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Proverbs 21 सुलेमनो हितोपदेशः 21
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न्दगांndagāṃ सर्व्वंपधाsarvaṃpadhā भडःbhaḍaḥ प्रतिभातिpratibhāti खटब्येkhaṭabye। अa परमेशस्तparameśasta चित्तानाम्cittānām अद्वितीयad·vi·tī·ya परीक्षकंpa·rīk·ṣa·kaṃ।।
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ndagāṃ sarvvaṃpadhā bhaḍaḥ pratibhāti khaṭabye| a parameśasta cittānām advitīya parīkṣakaṃ||
To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
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यज्तताऽपिyajtatā'pi परेशायpareśāya रोचतेro·ca·te न्धायधम्मछछत्ndhāyadhammachachat।। हूhū दसdasa दपाdapā क्षदाkṣadā गर्व्वंgar·vaṃ पापिनांpā·pi·nāṃ श्रीśrī पापछातpāpachāta
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yajtatā'pi pareśāya rocate ndhāyadhammachachat|| hū dasa dapā kṣadā garvvaṃ pāpināṃ śrī pāpachāta
An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.
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ज्अमशीलस्यjamaśīlasya सङ्कल्पाःsaṅkalpāḥ कोवलंkovalaṃ धनवद्धैकाःdhanavaddhaikāḥ। कka कka नna नna यस्तुyas·tu साइसिकस्तेनsāisikastena कka बलंba·laṃ देन्यमाप्यतेdenyamāpyate।। जिङया्टतवादिन्याjiṅayāṭatavādinyā सम्प्राप्ताsamprāptā याyā धनाष्यताdhanāṣyatā। साsā ्लन्वेधिभिlanvedhibhi टंस्टाṭaṃsṭā गृगटय्णाgṛgaṭayṇā सुभझुराsubhajhurā।।
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jamaśīlasya saṅkalpāḥ kovalaṃ dhanavaddhaikāḥ| ka ka na na yastu sāisikastena ka balaṃ denyamāpyate|| jiṅayāṭatavādinyā samprāptā yā dhanāṣyatā| sā lanvedhibhi ṭaṃsṭā gṛgaṭayṇā subhajhurā||
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
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दुजंनान्dujaṃnān निजदोाराल्यंnijadoārālyaṃ विनाशंvi·nā·śaṃ गमयिष्यतिga·ma·yiṣ·ya·ti धम्ममाचरितुंdhammamācarituṃ यस्माद्yas·mād इच्छाic·chā तेषांte·ṣāṃ नna जायतेjā·ya·te
dujaṃnān nijadoārālyaṃ vināśaṃ gamayiṣyati dhammamācarituṃ yasmād icchā teṣāṃ na jāyate
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
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वक्रमागाvakramāgā मनुष्याma·nuṣ·yā योyo विजनंvi·ja·naṃ तस्यtas·ya मानसंmā·na·saṃ। किन्तुkin·tu निम्मलभावोाnimmalabhāvoā यःyaḥ सरलंsa·ra·laṃ सsa खकम्मणिkhakammaṇi
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vakramāgā manuṣyā yo vijanaṃ tasya mānasaṃ| kintu nimmalabhāvoā yaḥ saralaṃ sa khakammaṇi
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
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दुखरिमनुष्यस्यdukharimanuṣyasya वासनानिद्धकामिनीvāsanāniddhakāminī। नेवानुnevānu गद्यतेgad·ya·te नसnasa दृश्याdṛś·yā बन्धुजनोbandhujano निजःnijaḥ।। कka लिli
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dukharimanuṣyasya vāsanāniddhakāminī| nevānu gadyate nasa dṛśyā bandhujano nijaḥ|| ka li
The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.
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निन्दकोnin·da·ko दण्डितdaṇḍita प्रज्ञांprajñāṃ समवाप्यतिsamavāpyati मन्दघीःmandaghīḥ। शिśi च्तादानाचctādānāca विज्ञेनvijñena ज्ञानलाभःjñānalābhaḥ करिष्यतेka·riṣ·ya·te।।
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nindako daṇḍita prajñāṃ samavāpyati mandaghīḥ| śi ctādānāca vijñena jñānalābhaḥ kariṣyate||
When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
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ालोचयतिālocayati सन्तानंsan·tā·naṃ धर्म्मोdhar·mo पापात्मनोpā·pāt·ma·no उठेuṭhe। निपातयतिnipātayati नाशायnāśāya दुजंनान्dujaṃnān परमेश्वरःpa·ra·meś·va·raḥ।।।
ālocayati santānaṃ dharmmo pāpātmano uṭhe| nipātayati nāśāya dujaṃnān parameśvaraḥ|||
The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
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दरिद्रस्यात्तरावेdaridrasyāttarāve यःyaḥ संरुणद्धिsaṃruṇaddhi निजश्यतिंnijaśyatiṃ। कृतkṛ·ta ततोपिta·to·pi चीत्कारेcītkāre नोत्तरंnot·ta·raṃ कोऽपिko·pi दास्यतिdās·ya·ti कka
daridrasyāttarāve yaḥ saṃruṇaddhi nijaśyatiṃ| kṛta tatopi cītkāre nottaraṃ ko'pi dāsyati ka
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
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गुप्तरानेनguptarānena कपानिkapāni निव्वाणत्वंnivvāṇatvaṃ प्रगच्छतिpra·gac·cha·ti। उत्काचाद्utkācād वस्त्रगर्भvastragarbha चca निदिताचण्डतानलःniditācaṇḍatānalaḥ।। नna नna कka अa
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guptarānena kapāni nivvāṇatvaṃ pragacchati| utkācād vastragarbha ca niditācaṇḍatānalaḥ|| na na ka a
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
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चम्माचारेcammācāre महानन्दोma·hā·nan·do धभम्मिलाकेनdhabhammilākena मन्यतेman·ya·te। अधम्माचारिणांadhammācāriṇāṃ किन्तुkin·tu चासस्तस्मात्cāsastasmāt प्रजायतेprajāyate
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cammācāre mahānando dhabhammilākena manyate| adhammācāriṇāṃ kintu cāsastasmāt prajāyate
It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
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ज्ञानमागंjñānamāgaṃ परित्यज्यpa·rit·yaj·ya परिभ्राम्यतिparibhrāmyati योyo नरःna·raḥ। शेषेśe·ṣe प्रेतpreta सभांsa·bhāṃ प्राप्यprāp·ya विश्वसिष्यतिviś·va·siṣ·ya·ti तत्रtat·ra सःsaḥ।। किki विvi नna
jñānamāgaṃ parityajya paribhrāmyati yo naraḥ| śeṣe preta sabhāṃ prāpya viśvasiṣyati tatra saḥ|| ki vi na
The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
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याyā नरःna·raḥ प्रीयतेprī·ya·te इषiṣa सsa भविष्यत्यकिञ्चनःbhaviṣyatyakiñcanaḥ। मदेmade तेलेtele चca यस्तुष्टःyastuṣṭaḥ सsa वित्तंvit·taṃ लश्यतेlaśyate नदिnadi।।
yā naraḥ prīyate iṣa sa bhaviṣyatyakiñcanaḥ| made tele ca yastuṣṭaḥ sa vittaṃ laśyate nadi||
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
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धार्म्मिकस्यdhār·mi·kas·ya मनुश्यस्यmanuśyasya मुक्तेmuk·te मुल्यmulya भवेत्bha·vet शठःśaṭhaḥ। नृणांnṛṇāṃ सरर्लाचत्तानांsararlācattānāṃ प्रतिहस्तःpratihastaḥ पवश्चुकःpavaścukaḥ।।
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dhārmmikasya manuśyasya mukte mulya bhavet śaṭhaḥ| nṛṇāṃ sararlācattānāṃ pratihastaḥ pavaścukaḥ||
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
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वरva·ra वासोvā·so मनुष्यस्यma·nuṣ·yas·ya मरुस्थानेmarusthāne ऽप्यनालयेpyanālaye। नna चca वाक्कालचासक्ताvākkālacāsaktā लेशleśa सधम्मिंणोsadhammiṃṇo।। जja कka नदnada
vara vāso manuṣyasya marusthāne 'pyanālaye| na ca vākkālacāsaktā leśa sadhammiṃṇo|| ja ka nada
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
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योyo नरोna·ro चलतेcalate धर्म्मंdhar·maṃ सोजन्यच्चानुगच्छतिsojanyaccānugacchati। जीवनjī·va·na तेनte·na धम्मंखdhammaṃkha कीतिंkītiṃ खkha प्रतिलप्यतेpratilapyate।।
yo naro calate dharmmaṃ sojanyaccānugacchati| jīvana tena dhammaṃkha kītiṃ kha pratilapyate||
He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
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वीराणांvī·rā·ṇāṃ पुरpu·ra मुन्नड्munnaḍ ज्ञातवान्jñā·ta·vān प्रविशेज्ञरःpraviśejñaraḥ। तेषांte·ṣāṃ विखासभूमित्चvikhāsabhūmitca गाएgāe दुर्गdurga निपातयेत्nipātayet।।
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vīrāṇāṃ pura munnaḍ jñātavān praviśejñaraḥ| teṣāṃ vikhāsabhūmitca gāe durga nipātayet||
A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
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अभिमानीabhimānī नरःna·raḥ स्फीतस्तस्यsphītastasya नामnā·ma चca निन्दकःnindakaḥ अभिमानातिशय्यञ्चabhimānātiśayyañca सsa समाचरितुंsamācarituṃ पटpaṭa।।
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abhimānī naraḥ sphītastasya nāma ca nindakaḥ abhimānātiśayyañca sa samācarituṃ paṭa||
Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
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अलसाalasā याyā मनव्यस्तंmanavyastaṃ खलोभेkhalobhe मारुचिष्यतिmāruciṣyati। यतेya·te इतःi·taḥ करोka·ro तस्यtas·ya श्रमंśra·maṃ कर्त्रkartra मनिच्छेगmanicchega।।
alasā yā manavyastaṃ khalobhe māruciṣyati| yate itaḥ karo tasya śramaṃ kartra manicchega||
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
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नराःna·rāḥ काचिद्kā·cid दिनंdi·naṃ कत्संkatsaṃ लिप्यन्तेlipyante तीत्रलिष्ययाtītraliṣyayā धाम्मिकोाdhāmmikoā मानवःmā·na·vaḥ किन्तुkin·tu विखाणयद्यकातरःvikhāṇayadyakātaraḥ।।
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narāḥ kācid dinaṃ katsaṃ lipyante tītraliṣyayā dhāmmikoā mānavaḥ kintu vikhāṇayadyakātaraḥ||
He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
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ण्योṇyo दुरात्मनांdurātmanāṃ यज्ञःyajñaḥ किम्kim दोजन्यतःdojanyataḥ कृतःkṛ·taḥ।। अनृतंanṛtaṃ वक्तिvak·ti यःyaḥ साक्षीsāk·ṣī सsa विनाशंvi·nā·śaṃ गमिष्यतिga·miṣ·ya·ti।
ṇyo durātmanāṃ yajñaḥ kim dojanyataḥ kṛtaḥ|| anṛtaṃ vakti yaḥ sākṣī sa vināśaṃ gamiṣyati|
The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
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दुजेननdujenana खकयास्येkhakayāsye निभंयत्वंnibhaṃyatvaṃ प्रकाश्यतेpra·kāś·ya·te। किन्तुkin·tu यःyaḥ सरलस्तंनsaralastaṃna खगतिःkhagatiḥ क्रियतेkri·ya·te स्थिरोsthi·ro।।
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dujenana khakayāsye nibhaṃyatvaṃ prakāśyate| kintu yaḥ saralastaṃna khagatiḥ kriyate sthiro||
A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.
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प्रत्यक्षpratyakṣa परमेशस्यpa·ra·me·śas·ya याyā भवेज्नयसाधिनीbhavejnayasādhinī। नna प्रज्ञाprajñā विद्यतेvid·ya·te ताटक्tāṭak नna बुद्धिbud·dhi तंtaṃ चca मन्त्रणाman·tra·ṇā।।
pratyakṣa parameśasya yā bhavejnayasādhinī| na prajñā vidyate tāṭak na buddhi taṃ ca mantraṇā||
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
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सsa सच्जीक्रियतेsacjīkriyate वाजीvājī सङ्गमस्यsaṅgamasya दिनंdi·naṃ प्रतिpra·ti। केवलke·va·la! परमेशस्तुpa·ra·me·śas·tu जयस्यास्तिjayasyāsti निरूपकःnirūpakaḥ।।
sa sacjīkriyate vājī saṅgamasya dinaṃ prati| kevala! parameśastu jayasyāsti nirūpakaḥ||
The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.
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.