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James 3 याकूबः पत्रं 3
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हेhe ममma·ma भ्रातरःbhrā·ta·raḥ, शिक्षकैरस्माभिśik·ṣa·kai·ras·mā·bhi र्गुरुतरदण्डोrgu·ru·ta·ra·daṇ·ḍo लप्स्यतlap·sya·ta इतिi·ti ज्ञात्वाjñāt·vā यूयम्yū·yam अनेकेa·ne·ke शिक्षकाśik·ṣa·kā माmā भवतbha·va·ta।
he mama bhrātaraḥ, śikṣakairasmābhi rgurutaradaṇḍo lapsyata iti jñātvā yūyam aneke śikṣakā mā bhavata|
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
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यतःya·taḥ सर्व्वेsar·ve वयंva·yaṃ बहुविषयेषुba·hu·vi·ṣa·ye·ṣu स्खलामःskha·lā·maḥ, यःyaḥ कश्चिद्kaś·cid वाक्येvāk·ye नna स्खलतिskha·la·ti सsa सिद्धपुरुषःsid·dha·pu·ru·ṣaḥ कृत्स्नंkṛt·snaṃ वशीकर्त्तुंva·śī·kar·tuṃ समर्थश्चास्तिsa·mar·thaś·cās·ti।
yataḥ sarvve vayaṁ bahuviṣayeṣu skhalāmaḥ, yaḥ kaścid vākye na skhalati sa siddhapuruṣaḥ kṛtsnaṁ vaśīkarttuṁ samarthaścāsti|
For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
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पश्यतpaś·ya·ta वयम्va·yam अश्वान्aś·vān वशीकर्त्तुंva·śī·kar·tuṃ तेषांte·ṣāṃ वक्त्रेषुvak·tre·ṣu खलीनान्kha·lī·nān निधायni·dhā·ya तेषांte·ṣāṃ कृत्स्नंkṛt·snaṃ शरीरम्śa·rī·ram अनुवर्त्तयामःa·nu·var·ta·yā·maḥ।
paśyata vayam aśvān vaśīkarttuṁ teṣāṁ vaktreṣu khalīnān nidhāya teṣāṁ kṛtsnaṁ śarīram anuvarttayāmaḥ|
Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.
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पश्यतpaś·ya·ta येye पोताpo·tā अतीवa·tī·va बृहदाकाराःbṛ·ha·dā·kā·rāḥ प्रचण्डवातैश्चpra·caṇ·ḍa·vā·taiś·ca चालितास्तेऽपिcā·li·tās·te·pi कर्णधारस्यkar·ṇa·dhā·ras·ya मनोऽभिमताद्ma·no·bhi·ma·tād अतिक्षुद्रेणa·tik·ṣud·re·ṇa कर्णेनkar·ṇe·na वाञ्छितंvāñ·chi·taṃ स्थानंsthā·naṃ प्रत्यनुवर्त्तन्तेprat·ya·nu·var·tan·te।
paśyata ye potā atīva bṛhadākārāḥ pracaṇḍavātaiśca cālitāste'pi karṇadhārasya mano'bhimatād atikṣudreṇa karṇena vāñchitaṁ sthānaṁ pratyanuvarttante|
Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
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तद्वद्tad·vad रसनापिra·sa·nā·pi क्षुद्रतराङ्गंkṣud·ra·ta·rāṅ·gaṃ सन्तीsan·tī दर्पवाक्यानिdar·pa·vāk·yā·ni भाषतेbhā·ṣa·te। पश्यpaś·ya कीदृङ्महारण्यंkī·dṛṅ·ma·hā·raṇ·yaṃ दह्यतेdah·ya·te ऽल्पेनlpe·na वह्निनाvah·ni·nā।
tadvad rasanāpi kṣudratarāṅgaṁ santī darpavākyāni bhāṣate| paśya kīdṛṅmahāraṇyaṁ dahyate 'lpena vahninā|
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
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रसनापिra·sa·nā·pi भवेद्bha·ved वह्निरधर्म्मरूपपिष्टपेvah·ni·ra·dhar·ma·rū·pa·piṣ·ṭa·pe। अस्मदङ्गेषुas·ma·daṅ·ge·ṣu रसनाra·sa·nā तादृशंtā·dṛ·śaṃ सन्तिष्ठतिsan·tiṣ·ṭha·ti साsā कृत्स्नंkṛt·snaṃ देहंde·haṃ कलङ्कयतिka·laṅ·ka·ya·ti सृष्टिरथस्यsṛṣ·ṭi·ra·thas·ya चक्रंcak·raṃ प्रज्वलयतिpraj·va·la·ya·ti नरकानलेनna·ra·kā·na·le·na ज्वलतिjva·la·ti चca।
rasanāpi bhaved vahniradharmmarūpapiṣṭape| asmadaṅgeṣu rasanā tādṛśaṁ santiṣṭhati sā kṛtsnaṁ dehaṁ kalaṅkayati sṛṣṭirathasya cakraṁ prajvalayati narakānalena jvalati ca|
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
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पशुपक्ष्युरोगजलचराणांpa·śu·pak·ṣyu·ro·ga·ja·la·ca·rā·ṇāṃ सर्व्वेषांsar·ve·ṣāṃ स्वभावोsva·bhā·vo दमयितुंda·ma·yi·tuṃ शक्यतेśak·ya·te मानुषिकस्वभावेनmā·nu·ṣi·kas·va·bhā·ve·na दमयाञ्चक्रेda·ma·yāñ·cak·re चca।
paśupakṣyurogajalacarāṇāṁ sarvveṣāṁ svabhāvo damayituṁ śakyate mānuṣikasvabhāvena damayāñcakre ca|
For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
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किन्तुkin·tu मानवानांmā·na·vā·nāṃ केनापिke·nā·pi जिह्वाjih·vā दमयितुंda·ma·yi·tuṃ नna शक्यतेśak·ya·te साsā नna निवार्य्यम्ni·vār·yam अनिष्टंa·niṣ·ṭaṃ हलाहलविषेणha·lā·ha·la·vi·ṣe·ṇa पूर्णाpūr·ṇā चca।
kintu mānavānāṁ kenāpi jihvā damayituṁ na śakyate sā na nivāryyam aniṣṭaṁ halāhalaviṣeṇa pūrṇā ca|
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
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तयाta·yā वयंva·yaṃ पितरम्pi·ta·ram ईश्वरंīś·va·raṃ धन्यंdhan·yaṃ वदामःva·dā·maḥ, तयाta·yā चेश्वरस्यceś·va·ras·ya सादृश्येsā·dṛś·ye सृष्टान्sṛṣ·ṭān मानवान्mā·na·vān शपामःśa·pā·maḥ।
tayā vayaṁ pitaram īśvaraṁ dhanyaṁ vadāmaḥ, tayā ceśvarasya sādṛśye sṛṣṭān mānavān śapāmaḥ|
Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
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एकस्माद्e·kas·mād वदनाद्va·da·nād धन्यवादशापौdhan·ya·vā·da·śā·pau निर्गच्छतःnir·gac·cha·taḥ। हेhe ममma·ma भ्रातरःbhrā·ta·raḥ, एतादृशंe·tā·dṛ·śaṃ नna कर्त्तव्यंkar·tav·yaṃ।
ekasmād vadanād dhanyavādaśāpau nirgacchataḥ| he mama bhrātaraḥ, etādṛśaṁ na karttavyaṁ|
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
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हेhe ममma·ma भ्रातरःbhrā·ta·raḥ, उडुम्बरतरुःu·ḍum·ba·ra·ta·ruḥ किंkiṃ जितफलानिji·ta·pha·lā·ni द्राक्षालताdrāk·ṣā·la·tā वाvā किम्kim उडुम्बरफलानिu·ḍum·ba·ra·pha·lā·ni फलितुंpha·li·tuṃ शक्नोतिśak·no·ti? तद्वद्tad·vad एकःe·kaḥ प्रस्रवणोpras·ra·va·ṇo लवणमिष्टेla·va·ṇa·miṣ·ṭe तोयेto·ye निर्गमयितुंnir·ga·ma·yi·tuṃ नna शक्नोतिśak·no·ti।
he mama bhrātaraḥ, uḍumbarataruḥ kiṁ jitaphalāni drākṣālatā vā kim uḍumbaraphalāni phalituṁ śaknoti? tadvad ekaḥ prasravaṇo lavaṇamiṣṭe toye nirgamayituṁ na śaknoti|
Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
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युष्माकंyuṣ·mā·kaṃ मध्येmadh·ye ज्ञानीjñā·nī सुबोधश्चsu·bo·dhaś·ca कka आस्तेās·te? तस्यtas·ya कर्म्माणिkar·mā·ṇi ज्ञानमूलकमृदुतायुक्तानीतिjñā·na·mū·la·ka·mṛ·du·tā·yuk·tā·nī·ti सदाचारात्sa·dā·cā·rāt सsa प्रमाणयतुpra·mā·ṇa·ya·tu।
yuṣmākaṁ madhye jñānī subodhaśca ka āste? tasya karmmāṇi jñānamūlakamṛdutāyuktānīti sadācārāt sa pramāṇayatu|
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
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किन्तुkin·tu युष्मदन्तःकरणमध्येyuṣ·ma·dan·taḥ·ka·ra·ṇa·madh·ye यदिya·di तिक्तेर्ष्याtik·ter·ṣyā विवादेच्छाvi·vā·dec·chā चca विद्यतेvid·ya·te तर्हिtar·hi सत्यमतस्यsat·ya·ma·tas·ya विरुद्धंvi·rud·dhaṃ नna श्लाघध्वंślā·ghadh·vaṃ नचानृतंna·cā·nṛ·taṃ कथयतka·tha·ya·ta।
kintu yuṣmadantaḥkaraṇamadhye yadi tikterṣyā vivādecchā ca vidyate tarhi satyamatasya viruddhaṁ na ślāghadhvaṁ nacānṛtaṁ kathayata|
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
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यतोya·to हेतोरीर्ष्याhe·to·rīr·ṣyā विवादेच्छाvi·vā·dec·chā चca यत्रyat·ra वेद्येतेved·ye·te तत्रैवtat·rai·va कलहःka·la·haḥ सर्व्वंsar·vaṃ दुष्कृतञ्चduṣ·kṛ·tañ·ca विद्यतेvid·ya·te।
yato hetorīrṣyā vivādecchā ca yatra vedyete tatraiva kalahaḥ sarvvaṁ duṣkṛtañca vidyate|
For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
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किन्तूर्द्ध्वाद्kin·tūr·ddhvād आगतंā·ga·taṃ यत्yat ज्ञानंjñā·naṃ तत्tat प्रथमंpra·tha·maṃ शुचिśu·ci ततःta·taḥ परंpa·raṃ शान्तंśān·taṃ क्षान्तम्kṣān·tam आशुसन्धेयंā·śu·san·dhe·yaṃ दयादिसत्फलैःda·yā·di·sat·pha·laiḥ परिपूर्णम्pa·ri·pūr·ṇam असन्दिग्धंa·san·dig·dhaṃ निष्कपटञ्चniṣ·ka·pa·ṭañ·ca भवतिbha·va·ti।
kintūrddhvād āgataṁ yat jñānaṁ tat prathamaṁ śuci tataḥ paraṁ śāntaṁ kṣāntam āśusandheyaṁ dayādisatphalaiḥ paripūrṇam asandigdhaṁ niṣkapaṭañca bhavati|
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
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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.