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James 4 याकूबः पत्रं 4
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युष्माकंyuṣ·mā·kaṃ मध्येmadh·ye समराsa·ma·rā रणश्चra·ṇaś·ca कुतku·ta उत्पद्यन्तेut·pad·yan·te? युष्मदङ्गशिबिराश्रिताभ्यःyuṣ·ma·daṅ·ga·śi·bi·rāś·ri·tābh·yaḥ सुखेच्छाभ्यःsu·khec·chābh·yaḥ किंkiṃ नोत्पद्यन्तेेnot·pad·yan·te·e?
yuṣmākaṁ madhye samarā raṇaśca kuta utpadyante? yuṣmadaṅgaśibirāśritābhyaḥ sukhecchābhyaḥ kiṁ notpadyanteे?
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
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यूयंyū·yaṃ वाञ्छथvāñ·cha·tha किन्तुkin·tu नाप्नुथnāp·nu·tha, यूयंyū·yaṃ नरहत्याम्na·ra·hat·yām ईर्ष्याञ्चīr·ṣyāñ·ca कुरुथku·ru·tha किन्तुkin·tu कृतार्थाkṛ·tār·thā भवितुंbha·vi·tuṃ नna शक्नुथśak·nu·tha, यूयंyū·yaṃ युध्यथyudh·ya·tha रणंra·ṇaṃ कुरुथku·ru·tha चca किन्त्वप्राप्तास्तिष्ठथkin·tvap·rāp·tās·tiṣ·ṭha·tha, यतोya·to हेतोःhe·toḥ प्रार्थनांprār·tha·nāṃ नna कुरुथku·ru·tha।
yūyaṁ vāñchatha kintu nāpnutha, yūyaṁ narahatyām īrṣyāñca kurutha kintu kṛtārthā bhavituṁ na śaknutha, yūyaṁ yudhyatha raṇaṁ kurutha ca kintvaprāptāstiṣṭhatha, yato hetoḥ prārthanāṁ na kurutha|
Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
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यूयंyū·yaṃ प्रार्थयध्वेprār·tha·yadh·ve किन्तुkin·tu नna लभध्वेla·bhadh·ve यतोya·to हेतोःhe·toḥ स्वसुखभोगेषुsva·su·kha·bho·ge·ṣu व्ययार्थंvya·yār·thaṃ कुku प्रार्थयध्वेprār·tha·yadh·ve।
yūyaṁ prārthayadhve kintu na labhadhve yato hetoḥ svasukhabhogeṣu vyayārthaṁ ku prārthayadhve|
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
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हेhe व्यभिचारिणोvya·bhi·cā·ri·ṇo व्यभिचारिण्यश्चvya·bhi·cā·riṇ·yaś·ca, संसारस्यsaṃ·sā·ras·ya यत्yat मैत्र्यंmait·ryaṃ तद्tad ईश्वरस्यīś·va·ras·ya शात्रवमितिśāt·ra·va·mi·ti यूयंyū·yaṃ किंkiṃ नna जानीथjā·nī·tha? अतa·ta एवe·va यःyaḥ कश्चित्kaś·cit संसारस्यsaṃ·sā·ras·ya मित्रंmit·raṃ भवितुम्bha·vi·tum अभिलषतिa·bhi·la·ṣa·ti सsa एवेश्वरस्यe·veś·va·ras·ya शत्रुśat·ru र्भवतिrbha·va·ti।
he vyabhicāriṇo vyabhicāriṇyaśca, saṁsārasya yat maitryaṁ tad īśvarasya śātravamiti yūyaṁ kiṁ na jānītha? ata eva yaḥ kaścit saṁsārasya mitraṁ bhavitum abhilaṣati sa eveśvarasya śatru rbhavati|
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
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यूयंyū·yaṃ किंkiṃ मन्यध्वेman·yadh·ve? शास्त्रस्यśās·tras·ya वाक्यंvāk·yaṃ किंkiṃ फलहीनंpha·la·hī·naṃ भवेत्bha·vet? अस्मदन्तर्वासीas·ma·dan·tar·vā·sī यya आत्माāt·mā सsa वाvā किम्kim ईर्ष्यार्थंīr·ṣyār·thaṃ प्रेमpre·ma करोतिka·ro·ti?
yūyaṁ kiṁ manyadhve? śāstrasya vākyaṁ kiṁ phalahīnaṁ bhavet? asmadantarvāsī ya ātmā sa vā kim īrṣyārthaṁ prema karoti?
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
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तन्नहिtan·na·hi किन्तुkin·tu सsa प्रतुलंpra·tu·laṃ वरंva·raṃ वितरतिvi·ta·ra·ti तस्माद्tas·mād उक्तमास्तेuk·ta·mās·te यथाya·thā, आत्माभिमानलोकानांāt·mā·bhi·mā·na·lo·kā·nāṃ विपक्षोvi·pak·ṣo भवतीश्वरःbha·va·tīś·va·raḥ। किन्तुkin·tu तेनैवte·nai·va नम्रेभ्यःnam·rebh·yaḥ प्रसादाद्pra·sā·dād दीयतेdī·ya·te वरःva·raḥ॥
tannahi kintu sa pratulaṁ varaṁ vitarati tasmād uktamāste yathā, ātmābhimānalokānāṁ vipakṣo bhavatīśvaraḥ| kintu tenaiva namrebhyaḥ prasādād dīyate varaḥ||
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
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अतएवa·ta·e·va यूयम्yū·yam ईश्वरस्यīś·va·ras·ya वश्याvaś·yā भवतbha·va·ta शयतानंśa·ya·tā·naṃ संरुन्धsaṃ·run·dha तेनte·na सsa युष्मत्तःyuṣ·mat·taḥ पलायिष्यतेpa·lā·yiṣ·ya·te।
ataeva yūyam īśvarasya vaśyā bhavata śayatānaṁ saṁrundha tena sa yuṣmattaḥ palāyiṣyate|
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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ईश्वरस्यīś·va·ras·ya समीपवर्त्तिनोsa·mī·pa·var·ti·no भवतbha·va·ta तेनte·na सsa युष्माकंyuṣ·mā·kaṃ समीपवर्त्तीsa·mī·pa·var·tī भविष्यतिbha·viṣ·ya·ti। हेhe पापिनःpā·pi·naḥ, यूयंyū·yaṃ स्वकरान्sva·ka·rān परिष्कुरुध्वंpa·riṣ·ku·rudh·vaṃ। हेhe द्विमनोलोकाःdvi·ma·no·lo·kāḥ, यूयंyū·yaṃ स्वान्तःकरणानिsvān·taḥ·ka·ra·ṇā·ni शुचीनिśu·cī·ni कुरुध्वंku·rudh·vaṃ।
īśvarasya samīpavarttino bhavata tena sa yuṣmākaṁ samīpavarttī bhaviṣyati| he pāpinaḥ, yūyaṁ svakarān pariṣkurudhvaṁ| he dvimanolokāḥ, yūyaṁ svāntaḥkaraṇāni śucīni kurudhvaṁ|
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
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यूयम्yū·yam उद्विजध्वंud·vi·jadh·vaṃ शोचतśo·ca·ta विलपतvi·la·pa·ta चca, युष्माकंyuṣ·mā·kaṃ हासःhā·saḥ शोकायśo·kā·ya, आनन्दश्चā·nan·daś·ca कातरतायैkā·ta·ra·tā·yai परिवर्त्तेतांpa·ri·var·te·tāṃ।
yūyam udvijadhvaṁ śocata vilapata ca, yuṣmākaṁ hāsaḥ śokāya, ānandaśca kātaratāyai parivarttetāṁ|
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
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हेhe भ्रातरःbhrā·ta·raḥ, यूयंyū·yaṃ परस्परंpa·ras·pa·raṃ माmā दूषयतdū·ṣa·ya·ta। यःyaḥ कश्चिद्kaś·cid भ्रातरंbhrā·ta·raṃ दूषयतिdū·ṣa·ya·ti भ्रातुbhrā·tu र्विचारञ्चrvi·cā·rañ·ca करोतिka·ro·ti सsa व्यवस्थांvya·vas·thāṃ दूषयतिdū·ṣa·ya·ti व्यवस्थायाश्चvya·vas·thā·yāś·ca विचारंvi·cā·raṃ करोतिka·ro·ti। त्वंtvaṃ यदिya·di व्यवस्थायाvya·vas·thā·yā विचारंvi·cā·raṃ करोषिka·ro·ṣi तर्हिtar·hi व्यवस्थापालयिताvya·vas·thā·pā·la·yi·tā नna भवसिbha·va·si किन्तुkin·tu विचारयिताvi·cā·ra·yi·tā भवसिbha·va·si।
he bhrātaraḥ, yūyaṁ parasparaṁ mā dūṣayata| yaḥ kaścid bhrātaraṁ dūṣayati bhrātu rvicārañca karoti sa vyavasthāṁ dūṣayati vyavasthāyāśca vicāraṁ karoti| tvaṁ yadi vyavasthāyā vicāraṁ karoṣi tarhi vyavasthāpālayitā na bhavasi kintu vicārayitā bhavasi|
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
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अद्वितीयोad·vi·tī·yo व्यवस्थापकोvya·vas·thā·pa·ko विचारयिताvi·cā·ra·yi·tā चca सsa एवास्तेe·vās·te योyo रक्षितुंrak·ṣi·tuṃ नाशयितुञ्चnā·śa·yi·tuñ·ca पारयतिpā·ra·ya·ti। किन्तुkin·tu कस्त्वंkas·tvaṃ यत्yat परस्यpa·ras·ya विचारंvi·cā·raṃ करोषिka·ro·ṣi?
advitīyo vyavasthāpako vicārayitā ca sa evāste yo rakṣituṁ nāśayituñca pārayati| kintu kastvaṁ yat parasya vicāraṁ karoṣi?
There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
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अद्यad·ya श्वोśvo वाvā वयम्va·yam अमुकनगरंa·mu·ka·na·ga·raṃ गत्वाgat·vā तत्रtat·ra वर्षमेकंvar·ṣa·me·kaṃ यापयन्तोyā·pa·yan·to वाणिज्यंvā·ṇij·yaṃ करिष्यामःka·riṣ·yā·maḥ लाभंlā·bhaṃ प्राप्स्यामश्चेतिprāp·syā·maś·ce·ti कथांka·thāṃ भाषमाणाbhā·ṣa·mā·ṇā यूयम्yū·yam इदानींi·dā·nīṃ शृणुतśṛ·ṇu·ta।
adya śvo vā vayam amukanagaraṁ gatvā tatra varṣamekaṁ yāpayanto vāṇijyaṁ kariṣyāmaḥ lābhaṁ prāpsyāmaśceti kathāṁ bhāṣamāṇā yūyam idānīṁ śṛṇuta|
Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
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श्वःśvaḥ किंkiṃ घटिष्यतेgha·ṭiṣ·ya·te तद्tad यूयंyū·yaṃ नna जानीथjā·nī·tha यतोya·to जीवनंjī·va·naṃ वोvo भवेत्bha·vet कीदृक्kī·dṛk तत्तुtat·tu बाष्पस्वरूपकंbāṣ·pas·va·rū·pa·kaṃ, क्षणमात्रंkṣa·ṇa·māt·raṃ भवेद्bha·ved दृश्यंdṛś·yaṃ लुप्यतेlup·ya·te चca ततःta·taḥ परंpa·raṃ।
śvaḥ kiṁ ghaṭiṣyate tad yūyaṁ na jānītha yato jīvanaṁ vo bhavet kīdṛk tattu bāṣpasvarūpakaṁ, kṣaṇamātraṁ bhaved dṛśyaṁ lupyate ca tataḥ paraṁ|
Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
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तदनुक्त्वाta·da·nuk·tvā युष्माकम्yuṣ·mā·kam इदंi·daṃ कथनीयंka·tha·nī·yaṃ प्रभोरिच्छातोpra·bho·ric·chā·to वयंva·yaṃ यदिya·di जीवामस्तर्ह्येतत्jī·vā·mas·tar·hye·tat कर्म्मkar·ma तत्tat कर्म्मkar·ma वाvā करिष्यामka·riṣ·yā·ma इतिi·ti।
tadanuktvā yuṣmākam idaṁ kathanīyaṁ prabhoricchāto vayaṁ yadi jīvāmastarhyetat karmma tat karmma vā kariṣyāma iti|
For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
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किन्त्विदानींkin·tvi·dā·nīṃ यूयंyū·yaṃ गर्व्ववाक्यैःgar·va·vāk·yaiḥ श्लाघनंślā·gha·naṃ कुरुध्वेku·rudh·ve तादृशंtā·dṛ·śaṃ सर्व्वंsar·vaṃ श्लाघनंślā·gha·naṃ कुत्सितमेवkut·si·ta·me·va।
kintvidānīṁ yūyaṁ garvvavākyaiḥ ślāghanaṁ kurudhve tādṛśaṁ sarvvaṁ ślāghanaṁ kutsitameva|
But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
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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.