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Song of Solomon 1 परमगीतम् 1

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1

सलेमनःsalemanaḥ परमगीतंparamagītaṃ।
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salemanaḥ paramagītaṃ|

The song of songs, which is Solomon’s.
2

आननेनānanena खकीयेनkhakīyena भवान्bha·vān मांmāṃ परिचुम्बतुparicumbatu। भवदीयोbhavadīyo यतःya·taḥ प्रमाpramā सुरसाsurasā गोस्तनीरसात्gostanīrasāt
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ānanena khakīyena bhavān māṃ paricumbatu| bhavadīyo yataḥ pramā surasā gostanīrasāt

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
3

त्वदोयोत्तमतेलानांtvadoyottamatelānāṃ सारभस्येवsārabhasyeva कारणात्kā·ra·ṇāt। अवतारिततिलेनavatāritatilena तवta·va नामnā·ma यतःya·taḥ समंsa·maṃ। तस्मादेवtas·mā·de·va त्वयिtva·yi प्रेमाpremā कन्याभिःkanyābhiḥ संविधोयतेsaṃvidhoyate।।
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tvadoyottamatelānāṃ sārabhasyeva kāraṇāt| avatāritatilena tava nāma yataḥ samaṃ| tasmādeva tvayi premā kanyābhiḥ saṃvidhoyate||

Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
4

आकषेākaṣe मांmāṃ त्वमस्नाभिरनघाविव्यसेtvamasnābhiranaghāvivyase तदाta·dā। खकोयान्तःपुरkhakoyāntaḥpura नीत्वाnīt·vā पेणाpeṇā प्रवेशिताpraveśitā। उल्लासमेवullāsameva घनghana करिष्यामोka·riṣ·yā·mo वयंva·yaṃ त्वयिtva·yi। संस्ताsaṃstā व्यामस्तवvyāmastava प्रेमpre·ma चाधिकcādhika गास्तनीरसाgāstanīrasā न्n। इमांi·māṃ सरलभावेनsa·ra·la·bhā·ve·na त्वयिtva·yi प्रेमpre·ma प्रकुव्वेतेprakuvvete।।

ākaṣe māṃ tvamasnābhiranaghāvivyase tadā| khakoyāntaḥpura nītvā peṇā praveśitā| ullāsameva ghana kariṣyāmo vayaṃ tvayi| saṃstā vyāmastava prema cādhika gāstanīrasā n| imāṃ saralabhāvena tvayi prema prakuvvete||

Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.
5

इi कन्धाkandhā यिरुशाल्मीयाःyiruśālmīyāḥ छष्णाङंchaṣṇāṅaṃ किञ्चkiñ·ca सन्दरीsandarī केदारीयंkedārīyaṃ यथाya·thā दूष्यम्dūṣ·yam उल्लाचाullācā वाvā सुलेमनःsulemanaḥ।।
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i kandhā yiruśālmīyāḥ chaṣṇāṅaṃ kiñca sandarī kedārīyaṃ yathā dūṣyam ullācā vā sulemanaḥ||

I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
6

अहंa·haṃ यत्yat छय्णवणास्मिchayṇavaṇāsmi लच्तिताlactitā चca विवखताvivakhatā तत्कृतेtat·kṛ·te मेषmeṣa युष्माभिःyuṣ·mā·bhiḥ कुद्धःkuddhaḥ करियतांkariyatāṃ मचिmaci।। मांmāṃ प्रतिpra·ti काधमालम््यkādhamālamya मदीयमाटखूनभिःmadīyamāṭakhūnabhiḥ। अहंa·haṃ नियाजयाश्वक्ेniyājayāśvake गात्तनीत्तेचरत्तिणीgāttanīttecarattiṇī। ममma·ma वद्vad गास्तनोच्तेचंgāstanoctecaṃ मयाma·yā तत्त्tatt नna रचितंracitaṃ।।

ahaṃ yat chayṇavaṇāsmi lactitā ca vivakhatā tatkṛte meṣa yuṣmābhiḥ kuddhaḥ kariyatāṃ maci|| māṃ prati kādhamālamya madīyamāṭakhūnabhiḥ| ahaṃ niyājayāśvake gāttanīttecarattiṇī| mama vad gāstanoctecaṃ mayā tatt na racitaṃ||

Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
7

हेhe मदीयदृदःmadīyadṛdaḥ कान्तkānta कुचkuca चोरयसिco·ra·ya·si व्रजंvra·jaṃ। विखामयसिvikhāmayasi मध्याङ़madhyāṅa़ कुचkuca वाvā तदुदाइर्tadudāir। तावकोनसदायानांtāvakonasadāyānāṃ युयानामेवyuyānāmeva मध्यतःmadh·ya·taḥ। कुतोku·to ऽहंhaṃ पथ्थेटिव्यामिpaththeṭivyāmi पारक्येवpārakyeva तिस्स्वुताtissvutā।।
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he madīyadṛdaḥ kānta kuca corayasi vrajaṃ| vikhāmayasi madhyāṅa़ kuca vā tadudāir| tāvakonasadāyānāṃ yuyānāmeva madhyataḥ| kuto 'haṃ paththeṭivyāmi pārakyeva tissvutā||

Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
8

डेḍe सुसुन्दरिsusundari नारीणांnā·rī·ṇāṃ वदिvadi त्वंtvaṃ नदिnadi वत्सिvatsi तत्tat मेषाणांme·ṣā·ṇāṃ पदचिज्ञानिpadacijñāni तदिtadi त्वंtvaṃ समनुत्रजsamanutraja। चोरयco·ra·ya खाजवत्सांखkhājavatsāṃkha रच्तिगांractigāṃ शिविरान्तिकेśivirāntike।

ḍe susundari nārīṇāṃ vadi tvaṃ nadi vatsi tat meṣāṇāṃ padacijñāni tadi tvaṃ samanutraja| coraya khājavatsāṃkha ractigāṃ śivirāntike|

If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.
9

हेhe मत्कान्तेmatkānte फिरोगीयरथेphirogīyarathe याyā तुरगीturagī ममma·ma उपमांu·pa·māṃ तवta·va कुव्वंkuvvaṃ तुरग्येवturagyeva तयाta·yā सहsa·ha।।

he matkānte phirogīyarathe yā turagī mama upamāṃ tava kuvvaṃ turagyeva tayā saha||

I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh’s chariots.
10

शोभांśobhāṃ मृक्तावलिभ्यांmṛktāvalibhyāṃ हिhi तवta·va गण्डोgaṇḍo पगच्छतःpagacchataḥ। त्वदीयाtva·dī·yā गलदेश्रखgaladeśrakha रलदहारेणraladahāreṇa राजतेrājate।
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śobhāṃ mṛktāvalibhyāṃ hi tava gaṇḍo pagacchataḥ| tvadīyā galadeśrakha raladahāreṇa rājate|

Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.
11

वयंva·yaṃ काञ्चनरच्नुखkāñcanaracnukha निम्मास्यामःnimmāsyāmaḥ कृतेkṛ·te तवta·va। स्थानेsthā·ne स्थानेsthā·ne सदृश्यैsadṛśyai डीḍī चित्रिताcitritā रप्यवरुलेःrapyavaruleḥ।।

vayaṃ kāñcanaracnukha nimmāsyāmaḥ kṛte tava| sthāne sthāne sadṛśyai ḍī citritā rapyavaruleḥ||

We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.
12

यावद्राजोापविद्धाyāvadrājoāpaviddhā ऽस्तिsti मोाज्यगेहोयमण्डलेmoājyagehoyamaṇḍale। तावन्ममtāvanmama जटामांसीjaṭāmāṃsī यच्छतिyacchati खीयसोरभंkhīyasorabhaṃ।।
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yāvadrājoāpaviddhā 'sti moājyagehoyamaṇḍale| tāvanmama jaṭāmāṃsī yacchati khīyasorabhaṃ||

While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
13

गन्धरgandhara सिsi यढच्तस्यyaḍhactasya गच्छतुल्यःgacchatulyaḥ प्रियोpri·yo ममma·ma। मामकस्तनयोmāmakastanayo मध्येmadh·ye यापयिष्यतिyāpayiṣyati यामिनोंyāminoṃ।।
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gandhara si yaḍhactasya gacchatulyaḥ priyo mama| māmakastanayo madhye yāpayiṣyati yāminoṃ||

A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
14

रड़िदोगास्तनीच्तेचंrar̤idogāstanīctecaṃ येषांye·ṣāṃ प्ररोहpraroha णस्थलंṇasthalaṃ। तेषांte·ṣāṃ कोाफरपुष्ाणांkoāpharapuṣāṇāṃ गुच्छतुल्यःgucchatulyaḥ प्रियोpri·yo ममma·ma।।

rar̤idogāstanīctecaṃ yeṣāṃ praroha ṇasthalaṃ| teṣāṃ koāpharapuṣāṇāṃ gucchatulyaḥ priyo mama||

My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of En-gedi.
15

हैhai प्रियेpri·ye ममma·ma पश्यpaś·ya त्वtva सुन्दरीsundarī त्वtva छिchi सुन्दरीsundarī कपोातसटश्श्चास्तिkapoātasaṭaśścāsti तावकंtāvakaṃ लाचनदयंlācanadayaṃ।।

hai priye mama paśya tva sundarī tva chi sundarī kapoātasaṭaśścāsti tāvakaṃ lācanadayaṃ||

Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes.
16

ममma·ma प्रियpri·ya पश्यpaś·ya त्वtva सुन्दराsundarā तिमनोक्षरुःtimanokṣaruḥ ब्पावयास्थbpāvayāstha इरिदगेiridage प्रभतेprabhate एयeya नस्थलंnasthalaṃ।।
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mama priya paśya tva sundarā timanokṣaruḥ bpāvayāstha iridage prabhate eya nasthalaṃ||

Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
17

च्यावयcyāvaya महकाशानिmahakāśāni भवन्त्येरसपादपाःbhavantyerasapādapāḥ। देवदारूणिdevadārūṇi जायन्तेjā·yan·te चावयोःcāvayoḥ पटलंpaṭalaṃ तथाta·thā।।
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cyāvaya mahakāśāni bhavantyerasapādapāḥ| devadārūṇi jāyante cāvayoḥ paṭalaṃ tathā||

The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.

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.