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Job 29 आयूबस्य चरित्रपुस्तकम् 29

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1

खपुkhapu घसेभाग्धghasebhāgdha अरूवस्यarūvasya विलपनंvilapanaṃ पूर्वीpūrvī यसस्मानेyasasmāne विलपनञ्चvilapanañca।
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khapu ghasebhāgdha arūvasya vilapanaṃ pūrvī yasasmāne vilapanañca|

Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
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च्छनन्तरम्cchanantaram च्यायुवःcyāyuvaḥ खप्र्तावतःkhaprtāvataḥ
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cchanantaram cyāyuvaḥ khaprtāvataḥ

Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
3

पुनरवोाचत्punaravoācat। पुव्वेकालिकमासेषुpuvvekālikamāseṣu रच्ितस्येश्वरेणracitasyeśvareṇa मेme। सुभकालेsubhakāle चca यावस्थाyāvasthā प्राप्तमिच्छामिprāptamicchāmi तांtāṃ पुनःpu·naḥ।। तदानींta·dā·nīṃ तस्यtas·ya दोपेनdopena ममma·ma शीषमदीप्यतśīṣamadīpyata। अन्धकारेan·dha·kā·re ऽपिpi गन्तयेाgantayeā मयाश्दूत्mayāśdūt तस्यtas·ya तेजसाte·ja·sā।।
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punaravoācat| puvvekālikamāseṣu racitasyeśvareṇa me| subhakāle ca yāvasthā prāptamicchāmi tāṃ punaḥ|| tadānīṃ tasya dopena mama śīṣamadīpyata| andhakāre 'pi gantayeā mayāśdūt tasya tejasā||

When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
4

ममma·ma वसन्तकालस्यvasantakālasya लिप्येतांlipyetāṃ सुस्थितिंsusthitiṃ पुनःpu·naḥ। च्पध्यतिछन्मcpadhyatichanma मावाmāvā सम्sam इशस्यात्मीयताiśasyātmīyatā तदाta·dā।।
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mama vasantakālasya lipyetāṃ susthitiṃ punaḥ| cpadhyatichanma māvā sam iśasyātmīyatā tadā||

As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;
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ासीन्ममāsīnmama सायञ्चsāyañca तदानोंta·dā·noṃ सर्व्वंशक्तिमान्sarvaṃśaktimān। सन्तानाsan·tā·nā मामकीनास्थmāmakīnāstha मामवेखन्तmāmavekhanta सर्व्वतःsar·va·taḥ।।
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āsīnmama sāyañca tadānoṃ sarvvaṃśaktimān| santānā māmakīnāstha māmavekhanta sarvvataḥ||

When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;
6

चीरेणाक्षालयस्वाक्षcīreṇākṣālayasvākṣa स्वकीयाsva·kī·yā चरसोcaraso व्रजनvra·ja·na।
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cīreṇākṣālayasvākṣa svakīyā caraso vrajana|

When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
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विग्यvigya पुरद्दारंpuraddāraṃ नगरस्यna·ga·ras·ya मुखेmu·khe
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vigya puraddāraṃ nagarasya mukhe

When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!
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स्थितंsthi·taṃ। सन्निवेशस्यsanniveśasya मध्येmadh·ye हिhi खासनेkhāsane स्थापितोsthā·pi·to मयाma·yā।। यबानामांyabānāmāṃ समालोक्यsamālokya गुएख्यानंguekhyānaṃ समाश्रयन्samāśrayan। स्थविराखखsthavirākhakha समुत्यायावातिष्न्तsamutyāyāvātiṣnta मदmada न्तिकेntike।।
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sthitaṃ| sanniveśasya madhye hi khāsane sthāpito mayā|| yabānāmāṃ samālokya guekhyānaṃ samāśrayan| sthavirākhakha samutyāyāvātiṣnta mada ntike||

The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.
9

च्ध्यत्ताश्चcdhyattāśca वचोva·co रुद्धाrud·dhā मुखेmu·khe कुर्व्वन्kur·van करापणंkarāpaṇaṃ।।

cdhyattāśca vaco ruddhā mukhe kurvvan karāpaṇaṃ||

The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
10

वाणीvā·ṇī क्षीkṣī नकुलीnakulī नानांnānāṃ जिज्ञासज्यतjijñāsajyata तालनिtālani।।
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vāṇī kṣī nakulī nānāṃ jijñāsajyata tālani||

The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
11

यतःya·taḥ त्वेषtveṣa कर्तkarta मद्यमाशीरदीयतmadyamāśīradīyata। ले[चनेनापि मांmāṃ टृड्टाक्रियतṭṛḍṭākriyata स्तवनंstavanaṃ ममma·ma।

yataḥ tveṣa karta madyamāśīradīyata| le[canenāpi māṃ ṭṛḍṭākriyata stavanaṃ mama|

When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
12

यतेya·te हेतोhe·to रुदनrudana दीनाdī·nā बालकस्तातवच्चितःbālakastātavaccitaḥ। साहाच्दीनलाकखैतेषांsāhācdīnalākakhaiteṣāṃ रक्षाrak·ṣā मयाभवत्mayābhavat।।

yate heto rudana dīnā bālakastātavaccitaḥ| sāhācdīnalākakhaiteṣāṃ rakṣā mayābhavat||

Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
13

विनाशाद्यतलाकस्यvināśādyatalākasya मयिma·yi चाशीरवत्ततcāśīravattata। विश्वायाःviśvāyāḥ स्ियञ्खित्तच्चादंsiyañkhittaccādaṃ गीतमgītama गापयंgāpayaṃ।
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vināśādyatalākasya mayi cāśīravattata| viśvāyāḥ siyañkhittaccādaṃ gītama gāpayaṃ|

The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
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अहंa·haṃ पदधाpadadhā धर्म्मेdhar·me साऽभवन्मेsā'bhavanme परिच्छदंpa·ric·cha·daṃ। मलत्पण्यंmalatpaṇyaṃ राजrāja वस्त्रvastra मma किरीटच्चाभ्यजायतkirīṭaccābhyajāyata।।

ahaṃ padadhā dharmme sā'bhavanme paricchadaṃ| malatpaṇyaṃ rāja vastra ma kirīṭaccābhyajāyata||

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
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अहंa·haṃ लोचनमन्धस्यlocanamandhasya पदंpa·daṃ खञ्चस्यkhañcasya चाभवंcābhavaṃ।।
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ahaṃ locanamandhasya padaṃ khañcasya cābhavaṃ||

I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
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ततश्चाtataścā दरिद्राणांda·rid·rā·ṇāṃ यंyaṃ नाजानामदंnājānāmadaṃ जनंja·naṃ। अनुसन्धायanusandhāya तस्यापिtas·yā·pi विसंवादvisaṃvāda चार्यंcāryaṃ।।

tataścā daridrāṇāṃ yaṃ nājānāmadaṃ janaṃ| anusandhāya tasyāpi visaṃvāda cāryaṃ||

I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
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भक्ताbhak·tā दुरात्मनाdurātmanā दन्तान्dantān तद्रदेभ्याऽदहइरंtadradebhyā'dahairaṃ ग्गंggaṃ।।
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bhaktā durātmanā dantān tadradebhyā'dahairaṃ ggaṃ||

And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
18

मयाma·yā प्रोक्तprokta सनीडेsanīḍe हिhi प्रगमिष्याम्बहंpragamiṣyāmbahaṃ बृतिंbṛtiṃ। वासराvāsarā मेme भविष्यन्तिbha·viṣ·yan·ti भूयिष्छाःbhūyiṣchāḥ सिकताsikatā इवi·va

mayā prokta sanīḍe hi pragamiṣyāmbahaṃ bṛtiṃ| vāsarā me bhaviṣyanti bhūyiṣchāḥ sikatā iva

Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
19

विस्तीणमम्भसांvistīṇamambhasāṃ पाश्चेpāśce ममma·ma मूलंmū·laṃ डीḍī तिदतिtidati। ममma·ma परगेशखायाञ्चparageśakhāyāñca वत्ततेरजनीजलंvattaterajanījalaṃ।।
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vistīṇamambhasāṃ pāśce mama mūlaṃ ḍī tidati| mama parageśakhāyāñca vattaterajanījalaṃ||

My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
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नवतेजाविशिको५चnavatejāviśiko5ca म्m अन्तानantāna मत्करेmatkare घनुःghanuḥ।।
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navatejāviśiko5ca m antāna matkare ghanuḥ||

My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
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पृणवन्ताpṛṇavantā ममma·ma वाक्यानिvāk·yā·ni प्रद्ेच्तन्तpradectanta नरास्तदाnarāstadā मदीयांma·dī·yāṃ मन्त्रणांman·tra·ṇāṃ लाकाlā·kā च्यन्वतृक्वंसcyanvatṛkvaṃsa नीरवाःnī·ra·vāḥ।।

pṛṇavantā mama vākyāni pradectanta narāstadā madīyāṃ mantraṇāṃ lākā cyanvatṛkvaṃsa nīravāḥ||

Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
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ममma·ma वाक्यस्यvāk·yas·ya पख्ात्pakhāt तेte किचचिन्नाकथयन्kicacinnākathayan पुनःpu·naḥ मामकीनापदेशेनmāmakīnāpadeśena तेte न्यसिचखन्तnyasicakhanta श्चूमिवत्ścūmivat।।
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mama vākyasya pakhāt te kicacinnākathayan punaḥ māmakīnāpadeśena te nyasicakhanta ścūmivat||

After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
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मांmāṃ प्येच्तन्तpyectanta तेte स्वsva व्षौकाङ्किनराvṣaukāṅkinarā इवi·va। व्यात्तमुखाvyāttamukhā अतिष्ंखatiṣṃkha मेघतायाधिनोmeghatāyādhino यथाya·thā।।

māṃ pyectanta te sva vṣaukāṅkinarā iva| vyāttamukhā atiṣṃkha meghatāyādhino yathā||

And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
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तेषुte·ṣu विश्वासक्लीनेषुviśvāsaklīneṣu तानदिश्यादमस्रयेtānadiśyādamasraye। नna व्यकाय्यंतvyakāyyaṃta वातेvā·te मेme वदनस्यvadanasya प्रफुल्लताpraphullatā।।
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teṣu viśvāsaklīneṣu tānadiśyādamasraye| na vyakāyyaṃta vāte me vadanasya praphullatā||

If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
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तदादtadāda रोचयन्rocayan तेषांte·ṣāṃ मागाmā·gā मुख्यmukh·ya उपाविशंupāviśaṃ। व्यासीनाvyāsīnā निजवाहिन्याnijavāhinyā वेछिताvechitā भूपतिbhūpati यथाya·thā शोśo कसागरमझानांkasāgaramajhānāṃ वाvā प्रबोधिताprabodhitā यथाya·thā।। केke

tadāda rocayan teṣāṃ māgā mukhya upāviśaṃ| vyāsīnā nijavāhinyā vechitā bhūpati yathā śo kasāgaramajhānāṃ vā prabodhitā yathā|| ke

I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

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.