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Proverbs 10 सुलेमनो हितोपदेशः 10
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सुलेमनोsu·le·ma·no नानाविधाnā·nā·vi·dhā चितापदशाःcitāpadaśāḥ। ज्ञानीjñā·nī पुन्नःpunnaḥ खतातस्यkhatātasya भवेदानन्दकाbhavedānandakā एकःe·kaḥ। मुखैःmu·khaiḥ पञ्चpañ·ca शाकात्तोंśākāttoṃ कुरुतेku·ru·te निजमातरंnijamātaraṃ।।
sulemano nānāvidhā citāpadaśāḥ| jñānī punnaḥ khatātasya bhavedānandakā ekaḥ| mukhaiḥ pañca śākāttoṃ kurute nijamātaraṃ||
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
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दुङ्तायुक्तवित्तानिduṅtāyuktavittāni नोपकुर्वन्तिnopakurvanti किञ्चनkiñ·ca·na। किन्तुkin·tu बृत्युतbṛtyuta उडारंuḍāraṃ धर्म्मंdhar·maṃ खवानुतिरतिkhavānutirati।।
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duṅtāyuktavittāni nopakurvanti kiñcana| kintu bṛtyuta uḍāraṃ dharmmaṃ khavānutirati||
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
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परेशोpa·re·śo नानुजानातिnānujānāti धार्म्मिकस्यdhār·mi·kas·ya च्तधात्ततांctadhāttatāṃ। किन्तुkin·tu संरोsaṃro स्य्यतेsyyate तनta·na दुदृानामेवdudṛānāmeva लब्धताlabdhatā।।
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pareśo nānujānāti dhārmmikasya ctadhāttatāṃ| kintu saṃro syyate tana dudṛānāmeva labdhatā||
The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
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कायेkāye शियिलदइस्तेनśiyiladaistena येye वु्यस्तेvuyaste हरतिha·ra·ti। मद्ात्छाहमनेव्याणांmadātchāhamanevyāṇāṃ करंka·raṃ सम्पत्तिवद्धकःsampattivaddhakaḥ।।
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kāye śiyiladaistena ye vuyaste harati| madātchāhamanevyāṇāṃ karaṃ sampattivaddhakaḥ||
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
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ग्रो्रेफलावचायीgrorephalāvacāyī यःyaḥ सsa पुन्नpunna रत्रrat·ra बुद्धिमान्buddhimān निद्धितःniddhitaḥ शस्यकालेśasyakāle यःyaḥ सsa लज्जनाजनकःlajjanājanakaḥ सुतःsu·taḥ।।
grorephalāvacāyī yaḥ sa punna ratra buddhimān niddhitaḥ śasyakāle yaḥ sa lajjanājanakaḥ sutaḥ||
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
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यम्मशीyammaśī लस्यlasya लाlā कस्यkas·ya मृश्याशीरघितिसतिmṛśyāśīraghitisati। वद्नंvadnaṃ दुजंनानान्तुdujaṃnānāntu दिरान्येनdirānyena समानंsa·mā·naṃ।।
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yammaśī lasya lā kasya mṛśyāśīraghitisati| vadnaṃ dujaṃnānāntu dirānyena samānaṃ||
Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
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आशिषेāśiṣe मर्तmarta धर्म्मdhar·ma दुष्टानांduṣ·ṭā·nāṃ नामnā·ma शीय्येतेśīyyete।। गृह्ाव्याज्ाःgṛhāvyājāḥ सुधीsudhī लोकेlo·ke मृmṛ निपात्यतेnipātyate
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āśiṣe marta dharmma duṣṭānāṃ nāma śīyyete|| gṛhāvyājāḥ sudhī loke mṛ nipātyate
The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
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धस्मिलाdhasmilā कस्यkas·ya यद्yad वक्तंvak·taṃ जीjī वनस्योत्सvanasyotsa ख्वkhva तत्tat। वदनंva·da·naṃ दुर्जनानान्तुdurjanānāntu दोाराव्येनdoārāvyena समानंsa·mā·naṃ।।
dhasmilā kasya yad vaktaṃ jī vanasyotsa khva tat| vadanaṃ durjanānāntu doārāvyena samānaṃ||
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
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आयाāyā विज्ञलेकस्यvijñalekasya प्राज्ञताprājñatā वर्त्ततेvar·ta·te सदाsa·dā। बुद्धिbud·dhi वच्जितलाकस्यvacjitalākasya एषe·ṣa दda ण्डṇḍa युज्यतेyuj·ya·te।।
āyā vijñalekasya prājñatā varttate sadā| buddhi vacjitalākasya eṣa da ṇḍa yujyate||
In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
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ज्ञानवन्तjñānavanta मनुष्याma·nuṣ·yā येye विज्ञानvijñāna गापयन्तितेgāpayantite। किन्वज्ञानस्यkinvajñānasya यद्yad यन्नyan·na तदासन्चतमःtadāsancatamaḥ क्षयंkṣa·yaṃ।।
jñānavanta manuṣyā ye vijñāna gāpayantite| kinvajñānasya yad yanna tadāsancatamaḥ kṣayaṃ||
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
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धनयुत्तास्यdhanayuttāsya लोकस्यlo·kas·ya वित्तvit·ta गा८्तमंgā8tamaṃ पुरpu·ra। दरिब्राणाच्चdaribrāṇācca दारिद्यdāridya तेषांte·ṣāṃ नाशस्यnā·śas·ya कारणंkā·ra·ṇaṃ।।
dhanayuttāsya lokasya vitta gā8tamaṃ pura| daribrāṇācca dāridya teṣāṃ nāśasya kāraṇaṃ||
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
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धम्मिलाकस्यdhammilākasya यत्yat कर्म्मेkarme तत्फलंtatphalaṃ जीवताjī·va·tā वक्षvak·ṣa। दुजनस्यdujanasya चca योyo लाभस्तत्पालंlābhastatpālaṃ पातकावद्ंpātakāvadṃ।।
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dhammilākasya yat karmme tatphalaṃ jīvatā vakṣa| dujanasya ca yo lābhastatpālaṃ pātakāvadṃ||
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
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जीवनायनगामीjīvanāyanagāmī सsa ब्यादशोbyādaśo येनye·na पाल्यतेpāl·ya·te। किन्तुkin·tu यःyaḥ शासनत्यागीśāsanatyāgī सsa हिhi भान्ताbhāntā भविष्यतिbha·viṣ·ya·ti
jīvanāyanagāmī sa byādaśo yena pālyate| kintu yaḥ śāsanatyāgī sa hi bhāntā bhaviṣyati
He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
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व्याच्छादयतिvyācchādayati योyo दोषंdo·ṣaṃ तस्थोछीtasthochī वदतोउनृतंvadatounṛtaṃ। अपवादapavāda यःyaḥ कुय्यात्kuyyāt सोऽपिso·pi मृmṛ नna संशयःsaṃ·śa·yaḥ।।
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vyācchādayati yo doṣaṃ tasthochī vadatounṛtaṃ| apavāda yaḥ kuyyāt so'pi mṛ na saṃśayaḥ||
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
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वाग्बाडधल्येvāgbāḍadhalye ऽपरराघधानाम्pararāghadhānām अभावोa·bhā·vo नहिna·hi विद्यतेvid·ya·te। सखाधरोाsakhādharoā यस्तुyas·tu संयच्छेत्saṃyacchet सsa नराna·rā बुद्धिमान्buddhimān भयात्bha·yāt
vāgbāḍadhalye 'pararāghadhānām abhāvo nahi vidyate| sakhādharoā yastu saṃyacchet sa narā buddhimān bhayāt
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
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धा्मिकस्येवdhāmikasyeva याyā जिप्लाjiplā साsā परीक्षितरूप्यवत्parīkṣitarūpyavat। दुज्जनानाच्चdujjanānācca याyā बद्धिस्तस्याbaddhistasyā मूल्यंmūl·yaṃ भवेत्bha·vet टंṭaṃ।।
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dhāmikasyeva yā jiplā sā parīkṣitarūpyavat| dujjanānācca yā baddhistasyā mūlyaṃ bhavet ṭaṃ||
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
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अधरोadharo घम्मिलाकस्यghammilākasya बद्भनांbadbhanāṃ परिpari पालकpālaka। ज्लानाभावाचjlānābhāvāca निन्नाधाःninnādhāḥ प्राणत्यागंprā·ṇat·yā·gaṃ कुर्वतेkurvate।।
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adharo ghammilākasya badbhanāṃ pari pālaka| jlānābhāvāca ninnādhāḥ prāṇatyāgaṃ kurvate||
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
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दुजनःdujanaḥ श्रङ्कतेśraṅkate यस्मात्yas·māt तta तदवाक्रमिष्यतिtadavākramiṣyati। च्पाकाङ्ाcpākāṅā धाम्मिकाणाच्चdhāmmikāṇācca सफलत्वंsaphalatvaṃ गमिष्यतिga·miṣ·ya·ti।।
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dujanaḥ śraṅkate yasmāt ta tadavākramiṣyati| cpākāṅā dhāmmikāṇācca saphalatvaṃ gamiṣyati||
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
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यथाya·thā कच्छानिलेाऽतीतःkacchānileā'tītaḥ पाष्यन्तधोस्यतेpāṣyantadhosyate तथाta·thā। धार्म्मिकःdhār·mi·kaḥ कुडामूलस्यkuḍāmūlasya सर्व्वदाsar·va·dā स्थायिनःsthāyinaḥ समंsa·maṃ।। कka थिthi काkā
yathā kacchānileā'tītaḥ pāṣyantadhosyate tathā| dhārmmikaḥ kuḍāmūlasya sarvvadā sthāyinaḥ samaṃ|| ka thi kā
As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
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दन्तेव्वस्तरसेाdantevvastaraseā दत्dat घूमाghūmā वाvā नेचयोnecayo यंघाyaṃghā। तदरेवालसाtadarevālasā दूतःdū·taḥ प्रेरकस्यprerakasya मतmata भवेत्bha·vet।।
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dantevvastaraseā dat ghūmā vā necayo yaṃghā| tadarevālasā dūtaḥ prerakasya mata bhavet||
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
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परpara मेखश्वरताmekhaśvaratā भीतिbhī·ti भवव्यायुःपवडद्धिकाbhavavyāyuḥpavaḍaddhikā। किन्तुkin·tu न्धुनीकरिव्यन्तेndhunīkarivyante वत्सराःvat·sa·rāḥ पापिनांpā·pi·nāṃ नृणांnṛṇāṃ।।
para mekhaśvaratā bhīti bhavavyāyuḥpavaḍaddhikā| kintu ndhunīkarivyante vatsarāḥ pāpināṃ nṛṇāṃ||
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
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प्रल्याग्राpralyāgrā धाम्मिकागांdhāmmikāgāṃ याyā साsā भवेत्bha·vet दषैदायिनौdaṣaid·āyinau। दुजेनानांdujenānāṃ प्रतीक्षाpra·tīk·ṣā याyā साsā क्षयंkṣa·yaṃ परिगच्छतिparigacchati।।
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pralyāgrā dhāmmikāgāṃ yā sā bhavet daṣaidāyinau| dujenānāṃ pratīkṣā yā sā kṣayaṃ parigacchati||
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
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परमेशस्यpa·ra·me·śas·ya यनमार्गyanamārga दुर्गेंdurgeṃ तत्tat सरsara लात्मनांlātmanāṃ। किन्तुkin·tu दुष्कम्मिलेाकानांduṣkammileākānāṃ तदta·da वास्तिvāsti विनाशकvi·nā·śa·ka
parameśasya yanamārga durgeṃ tat sara lātmanāṃ| kintu duṣkammileākānāṃ tada vāsti vināśaka
The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
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घाम्मिकःghāmmikaḥ सर्व्वेदाsarvedā स्थायोंsthāyoṃ कदाचिन्नkadācinna चलिष्यतिca·liṣ·ya·ti। किन्तुkin·tu येye दुश्वरिचास्तेduśvaricāste नवnava व्सन्तिvsanti नीठतिnīṭhati।।
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ghāmmikaḥ sarvvedā sthāyoṃ kadācinna caliṣyati| kintu ye duśvaricāste nava vsanti nīṭhati||
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
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धाम्मिकस्येवdhāmmikasyeva यद्yad वनंvanaṃ तस्मिन्tas·min पन्नाpannā प्रदतिpradati याyā चca वक्रवदाvakravadā जिकाjikā साsā समच्छत्यतेsamacchatyate किलki·la
dhāmmikasyeva yad vanaṃ tasmin pannā pradati yā ca vakravadā jikā sā samacchatyate kila
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
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व्यघरोvyagharo धघाम्मिकस्थेवdhaghāmmikastheva प्रोतिभावस्यprotibhāvasya सड़िनोsar̤ino। दुच्जनानाच्चducjanānācca यद्yad वच्वौvacvau वक्रभावस्यvakrabhāvasya सङ्गीsaṅ·gī तत्tat नna
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vyagharo dhaghāmmikastheva protibhāvasya sar̤ino| ducjanānācca yad vacvau vakrabhāvasya saṅgī tat na
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
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.