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Genesis 23 आदिपुस्तकम् 23

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1

सारायोंsārāyoṃ ्यायुष्नोyāyuṣno वत्सराvat·sa·rā: सप्तविशव्यघिकशतsaptaviśavyaghikaśata म्m व्यासvyāsa नna,
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sārāyoṃ yāyuṣno vatsarā: saptaviśavyaghikaśata m vyāsa na,

And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.
2

तस्याtas·yā आयुषā·yu·ṣa रुतेषुruteṣu वत्छरेषुvatchareṣu मन्युmanyu साsā किनान्kinān दशस्यdaśasya किरियध्व्वऽथेतःkiriyadhvva'thetaḥ दत्रेdatre ममारma·mā·ra।
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tasyā āyuṣa ruteṣu vatchareṣu manyu sā kinān daśasya kiriyadhvva'thetaḥ datre mamāra|

And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
3

ततta·ta इत्राहीम्itrāhīm सारायैsārāyai शोाचितुंśoācituṃ त्िलपितुच्चtilapitucca अभ्यन्तरंabh·yan·ta·raṃ जगामja·gā·ma।
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tata itrāhīm sārāyai śoācituṃ tilapitucca abhyantaraṃ jagāma|

And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,
4

अनन्तरanantara सटतजायायाःsaṭatajāyāyāḥ समीपात्sa·mī·pāt उत्थायut·thā·ya गत्वाgat·vā इत्राद्धम्itrāddham हतःha·taḥ सन्तानेभ्यःsantānebhyaḥ कथयामासka·tha·yā·mā·sa, युशाथंyuśāthaṃ मश्येडचंmaśyeḍacaṃ याचीyācī प्रवासीpra·vā·sī चca नरोस्सिnarossi, तस्मात्tas·māt स्वीयदृष्टिगाचरातsvīyadṛṣṭigācarāta इतांitāṃ जायांjā·yāṃ श्संशानेśsaṃśāne स्थापयितुंsthā·pa·yi·tuṃ युष्माकंyuṣ·mā·kaṃ मध्येmadh·ye श्सशानस्थानाधिकछतिंśsaśānasthānādhikachatiṃ मद्यंmad·yaṃ दत्तdat·ta।
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anantara saṭatajāyāyāḥ samīpāt utthāya gatvā itrāddham hataḥ santānebhyaḥ kathayāmāsa, yuśāthaṃ maśyeḍacaṃ yācī pravāsī ca narossi, tasmāt svīyadṛṣṭigācarāta itāṃ jāyāṃ śsaṃśāne sthāpayituṃ yuṣmākaṃ madhye śsaśānasthānādhikachatiṃ madyaṃ datta|

I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
5

ततोta·to हतःha·taḥ सन्तानाsan·tā·nā इत्राह्ीमंitrāhīmaṃ प्र्याचख्युःpryācakhyuḥ, देde प्रभाpra·bhā,

tato hataḥ santānā itrāhīmaṃ pryācakhyuḥ, de prabhā,

And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
6

अस्माकंas·mā·kaṃ वचनंva·ca·naṃ निशामयतुniśāmayatu, अवान्avān खस्मन्मध्येkhasmanmadhye प्रबलाpra·ba·lā राजाrā·jā; तस्मादस्माकंtas·mā·das·mā·kaṃ शसष्नस्थानमध्येśasaṣnasthānamadhye अखवश्षनिakhavaśṣani स्वीयांsvī·yāṃ मुतपलींmutapalīṃ स्थापयतुsthāpayatu अस्माकंas·mā·kaṃ कापिkā·pi निजश्सेशानवेश्सनिnijaśseśānaveśsani भवताbha·va·tā गतासुजावांgatāsujāvāṃ सखापयितुनsakhāpayituna निषेत्छतिniṣetchati।
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asmākaṃ vacanaṃ niśāmayatu, avān khasmanmadhye prabalā rājā; tasmādasmākaṃ śasaṣnasthānamadhye akhavaśṣani svīyāṃ mutapalīṃ sthāpayatu asmākaṃ kāpi nijaśseśānaveśsani bhavatā gatāsujāvāṃ sakhāpayituna niṣetchati|

Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
7

तदानीम्ta·dā·nīm इत्राहीम्itrāhīm उत्थायut·thā·ya तस्मिन्tas·min देशेde·śe वासिनेvāsine हेतीयसन्तानान्hetīyasantānān नत्वाnat·vā संभाव्यsaṃbhāvya कथयाद्धकारkathayāddhakāra,

tadānīm itrāhīm utthāya tasmin deśe vāsine hetīyasantānān natvā saṃbhāvya kathayāddhakāra,

And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
8

मद्शनात्madśanāt गतासुंgatāsuṃ जायांjā·yāṃ इसशानेisaśāne स्थापयितुंsthā·pa·yi·tuṃ यदिya·di यूयंyū·yaṃ सम्मन्य्येsammanyye, तर्हिtar·hi ममma·ma गिरंgiraṃ निशामयंतniśāmayaṃta।
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madśanāt gatāsuṃ jāyāṃ isaśāne sthāpayituṃ yadi yūyaṃ sammanyye, tarhi mama giraṃ niśāmayaṃta|

And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
9

युष्माभिyuṣ·mā·bhi मेनेme·ne सोदरंso·da·raṃ युत्तyutta स्फौणेsphauṇe निवेद्यतांni·ved·ya·tāṃ, मकपरेलायांmakaparelāyāṃ तस्यtas·ya च्तचान्तेctacānte याyā गुक्षाgukṣā सsa तांtāṃ मह्यंmah·yaṃ“ददातुda·dā·tu; तस्थौtas·thau यावन्मुल्यyāvanmulya भवतिbha·va·ti तावत्tā·vat

yuṣmābhi mene sodaraṃ yutta sphauṇe nivedyatāṃ, makaparelāyāṃ tasya ctacānte yā gukṣā sa tāṃ mahyaṃ“dadātu; tasthau yāvanmulya bhavati tāvat

That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
10

आदायā·dā·ya युद्मन्मण्येyudmanmaṇye परसष्ानस्थानमयिकततँंparasaṣānasthānamayikatata~ṃ तांtāṃ ददातुda·dā·tu तदानींta·dā·nīṃ कतीयkatīya द्योणdyoṇa देतीयसन्तानानांdetīyasantānānāṃ मध्येmadh·ye उपविशन्u·pa·vi·śan तत्रtat·ra निजनगरnijanagara दारिdāri प्रविशतांpraviśatāṃ सन्नघांsannaghāṃ हेतीयसन्तानानांhetīyasantānānāṃ सात्तादsāttāda स्त्रादीमंstrādīmaṃ प्रतिजगादpratijagāda,
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ādāya yudmanmaṇye parasaṣānasthānamayikatata~ṃ tāṃ dadātu tadānīṃ katīya dyoṇa detīyasantānānāṃ madhye upaviśan tatra nijanagara dāri praviśatāṃ sannaghāṃ hetīyasantānānāṃ sāttāda strādīmaṃ pratijagāda,

And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
11

मोmo मत्प्रकोंmatprakoṃ, मदीयभिरंmadīyabhiraṃ भवान्bha·vān निशामयतुniśāmayatu, मयाma·yā तत्tat च्ेतच्तंcetactaṃ गहयाgahayā सह्हितंsahhitaṃ तुभ्यम्tubh·yam अदायिa·dā·yi; अहंa·haṃ खजातीयनरुणांkhajātīyanaruṇāṃ समन्तमेवsamantameva तत्tat तुभ्यमदांtubhyamadāṃ, त्वयाtva·yā स्वीयमृतपत्नीsvīyamṛtapatnī श्मशानेśma·śā·ne निधोयताम्nidhoyatām।
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mo matprakoṃ, madīyabhiraṃ bhavān niśāmayatu, mayā tat cetactaṃ gahayā sahhitaṃ tubhyam adāyi; ahaṃ khajātīyanaruṇāṃ samantameva tat tubhyamadāṃ, tvayā svīyamṛtapatnī śmaśāne nidhoyatām|

Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
12

ततta·ta उन्नादीमunnādīma तइशीयजनानtaiśīyajanāna प्रगम्यpragamya तदैtadai प्पैयजनानांppaiyajanānāṃ कणेजाचरkaṇejācara डफौणंḍaphauṇaṃ उवाचu·vā·ca,
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tata unnādīma taiśīyajanāna pragamya tadai ppaiyajanānāṃ kaṇejācara ḍaphauṇaṃ uvāca,

And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
13

यदिya·di त्ंtṃ मांmāṃ पत्यन्ग़्ह्ासिpatyanġhāsi, नद्धिnaddhi निवेदयामिni·ve·da·yā·mi मदुक्तिमmaduktima व्याकणयvyākaṇaya। अहaha तस्यtas·ya वप्रस्यvaprasya मूल्यंmūl·yaṃ वितरामिvitarāmi, त्वयाtva·yā तद्tad गृह्यतांgṛh·ya·tāṃ, पश्चाद्paś·cād अहंa·haṃ तत्रtat·ra स्थानेsthā·ne गतासुंgatāsuṃ जायांjā·yāṃ स्थापयिष्यामिsthā·pa·yiṣ·yā·mi।

yadi tṃ māṃ patyanġhāsi, naddhi nivedayāmi maduktima vyākaṇaya| aha tasya vaprasya mūlyaṃ vitarāmi, tvayā tad gṛhyatāṃ, paścād ahaṃ tatra sthāne gatāsuṃ jāyāṃ sthāpayiṣyāmi|

And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
14

ततta·ta इफोन्iphon इत्रादीमंitrādīmaṃ प्रतिpra·ti व्याजहारvyā·ja·hā·ra,

tata iphon itrādīmaṃ prati vyājahāra,

And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
15

माmā ममma·ma प्रभोpra·bho, मदचनम्madacanam व्याकणयvyākaṇaya, तस्याtas·yā भूमेbhū·me मूल्यंmūl·yaṃ चतुःcatuḥ एतानिe·tā·ni रूप्यमुजाखवrūpyamujākhava; ताभिसतवtābhisatava ममma·ma चca किंkiṃ भवितुंbha·vi·tuṃ शक्तिśak·ti? तस्मात्tas·māt त्वयाtva·yā खीयमुतभाय्याkhīyamutabhāyyā श्मशानśmaśāna निधीवताम्nidhīvatām।

mā mama prabho, madacanam vyākaṇaya, tasyā bhūme mūlyaṃ catuḥ etāni rūpyamujākhava; tābhisatava mama ca kiṃ bhavituṃ śakti? tasmāt tvayā khīyamutabhāyyā śmaśāna nidhīvatām|

My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.
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सफौणsaphauṇa खनांkhanāṃ कथांka·thāṃ निशम्यni·śam·ya इब्राहीमib·rā·hī·ma कतःkataḥ सन्तानानांsan·tā·nā·nāṃ कण्गाचरेkaṇgācare गदितसंस्यानुसारेणgaditasaṃsyānusāreṇa तदानींta·dā·nīṃ बणिगम्मिःbaṇigammiḥ परिचालिताःparicālitāḥ चवुःशतकूप्यमुनाःcavuḥśatakūpyamunāḥ तुलयाtulayā तुलित्वाtulitvā इफौरेiphaure
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saphauṇa khanāṃ kathāṃ niśamya ibrāhīma kataḥ santānānāṃ kaṇgācare gaditasaṃsyānusāreṇa tadānīṃ baṇigammiḥ paricālitāḥ cavuḥśatakūpyamunāḥ tulayā tulitvā iphaure

And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
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पददाpadadā अतोa·to मन्युःmanyuḥ पूर्व्वस्यांpūr·vas·yāṃ मक्पेलावाम्makpelāvām डफḍapha यःyaḥ केदारkedāra आसीत्ā·sīt, तस्यtas·ya मध्येmadh·ye याyā गुदाgudā तस्याच्चतुदिच्तtasyāccatudicta सीमायांsīmāyāṃ येye पादपाखpādapākha तैषtaiṣa स्वषुsvaṣu हेतःhetaḥ सन्तानानांsan·tā·nā·nāṃ समच्ंsamacṃ तन्नगरनिवासिनांtan·na·ga·ra·ni·vā·si·nāṃ समक्षञ्चsa·mak·ṣañ·ca इनाहौमःināhaumaḥ स्वत्वंsvat·vaṃ निरनायिniranāyi।
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padadā ato manyuḥ pūrvvasyāṃ makpelāvām ḍapha yaḥ kedāra āsīt, tasya madhye yā gudā tasyāccatudicta sīmāyāṃ ye pādapākha taiṣa svaṣu hetaḥ santānānāṃ samacṃ tannagaranivāsināṃ samakṣañca ināhaumaḥ svatvaṃ niranāyi|

And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure
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अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ मस्याःmasyāḥ पूर्व्वस्यांpūr·vas·yāṃ मकपेलाच्चेचस्थितायांmakapelāccecasthitāyāṃ गुक्षायाम्gukṣāyām दनादहीम्danādahīm खभव्यायाःkhabhavyāyāḥ सारायाःsā·rā·yāḥ इ्सशानंisaśānaṃ विदधेvidadhe।
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anantaraṃ masyāḥ pūrvvasyāṃ makapelāccecasthitāyāṃ gukṣāyām danādahīm khabhavyāyāḥ sārāyāḥ isaśānaṃ vidadhe|

Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
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तत्tat मम्नीस्थानंmamnīsthānaṃ किनानदेशस्यkinānadeśasya छिब्रानिchibrāni आस्तेās·te।
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tat mamnīsthānaṃ kinānadeśasya chibrāni āste|

And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.
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इत्थंit·thaṃ हेतःhetaḥ सन्तानsan·tā·na साsā भूमिस्तन्मध्यस्थिताbhūmistanmadhyasthitā गुक्ाgukā चेबाह्ीमःcebāhīmaḥ शसशानवेश्सा्थśasaśānaveśsātha निरनायिniranāyi।,
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itthaṃ hetaḥ santāna sā bhūmistanmadhyasthitā gukā cebāhīmaḥ śasaśānaveśsātha niranāyi|,

And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.

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.