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Proverbs 30 सुलेमनो हितोपदेशः 30

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1

च्याग्रस्यcyāgrasya धडधोकथनंdhaḍadhokathanaṃ तस्यtas·ya प्राथेनंprāthenaṃ नानोापदेशखnānoāpadeśakha याकैःyākaiḥ पुल्नाpulnā चca अगुरस्तेनेमाagurastenemā वाचvāca
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cyāgrasya dhaḍadhokathanaṃ tasya prāthenaṃ nānoāpadeśakha yākaiḥ pulnā ca agurastenemā vāca

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
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ऊचिरेūcire। पुरुषेसादितंpuruṣesāditaṃ वचःva·caḥ। इi थीयेलंthīyelaṃ प्रतिpra·ti प्रोक्तम्prok·tam इयोयेलाकलोiyoyelākalo प्रतिpra·ti।।
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ūcire| puruṣesāditaṃ vacaḥ| i thīyelaṃ prati proktam iyoyelākalo prati||

Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
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नूनंnū·naṃ नराद्हंnarādhaṃ मूखाmūkhā नास्तिnās·ti धीdhī मेme मनुष्यवत्manuṣyavat।। मथाmathā विद्याvidyā नna चाभ्यस्ताcābhyastā घम्मज्ञानंghammajñānaṃ नna बध्यतिbadhyati।।
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nūnaṃ narādhaṃ mūkhā nāsti dhī me manuṣyavat|| mathā vidyā na cābhyastā ghammajñānaṃ na badhyati||

I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
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कःkaḥ खलाकंkhalākaṃ समारूह्यsamārūhya पुनस्तस्मादवातरत्punastasmādavātarat। सुखिनाsukhinā कोko ऽग्रदीदायुंgradīdāyuṃ काkā ऽभान्त्सीद्bhāntsīd वाससाम्बधिंvāsasāmbadhiṃ। मेदिन्याःme·din·yāḥ सर्व्वंsar·vaṃ सिsi मानांmānāṃ केनाकारिkenākāri निरूपगंnirūpagaṃ। तदीयनामधेयंtadīyanāmadheyaṃ किंkiṃ तत्यु्लस्यtatyulasya चca नामnā·ma किंkiṃ। रतच्चेत्rataccet परिजानासिparijānāsi मञ्चmañca तदिtadi निवेदयni·ve·da·ya।।

kaḥ khalākaṃ samārūhya punastasmādavātarat| sukhinā ko 'gradīdāyuṃ kā 'bhāntsīd vāsasāmbadhiṃ| medinyāḥ sarvvaṃ si mānāṃ kenākāri nirūpagaṃ| tadīyanāmadheyaṃ kiṃ tatyulasya ca nāma kiṃ| rataccet parijānāsi mañca tadi nivedaya||

Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?
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रुक्रीकंrukrīkaṃ परमेशस्यpa·ra·me·śas·ya वाक्यमस्तिvākyamasti सुनिम्मलंsunimmalaṃ। तस्मिनtas·mi·na येष्राञ्चyeṣrāñca विश्वासःviś·vā·saḥ सsa तेष्ठांteṣṭhāṃ फलकापमःphalakāpamaḥ।। त्वंtvaṃ तदीयोक्तिभिtadīyoktibhi; सादंsādaṃ नान्यत्nān·yat किञ्चनkiñ·ca·na योाजयyoājaya। नna चेत्cet त्वंtvaṃ भत्सिbhatsi तत्तेनtattena गृषाgṛṣā वादोvā·do भविष्यसिbha·viṣ·ya·si।।
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rukrīkaṃ parameśasya vākyamasti sunimmalaṃ| tasmina yeṣrāñca viśvāsaḥ sa teṣṭhāṃ phalakāpamaḥ|| tvaṃ tadīyoktibhi; sādaṃ nānyat kiñcana yoājaya| na cet tvaṃ bhatsi tattena gṛṣā vādo bhaviṣyasi||

Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
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व्पच्चvpacca दानदयंdānadayaṃ त्वत्तःtvat·taḥ प्राथयेprāthaye हेhe परश्वरpa·raś·va·ra।
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vpacca dānadayaṃ tvattaḥ prāthaye he paraśvara|

Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
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त्वंtvaṃ मत्माणवियोगात्matmāṇaviyogāt प्राक्prāk मन्तस्तत्नोपसंदरmantastatnopasaṃdara।।
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tvaṃ matmāṇaviyogāt prāk mantastatnopasaṃdara||

Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
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अलीकत्वंalīkatvaṃ गृपाक्तिच्चgṛpākticca दूरंdū·raṃ मत्ताmat·tā ऽपसास्यpasāsya। नna दैत्यdaitya नna धनdhana दक्वाdakvā मांmāṃ याग्याम्ेनyāgyāmena भेाजवbheājava।
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alīkatvaṃ gṛpākticca dūraṃ mattā 'pasāsya| na daitya na dhana dakvā māṃ yāgyāmena bheājava|

Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
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नna चेत्cet टताṭatā ऽतंtaṃ प्राच्यprācya भाषिष्येbhāṣiṣye कःkaḥ परमेश्वरःpa·ra·meś·va·raḥ। दैन्याबाव्यणdainyābāvyaṇa वाvā नामnā·ma विलेश्यामीख्वरस्यvileśyāmīkhvarasya मेme।।

na cet ṭatā 'taṃ prācya bhāṣiṣye kaḥ parameśvaraḥ| dainyābāvyaṇa vā nāma vileśyāmīkhvarasya me||

Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
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सैवsai·va तत्खामिनःtatkhāminaḥ साक्षाद्sāk·ṣād दासःdā·saḥ प्यद्यतांpyadyatāṃ त्वयाtva·yā नna चेत्cet त्वंtvaṃ शप्यसेśapyase तेनte·na सदेवश्चsadevaśca भविष्यसिbha·viṣ·ya·si।।

saiva tatkhāminaḥ sākṣād dāsaḥ pyadyatāṃ tvayā na cet tvaṃ śapyase tena sadevaśca bhaviṣyasi||

Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
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छुवंशःchuvaṃśaḥ शपतेśapate तातtā·ta मातुmā·tu नाथेयतेnātheyate शुभśubha।।

chuvaṃśaḥ śapate tāta mātu nātheyate śubha||

There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
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कुवंशःkuvaṃśaḥ खमतेkhamate शुद्धśuddha: सsa त्वधाtvadhā तमलःtamalaḥ स्थितःsthi·taḥ।।
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kuvaṃśaḥ khamate śuddha: sa tvadhā tamalaḥ sthitaḥ||

There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
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कुरवkurava प्रpra ऽत्युचटृष्िtyucaṭṛṣi पांसनेpāṃsane चच्छद्ाज्वितःcacchadājvitaḥ।।
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kurava pra 'tyucaṭṛṣi pāṃsane cacchadājvitaḥ||

There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
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कुवंशःkuvaṃśaḥ खक्गवद्khakgavad दन्तैःdantaiḥ क्तरोवचktarovaca खादनेःkhādaneḥ। उच्छेत्तुucchettu च्ितिताcititā निःखान्niḥkhān मन््ं।द्d दीनांdī·nāṃ चेषतेceṣate
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kuvaṃśaḥ khakgavad dantaiḥ ktarovaca khādaneḥ| ucchettu cititā niḥkhān manṃ|d dīnāṃ ceṣate

There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
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रक्तपायाःraktapāyāḥ सुतेsu·te देde स्तोsto देदिरेदहीतिनामिकेdediredahītināmike। त्रीणिtrī·ṇi वस्तून्यटप्तानिvastūnyaṭaptāni चतुर्थ्लापिcaturthlāpi तैःtaiḥ समंsa·maṃ। शान्तकामाśāntakāmā ऽमेतत्metat तेte गदितुंga·di·tuṃ नछ्िnachi शक्यतेśak·ya·te।।
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raktapāyāḥ sute de sto dediredahītināmike| trīṇi vastūnyaṭaptāni caturthlāpi taiḥ samaṃ| śāntakāmā 'metat te gadituṃ nachi śakyate||

The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
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च्यटतोcyaṭato प्रेतलाकस्रpretalākasra बन्यागभस्रbanyāgabhasra सर्व्वदाsar·va·dā। जलेja·le तेte ढप्यतेḍhapyate भूमिरनलस्धbhūmiranalasdha नna व्तयलंvtayalaṃ।।
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cyaṭato pretalākasra banyāgabhasra sarvvadā| jale te ḍhapyate bhūmiranalasdha na vtayalaṃ||

The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
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येनोपदस्यतेyenopadasyate तातोtā·to मातुस्राज्ञावमन्यतेmātusrājñāvamanyate। प्रान्तरास्ितकाकीस्तprāntarāsitakākīsta चन्तcanta रन्लयिष्यतेranlayiṣyate। उपग्रसिष्यतेupagrasiṣyate वाvā तद्tad शावकेśāvake ्रपक्तिणांrapaktiṇāṃ।।
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yenopadasyate tāto mātusrājñāvamanyate| prāntarāsitakākīsta canta ranlayiṣyate| upagrasiṣyate vā tad śāvake rapaktiṇāṃ||

The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
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वस्तचयंvastacayaṃ ममागम्यंmamāgamyaṃ चतुधेञ्चcatudheñca नna बुध्यतेbudh·ya·te।।
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vastacayaṃ mamāgamyaṃ catudheñca na budhyate||

There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
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उत्तरोuttaro ष्टस्यṣṭasya गतिga·ti चन्निcanni भुजगस्यbhujagasya गतिga·ti ग्गोggo। पोतस्यpo·tas·ya गतिरम्माधिgatirammādhi पुंसpuṃ·sa युवतिyuvati गतिःgatiḥ।।

uttaro ṣṭasya gati canni bhujagasya gati ggo| potasya gatirammādhi puṃsa yuvati gatiḥ||

The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
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भाय्यायाbhāyyāyā यभिचारिखात्ताटगेवyabhicārikhāttāṭageva गतिga·ti भवेत्bha·vet। साsā भमुंक्काbhamuṃkkā परिमृच्यास्यंparimṛcyāsyaṃ वह्यघंvahyaghaṃ नna कृतंkṛ·taṃ मयाma·yā।।
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bhāyyāyā yabhicārikhāttāṭageva gati bhavet| sā bhamuṃkkā parimṛcyāsyaṃ vahyaghaṃ na kṛtaṃ mayā||

Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
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भारेणbhāreṇa चीखिcīkhi वस्तनिvastani सकम्पंsakampaṃ कुव्वेतेkuvvete धराdharā। चत्वारीमानिcatvārīmāni साएच्चsāecca नna शक्यन्तेśak·yan·te तयाta·yā किलki·la।
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bhāreṇa cīkhi vastani sakampaṃ kuvvete dharā| catvārīmāni sāecca na śakyante tayā kila|

For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
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दासेयःdāseyaḥ प्राप्तराजत्वाprāptarājatvā भक्तैस्तप्ततवbhaktaistaptatava बालिशःbāliśaḥ।
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dāseyaḥ prāptarājatvā bhaktaistaptatava bāliśaḥ|

For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
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अभियाabhiyā पतिवल्नीpativalnī सिsi दसौdasau चca खामिनीजयाkhāminījayā।।
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abhiyā pativalnī si dasau ca khāminījayā||

For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
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चत्वारोमानिcatvāromāni वस्तूनिvas·tū·ni च्तोदिctodi त्यत्रtyatra शूतलेśūtale। तथापीमानिtathāpīmāni विज्ञानिvijñāni लब्धज्ञानानिlabdhajñānāni सन्तिsan·ti चca
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catvāromāni vastūni ctodi tyatra śūtale| tathāpīmāni vijñāni labdhajñānāni santi ca

There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
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जातिःjātiḥ पिपीलिकानांpipīlikānāṃ याyā दुव्वलासाduvvalāsā नna संशयःsaṃ·śa·yaḥ शोफśopha नाख्यशशाnākhyaśaśā नात्रnāt·ra जातिःjātiḥ

jātiḥ pipīlikānāṃ yā duvvalāsā na saṃśayaḥ śopha nākhyaśaśā nātra jātiḥ

The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
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शक्तिमतीśaktimatī नहिna·hi। तथापिta·thā·pi खौयवेशसानिkhauyaveśasāni तैःtaiḥ स्थाप्यन्तेsthāpyante दृषाज्रिषुdṛṣājriṣu।।
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śaktimatī nahi| tathāpi khauyaveśasāni taiḥ sthāpyante dṛṣājriṣu||

The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
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कलभानांkalabhānāṃ समाजस्यsa·mā·jas·ya राजाrā·jā काkā ऽपिpi नna विद्यतेvid·ya·te। रचिताःracitāḥ किन्तुkin·tu सर्व्वsar·va तेte सेse नावnāva न्n कुर्व्वतेkur·va·te गमंgamaṃ।।

kalabhānāṃ samājasya rājā kā 'pi na vidyate| racitāḥ kintu sarvva te se nāva n kurvvate gamaṃ||

The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
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स्वsva ददस्तालम्बिनीdadastālambinī लूताlūtā राजधामापिrājadhāmāpi सेवतेse·va·te।।
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sva dadastālambinī lūtā rājadhāmāpi sevate||

The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.
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पदाथास्त्रयpadāthāstraya रवतेravate सन्तिsan·ti सन्दरगामिनःsandaragāminaḥ। सटशस्तेखsaṭaśastekha तुरथाturathā ऽपिpi पदन्धासेनpadandhāsena शोभनंśo·bha·naṃ।।
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padāthāstraya ravate santi sandaragāminaḥ| saṭaśastekha turathā 'pi padandhāsena śobhanaṃ||

There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:
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बलीवान्balīvān प्राणिनांprā·ṇi·nāṃ सिंददःsiṃdadaḥ सर्व्वsar·va आā प्यपराइनुखःpyaparāinukhaḥ
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balīvān prāṇināṃ siṃdadaḥ sarvva ā pyaparāinukhaḥ

A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
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सुकटिस्तरगश्कागः' प्रजासिच्चprajāsicca हताha·tā
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sukaṭistaragaśkāgaḥ' prajāsicca hatā

A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
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नृपःnṛ·paḥ।। दपाद्dapād श्रान्तःśrāntaḥ कुचिन्तांku·cin·tāṃ चेत्cet बुख्यैbukhyai रुन्धिrundhi मुखंmu·khaṃ
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nṛpaḥ|| dapād śrāntaḥ kucintāṃ cet bukhyai rundhi mukhaṃ

If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
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तद्tad अतिव्यग्रतवाativyagratavā दुग्धाद्dugdhād यददुत्पद्यतेyadadutpadyate दघिdaghi। अति्यग्रतयाatiyagratayā ब्राणाद्brāṇād सक्त्चोत्पयतेsaktcotpayate यधाyadhā। खतिच्यग्रतवाkhaticyagratavā कोपाद्ko·pād बैरमुत्यद्यतेbairamutyadyate तथाta·thā।।
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tad ativyagratavā dugdhād yadadutpadyate daghi| atiyagratayā brāṇād saktcotpayate yadhā| khaticyagratavā kopād bairamutyadyate tathā||

Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

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.