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Psalms 49 गीतसंहिता 49
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मोmo प्रजाःpra·jāḥ सकलाsa·ka·lā युयम्yu·yam एतत्e·tat संख्ातुमदेयsaṃkhātumadeya। अत्रat·ra कसीkasī प्रयुरध्व्चprayuradhvca सर्व्वंsar·vaṃ पिष्टपवासिनःpiṣṭapavāsinaḥ।।
mo prajāḥ sakalā yuyam etat saṃkhātumadeya| atra kasī prayuradhvca sarvvaṃ piṣṭapavāsinaḥ||
To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
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यतोya·to हेतोhe·to मेदीयास्यंmedīyāsyaṃ ज्ञानंjñā·naṃ प्रकाशयिष्यतिpra·kā·śa·yiṣ·ya·ti। ममma·ma मानसिकंmānasikaṃ ध्यानंdhyānaṃ घबदधिच्चghabadadhicca प्रदास्यतिpradāsyati।।
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yato heto medīyāsyaṃ jñānaṃ prakāśayiṣyati| mama mānasikaṃ dhyānaṃ ghabadadhicca pradāsyati||
My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
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मयाma·yā स्वकीयकगस्खsvakīyakagaskha न्यायnyāya वाक्येvāk·ye प्रयाच्यतेprayācyate। वीणयाह्षंvīṇayāhṣaṃ ससारsasāra श्येśye स्वकोयांsvakoyāṃ मम्मभारतींmammabhāratīṃ।।
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mayā svakīyakagaskha nyāya vākye prayācyate| vīṇayāhṣaṃ sasāra śye svakoyāṃ mammabhāratīṃ||
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
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तेषांte·ṣāṃ कोऽपिko·pi नna शक्नोतिśak·no·ti विमत्तvimatta म्नातरुmnātaru निजंni·jaṃ दातुमीशायdātumīśāya वाvā मृल्यंmṛlyaṃ तस्थौtas·thau द्वारdvā·ra पयागिनंpayāginaṃ।। यतोya·to हेतोhe·to महामूल्यन्तेषांmahāmūlyanteṣāṃ प्राणपरिम्कूयःprāṇaparimkūyaḥ। अनन्तकालपय्थन्तंanantakālapaythantaṃ सsa निवत्तिव्यतेnivattivyate ततःta·taḥ।
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teṣāṃ ko'pi na śaknoti vimatta mnātaru nijaṃ dātumīśāya vā mṛlyaṃ tasthau dvāra payāginaṃ|| yato heto mahāmūlyanteṣāṃ prāṇaparimkūyaḥ| anantakālapaythantaṃ sa nivattivyate tataḥ|
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
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तदीयनित्यजीवित्वात्tadīyanityajīvitvāt खातद्ष्रंनवच्निंतात्khātadṣraṃnavacniṃtāt।।
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tadīyanityajīvitvāt khātadṣraṃnavacniṃtāt||
(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
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नराःna·rāḥ। रकसूपेणrakasūpeṇa नश्यन्तिnaś·yan·ti मृएाmṛeā खन्नाkhannā मानवाःmā·na·vāḥ। खवित्तानिkhavittāni परित्यज्यpa·rit·yaj·ya तेte परेव्वपेयन्तिparevvapeyanti चca।।
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narāḥ| rakasūpeṇa naśyanti mṛeā khannā mānavāḥ| khavittāni parityajya te parevvapeyanti ca||
For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
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निव्यस्थायीनिnivyasthāyīni वेश्मानिveś·mā·ni पुरुषान्pu·ru·ṣān प्रतिpra·ti सुस्थिराःsus·thi·rāḥ वासाःvāsāḥ ख्यातच्khyātac देशेषुde·śe·ṣu नामnā·ma तेघामिदंteghāmidaṃ मनःma·naḥ।।
nivyasthāyīni veśmāni puruṣān prati susthirāḥ vāsāḥ khyātac deśeṣu nāma teghāmidaṃ manaḥ||
Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
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मूएतावाःmūetāvāḥ फलप्रदाphalapradā। तथापिta·thā·pi परतस्तेवांparatastevāṃ वाच्तुvāctu तुष्यन्तिtuṣ·yan·ti मानवाःmā·na·vāḥ।। सेलाselā
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mūetāvāḥ phalapradā| tathāpi paratastevāṃ vāctu tuṣyanti mānavāḥ|| selā
This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
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नरकnaraka मेघme·gha वज्नीvajnī तान्tān गृव्युस्तान्gṛvyustān चारयिष्यतिcā·ra·yiṣ·ya·ti। पातस्तेघांpātasteghāṃ पभुत्वच्चpabhutvacca पश्यतेpaśyate सरलैःsa·ra·laiḥ नरैःnaraiḥ। सोन्दग्धंsondagdhaṃ लाप्यतेlāpyate तेषांte·ṣāṃ परलेकपवासिनांparalekapavāsināṃ।।
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naraka megha vajnī tān gṛvyustān cārayiṣyati| pātasteghāṃ pabhutvacca paśyate saralaiḥ naraiḥ| sondagdhaṃ lāpyate teṣāṃ paralekapavāsināṃ||
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
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तथापीशोtathāpīśo ममma·ma प्राणान्prā·ṇān परलोकस्यpa·ra·lo·kas·ya इस्ततःistataḥ। उद्धरिष्यतिud·dha·riṣ·ya·ti यस्मात्yas·māt सsa खयःkhayaḥ मांmāṃ संग्रहीष्यतिsaṃ·gra·hīṣ·ya·ti।। सेलाselā
tathāpīśo mama prāṇān paralokasya istataḥ| uddhariṣyati yasmāt sa khayaḥ māṃ saṃgrahīṣyati|| selā
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
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धनित्वंdhanitvaṃ जायतेjā·ya·te यस्यyas·ya गएgae डेश्वय्यंञ्चḍeśvayyaṃñca वधंतेvadhaṃte। तंtaṃ दृष्टापिdṛṣṭāpi त्वयाtva·yā चासोcāso नna कत्तेव्यःkattevyaḥ कथञ्चनkathañcana।।
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dhanitvaṃ jāyate yasya gae ḍeśvayyaṃñca vadhaṃte| taṃ dṛṣṭāpi tvayā cāso na kattevyaḥ kathañcana||
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
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यतःya·taḥ सsa मृत्युकालेmṛtyukāle नna किच्धिदादायkicdhidādāya यास्यतिyās·ya·ti। तदीयञ्चta·dī·yañ·ca यदेखस्थेंyadekhastheṃ तत्tat तंtaṃ नानुगमिष्यतिnānugamiṣyati।।
yataḥ sa mṛtyukāle na kicdhidādāya yāsyati| tadīyañca yadekhastheṃ tat taṃ nānugamiṣyati||
For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
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जीjī वत्कालेvatkāle निजपाणास्तेनnijapāṇāstena सुश्ाधिताःsuśādhitāḥ स्वयंsva·yaṃ। यःyaḥ कञ्चिचात्मसोख्यार्थीkañcicātmasokhyārthī मानवःmā·na·vaḥ सsa प्रशस्यतेpraśasyate।।
jī vatkāle nijapāṇāstena suśādhitāḥ svayaṃ| yaḥ kañcicātmasokhyārthī mānavaḥ sa praśasyate||
Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
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सम्मान्योऽपिsammānyo'pi नरोाईन्ञानःnaroāīnñānaḥ पश्ुतुल्योpaśutulyo विनश्यतिvi·naś·ya·ti।।
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sammānyo'pi naroāīnñānaḥ paśutulyo vinaśyati||
Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
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.