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Joshua 2 यिहोशूयपुस्तकम् 2

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1

अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ नूनखnūnakha मुच्चmucca विद्वाशूवाvidvāśūvā दोdo चाराcā·rā शटीमाट्śaṭīmāṭ युपरyupara प्डितवान्pḍitavān ताtā चेदम्ce·dam उक्तवान्uk·ta·vān युवांyu·vāṃ गत्वाgat·vā देंdeṃ विरङ्गंviraṅgaṃ नगरञ्चna·ga·rañ·ca निरीक्षेधांnirīkṣedhāṃ, तेनte·na भीbhī गत्वाgat·vā राइवाख्यायाrāivākhyāyā वेश्यायाveś·yā·yā ङंṅaṃ प्रविष्यpraviṣya तचाशयातांtacāśayātāṃ।

anantaraṃ nūnakha mucca vidvāśūvā do cārā śaṭīmāṭ yupara pḍitavān tā cedam uktavān yuvāṃ gatvā deṃ viraṅgaṃ nagarañca nirīkṣedhāṃ, tena bhī gatvā rāivākhyāyā veśyāyā ṅaṃ praviṣya tacāśayātāṃ|

And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
2

किन्तुkin·tu पश्यpaś·ya त्राtrā रोचroca देंdeṃ निरीचितुम्nirīcitum हुखायेलवंशस्यhukhāyelavaṃśasya दोdo चारावच्ायातcārāvacāyāta वचvaca इदंi·daṃ विरहviraha पश्यpaś·ya कशणगाचरीश्ूतंkaśaṇagācarīśūtaṃ।

kintu paśya trā roca deṃ nirīcitum hukhāyelavaṃśasya do cārāvacāyāta vaca idaṃ viraha paśya kaśaṇagācarīśūtaṃ|

And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.
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ततःta·taḥ सsa यिसोदारधिभyisodāradhibha एतेe·te राइवम्rāivam इद्याज्ञापयत्idyājñāpayat, यौyau जनेja·ne त्वामुपेत्यtvāmupetya तद्गेंtadgeṃ प्रविश्यासातेpraviśyāsāte ताtā बहिव्कद्यानयbahivkadyānaya यतन्तोyatanto सन्धंsandhaṃ देशंde·śaṃ निरोक्चितुसागतिnirokcitusāgati।
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tataḥ sa yisodāradhibha ete rāivam idyājñāpayat, yau jane tvāmupetya tadgeṃ praviśyāsāte tā bahivkadyānaya yatanto sandhaṃ deśaṃ nirokcitusāgati|

And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country.
4

साsā योधित्yodhit तेte जनोja·no गापयित्वावादीत्gāpayitvāvādīt तौtau जनोja·no मामुपागतातितिmāmupāgatātiti सत्यंsat·yaṃ किन्तुkin·tu ताtā कुचत्यावितिkucatyāviti मयाma·yā नna ज्ञानंjñā·naṃ।

sā yodhit te jano gāpayitvāvādīt tau jano māmupāgatātiti satyaṃ kintu tā kucatyāviti mayā na jñānaṃ|

And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:
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नगरडार्राधकालेnagaraḍārrādhakāle ऽन्धक्छरेndhakchare सतिsa·ti तैtai वक्षिगंतोvakṣigaṃto किन्तुkin·tu क्षkṣa गतावितिgatāviti मयाma·yā नna कायतेkāyate युयंyu·yaṃ तूगैtūgai तयोःta·yoḥ पश्चाट्paścāṭ गच्छतgac·cha·ta तेनte·na ताtā घरिव्ययgharivyaya।

nagaraḍārrādhakāle 'ndhakchare sati tai vakṣigaṃto kintu kṣa gatāviti mayā na kāyate yuyaṃ tūgai tayoḥ paścāṭ gacchata tena tā gharivyaya|

And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.
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किन्तुkin·tu साsā वेश्याveś·yā ताtā खमेदणटटमानोयkhamedaṇaṭaṭamānoya तत्रtat·ra राशीप्लृतकापीrāśīplṛtakāpī सेःseḥ संगोप्यsaṃ·gop·ya निदधेni·da·dhe। पाद्pād दूताdū·tā यददyadada नमार्भणnamārbhaṇa पारावारघट्टपय्यन्तpārāvāraghaṭṭapayyanta तयोःta·yoḥ यचाद्yacād गताःga·tāḥ,

kintu sā veśyā tā khamedaṇaṭaṭamānoya tatra rāśīplṛtakāpī seḥ saṃgopya nidadhe| pād dūtā yadada namārbhaṇa pārāvāraghaṭṭapayyanta tayoḥ yacād gatāḥ,

But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.
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तयोःta·yoḥ पश्थादूामिनांpaśthādūāmināṃ वक्षिमवनमात्रvakṣimavanamātra लाकाlā·kā नगरद्वारमरन्धन्nagaradvāramarandhan। नन्तरंnantaraṃ तयेश्वार्योःtayeśvāryoḥ वनात्vanāt पुन्नpunna साsā वेश्याveś·yā स्वकsvaka तावुषागव्यtāvuṣāgavya
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tayoḥ paśthādūāmināṃ vakṣimavanamātra lākā nagaradvāramarandhan| nantaraṃ tayeśvāryoḥ vanāt punna sā veśyā svaka tāvuṣāgavya

And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
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ताववदत्tā·va·va·dat डरोाऽस्नदेषḍaroā'snadeṣa युद्मभ्यमदात्yudmabhyamadāt तदंtadaṃ जानामिjā·nā·mi युत्ताyuttā ईस्ाकंīsākaṃ
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tāvavadat ḍaroā'snadeṣa yudmabhyamadāt tadaṃ jānāmi yuttā īsākaṃ

And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
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भोतिbhoti जाताjā·tā देशवासिनस्धdeśavāsinasdha सर्व्वंsar·vaṃ उदेगंudegaṃ गताःga·tāḥ।
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bhoti jātā deśavāsinasdha sarvvaṃ udegaṃ gatāḥ|

And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.
10

यतोya·to निसरोnisaro युश्ाकंyuśākaṃ वद्धिरागमनकालेvaddhirāgamanakāle परमेश्वरोpa·ra·meś·va·ro यद्याकंyadyākaṃ सम्मखेsammakhe केनke·na प्रकारैpra·kā·rai खफाव्येस्तायान्य्ोवयत्khaphāvyestāyānyovayat युयंyu·yaṃ वदतःva·da·taḥ पाठेpā·ṭhe स्थितानाम्sthitānām उमारीयाणाम्umārīyāṇām व्योगसीननामानोvyogasīnanāmāno दोdo ख्योkhyo प्रतिpra·ti कधंkadhaṃ वयवद्ृव्यतिvayavadṛvyati निःशेषंniḥ·śe·ṣaṃ व्यनाशयतvyanāśayata तदसामभिःtadasāmabhiḥ चुतंcutaṃ।
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yato nisaro yuśākaṃ vaddhirāgamanakāle parameśvaro yadyākaṃ sammakhe kena prakārai khaphāvyestāyānyovayat yuyaṃ vadataḥ pāṭhe sthitānām umārīyāṇām vyogasīnanāmāno do khyo prati kadhaṃ vayavadṛvyati niḥśeṣaṃ vyanāśayata tadasāmabhiḥ cutaṃ|

For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.
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खवणमाचादस्ाकंkhavaṇamācādasākaṃ दयंdayaṃ व्याकुलितंvyākulitaṃ युद्यत्द्तेyudyatdte कस्यापिkas·yā·pi मनसिma·na·si साहसोsā·ha·so नादतिnādati यतेya·te युष्माकंyuṣ·mā·kaṃ प्रभुpra·bhu यैःyaiḥ परमेश्वरःpa·ra·meś·va·raḥ सएवsa·e·va खमषटयिव्यारीशखरःkhamaṣaṭayivyārīśakharaḥ।

khavaṇamācādasākaṃ dayaṃ vyākulitaṃ yudyatdte kasyāpi manasi sāhaso nādati yate yuṣmākaṃ prabhu yaiḥ parameśvaraḥ saeva khamaṣaṭayivyārīśakharaḥ|

And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.
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अतa·ta सदानंsadānaṃ विनयेऽहंvi·na·ye·haṃ युवांyu·vāṃ मयेपदछतोmayepadachato, अतःa·taḥ कार्गाद्kārgād युवामपिyu·vā·ma·pi मत्पितुmatpitu निवेश्नमनुग्रहोव्यथःniveśnamanugrahovyathaḥ परमेन्धरस्यparamendharasya नामnā·ma प्रद्धीत्वाpraddhītvā शपधमिमंśapadhamimaṃ कुरुतंku·ru·taṃ।
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ata sadānaṃ vinaye'haṃ yuvāṃ mayepadachato, ataḥ kārgād yuvāmapi matpitu niveśnamanugrahovyathaḥ paramendharasya nāma praddhītvā śapadhamimaṃ kurutaṃ|

Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token:
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युवांyu·vāṃ ममma·ma पितरpi·ta·ra मातरmātara स्नातुन्snātun भगिनीखbhaginīkha तेषांte·ṣāṃ सर्व्वखचsarvakhaca रच्िव्ययोracivyayo मरणादस्म्ाकंmaraṇādasmākaṃ प्राणान्prā·ṇān उद्धरिव्यथuddharivyatha खतदधंkhatadadhaṃ सत्यचिङ्कमेकंsatyaciṅkamekaṃ मद्यंmad·yaṃ दत्तdat·ta।
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yuvāṃ mama pitara mātara snātun bhaginīkha teṣāṃ sarvvakhaca racivyayo maraṇādasmākaṃ prāṇān uddharivyatha khatadadhaṃ satyaciṅkamekaṃ madyaṃ datta|

And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.
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तेनte·na ताtā परयवदतांparayavadatāṃ यदिya·di ययमावयेरिदःyayamāvayeridaḥ कायनkāyana प्रकाश्येतprakāśyeta तदिtadi युष्माकंyuṣ·mā·kaṃ प्राणानांprā·ṇā·nāṃ विनिमयेनावयेःvinimayenāvayeḥ प्राणाprā·ṇā भविष्यन्तिbha·viṣ·yan·ti, यदाya·dā पर्मेखरोऽरू्भ्यंparmekharo'rūbhyaṃ देशde·śa दास्छतिdāschati तदावांta·dā·vāṃ तय्यनग्रद्ंtayyanagradṃ सत्यश्वाचरिष्यावःsatyaśvācariṣyāvaḥ।
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tena tā parayavadatāṃ yadi yayamāvayeridaḥ kāyana prakāśyeta tadi yuṣmākaṃ prāṇānāṃ vinimayenāvayeḥ prāṇā bhaviṣyanti, yadā parmekharo'rūbhyaṃ deśa dāschati tadāvāṃ tayyanagradṃ satyaśvācariṣyāvaḥ|

And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.
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ततःta·taḥ साsā वातावनद्वारेणvātāvanadvāreṇa रज्ज्वाrajjvā ताववायादहयत्tāvavāyādahayat यतस्तस्याya·tas·tas·yā निवेशniveśa तंtaṃ नगरस्यna·ga·ras·ya भित्तावासीत्bhittāvāsīt साsā प्राचीरprācīra न्यवसत्nya·va·sat।

tataḥ sā vātāvanadvāreṇa rajjvā tāvavāyādahayat yatastasyā niveśa taṃ nagarasya bhittāvāsīt sā prācīra nyavasat|

Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
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साsā ताववदत्tā·va·va·dat पञ्चादूामिनेाpañcādūāmineā जनाja·nā यथाya·thā युवांyu·vāṃ नna चरेयु्तदथेcareyutadathe युवांyu·vāṃ शिरिमाख्िद्यśirimākhidya दिनत्रयंdi·nat·ra·yaṃ गुताgutā तिरतंtirataṃ तदनन्तरंta·da·nan·ta·raṃ पच्वाद्ामिलाफेवुpacvādāmilāphevu षरादव्यागतेघुंṣarādavyāgateghuṃ युवांyu·vāṃ खमारगेणkhamārageṇa चलिष्ययःcaliṣyayaḥ।
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sā tāvavadat pañcādūāmineā janā yathā yuvāṃ na careyutadathe yuvāṃ śirimākhidya dinatrayaṃ gutā tirataṃ tadanantaraṃ pacvādāmilāphevu ṣarādavyāgateghuṃ yuvāṃ khamārageṇa caliṣyayaḥ|

And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.
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तेनte·na ताtā तामवदतांtāmavadatāṃ त्वमावांtvamāvāṃ यंyaṃ श्रपथमकारयत्तचावांśrapathamakārayattacāvāṃ निरपराधःniraparādhaḥ भविष्यावःbhaviṣyāvaḥ।
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tena tā tāmavadatāṃ tvamāvāṃ yaṃ śrapathamakārayattacāvāṃ niraparādhaḥ bhaviṣyāvaḥ|

And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
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पश्यpaś·ya यद्नक्तारyadnaktāra उज्चावांujcāvāṃ तयावर्सोितौtayāvarsoitau तामेवtā·me·va रच्लुम्raclum अस्माकमेतदेश्ागमनकालेasmākametadeśāgamanakāle वातायनेvātāyane भन्तस्यसिbhantasyasi तवta·va पितरोpi·ta·ro भ्राचादीन्bhrācādīn पितुःpi·tuḥ सव्बपरिवारान्savbaparivārān खनिबेश्नमध्येkhanibeśnamadhye संग्रद्रीष्यसिsaṃgradrīṣyasi।
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paśya yadnaktāra ujcāvāṃ tayāvarsoitau tāmeva raclum asmākametadeśāgamanakāle vātāyane bhantasyasi tava pitaro bhrācādīn pituḥ savbaparivārān khanibeśnamadhye saṃgradrīṣyasi|

Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father’s household, home unto thee.
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तेनte·na यःyaḥ कस्थितkasthita तवta·va निवेशनदारात्niveśanadārāt मार्गmār·ga निर्गच्छतिnir·gac·cha·ti तदखपातापराघस्तस्येवtadakhapātāparāghastasyeva शिरसिśi·ra·si भविष्यतिbha·viṣ·ya·ti, आवांā·vāṃ निदधेni·da·dhe भविष्यावःbhaviṣyāvaḥ यश्चyaś·ca साधंsādhaṃ लवाlavā निवेशनमध्येniveśanamadhye स्थास्यतिsthās·ya·ti तस्छिन्taschin यदिya·di कञ्चिद्kañ·cid पस्तमपंयिव्यतिpastamapaṃyivyati र्तिrti तस्यtas·ya सक्तपातापराधsaktapātāparādha आवयोःā·va·yoḥ शिरसाśirasā भविष्यतिbha·viṣ·ya·ti।

tena yaḥ kasthita tava niveśanadārāt mārga nirgacchati tadakhapātāparāghastasyeva śirasi bhaviṣyati, āvāṃ nidadhe bhaviṣyāvaḥ yaśca sādhaṃ lavā niveśanamadhye sthāsyati taschin yadi kañcid pastamapaṃyivyati rti tasya saktapātāparādha āvayoḥ śirasā bhaviṣyati|

And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.
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किन्तुkin·tu यदिya·di त्वम्tvam आवयरिदःāvayaridaḥ काय्यैkāyyai पकाप्रयसिpakāprayasi तदहिtadahi त्वमावांtvamāvāṃ यंyaṃ शपयमकारśapayamakāra वन्लस्माट्vanlasmāṭ आवांā·vāṃ मक्तोmakto भविव्यावःbhavivyāvaḥ।
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kintu yadi tvam āvayaridaḥ kāyyai pakāprayasi tadahi tvamāvāṃ yaṃ śapayamakāra vanlasmāṭ āvāṃ makto bhavivyāvaḥ|

And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
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ततःta·taḥ सोवादीद्so·vā·dīd युवयोyu·va·yo वाक्यानसारात्vākyānasārāt तथैवta·thai·va भवतुbha·va·tu पश्चात्paś·cāt तयाta·yā विषोviṣo तैःtaiḥ प्रतस्थातेpra·tas·thā·te साsā चca तांtāṃ रक्कारल्जrakkāralja वातायनेऽवश्नात्vātāyane'vaśnāt। अनन्तरंa·nan·ta·raṃ ताtā गत्वाgat·vā गिरिमाखश्ित्यgirimākhaśitya ररrara पाद्रामिनांpādrāmināṃ पुनसरागमनपय्येन्तंpunasarāgamanapayyentaṃ दिनत्रयंdi·nat·ra·yaṃ न्यवसतांnyavasatāṃ तेनte·na पच्ाद्राभिनेाpacādrābhineā जनाःja·nāḥ सर्व्वमार्मेषुsarvamārmeṣu तावच्विष्यtāvacviṣya कुचायिkucāyi तथेरदेशंtatheradeśaṃ नna लेभिरेle·bhi·re।
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tataḥ sovādīd yuvayo vākyānasārāt tathaiva bhavatu paścāt tayā viṣo taiḥ pratasthāte sā ca tāṃ rakkāralja vātāyane'vaśnāt| anantaraṃ tā gatvā girimākhaśitya rara pādrāmināṃ punasarāgamanapayyentaṃ dinatrayaṃ nyavasatāṃ tena pacādrābhineā janāḥ sarvvamārmeṣu tāvacviṣya kucāyi tatheradeśaṃ na lebhire|

And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
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तदनन्तरंta·da·nan·ta·raṃ ताtā चारcāra परारत्यparāratya पर्व्बतादवरुछाparvbatādavaruchā पारंpā·raṃ गत्वाgat·vā नुनयुच्छंnunayucchaṃ
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tadanantaraṃ tā cāra parāratya parvbatādavaruchā pāraṃ gatvā nunayucchaṃ

And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.
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विद्रवंvidravaṃ जग्मतुःjag·ma·tuḥ खाkhā प्रतिpra·ti यद्यद्yad·yad अघटतa·gha·ṭa·ta तत्tat सर्व्वंम्sarvaṃm खाचस्यतुखkhācasyatukha।
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vidravaṃ jagmatuḥ khā prati yadyad aghaṭata tat sarvvaṃm khācasyatukha|

So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them:
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ताtā चिदाशयम्cidāśayam ऊचतुःūcatuḥ, परमेशpa·ra·me·śa एतान्e·tān सर्व्वेदेष्ान्sarvedeṣān अस्माकंas·mā·kaṃ करेषुka·re·ṣu समायंयदितिsamāyaṃyaditi सत्यंsat·yaṃ, यतya·ta खतदप्रनिवासिनःkhatadapranivāsinaḥ सर्व्वंsar·vaṃ खस्मतकारkhasmatakāra णाद्ṇād उदेगंudegaṃ प्राप्ताःprāp·tāḥ

tā cidāśayam ūcatuḥ, parameśa etān sarvvedeṣān asmākaṃ kareṣu samāyaṃyaditi satyaṃ, yata khatadapranivāsinaḥ sarvvaṃ khasmatakāra ṇād udegaṃ prāptāḥ

And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.

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.