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Job 38 आयूबस्य चरित्रपुस्तकम् 38

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कव्कावातादायूवंkavkāvātādāyūvaṃ प्रतित्रुयpratitruya परमेश्वरेणpa·ra·meś·va·re·ṇa सकम्मेणांsakammeṇāṃ मद्िम्नाय्madimnāy यस्यyas·ya दुबेलललप्रकाशनंdubelalalaprakāśanaṃ च्यालाककथनंcyālākakathanaṃ समूद्रकथनंsamūdrakathanaṃ अरुणकथनंaruṇakathanaṃ चिमकथनंcimakathanaṃ चष्द्यादिकथनcaṣdyādikathana गगनस्यgaganasya सेघानाझseghānājha कथनkathana।
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kavkāvātādāyūvaṃ pratitruya parameśvareṇa sakammeṇāṃ madimnāy yasya dubelalalaprakāśanaṃ cyālākakathanaṃ samūdrakathanaṃ aruṇakathanaṃ cimakathanaṃ caṣdyādikathana gaganasya seghānājha kathana|

Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
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अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ परमेश्वरोाparameśvaroā भच्छरावातमध्याद्bhaccharāvātamadhyād खयूkhayū यंyaṃ प्रत्युवाचprat·yu·vā·ca।
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anantaraṃ parameśvaroā bhaccharāvātamadhyād khayū yaṃ pratyuvāca|

Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
3

उक्तिभिuktibhi ज्ञानछीनाभिjñānachīnābhi मेन्तमन्धीकरोातिmentamandhīkaroāti कःkaḥ।।
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uktibhi jñānachīnābhi mentamandhīkaroāti kaḥ||

Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
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इदानींi·dā·nīṃ कटिदेश्रस्तेkaṭideśraste बध्यतांbadhyatāṃ वीरवतvīravata त्वयाtva·yā। परिpari पच्यामिpacyāmi योहंyo·haṃ देहिde·hi मद्यंmad·yaṃ तदुत्तरtaduttara।।

idānīṃ kaṭideśraste badhyatāṃ vīravata tvayā| pari pacyāmi yohaṃ dehi madyaṃ taduttara||

Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
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स्थाप्यमानेsthāpyamāne मयाma·yā क्षित्याkṣityā मूलेmū·le त्वंtvaṃ क्राभवःkrābhavaḥ पुराpu·rā। यदिya·di बुद्धिविशिछाbuddhiviśichā ऽसिsi तदिमांtadimāṃ ब्रूहिbrū·hi तद्tad वचःva·caḥ

sthāpyamāne mayā kṣityā mūle tvaṃ krābhavaḥ purā| yadi buddhiviśichā 'si tadimāṃ brūhi tad vacaḥ

Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
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तस्याtas·yā मानश्वmānaśva निर्णीयnirṇīya केनke·na तुभ्यंtubh·yaṃ निवेदितंniveditaṃ। परिमापकसख्चंparimāpakasakhcaṃ कस्तस्याःkastasyāḥ एमema ततानtatāna वाvā।।
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tasyā mānaśva nirṇīya kena tubhyaṃ niveditaṃ| parimāpakasakhcaṃ kastasyāḥ ema tatāna vā||

Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
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तस्याःtas·yāḥ सर्व्वेsar·ve पदाधाराpadādhārā बद्धमूलाःbad·dha·mū·lāḥ क्वkva सन्तिsan·ti वाvā। तस्थाःtasthāḥ काणस्थपाघाणंkāṇasthapāghāṇaṃ कोko वाvā निच्तिप्ततान्nictiptatān पराparā।

tasyāḥ sarvve padādhārā baddhamūlāḥ kva santi vā| tasthāḥ kāṇasthapāghāṇaṃ ko vā nictiptatān parā|

When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
8

प्रभावीयासतदाprabhāvīyāsatadā ताराtā·rā अन्वतिखन्anvatikhan मदात्छवंmadātchavaṃ। कःkaḥ कपाटदयेनेवkapāṭadayeneva सिन्धुनाथंsindhunāthaṃ निरुद्धवान्niruddhavān। प्रपतन्prapatan निरगच्छत्ni·ra·gac·chat सsa तदानींta·dā·nīṃ निजयोनितःnijayonitaḥ।
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prabhāvīyāsatadā tārā anvatikhan madātchavaṃ| kaḥ kapāṭadayeneva sindhunāthaṃ niruddhavān| prapatan niragacchat sa tadānīṃ nijayonitaḥ|

Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
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वस्त्राच्चvastrācca मयाma·yā तसैtasai मेघजालमदीयतmeghajālamadīyata।
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vastrācca mayā tasai meghajālamadīyata|

When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
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पथ्यच्छिद्यितpathyacchidyita सीमाsī·mā चca तदर्थta·dar·tha कल्पिताkalpitā मयाma·yā। चअगेलच्चcaagelacca कपाटेkapāṭe चca मयाma·yā संस्थाप्यsaṃ·sthāp·ya तत्कृतेtat·kṛ·te।।

pathyacchidyita sīmā ca tadartha kalpitā mayā| caagelacca kapāṭe ca mayā saṃsthāpya tatkṛte||

And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,
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उन्नांunnāṃ स्थानमिदंsthānamidaṃ प्राप्यprāp·ya त्वयाtva·yā नातिक्रमिष्यतेnātikramiṣyate। अत्रat·ra स्थानेsthā·ne तवोस्मीणांtavosmīṇāṃ दपःdapaḥ संवारयिव्यतेsaṃvārayivyate।।
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unnāṃ sthānamidaṃ prāpya tvayā nātikramiṣyate| atra sthāne tavosmīṇāṃ dapaḥ saṃvārayivyate||

And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
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यावच्जीवंyāvacjīvaṃ त्वयाtva·yā वाvā किंkiṃ प्रत्यूघस्यpratyūghasya विधिःvi·dhiḥ कृतःkṛ·taḥ ष्मरुणखṣmaruṇakha निजंni·jaṃ स्थानंsthā·naṃ किंkiṃ समाज्तापितस्लयाsamājtāpitaslayā।

yāvacjīvaṃ tvayā vā kiṃ pratyūghasya vidhiḥ kṛtaḥ ṣmaruṇakha nijaṃ sthānaṃ kiṃ samājtāpitaslayā|

Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
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तस्मात्tas·māt सर्व्वेंसsarveṃsa चायाःcāyāḥ किंkiṃ कोणान्koṇān सन्धाय्यंsandhāyyaṃ ताtā करैःka·raiḥ। विधून्वन्तोvidhūnvanto दुराचारान्durācārān तस्याtas·yā मध्यान्निरस्यतःmadhyānnirasyataḥ।।
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tasmāt sarvveṃsa cāyāḥ kiṃ koṇān sandhāyyaṃ tā karaiḥ| vidhūnvanto durācārān tasyā madhyānnirasyataḥ||

That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
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साsā मुद्दाज्ञितलाक्षावद्muddājñitalākṣāvad याद्याकादान्तरंyādyākādāntaraṃ तदाta·dā। ताtā परिच्छदवत्paricchadavat मुस्तmusta तद्ानोद्धोपतिष्टतःtadānoddhopatiṣṭataḥ।
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sā muddājñitalākṣāvad yādyākādāntaraṃ tadā| tā paricchadavat musta tadānoddhopatiṣṭataḥ|

It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
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दुराचारमनुष्येभ्यःdurācāramanuṣyebhyaḥ खदkhada पञ्चpañ·ca निवाय्यतेnivāyyate। ऊद्धमुत्तालिताūddhamuttālitā बाऊस्तदानीन्नbāūstadānīnna प्रभज्यतेprabhajyate।
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durācāramanuṣyebhyaḥ khada pañca nivāyyate| ūddhamuttālitā bāūstadānīnna prabhajyate|

And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
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सागरsāgara स्यादूमस्थानsyādūmasthāna प्राविशस्त्ंprāviśastṃ कदापिka·dā·pi किki। जलघेरन्तरागारेjalagherantarāgāre करोka·ro वाvā किंkiṃ गमागमेgamāgame।।

sāgara syādūmasthāna prāviśastṃ kadāpi ki| jalagherantarāgāre karo vā kiṃ gamāgame||

Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
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छातान्तस्यchātāntasya कपाटेkapāṭe किंkiṃ विस्तृतेvis·tṛ·te तवta·va सम्मुखेsam·mu·khe। मृव्युध्वान्तस्यmṛvyudhvāntasya द्वारेdvā·re वाvā किंkiṃ समालोकितेsamālokite त्वयाtva·yā।।

chātāntasya kapāṭe kiṃ vistṛte tava sammukhe| mṛvyudhvāntasya dvāre vā kiṃ samālokite tvayā||

Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
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भुवनस्यापिbhuvanasyāpi विस्तारःvistāraḥ किंkiṃ त्वयाtva·yā समवेच्तितःsamavectitaḥ। यदिya·di जानासिjā·nā·si तत्tat सर्व्वेंsar·veṃ तटंtaṭaṃ मद्यंmad·yaṃ निवेदयni·ve·da·ya।।

bhuvanasyāpi vistāraḥ kiṃ tvayā samavectitaḥ| yadi jānāsi tat sarvveṃ taṭaṃ madyaṃ nivedaya||

Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.
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दीिवासस्यdīivāsasya मार्गmār·ga आā तिमिरस्यti·mi·ras·ya स्थलsthala क्वkva वाvā

dīivāsasya mārga ā timirasya sthala kva vā

Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
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किंkiṃ तयोःta·yoḥ परिसीमांparisīmāṃ तेte समानेतुंsamānetuṃ च्षमाcṣamā ऽसिsi वाvā किंkiṃ तदीयनिवासस्यtadīyanivāsasya पद्धतीखावगच्छसिpaddhatīkhāvagacchasi।।
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kiṃ tayoḥ parisīmāṃ te samānetuṃ cṣamā 'si vā kiṃ tadīyanivāsasya paddhatīkhāvagacchasi||

That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
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अवगच्छसिavagacchasi यस्मात्yas·māt त्वंtvaṃ तदानींta·dā·nīṃ समजायथाःsamajāyathāḥ। तावकीनदिनानाच्यtāvakīnadinānācya सद्ातीवsadātīva गरीयसीgarīyasī।।
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avagacchasi yasmāt tvaṃ tadānīṃ samajāyathāḥ| tāvakīnadinānācya sadātīva garīyasī||

Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?
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त्वंtvaṃ तुघारस्यtughārasya केाषेषुkeāṣeṣu किंkiṃ प्रविष्टःpra·viṣ·ṭaḥ कदाचनka·dā·ca·na। करकाधनशालाkarakādhanaśālā वाvā किंkiṃ कदापीच्तितास्वयाkadāpīctitāsvayā।।

tvaṃ tughārasya keāṣeṣu kiṃ praviṣṭaḥ kadācana| karakādhanaśālā vā kiṃ kadāpīctitāsvayā||

Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
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सानुsānu दुगतिकालस्यdugatikālasya निमित्तंni·mit·taṃ रच्यतेracyate मयाma·yā। सङ्कामस्यsaṅkāmasya नियद्धस्यniyaddhasya वाvā दीनाdī·nā हइhai सञ्चिताsañ·ci·tā।।
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sānu dugatikālasya nimittaṃ racyate mayā| saṅkāmasya niyaddhasya vā dīnā hai sañcitā||

Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
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यश्चyaś·ca निर्मिद्यतेnirmidyate दीप्तिdīp·ti: क्वkva तत्स्थानस्यtat·sthā·nas·ya पड्टतिःpaḍṭatiḥ

yaśca nirmidyate dīpti: kva tatsthānasya paḍṭatiḥ

By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
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धारासारनिमित्त्चdhārāsāranimittca पालःpālaḥ केनke·na कल्त्यितःkaltyitaḥ। केनke·na गच्जनयुक्तायाःgacjanayuktāyāḥ सोदामिन्याञ्चsodāminyāñca पद्धतिःpaddhatiḥ।
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dhārāsāranimittca pālaḥ kena kaltyitaḥ| kena gacjanayuktāyāḥ sodāminyāñca paddhatiḥ|

Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
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तेनte·na निजंni·jaṃ नदेशेnadeśe ऽपिpi जायतेjā·ya·te तायसेचनंtāyasecanaṃ।
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tena nijaṃ nadeśe 'pi jāyate tāyasecanaṃ|

To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
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ग्न्धंgndhaṃ निरालयंnirālayaṃ स्थानच्वाछछ्याsthānacvāchachyā परिदटप्यतिparidaṭapyati।
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gndhaṃ nirālayaṃ sthānacvāchachyā paridaṭapyati|

To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
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ष्टःṣṭaḥ किंkiṃ विद्यतेvid·ya·te तातोtā·to जन्मदःjanmadaḥ कोko निश्राम्बनःniśrāmbanaḥ।।

ṣṭaḥ kiṃ vidyate tāto janmadaḥ ko niśrāmbanaḥ||

Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
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कस्याkasyā गभंgabhaṃ हिमंhimaṃ जातंjā·taṃ कयाka·yā सुतंsu·taṃ खवारिkhavāri वाvā।

kasyā gabhaṃ himaṃ jātaṃ kayā sutaṃ khavāri vā|

Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
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पाषाणस्येवpāṣāṇasyeva वेशेनveśena च्छाद्यन्तेcchādyante सलिलान्यपिsalilānyapi।
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pāṣāṇasyeva veśena cchādyante salilānyapi|

The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
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व्यपान्नाथस्यvyapānnāthasya टश्याङगṭaśyāṅaga टएपःṭaepaḥ प्खpkha बध्यतेbadh·ya·te।।
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vyapānnāthasya ṭaśyāṅaga ṭaepaḥ pkha badhyate||

Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
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बन्धनंban·dha·naṃ बहुलानांbahulānāṃ किki त्वtva संयाजयितुंsaṃyājayituṃ च्षमःcṣamaḥ। मृगशोघेस्यmṛgaśoghesya पाशान्pāśān वाvā त्वंtvaṃ डीḍī किंkiṃ मोचयिष्यसिmocayiṣyasi

bandhanaṃ bahulānāṃ ki tva saṃyājayituṃ cṣamaḥ| mṛgaśoghesya pāśān vā tvaṃ ḍī kiṃ mocayiṣyasi

Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
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त्वयाtva·yā वाvā किंkiṃ प्रणयन्तेpraṇayante खीयमासेषुkhīyamāseṣu राशयःrāśayaḥ। सप्तघींणांsaptaghīṃṇāṃ सबंशानांsabaṃśānāṃ त्वtva वाvā किंkiṃ पथदष्ाकःpathadaṣākaḥ।। त्वंtvaṃ किंkiṃ ज्योतिषचक्रस्यjyotiṣacakrasya सकलान्sa·ka·lān बध्यसेbadhyase विधीनvidhīna। पृथिव्यांpṛ·thiv·yāṃ तस्यtas·ya कटटेत्वंkaṭaṭetvaṃ किंkiṃ समस्याप्यतsamasyāpyata त्वयाtva·yā।।
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tvayā vā kiṃ praṇayante khīyamāseṣu rāśayaḥ| saptaghīṃṇāṃ sabaṃśānāṃ tva vā kiṃ pathadaṣākaḥ|| tvaṃ kiṃ jyotiṣacakrasya sakalān badhyase vidhīna| pṛthivyāṃ tasya kaṭaṭetvaṃ kiṃ samasyāpyata tvayā||

Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?
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त्वंtvaṃ खकोयरkhakoyara यंyaṃ मेषान्me·ṣān यावत्yā·vat किंkiṃ गमयिव्यसिgamayivyasi।

tvaṃ khakoyara yaṃ meṣān yāvat kiṃ gamayivyasi|

Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
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डव्थच्चाक्षावितोयेनḍavthaccākṣāvitoyena किंkiṃ समाच्छादयिष्यसेsamācchādayiṣyase।।
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ḍavthaccākṣāvitoyena kiṃ samācchādayiṣyase||

Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?
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परतिन्तिparatinti त्वयाtva·yā वाvā किंkiṃ प्रेषिताःpre·ṣi·tāḥ एतकोाटयःetakoāṭayaḥ।
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paratinti tvayā vā kiṃ preṣitāḥ etakoāṭayaḥ|

Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
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अस्मानasmāna पस्थितान्pasthitān प्यpya
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asmāna pasthitān pya

Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
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वागियंvā·gi·yaṃ तैःtaiḥ किम्kim चतेcate।।
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vāgiyaṃ taiḥ kim cate||

When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?
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चानंcānaṃ कनापिंतंkanāpiṃtaṃ चित्तेcit·te घीदत्ताghīdattā कनkana वाvā कदkada।।
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cānaṃ kanāpiṃtaṃ citte ghīdattā kana vā kada||

Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
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ज्ञानात्jñā·nāt तोयधराणांtoyadharāṇāṃ वाvā सहांsahāṃ कोko निखिनोातिnikhinoāti
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jñānāt toyadharāṇāṃ vā sahāṃ ko nikhinoāti

When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?
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हिhi। कनkana न्युजीक्रियन्तेnyujīkriyante वाvā गगनस्थाgaganasthā अलिञ्जरःaliñjaraḥ।। तदाta·dā विलीयतेvilīyate धूलिdhūli धातुdhātu डंवकताḍaṃvakatā यथाya·thā। म्दक्तिकायास्mdaktikāyās लोlo ्ाणिāṇi प्रसच्यन्तेprasacyante परस्परparaspara।।
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hi| kana nyujīkriyante vā gaganasthā aliñjaraḥ|| tadā vilīyate dhūli dhātu ḍaṃvakatā yathā| mdaktikāyās lo āṇi prasacyante paraspara||

Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

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.