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James 2 याकूबः पत्रं 2
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हेhe ममma·ma भ्रातरःbhrā·ta·raḥ, यूयम्yū·yam अस्माकंas·mā·kaṃ तेजस्विनःte·jas·vi·naḥ प्रभोpra·bho र्यीशुख्रीष्टस्यryī·śukh·rīṣ·ṭas·ya धर्म्मंdhar·maṃ मुखापेक्षयाmu·khā·pek·ṣa·yā नna धारयतdhā·ra·ya·ta।
he mama bhrātaraḥ, yūyam asmākaṁ tejasvinaḥ prabho ryīśukhrīṣṭasya dharmmaṁ mukhāpekṣayā na dhārayata|
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
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यतोya·to युष्माकंyuṣ·mā·kaṃ सभायांsa·bhā·yāṃ स्वर्णाङ्गुरीयकयुक्तेsvar·ṇāṅ·gu·rī·ya·ka·yuk·te भ्राजिष्णुपरिच्छदेbhrā·jiṣ·ṇu·pa·ric·cha·de पुरुषेpu·ru·ṣe प्रविष्टेpra·viṣ·ṭe मलिनवस्त्रेma·li·na·vas·tre कस्मिंश्चिद्kas·miṃ·ścid दरिद्रेऽपिda·rid·re·pi प्रविष्टेpra·viṣ·ṭe
yato yuṣmākaṁ sabhāyāṁ svarṇāṅgurīyakayukte bhrājiṣṇuparicchade puruṣe praviṣṭe malinavastre kasmiṁścid daridre'pi praviṣṭe
For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;
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यूयंyū·yaṃ यदिya·di तंtaṃ भ्राजिष्णुपरिच्छदवसानंbhrā·jiṣ·ṇu·pa·ric·cha·da·va·sā·naṃ जनंja·naṃ निरीक्ष्यni·rīk·ṣya वदेतva·de·ta भवान्bha·vān अत्रोत्तमस्थानat·rot·ta·mas·thā·na उपविशत्वितिu·pa·vi·śat·vi·ti किञ्चkiñ·ca तंtaṃ दरिद्रंda·rid·raṃ यदिya·di वदेतva·de·ta त्वम्tvam अमुस्मिन्a·mus·min स्थानेsthā·ne तिष्ठtiṣ·ṭha यद्वात्रyad·vāt·ra ममma·ma पादपीठpā·da·pī·ṭha उपविशेतिu·pa·vi·śe·ti,
yūyaṁ yadi taṁ bhrājiṣṇuparicchadavasānaṁ janaṁ nirīkṣya vadeta bhavān atrottamasthāna upaviśatviti kiñca taṁ daridraṁ yadi vadeta tvam amusmin sthāne tiṣṭha yadvātra mama pādapīṭha upaviśeti,
And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:
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हेhe ममma·ma प्रियभ्रातरःpri·yabh·rā·ta·raḥ, शृणुतśṛ·ṇu·ta, संसारेsaṃ·sā·re येye दरिद्रास्तान्da·rid·rās·tān ईश्वरोīś·va·ro विश्वासेनviś·vā·se·na धनिनःdha·ni·naḥ स्वप्रेमकारिभ्यश्चsvap·re·ma·kā·ribh·yaś·ca प्रतिश्रुतस्यpra·tiś·ru·tas·ya राज्यस्याधिकारिणःrāj·yas·yā·dhi·kā·ri·ṇaḥ कर्त्तुंkar·tuṃ किंkiṃ नna वरीतवान्va·rī·ta·vān? किन्तुkin·tu दरिद्रोda·rid·ro युष्माभिरवज्ञायतेyuṣ·mā·bhi·ra·vaj·ñā·ya·te।
he mama priyabhrātaraḥ, śṛṇuta, saṁsāre ye daridrāstān īśvaro viśvāsena dhaninaḥ svapremakāribhyaśca pratiśrutasya rājyasyādhikāriṇaḥ karttuṁ kiṁ na varītavān? kintu daridro yuṣmābhiravajñāyate|
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
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धनवन्तdha·na·van·ta एवe·va किंkiṃ युष्मान्yuṣ·mān नोपद्रवन्तिno·pad·ra·van·ti बलाच्चba·lāc·ca विचारासनानांvi·cā·rā·sa·nā·nāṃ समीपंsa·mī·paṃ नna नयन्तिna·yan·ti?
dhanavanta eva kiṁ yuṣmān nopadravanti balācca vicārāsanānāṁ samīpaṁ na nayanti?
But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
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किञ्चkiñ·ca त्वंtvaṃ स्वसमीपवासिनिsva·sa·mī·pa·vā·si·ni स्वात्मवत्svāt·ma·vat प्रीयस्वprī·yas·va, एतच्छास्त्रीयवचनानुसारतोe·tac·chās·trī·ya·va·ca·nā·nu·sā·ra·to यदिya·di यूयंyū·yaṃ राजकीयव्यवस्थांrā·ja·kī·yav·ya·vas·thāṃ पालयथpā·la·ya·tha तर्हिtar·hi भद्रंbhad·raṃ कुरुथku·ru·tha।
kiñca tvaṁ svasamīpavāsini svātmavat prīyasva, etacchāstrīyavacanānusārato yadi yūyaṁ rājakīyavyavasthāṁ pālayatha tarhi bhadraṁ kurutha|
If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
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यदिya·di चca मुखापेक्षांmu·khā·pek·ṣāṃ कुरुथku·ru·tha तर्हिtar·hi पापम्pā·pam आचरथā·ca·ra·tha व्यवस्थयाvya·vas·tha·yā चाज्ञालङ्घिनcāj·ñā·laṅ·ghi·na इवi·va दूष्यध्वेdūṣ·yadh·ve।
yadi ca mukhāpekṣāṁ kurutha tarhi pāpam ācaratha vyavasthayā cājñālaṅghina iva dūṣyadhve|
But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
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यतोya·to यःyaḥ कश्चित्kaś·cit कृत्स्नांkṛt·snāṃ व्यवस्थांvya·vas·thāṃ पालयतिpā·la·ya·ti सsa यद्येकस्मिन्yad·ye·kas·min विधौvi·dhau स्खलतिskha·la·ti तर्हिtar·hi सर्व्वेषाम्sar·ve·ṣām अपराधीa·pa·rā·dhī भवतिbha·va·ti।
yato yaḥ kaścit kṛtsnāṁ vyavasthāṁ pālayati sa yadyekasmin vidhau skhalati tarhi sarvveṣām aparādhī bhavati|
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
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यतोya·to हेतोस्त्वंhe·tos·tvaṃ परदारान्pa·ra·dā·rān माmā गच्छेतिgac·che·ti यःyaḥ कथितवान्ka·thi·ta·vān सsa एवe·va नरहत्यांna·ra·hat·yāṃ माmā कुर्य्याkur·yā इत्यपिit·ya·pi कथितवान्ka·thi·ta·vān तस्मात्tas·māt त्वंtvaṃ परदारान्pa·ra·dā·rān नna गत्वाgat·vā यदिya·di नरहत्यांna·ra·hat·yāṃ करोषिka·ro·ṣi तर्हिtar·hi व्यवस्थालङ्घीvya·vas·thā·laṅ·ghī भवसिbha·va·si।
yato hetostvaṁ paradārān mā gaccheti yaḥ kathitavān sa eva narahatyāṁ mā kuryyā ityapi kathitavān tasmāt tvaṁ paradārān na gatvā yadi narahatyāṁ karoṣi tarhi vyavasthālaṅghī bhavasi|
For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
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मुक्तेmuk·te र्व्यवस्थातोrvya·vas·thā·to येषांye·ṣāṃ विचारेणvi·cā·re·ṇa भवितव्यंbha·vi·tav·yaṃ तादृशाtā·dṛ·śā लोकाlo·kā इवi·va यूयंyū·yaṃ कथांka·thāṃ कथयतka·tha·ya·ta कर्म्मkar·ma कुरुतku·ru·ta चca।
mukte rvyavasthāto yeṣāṁ vicāreṇa bhavitavyaṁ tādṛśā lokā iva yūyaṁ kathāṁ kathayata karmma kuruta ca|
So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
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योyo दयांda·yāṃ नाचरतिnā·ca·ra·ti तस्यtas·ya विचारोvi·cā·ro निर्द्दयेनnir·da·ye·na कारिष्यतेkā·riṣ·ya·te, किन्तुkin·tu दयाda·yā विचारम्vi·cā·ram अभिभविष्यतिa·bhi·bha·viṣ·ya·ti।
yo dayāṁ nācarati tasya vicāro nirddayena kāriṣyate, kintu dayā vicāram abhibhaviṣyati|
For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
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हेhe ममma·ma भ्रातरःbhrā·ta·raḥ, ममma·ma प्रत्ययोऽस्तीतिprat·ya·yos·tī·ti यःyaḥ कथयतिka·tha·ya·ti तस्यtas·ya कर्म्माणिkar·mā·ṇi यदिya·di नna विद्यन्तvid·yan·ta तर्हिtar·hi तेनte·na किंkiṃ फलंpha·laṃ? तेनte·na प्रत्ययेनprat·ya·ye·na किंkiṃ तस्यtas·ya परित्राणंpa·rit·rā·ṇaṃ भवितुंbha·vi·tuṃ शक्नोतिśak·no·ti?
he mama bhrātaraḥ, mama pratyayo'stīti yaḥ kathayati tasya karmmāṇi yadi na vidyanta tarhi tena kiṁ phalaṁ? tena pratyayena kiṁ tasya paritrāṇaṁ bhavituṁ śaknoti?
What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
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केषुचिद्ke·ṣu·cid भ्रातृषुbhrā·tṛ·ṣu भगिनीषुbha·gi·nī·ṣu वाvā वसनहीनेषुva·sa·na·hī·ne·ṣu प्रात्यहिकाहारहीनेषुprāt·ya·hi·kā·hā·ra·hī·ne·ṣu चca सत्सुsat·su युष्माकंyuṣ·mā·kaṃ कोऽपिko·pi तेभ्यःtebh·yaḥ शरीरार्थंśa·rī·rār·thaṃ प्रयोजनीयानिpra·yo·ja·nī·yā·ni द्रव्याणिdrav·yā·ṇi नna दत्वाdat·vā यदिya·di तान्tān वदेत्va·det,
keṣucid bhrātṛṣu bhaginīṣu vā vasanahīneṣu prātyahikāhārahīneṣu ca satsu yuṣmākaṁ ko'pi tebhyaḥ śarīrārthaṁ prayojanīyāni dravyāṇi na datvā yadi tān vadet,
If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
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यूयंyū·yaṃ सकुशलंsa·ku·śa·laṃ गत्वोष्णगात्राgat·voṣ·ṇa·gāt·rā भवतbha·va·ta तृप्यतtṛp·ya·ta चेतिce·ti तर्ह्येतेनtar·hye·te·na किंkiṃ फलंpha·laṃ?
yūyaṁ sakuśalaṁ gatvoṣṇagātrā bhavata tṛpyata ceti tarhyetena kiṁ phalaṁ?
And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
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किञ्चkiñ·ca कश्चिद्kaś·cid इदंi·daṃ वदिष्यतिva·diṣ·ya·ti तवta·va प्रत्ययोprat·ya·yo विद्यतेvid·ya·te ममma·ma चca कर्म्माणिkar·mā·ṇi विद्यन्तेvid·yan·te, त्वंtvaṃ कर्म्महीनंkar·ma·hī·naṃ स्वप्रत्ययंsvap·rat·ya·yaṃ मांmāṃ दर्शयdar·śa·ya तर्ह्यहमपिtar·hya·ha·ma·pi मत्कर्म्मभ्यःmat·kar·mabh·yaḥ स्वप्रत्ययंsvap·rat·ya·yaṃ त्वांtvāṃ दर्शयिष्यामिdar·śa·yiṣ·yā·mi।
kiñca kaścid idaṁ vadiṣyati tava pratyayo vidyate mama ca karmmāṇi vidyante, tvaṁ karmmahīnaṁ svapratyayaṁ māṁ darśaya tarhyahamapi matkarmmabhyaḥ svapratyayaṁ tvāṁ darśayiṣyāmi|
Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
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एकe·ka ईश्वरोīś·va·ro ऽस्तीतिstī·ti त्वंtvaṃ प्रत्येषिprat·ye·ṣi। भद्रंbhad·raṃ करोषिka·ro·ṣi। भूताbhū·tā अपिa·pi तत्tat प्रतियन्तिpra·ti·yan·ti कम्पन्तेkam·pan·te चca।
eka īśvaro 'stīti tvaṁ pratyeṣi| bhadraṁ karoṣi| bhūtā api tat pratiyanti kampante ca|
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
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किन्तुkin·tu हेhe निर्ब्बोधमानवnir·bo·dha·mā·na·va, कर्म्महीनःkar·ma·hī·naḥ प्रत्ययोprat·ya·yo मृतmṛ·ta एवास्त्येतद्e·vās·tye·tad अवगन्तुंa·va·gan·tuṃ किम्kim इच्छसिic·cha·si?
kintu he nirbbodhamānava, karmmahīnaḥ pratyayo mṛta evāstyetad avagantuṁ kim icchasi?
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
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अस्माकंas·mā·kaṃ पूर्व्वपुरुषोpūr·va·pu·ru·ṣo यya इब्राहीम्ib·rā·hīm स्वपुत्रम्sva·put·ram इस्हाकंis·hā·kaṃ यज्ञवेद्याम्yaj·ña·ved·yām उत्सृष्टवान्ut·sṛṣ·ṭa·vān सsa किंkiṃ कर्म्मभ्योkar·mabh·yo नna सपुण्यीकृतःsa·puṇ·yī·kṛ·taḥ?
asmākaṁ pūrvvapuruṣo ya ibrāhīm svaputram ishākaṁ yajñavedyām utsṛṣṭavān sa kiṁ karmmabhyo na sapuṇyīkṛtaḥ?
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
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प्रत्ययेprat·ya·ye तस्यtas·ya कर्म्मणांkar·ma·ṇāṃ सहकारिणिsa·ha·kā·ri·ṇi जातेjā·te कर्म्मभिःkar·ma·bhiḥ प्रत्ययःprat·ya·yaḥ सिद्धोsid·dho ऽभवत्bha·vat तत्tat किंkiṃ पश्यसिpaś·ya·si?
pratyaye tasya karmmaṇāṁ sahakāriṇi jāte karmmabhiḥ pratyayaḥ siddho 'bhavat tat kiṁ paśyasi?
Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
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इत्थञ्चेदंit·thañ·ce·daṃ शास्त्रीयवचनंśās·trī·ya·va·ca·naṃ सफलम्sa·pha·lam अभवत्a·bha·vat, इब्राहीम्ib·rā·hīm परमेश्वरेpa·ra·meś·va·re विश्वसितवान्viś·va·si·ta·vān तच्चtac·ca तस्यtas·ya पुण्यायागण्यतpuṇ·yā·yā·gaṇ·ya·ta सsa चेश्वरस्यceś·va·ras·ya मित्रmit·ra इतिi·ti नामnā·ma लब्धवान्lab·dha·vān।
itthañcedaṁ śāstrīyavacanaṁ saphalam abhavat, ibrāhīm parameśvare viśvasitavān tacca tasya puṇyāyāgaṇyata sa ceśvarasya mitra iti nāma labdhavān|
And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
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तद्वद्tad·vad याyā राहब्नामिकाrā·hab·nā·mi·kā वाराङ्गनाvā·rāṅ·ga·nā चारान्cā·rān अनुगृह्यापरेणa·nu·gṛh·yā·pa·re·ṇa मार्गेणmār·ge·ṇa विससर्जvi·sa·sar·ja सापिsā·pi किंkiṃ कर्म्मभ्योkar·mabh·yo नna सपुण्यीकृताsa·puṇ·yī·kṛ·tā?
tadvad yā rāhabnāmikā vārāṅganā cārān anugṛhyāpareṇa mārgeṇa visasarja sāpi kiṁ karmmabhyo na sapuṇyīkṛtā?
Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
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अतएवात्महीनोa·ta·e·vāt·ma·hī·no देहोde·ho यथाya·thā मृतोऽस्तिmṛ·tos·ti तथैवta·thai·va कर्म्महीनःkar·ma·hī·naḥ प्रत्ययोऽपिprat·ya·yo·pi मृतोऽस्तिmṛ·tos·ti।
ataevātmahīno deho yathā mṛto'sti tathaiva karmmahīnaḥ pratyayo'pi mṛto'sti|
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
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.