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Proverbs 8 सुलेमनो हितोपदेशः 8

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1

अेछताaechatā चca प्रज्ञाprajñā पराक्रमाpa·rāk·ra·mā धनच्चdhanacca प्रज्ञायाprajñāyā सुखवणनच्चsukhavaṇanacca।
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aechatā ca prajñā parākramā dhanacca prajñāyā sukhavaṇanacca|

Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
2

किंनkiṃna घोषयतिgho·ṣa·ya·ti प्रज्ञाprajñā बुडधिरुचेखbuḍadhirucekha भाषतेbhā·ṣa·te।।

kiṃna ghoṣayati prajñā buḍadhirucekha bhāṣate||

She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
3

मागंस्थापरिmāgaṃsthāpari तिछन्तीtichantī रत्रrat·ra श्डड्ाठśḍaḍāṭha कालयेkālaye।। गापुराणांgāpurāṇāṃ समीपेsa·mī·pe वाvā नगरस्यna·ga·ras·ya मुखेmu·khe स्थिताsthi·tā। कपाटानांkapāṭānāṃ प्रवेशpraveśa साsā पोचेरित्यंpocerityaṃ प्रभावतेprabhāvate।।
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māgaṃsthāpari tichantī ratra śḍaḍāṭha kālaye|| gāpurāṇāṃ samīpe vā nagarasya mukhe sthitā| kapāṭānāṃ praveśa sā pocerityaṃ prabhāvate||

She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
4

द्याज्यामिdyājyāmi नराna·rā युद्यान्yudyān मनजान्manajān अमीa·mī वच्यद्धंvacyaddhaṃ
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dyājyāmi narā yudyān manajān amī vacyaddhaṃ

Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
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हेhe मन्दनृद्धयोmandanṛddhayo युयंyu·yaṃ प्रदृ्लीतpradṛlīta सतकोतांsatakotāṃ। देde मृmṛ: सकलाsa·ka·lā युयंyu·yaṃ शिक्षध्वंśik·ṣadh·vaṃ सुविवेचनांsuvivecanāṃ।।
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he mandanṛddhayo yuyaṃ pradṛlīta satakotāṃ| de mṛ: sakalā yuyaṃ śikṣadhvaṃ suvivecanāṃ||

O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
6

युष्माभिःyuṣ·mā·bhiḥ अूवतांaūvatāṃ यस्माद्yas·mād उत्कुङानिutkuṅāni वद्ास्यहंvadāsyahaṃ मामकीनाधरदारात्māmakīnādharadārāt न्याय्याnyāy·yā नियान्तिniyānti चाक्कयःcākkayaḥ
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yuṣmābhiḥ aūvatāṃ yasmād utkuṅāni vadāsyahaṃ māmakīnādharadārāt nyāyyā niyānti cākkayaḥ

Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
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तालtāla मेme सत्यभाव्यस्तिsatyabhāvyasti पापंpā·paṃ दिद्धोdiddho ममाधरोmamādharo।। सकलाsa·ka·lā ममma·ma वल्लस्यvallasya वाचाvā·cā घम्भसमन्विताःghambhasamanvitāḥ। वक्रेकाvakrekā विपरीताviparītā वाvā मध्येmadh·ye तासांtā·sāṃ नna विद्यतेvid·ya·te।।
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tāla me satyabhāvyasti pāpaṃ diddho mamādharo|| sakalā mama vallasya vācā ghambhasamanvitāḥ| vakrekā viparītā vā madhye tāsāṃ na vidyate||

For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8

णांṇāṃ बद्धिमतांbaddhimatāṃ इादजवः' सकलाsa·ka·lā ताःtāḥ।
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ṇāṃ baddhimatāṃ iādajavaḥ' sakalā tāḥ|

All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
9

च्ञानप्राप्तमनुव्याणांcñānaprāptamanuvyāṇāṃ विचारात्vi·cā·rāt सरलाखsaralākha ताtā!।।
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cñānaprāptamanuvyāṇāṃ vicārāt saralākha tā!||

They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
10

रोप्याद्ropyād ग्रह्यीतgrahyīta शिक्षांśik·ṣāṃ मेme ज्ञानज्लात्तमछेमतःjñānajlāttamachemataḥ
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ropyād grahyīta śikṣāṃ me jñānajlāttamachemataḥ

Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
11

यतोya·to हेताःhe·tāḥ प्रबालेभ्यःprabālebhyaḥ प्रज्ञाprajñā खषाkhaṣā नna संशयःsaṃ·śa·yaḥ। स्विsvi प्रिववस्तूनिprivavastūni तत्छमानिtatchamāni नna सन्तिsan·ti छ्िchi।।
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yato hetāḥ prabālebhyaḥ prajñā khaṣā na saṃśayaḥ| svi privavastūni tatchamāni na santi chi||

For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
12

च्छccha हंhaṃ परेतिpareti विख्याताvikh·yā·tā ममma·ma वेश्मveś·ma सत्यताsat·ya·tā। लभ्यतेlabh·ya·te चca मयाma·yā ज्ञानंjñā·naṃ परिणामप्रदशकःpariṇāmapradaśakaḥ।।

ccha haṃ pareti vikhyātā mama veśma satyatā| labhyate ca mayā jñānaṃ pariṇāmapradaśakaḥ||

I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
13

परमेशात्तparameśātta याyā भीतिःbhī·tiḥ साsā णाṇā प्रातकंprātakaṃ प्रतिpra·ti। तस्माद्tas·mād दपाdapā ऽभिमानच्चbhimānacca दुदधतारूपवत्यdudadhatārūpavatya चca। विपरीवच्नviparīvacna दोमंख्यdomaṃkhya यान्येतानिyān·ye·tā·ni सन्तिsan·ti मेme।।
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parameśātta yā bhītiḥ sā ṇā prātakaṃ prati| tasmād dapā 'bhimānacca dudadhatārūpavatya ca| viparīvacna domaṃkhya yānyetāni santi me||

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
14

मन्ततणाकुशलेmantataṇākuśale स्ताstā मेme प्रज्ञाprajñā विक्रमान्विताvikramānvitā।।
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mantataṇākuśale stā me prajñā vikramānvitā||

Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
15

मयाma·yā शासतिśā·sa·ti राजानोrājāno भूपाbhūpā धर्म्मेdhar·me वदन्तिva·dan·ti चca।।

mayā śāsati rājāno bhūpā dharmme vadanti ca||

By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
16

मयाma·yā जयन्तिjayanti ष्स्तारःṣstāraḥ शोśo च्तितिनायकाःctitināyakāḥ येye कुर्व्वन्तिkur·van·ti मयिma·yi प्रेमpre·ma

mayā jayanti ṣstāraḥ śo ctitināyakāḥ ye kurvvanti mayi prema

By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
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येषुye·ṣu प्रेमpre·ma करोम्यहंka·rom·ya·haṃ। यलान्मांyalānmāṃ मृगयन्तेmṛ·ga·yan·te येye मामवाध्यन्तिmāmavādhyanti तेte जनाःja·nāḥ।।

yeṣu prema karomyahaṃ| yalānmāṃ mṛgayante ye māmavādhyanti te janāḥ||

I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
18

ममेवास्तिmamevāsti धनंdha·naṃ तेजःte·jaḥ स्थाsthā विन्नंvinnaṃ पवित्रताpa·vit·ra·tā।।

mamevāsti dhanaṃ tejaḥ sthā vinnaṃ pavitratā||

Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
19

ओेढछंoeḍhachaṃ ममma·ma फलpha·la सगात्sagāt क्िरण्थादपिkiraṇthādapi निम्मेलात्nimmelāt ष्ठोṣṭho मदीयma·dī·ya लभ्याlabh·yā उत्तमाद्uttamād रजतादपिrajatādapi।।
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oeḍhachaṃ mama phala sagāt kiraṇthādapi nimmelāt ṣṭho madīya labhyā uttamād rajatādapi||

My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
20

नयन्तिna·yan·ti धम्ममागेणdhammamāgeṇa मध्येनmadh·ye·na न्यायवत्मनांnyāyavatmanāṃ।

nayanti dhammamāgeṇa madhyena nyāyavatmanāṃ|

I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
21

ममानुराणिखाmamānurāṇikhā लोlo कान्kān कुव्वkuvva सम्प्रत्तिभाशिनःsamprattibhāśinaḥ काघागाराणिkāghāgārāṇi तेषाद्धteṣāddha ब्रयेःbrayeḥ सम्यृरयाग्यsamyṛrayāgya हंhaṃ।।
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mamānurāṇikhā lo kān kuvva samprattibhāśinaḥ kāghāgārāṇi teṣāddha brayeḥ samyṛrayāgya haṃ||

That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
22

प्राप्ताहंprāp·tā·haṃ परमेशेनpa·ra·me·śe·na खीयगत्याkhīyagatyā उपक्रमेupakrame। स्वsva कीयकम्मेणामय्रेkīyakammeṇāmayre कालेkā·le नीवnīva पुरातनोpu·rā·ta·no।।

prāptāhaṃ parameśena khīyagatyā upakrame| sva kīyakammeṇāmayre kāle nīva purātano||

The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
23

अआदावेवाभिषिक्ताहंaādāvevābhiṣiktāhaṃ प्राक्prāk च्तितेरुद्भवात्ctiterudbhavāt पुराpu·rā
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aādāvevābhiṣiktāhaṃ prāk ctiterudbhavāt purā

I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
24

मदीयोत्पत्तिकालेmadīyotpattikāle चca नाविद्यन्तnāvidyanta मक्चागंवाःmakcāgaṃvāḥ। भारिण्स्तायभारेणbhāriṇstāyabhāreṇa नाविद्यन्तnāvidyanta चca निज्भंराःnijbhaṃrāḥ।
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madīyotpattikāle ca nāvidyanta makcāgaṃvāḥ| bhāriṇstāyabhāreṇa nāvidyanta ca nijbhaṃrāḥ|

When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
25

गिरीणांgirīṇāṃ रोपणस्याम्रेropaṇasyāmre ऽहंhaṃ जाताडिगणात्jātāḍigaṇāt पुराpu·rā
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girīṇāṃ ropaṇasyāmre 'haṃ jātāḍigaṇāt purā

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
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तेनास्टछषुtenāsṭachaṣu देशेषुde·śe·ṣu निजनेषुnijaneṣu स्थलेषुsthaleṣu चca। नरलेाकस्थगृद्ेणाnaraleākasthagṛdeṇā मस्तकेmas·ta·ke ऽपिpi नna निर्मितःnirmitaḥ।।
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tenāsṭachaṣu deśeṣu nijaneṣu sthaleṣu ca| naraleākasthagṛdeṇā mastake 'pi na nirmitaḥ||

While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
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यदाya·dā सोऽख्ापवद्so'khāpavad यामyā·ma तदेवासमुtadevāsamu पस्थिताpasthitā। यदाya·dā साऽपा्धचिधेःsā'pādhacidheḥ एष्टeṣṭa यलिखत्yalikhat परिमण्डलंparimaṇḍalaṃ।
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yadā so'khāpavad yāma tadevāsamu pasthitā| yadā sā'pādhacidheḥ eṣṭa yalikhat parimaṇḍalaṃ|

When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
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यदाबघ्नाट्yadābaghnāṭ घनानूद्धghanānūddha सेन्धवोत्छाखsendhavotchākha प्राभवन्prābhavan।।
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yadābaghnāṭ ghanānūddha sendhavotchākha prābhavan||

When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
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यदाya·dā महासमत्ररयmahāsamatraraya सीमानंsīmānaṃ सsa न्यरूपयत्nya·rū·pa·yat। निजाज्ञालङ्कनादेवnijājñālaṅkanādeva सलिलानिsalilāni निवारयन्nivārayan। वसुधावाच्चvasudhāvācca मूलानिmū·lā·ni सsa समस्थापयद्samasthāpayad यदाya·dā।।

yadā mahāsamatraraya sīmānaṃ sa nyarūpayat| nijājñālaṅkanādeva salilāni nivārayan| vasudhāvācca mūlāni sa samasthāpayad yadā||

When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
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तदानींta·dā·nīṃ तस्यtas·ya पाखpākha इस्is अतिङःatiṅaḥ कर्म्मेजप्लाkarmejaplā रिखीrikhī पत्यंpatyaṃ नन्दनाnandanā तस्यtas·ya तत्साक्षात्tatsākṣāt इषेणाiṣeṇā सदाsa·dā।।
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tadānīṃ tasya pākha is atiṅaḥ karmmejaplā rikhī patyaṃ nandanā tasya tatsākṣāt iṣeṇā sadā||

Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
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हाhā श्रूमण्डलेśrūmaṇḍale तस्यtas·ya नन्दन्तोnandanto सुतेsu·te स्हsha।।
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hā śrūmaṇḍale tasya nandanto sute sha||

Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
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देde वत्साvat·sā अधुनाa·dhu·nā युयंyu·yaṃ निष्रामघतniṣrāmaghata मदचःmadacaḥ। मन्मागोन्manmāgon येye वva लग्बन्तेlagbante धन्याdhan·yā रवra·va भवन्तिbha·van·ti तेte।।

de vatsā adhunā yuyaṃ niṣrāmaghata madacaḥ| manmāgon ye va lagbante dhanyā rava bhavanti te||

Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
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उपदशंupadaśaṃ एद्यीत्वेवedyītveva भवतbha·va·ta ज्ञानसेवकाःjñānasevakāḥ। अत्याचारatyācāra युष्माभिःyuṣ·mā·bhiḥ कथयचित्kathayacit क्रियतांkri·ya·tāṃ नह्चिnahci
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upadaśaṃ edyītveva bhavata jñānasevakāḥ| atyācāra yuṣmābhiḥ kathayacit kriyatāṃ nahci

Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
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धन्यdhan·ya रवra·va मनव्यःmanavyaḥ सsa यःyaḥ संपृरवनsaṃpṛravana वचोva·co! ममma·ma। मामकीनकपाटेवुmāmakīnakapāṭevu प्रजागत्तिprajāgatti दिनेdi·ne दिनेdi·ne। ममma·ma द्ारशिलायाdāraśilāyā दारिवदवतिस्तेdārivadavatiste।।
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dhanya rava manavyaḥ sa yaḥ saṃpṛravana vaco! mama| māmakīnakapāṭevu prajāgatti dine dine| mama dāraśilāyā dārivadavatiste||

Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
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यस्माद्yas·mād योyo मामवाप्रोतिmāmavāproti सsa र्वाप्रातिrvāprāti जीवनंjī·va·naṃ। प्रसादच्चprasādacca परेशस्यpa·re·śas·ya सsa नरःna·raḥ परिpari लप्यतेlapyate।।

yasmād yo māmavāproti sa rvāprāti jīvanaṃ| prasādacca pareśasya sa naraḥ pari lapyate||

For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
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ममma·ma यस्थापराप्नातिyasthāparāpnāti निजप्राणान्ni·jap·rā·ṇān हिनत्िhinati सःsaḥ। मांmāṃ दिषन्तिdiṣanti चca वावन्त्तेvāvantte मृतेmṛ·te प्रेमpre·ma कुर्तेkurte।।

mama yasthāparāpnāti nijaprāṇān hinati saḥ| māṃ diṣanti ca vāvantte mṛte prema kurte||

But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

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.