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Nehemiah 8 निहिमियस्य पुस्तकम् 8

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ष्छनन्तरṣchanantara सप्तमेsaptame मासिmāsi समपागतsamapāgata इस्रायेलीयलोकेषुis·rā·ye·lī·ya·lo·ke·ṣu चca खोयनगरेषुkhoyanagareṣu वसतिंvasatiṃ छतवत्सchatavatsa निखिलाnikhilā मनुजाma·nu·jā नीरदास्स्यnīradāssya सम्मुखस्थेsammukhasthe सम्िवेशेsamiveśe जनेकवत्janekavat सम्भयाध्यापक्म्sambhayādhyāpakm इत्राइम्itrāim अवदन्a·va·dan, परमेश्वरpa·ra·meś·va·ra इस्वायेलवंशंisvāyelavaṃśaṃ यांyāṃ व्यवस्थाम्vya·vas·thām आज्ञापयत्āj·ñā·pa·yat मूससस्तद्यवस्थापुस्तकंmūsasastadyavasthāpustakaṃ भवतानीयताम्bhavatānīyatām।
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ṣchanantara saptame māsi samapāgata isrāyelīyalokeṣu ca khoyanagareṣu vasatiṃ chatavatsa nikhilā manujā nīradāssya sammukhasthe samiveśe janekavat sambhayādhyāpakm itrāim avadan, parameśvara isvāyelavaṃśaṃ yāṃ vyavasthām ājñāpayat mūsasastadyavasthāpustakaṃ bhavatānīyatām|

And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.
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ततःta·taḥ सप्तममासस्यsaptamamāsasya प्रथमेpra·tha·me दिवसेdi·va·se याजकyājaka इत्राइःitrāiḥ समाजस्यsa·mā·jas·ya समक्षम्sa·mak·ṣam व्ययvyaya ताtā नारीपुरुषादयोnārīpuruṣādayo यावन्तोyā·van·to मनुजाma·nu·jā निशम्यni·śam·ya बोद्धंboddhaṃ शक्नुवन्तिśak·nu·van·ti तेषांte·ṣāṃ सन्निधिsannidhi तत्tat शास्त्रमśāstrama खानिनायkhānināya।

tataḥ saptamamāsasya prathame divase yājaka itrāiḥ samājasya samakṣam vyaya tā nārīpuruṣādayo yāvanto manujā niśamya boddhaṃ śaknuvanti teṣāṃ sannidhi tat śāstrama khānināya|

And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.
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अपरंa·pa·raṃ नीरदारस्यnīradārasya सम्मुखस्येsammukhasye सम्निवेशेsamniveśe नारीपुरुषादयोnārīpuruṣādayo यावन्तोyā·van·to मनुजाma·nu·jā बोद्धुंbod·dhuṃ शक्नुवन्तिśak·nu·van·ti तेषामुपकर्ठेteṣāmupakarṭhe सsa प्रभातमारभ्यprabhātamārabhya मध्याङृकालंmadhyāṅṛkālaṃ यावत्yā·vat तत्tat पपाठpa·pā·ṭha तेनte·na निखिलाnikhilā लाकाlā·kā व्यवस्थाम्रस्थञ्चवकेvyavasthāmrasthañcavake ओाचाणिoācāṇi निदधिरेnidadhire।
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aparaṃ nīradārasya sammukhasye samniveśe nārīpuruṣādayo yāvanto manujā boddhuṃ śaknuvanti teṣāmupakarṭhe sa prabhātamārabhya madhyāṅṛkālaṃ yāvat tat papāṭha tena nikhilā lākā vyavasthāmrasthañcavake oācāṇi nidadhire|

And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.
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अध्यापकadhyāpaka इप्रादइत्तत्काम्मणःiprādaittatkāmmaṇaḥ कृतेkṛ·te निरम्मितस्यnirammitasya काटमयमच्वस्योपरिkāṭamayamacvasyopari षाट्ṣāṭ उदतिरूत्udatirūt, अपरःa·pa·raḥ मत्तथियःmat·ta·thi·yaḥ शेमाśemā अनायanāya ऊरियेūriye हिल्कियोhilkiyo मासेयादशेतेmāseyādaśete तस्यtas·ya दच्तिण्पाश्चंdactiṇpāścaṃ किञ्चkiñ·ca पिदायोpidāyo मीशायेलाmīśāyelā मल्कियोmalkiyo दशमाdaśamā इस्वद्ानादःisvadānādaḥ सिखरियोsi·kha·ri·yo मिसुस्तमस्वेतेmisustamasvete तस्यtas·ya वामपाश्ंvāmapāśṃ समतिषन्तsamatiṣanta।
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adhyāpaka iprādaittatkāmmaṇaḥ kṛte nirammitasya kāṭamayamacvasyopari ṣāṭ udatirūt, aparaḥ mattathiyaḥ śemā anāya ūriye hilkiyo māseyādaśete tasya dactiṇpāścaṃ kiñca pidāyo mīśāyelā malkiyo daśamā isvadānādaḥ sikhariyo misustamasvete tasya vāmapāśṃ samatiṣanta|

And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
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ततोta·to ऽध्यापकdhyāpaka इत्राइःitrāiḥ सर्व्वेलोकेभ्यsarvelokebhya उचतरस्थानेucatarasthāne सन्तिरमानोाsantiramānoā निखिललाकानांnikhilalākānāṃ साक्षात्sāk·ṣāt पुस्तकंpus·ta·kaṃ मुक्कीचकारmukkīcakāra, तेनte·na पुस्तकेpus·ta·ke मुक्तीोक्रियमाणेmuktīokriyamāṇe सर्व्वंsar·vaṃ लाकाlā·kā उदतिष्ठन्u·da·tiṣ·ṭhan।
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tato 'dhyāpaka itrāiḥ sarvvelokebhya ucatarasthāne santiramānoā nikhilalākānāṃ sākṣāt pustakaṃ mukkīcakāra, tena pustake muktīokriyamāṇe sarvvaṃ lākā udatiṣṭhan|

And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
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अनन्तरम्a·nan·ta·ram इप्राहोiprāho महतःmahataḥ प्रभोःpra·bhoḥ परमेश्वरस्यpa·ra·meś·va·ras·ya धन्यवादम्dhanyavādam अकार्घौत्akārghaut तेनte·na निखिललाकाnikhilalākā ऊधūdha बाइवोbāivo भवन्तस्तथास्तbhavantastathāsta तथास्तिtathāsti गदितवन्तःga·di·ta·van·taḥ किञ्चkiñ·ca शिरांसिśi·rāṃ·si नमवित्वाnamavitvā मुखेmu·khe भुवंbhuvaṃ संस्पृश्यsaṃspṛśya परमेश्वरस्यpa·ra·meś·va·ras·ya भजनम्bhajanam अकुल्वेतakulveta।
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anantaram iprāho mahataḥ prabhoḥ parameśvarasya dhanyavādam akārghaut tena nikhilalākā ūdha bāivo bhavantastathāsta tathāsti gaditavantaḥ kiñca śirāṃsi namavitvā mukhe bhuvaṃ saṃspṛśya parameśvarasya bhajanam akulveta|

And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
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अपरंa·pa·raṃ येशूयाyeśūyā वानिःvāniḥ शेरेवियाśereviyā यामीyāmī नोno क्लवःklavaḥ शब्विथयाśabvithayā हादियोhādiyo मासेयाmāseyā हंhaṃ किलीटेkilīṭe सरियोsariyo बाघावदोाbāghāvadoā इाननःiānanaḥ पिलायोpilāyo लेवीयाखlevīyākha मनुजान्ma·nu·jān यवस्थाम्yavasthām अनाधयन्anādhayan तताta·tā मनुजाःma·nu·jāḥ खैkhai खैkhai स्थानेsthā·ne तस्थिवांसःtasthivāṃsaḥ।
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aparaṃ yeśūyā vāniḥ śereviyā yāmī no klavaḥ śabvithayā hādiyo māseyā haṃ kilīṭe sariyo bāghāvadoā iānanaḥ pilāyo levīyākha manujān yavasthām anādhayan tatā manujāḥ khai khai sthāne tasthivāṃsaḥ|

Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
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अनेनa·ne·na प्रकारेणpra·kā·re·ṇa तेte स्यम्syam उच्चारयन्तuccārayanta ईश्वरस्थīśvarastha व्यवस्थांvya·vas·thāṃ पठितवन्तःpaṭhitavantaḥ प्रठनसमयेpraṭhanasamaye तदीयांta·dī·yāṃ कुव्वैन्तोkuvvainto लोकानlo·kā·na अनाधयंanādhayaṃ खkha।

anena prakāreṇa te syam uccārayanta īśvarastha vyavasthāṃ paṭhitavantaḥ praṭhanasamaye tadīyāṃ kuvvainto lokāna anādhayaṃ kha|

So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
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अपरःa·pa·raḥ सिताsitā निष्िमिधोniṣimidho अध्यापकadhyāpaka अत्राहatrāha याजकाyā·ja·kā लोाकानांloākānāṃ शिक्षयितारोśikṣayitāro लेवीयाश्चlevīyāśca निखिललाकान्nikhilalākān गदन्gadan, दda दिनंdi·naṃ युष्माकंyuṣ·mā·kaṃ परिदण्स्यparidaṇsya परमेश्वरस्यpa·ra·meś·va·ras·ya प्रयतंprayataṃ दिनम्di·nam। खद्यkhadya युष्माभिyuṣ·mā·bhi तंtaṃ शोचितयंनśocitayaṃna वाvā कण्दितव्यंkaṇditavyaṃ। यतोya·to व्यवस्थायाvya·vas·thā·yā वाक्यानिvāk·yā·ni शृण्वन्तःśṛṇ·van·taḥ सर्व्वंsar·vaṃ लाकाःlā·kāḥ कन्दनम्kandanam अवुव्वेन्avuvven।

aparaḥ sitā niṣimidho adhyāpaka atrāha yājakā loākānāṃ śikṣayitāro levīyāśca nikhilalākān gadan, da dinaṃ yuṣmākaṃ paridaṇsya parameśvarasya prayataṃ dinam| khadya yuṣmābhi taṃ śocitayaṃna vā kaṇditavyaṃ| yato vyavasthāyā vākyāni śṛṇvantaḥ sarvvaṃ lākāḥ kandanam avuvven|

And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
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पुनःpu·naḥ सsa तान्tān अवादीत्a·vā·dīt, गच्छतgac·cha·ta पुटंpuṭaṃ वस्तुvas·tu भुङग्ध्वंbhuṅagdhvaṃ मिष्टंmiṣ·ṭaṃ वस्तुvas·tu पिवतpi·va·ta चca किच्वkicva येषांye·ṣāṃ कृतेkṛ·te किचिदपिkicidapi नोापकल्पितंnoāpakalpitaṃ विद्यतेvid·ya·te तेभ्योtebh·yo भागान्bhā·gān परिणतpariṇata। अद्यतनम्adyatanam व्यस्मदीvyasmadī यप्रभाःyaprabhāḥ पविचरंpavicaraṃ दिनंdi·naṃ यूयyūya शोकंśo·kaṃ माmā कुरुध्वkurudhva यतःya·taḥ परमेश्वरीयाparameśvarīyā यya आनन्दःā·nan·daḥ सैवsai·va युष्माकंyuṣ·mā·kaṃ शक्तिःśak·tiḥ।

punaḥ sa tān avādīt, gacchata puṭaṃ vastu bhuṅagdhvaṃ miṣṭaṃ vastu pivata ca kicva yeṣāṃ kṛte kicidapi noāpakalpitaṃ vidyate tebhyo bhāgān pariṇata| adyatanam vyasmadī yaprabhāḥ pavicaraṃ dinaṃ yūya śokaṃ mā kurudhva yataḥ parameśvarīyā ya ānandaḥ saiva yuṣmākaṃ śaktiḥ|

Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
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अनेनa·ne·na प्रकारेणpra·kā·re·ṇa लेवीयाlevīyā निखिलान्nikhilān लाकान्lā·kān शान्तयन्ताśāntayantā ऽवदन्va·dan नीरवोnī·ra·vo भवतbha·va·ta, द्यdya प्रविंpraviṃ दिनंdi·naṃ, यूयंyū·yaṃ शोकंśo·kaṃ माmā कुरुध्वंku·rudh·vaṃ।

anena prakāreṇa levīyā nikhilān lākān śāntayantā 'vadan nīravo bhavata, dya praviṃ dinaṃ, yūyaṃ śokaṃ mā kurudhvaṃ|

So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
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तदानोंta·dā·noṃ सर्व्वंsar·vaṃ मनजाःmanajāḥ स्वान्svān प्रतिpra·ti कथितानिka·thi·tā·ni वाक्यानिvāk·yā·ni बद्धाbad·dhā भोजनंbho·ja·naṃ पानंpā·naṃ भागप्रघणंbhāgapraghaṇaṃ भ्रश्रम्bhraśram च्यानम्द्cyānamd खkha कर्तम्kartam अगमन्a·ga·man।

tadānoṃ sarvvaṃ manajāḥ svān prati kathitāni vākyāni baddhā bhojanaṃ pānaṃ bhāgapraghaṇaṃ bhraśram cyānamd kha kartam agaman|

And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.
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परंpa·raṃ दितीयेditīye दिनेdi·ne सर्व्वैलाकानांsarvailākānāṃ प्रधानपिटकाpradhānapiṭakā नराna·rā याजकाyā·ja·kā लेवीयाचlevīyāca मिलित्वाmi·lit·vā व्यवस्थायाvya·vas·thā·yā वाक्यानिvāk·yā·ni बोद्धुम्boddhum उपाध्यायस्येप्राupādhyāyasyeprā हस्यhasya सन्चिधिम्sancidhim आव्रजन्āvrajan।
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paraṃ ditīye dine sarvvailākānāṃ pradhānapiṭakā narā yājakā levīyāca militvā vyavasthāyā vākyāni boddhum upādhyāyasyeprā hasya sancidhim āvrajan|

And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.
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तदानोंta·dā·noṃ परमेश्वरोpa·ra·meś·va·ro मूससाmū·sa·sā यांyāṃ व्यवस्थाम्vya·vas·thām खादिदटवान्khādidaṭavān, तन्मध्येtan·madh·ye ल्लिखितोllikhito ऽयंyaṃ विधिस्तैरलम्मिvidhistairalammi, यथाya·thā, सप्तममासस्यsaptamamāsasya पव्वसमयpavvasamaya इखायेलीयवंशेरुटikhāyelīyavaṃśeruṭa जेषुjeṣu वस्तव्यम्vastavyam,

tadānoṃ parameśvaro mūsasā yāṃ vyavasthām khādidaṭavān, tanmadhye llikhito 'yaṃ vidhistairalammi, yathā, saptamamāsasya pavvasamaya ikhāyelīyavaṃśeruṭa jeṣu vastavyam,

And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month:
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अपरंa·pa·raṃ युयंyu·yaṃ लिप्यनुlipyanu सारेणेटsāreṇeṭa जान्jān निर्म्मातुंnir·mā·tuṃ पर्वतंparvataṃ गत्वाgat·vā जितढक्षाणांjitaḍhakṣāṇāṃ वन्यजितटच्ताणांvanyajitaṭactāṇāṃ मेन्धीनांmendhīnāṃ च्जूरटच्ताणांcjūraṭactāṇāṃ ब्धपगेतरूणाञच्चbdhapagetarūṇāñacca शाखाśā·khā खानयतेतिkhānayateti वाक्यंvāk·yaṃ तैःtaiḥ स्वेषांsve·ṣāṃ निखिलनगरेषुnikhilanagareṣu यिरूशालमोyi·rū·śā·la·mo चca घाषयितव्यंghāṣayitavyaṃ पचारयितव्यच्चpacārayitavyacca।
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aparaṃ yuyaṃ lipyanu sāreṇeṭa jān nirmmātuṃ parvataṃ gatvā jitaḍhakṣāṇāṃ vanyajitaṭactāṇāṃ mendhīnāṃ cjūraṭactāṇāṃ bdhapagetarūṇāñacca śākhā khānayateti vākyaṃ taiḥ sveṣāṃ nikhilanagareṣu yirūśālamo ca ghāṣayitavyaṃ pacārayitavyacca|

And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.
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तेनte·na मनुरmanura वंडिvaṃḍi गंत्वाgaṃtvā शाखाśā·khā खानीयेकेकस्यkhānīyekekasya गेटेgeṭe प्राङ्गणेprāṅgaṇe चापसम्cāpasam ईश्वरीयमन्दिरस्यīśvarīyamandirasya प्राङ्गेषुprāṅgeṣu नौरदारस्यnauradārasya सन्निवेशsanniveśa सपुयिमीयदारस्यsapuyimīyadārasya सन्निवशेsannivaśe चca स्वेषांsve·ṣāṃ कृतkṛ·ta उटठटजाuṭaṭhaṭajā निम्मिताःnimmitāḥ।
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tena manura vaṃḍi gaṃtvā śākhā khānīyekekasya geṭe prāṅgaṇe cāpasam īśvarīyamandirasya prāṅgeṣu nauradārasya sanniveśa sapuyimīyadārasya sannivaśe ca sveṣāṃ kṛta uṭaṭhaṭajā nimmitāḥ|

So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.
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युद्धदासत्वात्yuddhadāsatvāt पराढत्तानोंparāḍhattānoṃ लोकानांlo·kā·nāṃ छत्खःchatkhaḥ समाजsamāja उटजान्uṭajān निर्म्मायnir·mā·ya तेघूटteghūṭa जेषुjeṣu प्रावसन्prā·va·san। नूनपु्लस्यnūnapulasya विद्दोश्रुयस्यviddośruyasya समयमारभ्यsamayamārabhya तदनंtadanaṃ यावद्yā·vad इखायेikhāye लीयवंशास्ताटुशंlīyavaṃśāstāṭuśaṃ नna कृतवन्तःkṛ·ta·van·taḥ। तस्मात्tas·māt महानन्दोma·hā·nan·do ऽभवतbha·va·ta।
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yuddhadāsatvāt parāḍhattānoṃ lokānāṃ chatkhaḥ samāja uṭajān nirmmāya teghūṭa jeṣu prāvasan| nūnapulasya viddośruyasya samayamārabhya tadanaṃ yāvad ikhāye līyavaṃśāstāṭuśaṃ na kṛtavantaḥ| tasmāt mahānando 'bhavata|

And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.
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किञ्चkiñ·ca प्रथमंpra·tha·maṃ दिनम्di·nam खारभ्यkhārabhya शोषंśoṣaṃ दिवसंdi·va·saṃ यावत्yā·vat प्रतिदिनम्pra·ti·di·nam इंब्वरीयव्यवस्थापुस्तकस्यiṃbvarīyavyavasthāpustakasya पाठोpā·ṭho भवत्bha·vat। इत्थंit·thaṃ तेte सप्तदिनान्युत्सवम्saptadinānyutsavam अचरन्acaran किञ्चkiñ·ca विध्यनुसारेणार्मेvidhyanusāreṇārme दिवसेdi·va·se काय्यkāyya त्यागोtyāgo ऽजावतjāvata। किki

kiñca prathamaṃ dinam khārabhya śoṣaṃ divasaṃ yāvat pratidinam iṃbvarīyavyavasthāpustakasya pāṭho bhavat| itthaṃ te saptadinānyutsavam acaran kiñca vidhyanusāreṇārme divase kāyya tyāgo 'jāvata| ki

Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.

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.