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Genesis 1 आदिपुस्तकम् 1

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1

आहितāhita ईश्वरīś·va·ra आकाशंākāśaṃ पृथिवीच्चpṛthivīcca ससर्जsa·sar·ja।

āhita īśvara ākāśaṃ pṛthivīcca sasarja|

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
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पृथिवीpṛ·thi·vī निजंनाnijaṃnā न्याnyā चासीत्cā·sīt, अन्धकारandhakāra खखkhakha गम्भीरजलस्योपरिgambhīrajalasyopari तस्याtas·yā, तदानीम्ta·dā·nīm ईश्वरस्यात्माīś·va·ras·yāt·mā तोयानिto·yā·ni व्याप्यासीत्vyāpyāsīt।

pṛthivī nijaṃnā nyā cāsīt, andhakāra khakha gambhīrajalasyopari tasyā, tadānīm īśvarasyātmā toyāni vyāpyāsīt|

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
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अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ, दीप्तिdīp·ti भवतुbha·va·tu, इतीखवरेणाज्ञापितitīkhavareṇājñāpita दीतिdīti बंभूवbaṃbhūva।

anantaraṃ, dīpti bhavatu, itīkhavareṇājñāpita dīti baṃbhūva|

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
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तदानीम्ta·dā·nīm ईश्वरोīś·va·ro दीdī प्िमत्तमांpimattamāṃ विलोक्यvi·lok·ya तमिश्रात्tamiśrāt तांtāṃ पृथक्pṛ·thak कृत्वाkṛt·vā दीप्तेdīp·te नामnā·ma दिवसइतिdivasaiti,

tadānīm īśvaro dī pimattamāṃ vilokya tamiśrāt tāṃ pṛthak kṛtvā dīpte nāma divasaiti,

And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
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तमिश्रस्यtamiśrasya नामnā·ma राचिरितिrāciriti कृतवान्kṛ·ta·vān। ततःta·taḥ सन्ध्यायांsan·dhyā·yāṃ प्रातःकालेprā·taḥ·kā·le चca जातेjā·te प्रथमाpra·tha·mā दिवसाdivasā बभूवba·bhū·va।

tamiśrasya nāma rāciriti kṛtavān| tataḥ sandhyāyāṃ prātaḥkāle ca jāte prathamā divasā babhūva|

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
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ततःta·taḥ परpara तोयानांto·yā·nāṃ मध्येmadh·ye शून्यśūnya मुद्भयmudbhaya तोयानिto·yā·ni भागदयेनbhāgadayena पृथकpṛ·tha·ka करोka·ro तुtu।

tataḥ para toyānāṃ madhye śūnya mudbhaya toyāni bhāgadayena pṛthaka karo tu|

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
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ईरīra इत्यादिश्यityādiśya न्यत्वंnyatvaṃ ससsasa जैjai गृन्धोर्ढखखिततावेभ्यःgṛndhorḍhakhakhitatāvebhyaḥ गन्याघःस्िततायानिganyāghaḥsitatāyāni पृथक्pṛ·thak चकारca·kā·ra चca, ततस्ताटृशंtatastāṭṛśaṃ बभूवba·bhū·va।

īra ityādiśya nyatvaṃ sasa jai gṛndhorḍhakhakhitatāvebhyaḥ ganyāghaḥsitatāyāni pṛthak cakāra ca, tatastāṭṛśaṃ babhūva|

And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
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तदta·da श्वरśvara क्षम्यkṣamya शून्यस्यśūnyasya नामnā·ma गगणंga·ga·ṇaṃ चकारca·kā·ra। सन्यायांsanyāyāṃ प्रातःकालेprā·taḥ·kā·le चca जातेjā·te दितीयोाditīyoā दिवसdi·va·sa बभूवba·bhū·va।

tada śvara kṣamya śūnyasya nāma gagaṇaṃ cakāra| sanyāyāṃ prātaḥkāle ca jāte ditīyoā divasa babhūva|

And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
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पश्चात्paś·cāt इरःiraḥ इव्याज्ञापयामासivyājñāpayāmāsa, गगणाधःस्थितानिgagaṇādhaḥsthitāni सर्व्वीाम्भांसिsarvīāmbhāṃsi एकस्मिन्e·kas·min मिलन्तुmilantu स्थलsthala प्रकाशतांpra·kā·śa·tāṃ;
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paścāt iraḥ ivyājñāpayāmāsa, gagaṇādhaḥsthitāni sarvvīāmbhāṃsi ekasmin milantu sthala prakāśatāṃ;

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
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ततस्तथैवta·tas·ta·thai·va बभूवba·bhū·va। तढ़खरःtar̤hakharaḥ स्थलनामsthalanāma एय्वीतिeyvīti तोयराशेनामtoyarāśenāma समुव्रदतिsamuvradati कृतवान्kṛ·ta·vān, तचोत्तमंtacottamaṃ ददश्ंdadaśṃ।
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tatastathaiva babhūva| tar̤hakharaḥ sthalanāma eyvīti toyarāśenāma samuvradati kṛtavān, tacottamaṃ dadaśṃ|

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
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अपरम्a·pa·ram रंश्चरraṃścara आदिदेशā·di·de·śa, मेदिन्यांme·din·yāṃ टणानिṭaṇāni सवीजोवधयोsavījovadhayo नानाजातीयाःnānājātīyāḥ सवीजफलदायिनाsavījaphaladāyinā मक्तीरुक्षास्यmaktīrukṣāsya समुत्पद्यsamutpadya सुनुsunu; ततस्तथेवाभवत्tatastathevābhavat;
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aparam raṃścara ādideśa, medinyāṃ ṭaṇāni savījovadhayo nānājātīyāḥ savījaphaladāyinā maktīrukṣāsya samutpadya sunu; tatastathevābhavat;

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
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अर्थात्ar·thāt पृथिव्यंpṛthivyaṃ टणानिṭaṇāni सवीजनानाजातीभोषधयःsavījanānājātībhoṣadhayaḥ सवोजफलदायिनोsavojaphaladāyino नानावबिधाnānāvabidhā टच्ताञ्चṭactāñca जातानिjā·tā·ni तदानीमीख्वरस्तानिtadānīmīkhvarastāni सर्व्वार्युत्तमानिsarvāryuttamāni हुछवान्huchavān।
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arthāt pṛthivyaṃ ṭaṇāni savījanānājātībhoṣadhayaḥ savojaphaladāyino nānāvabidhā ṭactāñca jātāni tadānīmīkhvarastāni sarvvāryuttamāni huchavān|

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
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तथाta·thā सन्धयायांsandhayāyāṃ प्रातःकालेprā·taḥ·kā·le चca जातेटतीयोjāteṭatīyo दिवसाdivasā बभूवba·bhū·va।

tathā sandhayāyāṃ prātaḥkāle ca jāteṭatīyo divasā babhūva|

And the evening and the morning were the third day.
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अपरम्a·pa·ram उखरukhara आज्ञापयत्āj·ñā·pa·yat, निशाताniśātā दिवसंdi·va·saṃ टयक्ṭayak कत्तेंkatteṃ दिवसवत्सरdivasavatsara ततंtataṃ चङनिमित्तंcaṅanimittaṃ नभामण्डलेnabhāmaṇḍale ज्योतिगेणjyotigeṇa उत्पद्यतांutpadyatāṃ,
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aparam ukhara ājñāpayat, niśātā divasaṃ ṭayak katteṃ divasavatsara tataṃ caṅanimittaṃ nabhāmaṇḍale jyotigeṇa utpadyatāṃ,

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
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तथाta·thā वसुन्धरायामालाकंvasundharāyāmālākaṃ कन्तkanta दीपडवdīpaḍava गगणमण्डलेgagaṇamaṇḍale तिछतुtichatu; ततस्तादगभवत्tatastādagabhavat।
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tathā vasundharāyāmālākaṃ kanta dīpaḍava gagaṇamaṇḍale tichatu; tatastādagabhavat|

And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
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इत्थम्it·tham ङ्खरोाṅkharoā दिवसंdi·va·saṃ प्रासितुम्prāsitum मद्ाज्योतिरेकंmadājyotirekaṃ, चणद्ाच्चcaṇadācca शासितुंśā·si·tuṃ ततःta·taḥ च्तुद्रज्योतिरेकctudrajyotireka,
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ittham ṅkharoā divasaṃ prāsitum madājyotirekaṃ, caṇadācca śāsituṃ tataḥ ctudrajyotireka,

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
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इमेi·me ढहतीḍhahatī ज्योतिषिjyo·ti·ṣi उडुनिवदञ्चuḍunivadañca ससर्जsa·sar·ja।
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ime ḍhahatī jyotiṣi uḍunivadañca sasarja|

And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
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तताta·tā धरिचींdharicīṃ ज्यातींषिjyātīṃṣi गगणमण्डलेgagaṇamaṇḍale स्थापयामासsthā·pa·yā·mā·sa;
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tatā dharicīṃ jyātīṃṣi gagaṇamaṇḍale sthāpayāmāsa;

And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
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तानिtā·ni सर्व्वाणिsar·vā·ṇi चेश्वरceśvara उत्तमानिut·ta·mā·ni वीतच्ताच्धकेvītactācdhake।

tāni sarvvāṇi ceśvara uttamāni vītactācdhake|

And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
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तथाta·thā सब्याप्रातःकालयोाःsabyāprātaḥkālayoāḥ जातयोःjātayoḥ सताखतुर्थाsatākhaturthā दिवसाdivasā ततःta·taḥ परंpa·raṃ सलिलानांsalilānāṃ मध्येmadh·ye विद्धाराथंviddhārāthaṃ नानाविधाnā·nā·vi·dhā जलचराःjalacarāḥ प्राणिनोprā·ṇi·no,

tathā sabyāprātaḥkālayoāḥ jātayoḥ satākhaturthā divasā tataḥ paraṃ salilānāṃ madhye viddhārāthaṃ nānāvidhā jalacarāḥ prāṇino,

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
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मेदिन्याme·din·yā ऊंद्धūṃddha नभामण्डलेnabhāmaṇḍale उडुयितुंuḍuyituṃ शक्ताśak·tā विक्गास्वvikgāsva बाऊल्यमbāūlyama उत्पद्यन्तामutpadyantāma,
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medinyā ūṃddha nabhāmaṇḍale uḍuyituṃ śaktā vikgāsva bāūlyama utpadyantāma,

And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
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इतीखरitīkhara व्यादिश्यvyādiśya ढक्इन्मीनादौन्ḍhakinmīnādaun नानाप्रकार५न्nānāprakāra5n कीलालचरान्kīlālacarān प्राणिनोprā·ṇi·no नानाविधखगां्चnānāvidhakhagāṃca खृष्वान्khṛṣvān।
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itīkhara vyādiśya ḍhakinmīnādaun nānāprakāra5n kīlālacarān prāṇino nānāvidhakhagāṃca khṛṣvān|

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
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अनन्तरम्a·nan·ta·ram उरःuraḥ एतान्e·tān सर्व्वान्sar·vān उत्तमान्uttamān वीच्चयvīccaya रतामाशिषंratāmāśiṣaṃ जगादja·gā·da, यूयंyū·yaṃ पजावन्ताpajāvantā बह्वंशाखbahvaṃśākha भूषाbhūṣā सरित्पतीनांsaritpatīnāṃ सलिलानिsalilāni परिपूरयतpa·ri·pū·ra·ya·ta, वसुधायाva·su·dhā·yā उपरिu·pa·ri विदङ्गमाञखvidaṅgamāñakha बङ्लीभवन्तुbaṅlībhavantu। तथाta·thā सन्थयायांsanthayāyāṃ प्रभातेpra·bhā·te चca जातेjā·te पञ्चमोpañ·ca·mo दिवसाऽभवत्divasā'bhavat। रहraha.
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anantaram uraḥ etān sarvvān uttamān vīccaya ratāmāśiṣaṃ jagāda, yūyaṃ pajāvantā bahvaṃśākha bhūṣā saritpatīnāṃ salilāni paripūrayata, vasudhāyā upari vidaṅgamāñakha baṅlībhavantu| tathā santhayāyāṃ prabhāte ca jāte pañcamo divasā'bhavat| raha.

And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
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ततःta·taḥ परम्pa·ram ईश्वरīś·va·ra च्आदिइशcādiiśa, धरायांdharāyāṃ ग्राम्याgrāmyā वन्यास्vanyās पशवpaśava उसोगामिनाusogāminā जन्तुप्रशटतयोjantupraśaṭatayo नानाविधाnā·nā·vi·dhā जन्त्वjantva जायन्ताम्jāyantām; ततस्तथैवta·tas·ta·thai·va बभूवba·bhū·va।
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tataḥ param īśvara cādiiśa, dharāyāṃ grāmyā vanyās paśava usogāminā jantupraśaṭatayo nānāvidhā jantva jāyantām; tatastathaiva babhūva|

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
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इत्थम्it·tham ईश्वराīś·va·rā नानाविधान्nānāvidhān ग्राग्यवन्यपश्न्grāgyavanyapaśn भूमेbhū·me नानाजातीयान्nānājātīyān उर्जसजन्तंurjasajantaṃ ददाdadā सर्व्वानवेत्तमान्sarvānavettamān व्यालुलकोंvyālulakoṃ।
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ittham īśvarā nānāvidhān grāgyavanyapaśn bhūme nānājātīyān urjasajantaṃ dadā sarvvānavettamān vyālulakoṃ|

And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
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अनन्तस्म्anantasm ईश्वरोīś·va·ro व्याचचच्तेvyācacacte, वयंva·yaṃ खपतिमृत्याkhapatimṛtyā साटंश्येनsāṭaṃśyena चca व्यादमंvyādamaṃ अर्थात्ar·thāt मनुष्याःma·nuṣ·yāḥ) ख्जामःkhjāmaḥ, तेte जलचरमीनान्jalacaramīnān खेचरkhecara विडङ्गान्viḍaṅgān ग्ाम्यवन्यपश्चन्gāmyavanyapaścan सर्व्वेधिवींsarvedhivīṃ भूनमिख्ितोरङ्गमान्bhūnamikhitoraṅgamān प्राणिनprā·ṇi·na सतुsa·tu।
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anantasm īśvaro vyācacacte, vayaṃ khapatimṛtyā sāṭaṃśyena ca vyādamaṃ arthāt manuṣyāḥ) khjāmaḥ, te jalacaramīnān khecara viḍaṅgān gāmyavanyapaścan sarvvedhivīṃ bhūnamikhitoraṅgamān prāṇina satu|

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
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डंश्रेणḍaṃśreṇa खपतिमृत्यkhapatimṛtya मनुष्यःma·nuṣ·yaḥ सख्जेsakhje; ईश्वरस्यīś·va·ras·ya घतिमूर्चेवghatimūrceva सsa तेनte·na खटःkhaṭaḥ; युरुषत्वस्तरीyuruṣatvastarī ्वाब्यांvābyāṃ ताtā खष्याkhaṣyā। तदनन्तरम्ta·da·nan·ta·ram ईश्वरस्ताब्याम्īśvarastābyām इत्याशिषंityāśiṣaṃ ददौda·dau, युवांyu·vāṃ ररrara पजावन्तोpajāvanto बरलवंशोाbaralavaṃśoā चca भवतंbhavataṃ, पृथिवींpṛ·thi·vīṃ परिपूय्यparipūyya वशीvaśī भूतांbhūtāṃ कुरुतंku·ru·taṃ, किञ्चkiñ·ca सलिलचरमीनान्salilacaramīnān खेचरखगान्khecarakhagān भमिस्यारङ्गमजन्तंखbhamisyāraṅgamajantaṃkha शिद्धśiddha।
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ḍaṃśreṇa khapatimṛtya manuṣyaḥ sakhje; īśvarasya ghatimūrceva sa tena khaṭaḥ; yuruṣatvastarī vābyāṃ tā khaṣyā| tadanantaram īśvarastābyām ityāśiṣaṃ dadau, yuvāṃ rara pajāvanto baralavaṃśoā ca bhavataṃ, pṛthivīṃ paripūyya vaśī bhūtāṃ kurutaṃ, kiñca salilacaramīnān khecarakhagān bhamisyāraṅgamajantaṃkha śiddha|

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
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इंघरापरमपिiṃgharāparamapi कथयामासka·tha·yā·mā·sa, पश्यतंpaś·ya·taṃ, निखिलएथिवीस्थाःnikhilaethivīsthāḥ सर्व्वेसवीsarvvesavī जाषधीःjāṣadhīḥ सर्व्वान्sar·vān सवीजफलद्{यिनाyinā मदहीरुदांखmadahīrudāṃkha युवाभ्यांyu·vābh·yāṃ भोक्तुम्bhok·tum अद्च्यध्यायःadcyadhyāyaḥ।
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iṃgharāparamapi kathayāmāsa, paśyataṃ, nikhilaethivīsthāḥ sarvvesavī jāṣadhīḥ sarvvān savījaphalad{yinā madahīrudāṃkha yuvābhyāṃ bhoktum adcyadhyāyaḥ|

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
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हिhi पुसतकpusataka। हha दाम्dām।
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hi pusataka| ha dām|

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
30

तथाta·thā वन्यपशुखेचरखगभ्योvanyapaśukhecarakhagabhyo भृमिखितसनजीवेारङ्मजन्तुभ्यञ्चbhṛmikhitasanajīveāraṅmajantubhyañca भाक्तंbhāktaṃ सर्व्वदरितोघधीरक्षमदाम्sarvadaritoghadhīrakṣamadām; ततस्तथैवta·tas·ta·thai·va बभूवba·bhū·va।
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tathā vanyapaśukhecarakhagabhyo bhṛmikhitasanajīveāraṅmajantubhyañca bhāktaṃ sarvvadaritoghadhīrakṣamadām; tatastathaiva babhūva|

And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
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अनन्तरम्a·nan·ta·ram ईश्वरīś·va·ra: खट्सकलवस्तनिkhaṭsakalavastani निरीच्यnirīcya सबव्वाण्यत्यत्तमानिsabavvāṇyatyattamāni दda दशंdaśaṃ। तथाta·thā सब्यायांsabyāyāṃ प्रातःकालेprā·taḥ·kā·le चca जातेjā·te षष्ठंṣaṣ·ṭhaṃ दिनंdi·naṃ बभूवba·bhū·va।

anantaram īśvara: khaṭsakalavastani nirīcya sabavvāṇyatyattamāni da daśaṃ| tathā sabyāyāṃ prātaḥkāle ca jāte ṣaṣṭhaṃ dinaṃ babhūva|

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

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.