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Job 3 आयूबस्य चरित्रपुस्तकम् 3

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1

अनन्तरम्a·nan·ta·ram ब्यायूवाbyāyūvā वल्लvalla

anantaram byāyūvā valla

After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.
2

व्यादायvyā·dā·ya निजजन्मदिनंnijajanmadinaṃ शंśaṃ
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vyādāya nijajanmadinaṃ śaṃ

And Job spake, and said,
3

प्रारभतprā·ra·bha·ta। व्यायूवvyāyūva उवाचu·vā·ca। प्रणश्येत्praṇaśyet तद्दिनंtad·di·naṃ यस्मिन्yas·min उत्पत्तिरभवन्ममutpattirabhavanmama। पणश्येत्paṇaśyet साsā निशाniśā यस्यांyas·yāṃ पुन्नेpunne जातjā·ta इतीरितंitīritaṃ।।
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prārabhata| vyāyūva uvāca| praṇaśyet taddinaṃ yasmin utpattirabhavanmama| paṇaśyet sā niśā yasyāṃ punne jāta itīritaṃ||

Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.
4

सर्व्वsar·va वासरोvāsaro यायात्yā·yāt महान्धतमसंmahāndhatamasaṃ किलki·la। माmā तस्यान्वेवशंtasyānvevaśaṃ कुच्योद्kucyod उपरिस्थितuparisthita ईश्वरःīś·va·raḥ। तस्यापररिtasyāparari नna चालाकेcālāke दीपकत्वंdīpakatvaṃ प्रजायतांprajāyatāṃ।।
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sarvva vāsaro yāyāt mahāndhatamasaṃ kila| mā tasyānvevaśaṃ kucyod uparisthita īśvaraḥ| tasyāparari na cālāke dīpakatvaṃ prajāyatāṃ||

Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.
5

तमtama मरणच्छायाmaraṇacchāyā कलङ्केस्तदविलिम्पkalaṅkestadavilimpa तांtāṃ। च्याच्छादयतुcyācchādayatu मेघस्तदूmeghastadū राङ्खrāṅkha परिभीषयेत्paribhīṣayet।।
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tama maraṇacchāyā kalaṅkestadavilimpa tāṃ| cyācchādayatu meghastadū rāṅkha paribhīṣayet||

Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
6

नमस्यnamasya तांtāṃ चरेडाचिंcareḍāciṃ नna याग्याब्ददिनेषुyāgyābdadineṣu साsā। सह्ामध्येsahāmadhye चca मासानांmāsānāṃ नna तस्याtas·yā गणनाga·ṇa·nā भवेत्bha·vet।

namasya tāṃ careḍāciṃ na yāgyābdadineṣu sā| sahāmadhye ca māsānāṃ na tasyā gaṇanā bhavet|

As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.
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बन्थ्याbanthyā भवतुbha·va·tu साsā राचिस्तचात्वासाrācistacātvāsā नna वर्त्ततांvar·ta·tāṃ।।

banthyā bhavatu sā rācistacātvāsā na varttatāṃ||

Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.
8

वासरvāsara सsa प्तयptaya दीनायdī·nā·ya एपद्ाटसिःepadāṭasiḥ। लिवियाथननागस्यliviyāthananāgasya प्रबाधेprabādhe कुशृलेरपिkuśṛlerapi।।
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vāsara sa ptaya dīnāya epadāṭasiḥ| liviyāthananāgasya prabādhe kuśṛlerapi||

Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
9

तारात्तस्यtārāttasya पभातीयाpabhātīyā गच्छन्तgac·chan·ta सान्धकारतांsāndhakāratāṃ। दी्षिंdīṣiṃ प्रतीच्माणच्चpratīcmāṇacca नेराण्यंnerāṇyaṃ यातुyā·tu तद्दिनंtad·di·naṃ। अरूणस्योदarūṇasyoda यस्तेनyastena दिनेनdinena नदिnadi दृश्यतांdṛś·ya·tāṃ
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tārāttasya pabhātīyā gacchanta sāndhakāratāṃ| dīṣiṃ pratīcmāṇacca nerāṇyaṃ yātu taddinaṃ| arūṇasyoda yastena dinena nadi dṛśyatāṃ

Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:
10

यतस्तन्ममyatastanmama मातुmā·tu तंtaṃ गभंदारमवारुणत्gabhaṃdāramavāruṇat।
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yatastanmama mātu taṃ gabhaṃdāramavāruṇat|

Because it shut not up the doors of my mother’s womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.
11

नेचाभ्याच्चnecābhyācca मदीवाभ्यांmadīvābhyāṃ तन्नtan·na दुःखमगापयत्duḥkhamagāpayat।।
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necābhyācca madīvābhyāṃ tanna duḥkhamagāpayat||

Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?
12

कुतोku·to हेतारंhetāraṃ गभंgabhaṃ मरणंma·ra·ṇaṃ पाप्तवान्pāp·ta·vān निni। जरायjarāya निंगतस्थेवniṃgatastheva प्राणाprā·ṇā मेme नna गताःga·tāḥ कुतःku·taḥ।। ऊरूदयंūrūdayaṃ जनन्याखjananyākha मांmāṃ प्रयेत्ततprayettata वाvā कुतःku·taḥ। स्तन्यपानायstanyapānāya मेme मातुःmā·tuḥ सम्प्रठत्ताsampraṭhattā कुतःku·taḥ स्तनेstane।।
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kuto hetāraṃ gabhaṃ maraṇaṃ pāptavān ni| jarāya niṃgatastheva prāṇā me na gatāḥ kutaḥ|| ūrūdayaṃ jananyākha māṃ prayettata vā kutaḥ| stanyapānāya me mātuḥ sampraṭhattā kutaḥ stane||

Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?
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तदभावेtadabhāve शयानोśayāno ऽहंhaṃ व्य्नमिव्यन्तुvynamivyantu साम्प्रतंsām·pra·taṃ। निद्रागतस्यnidrāgatasya मेme शन्तिरिदानौच्चाजनिष्यतśantiridānauccājaniṣyata।।
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tadabhāve śayāno 'haṃ vynamivyantu sāmprataṃ| nidrāgatasya me śantiridānauccājaniṣyata||

For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,
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उत्सन्नवाटिकाःutsannavāṭikāḥ स्वेषांsve·ṣāṃ कृतेkṛ·te येye निंम्मिताniṃmmitā पुराpu·rā। तेte मंद्दोपतिभिःmaṃddopatibhiḥ साडेंsāḍeṃ किंkiṃ वाvā तेte मन्तिसिःmantisiḥ मक्षmakṣa।।

utsannavāṭikāḥ sveṣāṃ kṛte ye niṃmmitā purā| te maṃddopatibhiḥ sāḍeṃ kiṃ vā te mantisiḥ makṣa||

With kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves;
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च्ध्यक्तेcdhyakte: कास्नाप्थेkāsnāpthe वीvī रोप्यपूर्सशटropyapūrsaśaṭa हैhai। मक्षmakṣa।।
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cdhyakte: kāsnāpthe vī ropyapūrsaśaṭa hai| makṣa||

Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver:
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्भविष्यमसन्bhaviṣyamasan वाहंvā·haṃ प्रच्छन्नगभपातवत्pracchannagabhapātavat। चप्राप्तदीतिदृष्टीनांcaprāptadītidṛṣṭīnāṃ बालकानांbā·la·kā·nāṃ समाsamā ऽपिpi चca।।

bhaviṣyamasan vāhaṃ pracchannagabhapātavat| caprāptadītidṛṣṭīnāṃ bālakānāṃ samā 'pi ca||

Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.
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तस्मिन्tas·min लोकेlo·ke दुरात्मानाdurātmānā निवत्तेन्तnivattenta उपद्रवात्upadravāt प्राश्ुवन्तिprāśuvanti चca विश्रामम्viśrāmam अवसन्ननलाavasannanalā जनाःja·nāḥ
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tasmin loke durātmānā nivattenta upadravāt prāśuvanti ca viśrāmam avasannanalā janāḥ

There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.
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शान्तिंśān·tiṃ गच्छन्तिgac·chan·ti चेकचcekaca कारागारस्थमानवाःkārāgārasthamānavāḥ। नna प्रजापीडकस्यापिprajāpīḍakasyāpi रवस्तेravaste: ख्यतेkhyate पुनःpu·naḥ।।
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śāntiṃ gacchanti cekaca kārāgārasthamānavāḥ| na prajāpīḍakasyāpi ravaste: khyate punaḥ||

There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.
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मद्ाल्वोकचmadālvokaca चतुcatu नखnakha तत्स्थानेtat·sthā·ne भवतांbhavatāṃ समेsa·me। प्रभारprabhāra धीनdhīna तातिtāti ऽपिpi मुक्तिmuk·ti दासस्यdā·sas·ya जायतेjā·ya·te।।

madālvokaca catu nakha tatsthāne bhavatāṃ same| prabhāra dhīna tāti 'pi mukti dāsasya jāyate||

The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.
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मानवावावसन्नायmānavāvāvasannāya कुतोku·to दीप्तिdīp·ti प्रदोयतेpradoyate। कुतोku·to दोनमनस्कायdonamanaskāya जीवितंjīvitaṃ वाvā प्रदीयतेpra·dī·ya·te।।

mānavāvāvasannāya kuto dīpti pradoyate| kuto donamanaskāya jīvitaṃ vā pradīyate||

Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
21

येye वाकाज्जन्तिvākājjanti दुष्पाप्यduṣpāpya मरणंma·ra·ṇaṃ मनुजाma·nu·jā छथाchathā। गवेषयन्तिgaveṣayanti थेthe लकाःlakāḥ पच्छpaccha त्रनिधिवन्मृतिंtranidhivanmṛtiṃ।।
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ye vākājjanti duṣpāpya maraṇaṃ manujā chathā| gaveṣayanti the lakāḥ paccha tranidhivanmṛtiṃ||

Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
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देक्षव्यागस्थलंdekṣavyāgasthalaṃ दृषाdṛṣā योमाच्चकारिसन्मदःyomāccakārisanmadaḥ। उल्लासullāsa भवेद्bha·ved येषांye·ṣāṃ तेभ्योtebh·yo वाvā दीयतेdī·ya·te कुतःku·taḥ।।

dekṣavyāgasthalaṃ dṛṣā yomāccakārisanmadaḥ| ullāsa bhaved yeṣāṃ tebhyo vā dīyate kutaḥ||

Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?
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मच्छन्नमागेगन्त्ेmacchannamāgegante वाvā निरूडायेखरेणnirūḍāyekhareṇa चca।।
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macchannamāgegante vā nirūḍāyekhareṇa ca||

Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?
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हाहाकारःhāhākāraḥ प्रकत्तव्यprakattavya अदहारस्यायताadahārasyāyatā मयाma·yā। प्यतेpyate चca विलापोvilāpo मेme पानीयस्यpānīyasya प्रवाइवत्pravāivat।।
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hāhākāraḥ prakattavya adahārasyāyatā mayā| pyate ca vilāpo me pānīyasya pravāivat||

For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.
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महाभयंmahābhayaṃ यतोya·to कोषेko·ṣe तदेवta·de·va वत्तेतेvattete मयिma·yi। येनाशङ्ामकाषेच्चyenāśaṅāmakāṣecca नद्धिnaddhi मयुपतिष्तेmayupatiṣte।।

mahābhayaṃ yato koṣe tadeva vattete mayi| yenāśaṅāmakāṣecca naddhi mayupatiṣte||

For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.
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प्राप्यतेprāp·ya·te नna मयाma·yā शन्तिśanti विश्चामाviścāmā ऽपिpi नna लभ्यतेlabh·ya·te। नna प्रात्नामिprātnāmi खमच्छेदंkhamacchedaṃ व्यथाvyathā क्रान्तःkrāntaḥ पुनःpu·naḥ पुनःpu·naḥ।।

prāpyate na mayā śanti viścāmā 'pi na labhyate| na prātnāmi khamacchedaṃ vyathā krāntaḥ punaḥ punaḥ||

I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.

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.