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Proverbs 28 सुलेमनो हितोपदेशः 28
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पलायन्तेpa·lā·yan·te नna केनापिke·nā·pi डाव्यमाणाḍāvyamāṇā अधाम्मिकाःadhāmmikāḥ। धार्म्मिकाःdhār·mi·kāḥ किन्तुkin·tu तिष्ठन्तिtiṣ·ṭhan·ti निभयाnibhayā युवसिंहवत्yuvasiṃhavat।।
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palāyante na kenāpi ḍāvyamāṇā adhāmmikāḥ| dhārmmikāḥ kintu tiṣṭhanti nibhayā yuvasiṃhavat||
For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
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प्रजानांpra·jā·nāṃ दोघताdoghatā राज्यंrāj·yaṃ जायतेjā·ya·te बऊशाbaūśā सकेंsakeṃ। जनेja·ne दस्तdasta विखvikha दीधेdīdhe तस्यtas·ya स्थितिsthi·ti भवेत्bha·vet।। स्वयंsva·yaṃ सम्पत्तिद्दीनाsampattiddīnā योyo नयेnaye दुगतपीडकःdugatapīḍakaḥ। सsa धारासारःdhārāsāraḥ आल्ञावीālñāvī सर्व्वभच्छविनाश्कःsarvabhacchavināśkaḥ।।
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prajānāṃ doghatā rājyaṃ jāyate baūśā sakeṃ| jane dasta vikha dīdhe tasya sthiti bhavet|| svayaṃ sampattiddīnā yo naye dugatapīḍakaḥ| sa dhārāsāraḥ ālñāvī sarvvabhacchavināśkaḥ||
A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
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दुखरिचंdukharicaṃ प्रशंसन्तिpra·śaṃ·san·ti व्यवस्थात्याणिनेvyavasthātyāṇine जनाःja·nāḥ। प्रतिकुव्वेन्तिpratikuvventi तंtaṃ किन्तुkin·tu व्यवस्थापालकाvyavasthāpālakā नराःna·rāḥ।।
dukharicaṃ praśaṃsanti vyavasthātyāṇine janāḥ| pratikuvventi taṃ kintu vyavasthāpālakā narāḥ||
They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
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दुराचाराdurācārā जनाja·nā न्यायंnyāyaṃ नna बुध्यन्तेbudh·yan·te कथनkathana। सर्व्वन्तुsarvantu शक्यतेśak·ya·te बद्धंbad·dhaṃ परेशान्वेधिभिpareśānvedhibhi नराःna·rāḥ।
durācārā janā nyāyaṃ na budhyante kathana| sarvvantu śakyate baddhaṃ pareśānvedhibhi narāḥ|
Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.
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व्यवस्थाvya·vas·thā पाल्यतेpāl·ya·te येनye·na सsa रवra·va ज्ञातवान्jñā·ta·vān सुतःsu·taḥ। यस्तपव्ययिनांyastapavyayināṃ मित्रmit·ra सsa स्वsva तातtā·ta कलड्ञयेत्kalaḍñayet।।
vyavasthā pālyate yena sa rava jñātavān sutaḥ| yastapavyayināṃ mitra sa sva tāta kalaḍñayet||
Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.
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कुसीदेनातिरूद्याkusīdenātirūdyā चca येye निजंni·jaṃ वद्धयेडनंvaddhayeḍanaṃ। दीनानुग्राइकस्थेवdīnānugrāikastheva कृतेkṛ·te तत्tat सच्चिनातिsaccināti सःsaḥ।।
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kusīdenātirūdyā ca ye nijaṃ vaddhayeḍanaṃ| dīnānugrāikastheva kṛte tat saccināti saḥ||
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
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शास्त्रसंधवणाद्śāstrasaṃdhavaṇād येनye·na खीkhī यञ्चyañ·ca निवत््यतेnivatyate। प्ार्थनापिpārthanāpi कृताkṛ·tā सेनsena गहंणीयाgahaṃṇīyā नna संशयःsaṃ·śa·yaḥ।।
śāstrasaṃdhavaṇād yena khī yañca nivatyate| pārthanāpi kṛtā sena gahaṃṇīyā na saṃśayaḥ||
He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
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कृपंkṛpaṃ योyo नयेत्na·yet साधून्sādhūn खानेkhā·ne सsa पतिग्यतिpatigyati।
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kṛpaṃ yo nayet sādhūn khāne sa patigyati|
Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.
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येye मनुष्योma·nuṣ·yo धनाष्यःdhanāṣyaḥ सsa ज्ञातवान्jñā·ta·vān स्त्रीstrī यटस्टितःyaṭasṭitaḥ मेधावीmedhāvī दुर्गतःdurgataḥ किन्तुkin·tu मम्मेmamme तस्यावगच्छतिtasyāvagacchati।।
ye manuṣyo dhanāṣyaḥ sa jñātavān strī yaṭasṭitaḥ medhāvī durgataḥ kintu mamme tasyāvagacchati||
When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
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धाम्मिकाणांdhāmmikāṇāṃ प्रफुल्तत्वाद्praphultatvād उत्सवेut·sa·ve जायतेjā·ya·te महान्ma·hān पापिनाम्pāpinām ब्रतेbrate किन्तुkin·tu भवन्त्यन्तदिंताःbhavantyantadiṃtāḥ प्रजाःpra·jāḥ।। खदोाषायेनkhadoāṣāyena गुद्यन्तेgudyante सsa नna प्राप्यतिprāpyati मङ्गलंmaṅ·ga·laṃ। तांस्तुtāṃstu स्वीशव्यsvīśavya योyo जद्यात्jadyāt सsa कारुण्यम्kāruṇyam यापयतिyā·pa·ya·ti
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dhāmmikāṇāṃ praphultatvād utsave jāyate mahān pāpinām brate kintu bhavantyantadiṃtāḥ prajāḥ|| khadoāṣāyena gudyante sa na prāpyati maṅgalaṃ| tāṃstu svīśavya yo jadyāt sa kāruṇyam yāpayati
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
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सर्व्वेदाsarvedā भयशीलाbhayaśīlā यःyaḥ सsa रवra·va धन्यमानवःdhanyamānavaḥ। कशातिkaśāti योyo घनंghanaṃ चित्रंcit·raṃ सsa दोगंत्येdogaṃtye पतिष्यतिpa·tiṣ·ya·ti।।
sarvvedā bhayaśīlā yaḥ sa rava dhanyamānavaḥ| kaśāti yo ghanaṃ citraṃ sa dogaṃtye patiṣyati||
Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
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यादृशःyā·dṛ·śaḥ केशरीkeśarī गव्नन्gavnan भल्लुकोाbhallukoā वाvā ्तुधातुरःtudhāturaḥ। प्रजानांpra·jā·nāṃ धनछीdhanachī नानांnānāṃ दुदृ' शास्तापिśāstāpi तादशःtādaśaḥ।।
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yādṛśaḥ keśarī gavnan bhallukoā vā tudhāturaḥ| prajānāṃ dhanachī nānāṃ dudṛ' śāstāpi tādaśaḥ||
As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
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बद्धिद्धयोनाbaddhiddhayonā नयेन््रोnayenro यःyaḥ सsa प्रजापीडनेंprajāpīḍaneṃ पटुःpaṭuḥ। लाभंlā·bhaṃ विगद्ेतेvigadete यस्तुyas·tu सुदीघायुःsudīghāyuḥ सsa जायतेjā·ya·te।।
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baddhiddhayonā nayenro yaḥ sa prajāpīḍaneṃ paṭuḥ| lābhaṃ vigadete yastu sudīghāyuḥ sa jāyate||
The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
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नरक्षत्यापराधनnarakṣatyāparādhana सभारोsabhāro योyo भवेन्नरःbhavennaraḥ। सsa दोव्यत्यवढःdovyatyavaḍhaḥ यावत्yā·vat तंtaṃ धर्त्रdhartra माmā व्यवस्थतvyavasthata।।
narakṣatyāparādhana sabhāro yo bhavennaraḥ| sa dovyatyavaḍhaḥ yāvat taṃ dhartra mā vyavasthata||
A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
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याyā गच्छटजुमार्गेणgacchaṭajumārgeṇa सsa रक्तांraktāṃ समवाइ्यतिsamavāiyati। वक्रगाग्डृत्पयेvakragāgḍṛtpaye यस्तुyas·tu साsā ऽकस्माच्चिपतिग्यतिkasmāccipatigyati।।
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yā gacchaṭajumārgeṇa sa raktāṃ samavāiyati| vakragāgḍṛtpaye yastu sā 'kasmāccipatigyati||
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
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खभूमिःkhabhūmiḥ छाव्यतेchāvyate येनye·na बङभच्ंbaṅabhacṃ सsa लयतेlayate। कुरठानान्त्वkuraṭhānāntva नुगामीnugāmī यःyaḥ सsa दोगंद्यनdogaṃdyana तथ्यतिtathyati।।
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khabhūmiḥ chāvyate yena baṅabhacṃ sa layate| kuraṭhānāntva nugāmī yaḥ sa dogaṃdyana tathyati||
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
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विश्वास्योviś·vās·yo योyo मनुष्यःma·nuṣ·yaḥ सsa आशिषंā·śi·ṣaṃ पूथ्यतेpūthyate फलैःphalaiḥ यस्तyasta धनाच्जनेdhanācjane तूरःtūraḥ सsa नास्तिnās·ti दोाघवच्जितःdoāghavacjitaḥ।।
viśvāsyo yo manuṣyaḥ sa āśiṣaṃ pūthyate phalaiḥ yasta dhanācjane tūraḥ sa nāsti doāghavacjitaḥ||
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
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नna भवेत्bha·vet पक्षpakṣa पातित्वम्pātitvam उपयुक्तupayukta कथनkathana। पापंpā·paṃ कु्योन्चरस्तेनkuyoncarastena पूपखण्डस्यpūpakhaṇḍasya लाभतःlābhataḥ।।
na bhavet pakṣa pātitvam upayukta kathana| pāpaṃ kuyoncarastena pūpakhaṇḍasya lābhataḥ||
To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
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तूगमैचव्यैलाभायtūgamaic·avyailābhāya कुरटक्kuraṭak चोदनcodana नरःna·raḥ। तन्नtan·na पैpai व्यतिvyati दोर्गल्यंdorgalyaṃ तेनेदteneda ज्ञायतेjñā·ya·te नच्nac।।
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tūgamaicavyailābhāya kuraṭak codana naraḥ| tanna pai vyati dorgalyaṃ teneda jñāyate nac||
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
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यःyaḥ खपिचोkhapico धनंdha·naṃ हत्वाhat·vā दोषोdo·ṣo नाचेतिnāceti भाषतेbhā·ṣa·te। सsa पुल्नाpulnā नाशदत्तीनांnāśadattīnāṃ तुख्यदत्तिtukhyadatti नna संशयsaṃśaya:।।
yaḥ khapico dhanaṃ hatvā doṣo nāceti bhāṣate| sa pulnā nāśadattīnāṃ tukhyadatti na saṃśaya:||
Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
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गर्व्वितोgar·vi·to योyo मनुष्यःma·nuṣ·yaḥ सsa विवादोत्पादकाvivādotpādakā भवेत्bha·vet। परेषेpareṣe यस्यyas·ya विश्वासःviś·vā·saḥ सsa खवाप्यायतेkhavāpyāyate जनःja·naḥ।।
garvvito yo manuṣyaḥ sa vivādotpādakā bhavet| pareṣe yasya viśvāsaḥ sa khavāpyāyate janaḥ||
He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
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स्वचित्तेsva·cit·te यमyama विख्वासःvikhvāsaḥ सsa निव्वोघोाnivvoghoā नna संश्यःsaṃśyaḥ। परज्ञयाparajñayā गम्यतेgam·ya·te यस्तyasta तस्यtas·ya रक्षाrak·ṣā भविष्यतिbha·viṣ·ya·ti।।
svacitte yama vikhvāsaḥ sa nivvoghoā na saṃśyaḥ| parajñayā gamyate yasta tasya rakṣā bhaviṣyati||
He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
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याyā ददातिda·dā·ti दर्डियdarḍiya नna भवेत्bha·vet तस्यtas·ya दुर्गतिंdur·ga·tiṃ। योyo निमोलतिnimolati नेत्रnetra चca पाश्ास्तस्मिन्pāśāstasmin मिलन्तिmi·lan·ti चिci
yā dadāti darḍiya na bhavet tasya durgatiṃ| yo nimolati netra ca pāśāstasmin milanti ci
He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
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पापिनामुन्नतिंpāpināmunnatiṃ दृषाdṛṣā भवन्त्यन्तरहिंताःbhavantyantarahiṃtāḥ प्रजाःpra·jāḥ। जातेjā·te तेषांte·ṣāṃ विनाशेvi·nā·śe तुtu व्डन्तेvḍante धाम्मिकोdhām·mi·ko नराःna·rāḥ!।।
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pāpināmunnatiṃ dṛṣā bhavantyantarahiṃtāḥ prajāḥ| jāte teṣāṃ vināśe tu vḍante dhāmmiko narāḥ!||
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.
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.