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Proverbs 2 सुलेमनो हितोपदेशः 2

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1

रक्षणंrak·ṣa·ṇaṃ पापिभ्योpā·pibh·yo निस्तरणंnistaraṇaṃ सत्पथनsatpathana गमनझgamanajha केke मदीयात्मजmadīyātmaja त्वंtvaṃ चेद्ced गटक्ीgaṭakī याyā वचनानिva·ca·nā·ni मेme मामकौननिदेशंशेट्māmakaunanideśaṃśeṭ गोापयेgoāpaye निजमानसेnijamānase।
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rakṣaṇaṃ pāpibhyo nistaraṇaṃ satpathana gamanajha ke madīyātmaja tvaṃ ced gaṭakī yā vacanāni me māmakaunanideśaṃśeṭ goāpaye nijamānase|

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
2

प्रज्ञायांprajñāyāṃ निदधीथाश्वnidadhīthāśva स्वकीsvakī यशyaśa वणेन्द्रियंvaṇendriyaṃ।।
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prajñāyāṃ nidadhīthāśva svakī yaśa vaṇendriyaṃ||

So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
3

त्वंtvaṃ चेद्ced विवेचनायाच्चvivecanāyācca निजचित्तंnijacittaṃ पवत्तयःpavattayaḥ। समाङ्येखsamāṅyekha चेद्ced बुद्धिम्bud·dhim उच्चकेखuccakekha विवेचनाvivecanā।।
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tvaṃ ced vivecanāyācca nijacittaṃ pavattayaḥ| samāṅyekha ced buddhim uccakekha vivecanā||

Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
4

तोकtoka टोप्यवद्ṭopyavad अन्विष्येanviṣye मार्गmār·ga येye गुंप्तरल्लवत्guṃptarallavat।।

toka ṭopyavad anviṣye mārga ye guṃptarallavat||

If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
5

परमेश्वरभक्तियाparameśvarabhaktiyā त्वयाtva·yā साsā तर्हिtar·hi माद्खतेmādkhate।
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parameśvarabhaktiyā tvayā sā tarhi mādkhate|

Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
6

प्ञादाताpñādātā यतोya·to इताःitāḥ खयमल्िkhayamali परमेश्वरःpa·ra·meś·va·raḥ। तस्यैवtas·yai·va वकवतvakavata जातंjā·taṃ सुतिsuti पवत्तंpavattaṃ तेte।।

pñādātā yato itāḥ khayamali parameśvaraḥ| tasyaiva vakavata jātaṃ suti pavattaṃ te||

For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
7

लाकानागृजुचित्तानांlākānāgṛjucittānāṃ कुशलंku·śa·laṃ सिनातिsināti सःsaḥ। सिद्धाचारमनस्याणांsiddhācāramanasyāṇāṃ फलकोस्तिphalakosti सsa रवश्चra·vaś·ca।।
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lākānāgṛjucittānāṃ kuśalaṃ sināti saḥ| siddhācāramanasyāṇāṃ phalakosti sa ravaśca||

He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
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तेनैवte·nai·va न्यायमागीणांnyāyamāgīṇāṃ कियतेkiyate परिपालनंparipālanaṃ। खीयसाधुमन्व्याणांkhīyasādhumanvyāṇāṃ गतिस्तेनgatistena चca रच्यतेracyate।।
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tenaiva nyāyamāgīṇāṃ kiyate paripālanaṃ| khīyasādhumanvyāṇāṃ gatistena ca racyate||

He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
9

ततोta·to हेतास्वयाhetāsvayā तर्हिtar·hi घम्मghamma न्यायश्चnyāyaśca ओत्यतेotyate। ज्ञास्यतेjñās·ya·te चca त्वयाtva·yā सर्व्वंsar·vaṃ सारल्यादिsāralyādi खुभावनंkhubhāvanaṃ।
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tato hetāsvayā tarhi ghamma nyāyaśca otyate| jñāsyate ca tvayā sarvvaṃ sāralyādi khubhāvanaṃ|

Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
10

तवान्तःकरगंtavāntaḥkaragaṃ प्रज्ञाprajñā यस्मिनyasmina कालेkā·le प्रवेरच्छतिpraveracchati। मनसेmanase तावकीनायtāvakīnāya ज्ञानंjñā·naṃ रोचिष्यतेrociṣyate यदाya·dā।।

tavāntaḥkaragaṃ prajñā yasmina kāle praveracchati| manase tāvakīnāya jñānaṃ rociṣyate yadā||

When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
11

परिणामपदशित्वंpariṇāmapadaśitvaṃ तदाta·dā त्वांtvāṃ पालयिष्यतिpā·la·yiṣ·ya·ti। सुsu विवेचनvivecana युवाyu·vā सम्यक्sam·yak तच्चtac·ca रक्तिव्यसेraktivyase तदाta·dā।।

pariṇāmapadaśitvaṃ tadā tvāṃ pālayiṣyati| su vivecana yuvā samyak tacca raktivyase tadā||

Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
12

उद्धतःuddhataḥ पापिनाpā·pi·nā मागोद्māgod वक्रभाषिनरादपिvakrabhāṣinarādapi।।
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uddhataḥ pāpinā māgod vakrabhāṣinarādapi||

To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
13

गन्तुंgan·tuṃ तामसरtāmasara थ्यासुthyāsu व्यक्तसारल्यमागंतःvyaktasāralyamāgaṃtaḥ।।
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gantuṃ tāmasara thyāsu vyaktasāralyamāgaṃtaḥ||

Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
14

च्यसत्काम्मणिcyasatkāmmaṇi सन्तुद्धात्santuddhāt कुकल्पेशख्चkukalpeśakhca पूpū स्ततःstataḥ।।
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cyasatkāmmaṇi santuddhāt kukalpeśakhca pū stataḥ||

Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
15

वक्रतारूपमागाvakratārūpamāgā चca जद्धयवरत्मनिjaddhayavaratmani गामिनःgāminaḥ।।
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vakratārūpamāgā ca jaddhayavaratmani gāminaḥ||

Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
16

उद्धृतःud·dhṛ·taḥ प्रपृprapṛ दारेभ्यःdārebhyaḥ सिगधवाचःsigadhavācaḥ परस्त्रियःparastriyaḥ।।
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uddhṛtaḥ prapṛ dārebhyaḥ sigadhavācaḥ parastriyaḥ||

To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
17

याyā सन्त्यक्कवतोंsantyakkavatoṃ स्वीयंsvī·yaṃ मित्रंmit·raṃ यावनकालिकंyāvanakālikaṃ। स्वsva किki येस्घरyesghara सम्बन्धिनियमंsambandhiniyamaṃ याyā चca विस्मताvismatā।। कनkana कka

yā santyakkavatoṃ svīyaṃ mitraṃ yāvanakālikaṃ| sva ki yesghara sambandhiniyamaṃ yā ca vismatā|| kana ka

Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
18

यतोya·to इतोi·to उठuṭha तस्याtas·yā नमतिnamati प्रलयंpralayaṃ प्रतिpra·ti। तस्याःtas·yāḥ सर्व्वाणिsar·vā·ṇi वत्मानिvatmāni प्रेतpreta लोकंlo·kaṃ प्रयान्तिprayānti चca।। मma खkha कka

yato ito uṭha tasyā namati pralayaṃ prati| tasyāḥ sarvvāṇi vatmāni preta lokaṃ prayānti ca|| ma kha ka

For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
19

गत्वाgat·vā तस्याःtas·yāḥ समीपन्तुsamīpantu नैवnai·va केऽपिke·pi निवत्तेतेnivattete। नैवnai·va जीवनवत्मानिjīvanavatmāni वावाघ्नोतिvāvāghnoti कदाचनka·dā·ca·na।।
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gatvā tasyāḥ samīpantu naiva ke'pi nivattete| naiva jīvanavatmāni vāvāghnoti kadācana||

None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
20

तस्माद्tas·mād भमनुव्याणांbhamanuvyāṇāṃ पदव्यांpadavyāṃ त्वंtvaṃ त्रजिष्यसिtrajiṣyasi।। धाम्मिकाणाश्यdhāmmikāṇāśya लाकानांlā·kā·nāṃ प्रस्थानprasthāna पालpāla विव्यसिvivyasi।।
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tasmād bhamanuvyāṇāṃ padavyāṃ tvaṃ trajiṣyasi|| dhāmmikāṇāśya lākānāṃ prasthāna pāla vivyasi||

That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
21

मानवाःmā·na·vāḥ सरलात्मानःsaralātmānaḥ सन्निवत्स्यन्तिsannivatsyanti नीढतिnīḍhati। सिडाचारुमनुष्याश्चsiḍācārumanuṣyāśca तत्रtat·ra स्थास्यन्तिsthās·yan·ti सुस्थिराःsus·thi·rāḥ।।
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mānavāḥ saralātmānaḥ sannivatsyanti nīḍhati| siḍācārumanuṣyāśca tatra sthāsyanti susthirāḥ||

For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
22

देशस्यde·śas·ya मध्यतःmadh·ya·taḥ सर्व्वंsar·vaṃ उच्छेव्यन्तेucchevyante चca दुजंdujaṃ ताःtāḥ। किki टिṭi सर्व्वsar·va चोत्पाटयिष्यन्तेcotpāṭayiṣyante तस्यtas·ya मध्यात्madh·yāt प्रवञ्चकाःpra·vañ·ca·kāḥ।।

deśasya madhyataḥ sarvvaṃ ucchevyante ca dujaṃ tāḥ| ki ṭi sarvva cotpāṭayiṣyante tasya madhyāt pravañcakāḥ||

But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

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.