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Genesis 11 आदिपुस्तकम् 11

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1

पञpaña वसुधास्थितानांvasudhāsthitānāṃ सर्व्वांsar·vāṃ लोकानाम्lo·kā·nām खकेवkhakeva भाषाbhā·ṣā र्कमेवेाार्णम्rkameveāārṇam असितasita।
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paña vasudhāsthitānāṃ sarvvāṃ lokānām khakeva bhāṣā rkameveāārṇam asita|

And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
2

पच्ात्pacāt लोकाःlo·kāḥ पू्वैदिष्ठिpūvaidiṣṭhi भ्रमन्तःbhra·man·taḥ शिनियरोśiniyaro देश्यdeśya प्रान्तरमेकंprāntaramekaṃ प्राप्यprāp·ya तत्रtat·ra न्यूषुःnyū·ṣuḥ। तदाta·dā परस्परंpa·ras·pa·raṃ मन्लवाञ्चक्रःmanlavāñcakraḥ, अगच्छतa·gac·cha·ta,

pacāt lokāḥ pūvaidiṣṭhi bhramantaḥ śiniyaro deśya prāntaramekaṃ prāpya tatra nyūṣuḥ| tadā parasparaṃ manlavāñcakraḥ, agacchata,

And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
3

वयंva·yaṃ डखटकानिḍakhaṭakāni निर्म्मायnir·mā·ya वह्किनाvahkinā दादयामःdādayāmaḥ रत्नratna तेषांte·ṣāṃ पाषाणानांpāṣāṇānāṃ विनिमयात्vinimayāt इष्टकानिiṣṭakāni बभूवुःba·bhū·vuḥ चरणस्यcaraṇasya विनिमयाच्चvinimayācca शिलाजतुśilājatu बभूवba·bhū·va। ततःta·taḥ परpara कथयामासुःka·tha·yā·mā·suḥ,
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vayaṃ ḍakhaṭakāni nirmmāya vahkinā dādayāmaḥ ratna teṣāṃ pāṣāṇānāṃ vinimayāt iṣṭakāni babhūvuḥ caraṇasya vinimayācca śilājatu babhūva| tataḥ para kathayāmāsuḥ,

And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
4

आगच्छतā·gac·cha·ta, वयंva·yaṃ साधsādha नगरमेकंna·ga·ra·me·kaṃ गगणस्पर्शिgagaṇasparśi प्राच्चगृprāccagṛ हमेकच्चhamekacca निभ्मिमीमnibhmimīma देde; तताऽस्माकंtatā'smākaṃ कीतिंkītiṃ भविष्यतिbha·viṣ·ya·ti किञ्चkiñ·ca वयंva·yaṃ सर्व्वस्थांsarvasthāṃ पृथिवयांpṛthivayāṃ नna विकारिव्यामदेvikārivyāmade।
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āgacchata, vayaṃ sādha nagaramekaṃ gagaṇasparśi prāccagṛ hamekacca nibhmimīma de; tatā'smākaṃ kītiṃ bhaviṣyati kiñca vayaṃ sarvvasthāṃ pṛthivayāṃ na vikārivyāmade|

And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
5

अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ तेte मानुषाmā·nu·ṣā यन्नगरःyannagaraḥ ग्रदच्चgradacca निग्मिमतेnigmimate, तद्tad वीच्ितुvīcitu प्ररमेश्रोऽवरूरोाprarameśro'varūroā दda।
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anantaraṃ te mānuṣā yannagaraḥ gradacca nigmimate, tad vīcitu prarameśro'varūroā da|

And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
6

परमेश्वरpa·ra·meś·va·ra कथयामासka·tha·yā·mā·sa, पश्यतpaś·ya·ta, सर्व्वंघाम्sarvaṃghām रतेघामrateghāma एकाe·kā जातिःjātiḥ भाषाbhā·ṣā चेघाम्ceghām सकाsakā, तेte कर्म्मंण्यस्मिन्karmaṃṇyasmin परवत्तेन्तेparavattente; इदानींi·dā·nīṃ यद्यत्yad·yat कल्ैमिच्छन्तिkalaimicchanti, तस्मात्tas·māt नna निवत्तिथ्यन्तेnivattithyante।

parameśvara kathayāmāsa, paśyata, sarvvaṃghām rateghāma ekā jātiḥ bhāṣā ceghām sakā, te karmmaṃṇyasmin paravattente; idānīṃ yadyat kalaimicchanti, tasmāt na nivattithyante|

And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
7

व्पतस्तेvpataste केपिke·pi कघामपिkaghāmapi भाषांbhā·ṣāṃ बाहbāha नna शक्षुयुःśakṣuyuḥ तदथम्tadatham आगच्छतā·gac·cha·ta. वयंva·yaṃ धस्तdhasta गत्वाgat·vā तेषांte·ṣāṃ भाषायाbhāṣāyā भेदbheda जनयामjanayāma। व्यंvyaṃ परमेश्वरेणpa·ra·meś·va·re·ṇa तेte

vpataste kepi kaghāmapi bhāṣāṃ bāha na śakṣuyuḥ tadatham āgacchata. vayaṃ dhasta gatvā teṣāṃ bhāṣāyā bheda janayāma| vyaṃ parameśvareṇa te

Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.
8

मेदिन्याःme·din·yāḥ सर्व्वंदिच्तुsarvaṃdictu व्यक्रीय्यन्तvyakrīyyanta तेte चca नगरनिम्भाणात्nagaranimbhāṇāt न्यवत्तन्तnyavattanta।
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medinyāḥ sarvvaṃdictu vyakrīyyanta te ca nagaranimbhāṇāt nyavattanta|

So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
9

इतिi·ti कारणात्kā·ra·ṇāt तस्याtas·yā नगय्याnagayyā नामnā·ma बाबिल्bā·bil ष्यर्थताṣyarthatā भेदbheda इत्यभवत्ityabhavat; यतःya·taḥ परमेश्वरेणpa·ra·meś·va·re·ṇa सवस्याsavasyā मेदिन्याme·din·yā भाषाभमेदंbhāṣābhamedaṃ जनयित्वाja·na·yit·vā तसमात्tasamāt स्थानात्sthā·nāt सवस्यांsavasyāṃ स्यांsyāṃ व्यकीस्यन्तvyakīsyanta।

iti kāraṇāt tasyā nagayyā nāma bābil ṣyarthatā bheda ityabhavat; yataḥ parameśvareṇa savasyā medinyā bhāṣābhamedaṃ janayitvā tasamāt sthānāt savasyāṃ syāṃ vyakīsyanta|

Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
10

शमाśamā वंशावलिःvaṃśāvaliḥ। जलाप्लावनात्ja·lāp·lā·va·nāt परंpa·raṃ वत्छरुदयेvatcharudaye गतंga·taṃ सतिsa·ti शमोśamo वत्सरशतेvatsaraśate वयसिva·ya·si अफच्तदनामाaphactadanāmā तस्यtas·ya पुन्नोऽजायतpunno'jāyata।

śamā vaṃśāvaliḥ| jalāplāvanāt paraṃ vatcharudaye gataṃ sati śamo vatsaraśate vayasi aphactadanāmā tasya punno'jāyata|

These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
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तस्यtas·ya जन्मनःjan·ma·naḥ परंpa·raṃ शम्śam पञ्चशतानिpañ·ca·śa·tā·ni वघाणिvaghāṇi जीवन्jī·van पनःpanaḥ पुच्ान्pucān पुच्लीञखpuclīñakha जनयामासja·na·yā·mā·sa।

tasya janmanaḥ paraṃ śam pañcaśatāni vaghāṇi jīvan panaḥ pucān puclīñakha janayāmāsa|

And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
12

किञ्चkiñ·ca अपांच्तदःapāṃctadaḥ पञ्चचिंश्दत्सरववसिpañcaciṃśdatsaravavasi सतिsa·ti शलदनामाśaladanāmā तस्यtas·ya पुन्लेpunle
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kiñca apāṃctadaḥ pañcaciṃśdatsaravavasi sati śaladanāmā tasya punle

And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:
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ज्ञेjñe तस्यtas·ya जन्मनःjan·ma·naḥ परंpa·raṃ अपंच्तद्apaṃctad त्यघिकचतुः्शतानिtyaghikacatuḥśatāni वघाणिvaghāṇi जीवन्jī·van पुनःpu·naḥ पश्चान्paś·cān पुतलीputalī जनयाञ्चकरेjanayāñcakare।
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jñe tasya janmanaḥ paraṃ apaṃctad tyaghikacatuḥśatāni vaghāṇi jīvan punaḥ paścān putalī janayāñcakare|

And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
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ततःta·taḥ शेलक्षस्तिंशदरघवयसिśelakṣastiṃśadaraghavayasi सतिsa·ti ख्व्khv नामाnā·mā तस्येकपुtasyekapu चताcatā बभूवba·bhū·va।

tataḥ śelakṣastiṃśadaraghavayasi sati khv nāmā tasyekapu catā babhūva|

And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:
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तस्यtas·ya जन्मनःjan·ma·naḥ परंpa·raṃ शेलह्śe·lah त्युधिकचतुःशएतानिtyudhikacatuḥśaetāni वाणिvāṇi जीवन्jī·van पुनःpu·naḥ पुच्नानpucnāna पुच्चीखpuccīkha जनयाञ्चक्रंjanayāñcakraṃ।

tasya janmanaḥ paraṃ śelah tyudhikacatuḥśaetāni vāṇi jīvan punaḥ pucnāna puccīkha janayāñcakraṃ|

And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
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ततta·ta वरःva·raḥ चतुस्ल्िंशदच्यध्यायःcatusliṃśadacyadhyāyaḥ। व्यादिvyādi पुस्तकpustaka।

tata varaḥ catusliṃśadacyadhyāyaḥ| vyādi pustaka|

And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:
17

धवयसिdhavayasi सतिsa·ti पैलगनामाpailaganāmā तस्यtas·ya पुच्तpucta जप्लेjaple। तस्यtas·ya जन्मनःjan·ma·naḥ परम्pa·ram ण्वर्ṇvar विशदviśada धिकचतुःशतानिdhikacatuḥśatāni वघाणिvaghāṇi जीवन्jī·van पुनःpu·naḥ पुच्ान्pucān पुच्ीखाजनयत्pucīkhājanayat।

dhavayasi sati pailaganāmā tasya pucta japle| tasya janmanaḥ param ṇvar viśada dhikacatuḥśatāni vaghāṇi jīvan punaḥ pucān pucīkhājanayat|

And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
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ततःta·taḥ पेलगस्तिंश्दषेवयसिpelagastiṃśdaṣevayasi सतिsa·ti रियुनामाriyunāmā तस्यैकःtas·yai·kaḥ पुन्नाइजायतpunnāijāyata।

tataḥ pelagastiṃśdaṣevayasi sati riyunāmā tasyaikaḥ punnāijāyata|

And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:
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तस्यtas·ya जन्मनःjan·ma·naḥ परंpa·raṃ पेलग्pe·lag नवाधिकव्वश्रतद्यंnavādhikavvaśratadyaṃ जीवन्jī·van अपरयु्लान्aparayulān पुचचीचखpucacīcakha जनयाच्चक्रjanayāccakra।

tasya janmanaḥ paraṃ pelag navādhikavvaśratadyaṃ jīvan aparayulān pucacīcakha janayāccakra|

And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.
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तताta·tā र्ग्वादाचिंश्दयेवयसिrgvādāciṃśdayevayasi सतिsa·ti सिरूग्नामाsirūgnāmā तस्यैकःtas·yai·kaḥ युन्लोऽजायतyunlo'jāyata।
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tatā rgvādāciṃśdayevayasi sati sirūgnāmā tasyaikaḥ yunlo'jāyata|

And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:
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तस्यtas·ya जन्मनःjan·ma·naḥ परंpa·raṃ रिवःrivaḥ सप्ताधिकश्तद्यवतसरान्saptādhikaśtadyavatasarān जीवन्jī·van अपरान्a·pa·rān पुच्लन्puclan पुल्नीस्वाजनयत्pulnīsvājanayat।
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tasya janmanaḥ paraṃ rivaḥ saptādhikaśtadyavatasarān jīvan aparān puclan pulnīsvājanayat|

And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
22

ततःta·taḥ सिस्टगस्ख्रिंशदsisṭagaskhriṃśada घोषयgho·ṣa·ya सिsi सतिsa·ti नाद्ारनामाnādāranāmā तच्येकःtacyekaḥ पुच्चाऽजायतpuccā'jāyata।

tataḥ sisṭagaskhriṃśada ghoṣaya si sati nādāranāmā tacyekaḥ puccā'jāyata|

And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:
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तस्यtas·ya जन्मनःjan·ma·naḥ परpara सिरुग्si·rug देशतेdeśate वत्सरान्vat·sa·rān जीवन्jī·van अपरान्a·pa·rān पुन्नान्punnān पुन्नलीखpunnalīkha जनयास्वक्janayāsvak।

tasya janmanaḥ para sirug deśate vatsarān jīvan aparān punnān punnalīkha janayāsvak|

And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
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अपरंa·pa·raṃ नाछारnāchāra ऊनचिंश्दत्सरūnaciṃśdatsara वयसिva·ya·si सत्तिsatti तेरदनामाteradanāmā तस्यैकःtas·yai·kaḥ युत्ताyuttā जैjai।
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aparaṃ nāchāra ūnaciṃśdatsara vayasi satti teradanāmā tasyaikaḥ yuttā jai|

And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
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तस्यtas·ya जन्मनःjan·ma·naḥ परंpa·raṃ नाद्ार्nādār ऊनविं्राधिकश्तंūnaviṃrādhikaśtaṃ वत्सरान्vat·sa·rān जीवनjī·va·na अपरान्a·pa·rān पूpū चान्cān पुच्चीश्वाजनयत्puccīśvājanayat।

tasya janmanaḥ paraṃ nādār ūnaviṃrādhikaśtaṃ vatsarān jīvana aparān pū cān puccīśvājanayat|

And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.
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अपरंa·pa·raṃ तेरहस्यterahasya सप्ततिवत्सरवयसिsaptativatsaravayasi सतिsa·ti इब्राम्ibrām नाहोर्nā·hor हरणharaṇa नामानःnāmānaḥ तस्यtas·ya चयःcayaḥ पुत्राput·rā जनक्षिरेjanakṣire।
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aparaṃ terahasya saptativatsaravayasi sati ibrām nāhor haraṇa nāmānaḥ tasya cayaḥ putrā janakṣire|

And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
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तरदस्यtaradasya वंश्रावौलिःvaṃśrāvauliḥ। तस्यtas·ya तेरहस्यterahasya पन्नाpannā ड्त्राम्ḍtrām नाहोर्nā·hor ारणāraṇa।
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taradasya vaṃśrāvauliḥ| tasya terahasya pannā ḍtrām nāhor āraṇa|

Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
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ारणःāraṇaḥ पुत्रोput·ro लोष्ट्loṣṭ किन्तुkin·tu कारणkāraṇa आत्मनःāt·ma·naḥ पितुःpi·tuḥ तेरtera हइस्याग्रेhaisyāgre खजन्मस्थानेkhajanmasthāne कंस्दीधानाम्kaṃsdīdhānām ऊर्नामकūrnāmaka नगरेna·ga·re प्राणान्prā·ṇān तव्याजtavyāja।

āraṇaḥ putro loṣṭ kintu kāraṇa ātmanaḥ pituḥ tera haisyāgre khajanmasthāne kaṃsdīdhānām ūrnāmaka nagare prāṇān tavyāja|

And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
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अनन्तरanantara इत्राम्नादरोitrāmnādaro ब्यृदतुःbyṛdatuḥ इत्रामाitrāmā जायायाjā·yā·yā नामnā·ma सारीsārī, नाद्येnādye जायायाjā·yā·yā नामnā·ma मिल्काmilkā। साsā नादहारोाnādahāroā जायाjā·yā मिल्काmilkā दारणःdāraṇaḥ कन्यासीत्kan·yā·sīt सsa क्षारणkṣāraṇa मिल्कायिष्कयोmilkāyiṣkayo जनकjanaka आसीत्ā·sīt।

anantara itrāmnādaro byṛdatuḥ itrāmā jāyāyā nāma sārī, nādye jāyāyā nāma milkā| sā nādahāroā jāyā milkā dāraṇaḥ kanyāsīt sa kṣāraṇa milkāyiṣkayo janaka āsīt|

And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
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साsā सारीsārī बन्ध्याभवत्bandhyābhavat, तस्थौtas·thau खपव्यंkhapavyaṃ नna जातम्jā·tam।

sā sārī bandhyābhavat, tasthau khapavyaṃ na jātam|

But Sarai was barren; she had no child.
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अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ तेरहteraha इब्रामibrāma पचpaca हारणःhāraṇaḥ पुंpuṃ लाटlāṭa नामकंnāmakaṃ पोत्रम्potram रनामाranāmā जायांjā·yāṃ सारीनामिकांsārīnāmikāṃ पुन्नबधूच्चpunnabadhūcca गृहीताgṛ·hī·tā कस्दीयानाम्kasdīyānām ऊरनामकंनगरात्ūranāmakaṃnagarāt किनानरदष्म्kinānaradaṣm उद्दिश्यud·diś·ya गच्छन्gac·chan ारणनगरींāraṇanagarīṃ पाष्यpāṣya तत्रैवtat·rai·va न्यवसत्nya·va·sat।
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anantaraṃ teraha ibrāma paca hāraṇaḥ puṃ lāṭa nāmakaṃ potram ranāmā jāyāṃ sārīnāmikāṃ punnabadhūcca gṛhītā kasdīyānām ūranāmakaṃnagarāt kinānaradaṣm uddiśya gacchan āraṇanagarīṃ pāṣya tatraiva nyavasat|

And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
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ततःta·taḥ परंpa·raṃ तेरtera स्तस्मिन्stasmin रणिraṇi नगरेna·ga·re तिषन्tiṣan पञ्चाधिकष्रतद्यवत्सरवयसिpañcādhikaṣratadyavatsaravayasi प्राणान्prā·ṇān अत्यजत्at·ya·jat।

tataḥ paraṃ tera stasmin raṇi nagare tiṣan pañcādhikaṣratadyavatsaravayasi prāṇān atyajat|

And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.

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.