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1987 mvj ivmj Iqe bvg GKRb wewUk jvi mmgq Aewa wewfb fvlvq agc`i h Abzev` nqQ Zvi GKwU ZvwjKv
Zix Kib| Ibvi ZvwjKv Abzmvi ZLb Aviwe Ges evsjv mn cw_exi 35 wU fvlvq GKvwaKevi Ki agc`i msiY Ges
Abzev` nq| agc` mePq ekx Abzevw`Z Ges AvjvwPZ nq BsiRx fvlvq| Aewk Aviwe Abzev` ZLbI czKvKvi
cKvwkZ nq wb| GB ZvwjKv Zix Kivi ciI wewfb fvlvq agc`i Aviv AbK msiY cKvwkZ nq| Gi viv AvazwbK
wek agc`i RbwcqZv wKQzUv Av`vR Kiv hvq| agc` h AvazwbK wekB Gi~c RbwcqZv cqQ Zv bq| `o `zB nvRvi
eQi AvMi gahzMxq fviZxq fvlvq Bnvi AbK msiY cvIqv hvq Ges PwbK I wZeZx fvlvqI agc`i GKvwaK Abzev`
cvIqv hvq| GLvb GB cvPxb msiYMzjvi msw cwiPq Ges emvwnZi Zzjbvg~jK Aaqbi cqvRbxqZv wbq
msw AvjvPbv Kiv ne|
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1. cvwj agc` - mePq cwiwPZ, GKmgq agc` ejZ _iev`x eiv GwUB RvbZ| wKz cieZxZ Ab agc`Mzjv
MelYvi dj Ges cvwj fvlvq iwPZ ej BnvK cvwj agc` AvLv `Iqv nq| cvwj agc` 423wU Mv_v 26wU
eM wef| cZKwU eMi gzj ee Abzmvi bvg Kiv nq| Lv 5g kZvxZ AvPvh ezNvl cvwj agc`i
A_K_v iPbv Kib| Mv_vMzjv mnReva Kivi Rb Ges cvZwnK Rxeb mMzjvi cqvM `wLq cPwjZ wKQz
M Dcvcb Kib| GB A_K_vI AwZ MzizZc~Y M wnme MY Kiv nq| hw`I e`kMzjvZ nvRvi eQi ai
Bnv cwiwPZ wQj cwWZ wfi dmej 1855 mvj ivgvb nid cvwj agc`i c_g AvazwbK msiY cKvk Kib|
Zvi c~e msZ fvlvq iwPZ ekwKQz czK, hgb gnvez, mgczWixKm~-Gi divmx Rvgvwb cfwZi Abzev` Ges
msiYi gvag qzivcxq cwWZ gnj mzcwiwPZ wQj| GQvovI Dcwbl`, gnvfviZ, ivgvqY Mvw` wbq cPzi
AvjvPbv nq| cwWZ dmej agc`i mv_ Gmg czKi Zzjbv Ki fvlvq wKsev A_ mwgj Mv_vmg~n Dcvcb
Ki GK Ac~e msiY cKvk Kib Ges jvwUb fvlvq c_g AvazwbK Abzev` Kib| GB Abzev` GLbI mzckswZ|
Gi gvag cwgv wek GKUv Avjvob mw nq Ges e mvwnZi cwZ beD`g AvMn RvM| 1881 mvj
fviZxq fvlv, ag, `kbcgx weLvZ Rvgvb cwWZ gvKm g~ji agc`i c_g BsiRx Abzev` Kib| Zvi cieZxZ
Aviv AbKB g~j fve AZ iL AbKfve agc`i Abzev` Kib| evsjvq cvwj agc`i ek KqKwU Abzev`
iqQ| Gi ga cigc~Rbxq cwWZ agvavi gnvexii Abzev`B enzj cwiwPZ|

2. cvUbv agc` - 1930 mvj fviZi cwWZ ivnzj mvsZvqb wZeZi GK wenvi gYKvj agc`i GKwU
cvWzwjwc Dvi Kib| Bnv fviZi cvUbv Rqkvj wimvP BwwUDU msiY Kiv nq| GfveB MwUi bvgKib
Kiv nq cvUbv agc`| hB Ai cvUbv agc` cvIqv hvq mwUK Aiwekliv evsjv Aii Avw`i~c ev
cvUv-esMjx ej AvLv w`qQb| GB agc` cvwj agc`i msM AwZ Nwbfve mwKZ| Gi ga 415 wU
Mv_v 22wU Aavq wef| 1979 mvj Gb. Gm. kzKv Ibvi Gg. G. w_wmm wnme cvUbv agc`i c_g msiY
cKvk Kib| Zvici 1980 mvj Rvgvbxi cwWZ Mze i_ wZxq msiY cKvk Kib| 1989 mvj c~eeZx
msiYMzjvi fzjwUMzjv gvwRZ Ki wgmm gvMviU Kvb jWbi cvwj UU mvmvBwUi Rbvj ZZxq msiY
cKvk Kib| 1990 mvj Rvcvbi we cwWZ KvMb wghzbv cvUbv agc`i msM PwbK agc`i Kvb Kvb
Mv_vi msM wgj AvQ mUv wb`k Ki PZz_ msiY cKvk Kib| GBfve GKvwaK msiYi KviY g~j cvWzwjwci
AbKvsk b nq MQ| ZvB mRbkxj MelKMY wewfbfve cixv wbixv Ki DbZ cvV c`vb Ki _vKb|
1997 mvj W. wcUvi wwjs cvUbv agc`i AieZx Z_ wekY Ki Ges ezagi HwZnvwmK wewfbw`K cheY
Ki cvUbv agc` mwZxq bvg e gZvejx`i M wnme e Kib| Ges wZwb GI wekvm Kib h 11k
- 12k kZvxZ cvj eski ivRZKvji kli w`K mwZxq eiv Di fviZ Z_v wenvi Aj A_ev cwg
esM LzeB mg wQj| KvMb wghzbvI GKB gZ cwZv Kib| cvUbv agc`i fvlvi ga mvgvb msZi cfve
j Kiv hvq| Ze, hviv cvwj Rvbb Ges msZfvlvqI wKQz vb AvQ Zviv mnRB cvUbv agc` coZ Ges
ezSZ cvieb|

3. cvKZ ev Mvavix agc` - cvKZ Kvb wbw` fvlvi bvg bq| gahzMxq fviZxq ek wKQz fvlvK wfb AvwjK
DPviYcYvjxi Dci wbfi Ki GKfve cvKZ fvlv ejv nq| D`vniY wnme ejv hZ cvi, g~j fvlv evsjv
aiv nj PMvgx, Kzwgjvi BZvw` fvlv nQ evsjv nZ MwVZ ev evsjvi cvKZ fvlv| GBfve gahzMxq cvKZ
fvlvMzjvi msM ew`K msZ fvlvi Zzjbv Kiv nq| Gi~c 1892 mvj LvUvb _K 13 gvBj `~i AewZ Mvk
wenvi cZZvwZK LbbKvj LvUvb ev Livw bvg cwiwPZ Ai wjwLZ GKwU cvKZ agc`i cvWzwjwci LWvsk
cvIqv hvq| mwU dvm wbq hvIqv nq Ges 1898 mvj Gwgwj mbvU GwkqvwUK bvg divwm fvlvi GKwU cwm
Rbvj cKvk Kib| 1897 mvj GKB agc`i wKQz Ask ivwkqvi GK Awdmvii gvag IjWevMi nMZ nq
Ges wZwb ivwkqvb msiY cKvk Kib| GB `zwU msiYi gvag we`rmgvR mvov ci hvq Ges cvKZ agc`
wbq b~Zbfve AvjvPbv kziz nq| 1921 mvj mbvUi msiYi Dci wbfi Ki Avgv`i `ki cLvZ cwWZ
ebxgvae eozqv Ges kj`bv_ wg c_g czKvKvi BsiRxZ cvKZ agc`i gvwRZ msiY cKvk Kib| Ze
Zvi gaI wKQz fzj zwU _K hvq| ZvB 1964 mvj Rb evD ivwkqvb Ges divwm msiY msMn Ki Zvi
Mfxifve MelYv Ki weZ evLv mn Mvavix agc` bvg w`q Gi Dg msiY cKvk Kib| GUvB mePq
DrK msiY wnme eenvi Kiv nq| AbKvsk b nq MQ we`vq Bnvi g~j KqwU Aavq ev eM wQj Zv wbw`
Ki ejv hvq bv| hZUzKz Ask eZgvb mLvb 12wU Aavq 251wU Mv_v cvIvqv hvq| wKQz wKQz Mv_vi gvSLvbi
wKQz k Ges evKI b nq MQ| Mvavi Aj MewlZ czKi fvlvi msM wgj AvQ ej BnvK Mvavix
agc`I ejv nq| kvnevRMo Ges gbxkv Aj cvIqv AkvKwkjvwjwci cvKZi msM Gi fvlvi wgj iqQ|
4. D`vbeM - Abvb agc` Mzjvi msM Mv_vi wgj _vKjI GwU 'agc`' kwU bvg wnme eenvi Kiwb| D`vbcvwj
bvg _iev`x wwcUKi z`K wbKvq GKwU M AvQ hwU agc` _K GKevi wfb| ZvB GB D`vbeM bvgKiY
wbq jvimgvR cPzi wevw `Lv hvq| Mzc hzMi nid Zzdvb Aj cvIqv D`vbeMi LWvsk wekz msZ
fvlvq iwPZ nqwQj| msZ m~Y cvIqv bv MjI Bnvi wZeZx `zBwU Ges PwbK `zBwU m~Y Abzev` GLbI
eZgvb iqQ| 817-842 mvj Bnv RbK cwWZ we`vcfvKii viv wZeZx fvlvq Abzevw`Z nq| GZ D`vbeM
cwWZ wfz agvZ Gi viv msKwjZ ej Rvbv hvq| agvZ wQjb mevwev`x e`i GKRb gnvb AvPvh|
1883 mvj DWDwqj iKwnj wZeZx fvlv _K D`vbeMi BsiRx Abzev` Kib| 1930 mvj wbib PeZx
dvm D`vbeMi msZ fvlvi msiY cKvk Kib| D`vbeMi PwbK Ges wZeZx Abzev` _K Rvbv hvq GZ
eM msLv wQj 33 Ges Mv_v msLv 900 _K 1000 A_ev ZviI ekx| Gi GKvwaK Abzev`i viv ezSv hvq
cvPxbKvj Bnv LzeB Rbwcq wQj|
5. jvKviev`x agc` - Lxwq 1g kZvxZ wgk msZ fvlvq iwPZ gnvez-Ae`vb Mi wKQz Mv_vi mv_ agc`i
mnmeMi 24wU Mv_v Ges wfzeMi 15 wU Mv_vi msM wgj iqQ| GQvovI agc` Ges wwcUKi wewfb M
hgb m~wbcvZ nZ AbK Mv_v Ges AbzQ`i gnvez-Ae`vb AvwiK DawZ cvIqv hvq| cwWZMY gb Kib
gnvmvswMK e`i GK kvLv jvKviev`xivB Bnv Aaqb KiZ|
GQvovI agc`i Mv_vi DawZ cvIqv hvq cvwj msZ fvlvq iwPZ wewfb M| 2000 mvj DcivwjwLZ agc`i cvPxb
msiYMzjv Ges Abvb M DaZ Mv_vmg~n msMn Ki mwgj Mv_vMzjv cvkvcvwk vcb Ki wewUk RRvZ c~Rbxq
Avb`RvwZ fv agc`i GKwU Zzjbvg~jK msiY cKvk Kib| Gi viv GKwU czKB agc`i fviZxq cvPxb
msiYMzjv cvIqv hvq| ezag AaqbKvix wkv_x`i Rb GB M gnvDcKvi mvab KiQ| GB M Ibvi ewMZ
IqemvBU www.ancient-buddhist-texts.com G I cKvk Kib|
(L) agc`i PwbK Abzev`mg~n
wVK Kvb mgq ezag Pxb cek Ki mUv mwVKfve Rvbv hvq bv| Ze Lc~e 3q/2q kZvxi w`K Pxb ezag mzcwiwPZ
wQj| ZLb _KB Pxbi cwWZMY emvwnZi cwZ AvMnx nq cib| fviZ Gm fviZxq wewfb fvlv wkL Mvw`
Abzev` Ki Zviv bvbvfve emvwnZK mg KiQ| Zv`i GB Ae`vb eZgvb Mfxi kv Ges KZZv fi miY Kiv
nq| PwbK fvlvq agc`i PviwU msiY we`gvb iqQ| mMzjv h_vg:

1. dv Rz wRs - hvi A_ "agc` m~"| Bnv Lv 224 mvj Rz wRqvs qb Ges Aviv KqKRb Abzev`Ki viv PwbK
fvlvq Abzevw`Z nq| GwUB PwbK fvlvq meP czivZb agc`| Zvi fviZxq msiYi g~j fvlv wbq wermgvR
weZK iqQ| GB agc` 760wU Mv_v 39wU eM ev Aavq wef| GLvb ejv nqQ kzizZ fviZxq GK agc`
_K 26wU eM PwbK fvlvq Abzev` Kiv nq| Ze cwWZMY GB Abzev` cQ` Kib bvB| ZvB Rz wRqvs qbi
Dci GKwU DbZ msiY Zix Kivi `vwqZ `Iqv nq| AZtci c~ei 26wU eMi msM Aviv 13wU eM hvM Ki
wZwb GB agc` Zix Kib| GB agc`i (9g _K 35Zg eM 116wU Mv_v evZxZ) gaeZx 26wU Aavqi cvwj
agc`i msM AZ Nwb fve wgj iqQ| GB 26wU Mv_v DZ Ki mMzjvi Abzev` Ges Zvi Dci weZ
AvjvPbv mgZ cvwj Kvb Mv_vi msM PwbK Kvb Mv_vi wgj AvQ h_vg mMzjv c`vb Ki Avgv`i Mziz
c~Rbxq agRvwZ gnv_i 1989 mvj Ibvi wcGBPwW w_wmm wjLwQjb| Ibvi gZ hw`I c_g PwbK Abzev`
GUvB PwbK agc`i ga mePq Dg Ges cieZx PwbK Abzev`Mzjvi ga GUvi Mfxi cfve cwijwZ nq|
1995 mvj czKvKvi cKvk nj mwU cwWZMYi gvS evcKfve mgv`Z nq| mz`xN f~wgKvq agc` Ges
PwbK agc` welq bvbv Z_ mjxZ GB M, PwbK agc` Ges mswk welq Rvbevi Rb LzeB wbfihvM wnme
MY Kiv nq| GB 26 wU eMi evowZ 116 wU Mv_v hMzjv cvwj agc` cvIqv hvq bv mMzjvB wfz vbevwa
evsjvq Abzev` Kib Ges PwbK agc`: mshvwRZ Mv_vmg~n(Additional Verses in the Chinese
Dhammapada) czKvKvi cKvk Kib| Ze 'dv Rz wRs' Gi evwK 13wU eM GLbI BsiRxZ Abzev` nq
wb|
2. dv Rz wcqz wRs - agc` Ae`vb m~| Lv 290 _K 306 mvji ga dv Rz Ges dv wjn viv Abzevw`Z nq|
Bnv 36wU eM wef Ges Mv_vi msLv 287| 1878 mvj mvgzqj wej Bnv mvejxj fvlvq BsivwRZ Abzev`
Kib| PwbK agc`i ga GUvB c_g BsiRxZ Abzevw`Z nq| wKz c~Rbxq agRvwZ gnv_i Gi Abzmvi
mvgzqj weji Abzev` cPzi zwU iqQ| KvMb wghzbv, weLvZ Rvcvbx cwWZ, Bnv Kvb GK fviZxq msiY
nZ Abzevw`Z ej aviYv KiwQjb| Iwb gb KiZb agMzcK egZvejxivB Bnv Aaqb KiZ| wKz c~Rbxq
agRvwZ gnv_i Bnvi fvlv Ges MVb wbixY Ki e Kib GwU fviZxq msiY _K Abzevw`Z nqwb| ei,
PwbK c~ev msiY (dv Rz wRs) _KB Mv_v mg~n Kwgfve mvgvb cwieZb Ki msKjb Kiv nqQ | wZwb
Rvbvb GB `zBwU agc`i ga AvwiKfve mvgm iqQ Ges AwZ KwPr wfbZv cwijwZ nq|
3. Qz q wRs - Bnv Dci AvjvwPZ msZ D`vbeM Gi c_g PwbK Abzev`| Lv cvq 383 _K 394 Gi ga
cwWZ msNf~wZ Bnvi Abzev` Kib| hw`I gzj D`vbeM Aavq wQj 33wU GB PwbK Abzev` 34 wU Aavq cvIqv
hvq| kli Aavq wbtm`n cieZxZ mshvM Kiv nqQ| GLvb dv Rz wRs Gi AbK Mv_vB AbzKiY Kiv
nqQ| 1978 mvj Pvjm Dwqjvgvb fvl/UxKv mnKvi Bnvi BsiRx Abzev` Kib|
4. dv wR q mzs wRs - D`vbeM Gi wZxq Abzev`| GLvb 920 wU Mv_v 33wU Aavq wef| D`vbeM Gi c_g
Abzev` _K AbKwKQzB GLvb AbzKiY Kiv nqQ| GKRb fviZxq wfz cvq 990_K 1000 A Bnv Abzev`
Kib| PwbK fvlvq Zuvi bvg `qv AvQ (r)KvB wk ; wk A_ - `e Ges (r)KvB A_ kvw| Zvi fviZxq bvg kvw
`e ev GRvZxq wKQz ne ej avibv Kiv nq|
(M) eMvw`i Zzjbvg~jK Aaqb
wfz vbevwa Abzevw`Z PwbK agc`: mshvwRZ Mv_vmg~n Gi f~wgKvq c~Rbxq Avb`RvwZ fv czKwUi wwea
DcKvii K_v ejQb|
1. c_gZt GwU evsMvjx cvVK mgvRK (cvwj eZxZ) agc`i AbGKwU msiYi AvKwZ I cKwZ mK ezSZ
mnvqZv Kie
2. GwU cvVKmgvRK Avw` e mswZi Aviv wKQz bwZK Mv_v wbq wPvfvebv KiZ mvnvh Kie|
GQvovI civfve GB czKi viv Ab GKwU DcKvi cZvkv Kiv hvq hw` evsMvjx cvVKMY emvwnZi wewfb Mi
Dci Zzjbvg~jK Aaqb Dz nq| BsiRx Ges wewfb q~ivcxq fvlvq GBi~c Zzjbvg~jK Aaqb AbK AvM - mB Dbwesk
kZvxZB kziz nqwQj| mwZ c~Rbxq Rvgvb wfz Abvjq-Gi emvwnZi Dci Zzjbvg~jK MelYv Ges Avb`RvwZ

wfzi agc`i Zzjbvg~jK msiY Avgv`i Drmvn c`vb Ki| ck Kiv hZ cvi GB Zzjbvg~jK Aaqbi cqvRb wK|
Dci agc`i wewfb msiYi cwZ `KcvZ KijB ezSv hvq Zvi cqvRb Acwimxg|
Z_vMZ ez GB cw_exZ mkixi wePiY KiwQjb AvovB nvRvi eQi AvM| wZwb gvbei mKj cKvi `ztL nZ gzwi hB
c_ Avwevi Kib, hB ag cPvi Kib, hB msN cwZv Kib Ges mevcwi ezi wkvi Dci wfw Ki ez-ag ev eag bvg hB cwZvb MwVZ nq GB AvovB nvRvi eQii ga Zvi wfZi Avmj wK NUwQj| Avgiv ez-evYx ej hB cz
Kvw` Aaqb Kwi wKsev hB AvPvivw` PPv Kwi Zvi KZUzKz g~j ez-fvwlZ Avi KZUzKzB ev cieZx msiY|
ez we`kbi cwqvi gvag hB cig mZ Dcjw KiwQjb cig KizYvq wg_v`w cwZcb Awe`vQb Pig `ztL wbgwZ
gvbe mgvRK mKj `ztL nZ gz nq cig kvw wbevb jvfi mB we`kY cwqv `kbv Kib| kZ mnm gvbzl Zvi viv
DcKZ nq| GBfve mgKvjxb mKj cKvi ag RvwZ isqi f` elg Dcv Ki GgbwK bvix czizl wbwekl Mfxi
gvbeZveva DbxZ DcvmK DcvwmKv wfz wfzbxi hB msN mgvR MwVZ nq ezi gnvcwiwbevbi ci ZvivB GB mg cPvi
I cmvii `vwqZ bq| wKz HwZnvwmK wewfb Kvib ezi Abzmvix`i gaB gZvbK `Lv hvq| hvi dj z` wKsev enzr
enz `j Ges wbKvqi mw nq| Zviv Zv`i gZvbzmvi ezi `kbi msiY Avi evLv iPbv Ki webqNwUZ evcviI wbRm
czKvw` iPbv Ki| ZvB AvcvZt `wZ GBme wfb gZev`Mzjv `L wevw Ges mskqi mw nq| wKz mKj cKvii
gZ-AbKi gvSI ezagi g~j mvigg Zviv wbR`i gZ KiB mziv KiQ| Gi ga Kvb f` bB| ZvB GB mg
evcvi mgK aviYv cZ nj agxq Mi Zzjbvg~jK Aaqb AwZ cqvRb| Gi viv Kvb wbKvqi KZUzKz ezi we`kY
Ges cKZ mZDcjwi msM mwKZ Avi KZUzKzB ev wbKvqMZ msiY mUv Avgiv mzfve ezSZ mg ne|
GQvovI evjv`k eivRv`i ivRZKvj ecKfve emvwnZ I vb PPv nq| evjv`k ecwZvbMzjv ZLb ezag
Aaqbi K`j ejB cwiMwYZ nZ| we`kxivI Gm GLvb wkv MnY KiZb| cieZxZ Kvji wbgg cwinvm m~Y
e mswZ GKevi am ci Ges czKvw` webvk nq hvq| Ze, asmi c~eB PwbK wZeZx cwievRKiv AbK MB
Zv`i fvlvq Abzev` Kib| GB Abzev`Mzjv Avevi eZgvb BsiRx, divwm, Rvcvwb, Rvgvwb, cfwZ fvlvq Ab~w`Z nq|
mzZivs cvwj, msZ, PwbK, wZewZ cfwZ cvPxb fvlv Ges cvkvcvwk AvazwbK fvlv mg~n AaqY Ki Avgv`i DwPZ ne
Avgv`i `ki GB vbfvWvi Avevi `k wdwiq Avbv|
(N) Dcmsnvi - agc` AwZ cwe M
Dcii AvjvPbv _K Avgiv agc`i wKQz cvPxb msiY mK RvbZ cvwi| Gi viv GUvB cwivi nq h chvc
Abzev`i Afve Avgiv evsjv fvlvfvlx cvVKiv ezi AbK MzizZc~Y bwZK Dc`k nZ ewZ nwQ|

agc`i ecK RbwcqZv j Ki ivmj Iqe wjLwQjb GB RbwcqZvi cavbZ wZbwU KviY iqQ:
1. Self-sufficiency - wwcUKi AMZ njI emvwnZ agc`i vaxb GKUv Aevb iqQ| Abvb czK
wKsev m~vw`i PqI agc`K GKKfve ezi g~j wkvi cwZwbwa wnme eenvi Kiv hvq|
2. Readability - GwU LzeB mnRcvV eB|
3. Relative concision - ZZxq KviYwU njv agc`i fve fvlv mwKZ| Abvb Mi PqI agc`i cwZwU
Mv_v LzeB m k eenvi Lze mzfve GKKwU fve e KiQ| AbK agxq M evievi cvV Kivi ciI
A_ auvqvU iq hvq| wKz agc`i ejvq Gi~c bq| AbKi KvQ GB ecviUvB AvKlbxq|
Avgiv Rvwb agc` AwZ cwe M| Gi cZKwU Mv_vi ga gvbzli jwKK I jvKvi welq Mfxi ZZ mwbewkZ Kiv
AvQ| GUv GKRb we`kYKvixK hgb fvebvi Mfxi wb`kYv `q GKRb Mni KvQI RxebMVbi Rb mgvbfve
chvR | cwZwU Mv_v cvV KijB Avgv`i cvZwnK Rxeb Zvi cqvM Abzfe nq| gb nq AvgvKB wb`k Ki hb
Mv_vwU ejv nqQ| ezi mgKvj kzazgv GKwU Mv_v keY KiI AbKB cigmZ Dcjw KiZ mg nqwQj| wKz
Avgv`i KvQ agc` kzaz bq wwcUKi~c ezfvwlZ AbK m~ Ges mMzjvi A_vcjw Kivi Rb AbK A_K_vI we`gvb
iqQ| ZviciI Avgiv ezevYx cKZfve ezSZ e_ nB| mvaviYZ Avgiv ezagi evwnK i~c wbq AvPvivw` Ki KiB

gzjevb mgq eq Kwi| Ges gb Kwi GZB h_vh_ ezag PPv nqQ| GB aviYv ezi g~j wkvi AbzK~j bq| agc`i
Mv_vmg~n Ges wwcUKxq m~mg~n Mfxifve cheY KijB Zv ezSv hvq|
wewfb mgq ezevYxi M~pv_ wfbfve cKvwkZ nq| Avcwb Lze fvjv Ki wb`v hvIqvi ci mZR wP Rvjgq Rxebi
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