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Esther 7 इष्टेरोपाख्यानम् 7

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1

अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ नृपेnṛpe हामनेhāmane चca महिष्याmahiṣyā इषेरयाiṣerayā समंsa·maṃ मोजनंmojanaṃ कत्तेम्kattem
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anantaraṃ nṛpe hāmane ca mahiṣyā iṣerayā samaṃ mojanaṃ kattem

So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.
2

खायातवताkhāyātavatā राजाrā·jā तस्मिन्tas·min दितीयेditīye दिनेdi·ne डाक्षारसपानḍākṣārasapāna समयेsa·ma·ye इछेरांicherāṃ पुनव्वोरःpunavvoraḥ वयाजहारvayājahāra हैhai रद्रradra राजिrāji तवta·va प्राथितंprāthitaṃ किंkiṃ? तत्tat तुभ्यंtubh·yaṃ दायिष्यतेdā·yiṣ·ya·te, तवta·va वच्छाvacchā काkā? ममादराजत्वेनmamādarājatvena वदिvadi भवेत्bha·vet तदंtadaṃ साsā सेव्छतिsevchati।
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khāyātavatā rājā tasmin ditīye dine ḍākṣārasapāna samaye icherāṃ punavvoraḥ vayājahāra hai radra rāji tava prāthitaṃ kiṃ? tat tubhyaṃ dāyiṣyate, tava vacchā kā? mamādarājatvena vadi bhavet tadaṃ sā sevchati|

And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
3

तदानौम्tadānaum इछेराicherā राजीrājī प्रतिजगादpratijagāda, हेhe राजन्rā·jan च्यक्कcyakka यदिya·di भवताbha·va·tā टच्रानण्टदीतास्यांयदिṭacrānaṇṭadītāsyāṃyadi चca भवताbha·va·tā ऽभिमतंbhimataṃ भवेत्bha·vet तदta·da मयाma·yā प्राथिताprāthitā ममma·ma पाणpāṇa मयाma·yā वाज्किताख्चvājkitākhca खजातोयानांkhajātoyānāṃ प्राणाprā·ṇā मह्यंmah·yaṃ दोयन्तांdoyantāṃ।

tadānaum icherā rājī pratijagāda, he rājan cyakka yadi bhavatā ṭacrānaṇṭadītāsyāṃyadi ca bhavatā 'bhimataṃ bhavet tada mayā prāthitā mama pāṇa mayā vājkitākhca khajātoyānāṃ prāṇā mahyaṃ doyantāṃ|

Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:
4

यतोya·to विनाश्ाथंvināśāthaṃ बधाथंbadhāthaṃ लापार्थच्चlāpārthacca वयम्va·yam अथेताathetā ऽहंhaṃ मदोयखजातीयाचmadoyakhajātīyāca विकोताvikotā अभवामa·bha·vā·ma। यदिya·di वयंva·yaṃ केवलंke·va·laṃ दासत्वायेdāsatvāye दासोत्वार्थञ्चdāsotvārthañca व्यक्रेव्यामक्तिvyakrevyāmakti तदिtadi नीरवादम्nīravādam स्यास्यsyāsya किन्तुkin·tu राज्ञrāj·ña एतयाe·ta·yā ान्धापिāndhāpi परिपश्थिनस्तप्तिparipaśthinastapti तेte जायतेjā·ya·te।

yato vināśāthaṃ badhāthaṃ lāpārthacca vayam athetā 'haṃ madoyakhajātīyāca vikotā abhavāma| yadi vayaṃ kevalaṃ dāsatvāye dāsotvārthañca vyakrevyāmakti tadi nīravādam syāsya kintu rājña etayā āndhāpi paripaśthinastapti te jāyate|

For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king’s damage.
5

तदानींta·dā·nīṃ पतिरुखेरpatirukhera इछेरांicherāṃ राद्धंrāddhaṃ जगादja·gā·da, रतंत्rataṃt कर्म्मेkarme कत्तेkatte कोko
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tadānīṃ patirukhera icherāṃ rāddhaṃ jagāda, rataṃt karmme katte ko

Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?
6

मतिमकरोत्ma·ti·ma·ka·rot? सsa कुत्रास्तेkut·rās·te इछेराicherā व्याद्र्त्vyādrt सsa देवीde·vī रिपुरेषripureṣa दुdu कामतःkā·ma·taḥ। ततोाtatoā कामनाkāmanā नृपतेnṛ·pa·te मंदिष्यास््रmaṃdiṣyāsra समक्षंsa·mak·ṣaṃ वितचासvitacāsa।
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matimakarot? sa kutrāste icherā vyādrt sa devī ripureṣa du kāmataḥ| tatoā kāmanā nṛpate maṃdiṣyāsra samakṣaṃ vitacāsa|

And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.
7

अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ राजाrā·jā क्रोधवान्krodhavān ब्रा्तारसस्यbrātārasasya पानाद्pānād उत्थायut·thā·ya राजनिवेशनस्योद्यानंrājaniveśanasyodyānaṃ जग्मिवान्jagmivān ततोta·to राजताrājatā ममानिदृंmamānidṛṃ निरणायीतिniraṇāyīti दृट्टाdṛṭṭā ङामनोṅāmano राज्ञीम्rājñīm इछेरांicherāṃ निजप्राणान्ni·jap·rā·ṇān प्राथेयितुम्prātheyitum अतिरत्atirat।
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anantaraṃ rājā krodhavān brātārasasya pānād utthāya rājaniveśanasyodyānaṃ jagmivān tato rājatā mamānidṛṃ niraṇāyīti dṛṭṭā ṅāmano rājñīm icherāṃ nijaprāṇān prātheyitum atirat|

And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
8

अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ राजाrā·jā राजनिवेशनrājaniveśana स्थोstho द्यानाद्dyānād डाक्षारसपानस्यागारंḍākṣārasapānasyāgāraṃ पुनरागमत्punarāgamat। तदानींta·dā·nīṃ कामनkāmana इेरायाierāyā उपवेशनाधेक्गण्डकेupaveśanādhekgaṇḍake पतितpatita समित्samit तेनte·na राजाrā·jā आचरतā·ca·ra·ta णघṇagha किki ममेवma·me·va समक्षsamakṣa गेछमथ्येgechamathye राज्ञींrājñīṃ धर्षयेत्dharṣayet? एतस्मिन्e·tas·min वचसिvacasi राज्ञाrāj·ñā वदनात्va·da·nāt नियानniyāna रवra·va भटद्याbhaṭadyā चामनस्यcāmanasya वदनम्vadanam आच्छादयामासुःācchādayāmāsuḥ।
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anantaraṃ rājā rājaniveśana stho dyānād ḍākṣārasapānasyāgāraṃ punarāgamat| tadānīṃ kāmana ierāyā upaveśanādhekgaṇḍake patita samit tena rājā ācarata ṇagha ki mameva samakṣa gechamathye rājñīṃ dharṣayet? etasmin vacasi rājñā vadanāt niyāna rava bhaṭadyā cāmanasya vadanam ācchādayāmāsuḥ|

Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
9

अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ छव्वोयाहनामकchavvoyāhanāmaka र्काrkā नपुंसकोnapuṃsako राजानम्rā·jā·nam ऊचिवान्ūcivān, पश्यतुpaś·ya·tu रादाrādā मङ्गलायmaṅgalāya शुभवादिनाśubhavādinā मदिmadi खयस्यkhayasya बधनिमित्तंbadhanimittaṃ हामनेनhāmanena निम्मापितंnimmāpitaṃ पच्नाशद्धस्तप्रांडुpacnāśaddhastaprāṃḍu दण्डdaṇ·ḍa कासंkāsaṃ चामनस्यcāmanasya निवेशनेni·ve·śa·ne स्थापितंsthā·pi·taṃ विद्यतvid·ya·ta। तदाta·dā राजाrā·jā व्याजचारvyājacāra तस्मित्नेवेनंtasmitnevenaṃ समल्तम्बयतsamaltambayata।
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anantaraṃ chavvoyāhanāmaka rkā napuṃsako rājānam ūcivān, paśyatu rādā maṅgalāya śubhavādinā madi khayasya badhanimittaṃ hāmanena nimmāpitaṃ pacnāśaddhastaprāṃḍu daṇḍa kāsaṃ cāmanasya niveśane sthāpitaṃ vidyata| tadā rājā vyājacāra tasmitnevenaṃ samaltambayata|

And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.
10

तताta·tā मदिंखयस्यmadiṃkhayasya बधाथंbadhāthaṃ निम्मोापितेnimmoāpite तस्मिन्tas·min दण्डकाdaṇḍakā कामkāma नस्तेरुस्तम्बयाच्चक्रेnasterustambayāccakre। इत्थंit·thaṃ नरपतेःnarapateḥ क्रोधोkro·dho निवछतेnivachate।
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tatā madiṃkhayasya badhāthaṃ nimmoāpite tasmin daṇḍakā kāma nasterustambayāccakre| itthaṃ narapateḥ krodho nivachate|

So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.

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.