Jeo Pn{_m³

(1883þ1931)

apgph³ t]cv: Pn{_m³ Jeo Pn{_m³.

1883þ se_\Wnse _njmdnbn P\n¨p.
s_bvdq¯nse {]mYanI
hnZym`ymk¯n\ptijw Atacn¡bnse
t_m̬ ]«W¯n Xmakamcw`n¨p.
1898þÂ se_\Wnte¡p Xncn¨ph¶v
s_bvdq¯nse AÂþlnIva tImfPnÂ
tNÀ¶p. Ad_nkmlnXyhpw X¯zNn
´bpw aXNcn{Xhpambncp¶p
sFÑnIhnjb§Ä. ]T\w
Ignbpwap¼pXs¶ se_\¬
hn«pt]mtc|nh¶p. ]n¶oSv ]mcnknÂ
hnJymX inev]nbmb tdmUnsâ IognÂ
inev]Iebn {]mhoWyw t\Sn.
AXn\ptijw \yqtbmÀ¡v \Kc¯nÂ
ØncXmakam¡n. Ad_nbnepw
Cw¥njnepambn ap¸Xne[nIw IrXnIÄ
cNn¨p. 1931þ \yqtbmÀ¡nse {Ko³hn¨nÂ
skâv hn³skâv Bip]{XnbnÂh¨v
\ncymX\mbn.
tUm. hn. kn. lmcnkv

1958 Pqsse 29-þ\v a¿-gn-bn P\-\w. I®qÀ

Fkv.-F³. tImf-Pv, tImgn-t¡mSv kÀh-I-em-
im-e-bpsS Xe-tÈcn skâÀ, tIcf kÀh-I-
em-im-e-bpsS C³Ìn-äyq«v Hm^v Cw¥njv
F¶n-hn-S-§-fn hnZym-`ym-kw. tUm. sI.
A¿-¸-¸-Wn-¡-cpsS taÂt\m-«-¯n ]n.-F-
¨vUn. 1985-þ ^dqJv tImf-Pn A²ym-]-I-
\mbn tPmenbn {]th-in-¨p. 1991 apXÂ
alm-ßm-KmÔn kÀh-I-em-im-e-bnse
kvIqÄ Hm^v setä-gvknÂ. Fgp¯pw hmb-
\-bpw, Bß-IY, kv{Xo\oXn (]cn-`mj),
ka-Im-eo\ ae-bmf sNdp-IY (F-Un.) XpS-
§nb ]pkvX-I-§Ä ae-bm-f-¯nÂ. Un kn
_pIvkv {]km-[\w sNbvX \h-kn-²m-´-
§Ä F¶ ]c-¼-c-bpsS P\d FUn-äÀam-
cn Hcm-Ä. tIcf kmlnXy A¡m-
Zanbnepw tIcf kwØm\ Ne-¨n{X A¡m-
Zanbnepw AwK-am-bn-cp-¶p.
Jeo Pn{_m³
{`m´³

hnhÀ¯\w
tUm. hn. kn. lmcnkv

Un kn _pIvkv
Malayalam Language
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The Madman
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DÅ-S¡w
{`m´³
ssZhw
Fsâ kplr¯v
t\m¡p-Ip¯n
\n{Zm-S-IÀ
_p²n-im-en-bmb \mb
c|p k-¶ym-kn-amÀ
sImSp-¡Âhm§-ep-I-sf-¸än
Ggv -kzXz-§Ä
bp²w
Ipdp-¡³
_p²n-am-\mb cmPmhv
D¡ÀtjÑ
]pXnb B\μw
adp-`mj
amX-f-\m-c§
c|v IqSp-IÄ
aq¶v Ddp-¼p-IÄ
Ipgn-sh-«p-Im-c³
t£{X-¸-S-hp-I-fnÂ
hmgv¯-s¸« \Kcw
\Ã ssZhhpw No¯ ssZhhpw
""]cm-Pbw''
cm{Xnbpw {`m´\pw
apJ-§Ä
{Iqin-X³
tPymXn-Èm-kv{X-Ú³
A`n-hmRvO
Hcp ]pevs¡mSn ]d-ªXv
I®v
c|v ]WvUn-X-·mÀ
Fsâ ZpxJw ]nd-¶-t¸mÄ
Fsâ BËmZw ]nd-¶-t¸mÄ
D¯-a-temIw
hnhÀ¯-I-¡p-dn¸v

Cw¥ojn Pn{_m³ BZyambn

{]kn²oIcn¨ IrXn. \otjbpsS
kzm[o\w CXn hyàambn
Xncn¨dnbmw. A\ym]tZiIYIfpsS
cq]¯nepÅ BJym\ssien,
cNbnXmhn\v ]pXnsbmcmhnjvImc
kzmX{´yw ssIhcn¨psImSp¡p¶p|v.
kÀ¤mßIkzmX{´yhpw
N«¡qSpIfnsemXp§p¶
kmaqlnIPohnXhpw X½nepÅ
ASnØm\ kwLÀjamWv {`m´\nse
apJy{]tabw. krjvSn{]{Inbbn a\p-
jy\pw ssZhhpambn at\mÚamsbmcp
Icmdps|¶v Pn{_m³ Øm]n¡p¶p. B
krjvSnbpsS kzmX{´ys¯bmWv kaqlw
{`ms´¶p \nÀÆNn¡p¶Xv. Im]Sy¯nsâ
]nWnbmfpIÄ kXys¯bpw
kuμcys¯bpw {`ms´¶p Iev]n¡p¶p.

P·\mSn\pth|nbpÅ B{Klw,
kl\tijnbpÅ Hcp
kaql¯n\pth|nbpÅ Xnc¨nÂ,
Bßobamb Hu¶XyapÅ asämcp
temI¯n\pth|nbpÅ Xzc-þþChsbÃmw
Cu IrXnbpsS cN\mImeL«¯nÂ
Pn{_ms\ _m[n¨ncp¶p. Ihnsb¶mÂ,
I]S-amb temI¯n {`m
´\mbncn¡pIsb¶mWÀ°sa¶v Cu
IrXn hnfw_cw sN¿p¶p. Xsâ
apJwaqSnIÄ A]lcn¡s¸«t¸mgmWv
Xm³ {`m´\mbsX¶v IYm\mbI³
XpS¡¯nÂXs¶ AkμnKv²ambn
{]Jym]n¡p¶pap|v. Pn{_msâ
]nev¡me alZvcN\IfpsS BZys¯
NndISnIÄ CXn tIÄ¡mw.
1
{`m´³
Ahsâ ZrjvSm´IYIÄ, IhnXIÄ

\n§Ä tNmZn-¡p¶p Rms\-§-s\ {`m´-

\m-bn-¯oÀ¶p-sh-¶v. kw`-hn-¨-Xn{]-Imcw:
Hcp-\mÄ H«p-an¡ ssZh§fpw ]nd-hn-
sImÅp-¶-Xn\p ap³s]m-cp-\mÄ, KmV-\n-{Z-
bnÂ\ns¶-gp-t¶ä Rm³ Fsâ kÀh- ap-Jm-
h-c-W§fpw tamjvSn-¡-s¸-«-Xmbn I|pþ
Ggp- P-·-§-fn-embn Rm³ ]Wn-XoÀ¯p
[cn-¨pt]m¶ Ggp- ap-Jm-h-c-W-§Ä.
Xnct¡dnb sXcp-hp-I-fn-eqsS aqJwaqSn-tb-
Xp-an-ÃmsX Rm³ HmSn-s¡m-|-edn:
""IÅ·mÀ, IÅ·mÀ, i]n-¡-s¸« IÅ-
·mÀ!''

kv{XoIfpw ]pcp-j-·mcpw Fs¶ t\m¡n- Nn-

cn¨p; NneÀ `b-N-In-Xcmbn kz´w hoSp-I-fn-
te¡v HmSn-a-dªp.

Rm³ A§m-Sn-bn F¯n-b-t¸mÄ Hcp

sNdp-¸-¡m-c³ ho«p-ap-I-fn \n¶«-l-kn¨p:
""Abm-sfmcp {`m´³!'' Ahs\ ImWp-hm-
\mbn Rm³ apJ-ap-bÀ¯n; Fsâ \á-amb
apJ¯v kqcy³ BZy-ambn Npw_n-¨p. BZy-
ambn kqcy³ Fsâ \á-amb apJ¯v
Npw_n-¨-tXmsS kqcy-t\m-SpÅ t{]a-¯mÂ
Fsâ Bßmhv Pzen¨pþ F\n¡v apJm-h-c-
W-§Ä Bh-iy-an-Ãm-Xm-bn.
taml-\n-{Z-bn-se-t¶mWw Rm³ BÀ¯p-hn-
fn¨p: ""Fsâ apJm-h-c-W-§Ä tamjvSn-¨-hÀ
hmgv¯-s¸-«-hÀ, hmgv¯-s¸-«-hÀ.''

A§s\ Rms\mcp {`m´-\m-bn.

Fsâ {`m-´n Rm³ kzmX-{´y-hpw kpc-

£n-XXzhpw Is|¯n; GIm-´-X-bpsS
kzmX-{´yhpw a-\-Ên-em-¡-s¸-Sp-¶-XnÂ\n-
¶pÅ kpc-£n-XXzhpwþ ImcWw, \s½,
a\-Ên-em-¡p-¶-hÀ \½nse Ft´m- H-¶ns\
ASnas¸-Sp-¯p-Ibpw sN¿p-¶p.

F¦nepw Fsâ kpc-£n-X-Xz-¯n Rm³

Aan-X-ambn A`nam\w sImÅm-Xn-cn-¡-s«.
XS-h-d-bnse Hcp tamjvSmhpt]mepw aäp -I-
Å-·m-cnÂ- \n¶p kpc-£n-X-\m-W-tÃm.
2
ssZhw

AXn-]p-cm-X-\-Im-e-¯v, `mj-W-¯nsâ
BZy-kv]-μ-§Ä Fsâ Np|p-I-sf -tX-Sn-sb-
¯n-b-t¸mÄ, Rm³ hnip² ]ÀÆ-X-¯nsâ
apI-fn-te¡p \S-¶p-I-bdn ssZh-t¯mSv
kwkm-cn¨p: ""{]t`m, Rm³ A§bpsS
ASna. A§-bpsS Kp]vX-amb CÑ Fsâ
\nb-a-am-Ip¶p; Rm³ FÃm-bvt]mgpw
A§tbmSv A\p-k-c-W-bp-Å-h-\m-bn-cn-
¡pw.''

]t£, ssZhw adp-]-Sn-tb-Xp-tam-XmsX Hcp

]Sp-Iq-ä³ sImSp-¦m-ämbn adªp-I-f-ªp.
Bbncw hÀj-§Ä¡p-tijw Rm³ ho|pw
hnip-² ]ÀÆX-¯nsâ apI-fn-te¡p \S-¶p-
I-bdn ssZh-t¯mSv kwkm-cn¨p: ""
{kjvSmth, A§bpsS krjvSn-bmWp
Rm³. A§v Ifn-a-®n XoÀ¯h-\mWp
Rm³; FÃm-¯n\pw Rm³ A§-tbmSv IS-
s¸-«n-cn-¡p-¶p.''

]t£, ssZhw adp-]-Sn-tb-Xp-tam-XmsX Hcm-

bncw {ZpX-Nn-d-Ip-I-fmbn ad-ªp-I-f-ªp.

]ns¶bpw Bbncw hÀj-§Ä¡p-tijw

Rm³ ho|pw ae-ap-I-fnÂs¨¶p ssZh-
t¯mSv kwkm-cn¨p: ""]nXmth, A§-bpsS
]p{X-\mWp Rm³. A\pI¼-bmepw
kvt\l-¯mepw A§v F\n-¡p- P·w
\evIn; kvt\l-¯mepw {]mÀ°-\-bmepw
Rm³ A§-bpsS kzÀ¤-cm-Py-¯n\v Ah-Im-
in-bm-bn-¯ocp¶p.''

adp-]-Sn-tb-Xp-tam-XmsX ssZhw hnZq-c-Ø-

amb Ip¶p-Isf Bh-cWw sN¿p¶
aªn³[qfn-I-fmbn adªpIf-ªp.

Bbncw hÀj-§Ä¡p-tijw Rm³ ho|pw

hnip-²-]ÀÆXw Xm|n ssZh-t¯mSv kwkm-
cn¨p: ""Fsâ ssZhta, Fsâ e£yhpw
km£m-XvImc-hp-amb ssZh-ta, Rm³ A§-
bpsS C¶sebpw, A§v Fsâ \msf-bpam-
Ip¶p. Rm³ A§-bpsS `qan-bnse thcpw
A§v Fsâ BIm-i-¯n-se ]pjv]-hpam-
Ip¶p; \msam-¶n¨v kqcy-ap-J-¯n-\p-ap-¶nÂ
hf-cp-¶p-h-tÃm.''

At¸mÄ ssZhw F\n-¡p-ao-sX-bn-d-§n-h¶v

Fsâ sNhn-bn am[pcy-amÀ¶ hm¡p-IÄ
a{´n-¡p-I-bpw, X¶n-te¡v HmSn-b-Sp-¡p¶
Acp-hnsb Ic-he-b¯n-sem-Xp-¡p¶ kap-{Z-
sa¶t]mÂ, Fs¶ aq-Sn-¸p-X-bp-Ibpw
sNbvXp.

]n¶oSv Rm³ Xmgvhc-I-fn-te¡pw, ka-X-e-

§-fn-te¡pw Cd-§n-s¨¶-t¸mÄ Ahn-sS-
sb§pw ssZhhpw D|mbn-cp-¶p.
3

Fsâ kplr¯v

kplr-t¯, F´mbn ImW-s¸-Sp-¶p-thm,

AXÃ Rm³. Cu ImgvN Rm³ [cn-¡p¶
hkv{Xw am{X-am-Wv-þ \nsâ tNmZy§-
fnÂ\n¶v Fs¶bpw Fsâ Dt]-£-
bnÂ\n¶v \ns¶bpw kwc-£n¡p¶, Nn´m-
Ip-e-X-bm s\bvX hkv{Xw.

kplr-t¯, F¶nse ‘Rm³’hkn-¡p-¶Xv

GIm-´-X-bpsS Krl-¯nemWv; Ahn-sS-
¯s¶ AXv FÃmbvt]mgpw XpSÀ¶p- \n-e-
\n-ev¡p-Ibpw sN¿pw-þ ZÀin-¡-s¸-Sm-sX,
A{]m-]y-am-bn.

Rm³ ]d-bp-Itbm {]hÀ¯n-¡p-Itbm

sN¿p¶ Imcy-§Ä \o hnizkn-¡-W-sa¶p
Rm³ B{K-ln-¡p-¶nÃþ ImcWw Fsâ
hm¡p-IÄ \nsâ Nn´IfpsS i_vZm-Im-
chpw Fsâ {]hr¯n-IÄ \nsâ
{]Xo£IfpsS {Inbm-cq-]-hp-a-ÃmsX asäm-
¶p-a-Ã.

""Ing-t¡m«v Imäv hoip¶p'' F¶p \o ]d-bp-

t¼mÄ Rm³ ]dbp¶p: ""AsX, Imäv hoip-
¶Xv Ing-t¡m-«p-Xs¶''þ ImcWw Fsâ
a\Êv ]-Xn-bp-¶Xv Imän-eà IS-en-em-sW-
¶Xv \ns¶ Adn-bn-¡m³ Rm³ B{Kln-
¡p-¶n-Ã.

ISÂbm{X \S-¯p¶ Fsâ Nn´-IÄ \n\

¡p a\-Ên-em-¡p-hm-\mhn-Ã; \o a\-Ên-em-¡-
W-sa¶p Rm³ B{K-ln-¡p-¶p-an-Ã. IS-enÂ
Rm³ GI-\m-bn-cn-¡p-hm³ B{K-ln-¡p-¶p.

\n\¡p ]I-em-Ipt¼mÄ, kplr-t¯,

F\n¡p cm{Xn-bm-Ip¶p; At¸mgpw Ip¶p-I-
fn \r¯w sN¿p¶ a[ym-Ó-s¯-¸-änbpw
Xmgvhcbv¡p IpdpsI ]Xp-§n-\o-§p¶
sNa¶ \ng-ep-I-sf-¸-änbpw Rm³ kwkmcn-
¡p¶p; ImcWw Fsâ Ccp-fnsâ KoX§Ä
tIÄ¡p-hmt\m Fsâ Nnd-Ip-IÄ \£-{X-
§Äs¡-Xnsc hoip-¶Xv ImWp-hmt\m \n\-
¡m-hn-Ãþ A-§s\ \o tIÄ¡p-Ibpw ImWp-
Ibpw thW-sa¶p Rm³ B{K-ln¡p-¶p-an-
Ã. cm{Xn-bp-ambn GI-\m-bn-cn-¡p-hm³ Rm³
B{K-ln-¡p-¶p.

\o \nsâ kzÀ¤-¯n-te¡pbcp-t¼mÄ Rm³

Fsâ \c-I-¯n-te-¡n-d§p-¶p-þ A-t¸mgpw
\ap-¡n-S-bnse A]cn-lm-cy-amb AI-¨-
bv¡-¸p-d¯p-\n¶v \o hnfn-¡p-¶p, ""Fsâ
kplr-t¯, kJm-th,'' Rm³ hnfntIÄ-
¡p¶p, ""Fsâ kJm-th, kplrt¯,''þ
ImcWw Fsâ \cIw \o ImWWsa¶p
Rm³ B{K-ln-¡p-¶n-Ã. Aán \nsâ
ImgvNsb Zln-¸n-¡p-Ibpw ]pI -\nsâ
\mkm-c-{Ô-§sf aqSp-Ibpw sN¿pw. Fsâ
\c-Is¯ {`m´³ Rm³ A{X-taÂ
kvt\ln-¡-bm \o AhnSw kμÀin-¡-
Wsa¶p Rm³ B{K-ln-¡p-¶n-Ã. \c-I-
¯n GI-\m-bn-cn-¡p-hm³ Rm³ B{K-ln-
¡p-¶p.

kXyw, kuμ-cyw, [mÀ½n-I-X-þ C-hsb \o

kvt\ln-¡p¶p; \n\-¡pth|n Rm³ ]d-bp-
¶p, Chsb kvt\ln-¡p-¶Xv \ÃXpw DNn-X-
hp-sa¶v. ]t£, Fsâ DÅn-sâ-bp-ÅnÂ
Cu kvt\ls¯ t\m¡n Rm³ Nncn¡p¶p;
F¦nepw Fsâ Nncn \o ImW-W-sa¶p
Rm³ B{K-ln-¡p-¶n-Ã. Rm³ GI-\mbn
Nncn-¡p-hm³ B{K-ln-¡p-¶p.

Fsâ kplr-t¯, \o \Ã-h³, Icp-X-ep-Å-

h³, _p²n-am³; AÃ, \o kÀÆKp-W-k-¼p-
jvS³þ \n-t¶m-sSm¸w Rm\pw _p²n-]qÀÆw,
Icp-XtemsS, kwkm-cn-¡p-¶p. ]t£,
F\n¡p {`m´mWv; F¦nepw B {`m´v
Rm³ ad-¨p-]nSn¡p-¶p. {`m´n GI-\m-bn-
cn-¡p-hm³ Rm³ B{Kln¡p-¶p.

Fsâ kplrt¯, \o Fsâ kplr-¯Ã;

]t£, Rm³ \ns¶ F§-s\bnXp [cn-
¸n¡pw? Fsâ hgn \nsâ hgn-b-Ã-. F-¦nepw
\msam¶n-¨v, ssItImÀ¯v, \S-¡p-¶p.
4
t\m¡p-Ip¯n

Hcn-¡Â Rms\mcp t\m¡pIp-¯n-tbmSp

]dªp: ""GIm-´-amb Cu hb-enÂ
C§s\ \n¶p \o aSp¯p ImWp-atÃm?''

t\m¡p-Ip¯n ]dªp: ""`b-s¸-Sp-¯p-¶-Xn-

epÅ BËmZw AKm[hpw Fs¶-t¶¡pw
\ne-\n-ev¡p-¶-Xp-amWv. F\n¡p aSp-¸n-Ã.''

Hcp \nan-js¯ Nn´-bv¡p-tijw Rm³

k½-Xn¨p: ""icn-bmWv, Rm\pw Cu
BËmZw Fs´-¶-dn-ªn«p|v.''

]t£, Ah³ ]dªp: ""ssht¡m Xncp-

In-bp-|m-¡-s¸-«-hÀ¡p-am-{Xta AX-dn-bm³
Ign-bq.''

Rm³ Ahs\ hn«p-t]m-¶p-þ A-h³ Fs¶

{]iw-kn-¨-XmtWm A-]l-kn-¨-
XmtWmsb¶-dn-bmsX.

Hcp hÀjw IS-¶p-t]mbn; t\m¡p-Ip¯n

X¯z-Nn-´-I-\m-bn. Hcp-\-mÄ Ahs\ IS-¶p-
t]m-b-t¸mÄ, c|p Im¡-IÄ Ahsâ
sXm¸n-¡o-gn IqSp-Iq-«p-¶-XmWp Rm³
I|-Xv.
5
\n{Zm-S-IÀ

Rm³ P\n¨ ]«-W-¯n \n{Zm-S-I-cmb Hc-

½bpw aI-fpw Pohn¨n-cp-¶p. Hcp cm{Xn,
temI-amsI \nÈ-_vZ-X-bm Bh-cWw
sN¿-s¸« Hcp cm{Xn, A½bpw aIfpw \n{Zm-
S-\-¯n-\n-Sbn AhcpsS aªp-aq-Snb ]qt
´m-«-¯n ]c-kv]cw I|p-ap-«n.

A½ ]dªp: ""Ah-km-\w, Ah-km\w

CXm Fsâ i{Xp! Fsâ bphXzs¯ \in-
¸n-¨-hÄ, Fsâ \mim-h-in-jvS-§Ä¡p-taÂ
kz´w PohnXw ]Sp-¯p-bÀ¯n-b-hÄ!
\ns¶ F\n¡p h[n-¡m³ Ign-sª-¦nÂ!''

aIÄ ]dªp: ""\nIr-jvS-bmb Infhn!

Fsâ kzX{´ kzXz-¯n\-pw F\n-¡p-an-S-
bn hgn-ap-S-¡n-\n-ev¡p¶ kzmÀ°! \nsâ
\ndw a§nb PohnX-¯nsâ {]Xn-[z-\n-bm-bn-
¯o-cWw Fsâ PohnXw F¶m-{K-ln-¡p-¶-
hÄ! \o ac-W-¯n-\n-c-bm-sb-¦nÂ!''

B \nanjw Hcp Im¡-bpsS Ic-¨nÂ. A-

½bpw aIfpw Dd¡w hns«-gp-t¶äp. A½
]dªp, kuay-X-tbm-sS, hmÕ-ey-t¯m-sS,
""Fsâ s]m¶p-tamfmtWm?'' aIÄ
adp-]SntbmXn, kuay-X-tbm-sS, ""AsX,
At½.''
6
_p²n-im-en-bmb \mb

Hcn-¡Â Hcp _p²n-im-en-bmb \mb Hcp-

Iq«w ]q¨-Isf IS-¶p t]m-Im³ CS-bm-bn.
]q¨I-fpsS ASp-s¯-¯n-b-t¸mÄ AhÀ
PmKcq-I-cmbn \nev¡p-I-bm-sW¶pw Xs¶
{i²n-¡p-¶n-söpw a\-Ên-em-¡nb \mb
\S¯w \nÀ¯n.

At¸mÄ Kuc-h-kz-`m-hn-bmb Hcp henb

]q¨ Fgp-t¶-äp-\n¶p aäp ]q¨-Isf A`n-kw-
t_m-[\ sNbvXp-sIm|v kwkm-cn¨p:
""ktlm-Zco ktlm-Z-c-·m-tc, {]mÀ°n-¡p-
hn³, \n§Ä {]mÀ°n-¨p-sIm-t|-bn-cn-
¡phn³; {]mÀ°n-¡p-Ibpw ho|pw \nÊ-
t¦mNw {]mÀ°n-¡pIbpw sNbvXpsIm-|n-cp-
¶m XoÀ¨-bmbpw ag-s]-¿p-¶-Xm-Wv-þ F-en-
I-fpsS ag.''

CXp -tI-«-bp-Ss\ DÅmse Nncn-¨p-sIm|v

\mb Xncn-ªp-\n¶p ]dªp: ""AÃtbm
AÔcpw hnUvVn-I-fp-amb ]q¨-Itf! enJn-
X-am-bXpw Rm³ Adn-bp-¶Xpw F\n-¡p -
ap³]v Fsâ ]qÀhn-IÀ Adn-ª-Xp-amb
kXyaÃ, hnizmkhpw `ànbpw {]mÀ°-
\bpw s]¿n-¡p-¶Xv Fen-I-sf-b-Ã, adn¨v
FÃn³Ij-W-§-sf-bm-sW-¶Xv?''
7

c|p k-¶ym-kn-amÀ

GIm-´-amb Hcp ae-ap-I-fn ssZhs¯

Bcm-[n-¡p-Ibpw ]c-kv]cw kvt\ln-¡p-
Ibpw sNbvX c|p k¶ymkn-amÀ Pohn-
¨ncp-¶p.

c|p k¶ym-kn-amÀ¡pwIqSn Hcp a¬]m-{X-

ap-|m-bn-cp-¶p-þ AhcpsS GI-kz-¯v.

Hcp -\mÄ {]mb-ta-dnb k¶ym-kn-bpsS lrZ-

b-¯n Hcp ZpÀ`qXw Ib-dn-¡q-Sn. Cfb
k¶ym-kn-tbmSv AbmÄ ]dªp: ""\mw
H¶n¨p Xmakn-¡p-hm³ XpS§n-bn«v Gsd
\mfmbn. thÀ]n-cn-bm-\pÅ ka-b-am-bn-
cn¡p¶p. \½psS kz¯p-¡Ä \ap¡v `mKn-
¡mw.''

Cf-b -k-¶ymkn ZpxJn-X-\mbn C§s\

]dªp: ""ktlm-Z-cm, A§v Fs¶ -hn«p-
t]m-Ip-¶p-sh-¶-Xn Rm³ hyk-\n-¡p-¶p.
F¶mÂ, A§bv¡v t]mtb Xocq F¶m-
sW-¦nÂ, A§s\ \S-¡-s«.'' AbmÄ a¬
]m-{X-sa-Sp¯v aq¯- k-¶ym-kn-¡p -sIm-
Sp¯p: ""CXv \ap¡v `mKn-¡m-\mhn-Ã,
ktlm-Z-cm, A§-bpsS ssIbn-en-cn¡s«.''
At¸mÄ aq¯ k¶ymkn ]dªp: ""[À½w
Rm³ kzoI-cn-¡p ¶nÃ-þ Ftâ-X-Ãm¯
bmsXm¶pw Rms\-Sp-¡n-Ã-þ CXv `mKnt¨
Xocq.''

Cfb k¶ymkn ]dªp: ""Cu a¬]m{Xw

c|mbn sh«n-ap-dn-¨m AXp-sIm|v
A§bv¡pw F\n¡pw F´p -{]-tbm-P-\-am-
Wp-|m-hpI? A§bv¡p kzoIm-cy-sa-¦nÂ
\ap¡v \dp-¡n-s«-Sp¡mw.''

]t£, aq¯ k¶ymkn ho|pw ]dªp:

""F\n¡p th|Xv \-oXnbpw FtâXp- am-{X-
amb kz¯p-¡-fp-am-Wv. Chsb \njv^-e-
amb BI-kvan-I-Xbv¡p hn«p-sIm-Sp-¡m³
Rm³ X¿m-d-Ã. Cu a¬]m{Xw `mKn-¡p-I-
Xs¶ thWw.''

Cfb k¶ym-kn¡v ]n¶oSv bpàn-]qÀÆw

kwkm-cn-¡m-s\m-¶p-anÃm-bn-cp-¶p. AbmÄ
]dªp: ""AXmWv A§-bpsS XmXv]-cy-sa-
¦n \ap¡v a¬]m{Xw sh«n-ap-dn-¡mw.''

At¸mÄ aq¯ k¶ym-kn-bpsS apJw

At§bäw Ccp-|p. AbmÄ A«lkn¨p:
""i]n-¡-s¸« `ocp, \o t]mcn\p X¿mdÃ!''
8

sImSp-¡Âhm§-ep-I-sf-¸än

Hcn-S¯v Hcp ae-s©-cnhp \ndsb

Xp¶ÂkqNn-I-fpÅ Hcp a\p-jy³ Pohn-¨n-
cp-¶p. Hcp -\mÄ tbip-hnsâ amXmhv Abm-
fpsS ASp-¡Âs¨¶p ]dªp: ""kplrt¯,
Fsâ aIsâ hkv{Xw Iodn-bn-cn-¡p-¶p.
Ah³ ]Ån-bn-te¡p t]mIp-¶-Xn-\p- ap³]v
Rm\Xv Xp¶n-s¡m-Sp-t¡|n-bn-cn-¡p-¶p.
F\n-s¡mcp kqNn XcntÃ?''

AbmÄ kqNn- \-evIn-bnÃ. aI³ ]Ån-bn-

te¡p t]mIp-¶-Xn\p ap³]v Ah\p \evIm-
\mbn sImSp-¡Âhm§-ep-I-sf-¸än Hcp
]WvUnX{]`m-jW-amWv AbmÄ ImgvN-sh-
¨-Xv.
9

Ggv -kzXz-§Ä

cm{Xn-bpsS \nÝ-e-þ-\n-È-_vZ-ap-lqÀ¯-
¯nÂ, Rm³ ]mXn-bp-d-¡cm¯n ab-§-
th, Fsâ Ggp -kz-Xz-§Ä IqSn-bn-cp-¶p
a{´n-¨p. H¶mw kzXzw: Rm³ C¡-gnª
hÀj-§-f-{X-bpw, Chn-sS, Cu {`m´\nÂ
hkn-¡p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶pþ ]-IÂtXmdpw Chsâ
thZ-\bpw cmhptXmdpw ZpxJhpw ]pXp-¡n-
s¡m-t|-bn-cn-¡p-I-sb-¶-ÃmsX asäm¶pw
sN¿m-\n-Ãm-sX. Cu `mKt[bw C\nbpw
F\n¡p kln-¡m--hp-¶-X-Ã- Rm³ Iem]w
sN¿p-¶p.

c|mw kzXzw: \nsâ AhØ Ftâ-Xn-s\-

¡mÄ F´p-sIm|pw sa¨w, ktlmZ-cm.
ImcWw, Cu {`m´sâ k´pjvS kzXzw
Bbn-cn¡pI F¶-XmWv Fsâ `mK-t[-bw.
Ahsâ Nncn Rm³ Nncn-¡p-¶p, Ahsâ
kt´m-j-th-f-IÄ Rm³ ]mSp-¶p, Ahsâ
{]Imiw ]c-¯p¶ Bi-b-§Ä aq¶p-h«w
Nnd-ImÀ¶ ]mZ-§-fn Rm³ \r¯w Nhn-«p-
¶p. aSp-¸mÀ¶ Cu \ne-\n-ev]n-s\-Xnsc
Rm\mWv Iem]w sNt¿|Xv.

aq¶mw kzXzw: At¸mÄ Rmt\-m-þ

{]Wbkpc-`n-e-amb kzXzw, h\y-amb A`n-
\n-th-i-¯nsâbpw {`am-ß-I-amb Bkàn-
bp-sSbpw Pzen¡p¶ Xos¡mÅn? t{]a-`m-c-
¯m XfÀ¶ Rm\mWv Cu {`m´-s\-Xnsc
Iem]w sNt¿-|-Xv.

\memw kzXzw: Fsâ Ah-Ø-bmWv

Gähpw Zpcn-X-]qÀ®w-. Im-cWw, F\n¡p
\evI-s¸-«Xv sImSnb shdp¸pw hn\m-i-I-c-
amb hntZzjhpw am{Xw. Rm³, sImSp-
¦mäpt]mep-Å kzXzw, \c-I¯nse Ccp|
Kpl-I-fn ]nd-¶-h³-þ Rm-\mWv Cu {`m
´s\ tkhn-¡p-¶-Xn-s\-Xnsc Iem]w
sNt¿-|-h³.

A©mw kzXzw: AÃ, Rm³þ Nn-´m-kz-Xzw,

`mh-\m-kz-Xzw, hni¸n-sâbpw Zml-¯n-
sâbpw kzXzw, Adn-b-s¸-Sm-¯-Xn-s\bpw
C\nbpw krjvSn-¡-s¸-«n-«n-Ãm-¯-Xn-s\bpw
tXSn hn{i-a-an-ÃmsX Ae-ªp-Xn-cnbm³
hn[n-¡-s¸-«-h³; Rm\mWv, \n§-f-Ã,
Iem-]-s¡mSn DbÀt¯-|-Xv.

Bdmw kzXzw: Rm³, sXmgnÂkzXzw, A\p-

I-¼mÀl-\mb sXmgn-em-fn, £a-bpsS
ssII-fmepw {]Xo-£-bpsS I®p-I-fmepw
Zn\-§sf _nw_-§-fmbn ]mI-s¸-Sp-¯p-
Ibpw Acq-]n-bmb aqe-I§Ä¡p -]p-XpXpw
A\-´-hp-amb cq]-§Ä \evIp-Ibpw sN¿p-
¶-h³-þ Rm-\m-Wv, GIm-´]-Yn-I³, hn-
dfn-]n-Sn¨ Cu {`m´-s\-Xnsc Iem]w
sNt¿-|-Xv.

Ggmw-kzXzw: ap³\n-Ý-b-a-\p-k-cn-¨pÅ `mK-

t[-b-§Ä Hmtcm-cp¯cpw \nÀh-ln-t¡-|-Xp-
s|-¶-Xn-\m \n§-sf-Ãm-hcpw Cu a\p-
jys\-Xnsc Iem]w sN¿m³ B{K-ln-¡p-
¶p-sh-¶Xv F{X -hn-Nn{Xw! lm, F\n¡pw
\n§-sf-t¸msebm-hm-\m-sb-¦nÂ, \nÝ-bn-¨p-
d-¸n¨ `mK-t[-bhp-ambn Hcp kzXzw! ]t£,
AsXm-¶p-anÃ; Rm³ {Inbm-iq-\y³; \n§Ä
PohnXw ]p\x-kr-jvSn-¨p-sIm-t|-bn-cn-¡p-¶-
Xn hym]r-X-cm-Ip-t¼mÄ, Fhn-sSsb¶nÃm-
¯, Ft¸m-sg-¶n-Ãm¯ iq\y-aq-I-X-bnÂ
Ign-bp-¶-h³ Rm³. Fsâ {]nb-s¸«
Ab¡msc, Iem]w sNt¿-|Xv \n§tfm
Rmt\m?

Ggmw kzXzw C{]-Imcw samgn-ª-t¸mÄ aäv

Bdp -kz-Xz-§fpw IqSp-X-sem¶pw Dcn-bm-
SmsX Ahs\ A\p-I-¼-tbmsS t\m¡n-bn-
cp¶p; cmhn\v Bg-ta-dth AhÀ Hmtcm-cp-
¯cpw \ho-\hpw BËm-Z-I-c-hp-amb Hcp
Iog-S-§-en kzbw ]pX-¨p-d-§n.

F¶m Ggmw kzXzw FÃm-¯n-\p-sa-Ãm-

¯n\pw ]n¶n-epÅ A\´-amb iq\y-X-bn-
te¡p I®pw-\-«n-cn-¡p-I-am{Xw sNbvXp.
10
bp²w

Hcp cm{Xn sIm«m-c-¯n kZy- hn-f¼n-s¡m-

|n-cp-¶t¸mÄ Hcp a\pjy³ HmSn-sb¯n
cmP-Ip-am-cs\ kmjvSmwKw {]W-an-¨p. hncp-
¶pIm-cpsS I®p-IÄ B a\p-jy-\nÂ
]Xnªp: Abm-fpsS Hcp I®v \-jvSam-bn-cn-
¡p-¶p-sh¶pw iq\y-amb I¬Ip-gn-
bnÂ\n¶p càw hmÀ¶p-hogpI-bm-sW¶pw
AhÀ I|p. cmP-Ip-am-c³ tNmZn¨p:
""\n§Äs¡´mWp kw`-hn-¨Xv?'' B a\p-
jy³ adp]Sn ]d-ª-Xn-{]-Imcw: ""{]nb-s¸«
cmPIp-am-c³, tamj-W-amWv Fsâ sXmgnÂ.
C¶p -cm{Xn \nem-hn-sÃ-¶-Xn \m Rm³
]en-i-¡m-csâ IS sImÅ-b-Sn-¡m³ Xocp-am-
\n-¨p. P\-eneqsS AI¯p IS-¡p-t¼mÄ
]änb Hcp ]ni-Ip-aqew Rm³ F¯n-s¸«Xv
s\bv¯p-Im-csâ IS-bnÂ. Ahn-sS, Ccp-«nÂ
s\bv¯p-X-dn-bn XSªv Fsâ I®v ]ngp-
sX-Sp-¡-s¸-«p. AÃ-tbm, cmP-Ipamc³,
F\n¡p s\-bv¯pIm-c-\nÂ\n¶p \oXn- e-`n-
¡-W-sa¶v At]-£n-¡p-¶p.''

cmP-Ip-am-c³ s\bv¯p-Im-cs\ Bf-b-¨p-h-

cp¯n Abm-fpsS Hcp I®v ]ngp-sX-Sp-¡-W-
sa¶v D¯-c-hn-«p.

""AÃtbm cmP-Ip-am-c³,'' s\bv¯p-Im-c³

]d-ªp, ""Fsâ I®pI-fn-sem¶v ]ngp-sX-Sp-
¡-W-sa¶Xv icn-X-s¶. F¦nepw, IjvSw!
Rm³ s\¿p¶ hkv{X-¯nsâ c|p- h-i-
§fpw ImWm-\mbn F\n¡p c|p-I-
®pIfpw Bh-iy-ap-|v. Fsâ Ab¡m-c³
sNcn-¸p-Ip-¯n¡v c|p-I-®p-I-fp-|v; Abm-
fpsS sXmgn-en\v c|p- I®pIfpw Bh-iy-an-
Ã-Xs¶.''

cmP-Ip-am-c³ sNcn-¸p-Ip-¯nsb hnfn-¡m³

Bf-b-¨p. AbmÄ h¶p. Abm-fpsS I®p-I-
fn-sem¶v ]ngpsXSp¡s¸-«p.

A§s\ \oXn \nÀÆ-ln-¡-s¸-«p.

11
Ipdp-¡³

kqtcym-Z-b-th-f-bn Hcp Ipdp-¡³ Xsâ

\ng-ens\ t\m¡n C{]-Imcw ]dªp: ""C¶v
D¨-`-£-W-¯n\v Hscm-«-Iw.''

{]`mXw apgp-h³ Ah³ H«-I-§sf sXc-

ªp\S¶p. a[ym-Ó-t¯msS ho|pw Xsâ
\ng I| -Ip-dp-¡³ ]dªp: ""XXvImew
Hscen aXn.''
12

_p²n-am-\mb cmPmhv

]s|m-cn-¡Â AI-se-b-I-se-bpÅ hncm\n

F¶ -\-K-c-¯n Icp¯\pw _p²n-am-\p-
amb Hcp cmPm-hp-|m-bn-cp-¶p. Icp-¯paqew
Bfp-IÄ At±-ls¯ `b-s¸«p; _p²n-i-
àn-aqew AhÀ At±-ls¯ kvt\ln-¡p-
Ibpw sNbvXp.

\K-c-¯nsâ lrZ-b-`m-K-¯v Hcp InW-dp-|m-

bn-cp-¶p. kv^Sn-I-\nÀ½ehpw ioX-f-hp-amb
InWÀshÅw \K-c-hm-kn-IÄ H¶-S-¦wþ cm-
Pmhpw {]`p-¡-·m-cp-a-S-¡w-þ Ip-Sn-¨p-sIm-|n-
cp-¶p. ImcWw, Ahn-sS-sb§pw asämcp
InW-dn-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p.

Hcp cm{Xn, \K-c-hm-kn-IÄ Dd-¡¯n-em-|p-

In-S-¡-th Hcp ZpÀa-{´-hmZn\n \K-c-¯nÂ
{]th-in¨v GtXm hnNn-{X-{Zm-h-I-¯nsâ
Ggp- Xp-Ån-IÄ InW-än-te-s¡m-gn¨p: ""C\n-
ta GsXm-cmÄ Cu shÅw IpS-n-¡p-
¶pthm Ah³ {`m´-\m-bn-¯ocpw!''

ASp¯ {]`m-X-¯n {]h-N-\-{]-Im-cw

cmPmhpw {][m-\-a-{´nbpw Hgn-sI-, kÀh
\K-c-hm-kn-Ifpw InWÀshÅw IpSn-¡p-
Ibpw {`m´cm-bn¯o-cp-IbpwsNbvXp.
]I-ep-S-\ofw hoXn-Ip-d-ª \nc-¯p-I-fnepw
N´-¡-h-e-I-fnepw Bfp-IÄ Iq«w-Iq-Sn-
\n¶p ]c-kv]cw sNhnbn a{´n¨p: ""cmPm-
hn\p {`m´m-Wv. \½psS cmPm-hn\pw {][m-\-
a-{´n¡pw kpt_m[w \jvS-s¸-«ncn-¡p-¶p.
XoÀ¨bmbpw Hcp {`m´-\m `cn-¡-s¸-tS-|-
h-cà \mw. cmPmhns\ Øm\{`-jvS-\m-¡ntb
Xocq.''

A¶p- ssh-Ip-t¶cw Hcp kzÀW-N-j-I-

¯n InWÀshÅw sIm|ph-cm³ cmPmhv
BÚm-]n-¨p. NjIw F¯n-b-t¸mÄ
cmPmhv shÅw hen-¨p-Ip-Sn¨p; _m¡n-bp-
ÅXv {][m-\-a-{´n-bpw.

AI-se-b-I-se-bpÅ hncm\n \Kc-¯nÂ

P\-§Ä BËm-Zm-tLm-j-§-fn apgpIn;
Fs´-¶m Ah-cpsS cmPmhpw {][m-\-a-
{´nbpw kpt_m[w hos|-Sp-¯n-cn-¡p-¶p.
13

D¡ÀtjÑ

aZy-im-e-bnse taibv¡p Npäw aq¶p-t]À:

HcmÄ s\bv¯p-Im-c³,ac|m-a³ ac-bm-im-
cn, ]ns¶-sbmcp DghpIm-c-\pw.

s\bv¯p-Im-c³ ]dªp: ""C¶p Rm³

AXn-tem-ehpw hnin-jvS-hpamb Hcp ih-
¡¨ c|p- kzÀ®-\m-W-b-§Ä¡p hnäp.
Bh-iyw-t]mse \ap¡v hoªp-Ip-Sn-¡mw.''

""Rm\p-|m-¡nb Gähpw sa¨-s¸« ih-

s¸«n C¶p Rm³ hnäp.'' acbm-imcn ]d-
ªp, ""hoªn-t\m-sSm¸w th|p-thmfw
s]mcn¨ Cd-¨nbpw Ign-¡mw.''

""Rms\mcp ih-¡pgn tXm|n-b-tX-bp-Åq.''

Dg-hp-Im-c³ ]d-ªp. ""]t£, Fsâ c£m-
[n-Imcn F\n¡v Cc«n ]Ww X¶p. \ap¡v
tX\¸w-IqSn Ign-¡mw.''

aZy-im-e-bn kmbmÓw Xnc¡p]nSn-¨-Xm-

bn. aq¶p-t]cpw hoªpw Cd-¨nbpw A¸hpw
Bthmfw hm§n-¡gn-¨p. AhÀ BËm-Z-`cn-
X-cm-bncp¶p.

BXn-tY-b³ ssIIÄ Xncp½n `mcy-sb-

t\m¡n ]p©n-cn¨p; AXnYn-IÄ bmsXmcp
aSn-bp-an-ÃmsX ]Ww sNe-hn-Sp-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p.

AhÀ ]pd-¯n-d-§n-b-t¸mÄ N{μ³ D¨n-bn-

em-bn-cp¶p; BÀ¯p hnfn¨pw ]mSnbpw
AhÀ \S-¶p-\o-§n.

aZy-im-e-bpsS hmXn¸-Sn-bn \n¶p-sIm|v

BXn-tY-b\pw `mcybpw AhÀ \S-¶-I-ep-
¶Xv t\m¡n-¡-|p.

""F´p- k-t´m-j-am-W-hÀ¡v!'' `mcy- ]-d-

ªp. ""ssIbb¨p sNe-hn-Sp¶ am\y-·mÀ!
FÃm- Zn-h-khpw AhÀ \ap¡v C{Xbpw
`mKyw sIm|p-h-cp-sa-¦nÂ! F¦n \½psS
aI³ Hcp aZy-im-em-kq-£n-¸p-Im-c-\mbn ITn-
\-{]-bXv\w sNt¿|n-h-cn-Ã. \Ã- \n-e-bnÂ
hnZym-`ymkw \evIn Ahs\ Hcp ]ptcm-ln-X-
\m-¡m-am-bn-cp¶p!''
14
]pXnb B\μw

C¶se cm{Xn B\-μ-¯n\v Hcp ]pXnb

hgn Rm³ I|p-]n-Sn-¨p. AXnsâ BZy-]-co-
£-W-¯n-teÀs¸-S-th, Hcp amem-Jbpw Hcp
]nimNpw Fsâ ho«n-te¡v HmSn-b-Sp-¯p.
ho«p-hm-Xn¡ AhÀ ]c-kv]cw I|p-
ap-«p-Ibpw Fsâ ]pXp-Xmbn krjvSn-¡-s¸«
B\-μs¯ ap³\nÀ¯n t]mcm-Sp-Ibpw
sNbvXp. HcmÄ A«-l-kn¨p: ""]m]-am-WXv!''
aä-bmÄ: ""AÃ, ]pWyw!''
15
adp-`mj

]nd-hn-sIm-|-Xnsâ aq¶mw-\mÄ, Npäp-apÅ

]p¯³tem-Is¯ sR«-temsS, `oXn-tbmsS
t\m¡n-s¡m|v ]«p-hn-cn¨ ]nÅ-s¯m«n-enÂ
Rm³ InS-¡-th, Fsâ A½ t]äp-X-Å-tbm-
Sv tNmZn¨p: ""Fsâ Ipªv F§-s\-bn-cn-¡p-
¶p.''

t]äp-XÅ adp-]Sn ]d-ª-Xn-§s\: ""\¶m-

bn-cn-¡p-¶p, aZmw. Rm\ hs\ aq¶p- X-hW
]meq-«n. C{Xbpw sNdp-¸-¯n C{Xbpw kt
´m-j-`-cn-X-\mb Hcp Ipªns\ Rms\m-cn-
¡epw I|n-«n-Ã.''

F\n¡v Fs´-¶n-Ãm¯ tZjywh¶p. Rm³

Aedn: ""AXp kXy-aÃ, At½! Cu InS-
¡bv¡v eh-teiw amÀ±-h-anÃ; Rm³ IpSn¨
]mensâ Ibv]p-ckw hmbnÂ\n¶p- am-dn-
bn-«nÃ; ape-I-fpsS ZpÀKÔw Fsâ \mkm c-
{Ô-§-fn Ct¸m-gp-ap-|v; AXy´w Zpcn-
X-]qÀ®-am-Wv Fsâ AhØ.''

]t£, A½bv¡v H¶pw a\-Ên-em-bnÃ;

t]äp-X-Å-bv¡pw-þ F-s´¶m Rm³ GXp
temI-¯nÂ\n¶mtWm hs¶-¯n-bXv Ahn-
Ss¯ `mj-bmWv kwkm-cn-¨-Xv.

]n¶oSv Ccp-]-¯n-sbm-¶mw-\mÄ, Rm³

Úm\-kv\m\w sN¿-s¸-Sp¶ thf-bnÂ,
]ptcm-ln-X³ A½-tbmSv ]dªp: ""tam³
{InkvXym-\nbmbn ]nd-¶-Xn \n§Ä kt
´m-jn-¸n³.''

AÛp-X-N-In-X-\mb Rm³ ]ptcm-ln-X-t\mSv

]dªp: ""F¦n kzÀ¤Ø-bmb \n§-fpsS
amXmhv ZpxJn-X-bm-bn-cn-¡Ww; ImcWw,
\n§Ä {Inkv-Xym-\n-bmbn ]nd-¶-h-\-Ã-tÃm.''

]t£, ]ptcm-ln-X\pw Fsâ `mj -a-\-Ên-

em-bn-Ã.

Ggp- N-{μ\p-ti-jw Hcp-\mÄ Hcp tPymXnjn

Fsâ apJ¯v Däpt\m¡n-s¡m|v A½-
tbmSv ]dªp: ""\n§-fpsS aI³ Hcp
cmjv{S-X{´Ú\pw P\-§-fpsS t\Xm-hp-am-
bn-¯o-cpw.''

]t£, Rm³ Ae-dn-hn-fn¨p: ""sXämb {]h-

N-\-am-W-Xv. ImcWw, Rms\mcp kwKo-X-
Ú-\mbn¯otc-|-h-\m-Wv. kwKo-XÚ-\-
ÃmsX asäm-¶p-am-hnà Rm³.''

F¶m B {]mb-¯nepw Fsâ `mj

BÀ¡pw a\-Ên-em-bn-Ã. Rm³ hnkva-bm-[o-
\-\m-bn.

ap¸Xpw aq¶pw hÀj-§Ä¡p-ti-jw-þ Cu

Ime-b-f-hn A½bpw t]-äp-XÅbpw ]ptcm-
ln-X-\p-sams¡ a¬a-d-ªp(A-h-cpsS
Bßm-¡-fn ssZh-¯n-sâ \ng ]-Xn-b-
s«)-þþþþ-tPym-Xnjn Ct¸mgpw Pohn-¨n-cn-¡p-
¶p. t£{X-ap-ä¯v C¶se At±-ls¯
I|p-ap«n kwkm-cn-¨p. At±lw ]-dªp:
""\o kwKo-X-Ú-\m-bn-¯o-cp-sa¶v F\n¡p
]|p-]t| Adnbm-am-bn-cp-¶p. \nsâ
ssii-h-¯n¯s¶ Rm\nXp {]h-Nn-¨-Xm-
Wv.''

Rm³ At±lw ]d-ªXv hniz-kn¨p: Fs

´-¶mÂ, Ct¸mÄ Rm³ adp-tem-I-¯nsâ
`mj- a-d-¶n-cn-¡p-¶p.
16

amX-f-\m-c§

Hcn-¡Â Rms\mcp amX-f-\m-c-I-¯nsâ

lrZ-b-¯n hkn-¡-th, Hcp \mc-§m-¡pcp
C{]-Imcw samgn-bp¶Xp- tI«p: ""Hcp-\mÄ
Rms\mcp hr£-am-bn-¯o-cpw. Fsâ NnÃ-I-
fn Imän-sâ Km\ap-b-cp-Ibpw Ce-IfnÂ
shbn \r¯w hbv¡p-IbpwsN¿pw. EXp-¸-
IÀ¨-I-fnepw Rm³ Icp¯pw kuμ-cyhpw
ssIhn-Sn-Ã.''

At¸mÄ asämcp Ipcp C{]-Imcw kwkm-

cn¨p: ""\ns¶t¸mse sNdp¸-am-bn-cp¶ \mfp-
I-fn Rm\pw C¯cw Bi-b-§Ä h¨p-]p-
eÀ¯n-bncp-¶p. ]t£, Ct¸mÄ F\n¡v
Imcy-§Ä Af¶pwXq¡nbpw t\m¡m\-dn-bm-
sa-¶-Xn-\mÂ, Fsâ {]Xo-£-IÄ AØm-\-
¯m-bn-cp-¶p-sh¶p Rm³ ImWp-¶p.''

At¸mÄ aq¶m-a³ ]dªp: ""A{Xbpw al-

¯m-sbmcp `mhn hmKvZm\w sN¿p¶ -bm-
sXm¶pw Rm³ \½n Im-Wp-¶n-Ã.''

\mem-a-sXm-cmÄ C§s\: ""IqSp-XÂ al-

¯zamÀ¶ Hcp `mhn-bpsS A`m-h-¯nÂ
F{X ]cn-lm-ky-am-bn-cn¡pw \½psS
PohnXw!''
A©m-a³ tNmZn¨p: ""\mw F´m-sW-¶p-
t]mepw Adn-bm¯ Ah-

Ø-bn F´m-bn-¯ocpw F¶-Xn-s\-s¨mÃn

F´n\p XÀ¡n-¡Ww?''

Bdm-a³ adp-]Sn ]dªp: ""\mw F´p-X-s¶-

bm-sW-¦nepw AXm-bn¯s¶ XpS-cp-¶-Xm-
Wv.''

At¸mÄ Ggm-a³: ""Imcy-§Ä F´m-bn-¯o-

cp-sa¶v F\n¡p IrXyamb [mc-W-bp-|v,
]t£, AXv hm¡p-I-fm Bhn-jvI-cn-¡m³
h¿.''

]ns¶ F«m-a³, H¼-Xm-a³, ]¯m-a³--þ A-

§s\ ]e-cpw-þ F-Ãmhcpw, FÃmhcpw
kwkm-cn¨p XpS-§n-b-t¸mÄ i_vZ-{]-f-b-
¯n F\n¡v H¶pw-Xs¶ Xncn-¨-dn-bm-\m-
bn-Ã.

ASp¯ Znhkw Rms\mcp sIm¨p

ioaamXf-¯nsâ lrZ-b-¯nte¡p Xmakw
amän-þ hfsc Ipd¨p Ipcp-¡Ä, FÃmhcpw
Gd-¡psd im´À.
17
c|v IqSp-IÄ

Fsâ ]nXm-hnsâ DZym-\-¯n c|p -Iq-Sp-

I-fp-|v. Hcp Iq«n ]nXm-hnsâ ASn-a-IÄ
ss\\-hm-bnse acp-`q-an-bnÂ\n¶p -]n-Sn¨p-
sIm-|p-h¶ knwlw. c|m-as¯ Iq«nÂ
]m«-dn-bm¯ Ipcp-hn.

FÃm- Zn-h-khpw {]`mXw s]m«n-hn-S-cth

Ipcphn knwl-s¯- hnfn¨p- ]-dbp¶p: ""\n\
¡p kp{]-`mXw Biwkn¡p¶p, Iq«p-X-S-hp-
Im-cm, ktlm-Zcm!''
18
aq¶v Ddp-¼p-IÄ

shbnen InS-¶p-d-§p¶ Hcp a\p-jysâ

aq¡n³ta aq¶v Ddp-¼p-IÄ I|p-ap-«n.
Ah-c-h-cpsS tKm{X-¯nsâ BNm-cacym-Z-I-f-
\p-k-cn¨v ]c-kv]cw A`n-hm-Z\w sNbvX-
tijw AhÀ kwkmcn-¨p-Xp-S-§n.

H¶m-as¯ Ddp¼v ]dªp: ""Rm³ I|n-«p-

Å-Xn h¨v Gähpw Xcn-imb Ip¶p-Ifpw
Xmgvhc-I-fp-am-Wn-h. Hcp-\pÅv [m\y-¯n-\p-
th|n Rm³ Znhkw apgp-h³ sXc-¨n-em-bn-
cp-¶p, ]t£, bmsXm¶pw e`n-¨nÃ.''

At¸mÄ c|m-as¯ Ddp¼v ]dªp:

""kÀh -Im-«p-]m-X-Ifpw DuSp h-gn-Ifpw
kμÀin-¨p-sh-¦nepw Rm\pw bmsXm¶pw
Is|-¯n-bn-Ã. Fsâ \m«p-ImÀ ]d-bp-¶-Xp-
t]m-se, bmsXm¶pw hf-cm-¯, arZp-hm-b,
Nen-¡p¶ `q{]-tZ-i-am-Wn-Xv.''

At¸mÄ aq¶m-as¯ Ddp¼v Xe DbÀ¯n-

s¡m|v C{]-Imcw ]dªp: ""kplr-¯p-¡-
tf, \man-t¸mÄ \nev¡p-¶Xv AXn-t{i-
jvT\pw ]c-tam-¶-X-\p-amb Ddp-¼nsâ
aq¡n³taemWv-þ kÀh-i-à\pw Ahy-b\p-
amb Ddp-¼v. Ahsâ icocw AXn-_r-l-¯m-
b-Xn-\m \maXv ImWp¶nÃ; \ng AXn-
hn-]p-e-am-b-Xn-\m \ap-¡Xv AS-bm-f-s¸-Sp-
¯m-\m-hnÃ; i_vZw AXyp-¨-¯n-em-b-Xn-
\m \maXv tIÄ¡p-¶n-Ã. XoÀ¨-bmbpw
kÀh-hym-]n-bm-W-h³!''

aq¶m-as¯ Ddp¼v C{]-Imcw kwkm-cn-¨-

t¸mÄ aäp- c-|p-t]cpw ]c-kv]cw t\m¡n
s]m«n-¨n-cn-¨p.

B \nanjw Dd-§n-¡n-S¶ a\p-jy³ H¶n-f-

In, ssIbp-bÀ¯n Xsâ aq¡v sNmdn-bp-I-
bpw A§s\ aq¶v Ddp-¼p-Ifpw sRcn-¨p-
sIm-Ã-s¸-Sp-Ibp-ap-|mbn.
19
Ipgn-sh-«p-Im-c³

Hcn-¡Â Rms\sâ acn-¨p-t]mb Hcp

kzXzs¯ AS¡w sN¿-th, ih-¡pgn sh«p-
¶-h³ Fsâ-b-Sp-¡Â h¶v C{]-Imcw
]dªp: ""ChnsS ih-a-S-¡n\p hcp¶ a-äm-
sc-¡mfpw \n§sf Rm\n-jvS-s¸-Sp-¶p.''

Rm³ ]dªp: ""\n§Ä Fs¶ AXy-[nIw

k´p-jvS-\m-¡p¶p. ]t£, ]d-bq, F´p-
sIm-|mWv \n§-sfs¶ CjvS-s¸-Sp-¶Xv?''

""ImcWw, asä-Ãm-h-cpw ChnsS Ic-ªp-

sIm|v hcp-¶p, Ic-ªpsIm|v t]mIp¶p.
\n§Ä am{X-amWv Nncn¨p-sIm|v hcp-¶Xpw
Nncn¨p-sIm|v t]mIp-¶-Xpw.''
20
t£{X-¸-S-hp-I-fnÂ

C¶-se- ssh-Ip-t¶cw t£{X-¯n-sâ

sh®-¡Â¸-S-hp-I-fn c|p-]p-cp-j-·mÀ¡p
at[y-bn-cn-¡p¶ Hcp kv{Xosb Rm³ I|p.
AhfpsS apJ-¯nsâ Hcp- hiw hnf-dn-
¡|p; adp-hiw eÖ-bm XpSp-¯ncp-¶p.
21

hmgv¯-s¸« \Kcw

GtXm Hcp \K-c-¯n kÀh -a-\p-jycpw

]qÀW-ambpw thZ-§-f\p-k-cn¨p am{Xw Pohn-
¨p-t]m-cp-¶p-sh¶v Fsâ Iuam-c-¯nÂ
Btcm ]d-ª-dn-ªp.

Rm³ ]dªp: ""Rm³ B \K-chpw

AXnsâ Znhym-\p-{Klhpw tXSn-t¸m-Ip-I-bm-
Wv.''

hfsc hfsc A-I-se-bm-bn-cp¶p B \K-cw.

bm{X-bv¡pth| FÃm kÖo-I-c-W-§fpw
Hcp-¡n. \mev]-Xp-Zn-hk-¯n-\p-tijw \Kcw
ZrjvSntKm-N-c-ambn; \mev]-¯n-sbm-¶mw-Zn-
hkw Rm³ \K-c-¯n {]th-in-¨p.

t\m¡p-hn³! kÀh-\-K-c-hm-kn-IÄ¡pw Hä-

¡®pw Hä-ss¡bpw hoXw am{Xw! hnkva-b-
kvX-_v[-\mb Rm³ Ft¶m-Sp-Xs¶
]dªp: ""C{Xbpw Znhy-X-bmÀ¶ Cu \K-c-
¯n-ep-Å-hÀ¡v shdpw Hcp I®pw Hcp ssI
bptam?''

\K-c-hm-kn-Ifpw hnkva-b-kvX-_v[-cm-sW¶p
]ns¶ Rm³ I|p-þ Fs´-¶m AhÀ
AXym-Ý-cy-t¯msS Fsâ c|p -I-®p-Ifpw
c|p-ssI-Ifpw t\m¡n-¡m-Wp-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p.
FÃm-hcpw Htc-k-abw ]c-kv]cw kwkm-cn-
¨p-sIm-|n-cp-¶-Xn-\m Rm³ tNmZn-¡p-I-bp-
|mbn: ""Hmtcm a\p-jy\pw thtZm-]-tZ-i-
¯n\p hg§n Pohn-¡p¶ hmgv¯-s¸«
\Kcw- Xs¶-bmtWm CXv?'' At¸mÄ AhÀ
]dªp: ""AsX, CXp-X-s¶-bmWv B \K-
cw.''

""]ns¶-sb-´mWp \n§Ä¡p kw`-hn-¨Xv?''

Rm³ tNmZn-¨p. ""FhnsS \n§fpsS
hewssIbpw hewI®pw?''

\K-c-hm-kn-I-fpsS s\©p ]n-S-¨p. AhÀ

]dªp: ""hcq, h¶p ImWq.''

\K-c-¯nsâ lrZ-b-`m-K-¯pÅ t£{X-¯n-

te¡v Ah-scs¶ \bn-¨p. t£{X-¯nÂ
ssII-fp-sSbpw I®p-I-fp-sSbpw Hcp
Iq¼mcw Rm³ I|p. FÃmw hmSn-¡-cn-ªn-
cn-¡p-¶p. Rm³ ]dªp: ""IjvSw!
\n§Ä¡p-ta Cu {IqcX ASn-t¨-ev]n¨
ZnKzn-P-bn-bmb ]S-bm-fn-tbXv?''

At¸mÄ AhÀ¡n-S-bn-eqsS aÀ½-c-i-_vZ-

§Ä k©-cn-¨p. ]ns¶ Imc-W-h-·m-cn-sem-
cmÄ Fgp-t¶-äp-\n¶p ]dªp: ""CXv R§-
fpsSXs¶ sNbvXn-bm-Wv. R§-fn-ep-
|mbncp¶ Xn·-bvs¡-Xnsc ]S-s]m-cpXn
Pbn¡m³ ssZhw R§sf klm-bn-¨-Xm-
Wv.''
At±lw Fs¶ DbÀ¯n-s¡-«nb Hcp
Aįm-c-bn-te¡p \-bn¨p. \K-c-hm-kn-IÄ
R§sf ]n´p-SÀ¶p. Aįm-c-bv¡p- ap-I-
fn sIm¯n-h¨ imk\w At±lw ImWn-
¨p-X-¶p. Rm³ hmbn¨p:

""\nsâ hewI®v \n\-s¡-Xnsc A]-cm[w

sN¿p-¶p-sh-¦n AXv ]ngp-sX-Sp¯v
\n¶nÂ\n¶pw hen-s¨-dn-bpI; Imc-Ww, Hc-
h-b-h-¯n\v \-miw kw`-hn-¡p-I-sb-¶Xv
\nsâ icocw apgp-h³ \c-I-¯n-te¡p hen-
s¨-dn-b-s¸-Sp-¶-Xn-s\¡mÄ em`-I-c-am-Wv.
AXp-t]m-se, \nsâ hewssI \n\-s¡-Xnsc
A]-cm[w sN¿p-¶p-sh-¦n AXv sh«-namän
\n¶n \n¶p hen-s¨-dn-bpI; ImcWw Hc-h-
b-h-¯n\v \miw kw`-hn-¡p-I-sb-¶Xv \nsâ
icocw apgp-h³ \c-I-¯n-te¡p hen-s¨-dn-b-
s¸Sp¶Xn-s\-¡mÄ em`-I-c-am-Wv.''

F\n¡p a\-Ên-em-bn. Xncn-ªp-\n¶p \K-c-

hm-kn-I-tfm-Smbn Rm³ tNmZn¨p: ""c|p-
I®pw c|p -ssI-bp-apÅ Hscmä ]pcp-
jt\m kv{Xotbm Ctà \n§Ä¡n-S-bnÂ?''

AhÀ adp-]Sn ]dªp: ""CÃ, HcmÄt]mep-

anÃ-þ ]qÀW-i-co-c-hpambn HcmÄt]mep-anÃ-þ
thZ-]mcm-bWw sN¿p-hm\pw imk-\ -{K-ln-
¡p-hm\pw X¡ {]mb-an-Ãm¯ _men-Im-
_me-·m-scm-gn-sI.''

tZhm-e-b-¯nÂ\n-¶pw ]pd-¯p-I-S-¶-bp-S³
Rm³ B hmgv¯-s¸« \Kcw hn«p-t]m¶p-.
Imc-Ww, Rm³ {]mbw Ipdªh\m-bn-cp-
¶nÃ; thZ-]m-cm-bWw F\n¡p km[y-hp-am-
bn-cp-¶p.
22

\Ã ssZhhpw No¯ ssZhhpw

\Ã ssZhhpw No¯ ssZhhpw ae-ap-I-

fnÂh¨v I|p-ap-«n.

\Ã ssZhw ]dªp: ""kp{]-`m-Xw, ktlm-

Zcm!''

No¯ ssZhw adp-]Sn ]d-ªn-Ã.

At¸mÄ \à ssZhw ]dªp: ""Xm¦Ä¡v

C¶v Xosc {]k-¶-X-bn-ÃtÃm.''

""AsX,'' No¯ ssZhw adp-]Sn ]d-ªp.

""ImcWw Ipsd -\mfmbn Bfp-IÄ Fs¶
sXän-²-cn-¡p-¶p, Xm¦sf¶a-«n A`n-kw-
t_m-[\ sN¿p-¶p, Xm¦-fm-sW¶ a«nÂ
Ft¶mSv s]cp-am-dp-¶p. AsX-\n¡v CjvS-am-
Ip-¶n-Ã.''

\Ã ssZhw ]dªp: ""Fs¶bpw Bfp-IÄ

Xm¦-fmbn sXän-²-cn-¡p-Ibpw Xm¦-sf-¶-
a-«n A`n-kw-t_m-[\ sN¿p-Ibpw ]Xn-hp-
|v.''

At¸mÄ No¯ ssZhw \S-¶-I¶p-þ a\p-

jysâ aS-b-¯s¯ i]-n¨p-sIm-|v.
23
""]cm-Pbw''
tl ]cm-P-b-ta, Fsâ ]cm-P-b-ta, Fsâ
GIm-´-tX, \nÊw-K-tX,
Hcm-bncw hnP-b-§-tf-¡mÄ {]nb-s¸-«-h-
fmWp \o,
hniz-Jym-Xn-sb¡mÄ lrZy-a-[p-cw.
tl, ]cm-P-b-ta, Fsâ ]cm-P-b-ta, Fsâ
Bß-t_m-[-ta, [n¡m-c-ta,
\n¶n-eqsS Rm\-dn-bp¶p Rm\n-\nbpw
bphmhpw
{ZpX-]m-Z-\p-sa-¶v,
hmSn-bp-W-§p¶ IoÀ¯n-e-X-I-fm IpSp-¡-
s¸-Spþ
¶h-\-sÃ-¶v.
\n¶n Rm³ Is|-¯p¶p GIm-´-X,
\ncm-k-¯nsâbpw Ah-Ú-bp-sSbpw BËm-
Zw.
tl ]cm-P-b-ta, Fsâ ]cm-P-b-ta, Fsâ
sh«n-¯n-f-§p¶ hmfpw ]cn-N-bp-ta,
\nsâ I®p-I-fn Rm³ hmbn-¡p¶p
]«m-`n-tj-I-sa-¶m ASn-a-s¸-Sp-I-sb-¶v,
{Kln-¡s¸-Sp-I-sb-¶m \nc-¸m-¡-s¸-Sp-I-
sb-¶v,
a\-Ên-em-¡-s¸-Sp-I-sb-¶m \ndhv t\Sp-
Ibpw
hnfª ]g-sa-¶t]m hoWp `£n-¡-s¸-Sp-
I-bp-sa-¶v.
tl, ]cm-P-b-ta, Fsâ ]cm-P-b-ta, Fsâ
[oc-k-l-Nm-co,
\n\-s¡sâ Km\-§fpw \ne-hn-fn-Ifpw au\-
§fpw tIÄ¡mw;
Nnd-I-Sn-sbm-¨-Isf¸än, kap{Zt{]c-W-I-sf-¸-
än,
cm{Xn-bn I¯p¶ ]Àh-X-\n-c-I-sf-¸-än,
\n\-¡p-am{Xw Ft¶mSv kwkm-cn¡mw;
\n\¡pam{Xw Fsâ sN¦p-¯mb Bßm-
hnsâ
]md-s¡-«p-I-fn-te¡p Ib-dn-h-cmw.
tl, ]cm-P-b-ta, Fsâ ]cm-P-b-ta, Fsâ
ac-W-an-Ãm¯ [oc-tX,
\n\-¡p-sa-\n¡pw sImSp-¦m-än-s\m¸w s]m«n-
¨n-cn-¡mw,
\½n acn-¨p-ho-gp-¶-hÀ¡mbn ih-¡p-gn-IÄ
tXm|mw,
D¨-sh-bnen CÑm\nÝ-b-t¯msS
\nev¡mwþ
XnIª A]-I-S-Im-cn-I-fm-bn-¯o-cmw.
24
cm{Xnbpw {`m´\pw

tl cm{Xn! Rm\pw \obp-sam-cp-t]mÂ-þ Ccp-

fnÂ, \á-X-bnÂ; Fs´-¶mÂ, Fsâ
]I¡n-\m-hp-IÄ¡p-ta Pzen-¡p¶ ]mX-
bn-eqsS Rm³ Nen-¡p¶p; Fsâ ]mZw
`qansb kv]Àin-¡p-t¼mÄ Hm¡p-acw
]nd¡p¶p.''

""tl, {`m´³! AÃ, Hcp-t]m-eà \obpw

Rm\pw! Fs´-¶mÂ, aW¸-c-¸n Ah-
ti-jn¸n-¡p¶ ]mZ-ap-{ZbpsS hen-¸-a-dn-bm³
\o Ct¸mgpw Xncnªpt\m¡p-¶p.''

""tl, cm{Xn! Rm\pw \obp-sam-cp-t]mÂ-þ

au\-¯nÂ, AKm-[-X-bnÂ; Fs´-¶mÂ,
Fsâ GIm-´-X-bpsS lrZ-b-¯n hncn-¨n«
{]k-h-¡n-S¡-bn Hcp tZhX; ChnsS ]nd-
hn-sIm-Åp-¶-h-\n kzÀKw \c-Is¯
kv]Àin-¡p-¶p.''

""tl, {`m´³! AÃ, Hcp-t]m-e-Ã \obpw

Rm\pw! Fs´-¶mÂ, \o Ct¸mgpw thZ-\-
sIm|p ]pf-bp-¶-h³; AKm-[-KÀ¯-§-fpsS
kwKoXw `b-s¸-Sp-¯p-¶-h³.''

""tl, cm{Xn! \obpw Rm\p-sam-cp-t]mÂ-þ

h\yXbnÂ, tLmc-X-bnÂ; Fs´-¶mÂ,
sh«n-¸nSn¡s¸« cmjv{S-§-fpsS \ne-hn-fn-
Ifpw hnkvar-Xnbn-em| P\-]-Y-§-fpsS
s\Sp-hoÀ¸p-Ifpw Fsâ ImXp-I-fn \nd-
ªpsR-cn-bp-¶p.''

""tl, {`m´³! AÃ, Hcpt]meà Rm\pw

\obpw! Fs´-¶mÂ, \o Ct¸mgpw \nsâ
sIm¨m-ßm-hns\ kJm-hmbn KWn-¡p-¶p,
`oam-ßm-hpambn N§m¯-an-Ã-Xm\pw-þ ''

""tl, cm{Xn! Rm\pw \obp-sam-cp-t]mÂ--þ

{Iqc-X-bnÂ, Kw`o-c-XbnÂ, Fs´-¶mÂ,
Fsâ s\©v IS-ense Xobm-fp¶ I¸-ep-I-
fm Pzen-¡p¶p; Fsâ Np|p-IÄ h[n-¡-
s¸« t]mcm-fn-I-fpsS cà-¯m \\-hmÀ¶n-
cn-¡p-¶p.''

""tl, {`m´³! AÃ, Hcp-t]m-eà \obpw

Rm\pw! Fs´-¶mÂ, \o Ct¸mgpw Hcp
ktlm-Z-c-kz-Xz-¯n-\mbn Imw£n-¡p-¶p;
kzbw \nb-ahpw \nb-a-hmgvN-bp-am-bn-
¯oÀ¶n-«p-an-Ã.''

""tl, cm{Xn! \obpw Rm\p-sam-cp-t]mÂ-.

BËm-Z-¯nÂ, lÀtjm·m-Z-¯nÂ; Fs´-
¶mÂ, Fsâ \ng-en Pohn-¡p-¶-h³ I\ym-
hoªp \pIÀ¶p·¯-\m-bn-cn-¡p-¶p;
Fs¶ ]n³Xp-S-cp-¶-h³ B\-μ-Xp-μn-e
\mbn ]m]w sN¿p-¶p.''

""tl, {`m´³! AÃ, Rm\pw \obp-sam-cp-

t]m-eÃ! Fs´-¶mÂ, \-nsâ Bßmhv Ggp-
a-S-¡p-I-fpÅ aqSp-]-S-¯m Bh-cWw sN¿-
s¸-«n-cn-¡p¶p; \nsâ lrZbw \o ssIbn-te-
´p-¶p-an-Ã.''

""tl, cm{Xn! Rm\pw \obp-sam-cp-t]mÂ-þ

£a-bnÂ, A`n-\n-th-i¯nÂ; Fs´-¶mÂ,
Fsâ s\©n hmSnb Npw_-\-§-fpsS
ih-¡-¨b-Wnª Hcm-bncw arX-ImapIÀ
AS¡w sN¿-s¸-«n-cn-¡p-¶p.''

""A§-s\-tbm, tl, {`m´³-þ Fs¶-t¸m-

setbm \obpw? Fs¶t¸mse? sImSp-¦m-
äns\ ]S-¡p-Xn-c-bm¡n khm-cn-sN-¿mtam?
an¶Âs¡m-Snsb ]S-hm-fm¡n ssIbn-te-
´mtam?''

""\ns¶-t¸mseXs¶, tl, cm{Xn, \ns¶-

t¸mseXs¶--þ Hu¶-Xy¯nÂ, ]c-a-i-àn-
bnÂ; Fsâ knwlm-k\w ]Sp¯p-bÀ¯n-bn-
cn-¡p-¶Xv hogv¯-s¸« ssZh-§-fpsS Iq¼m-
c-§Ä¡p-taÂ; Fsâ hkv{X-§-fpsS
h¡n Npw_-\-aÀ¸n-¨p-sIm|v, F¶mÂ
Fsâ apJ-t¯-¡p -t\m-¡m³ ss[cy-s¸-Sm-
sX, ]I-ep-IÄ Fsâ I¬ap³]n-eqsS IS-
¶p-t]m-Ip-¶p.''

""Fsâ Gä-hp-an-cp| lrZ-b-¯nsâ k´-

Xo, Fs¶-t¸m-setbm \-obpw? Fsâ sacp-
¡-an-Ãm¯ Nn´-IÄ \o Nn´n-¡p-¶p-thm,
A\-´hpw A]m-c-hp-amb Fsâ `mj \o
kwkm-cn-¡p¶pthm?''
""AsX, \mw Cc-«-¡p-«n-IÄ, tl cm{Xn!-. \o
\nsâ A\-´-Ø-en-IÄ A\m-h-cWw
sN¿p¶p; Rms\sâ Bßm-hn-s\bpw!''
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apJ-§Ä

Bbn-cw -`m-h-§-fpÅ apJw Rm³

I|n-«p|v; A¨n hmÀ¯sX-¶-t]mÂ
Hscm-ä -`m-h-t¯m-sS-bpÅ apJhpw.

kpXm-cy-amb {]`m-Im-´n-bn-eqsS t\m¡n

DÅnse sshcq]yw ZÀin¡m³ Ign-bp¶
apJw Rm³ I|n-«p|v; {]`m-Im´n
DbÀ¯n-amäns¡m|p-am{Xw F{X-ta kpμ-
c-sa¶p ZÀin-¡m-hp¶ apJ-hpw.

tlXp-th-Xp-an-ÃmsX Npfn-ªp-W-§nb
{]mb-ta-dnb apJw Rm³ I|n-«p|v;
kÀhXpw sIm¯n-h¨ im´-an-\p-k-amb
apJ-hpw.

F\n¡p apJ-§Ä Adnbmw-þ ImcWw,

Fsâ I®p-IÄ s\¿p¶ Nn{X-thebv-¡-I-
t¯¡p t\m¡n DÅnsâbpÅnse
bmYmÀ°yw Rm³ ImWp¶p.
26
{Iqin-X³

a\p-jy-tcmSv Rm³ hnfn-¨p-]-dªp: ""Rm³

{Iqin-X-\mIpw!''

AhÀ tNmZn¨p: ""F´n-\p-th|n \nsâ

càw R§-fpsS Xe-bn ]Xn-bWw?''

Rm³ adp-]Sn ]dªp: ""{`m´sc {Iqin-¡p-

I-h-gn-b-ÃmsX ]ns¶sb§-s\-bmWv \n§Ä
DbÀ¯-s¸-SpI?''

AhÀ tI«p; A\p-k-cn¨p; Rm³ {Iqin-¡-

s¸-«p. {Iqtiäw Fs¶ {]oXn-s¸-Sp-¯p-
IbpwsNbvXp.

`qan¡pw BIm-i-¯n-\p-an-S-bn Rm³

Xq¡n-te-dn-b-t¸mÄ AhÀ Fs¶ t\m¡p-hm-
\mbn Xe DbÀ¯n. A§s\ AhÀ
DbÀ¯-s¸-«p, hmgv¯-s¸«p; ImcWw
ap³s]m-cn-¡epw Ah-cpsS Xe DbÀ¯-
s¸-«n-cp-¶n-Ã.

F¶mÂ, AhÀ Fs¶- t\m-¡n-\n-ev¡-th,

HcmÄ tNmZn¨p: ""F´p ]m]-\nhr-¯n-¡m-
bmWv \obnXp sN¿p-¶Xv?''

asäm-cmÄ tNmZn¨p: ""F´p Imcy-¯n-\p-th-

|nbmWv \o kzbw _en-bÀ¸n-¡p-¶Xv?''
]ns¶ aq¶m-a-sXm-cmÄ tNmZn¨p: ""Cu
hnesImSp¯v hniz-b-iÊv t\Sm-sa¶p Icp-
Xp-¶pthm \o?''

]ns¶ \mem-a³: ""t\m¡q, Ah³ ]p©n-cn-

¡p-I-bmWv! Cu thZ\ s]mdp-¡m-hp-¶-
XmtWm?''

FÃm-hÀ¡pw adp-]-Sn-bmbn Rm³ ]dªp:

""Rm³ ]p©n-cn-Xq-In-sb-¶p-am{Xw HmÀ¡p-I.
CXv {]mb-Ýn-¯tam _entbm AÃ; biÊv
Rm³ B{K-ln-¡p-¶nÃ; s]mdp-¡m-s\m-¶p-
ta-bn-Ã. F\n¡p Zml-am-bncp-¶pþ Fsâ
càw ]m\w sN¿m³ F\n¡p \evI-W-
sa¶v \n§-tfmSv A`yÀ°n-¨p. Hcp {`m´sâ
Zml-a-I-äm³ kz´w cà-a-ÃmsX ]-ns¶-sb-
´m-Wp-ÅXv? Rm³ aqI-\m-bn-cp¶pþ hmb-
IÄ¡mbn \n§-fpsS apdn-hp-IÄ¡t]-£n-
¨p. \n§-fpsS Zn\-cm-{X-§-fpsS XS-h-d-bn-em-
bn-cp¶p Rm³þ IqSp-XÂ henb Zn\-cm-{X-§-
fn-te-¡pÅ Hcp hmXn-en-\mbn At]£n-¨p.

Ct¸mÄ Rm³ t]mIp¶pþ F\n¡v ap³]v

{Iqin-¡-s¸-«-hÀ t]-mbXp-t]mse. Ipcn-tiäw
\ap¡v aSp¯p F¶p-am{Xw Icp-X-cp-Xv. Imc-
Ww, IqSp-XÂ IqSp-XÂ henb `qan-IÄ¡pw
BIm-i-§Ä¡p-an-S-bn IqSp-XÂ-IqSpXÂ
henb a\p-jy-cm \mw C\nbpw {Iqin-¡-
s¸-tS-|n-bn-cn-¡p-¶p.''
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tPymXn-Èm-kv{X-Ú³

AÔ-\mb Hcp a\p-jy³ t£{X-¯nsâ

\ng-en XnI¨pw GI -\mbn Ccn-¡p-¶Xv
Rm\pw Fsâ kplr¯pw ImWp-I-
bp|mbn. kplr¯v ]dªp: ""\½psS
\m«nse Gähpw Úm\-k-¼-¶ \mb a\p-
jys\ ImWp-I.''

kplr-¯ns\ hn«p- Rm³ AÔsâ ASp-

¡Âs¨¶v At±-ls¯ A`n-hm-
Z\wsNbvXp. ]ns¶ R§Ä kwkmcn¨p-Xp-S-
§n.

Aev]-k-a-b-¯n\p tijw Rm³ ]dªp:

""Fsâ tNmZyw s]mdp¡pIþ ]t£, F¶p-
sXm-«mWv Xm¦Ä AÔ-\m-bXv?''

""P\n-¨- \mÄ sXm«v.'' At±lw ]d-ªp.

""Úm\-¯nsâ GXp ]mX-bn-eq-sS-bmWv

Xm¦Ä k©-cn-¡p-¶Xv?''

AbmÄ ]dªp: ""Rms\mcp tPymXn-Èm-

kv{X-Ú-\m-Wv.''

]ns¶, s\©n ssI-h-¨p-sIm|v At±lw

]dªp: ""Chn-sS, Cu kqcyN{μ-\-£-{X-§-
sf-sbms¡ Rm³ \nco-£n-¡p-¶p.''
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A`n-hmRvO

Chn-sS, Fsâ ]Àh-X-k-tlm-Z-c\pw kap-{Z-

k-tlm-Z-cn-¡p-an-S-bn Ccn-¡p-I-bmWp
Rm³.

aqhcpw GIm-´-X-bn Hcp-t]mseþ \s½

_Ôn-¸n-¡p¶XmIs« Icp-¯p-ä, AKm-[-hn-
Nn-{X-amb kvt\lhpw. AÃ, AsXsâ
ktlm-Z-cn-sb ¡mÄ Bg-ap-ÅXpw ktlm-Z-
c-s\¡mÄ Icp-¯p-ÅXpw Fsâ {`m´nsâ
sshNn{Xy-s¯-¡mÄ hnNn-{X-hp-am-Ip-¶p.

BZys¯ Nmc-hÀW-{]-`mXw \s½ ]c-

kv]cw ZrjvSntKmN-c-am-¡nb-Xn-\p-tijw
bpK-§ÄXs¶ -I-S-¶p-t]mbncn-¡p¶p;
]e-]e temI-§fpsS ]nd-hn-bpw -\n-dhpw ac-
Whpw \mw ImWp-I-bp-|m-sb-¦n-epw,
aqhcpw Ct¸mgpw bphXzhpw HuÕp-Iyhpw
\ne-\nÀ¯p-¶p.

bphXzhpw HuÕp-Iyhpw \ne-\nÀ¯p-¶p-sh-

¦nepw \ap¡v kplr¯p-¡-fn-Ã, kμÀi-
Icpw AXn-Yn-I-fp-anÃ; hnÅ-te-än-«n-Ãm¯
AÀ²-]-cncw-`-W-¯n Ign-bp-¶p-sh-¦nepw
aqhcpw km´z-\-ta-Xp-an-ÃmsX XpS-cp-¶p.
\nb-{´n-X-amb Ima-\bv¡pw ]qÀ¯o-I-cn-¡-
s¸-«n-«n-Ãm¯ A`n-\n-th-i¯n\pw F´p km
´z-\-am-Wp-ÅXv? Fsâ ktlm-Z-cn-bpsS
sa¯bv¡v Dujva-fX ]I-cm-³ I¯n-Öz-en-
¡p¶ tZh³ Fhn-sS-\n-s¶¯pw? Fsâ
ktlm-Z-csâ Aán AWbv-¡m³ GXp
alm-am-cn-bm-sW-¯pI? Fsâ lrZ-bs¯
AS-¡n-\nÀ¯m-\pÅ kv{Xo GXmWv?

cm{Xn-bpsS A]m-c-\n-Ý-e-X-bn Fsâ

ktlm-Zcn \n{Z-bn AántZ-hsâ Adn-bm-
t¸cv a{´n-¡p¶p; ktlm-Z-c³ ioX-fhpw
hnZq-c-Ø-hpamb tZh-Xsb amSn-hn-fn-¡p¶p;
F¶m Dd-¡-¯n Rm\m-sc-bmWp hnfn-
¡p-¶-sX¶v F\n-¡-dn-ªp-Iq-Sm.

Chn-sS Fsâ ]Àh-X-k-tlm-Z-c-\pw, kap-{Z-

k-tlm-Z-cn-¡p-an-S-bn Ccn-¡pI-bmWp
Rm³. aqhcpw GIm-´-X-bn Hcp-t]mse.
\s½ _Ôn-¸n-¡p¶-Xm-Is« Icp-¯p-ä,
AKm-[-hn-Nn-{X-amb kvt\l-hpw.
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Hcp ]pevs¡mSn ]d-ªXv

ic-XvImeeX-tbmSv ]pevs¡mSn ]dªp:

""\o hogp-t¼mÄ Fs´mcp i_vZ-amWv!
Fsâ inin-c-kz-]v\-§-sfms¡ NnX-dn-t¸m-
bn.''

Cebv¡p tZjywh¶p: ""hr¯n-sI« IogvPm-

Xn-¡mco! kwKo-X-sa-s´¶-dn-bm¯ hg-
¡mfo! \o BIm-i-§-fn hkn-¡p-¶-h-f-Ã,
AXp-sIm|p-Xs¶ \n\¡v kwKo-X-¯nsâ
i_vZw Xncn-¨-dn-bm³t]mep-am-hn-Ã.''

i-c-XvImeeX `qan-bn \nhÀ¶p-In-S-¶p-d-

§n. hk-´-Im-e-am-b-t¸mÄ AhÄ
DWÀ¶pþ Ct¸mÄ AhÄ Hcp ]pevs¡m-Sn-
bm-bn-cp-¶p.

]ns¶ ic-XvImew h¶-t¸mÄ, inin-c-kz-]v\-

§-fn-em-|p-In-S-¡-th, AhÄ¡p apI-fnÂ
BIm-i-§-fnÂ\n¶v Ce-s]m-gnªpsImt|-
bn-cp¶p. AhÄ ]ndp-]n-dp¯p: ""tlm, Cu
ic-XvImeeX-IÄ! Fs´mcp i_vZamWv!
Fsâ ininc-kz-]v\-§-sfms¡ NnX-dn-t¸m-
Ip-¶p.''
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I®v

Hcp \mÄ I®v ]dªp: ""Cu

XmgvhcIÄ¡-¸pdw \oe- a-ªn aqSn¡n-S-
¡p¶ Hcp ]ÀhXw Rm³ ImWp¶p. F{X
at\m-lcw!''

Aev]-t\cw XnIª GIm-{K-X-tbmsS

tIÄ¡m³ {ian-¨-tijw sNhn C§s\
]dªp: ""GXp ]ÀhXw? FhnsS? F\n¡p
tIÄ¡m³ Ign-bp-¶n-Ã-tÃm.''

]ns¶ ssI kwkm-cn¨p: ""AXp- sXm-«p-t\m-

¡m³ {ian-¡p-I-bmWp Rm³. bmsXmcp
^e-hp-an-Ã. F\n¡v Hcp ]Àh-X-s¯bpw
Is|-¯m\m-hp-¶n-Ã.''

At¸mÄ aq¡v ]dªp: ""A§s\sbmcp

]Àh-X-an-Ã-Xs¶; F\n-¡-Xnsâ aWw In«p-
¶n-Ã-tÃm.''

I-®v ]n³Xn-cn-ªp. asä-Ãm-hcpw IqSn-

t¨À¶v I®nsâ hnNn-{X-hn{`m´n-I-sf-¡p-
dn¨p kwkm-cn¨pXpS-§p-Ibpw sNbvXp.
AhÀ ]dªp: ""Cu I®n\v Ft´m ]än-
bn-«p-|v.''
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c|v ]WvUn-X-·mÀ

]s|m-cn-¡Â A^vIÀ F¶p -t]-cmb

]pcm-X-\\-K-c-¯n ]ckv]cw shdp-¡p-
Ibpw ]pÑn-¡p-Ibpw sNbvX c|p ]WvUn-
X-·mcp-|m-bn-cp-¶p. HcmÄ ssZh-§-fpsS
AkvXnXzw \ncm-I-cn-¡p-¶-bmÄ; c|m-a-\m-
Is« ssZh-hn-izmknbpw.

Hcp- \mÄ c|p-t]cpw A§m-Sn-¡-h-e-

bnÂh¨p -I-|p-ap-«n-b-Xpw AhcpsS Bcm-[-
I-cpsS CS-bnÂh-¨v, ssZh-§-fpsS AkvXn-
Xz-s¯-¸-än-bpÅ hmZhpw XÀ¡hpw Bcw-`n-
¡p-Ibpw sNbvXp. aWn-¡q-dp-IÄ \o|p-
\n¶ hmZ-{]-Xn-hm-Z-§Ä¡p-tijw AhÀ
]ncn-ªp.

A¶p- ssh-Ip-t¶cw Ahn-izmkn t£{X-

¯nÂs¨¶v Aįm-cbv¡p ap¶nÂ
kmjvSmwKw {]W-an-¡p-Ibpw Xsâ ]ng¨
`qX-Im-e-¯nsâ t]cn ssZh-§-tfmSv am¸n-
c-¡p-Ibpw sNbvXp.

AtX-k-a-bw, ssZh-§-fn hnizm-k-aÀ¸n-¨n-

cp¶ ]WvUn-X³ Xsâ ]¡epÅ Znhy-{K-
Ù-§-sfms¡ Aán-¡n-c-bm-¡n. Fs´-
¶m At±lw Hc-hn-izm-kn-bm-bn-¯oÀ¶n-cp-
¶p.
32
Fsâ ZpxJw ]nd-¶-t¸mÄ

Fsâ ZpxJw ]nd-¶-t¸mÄ AXns\ Rm³

AXo-h-{i-²-tbm-sS, kvt\l-hm-Õ-ey-§-tfm-
sS, ]cn-N-cn-¡p-Ibpw Xmtem-en-¡p-
IbpwsNbvXp.

FÃm -Po-h-Pm-e-§sfbpwt]mse, Fsâ

ZpxJw Icp-¯n-te¡pw kuμcy-¯n-te¡pw
AÛp-Xm-h-l-amb B\-tμm-Ãm-k-§-fn-
te¡pw hfÀ¶p.

R§Ä ]c-kv]cw kvt\ln-¨p, Fsâ

ZpxJhpw Rm\pw; R§Ä¡p Npäp-apÅ
temI-s¯bpw kvt\ln¨pþ Fs´-¶mÂ,
ZpxJ-¯nsâ lrZbw IcpWmÀ{Z-am-bn-cp¶p;
FtâXv ZpxJ-¯m Icp-WmÀ{Z-hpw.

R§Ä ]c-kv]cw kwkm-cn-¨-t¸mÄ, Fsâ

ZpxJhpw Rm\pw, R§fpsS ]I-ep-IÄ¡v
Nnd-Ip-Ifpw cmhp-IÄ¡v kz]v\-§-fpsS
Acn-Ip-I-fp-ap|mbnþ Fs´-¶mÂ, ZpxJ-
¯nsâ hm¡p-I-fn hmNm-e-X-bp-|m-bn-
cp¶p; Fsâ hm¡p-IÄ ZpxJ-¯m hmNm-e-
hpw.

R§Ä ]c-kv]cw ]mSn-b-t¸mÄ, Fsâ

ZpxJhpw Rm\pw R§-fpsS Ab¡mÀ
Infn-hm-Xn Nmcn-bn-cp¶v {i²n¨pþ Fs´-
¶mÂ, R§fpsS Km\-§-fn kap-{Z-¯nsâ
Bghpw {ipXn-I-fn hnNn-{X-kp-μ-c-amb
HmÀ½-I-fpsS \nd-hp-ap-|m-bn-cp-¶p.

R§Ä ssItImÀ¯v \S-¶-t¸mÄ, Fsâ

ZpxJhpw Rm\pw Bfp-IÄ kuay-t\-{X-§-
fm R§sf Däp-t\m-¡p-Ibpw am[p-cy-aq-
dp¶ hm¡p-Ifm a{´n-¡p-Ibpw sNbvXp;
R§sf Akq-b-tbmsS t\m¡n-¡-|-hcp-
ap|vþ Fs´-¶mÂ, ZpxJ-¯n\v XnIª
{]uVn-bm-bn-cp¶p; Rm³ ZpxJ-¯mÂ
{]uV\pw.

]t£, FÃm -Po-h-Pm-e-§-sfbpwt]mse,

Fsâ ZpxJhpw acn¨p; Nn´-bnepw HmÀ½-
bnepw apgpIn Rm³ GI-\m-bn-cn¡p-¶p.

Ct¸mÄ Rm³ kwkm-cn-¡p-t¼mÄ Fsâ

hm¡p-IÄ I\-¯- hkvXp¡-fmbn Fsâ
ImXp-I-fnÂs¨¶p ]Xn-¡p-¶p.

\S-¡m-\n-d-§p-t¼mÄ Bcpw Fs¶ {i²n-

¡p-¶n-Ã.

Dd-§n-¡n-S-¡p-t¼mÄ am{Xw A\p-I-¼-

bmÀ¶ i_vZ-§Ä kwkmcn¡p¶Xv Rm³
tIÄ¡p-¶p: ""t\m¡q, Xsâ ZpxJw acn¨
Hcp a\p-jy\mWv AhnsS InS-¡p-¶-Xv.''
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Fsâ BËmZw ]nd-¶-t¸mÄ

Fsâ BËmZw ]nd¶t¸m-fmIs«, Rm\-

Xns\ ssIbn-te´n ]-pc¸p-d-¯p- Ibdn hnfn-
¨p-]-dªp: ""hcn³, AbÂhm-kn-I-tf,
hcn³, ImWp-hn³, Cs¶-\n¡v BËmZw ]nd-
¶n-cn-¡p-¶p. hcn³, shbn-en s]m«n-¨n-cn-
¡p¶ Cu BËm-Zs¯ Hcp-t\m-¡p- Im-Wp-
hn³.''

]t£, AbÂhm-kn-I-fmcpw Fsâ BËm-

Zs¯ ImWp-hm-s\-¯nbnÃ; Rm³ hnkva-b-
kvX-_v[-\m-bn.

Ggp- N-{μ-\n-S-bnse Hmtcm Znh-khpw Rm³

]pc-¸p-d-¯p-I-bdn Fsâ BËmZ-s¯ -
sIm-«n-b-dn-bn¨pþ HcmÄt]mepw Fs¶ {i²n-
¨n-Ã. Rm\pw Fsâ BËmZhpw GI-cmbnþ
th|-s¸-«-h-cn-Ãm-sX, kμÀi-I-cn-Ãm-sX.

Fsâ lrZbaÃmsX asämcp lrZ-bhpw

Xsâ at\m-lm-cnX AdnªnsöXn\mÂ,
Ftâ-X-Ãm¯ Np|p-IÄ Xsâ A[-c-§-
fn Npw_-\-aÀ¸n¨n-sÃ-¶-Xn-\mÂ,
]Xps¡¸Xp-s¡, Fsâ BËmZw
£oWn¨p hnfdn.

]ns¶, ]qÀW-amb Hä-s¸-SÂaqew Fsâ

BËmZw acn-¨p.
Ct¸mÄ Fsâ arXn-b-Sª BËm-Zs¯
Rmt\mÀ¡p-¶Xv Fsâ arXn-b-Sª
ZpxJs¯tbmÀ¡p-¶-Xn-eqsS am{Xw.
F¶mÂ, Aev]-t\-cw aÀ½c-ap-bÀ¯n
]ns¶ au\-¯n-te-¡qÀ¶p hogp¶ Hcp ic-
XvImeeXbmWv HmÀ½.
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D¯-a-temIw

\jvSm-ßm-¡-fpsS X¼p-cm-t\, ssZh-

§Ä¡n-S-bn kzbw \jvS-amb-h-t\-, Fs¶
{ihn-¸n³:

R§Ä, Ae-bp-ap-·-¯-cm-am-ßm-¡Ä¡p-
ta Imh-en-cn-¡p¶ Zbm]-c-\mb hn[n-
IÀ¯m-th, Fs¶ {ihn-¸n³:

Hcp-¯-a-hw-i-¯n³ at[y hkn-¡p-¶-h³

Rm³þ A]qÀW-cn-e -]qÀW³.

Rm³, Ipg-ªp-a-dnª a\p-jy-\n-cm-Im-cw,

hn{`m-´-an-{in-Xmw-i-§Ä X³ thyma-]-S-ew,
]qÀ¯o-I-cn-¡-s¸« temI-§-fn-eqsS Rm³
Nen¡p¶pþ ASp-¡n-h-bv¡-s¸« Nn´-I-
tfmsS, {Iao-I-cn-¡-s¸« kz]v\-§tfm-sS,
]«nI-bnÂt¨À¯p cPn-Ìdm¡-s¸« ZÀi-\-
§-tfm-sS, ]qÀW-\n-b-a§-fnepw ip²-{I-a-
¯nepw hkn-¡p¶ P\-X-I-fn-eqsS Rm³
Nen-¡p-¶p.

AÃtbm X¼p-cm-t\, Ah-cpsS \·-IÄ

KWn-¡-s¸-Sp-¶p, Xn·-IÄ Af¶p
Xq¡s¸Sp-¶p, \·-Xn-·-IÄ¡n-Sb-nse
ImgvNa§nb aqh-´n-bn Ncn-¡p¶ F®-a-
ä- Im-cy-§Ät]mepw A\p-{I-a-Wn-I-bmbn
tcJ-s¸-Sp¯-s¸-Sp-¶p.
ChnsS ]I-ep-Ifpw cm{Xn-Ifpw kZm-Nm-c-E-
Xp-¡-fmbn hn`-Pn-¡-s¸Sp-Ibpw tZmj-sa-s´-
¶-dn-bm¯ IrXy-X-bpsS \nb-a-§-fm `cn-
¡-s¸Sp-Ibpw sN¿p-¶p.

Xn¶m³, IpSn-¡m³, Dd-§m³, \áX ad-

bv¡m³, {ItaW £oWnX cmhm³.

tPmen-sN-¿m³, Ifn-¡m³, ]mSm³, \r¯w-N-

hn-«m³, ]ns¶ LSn-Imcw i_vZn-¡p-t¼mÄ
\nÝ-e-cm-bn- In-S-¡m³.

C§s\ Nn´n-¡m³, C{X-am{Xw hnIm-c-s¸-

Sm³, ]ns¶ Zqsc N{Ihmf¯n Hcp \nÝn-
X-Xm-cIw DZn-¨p-b-cp-t¼mÄ Nn´bpw hnIm-
chpw AS¡n-\nÀ¯m³.

Ab¡m-cs\ Hcp ]p©n-cn-tbmsS sImÅ-

b-Sn-¡m³, {]oXn-{]-Z-amb BwKy-hn-em-k-
t¯msS k½m-\-§-fÀ¸n-¡m³, hnth-
I-]qÀhw ÇmLn¡m³, Icp-X-temsS Ipä-s¸-
Sp-¯m³, Hä-hm-¡m Hcm-ßm-hns\
h[n¡m³, Hä-izm-k-¯m Hcp icocw Zln-
¸n-¡m³, ]ns¶ FÃmw Ign-bpt¼mÄ ssI
I-gp-Im³.

AwKo-IrX{Ia-a-\p-k-cn¨v kvt\ln-¡m³,
{]W-bn-¡m³, ap³\nÝ-b-{]-Imcw Gähpw
sa¨-s¸« kzmßm-hns\ kzoI-cn-¡m³,
hnt\mZn-¸n-¡m³, tbmPyamwhn[w ssZh-
§sf Bcm-[n-¡m³, Iui-e-]qÀhw ]-nim-
Np¡sf I_-fn-¸n-¡m³þ ]ns¶, HmÀ½-
bpsS ac-W-¯m-se-¶t]m FÃmw ad-
¡m³.

Dt±-iy-e-£y-§tfmsS Iev]\ sN¿m³,

FÃmw IW-¡n-se-Sp-¯psIm|v [ym\n-
¡m³, a[p-c-am-bm-Ëm-Zn-¡m³, Ipeo\ a\-Êp-
am-b-\p-`-ht¢i-§-tf-äp-hm-§m³þ ]ns¶,
\msf ho|pw \nd-bv¡-s¸-Sm-\mbn ]-m\
-]m{Xw Imen-bm-¡m³.

FÃm-sa-Ãmw, AÃtbm X¼p-cm-t\, ap¶m-

tem-N-\bm KÀ`-Øam-¡-s¸-Sp-¶p, ZrV-\n-
Ý-b-¯m P\\w sImÅp-¶p, IrXy-X-
bm ]-cn-N-cn-¡-s¸-Sp-¶p, \nb-a-§-fm `cn-
¡-s¸-Sp-¶p, bpàn-bm \nb-{´n¡-s¸-Sp-
¶pþ

]ns¶, \nÀ±njvS amÀK-¯n h[n-¡-s¸-Sp-

Ibpw kwkvIcn-¡-s¸-Sp-Ibpw sN¿p-¶p.
a\p-jym-ßm-hn\I¯p- h-kn-¡p¶ Ah-cpsS
au\-¡-Ã-d-IÄt]mepw A¡-an-«-S-bm-f-s¸-Sp-
¯-s¸-Sp-¶p.

CsXmcp ]qÀW-temIwþ t{ijvTw, D¯awþ

XnIª DXvIrjvS-XbpsS temIw, \nc-Xn-i-
b-amb hnkva-b-§-fpsS temIw, ssZh-
¯nsâ DZym-\-¯nse Gähpw hnf-ªp- ]m-
Iw-h¶ ImbvI-\n, {]]-©-¯nsâ A{K-Nn
´.

F¦n-epw ssZh-ta-, Rm³þ k^-eo-I-cn-¡-s¸-

Sm¯ A`n-\n-th-i¯nsâ ]¨-¡p-cp,
Ingt¡m ]Sn-ªmtdm tXSm¯ {`m´³
sImSp-¦m-äv, I¯n-sb-cnª {Kl-¯nsâ
kw{`-an-X-i-Iewþ Rm\n-hn-sS-sb-´n\v?

\jvSm-ßm-¡-fpsS X¼p-cm-t\, ssZh-

§Ä¡n-S-bn kzbw \jvS-amb-h-t\,
Rms\-´n-\n-hnsS?

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