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Job 6 आयूबस्य चरित्रपुस्तकम् 6

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प्रतिpra·ti अआयूवस्थात्तरंaāyūvasthāttaraṃ दुःखष्यduḥkhaṣya वेनाvenā पुनpu·na खेत्युप्राथेनkhetyuprāthena तस्यtas·ya तातपय्यtātapayya बन्धूनांbandhūnāṃ निद्यलंnidyalaṃ तान्tān प्रतिpra·ti भत्सनच्चbhatsanacca।
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prati aāyūvasthāttaraṃ duḥkhaṣya venā puna khetyuprāthena tasya tātapayya bandhūnāṃ nidyalaṃ tān prati bhatsanacca|

But Job answered and said,
2

तदनन्तरम्ta·da·nan·ta·ram च्यायूवःcyāyūvaḥ प्रत्युवाचprat·yu·vā·ca। हाहाhāhā तापस्यtāpasya मेme भारेbhā·re सम्यक्sam·yak केनापिke·nā·pi निश्यितेniśyite रखकस्मिन्rakhakasmin मानदण्डेmānadaṇḍe चेत्cet तुस्यतेtusyate असनंasanaṃ ममma·ma।।

tadanantaram cyāyūvaḥ pratyuvāca| hāhā tāpasya me bhāre samyak kenāpi niśyite rakhakasmin mānadaṇḍe cet tusyate asanaṃ mama||

Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!
3

सामुडसिकताथ्यःsāmuḍasikatāthyaḥ सsa गरोयान्garoyān जायतेjā·ya·te धुनाdhunā। ततोta·to हेतोhe·to व्यलीकानिvyalīkāni सम्भूतानिsambhūtāni वचांसिva·cāṃ·si मेme।।

sāmuḍasikatāthyaḥ sa garoyān jāyate dhunā| tato heto vyalīkāni sambhūtāni vacāṃsi me||

For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.
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सर्व्वशक्तिमताsar·va·śak·ti·ma·tā वाणाःvāṇāḥ प्राविशज्ञन्तरंprāviśajñantaraṃ ममma·ma। प्रीयन्तेprī·yan·te चca ममma·ma प्राणाक्तेषांprāṇākteṣāṃ गरgara लतेजसाlatejasā। इशस्यiśasya चाससेन्यानिcāsasenyāni वेद्धन्तेveddhante माञ्चmāñ·ca सर्व्वंतःsarvaṃtaḥ।।

sarvvaśaktimatā vāṇāḥ prāviśajñantaraṃ mama| prīyante ca mama prāṇākteṣāṃ gara latejasā| iśasya cāsasenyāni veddhante māñca sarvvaṃtaḥ||

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
5

इरिiri तश्व्ममध्येtaśvmamadhye ऽपिpi रातिrāti किंkiṃ वन्यगर्दभःvanyagardabhaḥ। छाchā वाvā वावसंvāvasaṃ प्राप्यprāp·ya इम्भारावंimbhārāvaṃ करोतिka·ro·ti किंkiṃ।।

iri taśvmamadhye 'pi rāti kiṃ vanyagardabhaḥ| chā vā vāvasaṃ prāpya imbhārāvaṃ karoti kiṃ||

Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?
6

यद्yad व्यंvyaṃ नीरसंnīrasaṃ तत्tat किम्kim अद्यतेadyate लवणंla·va·ṇaṃ विनाvi·nā किंवाkiṃ·vā डिम्भस्यḍimbhasya लालायांlālāyāṃ विद्यतेvid·ya·te स्वादुsvā·du किचनkicana

yad vyaṃ nīrasaṃ tat kim adyate lavaṇaṃ vinā kiṃvā ḍimbhasya lālāyāṃ vidyate svādu kicana

Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
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संस्पर्शsaṃsparśa माचताmācatā येषांye·ṣāṃ बेभव्यंbebhavyaṃ जायतेjā·ya·te ममma·ma। माक्तवयानिmāktavayāni मयाma·yā तानिtā·ni दुःखानिduḥ·khā·ni व्याधिजानिvyādhijāni डीḍī

saṃsparśa mācatā yeṣāṃ bebhavyaṃ jāyate mama| māktavayāni mayā tāni duḥkhāni vyādhijāni ḍī

The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.
8

दादाdādā यत्yat प्राथयेprāthaye ऽहंhaṃ तत्tat किंkiṃ कदापिka·dā·pi नna सेत्छतिsetchati प्रतीक्षेpra·tīk·ṣe यदद्रंतत्yadadraṃtat किम्kim इमाi·mā नna प्रदास्यतिpradāsyati।।

dādā yat prāthaye 'haṃ tat kiṃ kadāpi na setchati pratīkṣe yadadraṃtat kim imā na pradāsyati||

Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
9

ममma·ma चूगनम्cūganam इंशायiṃśāya कुतोku·to हेतोhe·to तंtaṃ सोचतेsocate। सsa प्रसाय्येprasāyye निजंni·jaṃ हस्तंhas·taṃ नna खण्डयतिkhaṇḍayati मांmāṃ कुतःku·taḥ।।

mama cūganam iṃśāya kuto heto taṃ socate| sa prasāyye nijaṃ hastaṃ na khaṇḍayati māṃ kutaḥ||

Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
10

तथाta·thā कृतेkṛ·te वशिष्धाvaśiṣdhā मेme इस्थास्यत्isthāsyat काचनkā·ca·na सान्त्वsāntva निर्दयज्ञेष्मेगेषुnirdayajñeṣmegeṣu चानन्दcānanda मेme ऽजनिष्यतjaniṣyata। यस्माद्yas·mād इशस्यiśasya वाक्यानिvāk·yā·ni नानङ्ीक्तवानद्ंnānaṅīktavānadṃ।।

tathā kṛte vaśiṣdhā me isthāsyat kācana sāntva nirdayajñeṣmegeṣu cānanda me 'janiṣyata| yasmād iśasya vākyāni nānaṅīktavānadṃ||

Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
11

मदीयंma·dī·yaṃ किंkiṃ बलbala येनye·na पारpāra यामिyā·mi तितिक्षितुंtitikṣituṃ। काkā वाvā मेme परिणामाशाpariṇāmāśā ययाya·yā दीघौयुम्dīghauyum खथयेkhathaye।

madīyaṃ kiṃ bala yena pāra yāmi titikṣituṃ| kā vā me pariṇāmāśā yayā dīghauyum khathaye|

What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?
12

सोलानांsolānāṃ यादृशीyā·dṛ·śī शक्तिःśak·tiḥ विंviṃ शक्तिśak·ti ममma·ma तादशीtādaśī। मामकौनानिmāmakaunāni मांसानिmāṃ·sā·ni वारकूटमयानिvārakūṭamayāni किंkiṃ।।

solānāṃ yādṛśī śaktiḥ viṃ śakti mama tādaśī| māmakaunāni māṃsāni vārakūṭamayāni kiṃ||

Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass?
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प्रतीकारस्यpratīkārasya किंkiṃ कश्चिद्kaś·cid उपायोu·pā·yo मेme वशिष्यतेvaśiṣyate। मत्ताmat·tā दूdū रीकतंrīkataṃ सन्मsanma यदविद्यतyadavidyata कौशलkauśala।

pratīkārasya kiṃ kaścid upāyo me vaśiṣyate| mattā dū rīkataṃ sanma yadavidyata kauśala|

Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?
14

दुःखात्तौduḥkhāttau योyo मनुष्यःma·nuṣ·yaḥ सsa दयितव्यःdayitavyaḥ खबन्धुनाkhabandhunā। नna चेत्cet सन्त्यच्यतेsantyacyate तेनte·na सन्बप्रक्तिमताsanbapraktimatā भयंbha·yaṃ।।

duḥkhāttau yo manuṣyaḥ sa dayitavyaḥ khabandhunā| na cet santyacyate tena sanbapraktimatā bhayaṃ||

To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
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भ्रातरोbhrā·ta·ro ममma·ma सञ्जाताःsañjātāḥ खेतस्तल्याःkhetastalyāḥ प्रवञ्चकाःpra·vañ·ca·kāḥ। किंkiṃ वाvā शेल्यनदीजानिśelyanadījāni सलिलानीवsalilānīva चञ्चलाःcañcalāḥ।।

bhrātaro mama sañjātāḥ khetastalyāḥ pravañcakāḥ| kiṃ vā śelyanadījāni salilānīva cañcalāḥ||

My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;
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डḍa वोश्चूतद्दिमात्voścūtaddimāt तानिtā·ni गच्छन्तिgac·chan·ti छष्णवखंतांchaṣṇavakhaṃtāṃ। अन्तधानच्चantadhānacca तन्मध्येtan·madh·ye तुघारस्यापिtughārasyāpi जायतेjā·ya·te।।

ḍa voścūtaddimāt tāni gacchanti chaṣṇavakhaṃtāṃ| antadhānacca tanmadhye tughārasyāpi jāyate||

Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:
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पञ्ात्pañāt सङ्गीणेतांsaṅgīṇetāṃ गत्वाgat·vā नीरवानिnīravāni भवन्तिbha·van·ti डीḍī मीश्रकालेmīśrakāle चca खस्थानात्khasthānāt तानिtā·ni श्व्यन्तिśvyanti सर्व्वेशsarveśa:
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pañāt saṅgīṇetāṃ gatvā nīravāni bhavanti ḍī mīśrakāle ca khasthānāt tāni śvyanti sarvveśa:

What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
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साथंवाहसमृद्ास्त्sāthaṃvāhasamṛdāst नित्यnitya खीववत्मेनःkhīvavatmenaḥ। मरुभूमिंmarubhūmiṃ पगच्छन्तेाpagacchanteā विनाशंvi·nā·śaṃ घाघ्रवन्तिghāghravanti हिhi।।
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sāthaṃvāhasamṛdāst nitya khīvavatmenaḥ| marubhūmiṃ pagacchanteā vināśaṃ ghāghravanti hi||

The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.
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तेमादशीयसाधीस्थtemādaśīyasādhīstha तान्याकांtānyākāṃ चन्तिcanti वीक्षितुंvīk·ṣi·tuṃ। प्राप्ुंprāpuṃ तानिtā·ni प्रतीक्षन्तेpra·tīk·ṣan·te शिवादेशीययातचिकाःśivādeśīyayātacikāḥ।।
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temādaśīyasādhīstha tānyākāṃ canti vīkṣituṃ| prāpuṃ tāni pratīkṣante śivādeśīyayātacikāḥ||

The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
20

इत्थंit·thaṃ विश्वसनात्viś·va·sa·nāt तेषांte·ṣāṃ लज्जाlaj·jā समसिजायतेsamasijāyate। तत्स्थानेtat·sthā·ne गमनंga·ma·naṃ कृत्वाkṛt·vā स्वानवस्पाsvānavaspā भवन्तिbha·van·ti तेte।।

itthaṃ viśvasanāt teṣāṃ lajjā samasijāyate| tatsthāne gamanaṃ kṛtvā svānavaspā bhavanti te||

They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
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यूयमप्यघुनाyūyamapyaghunā तद्ददूtaddadū गतga·ta वन्नाvannā व्यललीकतांvyalalīkatāṃ। समालोक्यsamālokya विपत्तिंvipattiṃ मेme यूयyūya जाताjā·tā भयातुरुःbhayāturuḥ।।

yūyamapyaghunā taddadū gata vannā vyalalīkatāṃ| samālokya vipattiṃ me yūya jātā bhayāturuḥ||

For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid.
22

दत्तdat·ta मद्यमपग्माह्ंmadyamapagmāhṃ किमिदंki·mi·daṃ गदितंgaditaṃ मयाma·yā। मन्यतेman·ya·te निजवित्तेभ्यnijavittebhya उत्कोचंutkocaṃ ययतेतिyayateti वाvā।।

datta madyamapagmāhṃ kimidaṃ gaditaṃ mayā| manyate nijavittebhya utkocaṃ yayateti vā||

Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?
23

विपच्स्यvipacsya करान्माच्चkarānmācca सतेतिsateti किम्kim आार्धयेāārdhaye। यूयंyū·yaṃ दुरात्मनांdurātmanāṃ इस्तान्मांistānmāṃ विमाचयतेतिvimācayateti वाvā।।
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vipacsya karānmācca sateti kim āārdhaye| yūyaṃ durātmanāṃ istānmāṃ vimācayateti vā||

Or, Deliver me from the enemy’s hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?
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यूयम्yū·yam अदेयadeya देष्टुंdeṣṭuṃ माम्mām हंhaṃ स्थास्यामिsthās·yā·mi नीरवःnīravaḥ। मयाma·yā यद्yad अपराद्धंaparāddhaṃ तत्tat मांmāṃ बोधयितुम्bodhayitum अद्यad·ya

yūyam adeya deṣṭuṃ mām haṃ sthāsyāmi nīravaḥ| mayā yad aparāddhaṃ tat māṃ bodhayitum adya

Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
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तत्त्वज्ञानस्यtat·tvaj·ñā·nas·ya वाक्यानिvāk·yā·ni कौदटगतिनलानिkaudaṭagatinalāni हिhi। युष्माकंyuṣ·mā·kaṃ शब्दśab·da दण्डेनdaṇḍena कोko दोषःdo·ṣaḥ एe धयिष्यतेdhayiṣyate।।

tattvajñānasya vākyāni kaudaṭagatinalāni hi| yuṣmākaṃ śabda daṇḍena ko doṣaḥ e dhayiṣyate||

How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
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युष्माकंyuṣ·mā·kaṃ किम्kim इयंi·yaṃ चेष्टाceṣ·ṭā शब्दानśabdāna यद्yad दण्डयिव्यथdaṇḍayivyatha वायुतुर्यानिvāyuturyāni वाक्यानिvāk·yā·ni निराशस्यnirāśasya नरस्यnarasya वाvā।।

yuṣmākaṃ kim iyaṃ ceṣṭā śabdāna yad daṇḍayivyatha vāyuturyāni vākyāni nirāśasya narasya vā||

Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?
27

नायोnāyo ऽपिpi मनुष्यःma·nuṣ·yaḥ किki युद्राभिराकमिष्यतेyudrābhirākamiṣyate। बन्धोban·dho वीvī प्ातनाथेकिंयुयंpātanāthekiṃyuyaṃ खातंkhā·taṃ खनिष्यथkhaniṣyatha।

nāyo 'pi manuṣyaḥ ki yudrābhirākamiṣyate| bandho vī pātanāthekiṃyuyaṃ khātaṃ khaniṣyatha|

Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.
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अधुनानग्रहंadhunānagrahaṃ कृत्वाkṛt·vā दृथ्टिdṛthṭi कुरुतku·ru·ta मांmāṃ प्रतिpra·ti। किम्kim असत्यम्asatyam च्रंcraṃ भाषेbhā·ṣe तद्tad युदाद्दृिसम्मुखंyudāddṛisammukhaṃ

adhunānagrahaṃ kṛtvā dṛthṭi kuruta māṃ prati| kim asatyam craṃ bhāṣe tad yudāddṛisammukhaṃ

Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.
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च्पताcpatā हेतोhe·to निवत्तध्वमnivattadhvama अधम्माadhammā नात्रnāt·ra जायतांjāyatāṃ। निवर्तध्वंnivartadhvaṃ यतोya·to ऽद्यापिdyā·pi घम्माghammā मेme तिष्ठतिtiṣ·ṭha·ti स्थिरंsthi·raṃ।
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cpatā heto nivattadhvama adhammā nātra jāyatāṃ| nivartadhvaṃ yato 'dyāpi ghammā me tiṣṭhati sthiraṃ|

Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.
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जिप्लायांjiplāyāṃ मामकोनायांmāmakonāyāṃ किम्kim अधर्म्मंa·dhar·maṃ प्रविद्यतेpravidyate। रसज्ञाrasajñā वाvā मदीयाma·dī·yā किंkiṃ पापाखादंpāpākhādaṃ नna बुध्यतेbudh·ya·te।।

jiplāyāṃ māmakonāyāṃ kim adharmmaṃ pravidyate| rasajñā vā madīyā kiṃ pāpākhādaṃ na budhyate||

Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?

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.