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Proverbs 29 सुलेमनो हितोपदेशः 29

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1

भत्ताbhattā बङकत्वोbaṅakatvo ऽपिpi
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bhattā baṅakatvo 'pi

He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
2

ग्रीवांgrīvāṃ रूव्धीकरोातिrūvdhīkaroāti
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grīvāṃ rūvdhīkaroāti

When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
3

यःyaḥ। सsa समच्छेत््यतेsamacchetyate कस्माkasmā न्n प्रतीकारणpratīkāraṇa वज्जितःvajjitaḥ।। धाम्मिकेव्वेधमानेषुdhāmmikevvedhamāneṣu प्रजाpra·jā गच्छन्तिgac·chan·ti षतांṣatāṃ। प्रभुत्वेprabhutve दुजंनानान्तुdujaṃnānāntu कुव्वेन्त्यात्तंस्खरंkuvventyāttaṃskharaṃ जनाःja·nāḥ।। प्रज्ञायांprajñāyāṃ प्रेमकाशीpremakāśī यःyaḥ खतातस्तेनkhatātastena इष्यतेiṣyate। वेश्याveś·yā नान्त्वnāntva नुगामीnugāmī यःyaḥ सम्पत्तिस्तेनsampattistena नाश्यतेnāśyate।।
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yaḥ| sa samacchetyate kasmā n pratīkāraṇa vajjitaḥ|| dhāmmikevvedhamāneṣu prajā gacchanti ṣatāṃ| prabhutve dujaṃnānāntu kuvventyāttaṃskharaṃ janāḥ|| prajñāyāṃ premakāśī yaḥ khatātastena iṣyate| veśyā nāntva nugāmī yaḥ sampattistena nāśyate||

Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
4

ग्पनिःgpaniḥ सुविचारेणsuvicāreṇa सुस्थिरयतिsusthirayati नोढतंnoḍhataṃ। उपदारपियोupadārapiyo यस्तyasta सsa तस्योत्पटकाtasyotpaṭakā भवेत्bha·vet।।
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gpaniḥ suvicāreṇa susthirayati noḍhataṃ| upadārapiyo yasta sa tasyotpaṭakā bhavet||

The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
5

स्वभिन्रंsvabhinraṃ पतिpa·ti चादूक्तिंयोcādūktiṃyo मनुष्यःma·nuṣ·yaḥ समाचरेत्sa·mā·ca·ret। पादोpā·do घातयितुंghā·ta·yi·tuṃ यस्यyas·ya जालकंjālakaṃ विस्तृगेएतिvistṛgeeti सःsaḥ।।

svabhinraṃ pati cādūktiṃyo manuṣyaḥ samācaret| pādo ghātayituṃ yasya jālakaṃ vistṛgeeti saḥ||

A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
6

दुजनस्यापराधाdujanasyāparādhā वःvaḥ सsa उन्माथसमन्वितःunmāthasamanvitaḥ। धाम्मिकस्तुdhāmmikastu मनुष्योंmanuṣyoṃ यःyaḥ सsa प्रमायतिpramāyati इषतःiṣataḥ।।
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dujanasyāparādhā vaḥ sa unmāthasamanvitaḥ| dhāmmikastu manuṣyoṃ yaḥ sa pramāyati iṣataḥ||

In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
7

विवादंvi·vā·daṃ दीनलाकानाम्dīnalākānām स्वगच्छतिsvagacchati धार्म्मिकःdhār·mi·kaḥ मनुष्यःma·nuṣ·yaḥ किन्तुkin·tu दुैत्तस्ताटग््ानेduaittastāṭagāne पटुpaṭu नदिnadi।।

vivādaṃ dīnalākānām svagacchati dhārmmikaḥ manuṣyaḥ kintu duaittastāṭagāne paṭu nadi||

The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
8

निन्दकाnin·da·kā येye मनुव्यास्तेmanuvyāste पुरदाइpuradāi प्रकुव्वंतेprakuvvaṃte। विज्ञाःvijñāḥ किन्तुkin·tu मनुष्यायmanuṣyāya तैःtaiḥ कोापाभिःkoāpābhiḥ प्रशस्यतेpraśasyate
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nindakā ye manuvyāste puradāi prakuvvaṃte| vijñāḥ kintu manuṣyāya taiḥ koāpābhiḥ praśasyate

Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
9

सादंsādaṃ दुरात्मनाdurātmanā विvi विवादंvi·vā·daṃ कुरुतेku·ru·te यदाya·dā। नna क्रद्धाkraddhā नna हसित्वाhasitvā वरva·ra शन्तिस्तेना्यतेśantistenāyate तदाta·dā

sādaṃ durātmanā vi vivādaṃ kurute yadā| na kraddhā na hasitvā vara śantistenāyate tadā

If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
10

रक्तपातिमनस्याraktapātimanasyā येye नरna·ra साधुंsādhuṃ दिघन्तिdighanti तेte। तस्यtas·ya तुtu प्राणस्च्तायैprāṇasctāyai चेष्टन्तेceṣ·ṭan·te सरलाsa·ra·lā जनाःja·nāḥ।।

raktapātimanasyā ye nara sādhuṃ dighanti te| tasya tu prāṇasctāyai ceṣṭante saralā janāḥ||

The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
11

मृखंणान्तरिmṛkhaṃṇāntari काkā भावbhā·va चान्तःcāntaḥ समुदीखतेsamudīkhate। नरोna·ro ज्ञानविशिरूस्तjñānaviśirūsta स्वान्तरेsvān·ta·re संरुणद्धिsaṃruṇaddhi तंtaṃ।।
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mṛkhaṃṇāntari kā bhāva cāntaḥ samudīkhate| naro jñānaviśirūsta svāntare saṃruṇaddhi taṃ||

A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
12

च्यनृcyanṛ तग्राचिणःtagrāciṇaḥ शोśo स्तःstaḥ सर्व्वsar·va नरत्याnaratyā ब्यसज्जनाbyasajjanā!।।
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cyanṛ tagrāciṇaḥ śo staḥ sarvva naratyā byasajjanā!||

If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
13

उपद्वावोupadvāvo दशिजdaśija मनुष्योma·nuṣ·yo मिलितेmi·li·te भुविbhu·vi। उभयोu·bha·yo लाचनेभ्यस्त्lācanebhyast दीप्िदाताdīpidātā परमेश्वरःpa·ra·meś·va·raḥ।।
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upadvāvo daśija manuṣyo milite bhuvi| ubhayo lācanebhyast dīpidātā parameśvaraḥ||

The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.
14

धनक्षीनप्रजानांdhanakṣīnaprajānāṃ याyā राजाrā·jā सत्यविचार्छत्satyavicārchat। सुदीघंsudīghaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ यावत्yā·vat तस्यtas·ya सिंहासनsiṃ·hā·sa·na सिरःsiraḥ।।

dhanakṣīnaprajānāṃ yā rājā satyavicārchat| sudīghaṃ samayaṃ yāvat tasya siṃhāsana siraḥ||

The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
15

यष्टिकाyaṣṭikā भत्सनाbhatsanā चमेcame भवताbha·va·tā ज्ञानदायिकेjñānadāyike। यस्तुyas·tu नियंन्तरणाniyaṃntaraṇā बालोbā·lo मारेmāre लच्जांlacjāṃ ददातिda·dā·ti सःsaḥ

yaṣṭikā bhatsanā came bhavatā jñānadāyike| yastu niyaṃntaraṇā bālo māre lacjāṃ dadāti saḥ

The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
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दुdu जनेष्वेधमानेषुjaneṣvedhamāneṣu दुछतापिduchatāpi समेधतेsamedhate। धाम्मिकेस्तुdhāmmikestu नरेस्सेघांnaresseghāṃ निपातेnipāte च्छतेcchate किलki·la।।
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du janeṣvedhamāneṣu duchatāpi samedhate| dhāmmikestu naresseghāṃ nipāte cchate kila||

When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
17

सखयुलंsakhayulaṃ शाधिśādhi तस्मात्tas·māt सsa तुभ्यंtubh·yaṃ दास्यतिdās·ya·ti शन्ततांśantatāṃ मनसस्तावकीनस्यmanasastāvakīnasya नन्दनnandana भविष्यतिbha·viṣ·ya·ti।।

sakhayulaṃ śādhi tasmāt sa tubhyaṃ dāsyati śantatāṃ manasastāvakīnasya nandana bhaviṣyati||

Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
18

येषांye·ṣāṃ नास््ैश्वरारेःnāsaiśvarāreḥ जनास्तेjanāste यभिचारिखःyabhicārikhaḥ। यस्तyasta शास्त्रवśāstrava दाचारंdācāraṃ कुरुतेku·ru·te धन्यdhan·ya स्रवsrava सःsaḥ।।
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yeṣāṃ nāsaiśvarāreḥ janāste yabhicārikhaḥ| yasta śāstrava dācāraṃ kurute dhanya srava saḥ||

Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
19

दासस्यdā·sas·ya दमनंdamanaṃ नैवnai·va वाद्ाचेणvādāceṇa प्रसिश्यतिprasiśyati। यस्माद्yas·mād बद्धोपिbad·dho·pi बाच्छंसbācchaṃsa नna योग्यंyog·yaṃ प्रतिभाषतेpratibhāṣate।।।

dāsasya damanaṃ naiva vādāceṇa prasiśyati| yasmād baddhopi bācchaṃsa na yogyaṃ pratibhāṣate|||

A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
20

किमदशिkimadaśi त्वयाtva·yā कच्चितूkaccitū कथनेka·tha·ne सत्वरोsatvaro जनःja·naḥ। निन््बाधेninbādhe याyā भवेदाशाbhavedāśā सापिsā·pi तस्मिन्नtasminna जायतेjā·ya·te।।
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kimadaśi tvayā kaccitū kathane satvaro janaḥ| ninbādhe yā bhavedāśā sāpi tasminna jāyate||

Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
21

दासोdā·so लालितlālita खाबाख्यात्khābākhyāt परस्तात्parastāt पुन्नकायतpunnakāyata प्रचण्डाpra·caṇ·ḍā याyā मनष्यःmanaṣyaḥ सsa
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dāso lālita khābākhyāt parastāt punnakāyata pracaṇḍā yā manaṣyaḥ sa

He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
22

विवादोात्मादकाvivādoātmādakā भवेत्bha·vet। योyo नरस्वासुकापीnarasvāsukāpī स्यात्syāt भवेत्bha·vet सsa बङपापक्षतbaṅapāpakṣata।।
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vivādoātmādakā bhavet| yo narasvāsukāpī syāt bhavet sa baṅapāpakṣata||

An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
23

खकोोयेनाभिमानेनkhakooyenābhimānena स्वस्थानाद्svas·thā·nād भ्यतेbhyate नरःna·raḥ। याyā मनुग्यस्त्manugyast नस्नाकाnasnākā सsa ण्वाप्रोतिṇvāproti गौरवंgau·ra·vaṃ।।
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khakooyenābhimānena svasthānād bhyate naraḥ| yā manugyast nasnākā sa ṇvāproti gauravaṃ||

A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
24

चोरःco·raḥ सद्ांग्भागीsadāṃgbhāgī योyo निजप्राणान्ni·jap·rā·ṇān सsa गहदतेgahadate। शपथंśa·pa·thaṃ तेनte·na संश्चत्यsaṃścatya दायाdā·yā यस्मान्नyasmānna खूच्यतेkhūcyate।।

coraḥ sadāṃgbhāgī yo nijaprāṇān sa gahadate| śapathaṃ tena saṃścatya dāyā yasmānna khūcyate||

Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
25

मनुष्याद्manuṣyād यःyaḥ परित्रासparitrāsa उन्मत्थावद्धunmatthāvaddha रवra·va सःsaḥ। परेग्रंparegraṃ खद्धानस्तkhaddhānasta नसोnaso रक्तामवाइएयतिraktāmavāieyati।।
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manuṣyād yaḥ paritrāsa unmatthāvaddha rava saḥ| paregraṃ khaddhānasta naso raktāmavāieyati||

The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
26

नङ्भिःnaṅbhiḥ प्रार्थतेprārthate लोकlo·ka नरग्रास्तुरनग्रद्धःnaragrāsturanagraddhaḥ। मनुष्यस्थmanuṣyastha विचारस्तvicārasta परमेश्वरमूparameśvaramū लकःlakaḥ।।
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naṅbhiḥ prārthate loka naragrāsturanagraddhaḥ| manuṣyastha vicārasta parameśvaramū lakaḥ||

Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the LORD.
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धाम्मिकाणांdhāmmikāṇāṃ मनुष्याणांma·nuṣ·yā·ṇāṃ पापकम्माpāpakammā छणास्पदंchaṇāspadaṃ। ऋजुगामीṛjugāmī नरःna·raḥ किन्तुkin·tu दुजनानांdujanānāṃ टणास्पद्ṭaṇāspad।।
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dhāmmikāṇāṃ manuṣyāṇāṃ pāpakammā chaṇāspadaṃ| ṛjugāmī naraḥ kintu dujanānāṃ ṭaṇāspad||

An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

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.