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Isaiah 21 यिशायियस्य भविष्यद्वाक्यानि 21

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1

भाविद्ण्डःbhāvidṇḍaḥ दूdū.मादशस्य भाग्यbhāgya यारyāra वva दda शस्यśasya
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bhāvidṇḍaḥ dū.mādaśasya bhāgya yāra va da śasya

The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.
2

दत्िगात्पत्रकच्छावत्datigātpatrakacchāvat मदइावेगसमन्वितंmadaiāvegasamanvitaṃ। मरुस्थानात्marusthānāt किमायातिkimāyāti पश्चpaśca देशाद्deśād भयङ्करात्bhayaṅkarāt
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datigātpatrakacchāvat madaiāvegasamanvitaṃ| marusthānāt kimāyāti paśca deśād bhayaṅkarāt

A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
3

दशनंdaśanaṃ सुकठोरःsukaṭhoraḥ तदितिtaditi वार्त्ताvār·tā मयाma·yā ्ुताutā। च्ाचरन्तिcācaranti ष्टाःṣṭāḥ शय्यंśayyaṃ विनाशञ्चvi·nā·śañ·ca विनाशकाःvināśakāḥ।। पुरीमाकामpurīmākāma हेhe रलम्ralam हेhe मादीयावरुन्धिmādīyāvarundhi तांtāṃ छत्रंchatraṃ निवारयिष्यामिnivārayiṣyāmi वन्दीनांvandīnāṃ परिद्वनंparidvanaṃ।। रुतेनrutena कटिदेशोkaṭideśo मेme नोप्यतेnop·ya·te वेदनातुरःvedanāturaḥ। प्रसवव्यथयाprasavavyathayā तुल्याtulyā माच्लापाक्रामतिmāclāpākrāmati व्यधाvyadhā। तदाच्छवण्ीनेtadācchavaṇīne ऽम्m उदगाद्udagād टड्डिवच्जिंतःṭaḍḍivacjiṃtaḥ।।
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daśanaṃ sukaṭhoraḥ taditi vārttā mayā utā| cācaranti ṣṭāḥ śayyaṃ vināśañca vināśakāḥ|| purīmākāma he ralam he mādīyāvarundhi tāṃ chatraṃ nivārayiṣyāmi vandīnāṃ paridvanaṃ|| rutena kaṭideśo me nopyate vedanāturaḥ| prasavavyathayā tulyā māclāpākrāmati vyadhā| tadācchavaṇīne 'm udagād ṭaḍḍivacjiṃtaḥ||

Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.
4

ममma·ma विङ्लचित्तस्यviṅlacittasya रामाञ्चात्rāmāñcāt चासितस्यcāsitasya चca। उत्सवीयेवutsavīyeva याyā सन्ध्याsandhyā साsā तेनाकारिte·nā·kā·ri भीषणाbhīṣaṇā।।

mama viṅlacittasya rāmāñcāt cāsitasya ca| utsavīyeva yā sandhyā sā tenākāri bhīṣaṇā||

My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.
5

सनेsane रचितंracitaṃ भाज्यbhājya रक्तांraktāṃ कुव्वैन्तिkuvvainti रच्तकाःractakāḥ। मोजनंmojanaṃ पण्यpaṇya पानञ्चpā·nañ·ca सर्व्वपोरेsarvapore विधीयतेvidhīyate। समुत्तिछतsamuttichata सेनान्यःsenānyaḥ फलकान्यभिधिच्चतphalakānyabhidhiccata।।
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sane racitaṃ bhājya raktāṃ kuvvainti ractakāḥ| mojanaṃ paṇya pānañca sarvvapore vidhīyate| samuttichata senānyaḥ phalakānyabhidhiccata||

Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.
6

यस्मान्मांyasmānmāṃ भारतीbhā·ra·tī मेनांmenāṃ प्रतिभाषितवान्pra·ti·bhā·ṣi·ta·vān प्रभुpra·bhu। त्वयाtva·yā संस्थाप्यतांsaṃsthāpyatāṃ रक्षीrakṣī यत्yat पश्येत्paś·yet तद्tad ब्रवीतुbravītu सःsaḥ।

yasmānmāṃ bhāratī menāṃ pratibhāṣitavān prabhu| tvayā saṃsthāpyatāṃ rakṣī yat paśyet tad bravītu saḥ|

For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
7

सादिनोsādino यदिya·di पश्येत्paś·yet सsa इयारूए्नरद्वयंiyārūenaradvayaṃ। खरारूपए्ान्kharārūpaeān मयारूएान्mayārūeān यलनात्yalanāt तहंtahaṃ शृणोतुśṛ·ṇo·tu सःsaḥ।। अपरःa·pa·raḥ सोाऽवदsoā'vada रन्तिranti पाचण्रब्देनpācaṇrabdena सिंहवत्siṃhavat।
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sādino yadi paśyet sa iyārūenaradvayaṃ| kharārūpaeān mayārūeān yalanāt tahaṃ śṛṇotu saḥ|| aparaḥ soā'vada ranti pācaṇrabdena siṃhavat|

And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:
8

देde पभोpa·bho नित्यमेवाहमच्रास्िnityamevāhamacrāsi संस्थिताsaṃsthitā दिवाdi·vā। रक्तास्थानेraktāsthāne ममेतस्मिन्नवतिषेmametasminnavatiṣe चca रातिषुrātiṣu।।
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de pabho nityamevāhamacrāsi saṃsthitā divā| raktāsthāne mametasminnavatiṣe ca rātiṣu||

And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:
9

पश्यpaś·ya सादितsādita आयान्तिāyānti चयासू८नरददयंcayāsū8naradadayaṃ। पतिताpa·ti·tā पतिताpa·ti·tā वाविलितिvāviliti तेनादितtenādita पुनःpu·naḥ। भस्नाख्bhasnākh शत्रणाśatraṇā तस्याःtas·yāḥ सकलाsa·ka·lā देवमुत्तयःdevamuttayaḥ।।

paśya sādita āyānti cayāsū8naradadayaṃ| patitā patitā vāviliti tenādita punaḥ| bhasnākh śatraṇā tasyāḥ sakalā devamuttayaḥ||

And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.
10

हेhe ममेदरूखलाल्लव्यपुmamedarūkhalāllavyapu तधान्यसमाःtadhānyasamāḥ प्रजाःpra·jāḥ। इस्रायेलःis·rā·ye·laḥ प्रभोरेवprabhoreva सेनाध्यत्तपरशितुःsenādhyattaparaśituḥ। वत्नेणेक्तंvatneṇektaṃ यदस्ावंyadasāvaṃ तट्taṭ युष्मान्yuṣ·mān निगदाम्बदंnigadāmbadaṃ।।
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he mamedarūkhalāllavyapu tadhānyasamāḥ prajāḥ| isrāyelaḥ prabhoreva senādhyattaparaśituḥ| vatneṇektaṃ yadasāvaṃ taṭ yuṣmān nigadāmbadaṃ||

O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you.
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दूमादेशस्यdūmādeśasya भाग्यंbhāg·yaṃ। सेयीरादुच्रब्देनseyīrāducrabdena कस्थित्kasthit पृच्छतिpṛc·cha·ti मामिदmāmida। रक्षिन्rakṣin कःkaḥ प्रहरोpraharo रातेrāte रक्षिन्rakṣin कःkaḥ पहरोpaharo निशःniśaḥ
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dūmādeśasya bhāgyaṃ| seyīrāducrabdena kasthit pṛcchati māmida| rakṣin kaḥ praharo rāte rakṣin kaḥ paharo niśaḥ

The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
12

रन्तिranti ब्रूतेbrū·te दिनारम्भdinārambha खायाव्यायातिkhāyāvyāyāti चca क्षपाkṣapā। यदिya·di जिज्ञासवोjijñāsavo युयंyu·yaṃ जिज्ञासध्वंjijñāsadhvaṃ पुनःpu·naḥ पुनःpu·naḥ। स्वस्थानंsvas·thā·naṃ गच्छतेदानींgacchatedānīṃ पञ्चादायातpañcādāyāta मांmāṃ प्रतिpra·ti।।

ranti brūte dinārambha khāyāvyāyāti ca kṣapā| yadi jijñāsavo yuyaṃ jijñāsadhvaṃ punaḥ punaḥ| svasthānaṃ gacchatedānīṃ pañcādāyāta māṃ prati||

The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.
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अरवद्ग्रस्यaravadgrasya भाग्यंbhāg·yaṃ। साथवाहाsāthavāhā दिदानीयाdidānīyā यूयमार्वनीढतिyūyamārvanīḍhati। चाखयिष्ययcākhayiṣyaya कान्तारःkāntāraḥ रजनीवापना्थिंनःrajanīvāpanāthiṃnaḥ।।
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aravadgrasya bhāgyaṃ| sāthavāhā didānīyā yūyamārvanīḍhati| cākhayiṣyaya kāntāraḥ rajanīvāpanāthiṃnaḥ||

The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.
14

तेमानिवासिनेtemānivāsine लकाःlakāḥ साक्षात्sāk·ṣāt कर्त्रkartra टवातुरान्ṭavāturān तोयंto·yaṃ वच्चन्तिvaccanti पुेpue खkha ग्रहीष्यन्तिgra·hīṣ·yan·ti पलायितान्palāyitān।।

temānivāsine lakāḥ sākṣāt kartra ṭavāturān toyaṃ vaccanti pue kha grahīṣyanti palāyitān||

The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.
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ज्ञात्वाjñāt·vā पलायमानांस्तान्palāyamānāṃstān निस््रिंशnisriṃśa पड़िpar̤i सम्म्खात्sammkhāt निष्कोषस्यniṣkoṣasya छपाणस्यchapāṇasya कोाद्ण्डस्यायतस्यkoādṇḍasyāyatasya चca। समरजोश्भारस्यsamarajośbhārasya सम्मुखाsammukhā प्रधावतःpradhāvataḥ।।
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jñātvā palāyamānāṃstān nisriṃśa par̤i sammkhāt niṣkoṣasya chapāṇasya koādṇḍasyāyatasya ca| samarajośbhārasya sammukhā pradhāvataḥ||

For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
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प्रभुpra·bhu मामुक्तवानेतद्māmuktavānetad ्टतकस्येवṭatakasyeva वत्सरेvat·sa·re। व्यतीतvyatīta पश्चpaśca केदारोkedāro लप्ततेजाlaptatejā भविष्यतिbha·viṣ·ya·ti।।

prabhu māmuktavānetad ṭatakasyeva vatsare| vyatīta paśca kedāro laptatejā bhaviṣyati||

For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:
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केदारोद्धववीराणांkedāroddhavavīrāṇāṃ यानिyā·ni सन्तिsan·ti धनूंषिdhanūṃṣi चca। तेषामपिte·ṣā·ma·pi तदाta·dā शषःśaṣaḥ स्वल्पसंख्याsvalpasaṃkhyā भविष्यतिbha·viṣ·ya·ti। सखायेलःsakhāyelaḥ प्रभुpra·bhu यस्मादतद्yasmādatad वक्तिvak·ti परमेश्वरःpa·ra·meś·va·raḥ।।

kedāroddhavavīrāṇāṃ yāni santi dhanūṃṣi ca| teṣāmapi tadā śaṣaḥ svalpasaṃkhyā bhaviṣyati| sakhāyelaḥ prabhu yasmādatad vakti parameśvaraḥ||

And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it.

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.