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Song of Solomon 8 परमगीतम् 8

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1

कुतस्त्वंkutastvaṃ नासिnā·si मड्भाताmaḍbhātā मन्माटस्तन्यपायितःmanmāṭastanyapāyitaḥ। पथिpa·thi त्वांtvāṃ तदिtadi सम्प्राप्यsamprāpya मयाma·yā त्वचुम्बनेtvacumbane कृतेkṛ·te। अवज्ञाavajñā मांmāṃ समृदिश्यsamṛdiśya नाकारिव्यतnākārivyata मानवैःmā·na·vaiḥ।। दमेवdameva भविष्यामिbha·viṣ·yā·mi तवta·va मागपरदश्िकाmāgaparadaśikā। मातुmā·tu ओद्ंodṃ मयाma·yā नीतस्च्चnītascca मांmāṃ शिक्षयिव्यसिśikṣayivyasi। पाययिष्याग्यद्धंpāyayiṣyāgyaddhaṃ ताञ्चtāñ·ca मदमांकमिखितंmadamāṃkamikhitaṃ। खीयदाडिमदच्स्यkhīyadāḍimadacsya पलेभ्यश्चोद्धतंpalebhyaścoddhataṃ रसंra·saṃ।। मद्mad यमस्तकस्याघस्तस्यyamastakasyāghastasya सर्व्वःsar·vaḥ करंka·raṃ स्थितःsthi·taḥ। तस्यtas·ya द्च्िणस्तञdciṇastaña स्वजतेsvajate मामकंmā·ma·kaṃ तनta·na।। केke कन्याkan·yā यिरुशाल्मीयाyiruśālmīyā' शपथśapatha कारयासिkārayāsi स्वयंsva·yaṃ यावत्yā·vat समव्यातुंsamavyātuṃ नेवाकाइतिnevākāiti मेme प्रियाpri·yā। साsā माmā प्रबाध्यतांprabādhyatāṃ तावत्tā·vat माmā समृव्याप्यताच्चsamṛvyāpyatācca साsā कासोkāso धन्वतdhanvata ब्यायाव्याbyāyāvyā लम्बमानाlambamānā निजप्रियंnijapriyaṃ व्परधस्ताज्ञागरुड़स्यvparadhastājñāgarur̤asya मयाma·yā त्वंtvaṃ हिhi प्रबोधितःprabodhitaḥ। त्वांtvāṃ तचाजीजनन्माताtacājījananmātā तत्रtat·ra प्रासासprāsāsa तेte प्रखःprakhaḥ।।
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kutastvaṃ nāsi maḍbhātā manmāṭastanyapāyitaḥ| pathi tvāṃ tadi samprāpya mayā tvacumbane kṛte| avajñā māṃ samṛdiśya nākārivyata mānavaiḥ|| dameva bhaviṣyāmi tava māgaparadaśikā| mātu odṃ mayā nītascca māṃ śikṣayivyasi| pāyayiṣyāgyaddhaṃ tāñca madamāṃkamikhitaṃ| khīyadāḍimadacsya palebhyaścoddhataṃ rasaṃ|| mad yamastakasyāghastasya sarvvaḥ karaṃ sthitaḥ| tasya dciṇastaña svajate māmakaṃ tana|| ke kanyā yiruśālmīyā' śapatha kārayāsi svayaṃ yāvat samavyātuṃ nevākāiti me priyā| sā mā prabādhyatāṃ tāvat mā samṛvyāpyatācca sā kāso dhanvata byāyāvyā lambamānā nijapriyaṃ vparadhastājñāgarur̤asya mayā tvaṃ hi prabodhitaḥ| tvāṃ tacājījananmātā tatra prāsāsa te prakhaḥ||

O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.
2

मुडावद्muḍāvad घरghara मांmāṃ चित्तेcit·te मुद्दावद्muddāvad धरdha·ra मांmāṃ भुजेbhuje बलोयान्baloyān मृत्युवत्mṛtyuvat पामाpāmā कालवच्चोग्रkālavaccogra उच्चलःuccalaḥ। तन्नाङ्गारास्तदङ्गाराtannāṅgārāstadaṅgārā उच्छिखाucchikhā अतिमानषंatimānaṣaṃ।। प्रेमवक़िमपांpremavaqimapāṃ राशिrāśi तेte निर्व्वापयितुंnir·vā·pa·yi·tuṃ क्षमःkṣa·maḥ। नैवnai·va घोार्खवन्तीनांghoārkhavantīnāṃ वेलयाज्ञाव्यतेvelayājñāvyate सsa वाvā। प्रेमpre·ma केतुंketuṃ स्वगेक्षस्थंsvagekṣasthaṃ सर्व्वस्वंsar·vas·vaṃ चेत्cet त्यजेन्नरःtyajennaraḥ। ऋअवप्लाṛavaplā केवलंke·va·laṃ तक्िtaki सकलाःsa·ka·lāḥ प्रकरिष्यतेpra·ka·riṣ·ya·te।। विद्यतेvid·ya·te ऽल्पवयस्पौकाlpavayaspaukā खसाजातस्तनावयोःkhasājātastanāvayoḥ। तस्याtas·yā असहasaha गिन्यासतginyāsata सम्बन्धदिsambandhadi वसाvasā यदाya·dā। अायास्यतिaāyāsyati कृतेkṛ·te तस्याःtas·yāḥ किंkiṃ करिव्यावद्देkarivyāvadde तदाta·dā।।
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muḍāvad ghara māṃ citte muddāvad dhara māṃ bhuje baloyān mṛtyuvat pāmā kālavaccogra uccalaḥ| tannāṅgārāstadaṅgārā ucchikhā atimānaṣaṃ|| premavaqimapāṃ rāśi te nirvvāpayituṃ kṣamaḥ| naiva ghoārkhavantīnāṃ velayājñāvyate sa vā| prema ketuṃ svagekṣasthaṃ sarvvasvaṃ cet tyajennaraḥ| ṛavaplā kevalaṃ taki sakalāḥ prakariṣyate|| vidyate 'lpavayaspaukā khasājātastanāvayoḥ| tasyā asaha ginyāsata sambandhadi vasā yadā| aāyāsyati kṛte tasyāḥ kiṃ karivyāvadde tadā||

I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother’s house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.
3

साsā चेद्ced मित्तिस्तदाmittistadā तस्यांtas·yāṃ रोप्यदुropyadu निचीयतांnicīyatāṃ साsā चेद्ced दारःdāraḥ कपाटेनkapāṭena रुध्यतानैरसेनrudhyatānairasena तत्tat।। चदंcadaṃ भित्तिखसूपास्सिbhittikhasūpāssi दुगंवचdugaṃvaca ममma·ma स्तनोstano। तस्मात्tas·māt तदीयटछ्याक्tadīyaṭachyāk जाताjā·tā नुग््चभाnugcabhā जनja·na।। डाक्षाच्तेचḍākṣācteca सुलेमानोsu·le·mā·no बालक्षामान्यविद्यतbālakṣāmānyavidyata। करेषुka·re·ṣu रक्षिणांrak·ṣi·ṇāṃ तच्चtac·ca डाक्षाच्तचरंḍākṣāctacaraṃ समर्पितंsa·mar·pi·taṃ। मामकंmā·ma·kaṃ गास्तनीच्तेचंgāstanīctecaṃ विद्यतेvid·ya·te ममma·ma सम्मुखेsam·mu·khe। मद्राणांmadrāṇāṃ यत्तyatta साइखंsāikhaṃ केke सलेमान्salemān तवैवta·vai·va तत्tat। श्तद्दयच्चśtaddayacca मुद्राणांmud·rā·ṇāṃ भवेत्bha·vet तत्फलरच्िणांtatphalaraciṇāṃ।। अूयतेaūyate त्वजवाtvajavā मित्रेmitre हेhe उद्याननिवासिनिudyānanivāsini। ममापिma·mā·pi वणंvaṇaṃ तस्यtas·ya त्वमनुज्ञातुमचंसिtvamanujñātumacaṃsi।। डेḍe मल्ियmaliya पलायस्वpa·lā·yas·va गन्धत्तैःgandhattaiḥ सुsu वासितेvāsite। गिरावेणयाgirāveṇayā भवेस्तल्येbhavestalye दda रिणौशृवकेनriṇauśṛvakena वाvā।। कःkaḥ हेhe मेme भीbhī अa. एe. नna नna।। करkara कैkai:
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sā ced mittistadā tasyāṃ ropyadu nicīyatāṃ sā ced dāraḥ kapāṭena rudhyatānairasena tat|| cadaṃ bhittikhasūpāssi dugaṃvaca mama stano| tasmāt tadīyaṭachyāk jātā nugcabhā jana|| ḍākṣācteca sulemāno bālakṣāmānyavidyata| kareṣu rakṣiṇāṃ tacca ḍākṣāctacaraṃ samarpitaṃ| māmakaṃ gāstanīctecaṃ vidyate mama sammukhe| madrāṇāṃ yatta sāikhaṃ ke salemān tavaiva tat| śtaddayacca mudrāṇāṃ bhavet tatphalaraciṇāṃ|| aūyate tvajavā mitre he udyānanivāsini| mamāpi vaṇaṃ tasya tvamanujñātumacaṃsi|| ḍe maliya palāyasva gandhattaiḥ su vāsite| girāveṇayā bhavestalye da riṇauśṛvakena vā|| kaḥ he me bhī a. e. na na|| kara kai:

His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
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पथpatha गैgai! दरdara केke जपjapa निni पकमलनाpakamalanā निni दda.।। गga चca व्रिvri
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patha gai! dara ke japa ni pakamalanā ni da.|| ga ca vri

I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.
5

तिti. कथाka·thā अa। हैhai किki कसkasa हha वनःvanaḥ.।। यःyaḥ शśa गाgā नna नna थकthaka जैjai
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ti. kathā a| hai ki kasa ha vanaḥ.|| yaḥ śa gā na na thaka jai

Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.
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षṣa कka कka. नna केke भbha. कka केke किki पpa. कka किki धdha कारेkā·re धdha अa नna. हेhe:। कोकkoka कka. शकśaka।।, बba केke।। दरdara केke हिhi तपtapa रैrai; रra. तिःtiḥ! धdha,। हनhana, मेme शśa वva
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ṣa ka ka. na ke bha. ka ke ki pa. ka ki dha kāre dha a na. he:| koka ka. śaka||, ba ke|| dara ke hi tapa rai; ra. tiḥ! dha,| hana, me śa va

Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
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दda वva नna निकलnikala... ककkaka» कka कीनkīna गतga·ta कैkai भbha ईī भीbhī छिchi परpara,।। भbha हha। अa. मma। लla तेte हिhi थीthī दda तेte।
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da va na nikala... kaka ka kīna gata kai bha ī bhī chi para,|| bha ha| a. ma| la te hi thī da te|

Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.
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रra क्षkṣa: सरsara सsa चca पाpā नna निni, शीśī कदkada षुṣu वva. गga.. नसnasa हिhi हीhī भीbhī नna शरśara भौbhau हैhai
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ra kṣa: sara sa ca pā na ni, śī kada ṣu va. ga.. nasa hi hī bhī na śara bhau hai

We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?
9

देde हिhi यya सःsaḥ
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de hi ya saḥ

If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.
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नna ममma·ma गमgama शśa
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na mama gama śa

I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour.
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रra हिhi नna
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ra hi na

Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.
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थtha हha भरbhara कलkala हिhi कka चca। हिhi। धdha धdha।।।
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tha ha bhara kala hi ka ca| hi| dha dha|||

My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
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हिhi एe।। विvi हजhaja तta।। हैhai।।।।।।।।।
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hi e|| vi haja ta|| hai|||||||||

Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.
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नna। दरdara दरdara।। कka ऋṛ तta।। वva।।।। हिhi हरhara हिhi
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na| dara dara|| ka ṛ ta|| va|||| hi hara hi

Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.

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.