtva·yā व्रजित्वाvra·jit·vā गूgū शतेśa·te संस्थितान्saṃsthitān निखिलान्nikhilān चिद्कदौीयान्cidkadauīyān संगृह्यsaṃ·gṛh·ya दिनत्रयंdi·nat·ra·yaṃ यावत्yā·vat मदथम्madatham उपवासंu·pa·vā·saṃ क्रियतांkri·ya·tāṃ भच्छंbhacchaṃ पेयंpe·yaṃ वाvā किमपिki·ma·pi नna भुज्यतांbhuj·ya·tāṃ, किचkica मयाma·yā ममma·ma दासीभिखखdāsībhikhakha उपवव्छतेupavavchate। इत्थमेवitthameva कृतंkṛ·taṃ हंhaṃ विधिविरुद्धंvidhiviruddhaṃ राज्ञःrāj·ñaḥ समच्चsamacca यास्यामिyās·yā·mi, तेनte·na यदिya·di चन्तव्या्cantavyā तकिtaki घानिव्येghānivye।
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tvayā vrajitvā gū śate saṃsthitān nikhilān cidkadauīyān saṃgṛhya dinatrayaṃ yāvat madatham upavāsaṃ kriyatāṃ bhacchaṃ peyaṃ vā kimapi na bhujyatāṃ, kica mayā mama dāsībhikhakha upavavchate| itthameva kṛtaṃ haṃ vidhiviruddhaṃ rājñaḥ samacca yāsyāmi, tena yadi cantavyā taki ghānivye|
Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
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अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ मदिंखयाmadiṃkhayā व्रजित्वेष्टेरायाvrajitveṣṭerāyā निदेशानुसारेणni·de·śā·nu·sā·re·ṇa चछावान्cachāvān। किki
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anantaraṃ madiṃkhayā vrajitveṣṭerāyā nideśānusāreṇa cachāvān| ki
So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded 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.