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Job 23 आयूबस्य चरित्रपुस्तकम् 23

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1

विचाराथेम्vicārāthem अायूवस्यaāyūvasya प्राथेनाprāthenā स्वस्यsvas·ya निरदाषलप्रकाण्नच्चniradāṣalaprakāṇnacca भोतिखbhotikha।
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vicārāthem aāyūvasya prāthenā svasya niradāṣalaprakāṇnacca bhotikha|

Then Job answered and said,
2

नन्तरम्nantaram खायुवःkhāyuvaḥ प्र्यवदत्pryavadat।
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nantaram khāyuvaḥ pryavadat|

Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.
3

तोत्राtotrā देवdeva विलापोvilāpo मेme खासाkhāsā दण्डनdaṇḍana रुध्यतेrudhyate। च्माcmā इयंi·yaṃ ममma·ma वाञ्छाvāñ·chā वत्vat परिज्ञायparijñāya तमाघ्रुयांtamāghruyāṃ। यत्yat तदोयासनंtadoyāsanaṃ यावत्yā·vat समायातुच्चsamāyātucca शक्नयांśaknayāṃ।।
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totrā deva vilāpo me khāsā daṇḍana rudhyate| cmā iyaṃ mama vāñchā vat parijñāya tamāghruyāṃ| yat tadoyāsanaṃ yāvat samāyātucca śaknayāṃ||

Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!
4

तदाta·dā निवेदयिष्यामिnivedayiṣyāmi मेme विवादंvi·vā·daṃ तदन्तिकेta·dan·ti·ke। नna अंडेaṃḍe वेve. लिli नna अंडेaṃḍe वेve. लिli

tadā nivedayiṣyāmi me vivādaṃ tadantike| na aṃḍe ve. li na aṃḍe ve. li

I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
5

यश्चyaś·ca दार्स्यातdārsyāta मद्यंmad·yaṃ सsa वदिष्यामिva·diṣ·yā·mi तदुत्तरtaduttara परिpari ज्ञास्यामिjñās·yā·mi वाक्यञ्चvāk·yañ·ca तेनte·na मांmāṃ प्रतिpra·ti भाषितंbhāṣitaṃ।।

yaśca dārsyāta madyaṃ sa vadiṣyāmi taduttara pari jñāsyāmi vākyañca tena māṃ prati bhāṣitaṃ||

I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.
6

किंkiṃ स्वकोयमक्षाशत्ञयाsvakoyamakṣāśatñayā सsa मयाma·yā विवदिष्यतेvivadiṣyate। नावंnā·vaṃ किन्तुkin·tu मनोायोगोmanoāyogo मयिma·yi तेनte·na करिष्यतेka·riṣ·ya·te।

kiṃ svakoyamakṣāśatñayā sa mayā vivadiṣyate| nāvaṃ kintu manoāyogo mayi tena kariṣyate|

Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.
7

मानवःmā·na·vaḥ सरलस्तचsaralastaca तेनte·na माडmāḍa विचारयेत्vicārayet। उद्धारंuddhāraṃ प्राघ्रयाच्चादंprāghrayāccādaṃ नित्यंnit·yaṃ मेme दण्डनायकात्daṇḍanāyakāt।

mānavaḥ saralastaca tena māḍa vicārayet| uddhāraṃ prāghrayāccādaṃ nityaṃ me daṇḍanāyakāt|

There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
8

पश्यतpaś·ya·ta प्राprā अचंacaṃ यामिyā·mi नर्दितnardita सsa विद्यतेvid·ya·te। पश्चाद्paś·cād वाvā वत्तमानेनvattamānena सsa मयाma·yā नावगम्यतेnā·va·gam·ya·te।।

paśyata prā acaṃ yāmi nardita sa vidyate| paścād vā vattamānena sa mayā nāvagamyate||

Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
9

सर्व्वदिश्यपिsarvadiśyapi कर्म्मंkarmaṃ तंtaṃ नna शक्नोमिśak·no·mi वीक्षितुंvīk·ṣi·tuṃ। दच्िणस्याञ्चdaciṇasyāñca गुप्तःgup·taḥ सsa मयाma·yā ज्यंjyaṃ नna क्यतेkyate।

sarvvadiśyapi karmmaṃ taṃ na śaknomi vīkṣituṃ| daciṇasyāñca guptaḥ sa mayā jyaṃ na kyate|

On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:
10

किन्तुkin·tu सsa ख्वkhva जानातिjā·nā·ti मागम्māgam आचरितंācaritaṃ मयाma·yā। कृतायांkṛ·tā·yāṃ मेme परीक्षायांpa·rīk·ṣā·yāṃ निगेमिष्यामिnigemiṣyāmi देमवत्demavat।।

kintu sa khva jānāti māgam ācaritaṃ mayā| kṛtāyāṃ me parīkṣāyāṃ nigemiṣyāmi demavat||

But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
11

मदीयस्वरणस्तस्यmadīyasvaraṇastasya पार्दाचिप्लानिpārdāciplāni नात्यजत्nātyajat च्पाख्ितस्तस्यcpākhitastasya पन्थाpan·thā चca निस्वलेनnisvalena मयाma·yā सदाsa·dā।।
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madīyasvaraṇastasya pārdāciplāni nātyajat cpākhitastasya panthā ca nisvalena mayā sadā||

My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
12

तस्यtas·ya चाधस्योcādhasyo वाक्यान्नाहंvākyānnāhaṃ जातःjā·taḥ पराद्ुखःparādukhaḥ। तन्मुखाच्निगेताtanmukhācnigetā वाचस्वामन्येvācasvāmanye खान्नताkhānnatā वर्var।।
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tasya cādhasyo vākyānnāhaṃ jātaḥ parādukhaḥ| tanmukhācnigetā vācasvāmanye khānnatā var||

Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
13

किन्तुkin·tu सsa च्यात्मतन्त्रःcyātmatantraḥ कस्तेkas·te परावत्तयिव्यतिparāvattayivyati। यद्yad इछंichaṃ मनसाma·na·sā तस्यtas·ya तदेवta·de·va तेनte·na साध्यतेsādh·ya·te।।

kintu sa cyātmatantraḥ kaste parāvattayivyati| yad ichaṃ manasā tasya tadeva tena sādhyate||

But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
14

यश्चyaś·ca मामधिmā·ma·dhi निरस्तंnirastaṃ तत्tat सsa सम्पादयिष्यतिsampādayiṣyati। तादृशन्येवtādṛśanyeva कम्भाणिkambhāṇi सन्तिsan·ti तस्यtas·ya बद्भनिbadbhani हिhi।।

yaśca māmadhi nirastaṃ tat sa sampādayiṣyati| tādṛśanyeva kambhāṇi santi tasya badbhani hi||

For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.
15

तताta·tā हेतोhe·to ममma·ma चासोcāso जायतेjā·ya·te तस्यtas·ya सम्मखेsammakhe। मयाma·yā विवेचनांvi·ve·ca·nāṃ त्वाtvā तस्मात्tas·māt कम्पश्चkampaśca गम्यतेgam·ya·te।।

tatā heto mama cāso jāyate tasya sammakhe| mayā vivecanāṃ tvā tasmāt kampaśca gamyate||

Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.
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ग्रोनgrona मेme मनाmanā भग्नंbhag·naṃ सतब्धाऽदंsatabdhā'daṃ सर्व्वेशक्तिनाsarveśaktinā।।
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grona me manā bhagnaṃ satabdhā'daṃ sarvveśaktinā||

For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
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अन्धकारandhakāra भयेनेवbhayeneva मेme वाय्राधाvāyrādhā नna जायतेjā·ya·te। नna वाvā मत्तोmat·to भयेनापिbhayenāpi मोन्यद्ंmonyadṃ तमसाढतःtamasāḍhataḥ।।

andhakāra bhayeneva me vāyrādhā na jāyate| na vā matto bhayenāpi monyadṃ tamasāḍhataḥ||

Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.

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.