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Proverbs 17 सुलेमनो हितोपदेशः 17
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पुतंputaṃ लज्नाकरगृवेlajnākaragṛve द्च्तdcta वश्रकटिव्यतिvaśrakaṭivyati। लप्यतेlapyate चाधिकारांशंcādhikārāṃśaṃ सsa रवra·va म्नाटभिःmnāṭabhiḥ सदsada।। रूप्यंrūp·yaṃ परीक्षतेpa·rīk·ṣa·te मूषाmūṣā दमन्तीdamantī कनकंka·na·kaṃ तथाta·thā। किन्तुkin·tu मानवचित्तानांmānavacittānāṃ परमेशःparameśaḥ परौच्तकःparauctakaḥ।।
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putaṃ lajnākaragṛve dcta vaśrakaṭivyati| lapyate cādhikārāṃśaṃ sa rava mnāṭabhiḥ sada|| rūpyaṃ parīkṣate mūṣā damantī kanakaṃ tathā| kintu mānavacittānāṃ parameśaḥ parauctakaḥ||
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
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रितंritaṃ धम्महीनोैःdhammahīnoaiḥ इटगोतिiṭagoti दुजंनाdujaṃnā वचःva·caḥ। खमनkhamana दुद्जिज्ञायांdudjijñāyāṃ धीयतेdhīyate ऽनृतवादिनोnṛ·ta·vā·di·no।।
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ritaṃ dhammahīnoaiḥ iṭagoti dujaṃnā vacaḥ| khamana dudjijñāyāṃ dhīyate 'nṛtavādino||
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
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दुगेताdugetā इस्यतेisyate येनye·na तत्खद्ाtatkhadā तेनte·na जिन्दयतेjindayate। परस्यापदिparasyāpadi याyā ष्टःṣṭaḥ सsa दश्डान्नdaśḍānna विमुच्यतेvimucyate।।
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dugetā isyate yena tatkhadā tena jindayate| parasyāpadi yā ṣṭaḥ sa daśḍānna vimucyate||
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
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युज्यतेyuj·ya·te। किम्kim माहाम्ययुक्तस्यmāhāmyayuktasya वदनेva·da·ne ऽचतभाषणंcatabhāṣaṇaṃ।। तद्tad रलंralaṃ यश्चyaś·ca वत्तेतvatteta साफल्यंsāphalyaṃ तत्रtat·ra जायतेjā·ya·te।।
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yujyate| kim māhāmyayuktasya vadane 'catabhāṣaṇaṃ|| tad ralaṃ yaśca vatteta sāphalyaṃ tatra jāyate||
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
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अादटगाद्यपराधंaādaṭagādyaparādhaṃ वःvaḥ प्रमाथंpramāthaṃ सsa विचेष्टतेviceṣṭate। यस्तुyas·tu वाचंvā·caṃ श्रुतांśrutāṃ वक्तिvak·ti सुक्द्धदंsukddhadaṃ करातिka·rā·ti सःsaḥ।।
aādaṭagādyaparādhaṃ vaḥ pramāthaṃ sa viceṣṭate| yastu vācaṃ śrutāṃ vakti sukddhadaṃ karāti saḥ||
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
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केवलंke·va·laṃ शासśāsa नत्यागंnatyāgaṃ समन्विच्छतिsamanvicchati दुज्जनःdujjanaḥ। तस्मात्tas·māt सुनिष्टुरोsuniṣṭuro दूdū तस्तदिरुडंtastadiruḍaṃ प्रेष्यतेpreṣ·ya·te।। मल्लस्यmallasya तवतयस्यtavatayasya साच्तात्कारोsāctātkāro भवेद्bha·ved वरva·ra। मूखताविछmūkhatāvicha मुखस्यmu·khas·ya साक्तात्काराsāktātkārā वरva·ra निni।।
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kevalaṃ śāsa natyāgaṃ samanvicchati dujjanaḥ| tasmāt suniṣṭuro dū tastadiruḍaṃ preṣyate|| mallasya tavatayasya sāctātkāro bhaved vara| mūkhatāvicha mukhasya sāktātkārā vara ni||
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
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उपकारंu·pa·kā·raṃ किki सम्प्राप्यsamprāpya योऽपकारंyo'pakāraṃ समाचरेत्sa·mā·ca·ret नna कदाचनka·dā·ca·na तदूदाट्tadūdāṭ पकारःpakāraḥ मरिष्यतिma·riṣ·ya·ti।।
upakāraṃ ki samprāpya yo'pakāraṃ samācaret na kadācana tadūdāṭ pakāraḥ mariṣyati||
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
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विवादस्यvivādasya यya आरम्भārambha सsa जलाधारभेदवत्jalādhārabhedavat। अतच्ित्तविकारस्यatacittavikārasya पुर्व्वंpur·vaṃ न्दरंndaraṃ परित्यजpa·rit·ya·ja।।
vivādasya ya ārambha sa jalādhārabhedavat| atacittavikārasya purvvaṃ ndaraṃ parityaja||
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
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दुष्टंduṣṭaṃ योyo वक्तिvak·ti निदेावंnideāvaṃ धार्म्मिकंdhār·mi·kaṃ वचvaca दोषिणंdo·ṣi·ṇaṃ छणोयावेवchaṇoyāveva मन्येतेmanyete परमेशेनpa·ra·me·śe·na ताtā वुसोvuso।।
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duṣṭaṃ yo vakti nideāvaṃ dhārmmikaṃ vaca doṣiṇaṃ chaṇoyāveva manyete parameśena tā vuso||
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
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अस्यas·ya मूखंलाकस्यmūkhaṃlākasya चरतेcarate पण्यंpaṇ·yaṃ किमकkimaka। तत्tat किंkiṃ प्रज्ञाक्रयाधेंprajñākrayādheṃ स्यात्syāt चिच्छक्तिस्तस्यcicchaktistasya नास्तिnās·ti
asya mūkhaṃlākasya carate paṇyaṃ kimaka| tat kiṃ prajñākrayādheṃ syāt cicchaktistasya nāsti
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
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प्रेमागंpremāgaṃ सर्व्वकानेषुsarvakāneṣu बन्धुban·dhu बन्धोban·dho करोतिka·ro·ti हिhi। विपत्तावुपकाराथैvipattāvupakārāthai जायतेjā·ya·te चca सादरsādara।।
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premāgaṃ sarvvakāneṣu bandhu bandho karoti hi| vipattāvupakārāthai jāyate ca sādara||
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
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थाthā नरोna·ro बुद्धिहीनःbuddhihīnaḥ सsa अकरणakaraṇa स्पुशेत्spuśet करkara। खमिचस्यkhamicasya समक्षञ्चsa·mak·ṣañ·ca परस्यpa·ras·ya लस्मकाlasmakā भवेत्bha·vet।।
thā naro buddhihīnaḥ sa akaraṇa spuśet kara| khamicasya samakṣañca parasya lasmakā bhavet||
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
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पराघधपियान्नान्यःparāghadhapiyānnānyaḥ कोऽपिko·pi स्यात्syāt कलkala प्रियpri·ya खद्धारःkhaddhāraḥ यःyaḥ करेद्युदंkaredyudaṃ सsa विनाशयvināśaya चैतेcai·te।।
parāghadhapiyānnānyaḥ ko'pi syāt kala priya khaddhāraḥ yaḥ karedyudaṃ sa vināśaya caite||
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
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वक्रचित्तमनव्येणvakracittamanavyeṇa मङ्गलंmaṅ·ga·laṃ प्राप्यतेprāp·ya·te नहिna·hi। यज्ञyajña कुटिलजिकःkuṭilajikaḥ सsa विपक्षोvi·pak·ṣo निपतिष्यतिni·pa·tiṣ·ya·ti।।
vakracittamanavyeṇa maṅgalaṃ prāpyate nahi| yajña kuṭilajikaḥ sa vipakṣo nipatiṣyati||
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
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सुतंsu·taṃ येye जनयेन्मृखंjanayenmṛkhaṃ खष्एस्तेनkhaṣestena साध्यतेsādh·ya·te। पुच्स्याच्स्यpucsyācsya यन्तातःyantātaḥ सोऽपिso·pi नेवाभिनन्दतिnevābhinandati।।
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sutaṃ ye janayenmṛkhaṃ khaṣestena sādhyate| pucsyācsya yantātaḥ so'pi nevābhinandati||
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
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सुपथ्यंsupathyaṃ छदयंchadayaṃ कसkasa रोगघ्नंrogaghnaṃ भेषजंbheṣajaṃ यथाya·thā। मनसःma·na·saḥ च्ुखताcukhatā किन्तुkin·tu कौकसान्यपिkaukasānyapi एेःषयेत्eeḥṣayet
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supathyaṃ chadayaṃ kasa rogaghnaṃ bheṣajaṃ yathā| manasaḥ cukhatā kintu kaukasānyapi eeḥṣayet
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
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वस््रगभतvasragabhata उत्वाचंutvācaṃ बहिष्करोतिba·hiṣ·ka·ro·ti दुज्जनःdujjanaḥ। मागन्māgan न्यायविचारस्यnyā·ya·vi·cā·ras·ya वक्रीकत्तंvakrīkattaṃ समद्यतःsamadyataḥ।
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vasragabhata utvācaṃ bahiṣkaroti dujjanaḥ| māgan nyāyavicārasya vakrīkattaṃ samadyataḥ|
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
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बुचिbuci युक्तस्यyuk·tas·ya लोकस्यlo·kas·ya प्रज्ञाprajñā सम्मुखवत्तिनीsammukhavattinī। लोचनेlo·ca·ne किन्तुkin·tu मुखस्यmu·khas·ya घरणीप्रान्तगामिनीgharaṇīprāntagāminī।।
buci yuktasya lokasya prajñā sammukhavattinī| locane kintu mukhasya gharaṇīprāntagāminī||
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
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धाम्मिकस्याधेद्ण्टेनdhāmmikasyādhedṇṭena दण्डनंdaṇḍanaṃ नna समझसंsamajhasaṃ। किमुkimu शधिमनुष्याणांśadhimanuṣyāṇāṃ प्रहासेprahāse न्यावदङेतुकःnyāvadaṅetukaḥ।।
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dhāmmikasyādhedṇṭena daṇḍanaṃ na samajhasaṃ| kimu śadhimanuṣyāṇāṃ prahāse nyāvadaṅetukaḥ||
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
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वाग्धनाल्यव्यीvāgdhanālyavyī यःyaḥ स्यात्syāt सsa रवra·va ज्ञातवान्jñā·ta·vān नरःna·raḥ। योyo मनुष्यma·nuṣ·ya धीरात्साdhīrātsā सsa रवra·va बुद्धिमान्buddhimān नरःna·raḥ।।
vāgdhanālyavyī yaḥ syāt sa rava jñātavān naraḥ| yo manuṣya dhīrātsā sa rava buddhimān naraḥ||
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
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यावत्yā·vat समाचरेन्मोनंsamācarenmonaṃ तावत्tā·vat मखीmakhī ऽपिpi परडितःparaḍitaḥ। कुरुतेku·ru·te यश्चyaś·ca वाग्रोधंvāgrodhaṃ बुद्धियुक्त' सsa मत्तोmat·to। कka
yāvat samācarenmonaṃ tāvat makhī 'pi paraḍitaḥ| kurute yaśca vāgrodhaṃ buddhiyukta' sa matto| ka
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
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.