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Psalms 140 गीतसंहिता 140

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1

स्प्योspyo रणायra·ṇā·ya प्राथनाprāthanā।
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spyo raṇāya prāthanā|

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
2

वाद्यनियन्तेvādyaniyante दातव्यंdā·tav·yaṃ दायुदरोdāyudaro धम्मेगीतंdhammegītaṃ।
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vādyaniyante dātavyaṃ dāyudaro dhammegītaṃ|

Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
3

त्वंtvaṃ दुखेत्तनरेभ्याdukhettanarebhyā मांmāṃ हेhe परेशpareśa समद्धरsamaddhara। दौराक्याचारिलाकभ्यःdaurākyācārilākabhyaḥ स्वयंsva·yaṃ मांmāṃ परिरुच्pariruc चca।। तेte मनुष्याःma·nuṣ·yāḥ खचित्तेधुkhacittedhu चिन्तयन्तिcin·ta·yan·ti कुकल्पनाःkukalpanāḥ। परत्यद्ंparatyadṃ समरःsamaraḥ कत्तेम्kattem रुकस्थानेrukasthāne मिलन्तिmi·lan·ti चca।। सुतीच्णांsutīcṇāṃ निजजिप्लान्नnijajiplānna दिजिप्लाdijiplā इवi·va कुब्बेतेkubbete। तेषाञ्चाधरयोteṣāñcādharayo मेध्येmedhye फणिनोphaṇino विद्यतेvid·ya·te विषंvi·ṣaṃ।। सेलाselā
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tvaṃ dukhettanarebhyā māṃ he pareśa samaddhara| daurākyācārilākabhyaḥ svayaṃ māṃ pariruc ca|| te manuṣyāḥ khacittedhu cintayanti kukalpanāḥ| paratyadṃ samaraḥ kattem rukasthāne milanti ca|| sutīcṇāṃ nijajiplānna dijiplā iva kubbete| teṣāñcādharayo medhye phaṇino vidyate viṣaṃ|| selā

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
4

दुजेनानांdujenānāṃ करेभ्यस्लंkarebhyaslaṃ हेhe पररparara सामयsāmaya। दोरान्याचारिलाकेभ्यःdorānyācārilākebhyaḥ स्वयंsva·yaṃ मांmāṃ परिरच्तpariracta चca। मदीयपादविच्तेपंmadīyapādavictepaṃ बाधितुंbādhituṃ चिन्तयन्तिcin·ta·yan·ti तेte।।
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dujenānāṃ karebhyaslaṃ he parara sāmaya| dorānyācārilākebhyaḥ svayaṃ māṃ pariracta ca| madīyapādavictepaṃ bādhituṃ cintayanti te||

Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
5

गव्विगोgavvigo ऽस्थापयन्sthāpayan रुप्तrupta पाशंpāśaṃ रच्नूracnū खkha मत्कुतेmatkute व्यस्तणवन्vyastaṇavan पथिpa·thi जालस्न्माथश्वायाजयन्jālasnmāthaśvāyājayan ममma·ma
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gavvigo 'sthāpayan rupta pāśaṃ racnū kha matkute vyastaṇavan pathi jālasnmāthaśvāyājayan mama

The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
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परमेशन्त्वद्ंparameśantvadṃ बहिba·hi त्वम्वासिtvamvāsi मदोखरःmadokharaḥ। मच्निवेदनरावंmacnivedanarāvaṃ त्वंtvaṃ देde परमेश्वरpa·ra·meś·va·ra संपृणsaṃpṛṇa।।
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parameśantvadṃ bahi tvamvāsi madokharaḥ| macnivedanarāvaṃ tvaṃ de parameśvara saṃpṛṇa||

I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
7

हेhe प्रभोpra·bho परमेशpa·ra·me·śa त्वंtvaṃ ममma·ma चाणकरंcāṇakaraṃ बलंba·laṃ। समरस्यsamarasya दिनेdi·ne त्वञ्चtvañ·ca मस्तकाच्छादकाmastakācchādakā ममma·ma।।

he prabho parameśa tvaṃ mama cāṇakaraṃ balaṃ| samarasya dine tvañca mastakācchādakā mama||

O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
8

दुजंनग्येखितंdujaṃnagyekhitaṃ तस्मैtas·mai नna प्रदेदिpradedi परश्वरpa·raś·va·ra। नैवnai·va साधयsā·dha·ya तस्याशांtasyāśāṃ नna चेत्cet सsa गर्व्वमेष्यतिgarvameṣyati।। सेलाselā

dujaṃnagyekhitaṃ tasmai na pradedi paraśvara| naiva sādhaya tasyāśāṃ na cet sa garvvameṣyati|| selā

Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
9

येye मांmāṃ रुन्धन्तिrun·dhan·ti तेषान्तुte·ṣān·tu णांṇāṃ वाङ्यकणटvāṅyakaṇaṭa काःkāḥ सर्व्वंsar·vaṃ राशोकरिrāśokari व्यन्तेvyante तेषांte·ṣāṃ खोयेषुkhoyeṣu मृडंसुmṛḍaṃsu।
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ye māṃ rundhanti teṣāntu ṇāṃ vāṅyakaṇaṭa kāḥ sarvvaṃ rāśokari vyante teṣāṃ khoyeṣu mṛḍaṃsu|

As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
10

तेषामुपरिte·ṣā·mu·pa·ri चाङ्गाराःcāṅgārāḥ समाचेव्यन्तsamācevyanta उज्ज्वलाःujjvalāḥ सकलाsa·ka·lā वङ्किमध्येvaṅkimadhye चca च्ते्यन्तेcteyante तेte नरास्वयाnarāsvayā। तोयेषुto·ye·ṣu पातयिय्यन्तेpātayiyyante इंगाधेवृत्यातुमच्तiṃgādhevṛtyātumacta मांmāṃ।।
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teṣāmupari cāṅgārāḥ samācevyanta ujjvalāḥ sakalā vaṅkimadhye ca cteyante te narāsvayā| toyeṣu pātayiyyante iṃgādhevṛtyātumacta māṃ||

Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
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दुमुखाdumukhā मानवोmā·na·vo मह्यांmah·yāṃ नna भविष्यतिbha·viṣ·ya·ti सुस्थिरःsusthiraḥ। देारान्याचारिणंdeārānyācāriṇaṃ ज्ञोशस्ताडयन्jñośastāḍayan द्रावयिष्यतिdrāvayiṣyati।।
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dumukhā mānavo mahyāṃ na bhaviṣyati susthiraḥ| deārānyācāriṇaṃ jñośastāḍayan drāvayiṣyati||

Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
12

च्यद्ंcyadṃ जानेjā·ne विपन्नानांvipannānāṃ लाकानांlā·kā·nāṃ घम्मेनिखयःghammenikhayaḥ। दरिद्राणांda·rid·rā·ṇāṃ विचारश्चvicāraśca परशेनparaśena करिष्यतेka·riṣ·ya·te।।

cyadṃ jāne vipannānāṃ lākānāṃ ghammenikhayaḥ| daridrāṇāṃ vicāraśca paraśena kariṣyate||

I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
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अवश्यंa·vaś·yaṃ धार्मिकैःdhārmikaiḥ सर्व्वैsar·vai नामnā·ma विद्धोव्यतेviddhovyate तवta·va। त्वत्साच्ताचtvatsāctāca निni वत्छन्तिvatchanti मानवाmā·na·vā ऋजुṛ·ju चेतसःcetasaḥ।।

avaśyaṃ dhārmikaiḥ sarvvai nāma viddhovyate tava| tvatsāctāca ni vatchanti mānavā ṛju cetasaḥ||

Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

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.