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John 20 योहनलिखितः सुसंवादः 20
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अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ सप्ताहस्यsap·tā·has·ya प्रथमदिनेpra·tha·ma·di·ne ऽतिप्रत्यूषेtip·rat·yū·ṣe ऽन्धकारेndha·kā·re तिष्ठतिtiṣ·ṭha·ti मग्दलीनीmag·da·lī·nī मरियम्ma·ri·yam तस्यtas·ya श्मशानस्यśma·śā·nas·ya निकटंni·ka·ṭaṃ गत्वाgat·vā श्मशानस्यśma·śā·nas·ya मुखात्mu·khāt प्रस्तरमपसारितम्pras·ta·ra·ma·pa·sā·ri·tam अपश्यत्a·paś·yat।
anantaraṁ saptāhasya prathamadine 'tipratyūṣe 'ndhakāre tiṣṭhati magdalīnī mariyam tasya śmaśānasya nikaṭaṁ gatvā śmaśānasya mukhāt prastaramapasāritam apaśyat|
The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.
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पश्चाद्paś·cād धावित्वाdhā·vit·vā शिमोन्पितरायśi·mon·pi·ta·rā·ya यीशोःyī·śoḥ प्रियतमशिष्यायpri·ya·ta·ma·śiṣ·yā·ya चेदम्ce·dam अकथयत्a·ka·tha·yat, लोकाःlo·kāḥ श्मशानात्śma·śā·nāt प्रभुंpra·bhuṃ नीत्वाnīt·vā कुत्रास्थापयन्kut·rās·thā·pa·yan तद्tad वक्तुंvak·tuṃ नna शक्नोमिśak·no·mi।
paścād dhāvitvā śimonpitarāya yīśoḥ priyatamaśiṣyāya cedam akathayat, lokāḥ śmaśānāt prabhuṁ nītvā kutrāsthāpayan tad vaktuṁ na śaknomi|
Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
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अतःa·taḥ पितरःpi·ta·raḥ सोन्यशिष्यश्चson·ya·śiṣ·yaś·ca बर्हिbar·hi र्भुत्वाrbhut·vā श्मशानस्थानंśma·śā·nas·thā·naṃ गन्तुम्gan·tum आरभेतांā·ra·bhe·tāṃ।
ataḥ pitaraḥ sonyaśiṣyaśca barhi rbhutvā śmaśānasthānaṁ gantum ārabhetāṁ|
Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.
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उभयोर्धावतोःu·bha·yor·dhā·va·toḥ सोन्यशिष्यःson·ya·śiṣ·yaḥ पितरंpi·ta·raṃ पश्चात्paś·cāt त्यक्त्वाtyak·tvā पूर्व्वंpūr·vaṃ श्मशानस्थानśma·śā·nas·thā·na उपस्थितवान्u·pas·thi·ta·vān।
ubhayordhāvatoḥ sonyaśiṣyaḥ pitaraṁ paścāt tyaktvā pūrvvaṁ śmaśānasthāna upasthitavān|
So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
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स्थापितवस्त्राणिsthā·pi·ta·vas·trā·ṇi मस्तकस्यmas·ta·kas·ya वस्त्रञ्चvas·trañ·ca पृथक्pṛ·thak स्थानान्तरेsthā·nān·ta·re स्थापितंsthā·pi·taṃ दृष्टवान्dṛṣ·ṭa·vān।
sthāpitavastrāṇi mastakasya vastrañca pṛthak sthānāntare sthāpitaṁ dṛṣṭavān|
And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.
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ततःta·taḥ श्मशानस्थानंśma·śā·nas·thā·naṃ पूर्व्वम्pūr·vam आगतोā·ga·to योन्यशिष्यःyon·ya·śiṣ·yaḥ सोपिso·pi प्रविश्यpra·viś·ya तादृशंtā·dṛ·śaṃ दृष्टाdṛṣ·ṭā व्यश्वसीत्vyaś·va·sīt।
tataḥ śmaśānasthānaṁ pūrvvam āgato yonyaśiṣyaḥ sopi praviśya tādṛśaṁ dṛṣṭā vyaśvasīt|
Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.
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यतःya·taḥ श्मशानात्śma·śā·nāt सsa उत्थापयितव्यut·thā·pa·yi·tav·ya एतस्यe·tas·ya धर्म्मपुस्तकवचनस्यdhar·ma·pus·ta·ka·va·ca·nas·ya भावंbhā·vaṃ तेte तदाta·dā वोद्धुंvod·dhuṃ नाशन्कुवन्nā·śan·ku·van।
yataḥ śmaśānāt sa utthāpayitavya etasya dharmmapustakavacanasya bhāvaṁ te tadā voddhuṁ nāśankuvan|
For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.
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ततःta·taḥ परंpa·raṃ मरियम्ma·ri·yam श्मशानद्वारस्यśma·śā·nad·vā·ras·ya बहिःba·hiḥ स्थित्वाsthit·vā रोदितुम्ro·di·tum आरभतā·ra·bha·ta ततोta·to रुदतीru·da·tī प्रह्वीभूयprah·vī·bhū·ya श्मशानंśma·śā·naṃ विलोक्यvi·lok·ya
tataḥ paraṁ mariyam śmaśānadvārasya bahiḥ sthitvā roditum ārabhata tato rudatī prahvībhūya śmaśānaṁ vilokya
But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,
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यीशोःyī·śoḥ शयनस्थानस्यśa·ya·nas·thā·nas·ya शिरःस्थानेśi·raḥ·sthā·ne पदतलेpa·da·ta·le चca द्वयोdva·yo र्दिशोrdi·śo द्वौdvau स्वर्गीयदूतावुपविष्टौsvar·gī·ya·dū·tā·vu·pa·viṣ·ṭau समपश्यत्sa·ma·paś·yat।
yīśoḥ śayanasthānasya śiraḥsthāne padatale ca dvayo rdiśo dvau svargīyadūtāvupaviṣṭau samapaśyat|
And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
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तौtau पृष्टवन्तौpṛṣ·ṭa·van·tau हेhe नारिnā·ri कुतोku·to रोदिषिro·di·ṣi? सावदत्sā·va·dat लोकाlo·kā ममma·ma प्रभुंpra·bhuṃ नीत्वाnīt·vā कुत्रास्थापयन्kut·rās·thā·pa·yan इतिi·ti नna जानामिjā·nā·mi।
tau pṛṣṭavantau he nāri kuto rodiṣi? sāvadat lokā mama prabhuṁ nītvā kutrāsthāpayan iti na jānāmi|
And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.
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इत्युक्त्वाit·yuk·tvā मुखंmu·khaṃ परावृत्यpa·rā·vṛt·ya यीशुंyī·śuṃ दण्डायमानम्daṇ·ḍā·ya·mā·nam अपश्यत्a·paś·yat किन्तुkin·tu सsa यीशुरितिyī·śu·ri·ti साsā ज्ञातुंjñā·tuṃ नाशक्नोत्nā·śak·not।
ityuktvā mukhaṁ parāvṛtya yīśuṁ daṇḍāyamānam apaśyat kintu sa yīśuriti sā jñātuṁ nāśaknot|
And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
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तदाta·dā यीशुस्ताम्yī·śus·tām अपृच्छत्a·pṛc·chat हेhe नारिnā·ri कुतोku·to रोदिषिro·di·ṣi? कंkaṃ वाvā मृगयसेmṛ·ga·ya·se? ततःta·taḥ साsā तम्tam उद्यानसेवकंud·yā·na·se·va·kaṃ ज्ञात्वाjñāt·vā व्याहरत्vyā·ha·rat, हेhe महेच्छma·hec·cha त्वंtvaṃ यदीतःya·dī·taḥ स्थानात्sthā·nāt तंtaṃ नीतवान्nī·ta·vān तर्हिtar·hi कुत्रास्थापयस्तद्kut·rās·thā·pa·yas·tad वदva·da तत्स्थानात्tat·sthā·nāt तम्tam आनयामिā·na·yā·mi।
tadā yīśustām apṛcchat he nāri kuto rodiṣi? kaṁ vā mṛgayase? tataḥ sā tam udyānasevakaṁ jñātvā vyāharat, he maheccha tvaṁ yadītaḥ sthānāt taṁ nītavān tarhi kutrāsthāpayastad vada tatsthānāt tam ānayāmi|
Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
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तदाta·dā यीशुस्ताम्yī·śus·tām अवदत्a·va·dat हेhe मरियम्ma·ri·yam। ततःta·taḥ साsā परावृत्यpa·rā·vṛt·ya प्रत्यवदत्prat·ya·va·dat हेhe रब्बूनीrab·bū·nī अर्थात्ar·thāt हेhe गुरोgu·ro।
tadā yīśustām avadat he mariyam| tataḥ sā parāvṛtya pratyavadat he rabbūnī arthāt he guro|
Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
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तदाta·dā यीशुरवदत्yī·śu·ra·va·dat मांmāṃ माmā धरdha·ra, इदानींi·dā·nīṃ पितुःpi·tuḥ समीपेsa·mī·pe ऊर्द्ध्वगमनंūr·ddhva·ga·ma·naṃ नna करोमिka·ro·mi किन्तुkin·tu योyo ममma·ma युष्माकञ्चyuṣ·mā·kañ·ca पिताpi·tā ममma·ma युष्माकञ्चेश्वरस्तस्यyuṣ·mā·kañ·ceś·va·ras·tas·ya निकटni·ka·ṭa ऊर्द्ध्वगमनंūr·ddhva·ga·ma·naṃ कर्त्तुम्kar·tum उद्यतोस्मिud·ya·tos·mi, इमांi·māṃ कथांka·thāṃ त्वंtvaṃ गत्वाgat·vā ममma·ma भ्रातृगणंbhrā·tṛ·ga·ṇaṃ ज्ञापयjñā·pa·ya।
tadā yīśuravadat māṁ mā dhara, idānīṁ pituḥ samīpe ūrddhvagamanaṁ na karomi kintu yo mama yuṣmākañca pitā mama yuṣmākañceśvarastasya nikaṭa ūrddhvagamanaṁ karttum udyatosmi, imāṁ kathāṁ tvaṁ gatvā mama bhrātṛgaṇaṁ jñāpaya|
Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
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ततोta·to मग्दलीनीमरियम्mag·da·lī·nī·ma·ri·yam तत्क्षणाद्tat·kṣa·ṇād गत्वाgat·vā प्रभुस्तस्यैpra·bhus·tas·yai दर्शनंdar·śa·naṃ दत्त्वाdat·tvā कथाka·thā एताe·tā अकथयद्a·ka·tha·yad इतिi·ti वार्त्तांvār·tāṃ शिष्येभ्योऽकथयत्śiṣ·yebh·yo·ka·tha·yat।
tato magdalīnīmariyam tatkṣaṇād gatvā prabhustasyai darśanaṁ dattvā kathā etā akathayad iti vārttāṁ śiṣyebhyo'kathayat|
Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.
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ततःta·taḥ परंpa·raṃ सप्ताहस्यsap·tā·has·ya प्रथमदिनस्यpra·tha·ma·di·nas·ya सन्ध्यासमयेsan·dhyā·sa·ma·ye शिष्याśiṣ·yā एकत्रe·kat·ra मिलित्वाmi·lit·vā यिहूदीयेभ्योyi·hū·dī·yebh·yo भियाbhi·yā द्वाररुद्धम्dvā·ra·rud·dham अकुर्व्वन्a·kur·van, एतस्मिन्e·tas·min कालेkā·le यीशुस्तेषांyī·śus·te·ṣāṃ मध्यस्थानेmadh·yas·thā·ne तिष्ठन्tiṣ·ṭhan अकथयद्a·ka·tha·yad युष्माकंyuṣ·mā·kaṃ कल्याणंkal·yā·ṇaṃ भूयात्bhū·yāt।
tataḥ paraṁ saptāhasya prathamadinasya sandhyāsamaye śiṣyā ekatra militvā yihūdīyebhyo bhiyā dvāraruddham akurvvan, etasmin kāle yīśusteṣāṁ madhyasthāne tiṣṭhan akathayad yuṣmākaṁ kalyāṇaṁ bhūyāt|
Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
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इत्युक्त्वाit·yuk·tvā निजहस्तंni·ja·has·taṃ कुक्षिञ्चkuk·ṣiñ·ca दर्शितवान्dar·śi·ta·vān, ततःta·taḥ शिष्याःśiṣ·yāḥ प्रभुंpra·bhuṃ दृष्ट्वाdṛṣ·ṭvā हृष्टाhṛṣ·ṭā अभवन्a·bha·van।
ityuktvā nijahastaṁ kukṣiñca darśitavān, tataḥ śiṣyāḥ prabhuṁ dṛṣṭvā hṛṣṭā abhavan|
And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.
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यीशुःyī·śuḥ पुनरवदद्pu·na·ra·va·dad युष्माकंyuṣ·mā·kaṃ कल्याणंkal·yā·ṇaṃ भूयात्bhū·yāt पिताpi·tā यथाya·thā मांmāṃ प्रैषयत्prai·ṣa·yat तथाहमपिta·thā·ha·ma·pi युष्मान्yuṣ·mān प्रेषयामिpre·ṣa·yā·mi।
yīśuḥ punaravadad yuṣmākaṁ kalyāṇaṁ bhūyāt pitā yathā māṁ praiṣayat tathāhamapi yuṣmān preṣayāmi|
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
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इत्युक्त्वाit·yuk·tvā सsa तेषामुपरिte·ṣā·mu·pa·ri दीर्घप्रश्वासंdīr·ghap·raś·vā·saṃ दत्त्वाdat·tvā कथितवान्ka·thi·ta·vān पवित्रम्pa·vit·ram आत्मानंāt·mā·naṃ गृह्लीतgṛh·lī·ta।
ityuktvā sa teṣāmupari dīrghapraśvāsaṁ dattvā kathitavān pavitram ātmānaṁ gṛhlīta|
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
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यूयंyū·yaṃ येषांye·ṣāṃ पापानिpā·pā·ni मोचयिष्यथmo·ca·yiṣ·ya·tha तेte मोचयिष्यन्तेmo·ca·yiṣ·yan·te येषाञ्चye·ṣāñ·ca पापातिpā·pā·ti नna मोचयिष्यथmo·ca·yiṣ·ya·tha तेte नna मोचयिष्यन्तेmo·ca·yiṣ·yan·te।
yūyaṁ yeṣāṁ pāpāni mocayiṣyatha te mocayiṣyante yeṣāñca pāpāti na mocayiṣyatha te na mocayiṣyante|
Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
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द्वादशमध्येdvā·da·śa·madh·ye गणितोga·ṇi·to यमजोya·ma·jo थोमानामाtho·mā·nā·mā शिष्योśiṣ·yo यीशोरागमनकालैyī·śo·rā·ga·ma·na·kā·lai तैःtaiḥ सार्द्धंsār·ddhaṃ नासीत्nā·sīt।
dvādaśamadhye gaṇito yamajo thomānāmā śiṣyo yīśorāgamanakālai taiḥ sārddhaṁ nāsīt|
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
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अतोa·to वयंva·yaṃ प्रभूम्pra·bhūm अपश्यामेतिa·paś·yā·me·ti वाक्येऽन्यशिष्यैरुक्तेvāk·yen·ya·śiṣ·yai·ruk·te सोवदत्so·va·dat, तस्यtas·ya हस्तयोhas·ta·yo र्लौहकीलकानांrlau·ha·kī·la·kā·nāṃ चिह्नंcih·naṃ नna विलोक्यvi·lok·ya तच्चिह्नम्tac·cih·nam अङ्गुल्याaṅ·gul·yā नna स्पृष्ट्वाspṛṣ·ṭvā तस्यtas·ya कुक्षौkuk·ṣau हस्तंhas·taṃ नारोप्यnā·rop·ya चाहंcā·haṃ नna विश्वसिष्यामिviś·va·siṣ·yā·mi।
ato vayaṁ prabhūm apaśyāmeti vākye'nyaśiṣyairukte sovadat, tasya hastayo rlauhakīlakānāṁ cihnaṁ na vilokya taccihnam aṅgulyā na spṛṣṭvā tasya kukṣau hastaṁ nāropya cāhaṁ na viśvasiṣyāmi|
The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
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अपरम्a·pa·ram अष्टमेऽह्निaṣ·ṭa·meh·ni गतेga·te सतिsa·ti थोमासहितःtho·mā·sa·hi·taḥ शिष्यगणśiṣ·ya·ga·ṇa एकत्रe·kat·ra मिलित्वाmi·lit·vā द्वारंdvā·raṃ रुद्ध्वाभ्यन्तरrud·dhvābh·yan·ta·ra आसीत्ā·sīt, एतर्हिe·tar·hi यीशुस्तेषांyī·śus·te·ṣāṃ मध्यस्थानेmadh·yas·thā·ne तिष्ठन्tiṣ·ṭhan अकथयत्a·ka·tha·yat, युष्माकंyuṣ·mā·kaṃ कुशलंku·śa·laṃ भूयात्bhū·yāt।
aparam aṣṭame'hni gate sati thomāsahitaḥ śiṣyagaṇa ekatra militvā dvāraṁ ruddhvābhyantara āsīt, etarhi yīśusteṣāṁ madhyasthāne tiṣṭhan akathayat, yuṣmākaṁ kuśalaṁ bhūyāt|
And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
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पश्चात्paś·cāt थामैthā·mai कथितवान्ka·thi·ta·vān त्वम्tvam अङ्गुलीम्aṅ·gu·līm अत्रार्पयित्वाat·rār·pa·yit·vā ममma·ma करौka·rau पश्यpaś·ya करंka·raṃ प्रसार्य्यpra·sār·ya ममma·ma कुक्षावर्पयkuk·ṣā·var·pa·ya नाविश्वस्यnā·viś·vas·ya।
paścāt thāmai kathitavān tvam aṅgulīm atrārpayitvā mama karau paśya karaṁ prasāryya mama kukṣāvarpaya nāviśvasya|
Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
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यीशुरकथयत्yī·śu·ra·ka·tha·yat, हेhe थोमाtho·mā मांmāṃ निरीक्ष्यni·rīk·ṣya विश्वसिषिviś·va·si·ṣi येye नna दृष्ट्वाdṛṣ·ṭvā विश्वसन्तिviś·va·san·ti तएवta·e·va धन्याःdhan·yāḥ।
yīśurakathayat, he thomā māṁ nirīkṣya viśvasiṣi ye na dṛṣṭvā viśvasanti taeva dhanyāḥ|
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
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एतदन्यानिe·ta·dan·yā·ni पुस्तकेऽस्मिन्pus·ta·kes·min अलिखितानिa·li·khi·tā·ni बहून्याश्चर्य्यकर्म्माणिba·hūn·yāś·car·ya·kar·mā·ṇi यीशुःyī·śuḥ शिष्याणांśiṣ·yā·ṇāṃ पुरस्ताद्pu·ras·tād अकरोत्a·ka·rot।
etadanyāni pustake'smin alikhitāni bahūnyāścaryyakarmmāṇi yīśuḥ śiṣyāṇāṁ purastād akarot|
And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
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किन्तुkin·tu यीशुरीश्वरस्याभिषिक्तःyī·śu·rīś·va·ras·yā·bhi·ṣik·taḥ सुतsu·ta एवेतिe·ve·ti यथाya·thā यूयंyū·yaṃ विश्वसिथviś·va·si·tha विश्वस्यviś·vas·ya चca तस्यtas·ya नाम्नाnām·nā परमायुःpa·ra·mā·yuḥ प्राप्नुथprāp·nu·tha तदर्थम्ta·dar·tham एतानिe·tā·ni सर्व्वाण्यलिख्यन्तsar·vāṇ·ya·likh·yan·ta।
kintu yīśurīśvarasyābhiṣiktaḥ suta eveti yathā yūyaṁ viśvasitha viśvasya ca tasya nāmnā paramāyuḥ prāpnutha tadartham etāni sarvvāṇyalikhyanta|
But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
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.