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Proverbs 22 सुलेमनो हितोपदेशः 22
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प्रचरादपिpracarādapi। दु्व्वणोाचduvvaṇoāca सुवगाचsuvagāca क्छkcha रलमनुयक्तःralamanuyaktaḥ।। चनद्धीनाcanaddhīnā धनाच्याdhanācyā समायन्तिsamāyanti मघोmagho नराःna·rāḥ। व्यद्दिvyaddi तीयस्तtīyasta सर्व्वांsar·vāṃ र्दृिकत्ताrdṛikattā परमेश्वरःpa·ra·meś·va·raḥ।। मेधावीmedhāvī विपदंvi·pa·daṃ दृष्टाdṛṣ·ṭā गुप्तमाखयतेguptamākhayate स्थलंsthalaṃ। मन्दधीस्तुmandadhīstu प्रगल्याग्रंpragalyāgraṃ समवाप्नोतिsamavāpnoti दण्डनंdaṇḍanaṃ।।
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pracarādapi| duvvaṇoāca suvagāca kcha ralamanuyaktaḥ|| canaddhīnā dhanācyā samāyanti magho narāḥ| vyaddi tīyasta sarvvāṃ rdṛikattā parameśvaraḥ|| medhāvī vipadaṃ dṛṣṭā guptamākhayate sthalaṃ| mandadhīstu pragalyāgraṃ samavāpnoti daṇḍanaṃ||
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
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नम्त्रत्वnamtratva यन्मन्यस्यyanmanyasya भयंbha·yaṃ यच्चyac·ca परश्वरात्paraśvarāt। श्रीśrī यशyaśa जीवनश्लेवjīvanaśleva तथाःtathāḥ सन्तिsan·ti फलानिpha·lā·ni क्िki।।
namtratva yanmanyasya bhayaṃ yacca paraśvarāt| śrī yaśa jīvanaśleva tathāḥ santi phalāni ki||
By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
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कंराटकाःkaṃrāṭakāḥ सन्तिsan·ti प्राशास्त्रprāśāstra वक्रभावस्यvakrabhāvasya वत्मेनिvatmeni। नरःna·raḥ खप्राणरच्तार्थkhaprāṇaractārtha तताta·tā दूरेdū·re वतिरतांvatiratāṃ।। बालbā·la स्रवsrava त्वयाtva·yā मागाmā·gā गन्तयेgantaye सुविनीयतांsuvinīyatāṃ। तथाta·thā छातेchāte सsa ददाdadā ऽपिpi नna तस्मादिचलिष्यतिtasmādicaliṣyati।
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kaṃrāṭakāḥ santi prāśāstra vakrabhāvasya vatmeni| naraḥ khaprāṇaractārtha tatā dūre vatiratāṃ|| bāla srava tvayā māgā gantaye suvinīyatāṃ| tathā chāte sa dadā 'pi na tasmādicaliṣyati|
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
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वपत्यधम्मेवीजंvapatyadhammevījaṃ यःyaḥ ज्लोषशस्यंjloṣaśasyaṃ सsa छान्ततिchāntati। कोापोत्मादकदोषाचkoāpotmādakadoṣāca तस्यtas·ya दण्डdaṇ·ḍa उपस्थितःu·pas·thi·taḥ।।
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vapatyadhammevījaṃ yaḥ jloṣaśasyaṃ sa chāntati| koāpotmādakadoṣāca tasya daṇḍa upasthitaḥ||
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
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यस्यyas·ya प्रोतिमतीprotimatī दृष्टिरdṛṣṭira शीśī स्तस्मेstasme प्रदोprado यतेya·te। यस्माद्yas·mād भागbhāga निजान्नस्यnijānnasya दरिद्रायdaridrāya ददातिda·dā·ti सःsaḥ
yasya protimatī dṛṣṭira śī stasme prado yate| yasmād bhāga nijānnasya daridrāya dadāti saḥ
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
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निन्द्कंnindkaṃ त्वंtvaṃ वद्िष्कुग्ाvadiṣkugā विवादस्तहिंvivādastahiṃ यास्यतिyās·ya·ti कलहखापमानच्चkalahakhāpamānacca निढत्तिंniḍhattiṃ प्राए्यतस्तदाprāeyatastadā।।
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nindkaṃ tvaṃ vadiṣkugā vivādastahiṃ yāsyati kalahakhāpamānacca niḍhattiṃ prāeyatastadā||
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
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चित्तस्यcittasya सुचितायांsucitāyāṃ यःyaḥ प्रमाणंpra·mā·ṇaṃ कुरुतेku·ru·te नरःna·raḥ। लावण्यादोषटयोlāvaṇyādoṣaṭayo स्तस्यstasya बन्धुत्वमेतिbandhutvameti श्चपतिःścapatiḥ।
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cittasya sucitāyāṃ yaḥ pramāṇaṃ kurute naraḥ| lāvaṇyādoṣaṭayo stasya bandhutvameti ścapatiḥ|
He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
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नयनेna·ya·ne परमेशस्यpa·ra·me·śas·ya कुव्मीतेkuvmīte ज्ञानरच्तणjñānaractaṇa। वद्चुकस्यvadcukasya तुtu वाचःसvācaḥsa विपरीताःviparītāḥ करोतिka·ro·ti डीḍī।।
nayane parameśasya kuvmīte jñānaractaṇa| vadcukasya tu vācaḥsa viparītāḥ karoti ḍī||
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
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अलसेalase मानवोmā·na·vo ब्रतेbrate केशरोkeśaro विद्यतेvid·ya·te वक्तिःvaktiḥ तेनte·na विदारयिष्यvidārayiṣya ऽहंhaṃ राजमार्गस्यrā·ja·mār·gas·ya मध्यतःmadh·ya·taḥ।।
alase mānavo brate keśaro vidyate vaktiḥ tena vidārayiṣya 'haṃ rājamārgasya madhyataḥ||
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
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मुखंmu·khaṃ यत्yat परद्ाराणांparadārāṇāṃ तत्tat सुगम्भौरखातवत्sugambhaurakhātavat। पतेत्pa·tet तत्रtat·ra परशस्यparaśasya क्राधपाचंkrādhapācaṃ नna चेतरःcetaraḥ।।
mukhaṃ yat paradārāṇāṃ tat sugambhaurakhātavat| patet tatra paraśasya krādhapācaṃ na cetaraḥ||
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
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दयेda·ye नालकस्यापिnālakasyāpi बद्धमूलास्तिbaddhamūlāsti मूखेताmūkhetā। किन्तुkin·tu एसनद्ण्डेनesanadṇḍena साsā टुṭu रीकियतेrīkiyate ततःta·taḥ।।
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daye nālakasyāpi baddhamūlāsti mūkhetā| kintu esanadṇḍena sā ṭu rīkiyate tataḥ||
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
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खोयसम्पत्तिरद्यथेkhoyasampattiradyathe योyo दरिद्रस्यdaridrasya पीडकःpīḍakaḥ। धनिनोdha·ni·no वाvā भवेद्bha·ved दाताdā·tā दैन्यमेवdainyameva सsa लध्यतेladhyate।
khoyasampattiradyathe yo daridrasya pīḍakaḥ| dhanino vā bhaved dātā dainyameva sa ladhyate|
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
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स्वक्णीsvakṇī प्रणिधायpraṇidhāya त्वंtvaṃ वचांसिva·cāṃ·si ज्ञानिनांjñā·ni·nāṃ टग्ṭag दिष्टेdiṣṭe चca मयाma·yā ज्ञानेjñā·ne सुनिविदटमनाsunividaṭamanā भवbha·va।।
svakṇī praṇidhāya tvaṃ vacāṃsi jñānināṃ ṭag diṣṭe ca mayā jñāne sunividaṭamanā bhava||
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
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मनोरम्बाmanorambā भवेद्bha·ved यस्मात्yas·māt रक्षाrak·ṣā तेषांte·ṣāṃ तवान्तरेta·vān·ta·re त्वदीtvadī यारyāra योासतेषांyoāsateṣāṃ सकलानाच्चsakalānācca संस्थितिंsaṃ·sthi·tiṃ।।
manorambā bhaved yasmāt rakṣā teṣāṃ tavāntare tvadī yāra yoāsateṣāṃ sakalānācca saṃsthitiṃ||
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
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केवलंke·va·laṃ परमेशोpa·ra·me·śo तेte विखासाvikhāsā यत्yat स्थिरोsthi·ro भवेत्bha·vet। तदर्थta·dar·tha तुभ्यमेवाद्यtubhyamevādya सुशिच्ताsuśictā दीयतेdī·ya·te मयाma·yā।।
kevalaṃ parameśo te vikhāsā yat sthiro bhavet| tadartha tubhyamevādya suśictā dīyate mayā||
That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
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ज्ञानjñā·na सुमन्तगणायाञ्चsumantagaṇāyāñca याyā उत्छङपलपदाःutchaṅapalapadāḥ। ताइशाtāiśā रवra·va वाचंvā·caṃ किki त्वत्झतेtvatjhate नna लिखास्यद्likhāsyad।।
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jñāna sumantagaṇāyāñca yā utchaṅapalapadāḥ| tāiśā rava vācaṃ ki tvatjhate na likhāsyad||
Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
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पेषकेभ्योpeṣakebhyo यथाya·thā सत्योsat·yo शक्रयाśakrayā दातुमुत्तरंdātumuttaraṃ। तथाta·thā त्वांtvāṃ सत्यवाक्यानांsatyavākyānāṃ च्तापयंस्तत्वनिख्छयंctāpayaṃstatvanikhchayaṃ।।
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peṣakebhyo yathā satyo śakrayā dātumuttaraṃ| tathā tvāṃ satyavākyānāṃ ctāpayaṃstatvanikhchayaṃ||
That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
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दीनाdī·nā सावितिsāviti सद्धिन्त्यsaddhintya व्यंvyaṃ दौनस्यdaunasya माmā इरira माmā विचारसभायांvi·cā·ra·sa·bhā·yāṃ वाvā विगृदानvigṛdāna विधादिनंvidhādinaṃ।।
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dīnā sāviti saddhintya vyaṃ daunasya mā ira mā vicārasabhāyāṃ vā vigṛdāna vidhādinaṃ||
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
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यतोya·to विवादनिगेताvivādanigetā तेषामस्तिteṣāmasti परेश्रःpareśraḥ। नरांस्तेषुnarāṃsteṣu छलाचारान्chalācārān सsa प्राणान्prā·ṇān दण्डयिष्यतिdaṇḍayiṣyati।।
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yato vivādanigetā teṣāmasti pareśraḥ| narāṃsteṣu chalācārān sa prāṇān daṇḍayiṣyati||
For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
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केधनेनkedhanena मनष्येणmanaṣyeṇa मक्mak माmā कुरुku·ru मिचतांmicatāṃ। राघशीलेनrāghaśīlena माचmāca माmā कुरुग्यkurugya गमागमेgamāgame।
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kedhanena manaṣyeṇa mak mā kuru micatāṃ| rāghaśīlena māca mā kurugya gamāgame|
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
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हस्तैःhas·taiḥ स्यsya त्रिtri येye इस्तान्istān अधमर्णीयलम्मकाःadhamarṇīyalammakāḥ। तेषांte·ṣāṃ मध्यतmadhyata एकस्तंe·kas·taṃ मेषmeṣa भ्चूयाःbhcūyāḥ कदाचनka·dā·ca·na।।
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hastaiḥ sya tri ye istān adhamarṇīyalammakāḥ| teṣāṃ madhyata ekastaṃ meṣa bhcūyāḥ kadācana||
Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
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उचितंu·ci·taṃ परिशोाधायpariśoādhāya व्यंvyaṃ चेन्नcenna भवेत्bha·vet तवta·va। शय्याśayyā तेte ऽधःस्थिताdhaḥsthitā तदिtadi तवत्तtavatta हइारिष्यतेhaiāriṣyate कुतःku·taḥ।
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ucitaṃ pariśoādhāya vyaṃ cenna bhavet tava| śayyā te 'dhaḥsthitā tadi tavatta haiāriṣyate kutaḥ|
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
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अविलम्बीavilambī स्वsva काय्यषुkāyyaṣu नरःna·raḥ किंkiṃ दृश्यतेdṛś·ya·te त्वयाtva·yā। राज्ञांrāj·ñāṃ स्थास्यतिsthās·ya·ti साक्षात्sāk·ṣāt सतंsa·taṃ त्तृद्राणांttṛdrāṇāṃ खणांपुरःkhaṇāṃpuraḥ।।
avilambī sva kāyyaṣu naraḥ kiṃ dṛśyate tvayā| rājñāṃ sthāsyati sākṣāt sataṃ ttṛdrāṇāṃ khaṇāṃpuraḥ||
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
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.