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Proverbs 5 सुलेमनो हितोपदेशः 5

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1

सुलेमनोsu·le·ma·no विनय्कथनंदेvinaykathanaṃde वेश्यायाveś·yā·yā विरुद्कथनंvirudkathanaṃ विवाचप्रशंसनझvivācapraśaṃsanajha
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sulemano vinaykathanaṃde veśyāyā virudkathanaṃ vivācapraśaṃsanajha

My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
2

ममma·ma हेhe पुत्रput·ra त्वtva स्वचित्तंsvacittaṃ निवेशयni·ve·śa·ya। मदीयसुविचारेmadīyasuvicāre त्वंtvaṃ खीयखेाचेkhīyakheāce निधत्छnidhatcha चca।।
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mama he putra tva svacittaṃ niveśaya| madīyasuvicāre tvaṃ khīyakheāce nidhatcha ca||

That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
3

चारcāra पृथिव्यसिpṛthivyasi तर्हिtar·hi त्वंtvaṃ परिणामप्रदशितांpariṇāmapradaśitāṃ। तावकीनाधराग्याद्यtāvakīnādharāgyādya ज्ञानjñā·na रूच्षिव्यतेrūcṣivyate तदाta·dā।।
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cāra pṛthivyasi tarhi tvaṃ pariṇāmapradaśitāṃ| tāvakīnādharāgyādya jñāna rūcṣivyate tadā||

For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
4

वाvā वाराङ्गनावास्तुvārāṅganāvāstu परिखावयतोाparikhāvayatoā मधुma·dhu तैलता$पिpi स्त्रियास्तस्या' काकुदंkākudaṃ मेदुरmedura भवेत्bha·vet।।
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vā vārāṅganāvāstu parikhāvayatoā madhu tailatā$pi striyāstasyā' kākudaṃ medura bhavet||

But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.
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फलंpha·laṃ धपारचिकंdhapāracikaṃ तस्यास्िक्तंtasyāsiktaṃ किराततिक्तवत्kirātatiktavat। करटkaraṭa करतिkarati तीच्तएञचtīctaeñaca हिhi धारdhāra चन््रहासवत्canrahāsavat।
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phalaṃ dhapāracikaṃ tasyāsiktaṃ kirātatiktavat| karaṭa karati tīctaeñaca hi dhāra canrahāsavat|

Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
6

तस्याश्चरणयुम्मच्चtasyāścaraṇayummacca गृव्यंgṛvyaṃ प्रत्यवराडइतिpratyavarāḍaiti। स्वीयगत्याsvīyagatyā चca पातालेpā·tā·le साsā करोतिka·ro·ti परदापंणंparadāpaṃṇaṃ।।
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tasyāścaraṇayummacca gṛvyaṃ pratyavarāḍaiti| svīyagatyā ca pātāle sā karoti paradāpaṃṇaṃ||

Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
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जोवनस्यjovanasya मच्चामागंmaccāmāgaṃ स्तयाstayā नैवnai·va विविच्यतेvi·vic·ya·te। बत्माध' कम्पतेkam·pa·te तस्याःtas·yāḥ किन्तुkin·tu साsā तन्नtan·na बृध्यतेbṛdhyate।।

jovanasya maccāmāgaṃ stayā naiva vivicyate| batmādha' kampate tasyāḥ kintu sā tanna bṛdhyate||

Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
8

अतोa·to हेhe बालकाbā·la·kā यूयंमदाक्यंyūyaṃmadākyaṃ खोातुमहंयkhoātumahaṃya। निमnima तेभ्योtebh·yo मदीवास्याद्madīvāsyād वाक्येभ्योvākyebhyo मापगच्छतmāpagacchata अतिदूरatidūra स्ियास्तस्यास्वंsiyāstasyāsvaṃ वियुंगधिviyuṃgadhi निजायनंnijāyanaṃ। तद्रेहदारसा्चिष्यंtadrehadārasāciṣyaṃ त्वंtvaṃ नna गच्छgac·cha कदाचनka·dā·ca·na।।
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ato he bālakā yūyaṃmadākyaṃ khoātumahaṃya| nima tebhyo madīvāsyād vākyebhyo māpagacchata atidūra siyāstasyāsvaṃ viyuṃgadhi nijāyanaṃ| tadrehadārasāciṣyaṃ tvaṃ na gaccha kadācana||

Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
9

गत्वान्यgatvānya आःāḥ स्वsva सम्माsammā नna सम्प्रदायिव्यतेsampradāyivyate त्वयाtva·yā। द्d याहोनरिपोyāhonaripo हस्तेhas·te निजायnijāya खापंkhāpaṃ चिष्यतेciṣyate।।

gatvānya āḥ sva sammā na sampradāyivyate tvayā| d yāhonaripo haste nijāya khāpaṃ ciṣyate||

Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
10

रत्तिंrattiṃ त्वदीयसम्प्र्याtvadīyasampryā परेpa·re यास्यन्तिyās·yan·ti मानवाःmā·na·vāḥ। भविष्यतिbha·viṣ·ya·ti परंpa·raṃ सञ्चsañca पूगैःpūgaiḥ तवच्छमजेःtavacchamajeḥ फpha लोlo:।।

rattiṃ tvadīyasampryā pare yāsyanti mānavāḥ| bhaviṣyati paraṃ sañca pūgaiḥ tavacchamajeḥ pha lo:||

Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
11

मांसेmāṃse दda&्े चca तेte च्ीणेcīṇe शेषेśe·ṣe त्वंtvaṃ निदृनिष्यसिnidṛniṣyasi।

māṃse da&e ca te cīṇe śeṣe tvaṃ nidṛniṣyasi|

And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
12

वच्छसिvacchasi चेदमाःcedamāḥ शिक्षांśik·ṣāṃ कुतोku·to गक्षितवाgakṣitavā नहnaha। ममान्तःकरूणैवmamāntaḥkarūṇaiva वयनिन्दद्vayanindad भत्सनांbhatsanāṃ कुतःku·taḥ।
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vacchasi cedamāḥ śikṣāṃ kuto gakṣitavā naha| mamāntaḥkarūṇaiva vayanindad bhatsanāṃ kutaḥ|

And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
13

कुताऽदंkutā'daṃ खगुरूगाच्चkhagurūgācca भारतींbhā·ra·tīṃ श्चतवान्ścatavān नदिnadi। ममापरेप्कानाच्चmamāparepkānācca वाण्यांvāṇyāṃ नna न्धद्घेndhadghe मनःma·naḥ।।
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kutā'daṃ khagurūgācca bhāratīṃ ścatavān nadi| mamāparepkānācca vāṇyāṃ na ndhadghe manaḥ||

And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
14

प्रायःprā·yaḥ सर्व्वाचितेsarvācite इमच्जimacja जनताja·na·tā सभयोाःsabhayoāḥ पुरpu·ra
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prāyaḥ sarvvācite imacja janatā sabhayoāḥ pura

I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
15

पिवpi·va त्वंtvaṃ खपदेस्तायंkhapadestāyaṃ खकूपादुदतंkhakūpādudataṃ जलंja·laṃ।।
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piva tvaṃ khapadestāyaṃ khakūpādudataṃ jalaṃ||

Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
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कुतस्वदुkutasvadu त्यजंtyajaṃ नीरंnī·raṃ वva हिhi विस्तारvistāra यिष्यतेyiṣyate। नगंय्योnagaṃyyo राजमार्गेषुrājamārgeṣu तोयानांto·yā·nāṃ सर्तिsarti यथाya·thā।।
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kutasvadu tyajaṃ nīraṃ va hi vistāra yiṣyate| nagaṃyyo rājamārgeṣu toyānāṃ sarti yathā||

Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
17

तवेकस्यास्तुtavekasyāstu तत्tat तोयंto·yaṃ नna चान्येषांcānyeṣāṃ त्वयाtva·yā मक्षmakṣa।।

tavekasyāstu tat toyaṃ na cānyeṣāṃ tvayā makṣa||

Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.
18

तावकोनप्रदिtāvakonapradi भूयाद्bhū·yād अश्रीव्वादसमन्वितःaśrīvvādasamanvitaḥ। निजयोवनकालस्यnijayovanakālasya कान्तायांkāntāyāṃ त्वंtvaṃ प्रहृष्यprahṛṣya चca।।

tāvakonapradi bhūyād aśrīvvādasamanvitaḥ| nijayovanakālasya kāntāyāṃ tvaṃ prahṛṣya ca||

Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
19

तांtāṃ मन्यखmanyakha म्रगोंmragoṃ चार्वीcārvī दरिणींdariṇīṃ वाvā मनाहरांmanāharāṃ। स्तनमद्धद्वstanamaddhadva तस्यास्वांtasyāsvāṃ प्रमोदpramoda यतुyatu सर्व्वदाsar·va·dā। पतिभावेनpatibhāvena तस्याश्चtas·yāś·ca त्वंtvaṃ रमखramakha निरन्तरंni·ran·ta·raṃ।।
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tāṃ manyakha mragoṃ cārvī dariṇīṃ vā manāharāṃ| stanamaddhadva tasyāsvāṃ pramoda yatu sarvvadā| patibhāvena tasyāśca tvaṃ ramakha nirantaraṃ||

Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
20

केke मत्पुच्matpuc कुतोku·to इतस्त्वंitastvaṃ वेश्यायांveśyāyāṃ निरुस्यसेnirusyase। परस्याparasyā वक्षसिvak·ṣa·si त्वंtvaṃ वाvā कुतःku·taḥ सक्तोsakto भविष्यसिbha·viṣ·ya·si।।

ke matpuc kuto itastvaṃ veśyāyāṃ nirusyase| parasyā vakṣasi tvaṃ vā kutaḥ sakto bhaviṣyasi||

And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
21

प्रद्यच्ताःpradyactāḥ परमेशस्यpa·ra·me·śas·ya सन्तिsan·ti मागाmā·gā नर्स्यवेnarsyave।
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pradyactāḥ parameśasya santi māgā narsyave|

For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
22

सम्यक्sam·yak तेनte·na मनुष्यस्यma·nuṣ·yas·ya सर्व्वंवत्मsarvaṃvatma परीच्छतेparīcchate।।
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samyak tena manuṣyasya sarvvaṃvatma parīcchate||

His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
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स्वोयदुष्कृतपाशेsvoyaduṣkṛtapāśe डिदुद्धाḍiduddhā लाकाlā·kā धरिष्यतेdhariṣyate। दएdae तच्चtac·ca निभन्व्छन्तिnibhanvchanti खाkhā यकिल्विषरज्जवःyakilviṣarajjavaḥ।। उपदेप्रविद्धीनत्वात्upadepraviddhīnatvāt सsa विनाशंvi·nā·śaṃ गमिष्यतिga·miṣ·ya·ti। मू८तायाmū8tāyā मदत्वाचmadatvāca प्रपतिष्यतिprapatiṣyati मत्तवत्mattavat।।
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svoyaduṣkṛtapāśe ḍiduddhā lākā dhariṣyate| dae tacca nibhanvchanti khā yakilviṣarajjavaḥ|| upadepraviddhīnatvāt sa vināśaṃ gamiṣyati| mū8tāyā madatvāca prapatiṣyati mattavat||

He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

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.