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HmSp-taª IpSn-ensâ Xn®-bnÂþ
¨mcn-\n-ev]n-sXm-cp-Im-en-tem-a-emÄ. 1
aqI-aÊZ\-amÀ¶ ta¸p-cþ
t¡mSn-X-¶n-S-Xp-Xp-¼n-ep-−-Xm,
Zo\-am-bv¡p-dp-In-Sp-s¶m-c-¼e
- þ
{]mh-þ-Xn-¶nW ad-ª-sX-§p-hm³? 2
NmWIw sagp-In-bn-«n-cn-¡bmw
\mep-tIm¨-Xp-c-am-Ip-a-¦Ww;
Bb-Xn³I-c-fn-ep-s−m-tcm-a-\þ
¸qh-Wnª sNdp-]n-¨-I¯-Sw. 3
sIm¨p-]q-hn-s\, hnc−p NpänSpw
jSv]Zw anI-shm-Sp-½-sh-bv¡th
D¨-en¨p sNSn I− km[zn-Xþ
¶-£n-sb-´n\p \ndªp tImafw? 4
""t]mbvhcpwhsc-sb-Sp-¯p-sh-bv¡psI'þ
t¶In-tbmcp NpSp-Npw-_-\w, hnt`m,
BIpta Xh hnip-²-Po-hn-Xþ
kvamcIw Icp-Xn-bn-Ãn-X¶p Rm³.'' 5
hoÀ¯n-tXm-a\ kpZoÀL-a-s¸m-sgmþ
t¶m;À¯p-t]m-bv¸-e-Xp-sa-´n-s\-¶ntb:
t]mb hÀja-h-fm-ß-\m-Y-s\mþ
¯o Krl-¯n hnl-cn¨ \mfp-IÄ! 6
""]mh-\-{]-W-b-ip-²-Nn-¯bmw
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 am\n-\nbv¡p kl-\o-b-am-Ip-tam,
\mY-t\mSp ]ncn-tb-−n-h-¶Xmw
im]-Zp-jvS-sam-cn-gª PohnXw! 7
"amc-s\bvX IW-bm apdn-ªntXm
]qh-ew-Kn, Xfn-À tXm-ä -\n³ sNmSn?
tJZn-bm-bvI,- \n-W-sam-¸nSmw lnXwþ
t]mse-sbsâ Ihn-f-¯p-Xm³ {]ntb!' 8
Im´-s\s¶ aSn-bn¡n-S-¯n-bnþ
kzm´-am-[pcn ]IÀ¶p \ÂI-th,
{`m´-ambv {]W-b-aqÀ¯-sa³ a\w
im´-a-¤-X-kp-hm-k-c-§-fnÂ. 9
Nn{X-hÀ®-]-X-Km-c-thm-·n-jÂþ
]pjv]-IoÀ®a-[p-am-k-k-Ôy-IÄ
h¶p-\n-¶-b-hn-d-¡p-an-¶p,-aþ
s¶§Ä aqfn-sbmcp cmK-Ko-Xn-IÄ. 1-0
lm,-h-c−p a[p-cn¨ ap´n-cnþ
¨mdp-t]mse aZ-Zm-bIw kpJw,
\msf hoWp XI-tc-−p-sasâ a¬þ
]m\-]m-{X-a-g-em¯p-fp-¼p-hm³! 11
C¡-\¯ angn-\oÀ¡pSw Npaþ
s¶{X \mfn-\n-b-eªp tIg-Ww,
Ipän--cp-«n ad-hmÀs¶mco hgnþ
bv¡pä ssII-fpsS Xm§-eäp Rm³!'' 12
XmWp-b˦nXp Pth-\, ]o\amw
amsdm-cpº-Whn-Nm-c-ho-Nn-bmÂ;
]mdn-\n-¡p-a-fIw hnbÀ¸n-\mÂ
hoWp-]än; angn-sbm-¸n-\m-f-hÄ. 13
amXr-`q-ansb hnap-à-bm-¡p-hm³
hosdm-tS-ä-S-cn-emÀ acn-¨p-thm,
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 BÊp-[o-c-]-Xn-X³ Ncn-{X-tamÀþ
t¯mÀ¯pd¨n-sXm-Sp-thm-a-eo-hn[w: 14
""DPz-em-a-e-]-Xn-{h-Xm-Xz-ta,
Xr]vXn--sImÄI; aa `mhn-Po-hn-Xw,
\nÝ-bn-¨p, IW-h³ `Pn-s¨mco
\m«-n\mbv ZrV-ap-gn-ªp-sh-bv¡p-hm³.'' 15
s]m§n-b-s¸m-gp-sXm-scm-¨bm apdnþ
bv¡pÅnÂ\n¶,Xp ebn¨p sX¶-enÂ;
sR«n-tbm-a-\, IpXn¨psN¶n-X,
""¸q¨ ]m¡-e-ap-S-¨n-cn-bv¡ptam!'' 16

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Im´n-X³ cpNn-c-lm-k-t^-\hpw
G´n-h¶p IpfnÀ hoin-tbm-a-enþ
¶m´-cm-ß\n Znt\\ NÀ¡-IÄ. 1
tIma-fmw-Kn-b-\p-hm-kcw apZm
\qse-Sp-¯n-X-`n-am-\-]qÀ®-bmbv;
[oc-sa-´n\p acn¨p Im´,-\þ
½mXr-]q-P-bn \neo-\-bÃn Xm³? 2
NÀ¡-b-§ns\ Id§p-sam-¨-bnÂþ
¯¯n-\n-¶n-sXmcp km{µ-ku-lr-Zw,
Bß-\m-Y-lr-Z-bm-\p-hÀ¯\w
tNÀ¯nSpw \h-\-thm-·n-j-Õp-Jw. 3
lm,-c-km-ep-cp-f-pc-bv¡p,-aq-¡n \oþ
t−dnSpw ]pXnb \qsem-So-hn[w;
""t\cn-Sp-¶nXp ]ptcm-K-Xnbv¡p sshþ
ImcnIw ]ncn-ap-dp-¡-sa-s¸m-gpw.'' 4
Pohn-Xm-i-IÄ XZ-´-co-£-koþ

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 amhn-sem-«n-S-bp-Zn¨p s]m´nSpw;
]mhtam-a \nd-bp¶ IWvI-sfþ
_v`mhn-iq-\y-X-bn-emgv¯n tahn-Spw. 5
tXmgn-am-cpsS ap-J¯p I−n-Xþ
¡me-tam-a,""enh-sf-´n-\n-s¸mgpw
]qhn-\mÂ,-¸p-Xnb `qj-W-§-fmÂ,þ
t¨en-epÀÆin Naªp \n¡Ww?'' 6
t\m«-a-s¸m-gp-sXm-c-{ip-_n-µp-hmþ
emÀ{Z-am-sI-b-h-tfmÀ¡p-an-§ns\\:
""Cu-bp-Sp¸p Nfn-bmÀ¶p ImWvIn-eþ
¶m a\Êp ]nSbpw Znt\ Znt\....'' 7
t]mIp-a-±n-\-I-csâ amdn-seþ
¨qSn-\m kvarXn \nd-ªq-hn-§th
lm,-Xp-Sp¯p apIn,em apJ-¯n-Xm,
\ocp-d-¶p, s\Sp-hoÀ¸p-þsa-´nt\m! 8

aq¶v
sN´-fnÀ¡-hn-fn-e-{ip-_nµp ]qþ
−´n h¶p hnS-hm§n ]ns¶-bpw
kz´amw Ipd-h-k-ly-am-h-Xm,þ
l´ ]mc-\p-X-]n-¨n-Sp-s¼m-gmw. 1
B at\m-l-cn-bn-cn-¡-bmWp X³
]qap-J-¯-d-bn-en« I«n-enÂ
Xq-a-eÀ¯p-SÀ sImcp¯p Xn¦ÄX³
tIma-fm-`-bn-e-en-ª-\m-a-bw. 2
Imfn-sbm-¶-h- þ -f-bÂs¯m-Sn-bv¡-Iþ
¯mf-\-¡,-an-X-]qÀÆ-kw-`hw;
]mfn t\m¡p-h-Xp-ap−p Zo]vXn:bþ
¨mf aÀ¯y-\-[n-hm-k-tbm-Kytam! 3

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 ]ns¶-bm-W-h-f-dn-ª-X,-s§m-cmÄ
h¶p-tNÀ¶ IY cmP-In-¦-c³,
sN¶n-d-¯n-e-h-\n« sXm¸n-X³
sN¶n-bn¦'segp-]-¯n-aq¶p'ambv. 4
Cu¨-cn-{X-a-dn-hm-sI-b-½pJw
tNm¯p:\m«n\p hnapàn tNÀ¡p-hm³
BÀ¯n-c¨ bph-tem-I-lr-¯n h³þ
tXms¡m-gn¨ sIme-bm-fn-bm-W-h³! 5
As¶m-cn-b-¡-e-h-tfmSp tNmZy-amþ
b½,""bmc-hnsS; \ob-dn-ªpthm?''
""Rm\-dn-ªp,'' aI-tfm-Xn,""b´-I³,
\mSp-hnä s\dn-sI« h©-I³!'' 6
sXm« hoSp-I-fn-emWn; þcp«pam
sh«hpw k]Zn ap«n-\n¡-th þ
Xn«-am-c-dnhq! þ cmK-Zo-]vXn-bmþ
sem«n-Sbv¡p ]I-cn-sÃm-c-´n-bmbv! 7
\mev
\osS-gp-s¶mcp hn`m-X,-a¶p \oþ
cmSn-b-¯-cpWn t]m¶n-Spw-hgn
tamSnbpw kp`-K-Im-b-Im-´nbpw
IqSp-a-_v`-S-s\m-tS-äp-ap-«n-\mÄ. 1
\n¶p-t]m-b-hc-\-§n-Sm-sX-bpw,
an¶p-a-£n-I-fp-cªp Nn¶n-bpw,
H¶p-c¨p hgn-am-dn-sh-bv¡p-hmþ
\p¶n-bmÂs¨mSn Nen-¨n-Sm-sX-bpw. 2
""\n§Ä?''F´n""sX,-gp-]-¯n-aq-¶p''-S³
\n¶p-t]m-b,-h-fp-eªp sNÃn-\mÄ:
""\n§-fm¨ne `SÀs¡gpw sImSpwþ
\nµ-IÄs¡m-cn-c-bm-bv¨-a-ª-hÄ. 3

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 P·-`q-ansb hntZ-inbmw \pIþ
¯n¶p sI«p-a-Xn-\o-Namw sXmgnÂ
\n§Ä ZpÀ`-KÀ XpSÀ¶p-t]m-I-bmþ
Wn¶p Nm¬h-bÀ \nd¨psImÅp-hm³. 4
Bc-\o-Xn-sbmSp t]mc-Sn-bvs¡ \nþ
Êmc-sa-¶p-bnÀ ad-¶p \n¶p-thm,
hoc-\-{]n-b-X-asâ t]cn-enþ
¸mcn-s\-¸-cn-N-cn¨p hmgvhp Rm³. 5
\oN-am-Ip-a-Sn-a-¯-an{X \nþ
Êoa-`-àn-sbmSp NqSn-Sp-¶-hÀ,
\n§Ä amXr-a-ln-\n-µ-sb-¡-emþ
`wKn-bm-¡p-a-Xn-_p-²n-im-en-IÄ!'' 6
kmc-km£n Ien-]q−p; Nn¯tam
]mc-ap-¨-en-X-ambn tX§-emÂ;
t\c-X-_v`-S-\-dn-ªp-thm, apJþ
t¯dn-sbm-s«mcp hnfÀ¸-h-¶pta! 7
HmXp-hm³ ]Wn,-bp-S³ \Xmw-Kn-bþ
_v`q]-`r-Xy-s\m-Sp-c¨ hm¡p-IÄ;
B alm¶p lnX,-am-hn-]-©n-taþ
em-In-ep-¨-X-c-taXp cmKhpw! 8
lm,-hn-Nn-{X-an-f-ImsX \nev¡bmw
XqWp-t]m¸-c-a-im-´-\ma-h³;
Xosc amän aX-a¶p km[zn-bm,þ
""fmsI t\m¡n-Sp-In-se{X \Ã-h³! 9
tXms¡m-gn¨p `c-tXmÀÆn-]p-{XÀX³
t\À¡n-h³þ ]in-b-S-¡n-Sm-htXm!
BÀ¡p sauen Ip\n-bnà X·pJw
]mÀ¡n;þse-s´mcp hnth-In-bn-½-lm³!'' 10
t]mW-t]m-¡n-e-h-sf-´nt\m angnþ
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 t¡msW-dnªp ]pd-tIm«p ]ns¶bpw;
tNsWgpw Nncn s]mSn-ªp, hmin-bmÂþ
t¨À¶-Np-−ns\ \n\-¨n-Sm-Xp-S³. 11
I¬Xp-dn-¨-hnsS \n¶ \nÂ]nte
I¬Xp-dn-¨-hnsS \n¡-bm-W-h³;
""]m-h,''tama\ icnbv¡p I−n-Xþ
t¡ma-fsâ \ne-hn kzIm-´s\! 12
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Nn¯-lm-cn-]-cn-tim-`-bmÀ¶p-Wþ
Às¶¯n-b-¸-gb ]q¦n-\m-hp-IÄ;
]p¯-\m-an-XÄ hnSÀ¯p PohnXw
\r¯-amSn þ Pb `mKy-ta,-Nncw! 1
\q¡p-sam-¸a-hÀ ]m«p-]m-SnSpw;
em¯p-sam-¸-a-h-cq-b-em-SnSpw:
aq¯n-X-¡-fn-I-sf§p X§-sfþ
t¶mÀ¡p-hm-\p-a-cp-Xm-¯-t]m¯p-temw. 2
]msem-fn-¡p-fnÀa-Xnbv¡p Iogn,-eþ
t¸e-hmw-Kn-sbmcp ]mXn-cm-{Xn-bnÂ,
{ioe-am¬I-pbn-ep-WÀ¶p teme-amþ
bm-e-]n-bv¡p-sam-c-]qÀÆ-th-f-bnÂ, 3
h¡n hmscmfn IeÀ¶ c−p sh¬þ
sIm¨p-Im-dp-I-fn-W-§n-b-§ns
hnkvXr-Xm-a-e-\-`-Ên-eqsS t]mwþ
t]m¡n \oe-\-b\w Ncn-bv-¡-th, 4
\mY-\mÀ¶ hncn-amÀ¯-S-¯n-seþ
tkzZ-k-¦-cn-X-tcm-a-]m-fn-bnÂ
Xqhn-c¯p-Sp-\-J-§-sf-än-bnþ
t«mXn thWp-\n-\-Z-¯n-en-§ns\\: 5
""Fsâ \mY, shfn-hmbv hnfn-bv¡ \oþ
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 sbsâ ImXn-ep-S,"s\sâ-tbm-at\!''
Xsâ amdnse \Xmw-Kn-sb-¸q-WÀþ
¶p½-sh-¨n-X-h, ""s\sâ-tbm-at\!'' 6
Hma-emÄ¡p `S-s\-¶-t]mÂ_v`-Sþ
t¶ma-em-fp-sam-c-t`-Zy-`m-K-ambv;
lm,-a-Zn¨p anYp-\-§fp¡-Sþ
t{]a-km-K-c-X-cw-K-am-e-bnÂ. 7
Bdv
hn®n-\pÅ ]pf-I-§-fpįr-jmþ
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sb®-aä apInÂsIm−p hn−-ew. 1
\m«n-e-s¶mcp Iem];þsa-´p-Xm³
amÀ¤-a-_v`-S\p c£-t\-Sp-hm³?þ
BÚ In«n-b-h\pw alm-cWw
tNm¸n-b-änb \ne¯p sNÃp-hm³. 2
Cud\mw apSn-b-gn¨p Nn¶n,-bmþ
amdn t\Às¯mcp XphÀ¯p-ap-−p-am-bv,
Nmcp-Zo-]-hp-sa-Sp-¯ph""¶nXm,
amdpsI''¶hÄ hnfn¨p Iqhn-\mÄ. 3
Zn¡n-cp−p ag-s]-¿p-ap-{K-aþ
¡À¡n-S-s¡m-Sn-a-bm− kÔy-bnÂ
tXms¡-Sp¯p Npa-te-än-b-_v`-S³
t\m¡n-\n¶p \nanjw h[q-Sn-sb. 4
""amdn-Smw,''Ah-\-Sp¯p X¿-en³
t\sc; þ b¡-a\n I−p Im´s\;
""t]mItbm?'' Ia\n I−n-X-s¸m-gþ
t¸mÀ¡pt]mw `S-\-Wnª thj-hpw. 5
""t]mI-bm-Wn, \n hcmw Xncn¨p Rm³
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 t]mc-S-§p-In,'' end-§n-\m-\-h³;
\osf-b-¶-\p-K-an-¨, X¿-en³
\o− ZrjvSn \nd-hmÀ¶p-t]mbv £WmÂ. 6
Nodn-h-¶n-sXmcp NWvU-hm-Xam
ho-Sp-S-¨n-S-W-sa¶ lp¦p-ambv;
`oX-bm-bh;þf-Wªp X¶n-fwþ
{]mW-s\-¶-]Sn an¶p-a-¯n-cn. 7
A´n-b-¡p-Sn-en-Xbv-¡Â h¶p\nþ
s¶´nt\m s\Snb hoÀ¸-b-bv¡-th,
s\m´p-s\m-´p, IW-h³ ]ncn-ªtX
Nn´-sN-bvX-h-fn-cp¶p \mÄ¡p-\mÄ. 8
Noän-Sp¶p sXcp-hnÂÖ\w sImSpwþ
Imäp-t]m²c ]nSn-¨p-]-äp-hm³,
]mä-t]m¸n-W-a-Sn-ªn-Sp-¶p, tXmþ
¡qä-amÀ¶p ag-t]m-en-c¼-th. 9
""]mc-X{´y;þ aXn-s\-¯-IÀ¡p-hm³
[oc-[o-c-a-Wbpw bph-Xz-ta,
t\cp-th³ Pb;þaotX aZo-]vknXw:
t\cn-se³{]n-b\p am¸p-\ÂItW!'' 10
{]mW-\m-Ys\ a\-Ên-temÀ¡p,-aþ
¸o\-am-ap-Z-c-ap-äp-t\m-¡n-Spw,
tNe-bm angn XpSbv¡p:þam-scm-cmþ
tfmcp-hm-\-hÄ kln¨ k¦Sw! 11
I¯nSpw \n\-hp-am-bv¡-\¯p \oþ
s−¯nSpw Nne Zn\-§Ä t]mIth
Dį-cn-s¸m-S-hÄX³ ]Sn-bv-¡Âhþ
¶¯-temXn:""arX-\mbn \n³]-Xn.'' 12
t_m[-lo-\-a-edo ]nS-sª-Woþ
äqgn Nqfp-a-f-hp-{K-cq-]nWn:
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 ""Bcp sNbvX-XnXp \mS-S-¡nSpw
\oN-\n-jvTp-c-I-em-]-Im-cn-IÄ! 13
"tZi-tk-hI'cnXn³ ]ZmÀ°amw
"\mi-Im-cnI'; þf-XÃn hmkvXhw!
tami-an-s¯m-gnÂ,'' Nhn-«n-\o-¡n-\mÄ
t]i-e-kvan-X-ap-XnÀ¯ NÀ¡sb! 14
XpwK-`o-Xn-sbm-S-I-¶p,-tam-a-enþ
¶nwKnXw eh-a-dn-ªn-Sm-sX-bpw,
`wKn-tbm-SXp \a-kvI-cn¨p kmþ
jvSmwK: ""sa§Ä ]ng-sN-bvX-sX-´p-hm³?'' 15
Xo¸-d¯n angn; Imf-kÀ¸-amþ
bmÀ¯p-eªp NnIpcw `bm-\Iw;
D{K-am-an-Sn-I-W¡p Z´tam
Iq«n-ap-«n-:bn-h-sf´p kpµcn! 17

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Ime-an-¯ncn Ignªp ]ns¶bpw
ame-I-än-bp-a-W-¨p-a-§ns\;
taen-epÅ `cWw Xnc-sª-Spþ
¸mse-bm-W,-Xn-s\m-cp-§n-bm-fp-IÄ. 1
thm«n-\m-fp-Isf th«-bm-SnSpw
Iq«ÀX³ _l-f-ta-Xn-S-¯nepw;
tI«n-X-¡-Y-IÄ `À¯r-lo-\-bm-bvþ
¡q«n-en« Infn-t]mse hmgp-thmÄ. 2
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{hmX-a-¸Sn hnfn-¨p-sNmÃn Rm³
lm,-P-\-§sf bYm-Øn-Xn-bvs¡gpw
cmP-I-£n-sbm-Sn-W-¡p-an-¶n-taÂ.'' 3
C{]-XnÚ \nd-th-äntbm?þ kXnþ

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 bv¡{Xbpw ITn-\-amb s\©ns
As¸m-tg-¡p-a-Xn-io-Xfw {Zhnþ
¸nbv¡-bm-bn-fb c−p Np−p-IÄ. 4
Ime-a-¡-a-\n-X³ Ic-§-fnÂþ
t¨en-te-In-sbmcp sIm¨p-Po-hnXw;
Be-ioe Ie-cm-X-Xn³ \dpwþ
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