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Job 9 आयूबस्य चरित्रपुस्तकम् 9

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1

प्रतिpra·ti चायृcāyṛ व्यात्तरंvyāttaraṃ दूरस्यdūrasya शान्तिस्थीकारःśāntisthīkāraḥ धास्मिकाधाम्धिकंdhāsmikādhāmdhikaṃ खदुःखवखेनच्चkhaduḥkhavakhenacca।
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prati cāyṛ vyāttaraṃ dūrasya śāntisthīkāraḥ dhāsmikādhāmdhikaṃ khaduḥkhavakhenacca|

Then Job answered and said,
2

अनन्तरम्a·nan·ta·ram खायुवःkhāyuvaḥ प्रत्युवाचprat·yu·vā·ca।

anantaram khāyuvaḥ pratyuvāca|

I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
3

सखीकछतम्sakhīkachatam रवमेवास्तिravamevāsti तत्tat परिज्ञायतेparijñāyate मयाma·yā। मच्येmacye डशस्यḍaśasya साक्षात्sāk·ṣāt किंkiṃ पुणखवान्puṇakhavān भवितुंbha·vi·tuṃ चमःcamaḥ इंशाiṃśā विवदितुःvivadituḥ येनye·na मानवेनmā·na·ve·na प्रतुव्यतिpratuvyati। सक्षखवचसाम्sakṣakhavacasām रुकruka सsa वत्तांvattāṃ नहnaha श्यतिśyati।।
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sakhīkachatam ravamevāsti tat parijñāyate mayā| macye ḍaśasya sākṣāt kiṃ puṇakhavān bhavituṃ camaḥ iṃśā vivadituḥ yena mānavena pratuvyati| sakṣakhavacasām ruka sa vattāṃ naha śyati||

If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
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मनसाma·na·sā बुद्धिमान्buddhimān सोऽस्तिso'sti बलेनापिbalenāpi पराक्रमीparākramī तेनte·na विष्पद्धंमानखखviṣpaddhaṃmānakhakha कःkaḥ कदाka·dā मङ्गलंmaṅ·ga·laṃ गतःga·taḥ।।

manasā buddhimān so'sti balenāpi parākramī tena viṣpaddhaṃmānakhakha kaḥ kadā maṅgalaṃ gataḥ||

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
5

सsa चापसारयद्यबीन्cāpasārayadyabīn तेषाम्te·ṣām खप्लानगोाचरःkhaplānagoācaraḥ।
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sa cāpasārayadyabīn teṣām khaplānagoācaraḥ|

Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.
6

सsa खकोयेनkhakoyena कोपेनkopena चोन्मूलयतिconmūlayati श्चघरान्ścagharān।।
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sa khakoyena kopena conmūlayati ścagharān||

Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
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वसुन्धरापिvasundharāpi तेनैवte·nai·va निजस्थानाद्nijasthānād विचाल्यतेvicālyate। मूलस्तम्भास्mūlastambhās तस्यास्तtasyāsta विभिद्यन्तेvibhidyante विकम्पिताःvikampitāḥ
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vasundharāpi tenaiva nijasthānād vicālyate| mūlastambhās tasyāsta vibhidyante vikampitāḥ

Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
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घ्यादिदःghyādidaḥ सविताsavitā तेनte·na चादयंcādayaṃ विदधातिvi·da·dhā·ti नna। नच्तचाणयवरूध्यन्तेnactacāṇayavarūdhyante तेनte·na मद्राङ्कितानिmadrāṅkitāni इi।। सsa विस्तारितवान्vistāritavān रकेrake विद्ायसाvidāyasā ऽपिpi मण्डलंmaṇḍalaṃ समुद्रोयतर्ङ्ेश्चsamudroyatarṅeśca सsa करोतिka·ro·ti गमागमेgamāgame।।
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ghyādidaḥ savitā tena cādayaṃ vidadhāti na| nactacāṇayavarūdhyante tena madrāṅkitāni i|| sa vistāritavān rake vidāyasā 'pi maṇḍalaṃ samudroyatarṅeśca sa karoti gamāgame||

Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
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सप्तर्षीन्saptarṣīn मृगशोषंच्चmṛgaśoṣaṃcca बलाश्चbalāśca सsa स्टछवान्sṭachavān। द्चिणाभिमखानाच्चdciṇābhimakhānācca नच्तचाणांnactacāṇāṃ ग्रgra इाणपिiāṇapi।।
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saptarṣīn mṛgaśoṣaṃcca balāśca sa sṭachavān| dciṇābhimakhānācca nactacāṇāṃ gra iāṇapi||

Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
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साध्यन्तेsādh·yan·te ऽन्n पलच्छािpalacchāi मद्ाकम्माणिmadākammāṇi तेनte·na हिhi। अहaha तान्यपिtān·ya·pi कार्य्याणिkār·yā·ṇi सेse ऽसंख्यानिsaṃkhyāni करतिkarati चca।।

sādhyante 'n palacchāi madākammāṇi tena hi| aha tānyapi kāryyāṇi se 'saṃkhyāni karati ca||

Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
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गच्छन्gac·chan मदन्तिकेनैवmadantikenaiva सsa नna सन्द््यतेsandyate मयाma·yā। वायुवन्माम्vāyuvanmām व्यत्तिक्राम्यन्vyattikrāmyan सsa मयाma·yā नाnā पलम्यतेpalamyate।। पश्यpaś·ya काkā यसमाणंyasamāṇaṃ तta परावत्तयितुंparāvattayituṃ च्षमःcṣamaḥ। किki करोषीतिkaroṣīti वाक्यvāk·ya वाvā कच्तंkactaṃ प्रतिवदिष्यतिpra·ti·va·diṣ·ya·ti।।
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gacchan madantikenaiva sa na sandyate mayā| vāyuvanmām vyattikrāmyan sa mayā nā palamyate|| paśya kā yasamāṇaṃ ta parāvattayituṃ cṣamaḥ| ki karoṣīti vākya vā kactaṃ prativadiṣyati||

Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
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संढणीतेsaṃḍhaṇīte नच्चिnacci क्रोधkro·dha स्वकीयम्svakīyam ईश्वराīś·va·rā यदिya·di।
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saṃḍhaṇīte nacci krodha svakīyam īśvarā yadi|

Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?
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तडिtaḍi पतन्तिpa·tan·ti तस्याधःtasyādhaḥ सहायाsa·hā·yā ग्व्विंगाgvviṃgā नताःna·tāḥ।
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taḍi patanti tasyādhaḥ sahāyā gvviṃgā natāḥ|

If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.
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अतa·ta रताटशोाratāṭaśoā ऽहंhaṃ किki च्तमत्तंctamattaṃ प्रतिभाधितुंpratibhādhituṃ। साद्धेsāddhe तेनte·na विवादायधेंvivādāyadheṃ रोचयिव्यामिrocayivyāmi वाvā वचःva·caḥ।।
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ata ratāṭaśoā 'haṃ ki ctamattaṃ pratibhādhituṃ| sāddhe tena vivādāyadheṃ rocayivyāmi vā vacaḥ||

How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?
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नna पुनभाधितुंpunabhādhituṃ शक्योśakyo मयाma·yā पुण्यवतापिpuṇyavatāpi सःsaḥ। प्रसादनच्चprasādanacca कत्तव्यkattavya मेme विवादपतेvivādapate र्मयाrma·yā।।
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na punabhādhituṃ śakyo mayā puṇyavatāpi saḥ| prasādanacca kattavya me vivādapate rmayā||

Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.
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मयाma·yā तस्मिन्tas·min समादतेsamādate प्रदत्तवतिpradattavati चात्तरंcāttaraṃ। अख्ावितेनakhāvitena मेme वाक्यvāk·ya प्रत्ययोprat·ya·yo नna जायतेjā·ya·te।।

mayā tasmin samādate pradattavati cāttaraṃ| akhāvitena me vākya pratyayo na jāyate||

If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.
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यतःya·taḥ प्रचर्डमकब्मावद्pracarḍamakabmāvad उपाकास्यतिupākāsyati मांmāṃ सsa किki। व्याघातvyāghāta बंडसंख्येखbaṃḍasaṃkhyekha माम्mām अाविध्यत्यकारणात्aāvidhyatyakāraṇāt।।

yataḥ pracarḍamakabmāvad upākāsyati māṃ sa ki| vyāghāta baṃḍasaṃkhyekha mām aāvidhyatyakāraṇāt||

For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
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माञ्चmāñ·ca प्र्याश्चसिष्यन्तम्pryāścasiṣyantam अपिa·pi सsa नानुमन्यतेnānumanyate। किन्तुkin·tu तिक्करसेनिवtikkaraseniva परिपूर्णpa·ri·pūr·ṇa करोतिka·ro·ti मांmāṃ।।

māñca pryāścasiṣyantam api sa nānumanyate| kintu tikkaraseniva paripūrṇa karoti māṃ||

He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
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वीच्िव्येvīcivye किसkisa शक्तिśak·ti सsa रवra·va पश्यpaś·ya शक्तिमान्śak·ti·mān विचारंvi·cā·raṃ प्राथयिष्येprāthayiṣye वाvā दिनंdi·naṃ केनke·na नियोच्यतेniyocyate।।

vīcivye kisa śakti sa rava paśya śaktimān vicāraṃ prāthayiṣye vā dinaṃ kena niyocyate||

If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?
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पुण्यवतोpuṇyavato ऽपिpi मेme वक्तंvak·taṃ मांmāṃ करिष्यतिka·riṣ·ya·ti दोषिणंdo·ṣi·ṇaṃ। मयिma·yi सिद्धेsid·dhe ऽपिpi तेनैवte·nai·va वक्कतासापथिव्यतेvakkatāsāpathivyate।।

puṇyavato 'pi me vaktaṃ māṃ kariṣyati doṣiṇaṃ| mayi siddhe 'pi tenaiva vakkatāsāpathivyate||

If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
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अदन्तुadantu पुण्यवान्puṇ·ya·vān अस्मिनasmina दूषयतिdū·ṣa·ya·ti मांmāṃ मनःma·naḥ। जीवनेjī·va·ne ममma·ma सन्ताषःsantāṣaḥ कश्चनkaś·ca·na नावशिष्यतेnā·va·śiṣ·ya·te।।

adantu puṇyavān asmina dūṣayati māṃ manaḥ| jīvane mama santāṣaḥ kaścana nāvaśiṣyate||

Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
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व्यनन्यदvyananyada रंवमेवास्तिraṃvamevāsti मयेदम्mayedam उच्यतेuc·ya·te ततःta·taḥ। पुण्यवान्puṇ·ya·vān अपराधोaparādho वाvā तेनte·na संङ्कियतेsaṃṅkiyate नरःna·raḥ।।

vyananyada raṃvamevāsti mayedam ucyate tataḥ| puṇyavān aparādho vā tena saṃṅkiyate naraḥ||

This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
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अकस्माचेत्akasmācet कशाघातोाkaśāghātoā दुदम्dudam खादन्तिkhā·dan·ti मानवंmā·na·vaṃ तथापिta·thā·pi साधलोाकानांsādhaloākānāṃ दस्यतेdasyate तेनte·na यya(तना।।
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akasmācet kaśāghātoā dudam khādanti mānavaṃ tathāpi sādhaloākānāṃ dasyate tena ya(tanā||

If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
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पृथिवीpṛ·thi·vī दुदduda लोकस्यlo·kas·ya कस्तमध्येkastamadhye समर्पिताsa·mar·pi·tā। तेनte·na तच्छासकानाच्चtacchāsakānācca मुखान्याच्छादिmukhānyācchādi तानिtā·ni चिci। इत्थंit·thaṃ चेन्नcenna भवेत्bha·vet तददिंकःसtadadiṃkaḥsa कुचkuca चca विद्यतेvid·ya·te।

pṛthivī duda lokasya kastamadhye samarpitā| tena tacchāsakānācca mukhānyācchādi tāni ci| itthaṃ cenna bhavet tadadiṃkaḥsa kuca ca vidyate|

The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
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मेme दिनानिdi·nā·ni प्रधावन्तिpradhāvanti धावकादप्रिdhāvakādapri सत्वरंsat·va·raṃ। तानिtā·ni तुtu व्यतिगच्छन्तिvyatigacchanti नna चca पश्यन्तिpaś·yan·ti मङ्गलंmaṅ·ga·laṃ।।

me dināni pradhāvanti dhāvakādapri satvaraṃ| tāni tu vyatigacchanti na ca paśyanti maṅgalaṃ||

Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
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नलनिग्मितनोकाभिस्तरन्तिnalanigmitanokābhistaranti कालसागरkālasāgara। उडौयन्तेuḍauyante वथेत्कौvathetkau शोśo भच्छंbhacchaṃ जिग्रसिषुःjigrasiṣuḥ पतन्pa·tan।
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nalanigmitanokābhistaranti kālasāgara| uḍauyante vathetkau śo bhacchaṃ jigrasiṣuḥ patan|

They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.
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व्यसनंvya·sa·naṃ ममma·ma विस्मयvis·ma·ya स्लानम्slānam आस्यंāsyaṃ विद्ावvidāva चca भविष्यामिbha·viṣ·yā·mi प्रणु्ञोऽहमितिpraṇuño'hamiti सम्भावितेsambhāvite मयाma·yā।।

vyasanaṃ mama vismaya slānam āsyaṃ vidāva ca bhaviṣyāmi praṇuño'hamiti sambhāvite mayā||

If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:
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व्ययान्थाvyayānthā ममma·ma सर्व्वाभ्यःsarvābhyaḥ साध्वसंsādh·va·saṃ जायतेjā·ya·te पुनःpu·naḥ। त्वंtvaṃ मांmāṃ निरपराधंniraparādhaṃ नna ्ास्यसीतिāsyasīti परवेद्ग्यparavedgya हंhaṃ।।

vyayānthā mama sarvvābhyaḥ sādhvasaṃ jāyate punaḥ| tvaṃ māṃ niraparādhaṃ na āsyasīti paravedgya haṃ||

I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
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च्छंcchaṃ दोषीdo·ṣī भविष्यामिbha·viṣ·yā·mi किंkiṃ खाम्णामिkhāmṇāmi नीरnīra थकंthakaṃ
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cchaṃ doṣī bhaviṣyāmi kiṃ khāmṇāmi nīra thakaṃ

If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?
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च्मजातेषुcmajāteṣu तोयेषुto·ye·ṣu क्षालनंkṣālanaṃ प्रकरोमिprakaromi चेत्cet। सर्व्वच्तारेणsarvactāreṇa चेडस्तेceḍaste खकोयैkhakoyai माजंयामिmājaṃyāmi चca।।
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cmajāteṣu toyeṣu kṣālanaṃ prakaromi cet| sarvvactāreṇa ceḍaste khakoyai mājaṃyāmi ca||

If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;
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तथापिta·thā·pi गत्तंमध्येgattaṃmadhye मांmāṃ पङ्कमम्रंpaṅkamamraṃ करिष्यसिka·riṣ·ya·si वस्त्ेभ्यखखvastebhyakhakha मदौयेभ्योmadauyebhyo मेme बेभव्छंbebhavchaṃ जनिष्यतेja·niṣ·ya·te।।
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tathāpi gattaṃmadhye māṃ paṅkamamraṃ kariṣyasi vastebhyakhakha madauyebhyo me bebhavchaṃ janiṣyate||

Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.
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सsa मत्तुस्योmattusyo मनुष्योma·nuṣ·yo नna यत्नंyat·naṃ प्रतिpra·ti वदाम्यहंvadāmyahaṃ। विचारस्थानम्vi·cā·ras·thā·nam रकraka नna मयाma·yā तेनte·na चca गम्यतेgam·ya·te।

sa mattusyo manuṣyo na yatnaṃ prati vadāmyahaṃ| vicārasthānam raka na mayā tena ca gamyate|

For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.
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विद्यतेvid·ya·te नावयोःnāvayoḥ केke ऽपिpi मध्यस्थस्ताटशोाmadhyasthastāṭaśoā जनःja·naḥ। योyo दयोारावयेःdayoārāvayeḥ मुंक्नीmuṃknī चस्तावपंथितुंcastāvapaṃthituṃ क्षमःkṣa·maḥ।।

vidyate nāvayoḥ ke 'pi madhyasthastāṭaśoā janaḥ| yo dayoārāvayeḥ muṃknī castāvapaṃthituṃ kṣamaḥ||

Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.
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तस्मात्tas·māt तेनte·na निजेni·je दण्डाdaṇ·ḍā मदृष्धाद्madṛṣdhād अपस्ताapastā तस्यtas·ya भयानकत्वच्चbhayānakatvacca नात्पादयतुnātpādayatu मेme भयंbha·yaṃ।

tasmāt tena nije daṇḍā madṛṣdhād apastā tasya bhayānakatvacca nātpādayatu me bhayaṃ|

Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:
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चासदीनस्तदाcāsadīnastadā तस्मादtasmāda शच्यामिśacyāmi भाषितुbhāṣitu। इदानीन्तुi·dā·nīn·tu निni स्वस्यsvas·ya कदयंkadayaṃ मेme इन्तरेintare स्थितंsthi·taṃ।। कka
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cāsadīnastadā tasmāda śacyāmi bhāṣitu| idānīntu ni svasya kadayaṃ me intare sthitaṃ|| ka

Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.

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.