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Job 28 आयूबस्य चरित्रपुस्तकम् 28

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1

ज्ञानjñā·na मनुष्याणांma·nuṣ·yā·ṇāṃ नेपुण्थकnepuṇthaka थनंthanaṃ पारमाथिकज्ञानस्थpāramāthikajñānastha परमाथेविषयकन्ञानस्यparamātheviṣayakanñānasya दुष्यप्यलकथनञ्चduṣyapyalakathanañca।
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jñāna manuṣyāṇāṃ nepuṇthaka thanaṃ pāramāthikajñānastha paramātheviṣayakanñānasya duṣyapyalakathanañca|

Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.
2

दोप्यस्थdopyastha विद्यतेvid·ya·te यानिःyāniḥ क्ताल्यक्ेस्रःktālyakesraḥ स्थलsthala तथाta·thā
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dopyastha vidyate yāniḥ ktālyakesraḥ sthala tathā

Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.
3

धूलेdhūle रुru द्वाय्यतेdvāyyate लेहंlehaṃ ताम्नायाश्माtāmnāyāśmā विलाप्यतेvilāpyate।। व्पन्धकारस्यvpandhakārasya सीमापिsīmāpi मानवेनmā·na·ve·na निरूप्यतेnirūpyate। गृद्युध्वान्तेgṛdyudhvānte तमिस्रेta·mis·re चca स्थिताsthi·tā नामश्सnāmaśsa तामपिtā·ma·pi।
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dhūle ru dvāyyate lehaṃ tāmnāyāśmā vilāpyate|| vpandhakārasya sīmāpi mānavena nirūpyate| gṛdyudhvānte tamisre ca sthitā nāmaśsa tāmapi|

He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
4

जृम्भितेjṛmbhite खातkhāta करूपेkarūpe हिhi प्रवासस्थानपाश्वेतःpravāsasthānapāśvetaḥ। विस्मतास्वरणेvismatāsvaraṇe लाकाlā·kā देde लायन्तlāyanta इतस्ततःitastataḥ। यान्तिyān·ti चञ्चल्यमानास्तेcañcalyamānāste स्थानंsthā·naṃ मानवmā·na·va वच्नितंvacnitaṃ।।
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jṛmbhite khāta karūpe hi pravāsasthānapāśvetaḥ| vismatāsvaraṇe lākā de lāyanta itastataḥ| yānti cañcalyamānāste sthānaṃ mānava vacnitaṃ||

The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.
5

ययाya·yā चोत्पद्यतेcotpadyate भच्छंbhacchaṃ तस्याtas·yā भ्ूमेरधःbhūmeradhaḥ स्थितंsthi·taṃ। नलंna·laṃ विदाय्यमाणंvidāyyamāṇaṃ तेte जायतेjā·ya·te भ्भिवदुज््वलंbhbhivadujvalaṃ।।

yayā cotpadyate bhacchaṃ tasyā bhūmeradhaḥ sthitaṃ| nalaṃ vidāyyamāṇaṃ te jāyate bhbhivadujvalaṃ||

As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
6

तच्छिलाtacchilā नीलकान्तस्यnīlakāntasya स्थानंsthā·naṃ कमरkamara तड्रजःtaḍrajaḥ।।
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tacchilā nīlakāntasya sthānaṃ kamara taḍrajaḥ||

The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.
7

पक्िराजोाऽपिpakirājoā'pi तंtaṃ मागाmā·gā नाभ्यजानात्nābhyajānāt कदाचनka·dā·ca·na नna सन्द्दृःsanddṛḥ कदाचित्ka·dā·cit सsa चच्तुषाcactuṣā टूरुदशिनिःṭūrudaśiniḥ।।।

pakirājoā'pi taṃ māgā nābhyajānāt kadācana na sanddṛḥ kadācit sa cactuṣā ṭūrudaśiniḥ|||

There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen:
8

प्रसुराजस्यprasurājasya पोतेpo·te तेte कतिka·ti तत्रtat·ra गमागततीgamāgatatī। नna कदाचिद्kadācid विहारvihāra वाvā तत्रtat·ra केशरिणाkeśariṇā कृतःkṛ·taḥ

prasurājasya pote te kati tatra gamāgatatī| na kadācid vihāra vā tatra keśariṇā kṛtaḥ

The lion’s whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.
9

क्रियतेkri·ya·te वच्ेलेvacele डीḍī मनुष्येणmanuṣyeṇa करापंणkarāpaṃṇa। उत्पाद्यन्तेutpādyante समूलब्चsamūlabca तेनte·na मद्धीघराmaddhīgharā अपिa·pi।।
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kriyate vacele ḍī manuṣyeṇa karāpaṃṇa| utpādyante samūlabca tena maddhīgharā api||

He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
10

पाषाणनाच्चpāṣāṇanācca मध्येनmadh·ye·na खन्यन्तेkhanyante तेनte·na निञ्नगाःniñnagāḥ।
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pāṣāṇanācca madhyena khanyante tena niñnagāḥ|

He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.
11

सकलान्धेवsakalāndheva रलानिralāni दृश्यन्तेdṛś·yan·te तस्यtas·ya चाच्तिणाcāctiṇā।।
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sakalāndheva ralāni dṛśyante tasya cāctiṇā||

He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
12

सरितामश्रुपातञ्चsaritāmaśrupātañca तेनte·na बद्धाbad·dhā निवाय्यतेnivāyyate। गंgaṃ वस्तुvas·tu वद्िष्कत्यvadiṣkatya दीसिस्थानच्चdīsisthānacca नीयतेnī·ya·te। चिन्त्cint कka प्राप्यतेprāp·ya·te विद्याvidyā धीdhī स्थानमस्तिsthā·na·mas·ti कुचkuca वाvā

saritāmaśrupātañca tena baddhā nivāyyate| gaṃ vastu vadiṣkatya dīsisthānacca nīyate| cint ka prāpyate vidyā dhī sthānamasti kuca vā

But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
13

मर्चेनाज्ञेयमूल्याmarcenājñeyamūlyā साsā नna प्राप्योprāp·yo जीवतांjī·va·tāṃ भुविbhu·vi

marcenājñeyamūlyā sā na prāpyo jīvatāṃ bhuvi

Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
14

गम्भीरंgambhīraṃ वदतिva·da·ti स्थानंsthā·naṃ मयिma·yi साsā नदिnadi विद्यतेvid·ya·te। सागरोsāgaro ऽपिpi तथाta·thā वक्तिvak·ti साsā नna मत्सवत्तिनीmatsavattinī

gambhīraṃ vadati sthānaṃ mayi sā nadi vidyate| sāgaro 'pi tathā vakti sā na matsavattinī

The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.
15

तप्तखणस्यtaptakhaṇasya दानंdā·naṃ नna तस्याtas·yā विनिमयोvi·ni·ma·yo भवेत्bha·vet। नna तयाta·yā सममृल्यंsamamṛlyaṃ वाvā रजतस्यापिrajatasyāpi तालनंtālanaṃ।।

taptakhaṇasya dānaṃ na tasyā vinimayo bhavet| na tayā samamṛlyaṃ vā rajatasyāpi tālanaṃ||

It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
16

अफीरीयहिरखेनaphīrīyahirakhena तौलेtaule साsā नापमीयतेnāpamīyate। पेडय्यथpeḍayyatha मद्दार्घशmaddārghaśa नीलकान्तेनnīlakāntena वाvā नह्िnahi।।
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aphīrīyahirakhena taule sā nāpamīyate| peḍayyatha maddārghaśa nīlakāntena vā nahi||

It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
17

नहिna·hi काञ्चनमच्छाkāñcanamacchā वाvā यातिyā·ti तस्याःtas·yāḥ समानतांsamānatāṃ स्वणभदूघापिsvaṇabhadūghāpi नाप्नोतिnāp·no·ti तत्पारिवच््यtatpārivacya याग्यतांyāgyatāṃ।।
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nahi kāñcanamacchā vā yāti tasyāḥ samānatāṃ svaṇabhadūghāpi nāpnoti tatpārivacya yāgyatāṃ||

The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.
18

विडviḍa मस्फ़टिकानाच्चmasfaṭikānācca नामnā·ma नोाचाय्यतामपिnoācāyyatāmapi। विद्यारत्नंvidyāratnaṃ यतोya·to हेतोhe·to मंक्लान्थाmaṃklānthā प्युत्तमंpyuttamaṃ धनdhana।
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viḍa masfaṭikānācca nāma noācāyyatāmapi| vidyāratnaṃ yato heto maṃklānthā pyuttamaṃ dhana|

No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
19

कूशदशोयपीताkūśadaśoyapītā नna यातिyā·ti तस्याःtas·yāḥ समानतांsamānatāṃ। निम्मलेनnimmalena हिरण्येनhiraṇyena तालेtāle साsā नापमीयतेnāpamīyate।।

kūśadaśoyapītā na yāti tasyāḥ samānatāṃ| nimmalena hiraṇyena tāle sā nāpamīyate||

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
20

कुतश्ात्पद्यतेkutaśātpadyate विद्याvidyā धीस्थानमस्तिdhīsthānamasti कुचkuca वाvā

kutaśātpadyate vidyā dhīsthānamasti kuca vā

Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
21

साsā हिhi तितिtiti संगुप्ताsaṃguptā तेte भ्यःbhyaḥ सर्व्वजीविनांsarvajīvināṃ प्रच्तिणांpractiṇāṃ खेचराणाच्चkhecarāṇācca टद्धितःṭaddhitaḥ साsā तिसरोचिताtisarocitā
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sā hi titi saṃguptā te bhyaḥ sarvvajīvināṃ practiṇāṃ khecarāṇācca ṭaddhitaḥ sā tisarocitā

Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
22

ब्रूतःbrūtaḥ संहारकालsaṃhārakāla हिhi तेte कर्ेस्तच्छतिःkarestacchatiḥ स्ताstā।
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brūtaḥ saṃhārakāla hi te karestacchatiḥ stā|

Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
23

इशाiśā जानातिjā·nā·ti तन्मागेंtanmāgeṃ तस्याःtas·yāḥ स्थानच्sthānac वेत्तिvet·ti सःsaḥ

iśā jānāti tanmāgeṃ tasyāḥ sthānac vetti saḥ

God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
24

यस्माद्yas·mād श्मण्डलस्यान्तान्śmaṇḍalasyāntān यावद्yā·vad दृष्टिंdṛṣ·ṭiṃ करोतिka·ro·ti सःsaḥ। व्याकाशमगणइलस्याधःस्थितंvyākāśamagaṇailasyādhaḥsthitaṃ सर्व्वेद्चsarvedca पश्यतिpaś·ya·ti।।

yasmād śmaṇḍalasyāntān yāvad dṛṣṭiṃ karoti saḥ| vyākāśamagaṇailasyādhaḥsthitaṃ sarvvedca paśyati||

For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;
25

निञखिन्वन्niñakhinvan गुरुतांgurutāṃ वायोस्पांvāyospāṃ मानंmā·naṃ निरूपयन्nirūpayan
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niñakhinvan gurutāṃ vāyospāṃ mānaṃ nirūpayan

To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.
26

वषायाच्रांvaṣāyācrāṃ यदाya·dā साऽदाद्sā'dād वव्चाघातायvavcāghātāya चायनंcāyanaṃ तस्मिन्tas·min कालेkā·le समालोक्यsamālokya साsā
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vaṣāyācrāṃ yadā sā'dād vavcāghātāya cāyanaṃ tasmin kāle samālokya sā

When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
27

तेनेवेपवणिताtenevepavaṇitā। तांtāṃ संस्थाप्यान्saṃsthāpyān सन्धानंsandhānaṃ तस्यास्तेनाप्यनुtasyāstenāpyanu छितंchitaṃ।।
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tenevepavaṇitā| tāṃ saṃsthāpyān sandhānaṃ tasyāstenāpyanu chitaṃ||

Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
28

मानवञ्चmānavañca समुद्दिश्यsa·mud·diś·ya तेनेदमीरितंtenedamīritaṃ वचःva·caḥ। पथ्यpathya प्रमोpramo भयंbha·yaṃ विद्याvidyā दु्तापराज्भनच्चdutāparājbhanacca धीःdhīḥ।। कka
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mānavañca samuddiśya tenedamīritaṃ vacaḥ| pathya pramo bhayaṃ vidyā dutāparājbhanacca dhīḥ|| ka

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

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.