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(1927þ2006)
1927 sabv 10þ\v P\n¨p. Aѳ: Rmb¸nÅn
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Ipªp®namjv
DC Book of Jokes Series
 
 
 
Malayalam Language
Namboori Phalithangal
Literature/Humour
by Kunhunni (Kunhunni Mash)
© D C Books/Rights Reserved
First DCB Edition January 2010
E-book edition September 2010
 
Illustrations
Shajee Chelad
 
Cover Design
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An imprint of D C Books, Kottayam 686 001
Kerala State, India
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AtXm, Ccn§mes¡mS DÕh¯n\§Sv
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NmIymcvIq¯pw H¡y§Sv I|v
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AXv \Ã ckmtWv!
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kpJw aptgvm\mhm³ ]ns¶´m ths|.
A¯mginthen Ignªv cm{Xn¡v shf¡v
sh¨m hnkvXcn¨ncv¶§Sv IYIfn ImWvA!
AXv km[nt¡ym?
km[n¡pw. ¶mepw. kpJwaptgm\mhvÃy.
§s\ DÕhw Ggqkw cm{Xow ]Iepw H¶pw
hnSm|v H¡y§Sv I|v ]ntä¶v shfn¨ms¼m
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kÔymhμt\mw tXhmtcm¡y Ign¨q¶zcv¯n
sN¶ncv¶§Sv ]pfn¨ tamcpwIq«n
hbdps\d¨§Sp®vm.
Bbmsbsâ \¼qcn, ]pfn¨ tamcpIq«n
D®WXv{X kpJvm!
D®WXà DuWv Ignª¨v I¿v IgvIo¶v
hcv¯n HmSns¨s¶mcvsIS¯§Sv sIS¡vm.
¶s«mscmd¡§sSmd§vm.
Cs¸m a\Ênembn. Hd§WXm \¼qcn¡v
Gähpw hÃy kpJw, tÃ!
AÃmm.! D¨bv¡v D®mdmbo¶v AI¯vÅmfv
h¶v Ipep¡n hnfn¨m t\cy§Sv I®vangn¡m
|§Sv D®vmþþþþ¶v«v I¿v IgvIo¶v hcv¯o«v
H¶qSy§sSmd§vm.
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Hd¡Ã kpJw¶vtÅm|s¶.
]ns¶´m \¼qcn¡t§Aäw kpJmbn«vÅ
Imcyw!
A§s\§Sv sISs¶md§vs¼m aq{Xw
ap¯m³ NpSpw. ¶msezWo¡nÃy. Im¡q«nev
I¿pw XncvIy §Sv sIS¡pw.
As¸m aq{Xw ap«ns¡S¡em \¼qcn¡v
kpJwsÃm FÃmÀ¡zXv hÃm¯ AkpJmtW.
F\n¡XkpJm. AtXm|v Xosc
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sISbvt¡ev¶mbymseWotämSn HmhI¯v
sN¶v, Ccn¡m³IqSn t\cÃymt¯m|v
\n¶«s¶ ittttdmmmm¶§sSmgn¡ym!
As¸m|tem HcvkpJw! B kpJwt]msemcp
kpJw! lmbv, AsXm¶\p`hn¨tdy| X¶ym!
\¼qcn Hc¼e¯n sXmgm³ sN¶t¸mÄ
kpμcnbmb Hcp hmckymsc I|p. DS³
AhtcmSv:
¶v cm{Xn hmcw Ignªv hmcyt¯¡v
hcv|v.....Èn t\ct¼m¡mhmtÃm?''
AXptI«v hmckymÀ: At¿m! AXv am{Xw
h¿ hvSvt¶! thsd´v thW¦nepw ASnb³ ....
¶m¸¯s¶ hcmw. \n¡v s\âSv¯v¶v
AjvSm[ymbn hnkvXcns¨m¶v ]Tn¡Ww.
AXSnb\dnbnÃytem hvSvt¶!
AX\ym GSvtT, s\t¶mSv BZyw ]dªXv.
s\\s¡mt¶doÅp. AX§Sv kt´mjmbn«v
Xcm¡n¯cvm ¶v As¶.

kZybv¡v c|mwh«w Hme³


hnf¼ns¡m|ncn¡p¶ BÄ \¼qcntbmSv:
Hme³ thtWm
s|¦nev th|, sÃy¦nev thWw.
(Cebn Ds|¦n ths|¶pw, CsænÂ
thWsa¶pw.
hbÀ hÃmsX \ndªv apt¶m«v
XÅnbncn¡bm X\n¡v Xm\p®p¶ Ce
ImWm³ hs¿¶Xn\m hnf¼pImc³Xs¶
thWw Cebnse ØnXn t\m¡n
a\Ênem¡m³ F¶ÀYw.)
\¼qcn XncqÀ¡v t]mIm³ Xm\qÀ
Xoh|nbm¸okn h¶ncn¡bmWv. h|n
h¶t¸mÄ Hcp I¼mÀ«vsaân Ibdm³
sN¶htcmSv h|nbnepÅhÀ
I¼mÀ«vsaânsâ hmXneS¨p ]nSn¨psIm|v
CXn Øeanà F¶p]dªp. \¼qcn
AXp{i²n¡msX hmXn XÅn¯pd¶v
Hcphn[w AI¯p Ibdn¡qSn. AXnÂ
Acniw]q| NneÀ \¼qcnsb cq£ambn
t\m¡n. AXpI|v \¼qcn: ASp¯ B¸okv
samXev Rm\pw \n§sSm¸w DÕmlnt¨mfmw.
F´n\v!
tIdtWmsc XSv¡m³.

\mb·mÀ IpSpa hfÀ¯nbncp¶ Ime¯v


]cnjvImca«n apSnsh«n¨ Hcp
sNdp¸¡mct\mSv \¼qcn:
]g\ot¸mbncp¶qtey?
CXptI«v B sNdp¸¡mc³
AÔmfn¡p¶XpI|v IqsSbpÅ
\mb·mcnsemcmÄ:
\nsâ IpSpa I|«m.
\¼qcn: tttlbv, AÃ, IpSpa
ImWmt¯m|m.
Hcp \¼qcn asämcp \¼qcntbmSv:
tIih³ FÃmtcw Ip¯pw.
tlbv, AsXm¶qÃy.
F´m \nÈw!
Fs¶ Ip¯o«vÃym.
AsXt´!
Rm³ Ahsâ ASv¯v t]mbn«nÃy. Ah³
FâSv¯v h¶«qÃy, AtXm|s¶.

\¼qcn Hcp Znhkw Hcp hn[n\ymbhpwsIm|v


ap³kn^nsâ ho«n Ibdns¨¶v
IqkÂIqSmsX ]qapJ¯pÅ ItkcbnÂ
Ibdnbncp¶v AhnsSbp|mbncp¶ Hcp
hnZzmt\mSv shSnh«w XpS§n. i_vZw tI«p
ipWvTn]nSn¨ ap³kn^v ]pd¯nd§nh¶p
\¼qcnsb H¶pt\m¡n. DS³Xs¶ \¼qcn:
Zm, sZm¶v hmbn¨v AÀYw ]dªv Xcvm.
ap³kn^v Ieiemb ipWvTntbmsS:
Fs¶s¡m|mhnÃ.
\¼qcn: ap³kn¸³amÀ¡v Cw¥ojv
\nÈ|mhpw ¶m \ncos¨!
Ipät¸cnSp¶Xn hnZKv²\mb Hcp
\¼qcntbmSv Hcp PUvPn:
F\ns¡´mWv t]cn«ncn¡p¶Xv!
]dªm Atemlymthvm?
CÃy.
Imtcm¸Wn¡cv¶m.
(tht«¡c³]m«n\v \mfntIcsadnbp¶
BfmWv Imtcm¸Wn¡À. ap¼nÂ
hcp¶Xphcp¶ \mfntIcw A¸t¸mÄ
XoÀ¡Wsat¶bpÅp AbmÄ¡v. FÃmw
t\tc DSbWsa¶v \nÀºÔanÃ.
]m«pIgn¸n¡p¶ BfpsS `mKy¯n\v
Nnet¸mÄ NneXpSsª¶phcpsa¶p am{Xw.)

IptNe³ Xangv{_mlvaW\msW¶p hmZn¨


Hcp imkv{XntbmSv \¼qcn:
IptNe³ ]«cmhm³ h¿, \nÈw.
F´m \¼qcn¡v{X \nivNbw.
ZzmctIev t]mbn«v IrjvWt\mSv H¶z§Sv
tNmZn¨phm§m|v aS§nt¸mcvAtà IptNe³
sNbvXv! ]«cmbncp¶q¶vs|¦nev A§s\
hcnÃy, \nÈw.
Zo£ Ignªv Hcp \¼qcn hnf¡¯e
\mWphns\s¡m|v £ucw sN¿n¡pIbmWv.
aqÀ¨Ipdª I¯nbmIbm \¼qcn¡v
\Ãt]mse thZ\n¡p¶p|v. \¼qcn ]dªp:
\mWq, s\sâ I¯ow Fsâ XmSow IqSymbm
s\Ww|mhp¶m tXm¶sW.
(IYIfnbnse I¯n, XmSn, \nWw F¶nh
HmÀ¡pI)

Hcp \¼qcntbmSv hfsc¡mewIqSn I| Hcp


kplr¯v:
a¡sfms¡ F§t\|v?
Rm³ FÃmhtc Hmtcmtcm hgn¡m¡n. Cs¸m
Ahscms¡¡qSn Fs¶ hgoem¡m³
t\m¡vm.

\¼qcnbpsS Cïv Hcp Nhn«paqcnbp|v.


kao]{]tZi§fn ss]¡Ä¡v
s]mbanfInbm a\bv¡Â sIm|psN¶p
ImipsImSp¯p Nhn«n¡pw.
Hcp Znhkw HcmÄ sIm|psN¶ ]¿ns\ aqcn
Nhn«nbnÃ. NmSn¡S¶tXbpÅp. c|paq¶p
XhW ]co£n¨pt\m¡n. icns¸«nÃ.
AXn\m AbmÄ ]¿ns\
aS¡ns¡m|pt]mIm³ `mhn¨t¸mÄ \¼qcn
Imiv tNmZn¨p.
Nhn«o«nÃtem, ]ns¶´n\m Imiv!
AXpthWw. \¼qcmÀIv Nhn«ymepw NmSn¡S
¶mepw {]mbivNns¯m¶m.
(ZÀ`mZnIÄ Nhn«nbmepw Ih¨pIS¶mepw
Htc {]mbivNn¯w thWsa¶mWv
{_mlvaW\nbaw.)

Xoh|nbnÂh¨v \¼qcn klbm{XnIcnÂ


HcmtfmSv:
F§Sm?
{Sn¨qÀIv.
asämcmtfmSv: Xms\§Sm?
Rm³ {Snhm³{U¯bv¡m. Xncpta\ntbm?
Rm³ {SnWmsImf¯bv¡m.

a\Ênembney, a\Ênembney F¶v


CSbv¡nSbv¡v ]dªpsIm|v \S¡mdpÅ
Hcp \¼qcn Ipsd¡mew Ignªt¸mÄ
a\Ênembn a\Ênembn F¶v ]dbm³
XpS§n. AXptI« HcmÄ:
F´m a\ÊnembXv!
a\ÊnemhnÃym¶v a\Ênembn.

kvIqÄ C³kvs]Ivjsâ XteZnhkw


Ip«nIÄ ¢mkpapdnIfpw kvIqÄ ]cnkchpw
hr¯nbm¡pIbmWv. AhÀ
hr¯nbm¡n¡gnª Hcp Zn¡n Hcp
ISemkpIjvWw InS¡p¶Xv I|v {]
[m\m[ym]I\mb \¼qcnamkväÀ
klm[ym]It\mSv:
Zm, AXpwIqSy§SvSv¯v Itf¡vym. B¸okvdv
I|m Xn¶pw!
(Xn¶pw F¶Xn\v hÃmsX tZjys¸Spw
F¶pw AÀ°ap|tÃm.)

Ipªn¡p«³X¼pcms\ {]khn¨ kab¯v


At±l¯nsâ AÑ\mb sh×Wn Aѳ
\¼qcn tImhneI¯p|mbncp¶nÃ.
AXn\m Bsf Ab¨dnbn¨p. AbmtfmSv
sh×Wn {]khkabw tNmZn¨p:
Xncnªv c|Sn, \mev shcev.
AXptI« sh×Wn:
¿! Ip«n¨m¯\m!
(Ip«n¨m¯\v ImeSn c|pw ]n¶nte¡v
XncnªmWv. c|nt·epw Cuc|v hncte
DÅq.)

]|v apdP]¯n\v A¼¯mdp Znhks¯


Kw`oc kZybmWv. ASp¸n¨v IptdZnhkw
kZybp|p aSp¯ sNdp¸¡mcmb Ipd¨p
\¼qcnamÀ CSbvt¡mtcmZnhkw
A¯mg¯n\v s]mSnbcn¡ªnbpw
I®nam§ D¸nen«Xpw aXnsb¶v ]dbm³
\nivNbn¨p. AhÀ AXns\¸än A`n{]mbw
tNmZn¨t¸mÄ Hcp hbʳ \¼qcn:
Acow Iq«m³sh¡m\pw \¶
IjvSymsW¦nev Cs¶mcv t\cw
A§\ymbnt¡ms«. AÃms|´m sN¿m!
taenev C§s\ hcm|vcn¡m³
a\Êvcv¯Ww¶v ]tdWw, t«m.

ssk¡vÄ Nhn«n¸Tn¡p¶
\¼qcn¡p«nIfnsemcmÄ:
F\n¡ns¸m Hcv I¿v hn«v Nhv«m¶mbS¡vWp.
thsdmcp®n: F\n¡v c|pI¿pw hn«v
Nhv«m¶mbS¡pWp.
aq¶masXmcp®n: F\n¡v Nhv«vAs¶
th|m¶mbyS¡pWqtem!

\¼qcn tlm«en im¸mSv


Ign¡m\ncn¡bmWv. At±ls¯ H¶v
Ifnbm¡Wsa¶v IcpXn ASp¯ncn¡p¶
HcmÄ:
Rm³ tKmamwkw Ign¨m Xncpta\n¡v
hntcm[mthvzm Bthm!
Xm³ tKmamwkÃ, km£m Ata[ywXs¶
Ign¨mepw F\n¡v hntcm[mhnÃy.

cm{Xn hmckZy Ignªp aS§p¶


\¼qcnamcnsemcmÄ HcnShgnbnÂh¨v s]s«¶v
CSt¯¡msem¶p IpSªp. F¶n«p
Ip\nªp\n¶v B Imensâ s]cphncÂ
AaÀ¯n¸nSn¨p `b¶v hnjw F¶v
HcpIW¡n ]dsªm¸n¨p. DS³ aäpÅhÀ
FÃmhcpwIqSn At±ls¯ Xm§nsbSp¯v
ASp¯pÅ Hcp hoSnsâ tImembnÂ
sIm|psN¶p InS¯n B hnc shfn¨¯p
]cntim[n¨p. ]m¼p ISn¨ e£Wsam¶pw
I|nÃ. At¸mÄ At±lw:
¶m asä¡mensâ s]cpshcev½embncn¡pw
ISn¨Xv.
AhÀ B hncepw ]cntim[n¨pt\m¡nbn«v:
CXv½epw H¶pw ImWmÃytem.
¶m thsd BctS¦nepw Imevemthvzm
ISn¨Xv?

c|p \¼qcnamÀ X½n Hcp tÇmI¯nsâ


Ae¦mcs¯s¨mÃn hmXpsh¨p.
A©pdp¸nIbmWv hmXv. hmXnÂtXmä \¼qcn
kwJysImSp¯psIm|v FXncmfntbmSv
]dªp:
s«m \¼qcn, \n¡v \nÈeymt¯s\ms¡
X\n¡v§s\ A¿©pd¸nI Xc|ocpw¶vs|
¦nev Rm\[nIw Xmakn¡m|v AjvSn¡v ap«n
IjvS¯nemthv|mhq. AtXm|v Fs¶
tXmev]n¡W Imcy¯nev Akmscm¶v
a\Êvcv¯mhpw t`Zw¶v tXm¶vm.

Hcp \mbÀ Xsâ aIsf ZqscbpÅ Hcp


\r¯hnZymeb¯n ]Tn¡m³ tNÀ¯p.
AhnsS s]¬Ip«nIÄ¡v Xmakn¡m\pÅ
kuIcyanÃm¯Xn\m ASp¯pÅ Hcp
a\bv¡ÂsN¶v At]£n¨t¸mÄ AhnSs¯
\¼qcn:
ChsS Xmakn¸n¨m shjamhvtÃys¶mcv
i¦. F´m¨mev, Chfv amkw amkw
Xo|mcymhpw. As¸ms¡ amdn¯makn¡Ww.
AXv Chf¡v shjamhnsÃ. C\n AYhm
ChsS Xmakn¨«v Xo|mcymhm|mbo¶v¨mÂ
AXv AXntesd shjamhvtÃyhf¡v!

Xoh|n h¶Ime¯v AXv hnkvXcn¨v


t\m¡n¡| \¼qcn:
A{X tIams¶m¶pw ]dbm³Å htlÃy.
shsdzmcv b{´wsImt|mSW \os|mcv
h|ym.

aq¯¼qcn acn¨ ]nÞ¯n\ph¶


_Ôp¡fnsemcmÄ CïpÅhtcmSv:
Ft´À¶p HSv¡w.
HSvs¡mSv¡mt¿y¹¡pw ap¯È³ ]gw
sXmenIftª Xn¶q¶mbn. het¯
It¿mt| DuWpIgn¡q¶zmbn.
C.hn. IrjvW]nÅ Hcp Znhkw Ft´m
Bhiy¯n\v awKtfmZb¯n Ibdns¨¶p.
At¸mÄ AhnsS C.hn. cma³
\¼qXncnbp|mbncp¶p. c|pt]cpw
At\ym\yadnbnÃ. AXn\m IrjvW]nÅ
kzbw ]cnNbs¸Sp¯n.
C.hn.IrjvW]nÅ, kn.hn.cma³]nÅbpsS
aIfpsS `À¯mhv.
CXptI«v cma³\¼qcn: Rm³ C.hn. cma³
\¼qXncn. thsdmcp \¼qcnsS alfsS
`À¯mhv.

Hcp \¼qcn Xm³ HmW¡me¯v Ign¡p¶


]gw \pdp¡nsâ IW¡v ]dªXv
tIÄ¡tWm:
D{XmS¯n\v Hc¼Xv ]g¶pdv¡p Ign¡pw.
XncpthmW¯n\s{Xy¶zÃ! hbdv \d¨p
Ign¡pw!

Hcp \¼qcntbmSv asämcp \¼qcn Xsâ


CÃs¯ hntij§Ä ]dbp¶Iq«¯nÂ:
Dt®ymfv sImtdsi No¯ymbns¯mS§Wv
t|ms¶mcp kwiw.
F´m§s\ kwiw tXm¶m³
AÃ, cm{Xn ]¯mbs¸tcev sN¶v hmXeS¨v
kmt£«v shf¡qXo«m¶v¡y!
F´m Ahcv cm{Xn hmXneS¨v shf¡qXo«v
sN¿WXv!
´m¨mÂ, Akmcw kmcmbv«vÅ No¯¯m
Dt®ymfv ImWn¡WXv. A´Ãymbym
¶Ãms| ´m ]dbvA!
F´m Ahcv Im«WXv?
Cs¸mcq«w XpWn Hs¡ Fd§o«vtÃy, b{´w
sIm|v|m¡WXv! aÃvt¶m aeaevt¶ms¡
]tdW Hcq«w shfp¯v an\vkÅ ioe.
F´m AhctXm|v Im«tW?
ItcÃym¯ B XpWn A§Sv DSv¡vm!
Mvtl! ItcÃym¯ ap|pSvt¡! inhinh!
bvIW¡n\v Ahcv\n A[nIw XmakÃym|v
AhoevIq«n D®m\pw sXmS§pw.
(]|v \¼qcmcv Ahnb Iq«mdnÃ, AXv
]ctZinbmIbmÂ. b{´\nÀanXamIbm aÃp
ap|papSp¡mdnÃ.)

Ft´m \ncmi ]äpIbm BßlXysNbvXp


Ifbmsa¶ph¨v \¼qcn ]mXnct\c¯v kz´w
apdnbpsS hn«¯n sI«n¯q§n. ]t£,
sI«gnªp \ne¯phoWp. ho|pw
sI«n¯q§n. ho|pw hoWp. ho|pw Xq§n.
ho|pw hoWp. At¸mÄ \¼qcn hoWnS¯p
InS¶psIm|v C§s\ BßKXw sNbvXp:
IjvSw! sI«n¯q§n¨mhm¦qSn hisænev
Ccv¶«v ImcyÃy, acn¡ym t`Zw!

\¼qcn FS¡m«p\n¶v Iqä\mt«¡v


_ÊpIbdn. I|IvSÀ Sn¡sägpXns¡mSp¯p
Imip hm§n. \¼qcn B Sn¡äv
hmbn¨pt\m¡n ASp¯ncn¡p¶ BtfmSv:
Fs¶ ]ecpw ]e No¯t¸cpw hnfn¨«v|v.
]t£¦nev, AsXm¶pw C{X
tIaamthv|mbn«vÃy. Zm t\m¡vm.
ASp¯ncn¡p¶bmÄ Sn¡äv hm§n t\m¡n
C§s\ hmbn¨p: FSþþþþIqä!

GtXm Hcp Imcyw {]amWn¨v ]«W¯nÂ


h¶ \¼qcn tdmUn \ndsb tXmcWw
Xq¡nbncn¡p¶XpI|v FXnsc h¶
HcmtfmSv:
F´n\m CsXms¡!
Kncn hcvWp.
AMvlm! CXv sI«ym Kncn hcvÃy, sÃ!
AÃ, Kncn¡v hcm\m.
CXv½¡qSym Kncn hcvm!
\¼qcn Ipfnbpw tXhmchpw Ignªv
`kvamte]nXkÀhmwK\mbn Hme¡pSbpw
]nSn¨v CSp§nb Hcp Ip|\nShgnbneqsS
t£{X¯nte¡v t]mhpIbmWv. At¸mÄ
FXntch¶ Hcp ]pebn \¼qcnsb
Abn¯am¡msX Zqsc amdn AI¶p\nev¡m³
kuIcyanÃm¯Xn\m hÃmsX ]cn{`an¨p
XmWpsXmgpXv hm¡¿pw s]m¯n hnfn¨p
tNmZn¨p:
Np¯w amdns¡S¡Wvmthm!
AXptI«v \¼qcn Ahsf AcnInÂsN¶v
B]mZNqUw hnkvXcn¨p t\m¡ns¡m|v:
^! ip²w amdns¡S¡s|mcp km[t\mw!
(]pebn tNmZn¨ Np¯w amdns¡S¡Wvmthm
F¶Xn\ÀYw ip²w amdnbncn¡p¶pthm
Bthm F¶pw, \¼qcn ]dªXn\ÀYw ip²w
amdn¡nS¶v can¡m³X¡ kuμcyapÅ
s]®Ã AhÄ F¶pamWv.)

\¼qcn tdmUcnInepÅ Hcp


sshZyimebnencp¶v aäp Nnecpambn
kwkmcn¡pIbmWv. B kab¯v Hcm\ B
hgn¡v hcp¶Xv I|v IqsSbpÅhcnsemcmÄ
\¼qcntbmSv:
GXm B\?
AtXm, Id¯v XSn¨v Zm ap¼nevImWWXm
Xm B\. atäXv B\¡mc\m.

\¼qcn aPnkvt{ä«nsâ ho«nÂsN¶v


tImembn I| HcmtfmSv:
aPnkvt{ä«ntÃy hsS?
ChsSs¡´m th|Xv?
tNmZn¨Xn\p adp]Sn ]dªm aXn \n¿v.
ChnSp¶v FhnsS¶mWmthm!
FS G`ym, s\t¶mSm ]dªXv tNmZn¨Xn\v
adp]Sn ]dªm aXo¶v. aPnkvt{ä«ntà hsS?
D|v. Rm\m aPnkvt{ä«v.
hnUvVn! CXmZyw ]dbmbvcv¶vtÃy s\\¡v
¶m Rm³ s\t¶ §s\ FSm \n¿vs¶ms¡
hnfnt¡ym!

\ndsªmgpIp¶ ]pgbv¡¡sc Hcp \mbsb


N§ebv¡n«ncn¡p¶p. C¡sch¶ \¼qcn
AXpI|v H¸apÅ ImcyØt\mSv:
s]mgb§Sv häowt]mbn, sXmSe§Säpw
t]mbo¶v¡y, ISn ]äoXv As¶, \nÈw!
Xoh|nbn Ibdnb \¼qcn, am\yambn
hkv{X[mcWw sNbvXp sRfnªp
Nmcnbncn¡p¶ c|mfpIÄ¡nSbnÂ
HcmÄ¡ncn¡m³ Øeaps|¶pI|v
AhnsSbncp¶p. AXnjvSs¸Smª
Ahcncphcpw At\ym\yw Cw¥ojn ]dªp:
tUm¦n!
t\m t\m, a¦n!
c|pwtI«v \¼qcn aebmf¯n ]dªp:
AÃÃ, c|ntâw a[y¯nem.

Imcyس: Nm¯qs\ ]m¼p ISn¨p.


\¼qcn: DtÆm, FhSym ISnt¨
aqÀ²mhnem.
¶m shjw tIdnÃy, \nÈw.

Cïn\v Xo¸nSn¨S¡pWp. AI¯vÅmfv


{]khthZs\Sv¯v \n¡vWp. D®n sIWänepw
hoWS¡pWp. cmam, \n¿m sNÃSv¯v
]Sns¸tcev sIm|bv¡v, Rm³ AhtScv¶v
hnkvXcns¨m¶v apdv¡s«!
Hcp ]mew IS¡pIbmbncp¶ \¼qcnbpw
ImcyØ\pw Hcpan¨v tXm«n hoWp.
c|pt]cpw ap§nbpw s]m§nbpw shÅw
IpSn¡pIbmWv. AXpI| \¼qcn
ImcyØt\mSv:
Ie¡n¡pSn¡S sImih!

Hcp \¼qcn asämcp \¼qcntbmSv:


\¼qcn¡v Gä[nIw jvS´m?
]¸Sw.
Hcncv¸n\v F{Xymhmw?
\qsd®mhmw.
t{XÅq!
]¨¸¸Sw At{X hbv¡q. ]ns¶ thW¦nev
Im¨ot«m Np«t«m th|ocpw.

Xoh|nbm¸okn h|n Im¯p\nev¡p¶


\¼qcn ImcyØt\mSv:
cmam, h|n hcmdmbym ]tdWw t«zm.
]cn{`an¡m³ sXmS§m\m.
\¼qcnbpw ImcyØ\pwIqSn Hcp hgn¡v
t]mhpIbmbncp¶p. HcnSs¯¯nbt¸mÄ
aÕyw hdp¡p¶ aWa\p`hs¸«p. DSs\
\¼qcn aq¡ps]m¯n. H¸w ImcyØ\pw.
AXpI|v \¼qcn:
aÕy¯nsâ \mäw AI¯v
IS¡mXncn¡m\m Rm³ aq¡v s]m¯oXv.
\n¿v F´n\m s]m¯oXv?
IS¶ \mäw s]md¯v ]pÆm|ncn¡m\m.
DS³ \¼qcn l l lm F¶p Nncn¨psIm|v:
cknI³, \n¿v Fsâ ImcyʳX¶ym!

kZybv¡p®m\ncn¡p¶ \¼qcn ]cn¸p{]Ya³


Ign¨pIgnªt¸mÄ hnf¼p¶ \¼qcn:
sImd¨qSn shf¼s«?
tlbv; th| th|. hbänen\n ehteiw
ØeÃy.
¶m IjvSmbn.
´m IjvSw
]metS|v.
sIm|t¶mfq.
hbän ehteiw ØeÃym¶sà ]dsª;
]ns¶§\ym!
AtXm! ]qgnbn«m Xmgm¯
]pcpjmc¯ns\tSepw B\ hcps¼m Xmt\
hgo|mhvtÃy! AtXm|v shf¼nt¡mfvm!

hmg¡p¶w ASnXncn Ihnfn Im³kÀ]nSn¨p


InS¡pIbmWv. sshZyaTw \¼qcnbmWv
NnInÕn¡p¶Xv. AhÀ ASp¯
kplr¯p¡fpamWv. Hcp Znhkw sshZyaTw
sN¶t¸mÄ ASnXncn thZ\
ISn¨aÀ¯ns¡m|p tNmZn¨p:
F\n¡o almtcmKw hcm³Xt¡mWw F´p
]m]m Rm³ sNbvXXv!
Xm³ \mhvSv¯m aäptÅmsc
apjn¸n¡m³X¡Xtà ]dbmdvÅ«vÅp.
AXnsâ ^tecn¡pw.
AMvlm! tIÄ¡tWmÀIv apjn¨ev
|mhWamXncn kwkmcn¨m Cbv Z®|mhpw,
tÃ!
|mhpw¶sà tZm|v \nco¡s|.
DS³Xs¶ ASnXncn:
¶mse, sshZyaT¯n\pw bvZ®w ]nSn¡pw.
AsX§\ym!
sshZyaTw s¸m¸dªXv Fs¶ hÃm|v
apjn¸n¨S¡pWp.
\¼qcn¡v thfnbnsemcp®n, k½
´¯nepaps|mcp aI³. c|mfpw
aeÀ¶pInS¶p Ifn¡p¶ {]mbw. Hcp Znhkw
k½´¡mcn Ipªns\bpwsIm|mWv
Cïv h¶Xv. AhÀ AXns\
sX¡n\n¯n®bn AI¯pÅmfpsS D®n
InS¡p¶XnÂ\n¶v Aev]w hn«v InS¯n
Bt¯½mcpambn hSt¡¸pd¯v
kwkmcn¨psIm|p \n¶p. Ipd¨p
Ignªt¸mÄ Ft´m ImcW¯m D®n
Icbm³ XpS§n. H¸w k½´¡mcnbpsS
Ipªpw Icbm³ XpS§n. Ic¨nÂtI«p
\¼qcn At§m«p sN¶p. F¶n«v c|p
Ip«nItfbpw amdn amdn t\m¡ns¡m|v
BßKXw sNbvXp:
shjambosem! CXnev Dt®yXm sImiht\
Xm¶v a\ÊnemhvWvÃy. AXdym|vSv¯m
ip²w amdnsÃ!

kÔybmbn«pw Hcp \¼qcn


Ipfn¡mXncn¡p¶Xv I|v asämcp \¼qcn:
F´m IpfotÃy?
|v |v.
Ipsd Ignªn«pw At±lw Ipfn¡m³
t]mIm¯Xv I|t¸mÄ BZys¯ \¼qcn
ho|pw:
IpfoÃym¶vt|m?
AÃ, |v.
]ns¶´m §s\cn¡sW?
\msf aXntbm¶mtemNn¡ym.

t«m, ]qt¯Sw, Cïv Hcp ]¿ns\ hm§n.


AXn Iqä³.
GItZiw F{X hen¸|mhpw?
Zm bv B hoSnsâ Hm«vs¼mdt¯mfw |mhpw.
B Hm«ps¼mdt¯mfw Å ]t¿m!
AXv|mhnÃ, \nÈw.
¶m B ssht¡m¯ptdvmfw |mv, Hd¸m!
ssht¡m¯ptdvmfw s]m¡Å ]¿p|mhnÃ.
¶m, Zm, B A¼e aXnen³dt{X|mhpw. \n
Rm³ H«pw sImd¡nÃym t«m, ]qt¯Sw.

Xoh|n \nehn h¶n«[nIambnÃ.


AXn\m C¯hW A½mt¯¡pÅ bm{X
h|nbn¯s¶bmhs« F¶p \¼qcn
XoÀ¨bm¡n. sjmdWqÀ
Xoh|nbm¸oknÂsN¶v XncqÀ¡v
Sn¡säSp¯p h|nbn Ibdn. h|n
HmSpt¼mgpÅ Ipep¡w \¼qXncn¡v
_lpckambnt¯m¶n. B ck¯n\p
amäpIq«m³ sNÃw Xpd¶v hnkvXcns¨m¶p
apdp¡n. hmb \ndªt¸mÄ P\en\pt\sc
\o«n¯p¸n. P\en\v NnÃpÅXv \¼qcn
a\Ênem¡nbncp¶nÃ. Xp¸Â NnÃn X«n
ASp¯ncn¡p¶ bm{X¡mcsâ taemsI
sXdn¨p. AbmÄ \¼qcnbpsS sNIn«¯v
BsªmcSn sh¨psImSp¯p.
A§s\sbm¶p In«nbXmbn
`mhn¡pIt]mepw sN¿msX \¼qcn
kzØm\¯pXs¶bncp¶v bm{X XpSÀ¶p.
h|nbnd§n A½ms¯¯nbt¸mÄ
\¼qcntbmSv AhnsSbpÅhÀ
Xoh|nbm{Xsb¸än tNmZn¨p.
Xoh|nbm{X _lpckm. ]s£¦nev
FSs¡mfs¯¯ym sNhv«s¯mcSo|v.
AX{X ckÃ!

CÃs¯ ASp¡fbnencp¶v \¼qcn im¸mSv


Ign¡pt¼mÄ ]pXnsbmcp KÔw. AXn\mÂ
A¶v ]Xnhntesd tNmdp sN¶p.
AbÂ]¡¯v ]pXpXmbn
h¶pIqSnbncn¡p¶ am¸nf¡pSnbnÂ\n¶mWv
B KÔw hcp¶sX¶v At\zjn¨dnª
\¼qcn AhnSs¯ ImcWhcmb hdoXns\
hnfn¨phcp¯n B KÔw F´nsâbmsW¶v
tNmZn¨p. ao³ hdp¡p¶XnsâbmsW¶v
hdoXp ]dªp. F¶m C\n F¶pw B
kab¯v ao³ hdp¡Wsa¶v \¼qcn
Bhiys¸«p. hdoXn\v kt´mjambn.
ao\nsâ ]Ww \¼qcnXcpw km[\w X\n¡pw
apgph³ ho«pImÀ¡pw Iq«pIbpw sN¿mw.
_lpkpJw!
A¶p apXÂ F¶pw \¼qXncn
ap¯mgap®p¶ kab¯pw X¯mgap¬¶
kab¯pw hdoXv ao³ hdp¯psIm|ncp¶p.
amkw H¶p Ignªp. hdoXv ao\nsâ ]Ww
hm§m³ a\bv¡Â sN¶p.
F{Xym.
ap¸Xp dp¸nI.
AhsS \n¡v F¶v ]dªv \¼qcn
AI¯psN¶v Hcp shÅnbpdp¸nIsbSp¯v
Du¡n ap¸Xph«w \ne¯n«v H¨
tIĸn¡p¶Xn\nSbn ]pd¯v \nev¡p¶
hdoXnt\mSv hnfn¨ptNmZn¨p:
hdotX, Ddp¸nI ASn¡W H¨ \tÃmWw
tI¡vWv|sem.
DÆvþþþþhdoXv kkt´mjw hnfn¨p]dªp.
ap¸Xp h«w H¨ tIĸn¨pIgnªXn\ptijw
\¼qcn ]pd¯ph¶v hdoXnt\mSv ]dªp:
¶m hdoXv s]mt¡m. \ow Znhtkmw c|v
t\cw ao³ hd¡Wt«m!
hdoXv: Ddp¸nI?
ao\nsâ hmk\btà \ns¿s¶ tIĸn¨Xv
hdotX. AXnsâ shebmb Ddp¸nIbpsS H¨
Rm³ \nt¶w tIĸn¨nsÃy.
\¼qcn ImcyØt\mSv Hscgps¯gpXm³
]dªp. Fgp¯nsâ hmNI§fpw
]dªpsImSp¯p. FgpXn¡gnªt¸mÄ
hmbn¡m³ ]dªp:
A½bv¡v Zo\w IeiemWv. D®n thKw
hcWw.
\¼qcn: sImih! tttthKw hcWw¶sÃ
Rm³ ]dªvXt¶. A§s¶gvXymetà D®n
Aam´n¡m|v _²s¸«v hcq. AtXm|
§s¶gvXv.

IYmIr¯pIqSnbmb Hcp cmjv{Sob¡mc³


XncsªSp¸n\v Øm\mÀYnbmbn\n¶v,
thm«p]nSn¡m³ \¼qcnbpsS CïpsN¶v
Xm³ C¶ t]cnsegpXp¶
IYmIr¯msW¶pw C¡pdn Cu
\ntbmPIaÞe¯n C¶ ]mÀ«nbpsS
Øm\mÀYnbmbn \nev¡p¶ps|¶pw kzbw
]cnNbs¸Sp¯n.
AXptI«v \¼qcn t]Snt¨m. F´v IYbm
FgvXmdv.
sNdpIY.
As¸m hey IYsbm¶pÃym¯ BfmWsÃ.
Hcp \¼qXncnbpsS aI³ kzPmXnbnÂ\n¶v
thfnIgn¡msX Hcoghkv{Xosb IeymWw
Ign¨p. AXv AѶv ckn¨ncn¡nsöv
AbmÄs¡mcp i¦. AXn\mebmÄ thsdmcp
Zn¡n Xmakn¡p IbmWv.
Hcp Znhkw Abmġv AXymhiyamb Hcp
Imcy¯n\v Cïv htc|nh¶p. At¸mÄ
Aѳ \¼qcn:
F´m, sImd¨qkmbn«v ChsS
ImWmdnÃytem!
Imcymbns«m¶qÃy.
¶mepw?
Rm³ IeymWwIgn¨Xv AÑ\v
ckmbntÃycnt¡ym¶v...
CÃ, ckmbnÃy. Xm³ IeymWw Ign¨m
F\n¡m ckw!

\¼qcn ImcyØt\mSv: C¶se \nsâhsS


Btcm acn¨q¶v tI«qtem. Btc, \nt¿m
\nsâ G«t\m!
D®n\¼qcn Xsâ Xe Hcp ImfbpsS
sIm¼pIfpsS CSbn IS¯n. DSs\ Imf
HmSm\pw D®n Imf¸pd¯p InS¶v ]nSbm\pw
XpS§n. AXp I|v NneÀ HmSns¨¶v D®nsb
c£s¸Sp¯ns¡m|p tNmZn¨p:
D®n¯ncpta\n H«pw BtemNn¡ms|...
BtemNn¡mt|m! inhinh! aq¶qkw cmhpw
]Iepw Hcpt]mse BtemNn¨S¡pWq.
ImfsS ap¼o¡qSn thtWm ]n¼o¡qSn
thtWm XteSWXv¶v!

\¼qcn Ibdnb _Êv D¨bmbt¸mÄ Hcp


tlm«en¶cnIn \n¶p. FÃmhcpw Cd§n
DuWpIgn¡m³ t]mbn. \¼qcnbpw Cd§n.
aS§nh¶t¸mÄ Xsâ s]«n Btcm
sIm|pt]mbncn¡p¶psh¶pI|v C§s\
BßKXw sNbvXp.
hnUvVn! almhnUvVn! s]«nam{Xw
sImt|mbns«´v sN¿m\m! Xmt¡msesâ
]qWqev½etÃ!

\¼qcntbmSp Imcyس:
tImSXoev tIkv i\nbmgvNy.
Cu i\nbmgvtNym! A¶v ]pÆm³ h¿. \nÈw.
ChsS ISpamt§Sm³ \nivNbn¨S¡W
Znhkm! cmhnses¯m«v AXnsâ Hmtcm Iq«w
]Wo|mhpw.
aqÀJ³]m¼v ISn¨v acWmk¶\mbn
InS¡p¶ Hcp \¼qcnsb ImWm³ AbÂ]
¡¯pÅ asämcp \¼qcn sN¶p. hnjw
Xo|nb \¼qcn At±lt¯mSv:
t«m, ¼qcn, aqÀJ³ ISn¨m Hcp kptJmey!

]pd¯v Btcm ImWm³ h¶n«ps|¶v


Imcyس sN¶v \¼qcntbmSv ]dªp.
At¸mÄ \¼qcn:
t]mbn Bcm¶v tNmZn¨v hm.
Imcyس sN¶v tNmZn¨p
aS§nh¶p]dªp:
IeIvSdm.
AtXym. a\vjy½mcmsc¦nezmbncn¡pw¶m
Rm³ \ncos¨!

Hc¼e¯n t\Zn¡p¶ ]mÂ]mbkw


apgph³ {_mlvaWÀ¡p hnf¼Wsa¶mWv
tZhkzw Iev]\. ]t£, AhnSs¯
Imcy¡mc³ hmcnbÀ AXp apgph³
hm§ns¡m|pt]mhpIbmWv ]Xnsh¶v
a\Ênem¡nb ap«Êp\¼qcn Hcp Znhkw
hmcnbÀ Ipfn¡m³ XpS§p¶ kab¯v
At±lt¯msSm¸w Ipfn¡m³ sN¶v
hmcnbcpsS ssIbnÂ\n¶v Ipd¨v F®bpw
hmIbpw Xmfnbpw hm§n _²s¸«v
tX¨pIpfn¨v A¼e¯nÂsN¶v sXmgpXv
A{Kimebn D®m\ncp¶p. DuWv
Ignªt¸mÄ ]mev]mbkw hnf¼m³
]dªp. AXp Imcy¡mc³
hmcyÀ¡pÅXmsW¶p hnf¼¡mc³ \¼qcn
]dªt¸mÄ hmccv X¶ym Ft¶mSv ]mbkw
Ign¡Ww¶v ]dªS¡WsX¶v ]dªp.
AX\pkcn¨v B \¼qcn ]mbkw
hnf¼ns¡mSp¯p.
hmcnbÀ h¶p ]Xnhn³]Sn ]mbkw tNmZn¨
t¸mÄ At±lw ]dªpsh¶p ]dªv ap«Êp
\¼qcn hm§n¡gn¨psh¶p im´n¡mc³
]dªp. AXptI«v hmcnbÀ tZjyt¯msS
]pd¯ph¶v _en¡Â]pcbn tXmÀ¯pap|v
hncn¨v aeÀ¶p InS¶p hn{ian¡p¶
ap«Ênt\mSv:
Rm³ ]dtªzm ChSmt¯mSv ]mbkw
Ign¡m³!
tlbv! CÃyÃy!
]ns¶´m hmccv ]dª ]mbkw
Ign¡m³¶v ChvSv¶v ]dªq¶v
sXS¸Ån¡mc³ ]dªXv.
ssIs¡mf§c cmahmccm
]dªXvþþþþtX¨p Ipfn¨m ]mev]mbkw
Ign¡Ww¶v. Ãm|v \n¿v ]dªm Bcm
]mev]mbtkmw IoÂ]mbtkms¡
Ign¡m\ncn¡sW!
Hcp hmcnbÀ Xsâ hmcnb¯nsâ
]qapJ¯psh¨v Nne Ip«nIsf kwkvIrXw
]Tn¸n¡pIbmbncp¶p. AÑkv^SnIm£ame
F¶ ]Zw hn{Kln¨v AÀYw ]dbm³
Gev]n¨n«v At±lw Ft´m Bhiy¯n\v
AIt¯¡v t]mbn. B kab¯mWv
ap«Êp\¼qcn AhnsS Ibdns¨¶Xv. Ip«nIÄ
B kakvX]Zwsh¨v hnjan¡p¶XpI|v
ap«Êv C§s\ hn{Kln¨ÀYw
]dªpsImSp¯p:
AÑkv^SnIm£ameþþþþAÑsâ
kv^SnIm£ ame.
AѳþþþþA½sS \mbcv.
kv^SnIm£ameþþþþkv^SnI¯nsâ
A£ame. kv^SnIwþþþþkv^SnIwXs¶,
]n¶oÅXv A£ amem¶sÃþþþAsX´m¶v
F\n¡pw tXm¶vWvÃy
þþþþC{Xbpw ]dªv At±lw thKw
Cd§nt¸mhpIbpw sNbvXp.

tImSXnbnÂh¶v Xmsg {]Xn¡q«nÂ


\nev¡p¶ \¼qcntbmSv Dbc¯nencn¡p¶
IogvPmXn¡mc\pw Al¦mcnbpamb Hcp
aPnkvt{ä«v:
Rm\pbc¯nencn¡pIbpw \¼qcn¸mSv
Xmg¯p \nev¡pIbpw sN¿p¶XpsIm|v
shjat|m!
ttlbv, Hcp shjtamÃy. aPnkvt{ä«n⨳
CXnepw Hcp]msSmbcÅ Øe¯vcn¡WXv
Rm³ Xmsg\n¶v Èn I|S¡Wp. (AbmÄ
]\sN¯p Imc\mbncp¶p.)

\¼qcnbpsS ap¼n Hcp _Êv h¶p \n¶p:


CsX§Sm!þþþþ\¼qcn tNmZn¨p.
apt¼m«vþþþþI|IvSÀ ]cnlmkambn ]dªp.
\¼qcn _Ên Ibdn. Aev]w Ignªv
I|IvSÀ tNmZn¨p: Ft§m«m?
apt¼m«v!þþþþ\¼qcn AtX\mWy¯nÂ
Xncn¨Sn¨p.

CÃs¯ hcshms¡§s\? sNeshm¯v


]qtÆvm!
GImin t\m¼pw jjvTow Xn¦fmgvtNw
Hcn¡sem¶qÃym¨m Hcphn[§Sv H¯p]pÆpw.
(\ncmlmcambpw Aev]mlmcambpw aäpw
\St¯|XmWv t\m¼pw Hcn¡epw.
F¶m `£Wkm[\§Ä amäpItb ]ecpw
sN¿q. AXmIs«, IqSpXÂ
sNehpÅhbpambncn¡pw. asämcp
Ipg¸wIqSnbp|v: \msf
t\m¼msW¶Xn\m C¶[nIw Ign¡pI,
C¶se t\m¼mbncp¶Xn\m C¶[nIw
Ign¡pIþþþþHcn¡Â Znhkw A¯mg¯n\v
]elmcap|m¡m\pw sNeh[nIamIpw.
CXns\ms¡ sNehv IqSpatÃm.
AXpsIm|mWv \¼qcn A§s\ ]dªXv.)

HmhÀkv]oUn HmSp¶ _ÊnÂ


bm{XsN¿pt¼mÄ \¼qcnbpsS c|mwap|v
tdmUn hoWp. ]n³koänencn¡p¶
Imcyس AXv I|v \¼qcnsb hnhcw
[cn¸n¨p. DSs\ \¼qcn Fgpt¶äv
I|IvStdmSv:
_Êv \nÀXvm! Fsâ tXmÀ¯v Xmsg hoWp
t]mbncn¡pWq¶v Imcyʳ ]tdWp.
I|IvSÀ:
\nÀ¯ms\m¶pw t\cey: ¸¯s¶ sshIn.
sImd¨pwIqSn sshIymepw hntcm[Ãy, Rm³
ss`ao]cnWb¯ns\m¶zà t]mWXv.
(\fNcnX¯nse EXp]ÀWs\ HmÀ¡pI.)
Hc¼e¯nse hmckZybp|v hcp¶ Hcp
\¼qcnsb asämc¼e¯nev
hmckZybp|phcp¶ Hcp \¼qcn
hgnbnÂh¨p I|pap«n. At¸mÄ
AhcnsemcmÄ aämtfmSv:
AhnSs¯ hmcw F§t\|mÀ¶q!
s]mSns]mSn¨p. {]Ya³ Ac¨c¡v _m¡ym!
t{XÅq! Rm³ t]mtbS¯v ap¡m¨c¡m
_m¡ymtbS¡WXv!
¶m F\n¡pw A§Sv hcmÀ¶q!

aq¶mw¢mkv Sn¡säSp¯v H¶mw¢mkv


I¼mÀ«vsa³dn Ibdnb \¼qcntbmSv
kuay\mb SoSobmÀ:
Xncpta\n FSp¯Xv aq¶mw¢mkv Sn¡äsÃ,
CXv H¶mw¢mkv I¼mÀ«vsaâm!
\¼qcn: A§\ym! ]dªn«v ImcyÃy!
F\n¡ns¸m Ggci\ym. \nt¶S¯pw
sNt¶S¯pw tItdyS¯pw Hs¡ \jvSm. F
´m sN¿vm, A\p`hn¡ys¶!

\¼qcn DuWpIgnªp ]pd¯ph¶t¸mÄ Hcp


hgnt]m¡³ h¶ncn¡p¶XpI|v AbmtfmSv:
DuWp Ignª«vsÃy¦nev D®mw.
hgnt]m¡³ ImepIgpIn D®m\ncp¶p.
Cïv \¼qcnbpw A´ÀPvP\hpaÃmsX
aämcpanÃm¯XpsIm|v \¼qcnXs¶ FÃmw
hnf¼ns¡mSp¯p.
hgnt]m¡³ DuWv XpS§n. tNmdn Hcp
Iq«m³ tNÀ¯p Ipg¨p. AXv I|t¸mÄ
\¼qcn¡p tZjyw h¶p. AXnYn Ipg¨ tNmdv
Dcpf Dcp«n asämcp Iq«m\n H¶p ap¡n.
AXp I|t¸mÄ \¼qcn¡p tZjyw Cc«n¨p.
AXnYn B Dcpf hmbnen«Xnsâ aosX
asämcp Iq«ms\Sp¯v Ign¨p. AXpIqSn
I|t¸mÄ tZjyw kln¡h¿mXmb \¼qcn
CsXs¶ apSn¡m\tà F¶p tNmZn¨v ip²w
amdymepw th|nÃy F¶p ]dªv
AXnYnbpsS sNInS¯v AÊsemcSn!

Cïv kZybv¡v h¶ \mb·mcn Gähpw


henb ]W¡mc\pw {]amWnbpamb
tiJc³\mbtcmSv \¼qcn:
tiJcm, Zm, B ]\¼vS¯q|v t]mbn
IfcnsS sXt¡ Gtd¯v«v AXnev \nt¶m.
(B XSps¡Sp¯p sIm|pt]mbn Xm³
ImWm¯nS¯n«v AXnencpt¶mfq F¶mWv
\¼qcn ]dªXn\ÀYw.)
Hcp thfnkZyIgnªv \¼qcn
]qapJ¯ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. hbdp
kmam\y¯ne[nIw \ndªXpImcWw
At±lw hÃmsX hn½n«s¸Sp¶XpI|v
asämcp \¼qcn:
c|v shcev sXmt|ev«v H¶v OÀ±n¨pt\m¡q.
Akmcw t`Z|mhpw.
\Ã £! c|v shcenSm³ Øes|¦nev
Rm³ aq¶v ]g¶pdv¡vIqSn Ignt¨\ntÃ!

]m¼pISntbäp acn¨ Hcp ]«cpsS PUw


hnjlmcnbpsS ho«nÂ\n¶v
aS¡ns¡m|pt]mIp¶Xp I|v \¼qcn:
ChsS Fd¡vm. Rms\m¶p t\m¡s«.
ihw Npa¶ncp¶hÀ AX\pkcn¨p. At±lw
henb hnjsshZy\mbncn¡psa¶p IcpXn.
DSs\ \¼qcn ih¯nsâ sNhnbn Ft´m
H¶p ]dªp. F¶n«v ih¯nsâ apJt¯¡v
t\m¡n. ]ns¶ atä sNhnbnepw Ft´m H¶p
]dªp. F¶n«v ih¯nsâ DSaØt\mSv:
sImt|mbv Ipgn¨nt«mfvm.
At¸mÄ AsXÃmw I|p\n¶ncp¶ HcmÄ
\¼qcntbmSv F´m sNbvXsX¶p tNmZn¨p.
AtXm, C¶¼e¯nev Du«v|v¶v ]tdy
BZyw sNbvXXv. Du«v¶v tI«m
]«scWo¡m|ncn¡nÃy F{X hs¿¦nepw.
]s£¦nev FWoävÃy. AtXm|v Cuc|W
{]Xn{Ktlm|v¶v ]dªp. CXptI«v
icoc¯nev tesi¦nepw Pohs|¦nev ]«cv
NmsSyWntä\ow. AXv|mbnÃ.
AtXms|md¸mbn Cbvh\v acn¨S¡pWq¶v.
AtXm|m ]dsª sImt|mbv
Ipgn¨vt«mfm³.

aÀaNnInÕmhnZKv²\mb Hcp \¼qcn Xs¶


Ip¯m³ hcp¶ Hcp ]¿ns\ ASn¡m³
{ian¡pIbmWv. ]t£, FhnsS
t\m¡pt¼mgpw AhnsSsbÃmw aÀaw.
aÀa¯Sn¨m ]¿n\v A]IShpw \nÈw!
\¼qcn C§s\ hnjan¡p¶Xv I|v
ASp¯psN¶ Hcp {InkvXym\n ssIbnÂ
In«nb Hcp henb hSnsbSp¯v ]¿ns\mcSn
sImSp¯p. ]¿v HmSnt¸mhpIbpw sNbvXp.
AXpI|v AZv`pXs¸« \¼qcn:
kaÀY³! sZ§\ym {X IrXymbn«v B c|v
aÀa¯ns\tSev \n¿Sn¨Xv!

\¼qcn¡v tImgnt¡m«p\n¶v I®qÀ¡p


t]mWw. BZyw h¶Xv FdWmIpft¯¡pÅ
h|nbmWv. \¼qcn¡v AXdnbnÃ. AXn\mÂ
AXn Ibdn apIfnse _À¯n tXmÀ¯p
hncn¨p ssIbpw Xebv¡ph¨v kpJambn
aeÀ¶pInS¶p. h|n HmSm³ XpS§nbt¸mÄ
\¼qcn Xe Xmgt¯¡v \o«n Nph«nse
koänencn¡p¶ BtfmSv tNmZn¨p:
FhSbv¡!
FdWmIpft¯¡v.
CXptI«v \¼qcn kzKXambn C§s\
]dªp:
F´m IY! Htc h|oev tamfnev
sIS¡Wmfv hSt¡m«v. tNm«nevcn¡Wmfv
sXt¡m«pw! imkv{X¯nsâ Hcp tIat¯!

]qc¯n\v AbÂ]¡§fnse kv{XoIÄ


X§Ä¡pÅ FÃm B`cW§fpw,
]pcpj·mÀ ta·bpÅ hkv{X§fpw
AWnªp t]mIp¶XpI|v Hcp \¼qcn
ImcyØs\s¡m|v Xsâ B[mcs¸«n
FSp¸n¨v ]n¶n \S¯ns¡m|mWv t]mbXv.
]qc¸d¼nÂs¨¶v Hcm¯dtaencp¶v
At±lw ImcyØs\s¡m|v B[mc§Ä
Hmtcmt¶mcm¶mbn s]m¡n¸nSn¨v
hmbn¸n¡phm³ XpS§n. AXp I| HcmÄ:
F´m Xncpta\n CXv!
FÃmhcpw AhtcmÀ¡v ÅXv ImWn¡m\tÃ
C§Sv ht¶¡WXv! F\n¡v
ImWn¡m\obm[mc§tf Åq. Rm\Xv
ImWn¡pWq!
Cw.Fw.Fkv. \¼qcn¸mSv Xoh|nbnÂ
aZncmin¡p t]mhpIbmbncp¶p. At±ls¯
Xncn¨dnª Hcp kck³ {]kn²amb B
hns¡m¶mkzZn¡Wsa¶m{Kln¨v
At±ls¯s¡m|v Fs´¦nepsam¶p
kwkmcn¸n¡m\mbn C§s\ tNmZn¨p:
Ft¸mgpw hn¡pt|m!
tlbv, CÃyÃy, kwkmcn¡p¼tf Åq.

]m]¯nsâ i¼fw acWamIp¶p F¶


hN\w hmbn¨ \¼qcn:
\Ã £! As¸m ]m]w sNbvXm
t_mWÊ|m hqsem!

]cn{`aw\¼qcn F¶v {]kn²\mb Hcp


\¼qcnbp|mbncp¶p. k´m\anÃm¯
At±lw Hcp D®nbp|mbn¡mWWw F¶
tamlw IeiembpÅXn\m Hcp Znhkw
Be¯nbqc¼e¯nÂsN¶v C§s\
{]mÀYn¨p:
Fsâ Be¯qcv tXhsc, F\ns¡mcp
IZfn¸g|mbm Rm³ Bbncw Dt®ymsf
t\Znt¨mfmw!

Hcn¡Â c|p \¼qcnamÀ X½nsemcp hmZw:


km¼mdpw Imf\pw H¶msW¶v Hcp \¼qcn.
AÃ, c|pw c|mWv, Rm³ £ Ip«o«vÅXm
F¶p atä \¼qcn.
Xm³ Iq«o«tà Åq. Rm³ Èn sh¨S¡vWp.
c|pw tamscmgn¨m shbv¡m. km¼mdv Xosc
tamscmgn¨v, Imf³ [mcmfw tamscmgn¨pw. B
s\ebv¡v c|pw H¶tÃ. Cbv sXfnhv
t]msc¦nev c|v t]cntâw AÀtYmw
]dªpXcmw. tImt«mfq.
k
Aw_Bdvþþþþkm¼mdvþþþþAw_tbmSþþþþ
]mÀhXntbmSp IqSnbh³ inh³.
ImftbmSpIqSnbh³þþþþImf³þþþþinh³. F
´m, t_m²ymbntÃy.

_Ên Ibdnb \¼qcn koäp|mbn«pw


Ccn¡msX, \nev¡p¶XpI|v I|IvSÀ:
Zm AhsS koäv|tÃm. Ccp¶qsS.
tlbv! Ccn¡ms\m¶pw t\cÃy.
CÃs¯¯m³ sshIn.

Hcp tIkn\v {]Xnbmbn lmPcmtI|


\¼qcn¡v Xte¶v h¡o tImSXnbnÂh¨v
A\ymb`mKwh¡o tNmZn¡m\nSbpÅ Ipsd
tNmZy§Ä ]dªpsImSp¯p.
Ahbvt¡mtcm¶n\pw ]dtb| D¯c§fpw
]Tn¸n¨p. \¼qcn ]ntä¶v tImSXnbnÂ
lmPcmbn. A\ymb`mKw h¡oensâ
tNmZy§Äs¡ms¡ h¡o ]Tn¸n¨
D¯c§Ä ]dªt¸mÄ h¡o Hcp ]pXnb
tNmZyw tNmZn¨p. AXn\p¯cambn \¼qcn:
Fsâ h¡oev ]Tn¸n¨vX¶sXms¡ Rm³
]dªp. \o H¶q§Sv tNmZn¡|. tNmZn¨m
Rm\p¯cw ]tdv|mhnÃy.

\¼qcn kÀ¡Êv ImWm³ t]mbn. AhnsS


Hc`ymkn hfb¯neqsS NmSpIbmWv. BZyw
hfsc henb hfb¯neqsS, ]ns¶ AXnÂ
sNdpXneqsS. ]ns¶ AXnepw sNdpXneqsS,
]ns¶ AXnepw sNdpXneqsS AXpI|v
\¼qcn:
C¡W¡n\v Ch³ hfbeym|pw NmSqtem!
\¼qcn tlm«enÂ\n¶v DuWpIgn¨v ssI
IgpIn h¶v sNdnb \me©p IÃv tNÀ¯mWv
tlm«ÂImc\v DuWn\v NmÀPv ss]k
sImSp¯Xv. AXpI|v tlm«Â¡mc³:
CsX´m IminsâIqsS IÃv!
IÃvÅ tNmdn\v IÃvÅ Imiv! AXtà acymZ!

Xoh|nbnÂsh¨v \¼qcn ASp¯ncn¡p¶


BtfmSv:
F´m t]cv.
tKmhnμ³.
¨mÂ?
tKmhnμs\¶pXs¶.
AXp a\Ênembn. ]n¶nsem¶qtey!
F¶ph¨mÂ?
\mbcv, \¼ymcv...§s\ Hcq«|tem;
AXnteXm!
F\n¡§s\sbm¶panÃ. Hcp PmXn Hcp
aXw...
AbmÄ
]dªpapgpan¸n¡p¶Xn\pap¼pXs¶ \¼qcn:
aXn aXn! Cs¸m a\Ênembn, GXm PmXo¶v.
\¼qcnbpw ImcyØ\pwIqSn Hcp hgn¡v
t]mhpIbmbncp¶p. hgnbnÂsh¨v IÅ·mÀ
]nSnIqSn. At¸mÄ \¼qcn ]dªp:
sâ I¿nev Zmbv sNtÃÅp. CXnev apdp¡m³
amt{XÅq.
AsXm¶pw hnizkn¡msX IÅ·mÀ
At±l¯nsâ ssIbv¡v IS¶p]nSn¨p.
At¸mÄ \¼qcn:
C\n Fs¶ Fs´¦nepw ImWn¨m, Zm
]dtª¡mw, c|nsem¶p|mhpw, \nÈw.
CXptI«t¸mÄ Cu \¼qcn henb
A`ymknbmbncn¡psa¶v `bs¸«v IÅ·mÀ
HmSn c£s¸«p. AXpI|v Imcyس
\¼qcntbmSv:
F´m c|nsem¶mthm!
AXv s\\¡v a\ÊnembntÃ, H¶pInev aq{Xw
]pÆpw, Asænev aäXt¶|mhpw. Rm\
{Xbv¡v §Sv t]Snt¡y|mbn. B
hnUvVym½mcv Ft´ a\Ênem¡oXmthm.

kZybv¡ncn¡p¶ \¼qcnbpsS CebnÂ


hnf¼ensâ taÂt\m«¡mc³ ]«À Xsâ a
´pIm Nhn«n\n¡pIbmbncp¶p.
Ipd¨pIgnªt¸mÄ \¼qcn:
AtX, kpº¿³! Xsâ bv Imsem¶v
Hme\ve¡v amän¨hv«vm. F\n¡v bv Imf³
AkmscSv¯v Iq«yms¡mÅm¶v|v.

almhninjvSs\¦nepw Zcn{Z\mb Hcp


\¼qcnsb Hcp Znhkw [\nI\mb asämcp
\¼qcn kz´w ]nd¶mfn\v £Wn¨p. Xsâ
[\mVyX ImWn¡m³ At±lw
hn`hkar²amb kZysbmcp¡nbncp¶p.
DuWpIgnªv ]pd¯f¯nÂ
apdp¡m\ncn¡pt¼mÄ [\nI³ \¼qcn
AXnYntbmSv:
DusWms¡ Hcp hlymbv«v|mhpw, tÃy.
FÃmw th|t]mse Hcv¡m³ XcmbnÃy.
AsXm¶pw kmcey. F]vfpw FÃm Zn¡nepw
kz´Ãs¯t¸mse Xcmthvm!

tXmWnbm{Xbv¡nSbn \¼qcn apdp¡phm³


XpS§pIbmbncp¶p. hncepsIm|v Np®m¼v
tXm|nsbSp¯v shänebn tX¡pt¼mÄ
At±l¯nsâ tamXncw shůnÂ
hoWpt]mbn. DSs\ hnc¯p¼¯pÅ
Np®m¼psIm|v tamXncw hoWXn\pt\sc
tXmWnbpsS hÅnt·Â \¶msbmcp hc
hc¨p. F¶n«v \¼qcnbpsS
tamXncw t]mbXn ]cn{`an¨v XpgbmsX
\n¡p¶ tXmWn¡mct\mSv:
sXmgtªm sXmgtªm Rm³ tamXncw
hoWXn\pt\sc ASbmfw hc¨«v|v. Fs¶
A¡scbnd¡n Xncn¨ph¶v ASbmfwh¨
Øe¯v ap§n¯¸n tamXnscSv¯v X¶maXn.

t_¦v \S¯n ]etcbpw NXn¨


C«ymkp\¼qcn acn¨ ]nÞ¯n\v Imf\nÂ
D¸[nIamsW¶pI|v At±l¯nsâ
t_¦n ]Wan«v NXn]änb cma³\¼qcn:
C«ymkp Pohn¨ncn¡ps¼m Fs¶ shÅw
IpSn¸n¨p. acn¨n«pw shÅw IpSn¸n¡m\m
`mhwtÃ!

kplr¯p¡fmb `«n\¼qcnbpw tateSw


\¼qcnbpw \S¶pt]mhpIbmbncp¶p. hgnbnÂ
HcnS¯v Ata[yw InS¡p¶Xv
Nq|n¡m«ns¡m|v tateSw `«ntbmSv:
]«n Xn¶WXmWtem Cs¡S¡WXv!
`«n\¼qcn DSs\ Xncn¨Sn¨p:
tateSmWtem BZyw Xn¶vm!
(tateSwþtaÂ`mKw)

IpfnIgnªv ISh¯v Ibdn\n¶v tImWIw


Imä¯pW¡p¶ \¼qcntbmSv asämcp \¼qcn:
F´mZv!
km£m tXmcWbp²w!
(tImWIw tXmcWw. (XphcWw)
AXn\mbpÅ bp²w F¶ÀYw. tXmcWbp²w
IYIfn HmÀan¡pI.)

Xm³ ¹mävt^manse¯nbt¸mtg¡pw kvtäj³


hn« h|nbpsS Ahkm\s¯ hm\nsâ
(hmK¬) ]pd¯v L.V. Fs¶gpXnbncn¡p¶Xv
hmbn¨psIm|v \¼qcn:
icym, Rm³ teiw sshIn. (Lþteiw.
VþsshIn.)

]pXpXmbn ]WnX Hcp hoSp hnkvXcn¨pI|v


aS§p¶ \¼qcntbmSv asämcp \¼qcn:
F§t\|v acma¯v.
_lptIaw. tImWowIqSn t\cym!
(tImWn sNcnªmWtÃm th|Xv.)

almZcn{Z\mb Hcp \¼qcn Xsâ Cïnsâ


ØnXnsb¸än:
Cïv s¸m tNmÀtNÃym|v
]pWyml¡n|nsS samcepw [mc¸mt{XÅp!
(c|n\pw tNmÀN th|XmWtÃm.
Zmcn{ZywImcWw hfsc¡meambn
D]tbmKn¡m¯XpsIm|v In|nbpsS
apcensâbpw [mc¸m{X¯nsâbpw Zzmcw
ASªncn¡p¶p F¶ÀYw.)

h|nbn Ibdn Hcp koänencp¶ \¼qcn


AcnInencn¡p¶ Hcp ]«tcmSv:
F§Sm!
]me¡m«bv¡v.
]me¡ms«§Sm!
\qÀWn¡v.
_m¡n Wosems¡ s]mbv¡gnªS¡ptWzm!
AÀYw ]nSnIn«msX kzman AÔmfn¡p¶Xv
I|v \¼qcn:
sXm®qsäm¼Xv Wn Ignª«v thWtem
\qdvWoev ]pÆm³ ¶v \ncot¡y.
XriqÀ]qc¯n\v t]mIm³ Sn¡säSp¯p ¹mäv
t^man \nev¡pIbmWv \¼qcn. At¸mgmWv
CSh«w \¼qcn AhnsSsb¯nbXv.
FShs«hSbv¡m!
Xriq¸qscm¡ytà H¶v I|fymw¶v
\ncot¡y.
¶m Rm³ hm§mw Sn¡äv F¶v ]dªv
\¼qcn _p¡nMv Iu|dnÂsN¶v ss]k
\o«ns¡m|v, FSh«¯n\pw Hcp Sn¡äv Xcvm.
CSh«w Øet¸cmsW¶v sXän²cn¨
_p¡nMv ¢mÀ¡v FSh«¯n\v Sn¡änsöv
]dªp. \¼qcn aS§ns¨¶v CSh«t¯mSv:
t«m FSh«w, X\n¡v Sn¡äv Xcneymt{X.
AtXm|v C¯hW Xsâ ]qcwImWev Ip
´ky!

\nc´cw \mcmbW \mcmbW F¶v \maw


P]n¡p¶ BtcmKyhm\pw sNdp¸¡mc\pamb
Hcp \¼qcntbmSv asämcp \¼qcn:
Bbmbv! F]vfpw cv¶v§s\ hnfn¨m
\mcmbW\mbmepw tZjyw hcpw. AtXm|v
t«m, \¼qcn FSbvs¡ms¡ thsds´¦nepw
]Wn sN¿ymhpw t`Zw¶v tXm¶vm.
Hcp {InkvXpaX{]NmcI³
{]kwKn¡p¶Xn\nSbnÂ:
lnμp¡Ä ]dbp¶p FÃmbnS¯pw
ssZhaps|¶v. F¦n FhnsSbmWhÀ
aeaq{XhnkÀP\w sN¿pI!
CXptI«p\n¶ncp¶ \¼qcn:
AtXm, AXn\ncn¡|S¯v Hcp Ipcni§Sv
hcbv¡pw. ¶«v AhSy§Sv kpJmbn«v Imcyw
\S¯pw.

IjvSmbn! ]t«co¶se ChvSv¶v


DuWpwIgnªv Cï¡v t]mbXm. F´m
sN¿vm! \sÃmcp a\pjy\mÀ¶p! At±lw
|v¨m ChsS FÃmäv\pw Hcp klmtbÀ¶p!
þþþþhSt¡Sw Ingt¡S¯nt\mSv ]dªp.
]t«cn acn¨psh¶v [cn¨ Ingt¡Sw AXv
FÃmhtcmSpw ]dªp. kÔybv¡v
A¼e¯nse¯nb ]t«cn Xsâ
acWhmÀ¯tI«v AÔmfn¨p. At±lw
hmÀ¯bpsS DZv`hw tXSn. hSt¡SamWnXv
]än¨sX¶dnªv At±ls¯ CïpsN¶p
iImcn¨p. At¸mÄ At±lw:
Rm³ ]dªXv ]t«co¶se hvSv¶v
DuWpIgnªv t]mboXm¶m. icytÃ, ]ns¶
Xms\mcp \Ã a\pjy\m, Xm\vhtS
|mÀ¶q¨m F\ns¡mcp
klmbmboÀ¶q¶pw ]dªp. CXv
icysænev Xncp¯mw, ´m!

\¼qcn BWn hm§m³ Hcp ISbn sN¶p


tNmZn¨p.
apÅmWot|m? \¼qcn tNmZn¨p.
CÃtÃm.
kvIqdmWot|m?
AXpw CÃtÃm.
]ns¶´mtSm, \{kmWn amt{XÅq¶vt|m
hsS!
ISbpSa Hcp {InkvXym\nbmWv.

_Ênd§n h¶ \¼qcntbmSv asämcp \¼qcn:


´m _Ênev sXc¡v|mÀt¶zm!
\à sXc¡v|mÀ¶p. ¶mepw ]nSn¨p\n¶p.
AtXms|mcp KpW|mbo¶v¡ym, s¸m
]nSn¡m|v \S¡mw ¶mbn.
h|nbnÂh¨v \¼qcn t\tc ap¼nencn¡p¶
HcmtfmSv:
FhSbv¡m?
tImb¼¯qÀ¡v.
F´m hntijw?
Hcmsf ImWm\m.
AXn\v s{Xyms¡ _p²nap«n A§Sv
t]mtWm, ChsSyms¡ [mcmfmfvIfv tÃy!
Ahcnemsc¦nepw I|mt¸msc.

_Êv kvämÀ«m¡m³ XpS§nbt¸mÄ Hcp


bm{X¡mc³:
ss{Uhsd, tamfnemfv|v.
AXptI«v _Ênencn¡p¶ \¼qcn:
tamfnemfv|v¶vÅ hnNmcw ss{UhÀ¡v
am{Xwt]mc, FÃmhÀ¡pw thWw.

\¼qcn h|nbnÂ\n¶nd§m³
`mhn¡pIbmWv. At¸mtg¡pw NneÀ
h|nbn Ibdm³ _²¸mSv ImWn¨p.
AXpI|v \¼qcn:
H¶§vSv amdvm, Rms\d§s«.
R§fv tIds«.
\n§¡v tIdev \n hcW h|oezmhmw.
F\ns¡d§ev Zo¶s¶ thWw.

Rm³ ]¯ptImcy ]meS Ign¡pw.


CÃy, X\n¡{X Ign¡m\mhney, \nÈw.
Bbym Xms\\n¡©pdp¸y, Bbnsænev
Rm³ X\n¡©pdp¸y, ´m k½Xnt¨zm.
Hmtlm k½Xn¨p.
c|p tImcnI Ign¨t¸mtg¡pw C\n Hcp
XpÅnt]mepw hs¿¶mb \¼qcn
hnjans¨gpt¶äp ssI IgpIn h¶v
A©pdp¸nIbpsS Hcp t\m«v \o«ns¡m|v:
¶mtem. AÛpXmtW! Fsâ hbdnsâ
DÅfhv F\n¡Ã. X\n¡y¶ym icn¡ydym!

_mÀ_Àtjm¸nÂ\n¶v BZyambn
£ucwIgn¨ph¶ \¼qcntbmSv asämcp
\¼qcn:
jm¸nse £ucw F§t\|v!
c|v \ntÈmw Hcv kwtimw.
F´mXv?
tcmaw aptgzm³ ]qÆnÃym¶pw tNmc hcvvw¶pw
\nÈw. {]mW³ ]pthzm¶v kwtimw.
HcnÃs¯ thfnIgnªpÅ shSnh«¯nse
hnjb§fnsem¶v ImatZh\v IYIfnbnepÅ
thjsa´vv F¶mbncp¶p. AXns\¸än Hcp
\¼qcn:
]¨¡matZh³ ¶tà ]dymdv. AtXm|v
]¨ym bncn¡pw.
asämcp \¼qcn:
ImatZh³ I¯o¶sÃ. AtXm|v kwiey,
I¯ymhpw.
aq¶masXmcp \¼qcn:
I¯ym Icym|ncnt¡ym. AtXm|v
ImatZh³ Icym, \nÈw.
(]¨, I¯n, IcnþþþþFÃmw
IYIfnthj§fmWtÃm.)

\¼qcn Hcp dkvämd|n Ibdn shbvätdmSv:


Hcp kvs]j Im¸n.
kvs]jenÃ.
¶m hjfvXs¶ sIm|cvm. AÃms|´m
sN¿vm!
F§s\tbm kmcambn apdnhp]änb
\¼qcnsb Bkv]{XnbnÂ
{]thin¸n¨ncn¡pIbmWv. \me©p Xp¶Â
thWw. AXpsIm|v t_m[wsISp¯Ww
F¶v tUmIvSÀ ]dbp¶XptI« \¼qcn:
AXv \n thtWm!
AsX´m!
AÃ, t_m[s|¦nev C§t\ym¶pw
hcnÃytem.

Hcp \¼qcnbphmhnsâ thfn


\nivNbn¨ncn¡p¶ Ahkcw. c|paq¶p
sImÃt¯¡v k´m\w th| F¶mWv
At±l¯nsâ B{Klw. AXn\v Ct¸mÄ
\S¸pÅ hnZyIsfm¶paÃmsX hÃ
D]mbhpapt|m F¶v At±lw thfnIgnª
Hcp \¼qcnbphmhnt\mSp tNmZn¨p. DS³
At±lw:
Hmtlm! |v |v.
F´mXv?
Hcv In|n shÅw IpSn¡y.
F¹m, apt¼m ]nt¼m!
c|zÃ, ]Icw.
\¼qcn ImSm¼pgt£{X¯nÂ
hgn]mSpsN¿m³ Hcp kwJy At§m«p
t]mIp¶ asämcp \¼qcnsb Gev]n¨p.
At¸mÄ At±lw, F´v hgn]mSm Ign¡|Xv
F¶p tNmZn¨p.
F´m hsS {][m\w.
]pÆv aqSepw ap«d¡epw.
¶m ap«d¡embnt¡ms«.
GXv ap«d¡m\m ]tds|
kwit|m, _p²nap«s¶.

HcmÄ Hcp \¼qcn¸mSnt\mSv: \¼qcnbpw


\¼qcn¸mSpw X½n F´m hyXymkw
Hcp]mSv hyXymk|v.

\¼qcn Fs´Ãmtam Bhiy§Ä {]amWn¨v


\Kc¯n Npän¯ncnbpIbmWv.
D¨bmbt¸mÄ DuWpIgn¨pIfbmw F¶ph¨v
Hcp tlm«en Ibdn. t_mÀUnt·Â tlmaven
aoÂkv Fs¶gpXn bncn¡p¶XpI|v \¼qcn
amt\PtcmSv:
F´m bv Cw¥ojnsegpXn h¨S¡WXv, H¶v
`mjym¡n¯cvm.
CÃs¯ DuWpt]mes¯ DuWmWnhnsS.
Xncpta\n¡njvSmhpw.
CÃy, CjvSmhnÃy. F\n¡n¶v Akmcw
t`Zmbv«vÅ DuWv Ign¨ms¡mÅm¶v|v.
AtXm|v thsd t\m¡n¡fbmwþþþþ\¼qcn
Cd§n \S¶p.

Hcp \¼qcn asämcp \¼qcntbmSv:


Cïv Hcp Imdq|v Hcmt\|v.
AXptÆm!
AXpÆv. X¶yÃ, Imdv HmSqÃy, B\ HmtSvw
sN¿pw.

A¼e¯n hmckZy Ignªv NneÀ


Fgpt¶ev¡m³ XpS§n. ]ecptSbpw DuWv
Ignªn«nÃ. Fgpt¶ähcn Hcp
hbʳ\¼qcnbpsS apjnªp\mdnb Cud³
tImWIw AXp Npcp«n h¨ncp¶
I£¯nÂ\n¶v D|psIm|ncp¶ Hcp
\¼qcnbpsS Cebn hoWp. tImWIw hoWv
Aip²amIbm DuWp
aXnbmt¡|nh¶Xn Acniw]q| \¼qcn
B hbʳ\¼qcnsb AXy[nIw
tZjyt¯msS H¶p t\m¡n. AXpI|v
At±lw im´kzc¯n ]dªp:
kmcey, I¿v IgvIn hcps¼m ap¡n¯ncv¼n
ip²m¡ns¡m|¶v X¶m aXn.

\¼qcn sdbnÂth kvtäj\n sN¶v:


F\n¡pw cma\pw XrÈqÀ¡v c|v Sn¡äv
thWw. Imsi {Xymhpw?
_p¡nMv ¢mÀ¡v: \mepdp¸nI.
AXnev Fsâ Sn¡äns\{Xym?
Hcp Sn¡än\v c|pdp¸nI.
Fsâ Sn¡än\pw Fsâ ImcyÊsâ Sn¡än\pw
Imsimt¸m! AXph¿. H¶pInev ImcyÊsâ
Sn¡än\n¯ncn sImdbv¡y. Asænev Fsâ
Sn¡än\n¯ncn Iq«vm!

tImSXnbn Pqdnbmbn t]mtI|nh¶


hmg¡p¶w ASocn
AXnÂ\ns¶mgnhmbn¡n«m³ Hcp kq{Xw
{]tbmKn¨p.
tImSXnbn sN¶v PqdnbpsS Ip¸mban«
DSs\ ssI c|pw s]m¡n Hcp \mep Iq¡v.
AXptI«v PvUvPn ImcWw Xnc¡n.
At¸mÄ \¼qcn:
Ip¸mb«m Iq¡pw. AsXsâ Hcp ioem.
CbmÄ¡p {`m´msW¶p hn[n¨v PUvPn
At±ls¯ PqdnbmIp¶XnÂ\n¶v DSs\
Hgnhm¡n.

\¼qcn hnPmXobcmb Nne


kplr¯p¡tfmsSm¸w HcnSt¯¡p
t]mhpIbmbncp¶p. bm{Xbv¡nSbn AhÀ
FÃmhcpwIqSn Hcp tlm«en Ibdn
`£W¯n\ncp¶p. _pÄkv sF BWv
klbm{XnIÀ hm§nbXv. I¯nbpw
apÅpap]tbmKn¨v AhÀ AXp Xn¶p¶Xp
t\m¡n Ad¸p {]ISn¸n¨ \¼qcntbmSv
Ahcn HcmÄ tNmZn¨p:
F´m Xncpta\o!
It¿m|v sXmSm\dbv¡WXv hmtbym|v
Xn¶W I|m Bc¡mbymepw Ad¸v
tXm¶vtey.

HcmÄ \¼qcnsb Ft´m ImcWhimÂ


C§s\ No¯hnfn¨p:
ihwXo\n, Xo«wXo\n, aq{XwIpSnbm!
\¼qcn At§m«pw ]dªp:
]¸SwXo\n, ]gwXo\n, ]mbkwIpSnbm!
CsXÃmw tI«p\n¶ HcmÄ:
F´m Xncpta\n C§s\ ]dªXv!
Ah³ Ign¡mdvÅXh³ ]dªp. Rm³
Ign¡mdvÅXv Rm\pw ]dªp.

\¼qcn aIs\bpwIq«n Hcp thfn¡p t]mbn.


DuWpIgn¨psIm|ncns¡ aI³ Aev]w
shÅw IpSn¡pIbp|mbn.
kZy Ignªv CÃs¯¯nb \¼qcn
tIm]n¨psIm|p aIt\mSv:
D®n F´´Ãymtby Im«oXv! DuWns\tSev
shÅw IpSot¡y! hbänev Øew sImtdsÃy!
AXptI«p aI³:
AÑm, Rm³ shÅw IpSn¨Xv AXvhsc Dcvf
Dcvfymbn hngv§osXms¡ym¶acm\m.
AtXms|\n¡v IqSpXep®m³ Ignªp.
CXptI« \¼qcn aIs\ Hscmä ASn. XpSÀ¶v
Hcp tNmZyhpw:
Cu hnZy As¸t¶mSp ]dbmªt´!

Xoh|nbn BZys¯ I¼mÀ«psaânÂ


Ibtd|nh¶ \¼qcn F³Pnsâ tLmcamb
i_vZw Aklyambn A\p`hs¸SpIbmÂ
X\n¡ndt§| kvtäj\nend§n
kvtäj³amkvätdmSv Iws¹bvâv ]pkvXIw
Bhiys¸«p hm§n AXn C§s\sbgpXn:
h|n¡v BZys¯ I¼mÀ«vsaâv ]mSnÃ.
Asà ¦neXv \Sqem¡Ww.

]qt¯S¯p \¼qcn hgnbm{Xbv¡nSbnÂ


]pgpt¯S¯nïv DuWpIgn¡m³ Ibdn.
alm]nip¡\mb ]pgpt¯Sw ]qt¯Ss¯
DuWpsImSp¡msX aS¡nbbbv¡m³ ]e
kq{X§fpw {]mc_v[§fpw
]dªpsIm|ncp¶p. AsXÃmwtI« ]qt¯Sw
Fgpt¶äp\n¶v A¶v hS¡nïp
ImWn¨XvhtSw ImWn¡|ocpw¶m
tXm¶WXv F¶p ]dªpsIm|v c|mwap|v
Acbn sI«n. ]pgpt¯Sw CXpI|p t]Sn¨v
]qt¯S¯n\v DuWp sImSp¯p.
DuWp Ignªv apdp¡pt¼mÄ ]qt¯St¯mSv
]pgpt¯Sw tNmZn¨p:
F´m A¶v hS¡nïv ImWn¨Xv!
AXv sImd¨v IS¶ I¿vm.
F´mXv?
DuWp XcnÃym¶v hS¡nÃw ]dªs¸m
Rms\mctemtlyw ]dtbv `mhnt¡y sN¿m|v
Fd§y§Sv \S¶p! A{Xs¶.
Hc¼e¯nse hmckZybv¡v BÀs¡ms¡
DuWp|v F¶Xns\¸än AhnsS I| Hcp
\¼qcntbmSv AIse\n¶ph¶ Hcp hmcnbÀ
tNmZn¨t¸mÄ \¼qcn c|p \ntÈmw Hcp
kwtimw F¶p ]dªp.
As´´mWmthm!
{_mlvaWÀ¡v|v, \mbÀ¡nà \nÈw.
A¼ehmtkymÄsS Imcy¯nem kwiw.
|v¶p hcmw. Ceym¶pw hcmw.

Hm¯p ]Tn¡m³ {_lvakzwaT¯nÂ


Xmakn¡p¶ Hcp®n\¼qcn AhnSs¯
DuWns\¸än:
Ascym«cn¡qey, D¸nen«Xcnt¡yw sN¿pw.
tNmdn IÃpw D¸nen«XnÂ
]pgphpap|mIpsa¶ÀYw.

PohnXkpJw ]eÀ¡pw ]e Xc¯nemWv. Hcp


\¼qcnbpsS kpJanXmWv.
kpJmbn«p®vm, kpJmbn«v shSn ]dbvm,
]ns¶ thWw¶v tXm¶p¼sfms¡ hmcy¯pw
jmc¯pw ImcyÊâhtSw Hs¡ ]ptÆw
sN¿vm.
\à Xnc¡pÅ _Ên Xn¡n¯nc¡n
\nev¡pIbmWv \¼qcn. At±l¯nsâ
AcnIn \nev¡p¶ HcmÄ, Xsâ ImenÂ
\¼qcn c|p {]mhiyw Nhn«nbXpImcWw
iImccq]¯n ]dªp:
F´m CXpc|mas¯ {]mhiymWtÃm
Nh«WXv!
AXptI«p \¼qcn:
BZyw Nhvt«ys¸m H¶pw an|W I|nÃy.
As¸m Fsâ Nhv«v X\n¡v ckm¶v \nco¨p.
C\n a\Êvcv¯nt¡mfmw.

\¼qcn D®ntbbpwsIm|v Hcp hmc¯n\p


t]mbn. D®nbpsS Cebn hnf¼nb tNmdv
Ipd¨[nIambn. C\n F´m sN¿vm F¶p
tNmZn¨ D®ntbmSv Aѳ:
A[nImtbv tNmdv s]md¦t¿m|§Sv hIªv
amävA. ¶«v AXv BZy§Sp®vm.
hfsc¡meambn ImXptIÄ¡mXmb Hcp
\¼qcn¡v hmÀ²Iyambt¸mÄ I®pw
ImWmXmbn. At¸mÄ At±lw Xs¶
kμÀin¡m³ h¶ asämcp \¼qcntbmSv:
]|v \n¡v ]dªm tI¡mtby|mÀ¶pÅp.
s¸m I|qSmtbw sXmS§n.

cm{Xn AIsesbmcp a\bv¡Â thfnkZy


Ignªv CÃt¯¡p aS§p¶ \¼qcn
CSbv¡nSbv¡v CSt¯ Iment·te¡p
t\m¡ns¡m|p ssl F¶p
]dªpsIm|ncp¶p. CÃs¯¯n hnf¡p
hm§n B Iment·te¡p ImWn¨p
t\m¡ns¡m|v:
AÃm! FSt¯ Imev½epw het¯ Imevsâ
sNcn¸mWtem! sXc¡nev sNcn¸vSvs¼m
AkmcÔmfn¨v«v|mthzm¶v kwimbotem.
´m \o s¸m sN¿vm!

Znhkhpw henb]¸Shpw ]©kmcbpambn


DuWpIgn¡p¶ Hcnïv ]pXpXmbn
thfnIgn¨psIm|ph¶ A´ÀPvP\w
th«\¼qcntbmSv HmWw D{XmS¯n³\mÄ:
\msf XntczmWsÃ, F´m
hntijmbns«ms¶m cv¡vm!
Hcp Imcyw sN¿vm. sNdy]vS¯nsâ
Øm\¯pw hÃy¸Smbvt¡ms« \msf.

DucpkvXw`w F¶ tcmKw ]nSns]«p


InS¡p¶p Hcp \¼qcn. At±ls¯
NnInÕn¡p¶Xv sshZyaTw \¼qcnbmWv.
hfsc Znhkambn«pw Zo\¯n\v H«pw
t`ZansöpI|v tcmKnbpsS BġmsshZyaTt¯mSv khn\bw:
ssX¡m«v aqknt\wIqSn H¶p ImWn¨m Zo\w
amdvmthm!
ImWn¨mfvm, ¶mepw Cu Zo\w amdnÃyþ
sshZyaTw Dd¸n¨p ]dªp.
(Zo\w CXpXs¶bmWv. Bcph¶p
t\m¡nbmepw thsdbmhnÃ
F¶pam{XamWÀ°w, Zo\w ian¡nà F¶Ã.)

AXy´w No¯bmb aIs\¸än \¼qcn:


D®n¡v ct|c|v No¯t¯Åq. sN¿WXv
No¯, ]tdWXpw No¯.
kZm k©mcnbmb \¼qcntbmSv asämcp
\¼qcn:
Cs¸hSym ØncXmakw.
ap|e¡m³ sImS¡WXv ImdÂa®ym.

sNss¼ sshZy\mY`mKhXÀ Hcp It¨cn¡p


aZncmin¡v t]mhpIbmWv. At±ls¯
]cnNbanÃm¯ HcmÄ hoW, arZwKw
apXembsXÃmw I|v:
`mKhXcm, AtÃ
AsX.
Acnb¡pSnbmtWm
AÃ.
sN½m¦pSnbmtWm.
IpSoÃy, sN¼ym.
(sNss¼ ]«cmsW¦nepw \¼qcnamcpambn
\à k¼À¡ap|mbncp¶Xn\mÂ
At±l¯n\pw \Ã \¼qcn¯ap|mbncp¶p.)

\¼qcn¡v iànbmb càk½ÀZw. tUmIvSÀ


]cntim[n¨v acp¶pw ]Yyhpw hn[n¨p.
]Yy¯n {][m\w D¸p Iq«cpsX¶XmWv.
km[n¡ptam F¶v tUmIvSÀ tNmZn¨p.
Hmtlm! R§fv \¼qcmcv D¸ps]e
BNcn¡mdv ÅXm.
Hcp]mSp Znhkw acp¶p Ign¨n«pw Zo\w
t`ZamImªXn\m \¼qcn ho|pw
tUmIvSsd kao]n¨p.
D¸p Iq«o«p|mhpwþþþþtUmIvSÀ ]dªp.
¨mÂþþþþD¸v s]teev ]XnhvÅtX|mbv«vÅp.
F¶p sh¨mÂ?
F¶v¨mev, D¸v sXmSmdnÃy, \me©p IjvWw
D¸pam§ Iq«pw. AXv D¸ps]e¡mÀ¡v
\njn²mbn IW¡m¡mdnÃy. B s\ebv¡v
]Yy¡mÀ¡pw sImg¸|mhneysem!

kÀ¡mÀhI ]Wn IcmsdSpSp¡p¶ Hcp


\¼qcn Hcp ISÂ`n¯n sI«mt\äp. F§s\
sI«pw F¶v aäp \¼qcmcv tNmZn¨t¸mÄ:
]|v cma³ sI«nt¡y|mbntÃy,
AXpt]mse.
tkXp_Ô\w, sÃ?
AsX.
¨m sImc§½mcvsS ]Wn, sÃ?
AÃ, A®md¡®sâ ]Wn.
X¶membhn[w sÃ.
AsX, At{X hbv¡q.
Hcnïv G«³\¼qcnbpw
A\pP³\¼qcnbpap|v. c|p t]cpw Xcw
In«nbm \kyw ]dbpw.
G«³\¼qcn Ipdp§m«n F¶
Hcnïp\n¶v thfn Ign¨p. A[nIw
XmaknbmsXXs¶ A\nb³\¼qcn Im«nÂ
F¶ Cïp\n¶pw thfn \nivNbn¨p.
\nivNbw Ignªt¸mÄ G«³\¼qcn
tNmZn¨p:
A\nb\v \m«os¶m¶pw thfn XcmhnÃ, tÃ!
AXptI«v A\nb³ \¼qcn:
G«sâ thfow H]mb¯nsemcv
Im«o¶tÃ|mbXvþþþþIpdv§m«o¶v!

Hcp \¼qcn: IemtI{μ¯nevs¸m IYIfn


]Tn¡m³ hctWe[ntImw shÅ¡mcms{X!
AXptI«v thsdmcp \¼qcn:
]Tn¸n¡tWmcnepw shÅ¡mcm A[nIw.
(c|mas¯ shÅ¡mÀ¡v
shÅwþþþþIÅvþþAI¯pÅhÀ F¶ÀYw.)
c|p \¼qcmcvIqSn ]cnNnX\mb asämcp
\¼qcnbpsS CÃt¯¡v sN¶p.
AXdnªv BXntYb³ ]pdt¯¡ph¶p.
At±lw Zo£ hfÀ¯nbn«p|v. AXpI|v
AXnYnIfn HcmÄ tNmZn¨p:
AI¯v KÀ`mbncn¡pw, tÃ.
BXntYb³: AsX.
At¸mÄ At±l¯nsâ IpShbdnÂ
t\m¡ns¡m|p atä \¼qcn:
sImShbdm¶m Rm³ \ncos¨!

hmg¡p¶w ASocn F¶pw tImSXnbn Fs


´¦nepw tIkpwsIm|p sNÃpw.
At±ls¯s¡m|v aSp¯ PUvPn Hcp
Znhkw, Xncpta\n C\n tIkpwsIm|v Cu
tImSXnhf¸nÂt¸mepw IS¡cpXv F¶p
Iev]n¨p.
]ntä¶v PUvPn Hcp tIknsâ hmZw
tI«psIm|ncns¡ Hcp \o| tXm«nbp|v
P\en¡qSn hcp¶p. AXnsâ Aä¯v Hcp
ISemkpap|v.
AXpI|p tZjys¸« PUvPn in]mbnsb
]dªb¨v AXp sNbvX Bsf hcp¯n¨p
t\m¡p t¼mÄ, ASocn!
F´m Cu ImWn¨Xv! PUvPn tIm]t¯msS
tNmZn¨p.
tImSXnhf¸nev IS¡cvXv¶tà Iev]\!
]men¡m|v ]tävm. ]t£¦nev F\n¡n¶v
Akmcw Imcymbn«vÅ Hc¶ymbw
t_m[n¸¡m³|v. Iev]\ s\ehnencns¡
AXn\nXÃm|v asämcp hgn F{X
BtemNn¨n«pw tXt¶v|mbnÃy.

HcmÄ Hcp Imcy¯n\pth|n


ho«nÂ\n¶nd§pt¼mÄ iIp\w I|Xp
]cnNb¡mc\mb Hcp \¼qcnsbbmWv.
Hä{_mlvaWs\ iIp\w Is|d§o«v Fs
´m¡ymWmthm hcmt¼mWXv!þþþþAbmfpsS
BßKXw Aev]w D¨¯nembnt¸mbn. \¼qcn
AXptIÄ¡pIbpw sNbvXp. F¶mepw
tI«Xmbn `mhn¡msX C§s\ tNmZn¨p:
Xms\¹m aSs§y¯vm?
kÔymhpw.
icn, F¶m t]mbnhcvm F¶p ]dªpsIm|v
\¼qcn \¼qcnbpsS hgn¡p \S¶p. A]c³
AbmfpsS hgn¡pw t]mbn.
kÔybv¡pap¼pXs¶ \¼qcn AbmfpsS
ho«nse¯n AbmÄ hcp¶Xp Im¯ncp¶p.
AbmÄ h¶pIbdnbXpw \¼qcn tNmZn¨p:
F´mbn t]mtby Imcyw?
Hä{_mlvaWs\ iIp\w I|Xnsâ ^ew
icn¡pw In«n. Imcyw icnbmbnÃym¶pX¶yÃ,
Hcp]mSv shja§fv|mthw sNbvXp. D¨bv¡p
]jvWow ]än.
Cs¸m F\n¡v kam[m\mbn!
F´v! F\n¡v shjaw ]änbXnev
Xncpta\n¡v kam[m\m?
X\n¡v shjaw ]täyeà F\n¡v kam[m\w.
Rm³ km£m {_mlvaW³X¶ym¶v
Hd¸mtbyem. Rm³ ip²\¼qcn¡v X¶ym
s]dt¶¡W¶vtÅ\v C\n thsd
sXfnh\zjn¡|sem.

c|p \¼qcmcv X½nÂ


Cs¡mÃw Nt¡w ams§yms¡ [mcmft|m?
Hmtlm [mcmf|v!
Nt¡ymfwt|m am§?
AXvÃy, N¡¶ym Cs¡mtÃmw hevXv.

Cïv Hcp hntij¯n\p h¶ncn¡p¶


\¼qcmcn sNdp¸¡mscÃmw Hcpan¨v
HcnS¯ncp¶v shSn ]dbpIbmWv.
AhscsbÃmw H¶p ]cnNbs¸Smsa¶p
IcpXn CÃs¯ \¼qcn At§m«psN¶v Hcp
sNdp¸¡mct\mSv:
\n¡v a\ÊnembnÃy.
ISv§tgy{]w.
BMvlm! (asämcp sNdp¸¡mct\mSv) Xmt\m
Itgy{]w.
tlbv, tIambn!(asämcmtfmSv) Xmt\m?
G{]w.
\¼qcn: (AXn\Sp¯ BtfmSv) Xm³ ]tdWw
¶vÃy. \n¡v a\ÊnembyS¡Wpþþþþ{]w, tÃ!

a{´¯n\p iànbnsöv Hcp \¼qcn, Ds|


¶p thsdmcp \¼qcn.
F´m sXfnhv
a{´w P]nt¨m|v ]pWymlw Xfn¨m ip²mhv
WvtÃy, AXs¶ sXfnhv!

c|v \¼qcmcv A\nbsâ thfn¡mcys¯¸än


]dbpIbmWv:
kv{Xo[\w F{Xym \nÈbn¨Xv?
c|mt\w Ccp]Xn\mbncw Ddpt¸yw.
A{X thtWm?
thWw thWw!
Ip«oSÑ\Xv Akmcw shjamhvtÃy?
DtÆm! F¶m aq¶nsem¶p sImdbv¡mw.
Ip«ow Bt\w ]tWmw¶tà \nivNbn¨Xv.
AXnev Ip«n th|, Bt\w ]tWmw
aXo¶vbv¡ymwþþþþF´m!
\¼qcn almcmPmhnsâ ap¼nÂs¨¶v:
CÃs¯ ]¿ns\ ImWm³Ãy. \tÃmWw
\m\mgn Id¡WXmÀ¶p. i¦p C¶se
kÔybv¡pap¼v shÅw sImS¯v
sXmgp¯nev sI«n ssht¡mepw
sh¨psImSp¯v t]m¶Xm. C¶p cmhnse
Id¡m³ sN¶p t\m¡ys¸m ImWm³
Ãyms{X.
CsXÃmwtI« almcmPmhv Htcsbmcp hm¡p
]dªp: IjvSmbn.
AXptI«v \¼qcn: IjvSmbo¶v
AI¯vÅmfpw ]td|mbn.
(AXv ChvSv¶v tIÄ¡m\Ã Rm\nhnsS h¶v
]cmXn t_m[n¸n¨Xv, AXnsâ [z\n
a\Ênem¡nb cmPmhv DSs\ th|Xp
{]hÀ¯n¨psh¶p Ncn{Xw. cmPmhp sIm¨n
ià³X¼pcm\mWv F¶p a\Ênem¡nbmse
\¼qcnbpsS ^enX¯nsâ iàn apgph³
t_m[ys¸Sq.)

Imcyس i¦c³ IÅpIpSn¨v Xncpap¼nÂ


sNÃmdps|¦nepw AbmÄ IÅpIpSn¡psa¶
Imcyw \¼qcn¡dnbnÃ. A§s\bncns¡ Hcp
Znhkw \¼qcn i¦ct\bpwIq«n Ft§m
t]mhpIbmbncp¶p. hgnbn Hcp
IÅpjm¸nsâ ap¼n¡qSn
IS¶pt]mIpt¼mÄ \¼qcn tNmZn¨p:
F´m i¦cm, ChnsSt¯ys¸m s\sâ
hmk\!

acWizmkw hen¨psIm|p InS¡p¶


\¼qcnbpsS AcnInÂs¨¶v At±l¯nsâ
tPyjvTsâ a¡Ä hyk\t¯msS
sXm|bnSdns¡m|v:
henb¸m!
AXptI«v \¼qcn: hen¡cvX¸m¶tÃ
]td|Xv.

ssUkvt\m¬ \nbaw
]n³hen¡Wsa¶mhiys¸«psIm|v
IeIvStdäp]Sn¡Â kXym{Kla\pjvTn¨v
ap{ZmhmIyw hnfn¡p¶hsc¡|v \¼qcn
ASp¯p\nev¡p¶ kplr¯nt\mSv:
CX\phZn¨m ASp¯ kac¯nsâ
ap{ZmhmIy§sf´mbncn¡pw ¶dntbym
X\n¡v.
CÃ.
¶m tIt«mfvm: ap{ZmhmIy¯nsâ AÊev
`mtjev X¶y§Sv ]dªv Xcmw:
H¶v: FÃm H¶mwXobXnbpw
i¼fZnhkambn {]Jym]n¡pI.
c|v: FÃm Xn¿Xnbpw H¶mw Xn¿Xnbmbn
{]Jym]n¡pI.
aq¶v: H¶mw Xn¿Xn HgnhpZnhkambn
{]Jym]n¡pI.

tPymÕy¯n kmam\yw {KlnXapÅ Hcp


\¼qcn Hcp Znhkw Xsâ PmXIw
]cntim[n¨v sI«nhbv¡pt¼mÄ C§s\
BßKXw sNbvXp:
As¸m,bv aIcw ap¸Xvhsc {Kl¸gym¶ÀYw!
F´v {Kl¸gymthm hcmt¼mWXv. \mcmbW
\mcbW! hmteysXm¶z\p`hn¸n¡cvtX.
Ipd¨pZnhkw Ignªv \¼qcn Hcp _ÊnÂ
Ft§mt«m t]mhpIbmWv. _Êv Ft´m
ImcW¯m s]s«¶p t{_¡n«p. \¼qcn
t\tc CSXp`mKs¯ koänencn¡p¶ Hcp
sNdp¸¡mcnbpsS aSnbnte¡p hoWp. DS³
A_²w a\Ênem¡n Fgpt¶äv kzØm\¯v
Ccn¡pIbpw sNbvXp. AXpI|v \¼qcn
IcpXn¡q«nbmWv bphXnbpsS aSnbnte¡v
hoWsX¶mbn AhcpsS `À¯mhv. aäp Nne
bm{X¡mcpw AXp icnsh¨p. FÃmhcpwIqSn
\¼qcnsb No¯hm¡pIÄsIm|`ntjIw
sN¿m³ XpS§n. \¼qcnbmIs«, Cu
iImcsaÃmw X\n¡n£ ckn¡p¶p|v F¶p
`mhn¡pIbpw CSbv¡nSbv¡v tamiÃym!
Xct¡SnÃym! \mcmbW... \mcmbW!
AhnSps¯ Hcp Ir]mXntcIw! Hc\p{Klw!
Fs¶Ãmw ]dbpIbpw
sNbvXpsIm|ncn¡bmWv. AXn\nSbn Hcp
bm{XnI³:
asämcmfpsS `mcysS aSnbn sIS¡m³
XcmbXm A\p{Klw!
AÃ.
]ns¶
A§s\ sISt¶\v iImcw
tIÄt¡|nh¶Xm!
AÃ. Cbv hogvtNw
iImtcmwsIm|X§Shkm\n¨qtem¶vÅXv.
GXv!
{Kls¸g.
A§s\bmsW¦nev Xct¡SnÃy,
tamiÃyms¶ms¡ ]dªtXm! F´m
Xncpta\o, aäptÅmÀs¡m¶pw Hcp _p²ow
Ãym¶v hnNmcn¡cvXv.
aävtÅms¡mÀ¶pw _p²oÃym¶Ã, F\n¡vÅ
_p²n Xct¡Sneym¶m Rm¼dtª. F\n¡v
tPymÕy¯nev Akmcw hnhc|v¶v
s¸\ns¡md¸mbn. Cu ap¸Xm´n¡pÅnev
F\ns¡mcp {Kls¸g hcvWv|v¶v Rms\sâ
PmXIw t\m¡n a\Ênemt¡v|mbn
an\nªm¶v. B {Kls¸gym Zm
t¸m|mbnXvþþþþ_Ênencn¡ps¼m hogvm,
AXpam s]®nsâ aSoemhm. B s]®v Hcp
sNdp¸¡m cymhvz. AtXm|v iImcw
tI¡|nhcvm! þþþþCsXm s¡ {Kls¸gysÃ.
¶mepw {Xytà |mbvÅp. Cu hogvepw
iImcwtI¡epwsIm|v Iemin¨qtem!
Cuizcm[o\ sÃy¦nev, Fsâ hogekmcwkm
cmbn«vXs¶ Bt¿\ntÃy! hmtbm|vÅ
iImcw am{Xmà Itbym|vŠ{]ltcmw,
Int«y\nsà \tÃmWw! `Khmsâ A\p{Klw
\tÃmW|v. kwiÃy! \mcmbW \mcmbW!

apbens\ hfÀ¯p¶ HcmÄ \¼qcntbmSv


Xsâ apbensâ ta·
hÀWn¨ptIĸn¡pIbmWv. c|p
aWn¡qdmbn«pw hÀW\ Xocp¶nsöpI|v
\¼qcn:
Xsâ sambev ]dt¡vzm!
CXp tI«v \¼qcnsb H¶p
tXmev]n¡m³th|n AbmÄ:
CXp \mS\Ã Xncpta\n, ioabm.
AXptI«v \¼qcn: ioaymthm|¶ym
]dt¡mv¶v tNmZn¨Xv.

Cød¼nÂ\n¶p N¡ I« Hcp¯t\mSp
\¼qcn:
Sm, \n¿pw IųIpªmeow Hcp Xt´sS
a¡fm¶v ]dªm s\\¡p tZjyw ]nSn¡pw.
AtXm|§t\ ]tdWnÃy, C§s\ ]dymw:
Sm, \n§fpw c|mfpw Hcp XtÅsS a¡fm!

\Sph¯v al³\¼qcn ]dbmdpÅ Hcp


^enXw:
ss[cymbn«§Sv sXmS§nt¡mfvm. Fs
´¦nepw hcWhsc Rm\v|v. h¶m¸ns¶
Rm³ th| AXv|tem!

sshZyaTw henb\mcmbW³ \¼qcn Hcp


DZctcmKntbmSp ]dªXv:
§s\ ]qfs¡g§pw, N¡cs¡g§pw
Fd¨ow aos\vms¡ hmcnhen¨v Xn¶v hbdv
thZ\n¡vWq¶pw hbsdfIvWq¶pw
]dªv§Sv h¶m Fs¶s¡m|mhnÃy
NnInÕn¡m³.
\Ã ]g¸pfnsÈtcym ]©mc¸mbtkm ]me
sSvyms¡m IW¡nÃym|v sNev¯o«m sZmt¡
|mboXv¶vs|¦nev NnInÕn¡ms\mcv
ck|v.
A¯mgw Ignªt¸mÄ InS¡m\pÅ FÃm
Hcp¡§fpw sNbvXpsImSp¯n«pw
AXnYnbmb \¼qcn InS¸papdnbnÂ
Dem¯p¶XpI|v BXntYb³ \¼qcn:
´m, sIS¡mdmbntÃy.
BhmbyÃ, sIS¸v ISvfvsâ tasethtWm
Xmsg thtWm¶mtemNn¡ym.
´m A§s\ BtemNn¡m³!
´m¨mev, c|mbmepw shjam.
´mXv!
tamfnev sIS¶m Dcp|phogpw. Xmtg¯v
sIS¶m Dcp|ptIdpw.
(\ne¯pInS¶p XWpt¸ämÂ
NneÀ¡p|mIp¶ tcmKamWv Dcp|ptIäw.)

\¼qcn Xoh|nbn Xnc¡pÅ


I¼mÀ«vsaân Hcp koäne§s\ kpJambn
Nmcnbncn¡pIbmWv. ASp¯p hensbmcp
s]«nbpap|v.
Ccn¡m³ koäpIn«msX
hnjan¡p¶hcnsemcmÄ B s]«nsbSp¯p
koän\p Xmsgtbm tase _À¯ntem
shbv¡m³ \¼qcntbmSp ]dªp.
bv s]«nSv¯v Xmg¯v shbvt¡y! Rmt\m!
AXv|mhnÃy.
CXptI«p IenIbdnb bm{X¡mc³
So«obmdns\ hnfn¨psIm|ph¶p.
s]«n amäm³ So«obmÀ ]dªn«pw \¼qcn
A\pkcn¨nÃ. h¿, ]mSnÃy, \nÈw! F¶p
]dbpIbpw sNbvXp. AXn\mÂ
At±l¯n\pw IenIbdn.
A§s\bncn¡pt¼mÄ AXphsc
I¡qknembncp¶ HcmÄ h¶v B
s]«nsbSp¯v koän¶SnbnÂsh¨v
AhnsSbncp¶p.
\¼qcn bmsXm¶pw
kw`hn¡m¯t]msebpancp¶p.

ChSs¯ Bt\ Cs¡mÃw Xncph¼mSn¡v


sImSp¡m|v ]mdta¡mthenbv¡v XcWw¶v
A½p®n ]dªbt¨¡pWpþþþþHcmÄ h¶v
\¼qcntbmSp ]dªp.
Bhmtem. A½p®n ]dªb¨m
sImS¡m|v ]täzm.
F{Xymthm G¡w th|Xv.
Gbv, H¶pw th|. Ahf¡v Bt\s¡mSt¡
W\v Rm³ G¡w hmt§v!
AhfÃ, Ah\m.
AMvlm! A§\ym! A½p®n BWmsW¦nev
B\bv¡v G¡w Bbncw Ddp¸nIym.
_Êv h¶p\n¶t¸mÄ ap¶n IqsS tIdm³
`mhn¨ \¼qcntbmSv I|IvSÀ:
]n¶o¡qsS tIdvm.
At¸mÄ \¼qcn: F\n¡v ap¼n¡qtS
ioepÅp.

\¼qcn tImgnt¡m«p\n¶v FdWmIpft¯¡v


Xoh|nbn t]mIpIbmWv. Xoh|nbnÂ
Ifhv Hcp km[mcW kw`hamWtÃm.
Xncpta\nbpsS ssIbnemsW¦n Ipd¨[nIw
kzÀWm`cW§ fp|pXm\pw.
Xncpta\nbncn¡p¶ H¶mw¢mkv
I¼mÀ«vsaân Ht¶m ct|m BfpIÄ
am{Xambpw aäpw. sjmÀ®qsc¯nbt¸mÄ
Ahcpw Cd§n. AtXmsS Xncpta\n¡v
tNmc`bhpw XpS§n.
cm{XnbmbXn\m Dd§pIbpw thWw.
F§s\ hnizkn¨p InS¶pd§pw. Xncpta\n
Nn´m[o\\mbn A§s\bncns¡ So«obmÀ
IS¶phcp¶Xp I|t¸mÄ
Xncpta\ns¡mcp]mbw tXm¶n.
So«obmÀ h¶v \¼qcntbmSv Sn¡ämhiys¸«p.
\¼qcn Ioibnepw aSnbnepw
`mÞ¯nepsaÃmw Xncbphm³ XpS§n.
F§pw Sn¡äv ImWm\nÃ. AXn\mÂ
So«obmÀ¡v tZjyw h¶p. AXpI|v Xncpta\n
]cn{`aw \Sn¨v C§s\ ]dªp:
]cn{`a¯ns\tSev FSv¡m³
ad¶ncn¡pWq¶m tXm¶sW.
AXptI«v So«nbmÀ: A§s\bmsW¦nÂ
sjmÀ®qcnÂ\n¶pÅ NmÀPvPpw ]ngbpw
XcWw.
sjmÀWqcv¶ÅXv t]mc, Rm³
tImgnt¡m«v¶v tIdyS¡pWp. ]t£, Fsâ
ssIbnens¸m A{X XcmÃy. FdWmsImf¯p
sN¶m DSs\ s]gyS¡w hm§n¯cmw.
AhsS kvtäj\nev al³ Im¯v
\n¡vWv|mhpw. ´m t]msc!
Xncpta\nbpsS ip²Xbn ab§nb So«nbmÀ
c|p sdbnÂth t]meokns\ hnfn¨v
Xncpta\n¡p Imhencp¯n ASp¯
I¼mÀ«vsaânte¡p t]mbn.
GXmbmepw \n§sf\n¡v Imhencn¡ysÃ
Rms\ms¶md§s«þþþþXncpta\n A§s\
]dªv tNmc`banÃmsX kpJambpd§n.
Xoh|n FdWmIpf¯n\p sXm«pap¼pÅ
kvtäj\nse¯nbt¸mÄ \¼qcn Fgpt¶äv
aqcn\nhÀ¶p ap|gn¨p IpSªpSp¯v
tImWIw t\scbm¡n. At¸mgXm InS¡p¶p
Sn¡äv Xmsg! \¼qcn H«[nIw kt´mjw
\Sn¨v AsXSp¯v X\n¡p Imhencp¶
t]meokpImsc ImWn¨psIm|p ]dªp:
Rm³ Sn¡säSp¯S¡vWp. Zm t\m¡vm.
]t£, Abmfv tIm«pw kq«pw
sXms¸ym¡ymbn«v h¶v tNmZn¨t¸m Rm³
Akmscm¶Ômfn¨«v|mhpw ¶m tXm¶sW.
kmcey, \n§fnsemcmfv thw t]mbn Abmsf
hnfnt¨m|v hcvm F\ns¡d§s|
sSs¯¯mdmbS¡pWp.

\¼qcnbpsS aI³ t_mws_bnemWp


]Tn¡p¶Xv. amkwtXmdpw
Ab¨psImSp¡mdpÅ XpI
t]mcmsXhcp¶psh¶v aIsâ ]cmXn
In«nbt¸mÄ AbmfpsS ZpÀhybs¯¸än
t\cn«dnbm³ \¼qcn t_mws_bv¡p t]mbn.
AhnsSs¨¶v aIsâ temUvPnte¡p
\S¡pt¼mÄ \¼qcns¡mcp aq{Xi¦.
\m«n³]pds¯ ]Xnh\pkcn¨v hgnbcpInÂ
AXn\ncp¶p. AXpI|ph¶ t]meokpImc³
\¼qcnsb Adkväp sNbvXv tImSXnbnÂ
lmPcm¡n. tImSXn \¼qcnbpsS ]¡Â\n¶v
50 cq] ]ng CuSm¡n. \m«n aS§nsb¯nb
\¼qcn kplr¯p¡tfmSv ]dªp:H¶p
aqs{Xmgn¡W¦nev t_mwt_ev A¼Xpdp¸nI
sNehm. ]ns¶§\ym D®n¡v
Rm\b¨psImS¡WXv sXIbvm!
IYIfn FhnsSbpt|m AhnsSsbms¡ B
\¼qcnbpap|v. hnf¡n\cnInÂXs¶.
IfnXoÀ¶v hnf¡Wbv¡pwhsc
Hcnf¡hpanÃmsX Ccn¡pIbpw sN¿pw.
AXn\m IYIfn BkzmZI·mÀs¡Ãmw
\¼qcnsb henb _lpam\amWv;
Ifn¡mÀ¡pw.
Hcp XhW HcpÕh¯n\v Ifn¡v GXp IY
thWsa¶Xns\¸än BÄ¡mÀ X½nÂ
XÀ¡ambn. hnf¡n\cnInencn¡p¶
\¼qcnbpsS A`n{]mbadnªv AXp
\nivNbn¡msa¶pd¨v AhÀ At±lt¯mSp
tNmZn¨p:
GXp IYbm \ÃXv, D¯cmkzbwhtcm Z£
bmtKm?
F\n¡v B c|v ItY¸äow¶Ã, Hcp
ItY¸äow Hcp KtÔmey.
]ns¶´n\m FÃm Ifn¡pw h¶v Ahkm\w
hsc shf¡nsâ tNm«nencn¡WXv!
Xs¶ AtXm, Ifnshf¡v sISv¯v¼ Hcp
KÔ|tem, B KÔw F\n¡v jvSm!

\¼qcn FhntSt¡m t]mIms\mcp§n,


Cïp\n¶nd§n. At¸mÄ ]Sn¡Â GtXm
HcmÄ XeNpän hoWpInS¡p¶Xp I|p.
DSs\ \¼qcn CÃt¯¡p t\m¡ns¡m|v:
D®o, Hcp In|n shÅw §Sv sIm|cq. thw
thWw. ChtS tZ Hcmfv XeNpän
hoWS¡pWq!
D®n thKw shÅw sIm|psN¶p
sImSp¯p. \¼qcn AXphm§n \n¶\nev]nÂ
apgph³ IpSn¨ tijw ]dªp:
F\n¡n§s\ Hmtcm¶v I|m HSs\ shÅw
IpSn¡Ww.

Ft½¡mc\mb D®n\¼qcnbpsSIqsS
Cïp h¶v BNmcacymZIsfm¶pw
]men¡msX s]cpamdnb Hcp sNdp¸¡mc³
t]mbt¸mÄ Aѳ\¼qcn:
BcmXp®n!
Fsâ Hcp N§mXn.
Bcm Ah³!
_mcnkvädm.
_mcnkvätcm Ahs\ Rm³ _mcnkvä³t¶
]tdÅp. C§Sv _lpam\Ãymt¯msc
A§Spw _lpam\n¡|, \nÈw!

\¼qcn tim[\Ignªv iuNw sN¿m³


Ipf¡Shnte¡p h¶p. XÕabw Ipf¡ShnÂ
thsd HcmÄ D|mbncp¶p. \¼qcn hSnbpw
IpSbpw IS hnÂh¨v AbmtfmSp ]dªp:
Rm³ Zm shůnsed§m³ ]qhzm. hSow
sImtSw kq£nt¨mfq t«zm.
\¼qcn shůnend§n iuNw Ignªv
Bk\¯nt·se shÅw c|p ssIsIm|pw
hSn¨v, Du¡nsem¶p IpSªp. AXv
atäbmfpsSta sXdn¨Xn\m AbmÄ
]cpjkzc¯n tNmZn¨p: F´mZv ASv¯mfv
\n¡WXv I|qsS!
Rm\mtZy ]dªntÃ, hSow sImtSw
kq£nt¨mfm³.

tKm]n F¶ aIt\bpwsIm|v
IemaÞe¯n\pth|n
]pdwcmPy§fnsehnsStbm ]ncnhn\p t]mbn
Dt±in¨{X In«msX aSt§|nh¶
hÅt¯mfnt\mSv hn. Fkv. F³:
Hcp tKm]owsIm|v t]mbn«v c|p
tKm]owsIm|p t]m¶q, tÃ!
(Dt±in¨ Imcyw km[n¡msX tKm]nsXm«v
t]m¶p Atà F¶v.)

\¼qcn ]©mb¯psXcsªSp¸n\p
\nev¡p¶p. sXcsªSp¸p Ignbp¶Xphsc
thm«Àamsc¡|m Nncn¡pIbpw temlyw
]dbpIbpw thWsa¶p klmbnIÄ
\¼qcntbmSp ]dªt¸mÄ \¼qcn:
FÃmhtcmSpw Nncn¡mw, ]t£,
FÃmhtcmSpw F´m temlyw ]dbvm.
Fs´¦nepw.
Bs«, t\m¡mw.
AhÀ thm«p]nSn¡m³ \S¡pt¼mÄ
hgnbnÂsh¨p Xmtgt¯se cma³\mbcpsS
aI³ am[h³\mbsc I|p. \¼qcn Abmsf
t\m¡n H¶p Nncn¨p. F¶n«p tNmZn¨p: \nsâ
t]cv C]vfpw, am[h³¶v X¶ytÃ. \nâѳ
]vfpw Xmgt¯se cma³X¶ymWsem.

apdP]¯n\p hcp¶ BVy³\¼qcnamÀ F


´mhiys¸«mepw kÀ¡mcptZymKØ·mÀ
km[n¨psImSp¡Wsa¶mWv almcmPmhnsâ
Iev]\. HcmVy³\¼qcn¡v lPqcv It¨cn
(sk{It«dnbäv) ImWWsa¶v tamlw.
AXdnª XncpapJ¯p]nÅ (C¶v No^v
sk{I«dn) Xs¶ \¼qcnsb lPqcnse
kIehn`mK§fpw sIm|p\S¶p
ImWn¡pIbmWv. A¶p \ne¯p ]mb
hncn¨ncp¶v ZÞv Nmh«taÂ
sh¨msWgpXpI. A¶s¯ henb
tasegp¯p]nÅ (C¶v No^v F¡u|
âm^okÀ) `qX¸m|n¡mc\mb Hcp
shÅmf¸nÅbmWv. s\änbn `kva¡pdn,
AXn\p\Sphn Nμ\wsIm|pw AXn\p
\Sphn Ip¦pawsIm|papÅ \ma¡pdn,
tZlw apgph³ `kvaNμ\mZnIsfs¡m|pÅ
hcIfpsS {]fbw! (A¶v DtZymKØ·mcmcpw
Ip¸mbanSp¶ GÀ¸mSnÃ.) Abmsf
Nq|ns¡m|v \¼qcn XncpapJ¯p]nÅtbmSv:
Ch³!
henb tasegp¯p]nÅ.
\¼qcn: icym! taepapgph³ Fgp¯v|sem!
GXv Chsâ \mSv?
`qX¸m|n.
\¼qcn: AÊev ]m|n¸qXwXs¶!
hyhlmc{]nb\mb ASocn Hcp
h¡oens\s¡m|p \S¯n¨ FÃm
tIkpIfpw tXmev¡pIbmWp ]Xnhv.
A§s\bncns¡ HmÀ¡m¸pd¯v Hcp tIkv
Pbn¨p. DSs\ \¼qcn sN¶v h¡oent\mSv:
tIkv tXmäm¸ns¶´m th|vXv¶v F\n¡v
\Ã {KlnXm. Pbn¨m¸ns¶´m th|Xv¶v
Hcp cqt]m tÃy\ow. AtXm|v h¡oevXs¶
th|sXms¡ sN¿Ww. X\n¡XdosÃy¦nev
tIkv hmZn¨v Pbn ¡mdvÅ
h¡oe½mcmtcmsS¦nepw tNmZnt¨mfq.

ASocn kwkmcn¡pt¼msgms¡ XpS¡w ¨mÂ


F¶mbncn¡pwþþþþ¨m Ah\n¶se, ¨mÂ
Rms\mcp F¶ a«nÂ. ASocnbpsS
h¡oen\paps|mcp ZpÈoew. F´p
]dbpt¼mgpw BI¸msS F¶p tNÀ¡pw.
BI¸msS ]dbvmsW¦nev, BI¸msS
C¶s¯ Znhkw F¶a«nÂ.
\¼qcnsb H¶p Ifnbm¡m³ \nivNbn¨
h¡o Hcp Znhkw Hcp hyhlmcs¯¸än
kwkmcn¡pt¼mÄ \¼qcnbpsS ¨mÂ
{]tbmKw h¶ DSs\ tNmZn¨p:
FhnSym Xocpta\n, Xncpta\osS Cu Nmev.
H«pw sshImsX \¼qcn adp]Sn sImSp¯p,
AtXm, AXp h¡oensâ
BI¸mS¯nâ{]¯m.

tImiØnXn teiw tamim. AtXm|v


C¯hW DÕh¯n\v H¶pInev Hme³,
Asænev Hm«³XpÅevþþþþc|nsemt¶
hbv¡q.
¶v¨m Hme³ thtW¦nev Hm«´pÅ
ev|mhnÃy. Hm«´pÅev thtW¦nev Hme³
|mhn Ãym¶vsÃ!
AsX. GXm tht|, Hme³ thtWm
Hm«´pÅev thtWm.
kwiÃy, Hme³ thWw. Ãymªm DuWv
icymhvÃy.
icymhvÃym¶v¶yÃ, sImg¸mthvw sN¿pw.
AsX§\ym.
Imf\v|mhntÃy.
kwtit|m. Imf³ Ãym|v ktZyt|m
\¼qcmÀ¡v.
AXm ]dsª, Imf³ |mhvm, Hme³
CÃym|zmhv.
¶m´m.
´mt¶m, Hmev\vÃym|v Imf\I¯v sN¶m
F´m IY! Imfsâ AXnKpcpXzw sImdbm³
Hmesâ AXneLpXzw ths|.
AXv icym, At¸m Hme³ thWw.
Hm«³XpÅev C¡pdosÃy¦nepw ASv¯Ipdn
ImWmtem. AtXm|v A§s\
\nivNbn¡yþþþþC¡pdn DÕh¯n\v Hme³
thWw, Hm«´pÅev th|.
AsX.
XpÅev ImWev ChvSv¶sænev
FhvSvs¶¦nepw Bhmw. D®ev ChvSv¶pw
thWsem!
DuWv s]g¨m FÃmw s]g¨q¶m ]dbvm.
AsX.
AtXm|v Hme³ thWw, \nÈw!

\¼qcnbpw Imcyس cma\pwIqSn


FhntSt¡m t]mhpIbmbncp¶p. hgnbn Hcp
tXmSpIS¡m\pÅ Ihp§nsâ
Hscmä¯Sn¸me¯n\Sps¯¯nbt¸mÄ
Imcyس:
ASnb³ Xmsgbnd§n \St¶mfmw.
\o¿v Xmg¡qSym¨m Rm³ tate¡qS¶ym,
kwiÃy!
B \¼qcn tasebpw Imcyس
Xmsgbpambn \S¡m³ XpS§n. GXm|v
]me¯nsâ \Sphnse¯nbt¸mÄ \¼qcn
hoWp. DSs\ Fgpt¶äp\n¶psIm|v
ImcyØt\mSv ]dªp:
cmam, Rm\pw Xmtg¡qSys¶ \S¡m¶v
\nivNbn¨p.

acW¸m¨n ]mbp¶ _Ên Ibdnb


\¼qcntbmSv I|IvSÀ:
FhSbv¡m?
AXv ]dªns«´m Imcyw. CXnsâbvt]m¡v
I|m AhsS¯W Imcyw kwim.

tdmUnsâ HccnInÂIqSn
\S¶pt]mIpIbmbncp¶ \¼qcn
]n¶nÂ\n¶p _Êv hcp¶psh¶dnªt¸mÄ
H¶pIqSn HXp§n amdn _Ênsâ hchp
t\m¡ns¡m|p\n¶p.
Ibdm\pÅ BfmsW¶p hnNmcn¨v ss{UhÀ
_Êv \nÀ¯n. \¼qcn Ibdm¯XpI|v
I|IvSÀ:
´m tIdvWvtÃ?
CÃy, tIdm|ncn¡m\m.
(_Êv Xsâta IbdmXncn¡m\mWv
amdn\n¶Xv F¶À°w.)

F´pI|mepw tamjvSn¡W kz`mhapÅ Hcp


\¼qcn Ft´m tcmKw h¶p InS¸nembn.
tUmIvSÀ h¶p ]cntim[n¨psIm|p tNmZn¨p:
tamj\pt|m.
ap¼p|mbncp¶p. sIS¸nemtbsâtijw
Xosc XcmhvWvÃy t¨mfp.

_Ên Ibdn Iptdt\cw Ignªn«pw


I|IvSÀ Xsâ ASp¯phcmsX Ipd¨Ise
I¼n¡mepw Nmcn shdpsX
\nev¡pIbmsW¶pI|v \¼qcn
IpSsIms|m¶p tXm|n. AXnjvSs¸Sm¯
I|IvSÀ:
F´m, sImS tXm|m\vÅXm!
\¼qcn kam[m\sam¶pw ]dbmsX
]pdt¯¡p t\m¡ns¡m|§s\bncp¶p.
Ipd¨p Ignªt¸mÄ I|IvSÀ
At±l¯nsâ ASp¯v sN¶v
s]³knÂsIms|m¶p tXm|ns¡m|v
FhSbv¡m F¶p tNmZn¨p.
At¸mÄ \¼qcn:
s]³knev tXm|mÅXm.
HmhÀkv]oUn HmSns¡m|ncn¡p¶ _Êv
s]s«¶p t{_¡n«t¸mÄ _Ên hfsc
t¢in¨p\nev¡pIbmbncp¶ \¼qcn hoWp.
]pdt¯¡v Dcp|p t]mImXncn¡m\mhmw
AcnIn \nev¡p¶ I|IvSdpsS ImenÂ
]nSn¨p. AXn sXänsöp
kam[m\n¡m\mbn C§s\ HcmßKXw
sN¿pIbpw sNbvXp:
Imcy¯n\v IgpX¡mepw ]nSn¡m¶v|sem.

thfn¡mc³ \¼qcnbphmhv
Ab\nbqWpIgnªv teiw Ignªt¸mÄ
Im¸n IpSn¡p¶I| AbmfpsS N§mXnbmb
thsdmcp \¼qcnbphmhv:
F´mbv Im«sW, Xsâ Ab\yqWv
Ignªm¸ns¶ thsdm¶pw Ign¡m³
]mSnÃym¶dotÃy?
At¸m thfnIgn¡m\pw ]mSnÃym¶pt|m?

_Ên Ibdnb \¼qcntbmSv I|IvSÀ:


FhSbv¡m?
tIm§m«bv¡m.
F{Xmfm?
c|mfv.
Bcm Hcmfv?
Ax AXp a\ÊnembntÃy! Hcmfv Rm³Xs¶.
c|ma¯mtfm?
AsXsâ alsâ al\m. CsXms¡
hnkvXcn¨dntª Sn¡äp XcpÅqtÃ! _Ênse
Hcq«w \nba §vtf.

CÃs¯mcp ]pXnb hrjen h¶S¡pWp.


sNdp¸¡mcym. kXyw¶m t]cv.
kXy¯ns\mcp k½´¡mc\q|s{X!
(c|mas¯ kXy¯n\p
t]cn\vþþþþ\maam{Xambn
F¶paÀ°ap|tÃm)

slUvamkväÀ kväm^ns\mcp sat½m Ab¨p:


tIjz eohn\p Ignbp¶{X ap³Iq«n At]
£n¡Ww.
t\m«okv hmbn¨ DS³Xs¶ \¼qcnamjv Hcp
eohveäsdgpXn F¨v. F½n\p kaÀ¸n¨p.
]ntäZnhkw \¼qcnamjv H¸nSm³
sN¶t¸mÄ cPnkvädn At±l¯nsâ
A¶s¯ tImf¯n NpI¸pajnsIm|v kn.
FÂ. Fs¶gpXn sh¨ncn¡p¶XpI|p hnhcw
F¨v. F½nt\mSp ]dªp. At¸mÄ F¨v.
Fw.:
amjn¶se eohn\t]£n¨ncp¶qtem!
DÆv! ]s£, AXv C¶bv¡Ã, hcWsImÃw
Cu Znhk¯bv¡m. As¶sâ AÑsâ
jjvSn]qÀ¯ym. Igo¶{X ap³Iq«n eohn\t]
£n¡Ww¶v amjn¶se sat½m
Ab¨tXm|v hcpwsImÃt¯¡pÅ At]£
C¶se¯s¶ kaÀ¸n¨Xm.

_kvkvämân kv{XoIfpsS
aq{X¸pcbnÂs¨¶v aq{Xsamgn¨v
tImWIhpapSp¯psIm|v ]pd¯phcp¶
\¼qcntbmSv t]meokpImc³: CXp
s]®p§Ä¡pÅXmsW¶dnbntÃ!
AXptI«v \¼qcn Hcp IqkepwIqSmsX
tImWIw icnbm¡ns¡m|v: Adow, CXpw
s]®p§Ä¡vÅX¶ym, kwiÃy.
aq¶mep \¼qcmcv IYIfnsb¸än Hmtcm¶p
]dbp¶Iq«¯n Hcp \¼qcn:
koXmkzbwhc¯nev ]cipcma³ X]Êp
sNbvXv {]thin¡WXm Ip©qsâ hgn.
asämcp \¼qcn: cu{Z¯nev {]thin¡WXm
\mtcWsâ hgn.
aq¶masXmcp \¼qcn: {]thin¡v¼ftÃ
\mtcW³ cu{Zw ]XnhvÅp. cmhp®osS hgn
tI¡tWm: Xm\m ]cipcma³
sI«WXv¶dnªm A¸§vSv sXmS§vmbn
Ahsâ cu{Zw!

Ipd¨pZnhkw hcmXncp¶ Imcyس


h¶t¸mÄ \¼qcn:
Ax At¸m \obtà XoÀ¶q¶v tI«Xv.
dm³!
(\¼qcnbpambpÅ \nc´ck¼À¡wsIm|v
\mbcmb ImcyØ\pw ^enXw ]dbm³
Iptdi hiambncn¡p¶p.)

\SmsS kn\na I|p aS§nh¶ Hcp \¼qcn


asämcp \¼qcntbmSv:
t«m ¼qcn, bvkn\ntatÃy, AÊev IÅ\m.
shf¡§Sv I¯n¡mW| Xmakw FhSym
Hfn¡tW ¶doey!

Nn{XImc³ \¼qcnbpsS ssIbnÂ\n¶v


h|nbn Âh¨v k¡dnbbpsS IYbpsS
ssIsbgp¯p tIm¸n \jvSs¸«p. AXdnª
Hcp kplr¯v:
Ipd¨v a\Êncv¯t| Xncpta\n.
AtXt¸m \¶mboXv. Rm\m a\Êvcv¯|ocv
¶Xv? IÅ\sÃ.

]pXnb `q\nbawh¶v ]m«hpw


an¨hmchpsaÃmw \jvSs¸« \¼qcn
PohntXm]mb¯n\v Hcp ssdkv anÃn«p.
AXns\¸än At±lwXs¶ ]dªXv:
]s|ms¡ CÃs¯ s\ÃpIp¯o«m
Npäp]mSp tÅmcv IgntªÀ¶Xv. C¶vt¸m
AhcsS s\Ãv Ip¯o«m CïvtÅmcv
ItgyWXv. Ime¯nsâ Hcp ad¨ev
AZv`pXmtW!
Hcp \mbÀ \¼qcntbmSv: \¼qcn
\mbÀkv{Xosb IeymWw Ign¨m AXns\´m
]dbpI?
\¼qcn: k½´w.
\mbÀ: A´ÀP\w \mbsc IeymWw
Ign¨mtem?
\¼qcn: kwit|m, Ak½´w
(Akw_Ôw!)

_Ên Ibdnb \¼qcn {im²¯n¶p


Z£nWsN¿pt¼msg¶t]mse Hmw XXv kXv
F¶p ]dªmWv I|IvSÀ¡v Imip
sImSp¯Xv. kwibsam¶pap|mbnÃ,
kp{im²akvXp F¶p ]dªpsIm|mWv
I|IvSÀ Imip hm§nbXv (I|IvSdpw
\¼qcnbmbncp¶p.)

Fs´¦nepw XctW F¶p bmNn¨ Hcp


]n¨¡mct\mSp \¼qcn:
\¼qcmcv hm§mtdÅp, sImSv¡mdnÃy.
\¼qcn Hcp ]pXnb hosSSp¸n¨p. AXn\p
Npäpw aXn sI«n¡msX ap³`mK¯v
hnkvXcns¨mcp tKäv am{Xw sh¸n¨p. CsX´m
C§s\sb¶p tNmZn¨htcmSv \¼qcn:
acymZ¡mÀ¡v hcm³ ]SnIqSm|v Itgym.
AtXm |Xv h¨p. IŽmcv hcm|ncn¡m³
aXnepsI«os«m¶pw Hcp Imtcymey.
C¡me¯v. AtXm|Xp th|m¶p sh¨p.

Hcp \¼qcnsb asämcnïp\n¶v Hcp


sNdp¸¡mc³\¼qcn h¶v \msf
Nm¯ap®m³ hcWw¶v £Wn¨p. At¸mÄ
\¼qcn:
\meokw apt¼ h¶v ]tdt|À¶p.
AXptI«v sNdp¸¡mc³ \¼qcn:
CjvSÃy¦nev hc|m.
sNdp¸¡mc³\¼qcn t]mbn¡gnªt¸mÄ
AI¯vÅmfv h¶v Nm¯¯n\p t]mWntÃ
F¶p tNmZn¨t¸mÄ \¼qcn:
t]m|v. ´m¨m \n¡vjvS|v!

\¼qcnbpsS ssIbn c|p ]gw. H¶v \t¶


sNdpXv. H¶v \t¶ hepXpw. \¼qcn
sNdpsXSp¯v IqsSbpÅ \¼qcn¡p sImSp¯v
hepXv sXmenIfªv Ign¡m³ XpS§n.
AXpI|v atä \¼qcn:
lmbv lmbv! sâ \¼qcn, Rm\msW¦nev
sNdvXv Rm\vSv¯v hevXv X\n¡pXcpw.
DS³ atä \¼qcn:
AX¶ytà Rm\pw sNbvXXv.

]«·msc¸än \¼qcn:
aq¶phn[¯nepÅ ]«½mcv a\pjysc
ehteiw t{Zmln¡nÃ. H¶v: N¯]«cv, c|v:
P\n¡m¯ ]«cv, aq¶v: Nn{X¯nev ]«cv.

iuN¯n\p Ipf¯nse¯nb \¼qcn


Ipf¡Shn shůnsâ \nc¸n\p
sXm«papIfnepÅ
Iev]Shnencn¡pIbmbncp¶ XSnb³
]t«cntbmSv:
]t«cn H¶v c|v Iev]Sy§sSd§ncn¡y. ¶m
\n¡v Hcp Iev]tSw Fd§m|v
ChsScv¶q|s¶ iuNw Xcmhpw.
Cïv ]nÞkZybmWv. FÃmhcpw
D®m\ncn¡p¶p. A¡c]v^³ ]eh«w
{]Ya³ hm§n IW¡ne[nIw
Ign¨pIgnªncn¡p¶p. hnf¼pImc³
]nt¶bpw hnf¼m³ XpS§nbt¸mÄ
A¡c]v^³ Ce
aS¡n¸nSn¨psIm|p¨¯nÂ:
C\n th| hmtkhm, ´m¨mev Rm\pw
HSaÊ\tÃ.
(B CÃs¯¯s¶bmhpIsIm|v IqSpXÂ
Ign¡cpXtÃm F¶ÀYw.)

Cïv ]¯mb¸pcbpsS ]Wn \S¡p¶


Imew. Xpemw \nc¯nbt¸mÄ \¼qcn
AXnt·Â Ibdn\n¶v Nph«nÂ
\nev¡p¶hcpsS Xebnte¡v shÅw
IpSªp. AXp XebnembhÀ taevt]m«p
t\m¡n tZjys¸«t¸mÄ \¼qcn:
XpematÃ, hÀj|mhpw.
DtÆm F¶p tNmZn¨v Ahcnsemcp
sNdp¸¡mc³ Ibdns¨¶v shÅw Xfn¨
\¼qcn¡p \Ã \menSn sImSp¯n«p ]dªp:
XpemhÀj¯ns\m¸w CSow |mhpw.
|mhpw |mhpw, kwiey.
Hcnïv AXnYnbmbns¨¶ amS¼v
IpªpIp«t\mSv BXntYb³\¼qcn
Ipie{]iv\¯n\nSbv¡v:
t«m amS¼v, hsS apdp¡tWmcmcqey.
AtXm|v hntcm[ey.
_oUn, knKcävþþþþB htIw ]Xnhney.
AtXm|pw shjaey.
Im¸n, NmbþþþþA§t\w ]XnhnÃy.
Hs¡ymcp ]tga«mhsS. amS¼nâhsSyms¡´m
k{¼Zmbw?
AhtSw CsXm¶pw ]Xnhneymt¯mcv|v.
]t£, Ahscms¡ sXmgv¯nem¶vam{Xw.

XncpthK¸pd¯¼e¯nsâbpw aäp c|paq¶v


A¼e§fpsSbpw apàymÀImcyØ\mbncp¶
cma\SocnbpsS `cWw aäp ]e \¼qcnamÀ¡pw
]nSn¡mXmbn. AhÀ At±l¯nsâ t]cnÂ
tIkpsImSp¯p. ap³kn¸v ASocnsb
t\m«okb¨p hcp¯n IW¡v lmPcm¡m³
Iev]n¨p. At¸mÄ ASocn:
Rm³ IWs¡m¶pw FgvXmdney.
AsX´m?
A¼e§fnse sNehn\v ]t| Hcp
IW¡v|v. C¶n¶ Imcy¯n\v C{X{X
sNehv|v AtXm|v AsXm¶pw
FgpXnhbv¡| Imcyey.
AXpicnbÃ. IW¡pSs\
lmPcm¡WwþþþþtImSXn Iev]n¨p.
c|mgvNs¯ Ah[n thWwþþþASocn At]
£n¨p.
]änÃ, c|p Znhkw XcmwþþþþtImSXn
Iev]n¨p.
tImSXnbnÂ\n¶p aS§nb ASocn Ipsd
IWs¡gp¯pImsc hcp¯n¨v Hmtcm hchpw
Hmtcm sNehpw Hmtcm ]mb ISemknÂ
hnkvXcns¨gpXn¨p. ]n¶oSv B ISemskÃmw
H¶nt\msSm¶v F¶ a«nsem«n¨p. FÃmwIqsS
\nc¯nhbv¡m³ Hcp henb
ssaXm\ap|mbmepw aXnbmhnÃ. AsXÃmw
Nn¡¸mb Npcp«p¶t]mse Npcp«nsbSp¸n¨v
]dª ZnhkwXs¶ tImSXnbn lmPcm¡n.
AXpI|v ap³kn¸v:
CsX´m, C§s\bmtWm IW¡p
lmPcm¡p¶Xv?
F§s\ lmPcm¡Ww¶v
Iev]t\|mbneysem, AtXm|v
C§s\bmWv kuIcyw¶v tXm¶n A§s\
FgpXn¨p. c|p ZnhkwsIm|v lmPcm¡m³
km[n¡sW¦nev Hmtcm IW¡pw
Hmtcmcv¯scs¡ms|gpXn¡Ww. AXn\v Hcp
]pkvXIw ]änÃ. Hmtcm ISemkv sImSp¯v
Hmtcmcp¯scs¡ms|gvXnt¡|nh¶p.
ISemknsâ {Iaw sXäm|ncn¡m³
{Ia¯nsem«nt¡yw sNbvXp.
Hcp \¼qcn asämcp \¼qcntbmSv:
shdpwhbänse{X t\{´¸gw Ign¡m³
Ignbpw \¼qcn¡v.
H¶v.
t\{´¸gw H¶n¨v hngv§m³ Igntbvm,
\¼qcn¡v.
Cey, IjvWw IjvWmbn«v s]m«n¨v Ign¡pw.
As¸m \¼qco, Hcv IjvW§Sv sN¶m hbdv
shdpwhbdÃm|mhvtÃy. ]ns¶§\ym
ASp¯ IjvWw shdpwhbänev Ign¡ym.
Xms\s¶ ]än¨qtem! Dw, \¼qcysà ]än¨Xv.
kmcÃy.

Hcp \¼qcntbmSv HcmÄ: FhSym CÃw?


A§v hS¡m.
hSs¡shSym?
M! AXdotey! (\¼qcn Hmtcm Zn¡nte¡pw
ssI Nq|n¡mWn¨psIm|v) CXv Ing¡v, CXv
sX¡v, CXv ]Snªmdv, Zm CXm hS¡v.

Hcp \¼qcn thsdmcp \¼qcntbmSv:


FhnSym CÃw?
sX¡m.
sXs¡hnSym?
sXt¡ Aä¯m.
sXt¡ Aä¯m¨m AhsS§\m Nmt¯m«vm!
(sXt¡m«p Xncnªncp¶p thWatÃm {im²
aq«m³.)

BZycm{Xnbp|mb hntij§Ä
]dbmsat¶äncp¶ Hcp \¼qcnbphmhnt\mSv
hnhml¸ntä¶v Iq«pImÀ:
M, C¶se Fs´m¡ym|mbXv¶v
hnkvXcn¨v§Sv ]dbvm, tI¡s«.
\¼qcnbphmhv \mWwsIm|mhmw H¶pw
]dªnÃ.
¶memZy|mb kw`hw ]dbvm.
ho|pw au\w.
F¶m Xm³ BZyw ]dªhms¡´m¶v
]dbvm.
\¼qcnbphmhv AXpw ]dªnÃ.
¶m AXpw th|, BZyw ]dªhm¡nsâ
BZys¯ A£cw ]dªm aXnsb¶mbn
Iq«pImÀ.
At¸mÄ \¼qcnbphmhv Mv F¶p ]dªp.
Mv F¶v BZy£cmbns«mcv hmt¡m!
Iq«pImÀ AZv`pXt¯msS tNmZn¨p. AXptI«v
\¼qcnbphmhv heXpssIbnsâ \mephncepw
aS¡n sNdphncÂsIm|v h[phns\ MvSv, F¶v
ASpt¯¡p hnfn¨ cwKw
hnkvXcn¨`n\bn¨pImWn¨p.
PetZmjw Ieiemb \¼qcn Bip]{XnbnÂ
sN¶t¸mÄ tUmIvSÀ:
F´m {S_vÄ?
hm«À{S_vfm. (PetZmjw F¶ÀYw)

_Ên Ibdnbncn¡p¶ \¼qcntbmSv


]pd¯p\n¶v Hcp bmNI³:
hÃXpw XctW.
XcWws¶ms¡|v. ]t£¦nev F´m sNbvm.
bm{X¡mÀ ssIbpw Xebpw
]pd¯nScvsX¶tà FgpXnsh¨ncn¡WXv
_Ênev.

cm{Xn IW¡pIq«ns¡m|ncns¡ Imcyس


\¼qcntbmSv:
Dd¡w hcp¶p.
\¼qcn tZjyw `mhn¨psIm|v
X\ns¡´m \mhntÃ, s¸m hc|m¶v
]dªqsS Hd¡¯nt\mSv.
_Ên Ibdp¶ \¼qcntbmSv I|IvSÀ
NnÃd thWw F¶p ]dªt¸mÄ \¼qcn:
`mKyw! t\m«v thWw¶v ]dªnÃysem!

HcmÄ \¼qcntbmSv:
\¼qcn¡v t{]X§fn hnizmkt|m?
Xms\sâ ap¼nev \n¡ps¼m
hnizkn¡m|ncn¡m³ ]tävm.

`q]cnjvIcWwaqew kzs¯Ãmw \jvSs¸«


Hcp \¼qcn Xsâ {]mc_v[§Ä
Ab¡mct\mSp ]dªt¸mÄ AbmÄ
]pÑkzc¯nÂ:
sX|n¡tWbv, sX|n¡Ww. (tPmen
sN¿Ww F¶ÀYw)
sX|n¡Ww¶v Rm\pw XoÀ¨ym¡yS¡pWp.
Bsc thWw¶v XoÀ¨ym¡e§Sv Ignªneym
t¶Åp (sX|n¡pI F¶Xn\v
]n¨sbSp¸n¡pI F¶pw AÀYap|tÃm.)
\¼qcn ]papJ¯ncn¡pt¼mÄ Hcp
]m{Xwhnev]\¡mc³ h¶p. AbmÄ
\¼qcntbmSv:
kväo¸m{Xw, Aeqan\nb¸m{Xw,
Hm«p]m{Xw..... FÃmap|v. GXm
tht|Xmthm.
Cs¸m¶pw th|.
F¶m ]tg ]m{X§fvs|¦nseSp¡pw.
AXptI« \¼qcn tZjyw `mhn¨psIm|v:
ChsS ]tg ]m{X§fvs|¦nev Xms\Sv¡pw,
tÃy! AXpw Rm\nhSn§s\cn¡pt¼m! ¶m
AsXm¶p ImWWsem. Xms\Sv¡vm ImWs«!

kplr¯p¡fmb \¼qcnamjpw
\¼ymcpamjpwIqSn tXmWnbn Ibdnbncp¶v
IShp IS¡pIbmWv. AhÀ Hmtcm¶p
]dbp¶Iq«¯n CÃs¯¯m³ C¯ncn
_²¸mSps|¶p ]dª \¼qcnamtjmSv
\¼ymcpamjv:
_²¸mSps|¦nev \S¡vmhpw t`Zw.
DSs\ \¼qcnamjv:
tXmWoepw tXcnsevms¡ bm{XsN¿ps¼m
\S¡W kz`mhw \¼qcmÀ¡nÃy,
\¼ym·mÀt¡Åp. AtXm|mWtem
tXcntedn \SsIm|p ap\o{μ³ ¶v
Ip©³\¼ymscgpXoXv.

tIcf¯n {]Kev`cmb ]ÞnX·mcps|


¶ptI«v Ahsc tXmev]n¡Wsa¶
Dt±iyt¯msS Xangv\m«nÂ\n¶v Hcp imkv{Xn
hnjaw]nSn¨ Hcp tNmZyhpambnh¶v AhcnÂ
]etcbpw I|p. AhÀ¡mÀ¡pw B
tNmZy¯nsâ D¯cw ]dbm³ IgnªnÃ.
Ahkm\w \SphnÂaT¯n hÃhcpapt|m
F¶dnbm³ AhnsSs¨¶p. At¸mÄ AhnsS
Acnsh¸pImc\mbn IqSnbncn¡p¶ Hcp
\¼qcn At±lt¯mSp tNmZn¨p:
´m, FhvSv¶m?
X©mhqcp\n¶v.
´m hntijw?
Hcp tNmZyhpambn h¶Xm. ChSs¯
sImesIm¼·mÀs¡m¶pw D¯cw ]dbm³
IgnªnÃ.
FhsSyms¡t¸mbn?
Xncp¶mhmbaTw, sXt¡aTw F¶pth|,
alm]ÞnX·mcps|¶p tIÄ¡p¶ FÃm
Zn¡nepw t]mbn.
BMvlm! ¶«v AhÀ¡mÀ¡pw D¯cw ]dym³
IgnªntÃy! ¶m Rms\m¶p t\m¡s«.
imkv{XnIÄ ]pÑt¯msSbmsW¦nepw
tNmZyw sImSp¯p.
\¼qcn AXpt\m¡n aS¡ns¡mSp¡pt¼mÄ
C§s\ ]dªp: CXn\n
ImWn¡tWmtcmsSms¡ IotgtSmw t\m¡o¶v
]dtªmfp t«zm!

\memÄ IqSp¶nSt¯¡p t]mIpt¼mÄ


Xmt¡m¡q«w Acbn¯ncpIpI F¶Xv
]|p \¼qcnamÀ Hcp tIa¯ambn
IW¡m¡nbncp¶p. A§s\
Xmt¡m¡q«hpambn apdP]¯n\p
h¶hcn ap«Êp\¼qcnbpap|mbncp¶p.
At±l¯nsâ Acbn ]t£,
Xmt¡m¡q«aà D|mbncp¶Xv. Ccp¼nsâ
IjW§fmWv. Cu {]tXyIX
FÃmhcptSbpw {i²bnÂs¸Sphm³th|n
AsXÃmw Ipep¡ns¡m|mWv At±l¯nsâ
\S¯w. CXdnª cmPmhv ap«Êns\ hnfn¨v
Imcyat\zjn¨p. At¸mÄ ap«Êv:
Xmt¡mev|m¡m\vÅ Ccv¼m.
CïmI¸msS H¶pc|v Xmt¡mteÅp. AXv
sIm|cm³ ]änÃ. ASv¯vtÅmtcmSv tNmZn¨«v
X¶qÃy. C\nbo shjaw |mhcvXtÃm¨«v
]¯ncp]sX®§Sv |m¡n¨fbm¶v¨p.
AXn\vÅ Ccv¼mXv. C§Sv t]mcW
hgos¶ms¡ ]d¡nSv¯Xm.
\¼qcn _Ên KpcphmbqÀ¡v
t]mhpIbmbncp¶p. ]m§v F¶ Øew
Ignªt¸mÄ \¼qcn ]dªp:
C\n Fd§m³ ]m§veym|mbn.
(]m§ney F¶ hm¡n\v h¿
F¶À°ap|tÃm.)

Ip©p\¼qcn¡v ]meS hnf¼pt¼mÄ


hnf¼pImct\mSv:
\n¡nXkmcw sNÃpw. AtXm|v Xm³ Zm
ChsS \n¶v sâteev Xocpwap¼v Xocpwap¼v
shf¼ns¡m |ncpt¶mfq.
F{X|v shf¼|ocpw!
]dymw: sImtd§Smhps¼m Rm³ th|m¶p
]tdw. As¸m \nÀ¯cvXv. ]nt¶w shf¼Ww.
sImtd¡gos¼m Rm³ th| th|m¶v
ssIbv Im«n¸tdvw. A¸fpw \nÀ¯cvXv.
sImtd¡gnªm Fsâ DÅnâpÅo¶v
\nhtt¿..... ¶v Hcv i_vZw Rm\dnbm|v s]m
´pw. As¸m Hsc«p IbnepwIqSn shf¼n
aäptÅmÀ¡v shf¼m³ s]mt¡mfvm.
sX|n¯ncnªv F§p\nt¶m henªptIdn
Cïp h¶p IqSnbncn¡p¶ Hcp
\mbsbs¡m|pÅ ieyw kln¡msX
h¶t¸mÄ D®n \¼qcmscÃmwIqSn AXns\
hIhcp¯m³ \nivNbn¨p. Fdnªp
sImÃtWmþþþþXÃns¡mÃtWmþþþþAXmbn
]n¶s¯ BtemN\. AXptI«v
]qapJ¯ncn¡p¶ A]v^³ \¼qcn:
tlbv, AsXm¶pw th|.
¶m¸ns¶ F´m ths|, A]v^³Xs¶
]dbq.
]dbmw. Hscfv¸hgo|v. Hscmsädv¡v IY
Igow.
\msbs¡mÃm³ Et¡m!þþþþD®n\¼qcmÀ¡v
AXv`pXambn. E¡ sNmÃym \mb Nmthvm!
sNmÃym NmhvÃym, sNbvXm Nmhpw.
AsX§\ym B E¡v sN¿vm?
]dªvXcmw. {i²n¨v tIt«mfq. Fs´¦nepw
Hcp kq{Xw {]tbmKn¨v \mtb Zm, B Hc¸csS
Aä¯vÅ Nmbv]nte¡§Sv tIävm.
AXn\pap¼v ]gv¯ sX§v½Sev½¶v
\os|mcp hgNo´n \sÃmcp
IpSv¡v|m¡WwþþþþDucm¦pSp¡v. F¶n«v
Nmbv¸nev IS¶S¡W \mtb Fs´¦nepw
kq{Xw {]tbmKn¨v sasà s]md¯bv¡v
hcv¯vm. AXn\papt¼ HcmfvþþþkaÀ°\mb
HcmfvþþþþNmbv ]nsâ hmXnensâ C{]w
\mbbv¡v ImWm³ h¿m¯hn[¯nev
\n¡Ww. \mb sasà hmXnev IS¶v s]md¯v
hcvs¼m IpSv¡v \mbsS Xtes¡msS
Igv¯nen«v Hscmävdv¡v. IYIgow, kwiÃy.

hgntbmc¯p|v t]m¯nÃmsX Hcp


t]m¯pwh|n \pIw \ne¯p
Ip¯n\nev¡p¶p. Hcp _Êv h¶v AXnsâ
ap¼n \n¶p. NneÀ Cd§p¶p. NneÀ
Ibdp¶p. AXn\nSbn h|n¡mc³ h|n¡p
sI«m\pÅ t]m¯ns\ sIm|ph¶p _Ênsâ
ap¼n \nÀ¯p¶p. AXpI|t¸mÄ _Ênsâ
ap³koänencn¡p¶ \¼qcn:
GXms¸mXnev t]m¯v.

Hcp \¼qcn: sXt¡m«v sXt¡m«v t]mbym


\¼qcmcpsS CÃt¸scms¡ \¶ tamim.
FtSgn{]w, tate gn{]w, Xmtg{]w
s¶mIymþþþþAtà IpgntªSm.
AXn\v IpgntªS¯nsâ adp]Sn: kwit|m
s]m«¡pgo, almtamiw!
\¼qcn \qdpcq] hne ]dª acw
A¼Xpdp¸nIbvt¡ DÅpsh¶v I¨hS¡mc³.
\¼qcn Iq«m¡nbnÃ. HSphn I¨hS¡mc³:
¶m Adp]Xpdp¸nI Xcm \jvSmbmepw.
Xncpta\n¡sÃ.
\¼qcn: F\n¡v \jvSmhcvXv¶vtÅm|¶ym
]dªXv, \qds¶ thWw¶v.

IpSn¨ \¼qcn t_m[wsISmsXXs¶ hgnbnÂ


hoWp. A§s\ hoWp InS¡p¶ \¼qcntbmSv
AXphgn h¶ Hcp ]cnNb¡mc³:
F´p]än Xncpta\n!
]äoXÃ, ]än¨Xm.
Bcv!
AI¯vÅmfv.
(At¸mÄ AI¯pÅþþþþhbänepÅ
BfvþþþþIÅv. \¼qcn`mjbn AI¯pÅmÄ
F¶ph¨m `mcy F¶pIqSnbp|v.)

FÃmhcpw ioe¡pS NqSm³


XpS§n¡gnªIme¯pw Hcp \¼qcn
Hme¡pS ]nSn¨p \S¡p¶Xp I| HcmÄ: F
´m, \¼qcns¡mcp ioe¡pS hm§n¡qsS
AXptI«v \¼qcn: F´n\mWn\n thsd
hm§WXv. CsXsâ ioes¡mS¶ymWsem.
ioeamb IpS ioe¡pS.

\¼qcn Cïn\cnIn Hcp aTw


]WnbWsa¶p \nivNbn¨p. c|psImÃw
Ignªn«pw AXp ]Wnbn¡m³ IgnªnÃ.
A§s\bncns¡ HcmÄ \¼qcntbmSp
tNmZn¨p:
aTw]Wn F´mbn.
\¼qcn H¶pw an|nbnÃ.
AXn\m AbmÄ tNmZyw BhÀ¯n¨p.
\¼qcn an|nbnÃ.
AXpI|v AbmÄ: a\ÊnembntÃ?
\¼qcn: Hmslm! a\Ênembn«v c|psImÃmbn.
(aTw ]WnbWsa¶v a\Ên IcpXnbn«v
F¶À°w.)

InWänend§m³ Ffp¸hgn tNmZn¨


\¼qcntbmSv GWnsh¨nd§nbm aXnsb¶v
HcmÄ ]dªpsImSp¯p. AX\pkcn¨v
GWnsh¨nd§pt¼mÄ ImepsXän hoWp.
AhnsS¡nS¶psIm|v \¼qcn:
GWnsh¨nd§ym {X Ffvs¸¯pw¶v
\nco¨nÃy!

Ft´m hnUvVn¯w sNbvX ]\\¼qcntbmSv


At±l¯nsâ _Ôphmb \¼qcn: ]\bv¡v
Xteeà XSoemWtem tNmdv.

Hcp \¼qcnbphmhns\ I¸n¯m³


DtZymK¯n\pÅ CâÀhyqhn\p hnfn¨p.
CâÀhyq sN¿p¶ BÄ AbmtfmSv:
I¸temSn¨p ]pdwISense¯pt¼m
s]s«s¶mcp Imäphcp¶p. \n§Ä F´p
sN¿pw?
\¼qcn: \¦qcSpw.
`b¦c ag hcp¶p. A¸tgm?
A¸fpw \¦qcSpw.
ISep hÃmsX CfInadnbp¶p. A¸tgm?
A¸fpw \¦qcSpw.
CXp tI«v CâÀhyq sN¿p¶ BÄ¡v
Acniwh¶p. AXn\m At±lw:
F´m \n§Ä¡p tXm¶pt¼msgms¡ \¦qcw
CSem?
DS³ \¼qcn: \n§Ä¡v tXm¶pt¼ms¡
Imäpw tImfpw atgw |mhem!
]|p Xsâ ]m«¡pSnbm\pw Ct¸mÄ
{]apJhyhkmbnbpamb Hcp {]amWnbpsS
ho«n Hcp \¼qcn sNÃp¶p. Krlس
\¼qcnsb Xsâ ]Xnh\\pkcn¨v icn¡pw
kXvIcn¡m³ H¶p c|p Kvfmkn aZyw
]IÀ¶psh¨v AXn shÅsamgn¡m³
`mhn¨p.
At¸mÄ \¼qcn: thWw¶vÃy.
´m, Xncpta\n Ign¡ntÃy!
tlm tlm!, shsÅmgn¡W¶vÃym¶v
]dsª.

am¸nfelf¡me¯v Hcp \¼qcn asämcp


\¼qcntbmSv: elf¡mcv Cuhgn¡v
XncnªS¡pWq¶m tIt«. DSs\
FhSs¡¦nepw t]m|ocpw. FhSbv¡m
tht|¶v C¸¯s¶ Xocpam\n¨v sNbvIym
\ÃXv.
F\n¡Xv thWw¶vÃy.
AsX´m?
ta¯½mc¡sc¯o¶v tI«maXn, Fsâ
IYIgow.
Sn¡änÃmsX h|nIbdnb \¼qcntbmSv
Sn.Sn.BÀ: I|m \à am\y³, k©mcw
IÅh|oepw.
AXptI«v \¼qcn: As¸m CXv IÅh|ym!
Rm³ \à h|ym¨«m tIdoXv. F´m\ns¸m
sN¿vm!

shfp¯m«v \mcmbW³ \¼qcn Kpcphmbqcp


sXmgpXpaS§n _kvkväm³UnÂsN¶v
X\n¡p Ibtd| _Ênte¡p Ibdpt¼mÄ
I|IvSÀ Iqä\mSm F¶p tNmZn¨p. DSs\
\¼qcn: AÃ, shfp¯mSm.

Be¯qÀ {Kma¡mcmb \¼qcnamÀ¡v


]pWyml¯n\v ]pWyml¨p|§ th|,
a{´w Ipsd IqSpXep|pXm\pw, AXn\mÂ
aäp {Kma¡mcmb \¼qcnamÀ C§s\ \kyw
]dbpw:
Be¯qcvImcsS ]pWyml¯n\v a{´w
PmkvXn, ^ew \mkvXn.(^e¯n\v Imb
F¶pw {]tbmP\wþþþþKpWw
F¶paÀYap|tÃm.)

\¼qcn Xsâ aq¯ aI\psam¯v HcnS¯p


t]mIpt¼mÄ hgn¡psh¨v Hcp ]cnNb¡mc³
IqsSbpÅ aI³ aq¯tXm CfbtXm F¶p
kwibw tXm¶nbXpsIm|v C§s\
tNmZn¨p:
Cbmfsà aq¯Xv?
kwibap|mbnÃ, \¼qcn Dd¸n¨p ]dªp.
AÃ, Rm\m aq¯Xv.

henbNc¡n AS{]Ya³ Bªv\n¶v


Cf¡ns¡m|ncn¡p¶Xn\nSbnÂ
tZlÞ¡mc³ \¼qcnbpsS tImWIagnªv
F§s\tbm {]Ya\n hoWp. kZybv¡v Ce
hbv¡mdmbncn¡pIbmWv. {]Ya³ c|maXv
hbv¡m³ kabanÃ. F´p
sN¿Wsa¶dnbmsX ]mNI¡mcnsemcmÄ
Krlس \¼qcnbpsS ASp¡Â sN¶p
hnhcw ]dªp. AXptI«v At±lw:
]mbk¯nev tImWw hoWq¨mev
tImWip²mbn. \miw. AtXm|v
]mbk¯nev hoWv Aip²mb tImWw
FSv¯v ap¡n ip²m¡ot« DSp¡mhq¶v ]dbvm,
AbmtfmSv.

F´p tNmZn¨mepw Hcp \¼qcn CÃ Ft¶


]dbq. Hcp agZnhkw CïpsN¶ asämcp
\¼qcn \mepsI«p tNmcp¶XpI|v F´m
\¼qcn tNmÀt¨|vtÃy F¶p tNmZn¨p.
AXn\p¯cambn \¼qcn
]dªXn§s\bmWv.
inhinh, tNmÀ¨yÃms|m¶qÃy!

\¼qcn¡p am{Xaà kz¯pw `qanbpw [mcmfw


F¶p hcp¯m\mbn Hcp ]pXpaSnÈoe¡mc³
Xsâ tXm«§fpsS hnkvXoÀ®s¯¡pdn¨v
\¼qcntbmSv ]dbp¶ Iq«¯n cmhnse
ImsdSv¯nd§nbm ssIhiapÅ FÃm
`qanbpw Ht¶mSn¨p t\m¡n
aS§nsb¯pt¼mtg¡pw kÔybmIpw F¶p
]dªp.
CXptI«v \¼qcn: A¯scmcv Imdv
ChtSw|mÀ¶p. Hcmtf¡nt«ys¸m thw
sImSp¯v Is¿mgnt¡y|mtby.
\¼qcn AXymhiyambn ]pd¯pt]mIm³
Hcp§n\nev¡pt¼mÄ Hcp k¶ymkn
Ibdnh¶p. \¼qcn thKw AI¯p sN¶v
`n£sbSp¯p sIm|ph¶p sImSp¯t¸mÄ
k¶ymkn At±lt¯mtSmtcm¶p tNmZn¡m³
XpS§n:
Iminbn t]mbn«pt|m?
CÃy.
cmtaizcw?
CÃy.
EjntIiw?
£asI« \¼qcn k¶ymkntbmSv:
kzman Xcqcv t]mbn«pt|m?
CÃ.
Xncqcv?
CÃ.
Xm\qcv?
CÃ.
At©cn at©cn ]«n¡mSv ]mªmfv
F¶n§s\ tNmZyw CXphsc XpS§nbt¸mÄ
k¶ymkn thKw Øewhn«p.

a\bv¡semcp kZy \S¡pIbmWv.


kZybp®p¶hcn Ipgntb{]w HcSp¡pw
Nn«bpanÃm¯ a«nemWp®p¶sX¶pI|v
Krlس \¼qcn:
F´m Ipgntb{]w. Hcp `mtjÃym|v§s\!
`mtjÃymt|m? CXmsâ DuWnsâ `mj. Cu
`mtjep|mte F\n¡v ckmhq.

IYIfn¡¼¡mc\mb Hcp \¼qcn Cïv kz


´ambn Hcp IfnkwLw XpS§phm\pÅ
{ia¯nemWv. AXdnª asämcp \¼qcn
AhnsSs¨¶p. Krlس\¼qcn
At±l¯n\p IncoS§sfÃmw
ImWn¨psImSp¯psIm|v:
CXv ]¨sS, CXv XmSosS, CXv IcosS, CXv
IrjvWsâ F¶n§s\ ]dªpsImSp¯p.
CsXÃmwtI«v BKX³ \¼qcn
\nc¯n¯q¡nbn«ncn¡p¶ IncoS§Ä H¶v,
c|v, aq¶v, \mev, A©v, Bdv, Fs¶®n
apSnbmdmbn, C\n Ifn sXmS§ym
apSnbmdmhpw F¶p ]dªp.
(apSnbmdmbn F¶Xn\v \in¡mdmbn F¶pw
AÀYap|v.)
A\p_Ôw
A\p_Ôwþ1
NmIymÀ^enX§Ä

Hcp NmIymcpsS apJw Xosc


`wKnbnÃm¯XmWv. ]t£, tX¨pI|mtem
_lptIahpw. Cu NmIymÀ Znhkhpw
A¼e¯n t]mIpt¼mÄ XoÀYw hm§m³
Hcp sIm¨psam´ sIm|pt]mIpw. Hcp
Znhkw XoÀYw \evIp¶ im´n¡mc³ sam
´bpsS hr¯ntISp I|v NmIymtcmSv:
ssl! NmIymcsS tam´! F¶v ]mXn¡psh¨v
\ndp¯n. At¸mÄ F¶pw apgpan¨nÃ.
tX¨m \¶mhpw¶m FÃmhcpw ]tdsW
F¶p apgpan¸n¨p. (sam´bv¡v NneÀ tam´
F¶pw ]dbmdp|v. apJ¯n\pw tam´ F¶p
]dbmdp|tÃm.)

A½mh³NmIymÀ acpaIs\ Iq¯p]dbm³


]Tn¸n¡pIbmWv. asäÃmw \Ãt]mse
hiamIp¶p|v. ]t£, th|nS¯v ^enXw
]dbm³ am{Xw F{X ]Tn¸n¨n«pw AbmÄ
]Tn¡p¶nÃ. AXn\m A½mh³
ipWvTn]nSn¨v acpaIs\ \¶msbm¶Sn¨p.
F¶n«pw ipWvTn ian¡mbvIbm Hcp
Nhn«pwsImSp¯p.
DSs\ acpaI³: ASnt¨S¯v Xfn¡m|v
Nhn«cvXv¶tà ]dbmdv.
AXptI«v A½mh³ kt´mjt¯msS:
\¶mbn, C§s\ tXm¶s«. Iq¯p]td¼fpw
C§s\ Hmtcm¶v ths|S¯v tXm¶s«.

tImhneI¯v Kw`oc IqSnbm«ap|v.


AXdnª cmP]Xv\n Iq¯n\p h¶ncn¡p¶
NmIym·mcn Hcp sNdp¸¡mct\mSp
tNmZn¨p: ¶mcm iqÀ¸WJ sI«WXv.
\n¿m¶m ]dsª.
CXptI«v cmP]Xv\n¡v Ieiemb
ipWvTnh¶p. AhÀ DS³Xs¶sN¶v
cmPmhnt\mSv Bt£]w ]dªp. cmPmhv
NmIymsc hcp¯n tNmZn¨p.
NmIymÀ hn\bm\znXw ]dªp:
Ft¶mSv A½mh³ ]dªXm, \n¿m C¶v
iqÀ¸WJ sI«WXv¶v.
(cmPmhnsâ `mcy hncq]nWnbmbncp¶p.
F¶m `mhw efnXbptSXpw.
AXn\memfpIÄ clkyambn Ahsc
iqÀ¸WJ F¶mWv hnfn¡mdv.)
]s|mcp Zn¡n AXy[nIw kv{Xoe¼S\mbn
`kvtam¯v ]t«cn Fs¶mcmfp|mbncp¶p.
AhnsSsbmc¼e¯n B ]t«cnIqSn
k¶nlnX\mbn«pÅ kZÊn Hcp NmIymÀ
Iq¯p]dbpt¼mÄ kμÀ`ap|m¡n IpfnIpdn
tXhmc§sf¡pdn¨v
hnkvXcn¡p¶Xn\nSbnÂ: Zm AhsScn¡W
s]®v§fnev `kvaw
sXmSm¯Xmbn«msc¦nept|m¶v t\m¡vm.
|mhnÃyms¶md¸m.
CXptI«v hywKyw a\Ênem¡n kv{XoIsfÃmw
XeXmgv¯n. `kvtam¯v ]t«cnbpsS
apJwhmSpIbpw sNbvXp. ]n¶osSmcn¡epw
At±lw ]ckv{Xo kwKaw
sNbvIbp|mbn«nÃ.
A\p_Ôwþ2
am¸nf^enX§Ä

Hcp lmPn tImSXnbn Xsâ tIkv


Xm³Xs¶ hmZn¡p¶XpI|v ap³kn^v:
c|pdp¸nI sImSp¯v Hcp h¡oens\
hbv¡mbncv¶nsà F¶p tNmZn¨p DS³ lmPn:
c|pdp¸nIbv¡v lmPcmhW
h¡oe·mscms¡ ap³kn¸·mcmbnt¸mbn.
(Cu ap³kn^v ASp¯ Znhkwhsc AtX
tImSXnbn h¡oembncp¶p.)

Imf¡¨hS¡mc³ acbv¡mcpIm¡ ssIbnÂ


]WanÃmXmbt¸mÄ `mcybpsS amebpw
hfbpw Ducnhm§n _m¦n sN¶t¸msgmcp
hnjaw. ]cnNbapÅhcpsS B`cWw am{Xta
]WbsaSp¡pIbpÅq. acbv¡mÀ ]yq¬apXÂ
A¡u|âphscbpÅhcpsSsbÃmw
Imep]nSn¨p t\m¡n. bmsXmcp c£bpanÃ
]cnNbap|v F¶v Bcpw ]dbp¶nÃ.
Ahkm\w lmPnbmÀ amt\PcpsS
apdnbnte¡p IS¶p. amt\Pcpw AXpXs¶
BhÀ¯n¨t¸mÄ aq¸À Itkcbn Ibdn
bncp¶psIm|v ]dªp:
¶m R½s¡m¶v ]cnNbs¸Smw, sâ t]cv
acbv¡mcv. _m¸msâ t]cv Aehn. Fsâ
]Wn Imf¡¨hSw. amt\icsS t]sc´m,
hosShSyvm.

\ndsb IrjnbpÅ ]d¼neqsS then


Ih¨pIS¶v Btcm hcp¶XpI|p
tImembn \nev¡p¶ _ocm³:
GXdm¼dt¶m\mSm then NmSWXv?
AbmÄ ASps¯¯nbt¸mÄ: ]St¨mt\!
sIm¨m¸ym! Rm³ _nNmcn¨p _m¸m¶v.

HcmÄ Hcp ]¿ns\ hm§nsIm|ph¶v


t\m«hnZKv²\mb
Ipªmen¡m¡sb¡mWn¨v A`n{]mbw
tNmZn¨p. ]¿n\v {]mb¡qSpXeps|¶v
a\Ênemb Ipªmen¡ AXbmtfmSv Xpd¶p
]dbm³ aSn tXm¶pIbm C§s\ ]dªp:
Xct¡sSm¶qey. ]t¡¦nev Cbns\
tamt¯zm¡n ]PvtP¶v hnfn¨m
Ipc¯t¡Sv|mhpw.
hnhmlZÃmfmb a½psshZyÀ
_m¸papkveymcpsS aIÄ¡v Hcp
]pXnbm]vfsb GÀ¸mSm¡ns¡mSp¯p.
AXn\v apkveymÀ sImSp¯ ZÃmÄ]Ww
IpdhmsW¶p I|t¸mÄ AbmÄXs¶ B
BtemN\ sXän¨p. ]pXnbm]vf ]n·mdm³
ImcWw sshZyÀXs¶bmsW¶p
a\Ênem¡nb apkveymÀ AbmtfmSv:
AÃ sshiytc, s]m´m\vÅ acp¶v \n§fm
sImSv¯Xv. A¼m\vÅ acp¶pw \n§fv
sImSp¯qsÃ!
(hkqcn s]m´m\pw A¼m\papÅ acp¶v
sImSp¡mdpÅXv HmÀ¡pI.)

a½plmPn XncsªSp¸n Pbn¨p.


A\pbmbnIÄ Pbt`cn apg¡n PmYbmbn
a½plmPnbpsS _¦vfmhnte¡v ""]qs¨|v!
]qs¨|v! a½plmPn¡v ]qs¨|v''
F¶phnfn¨p]dªpsIm|p hcp¶XpI|p.
a½plmPn _¦vfmhnsâ tImembnÂ\n¶p
apä¯nd§n\n¶v AhtcmSv Dds¡ hnfn¨p
]dªp:
F´v! ]qt¨|v¶m! a½zmPn¡v Bt\|v
Bt\ |v¶v hnfn¨p]d.
A´nab§nb t\c¯v Hcp am¸nfbpw
AbmfpsS sIt«ymfpwIqSn FhnsStbm t]mbn
aS§pIbmWv. am¸nf ap¶nepw sI«nbhÄ
]n¶nepw. teiw hnjaw]nSn¨
HcnSp¡nse¯nbt¸mÄ sI«nbhÄ I®v
ImWvWvÃy \n§sfm¶v \n¡v F¶p ]dªp.
AXptI«v am¸nf \S¶psIm|pXs¶
]dªp: I®v ImWvWvsænev \msf
shfn¨Ås¸m h¶v t\m¡nSv¡m. Cu cv«¯v
X¸ym ImtWvm I®v _ohmt¯vm, \obn§Sv
t]msc \msfh¶v t\m¡nsb Sv¡mw½¡v.

PohnX¯nse Imcy§f{Xbpw
\À½ckt¯mSpIqSn ho£n¡p¶
Ipªvl½ZvIm¡ Ft§ms«¦nepw
t]mIpt¼mÄ Ft§m«m F¶v Bsc¦nepw
tNmZn¨m DS³ hcpw adp]Sn:
Rmt\m, Rm³ R½sf _Ãy]Åo¡m.
§fpw A§Sv¶sÃ!
henb]Ån F¶ph¨m a¿¯p]d¼pÅþþþ
ivaim\apÅ ]Ån F¶À°w.
A§mSnbn \à am¼gw I|t¸mÄ
sskXmPn cs|®w hm§n. H¶v hepXpw
H¶p sNdpXpw. hgnbnÂh¨v F§s\tbm
henb am¼gw ssIbnÂ\n¶p Xmsg hoWp.
hoWXp Ipd¨[nIw hr¯nsI« Øe¯mWv.
F¶mepw lmPn ssIhiapÅ sNdnb am¼gw
AhnsSbn«p henb am¼gsaSp¯p XpS¨p
hr¯nbm¡n ho«nte¡p sIm|pt]mbn.

NnÃdbnÃm¯hcmcpw tId| F¶p ]dª


I| IvStdmSv _Ên Ibdp¶ ]mhs¸s«mcp
am¸nf: Rm´ s¶ymcv NnÃdvym It|s{S!
A\p_Ôwþ3
Xp©þIp© kμÀi\w

Ip©³\¼ymÀ¡v Xp©s¯gp¯Ñs\ I|v


hμn¨\p{Klw hm§Wsas¶mcm{Klw.
XpÅ¡fn, XpŸm«v
Ip©³\¼ymcvs¶ms¡ ]ecpw ]dbp¶p.
Bsf H¶pI|m sImÅmambncp¶p F¶v
Fgp¯Ñ\pw Hcp tamlw.
IhnIfpsS sImXnbmIbm Imew
AhÀ¡nSbnÂ\n¶p amdn\n¶p.
At§m«t\zjn¨psN¶p
I|`n\μn¡WX{X icnbÃ.
sNdp¸¡mc\tÃ, Al¦mc¯n\p
ImcWamtb¡mw. AXn\mÂ
Im¯ncn¡ys¶þþþ Fgp¯Ñ³ hnNmcn¨p.
tesimcp Kuch¡mc\m¶m tIt«¡sW.
sN¶pImWm³ k½Xnt¡ym
Bthmþþþþ\¼ymÀs¡mcp i¦.
(\¼qcnamcpambpÅ \nc´ck¼À¡wsIm|v
AhcpsS `mj am{Xaà i¦bpw \¼ymÀ¡p
kn²n¨ncn¡p¶p.)
A§s\bncns¡ \¼ymÀ¡v A¼e¸pg\n¶v
sh« ¯phsc Ft´m Hcp Imcy¯n\v
htc|nh¶p. Imcyw Ignªv aS¡w
Fgp¯Ñsâ ]Sn¡Â¡qSnbmWv.
\¼ymÀ Fgp¯Ñsâ ho«nte¡v Ibdn.
Fgp¯Ñ³ ]qapJ¯pXs¶bp|v. ]t£,
ASp¯psN¶p ImWm³ ASp¯
kabs¯m¶pw XcamIpsa¶p tXm¶p¶nÃ.
Fgp¯Ñ³ KuchapÅ Ft´m Hcp
hnjbs¯¡pdn¨v ap¼nencn¡p¶
BfpIfpambn kwkmcn¡pIbmWv.
Imcyw shjambn. GXmbmepw h¶nsÃ,
sImd¨v Im¯v\n¶v t\m¡vAs¶.
Ipd¨p\n¶t¸mtg¡pw At±l¯n\p
apjnªp. AXn\m aSnbnÂ\n¶v
H¶c¡msiSp¯v IqsSbpÅ injysâ
ssIbnÂs¡mSp¯v ]dªp: \n¿nX§Sv
sIm|psN¶v Fgp¯È\v sImSp¡v. F
´n\m¶v tNmZn¨mev ]n®m¡n\m¶v ]d.
Cu Ipcp¯t¡Sv sN¿m³ injy³ \t¶
aSn¨p. AXpI|v \¼ymÀ ]dªp. aSn¡|,
sImgs¸m¶q|mhnÃy. thwsNÃv.
Iq«m¡msX Ignbnsöpd¸mbt¸mÄ
injy³ sN¶v aSn¨p aSn¨v Imiv Fgp¯Ñsâ
ap¶n sh¨p.
Dw..? Fgp¯Ñ³ tNmZy`mh¯n aqfn.
]n®m¡n\mþþþþI®paS¨p injy³
]dsªm¸n¨p.
]v^mmm! Fgp¯Ñ³ Hcm«m«n.
cmam, §vSv t]msc. B«m³ sXmS§ot«Åq.
(]n®m¡mhm³ Ipd¨pt\cw ]nSn¡pw
F¶ÀYw.) \¼ymÀ \n¶\n¸nÂ\n¶p
hnfn¨p ]dªp.
AXptI«v A§s\ hnfn¨p ]dª Bsf
Fgp¯Ñ³ AÛpXt¯msS t\m¡ns¡m|v:
Ip©³ \¼ymcm!
AsXþþþþ\¼ymÀ hn\bm\znX\mbn
sXmgpssIbpambn ]dªp.
C{X th|ocvt¶vm! F¶mepw kt´mjmbn.
C§«Sp¯p hcq, \¼ymÀ sXmgpssIbpambn
ASp¯psN¶v \akvIcn¨p.
Fgp¯Ñ³ \¼ymsc hmXvkey]qÀhw
Fgpt¶ ev]n¨v ASp¯ncp¯ns¡m|v:
tI«Xnt\¡mf[nIw tIm¸p|v! AXn\ow
hÀ²n¡pw. Ie¡pw! Ie¡¯tÃ!
þþþþIebv¡I¯tà P\n¨ncn¡WXv!
A\p_Ôwþ4
\¼qcnþþþHcp IYm]m{Xw

AXy²zm\w sNbvXv aeapIfnte¡p


IÃpcp«n¡bäpIbpw \nÊmcambn
AXpXmtg¡p XÅnhn«v
ssIsIm«n¨ncn¡pIbpw "{`m´m'sW¶mWp
hbv]v. \mdmW¯p{`m´³ CXp ]eh«w
BhÀ¯n¨t¸mÄ ZmÀi\nIhnh£bpÅ Hcp
{]tbmK^enXamWsX¶ph¶p. C¯cw
{]tbmK^enX§Ä, AYhm "Hcq«w {`m´v'
tIcfob \¼qcnamcpsS CSbn kpe`amWv.
I£¯nencp¶ hSnbn IS¶p]nSn¨
ImbwIpfw sIm¨p®nsb hgntb \S¯nb
ap«Êp\¼qcn Xsâ A`ymkapdbnepÅ
]mShw ^enXabam¡pIIqSn sNbvXp.
aqImw_nIt£{X¡nWän Cd§nbncp¶p
hninjvSamb {Xna[pcw `£n¨ ap«Êpw
\m\m`mjIfnepÅ kw`mjW§Ä
AÀ°adnbnsænepw HmÀ½bnÂ\n¶v i_vZw
A\pIcn¨p ]dª Im¡tÈcnbpsaÃmw
{]tbmK^enX¡mcmWv. C¯cw {]tbmK
^enXNXpc·mÀ IYm\mbI·mcmbpÅ Gsd
IYIfp|v. Xe¡pf¯qÀ `«Xncn,
]pfnbm¼nÅn\¼qXncn, ImeSn`«Xncn,
sh×Wn\¼qcnamÀ, ]mXmbn¡c\¼qcnamÀ
F¶n§s\ H«\h[nt]À Ifnbpw
ImcyhpwsIm|v {]kn²·mcmWv.
B[p\nIIme¯pw C¯cw IYm]m{X§Ä
{]Xy£s¸Smdp|v. hmgIp¶¯v ASocnbpw
At±l¯nsâ ]p{X³ {]kn²
ambmPmehnZKv²\mb s{]m^kÀ
hmgIp¶hpw C¡q«¯nÂs]«hcmWv.
hmgIp¶¯nsâ ambmPme{]IS\w
\¼qcn^enX¯nsâ
Aan«ps]m«n¡ÂIqSnbmWv.
Hcn¡Â hmgIp¶w sdbnÂth Sn¡äv
FIvkman\sd ]än¨ IY t\cnÂ
hnhcn¨pX¶Xv C{]ImcamWv:
aZncmio¶v Rm\n§Sv t]mcvB. \cnam³,
sk³Kp]vX F¶ c|pt]À A¶v hSIc
kt½f\¯n\p t]mcvWv|v. B h|oem
Rm\pw s]mds¸«Xv. Rm³ tIdo«vÅ
I¼mÀ«vsaânepw \nd¨mfv|v. sXct¡mSp
sXc¡m. B kab¯v Sn¡äv IfIvSdp h¶«v
AXn tIdn. tIdot¸m FÃmhcpwþþþþRm\pw
A\o\pw H¡ _À¯vev sIS¡vm. B
sXc¡n\nSbv¡v Chcv h¶v B
Ccn¼vhSnsIm|v ISISm¶Sn¨p
i_vZap|m¡n. I®S¨v sIS¡vm. F
´psNbvXmepw Sn¡äv IfIvSdv hnSvWnÃ.
Abmfv ]nt¶yw ]nt¶yw tSbv Sn¡äv Sn¡äv
F¶p ]dªp. Rm³ ]dªp: AhcsS H¡
t\m¡vm. A¸tf¡v Rm³ icnbm¡mw F¶v
]dªp. AhcsS ssIbnenÃy Sn¡äv.
t\m¡W t\m¡W BctS ssIbneqÃy
Sn¡äv. Cu Sn¡äv IfIvSdpsS \Ã shfv¯
tIm«m. AXnsâ ]n¶m¼pd¯v C¶mÀ¡pw
Sn¡äv th|m Fs¶gpXnh¨v«v|v
Idp¯ajoev. AXv H«n¨ncn¡ym.
AXbmfdnª«vÃy. h¶v tIdot¸m
Ignªncn¡vWv H«n¡y! Cbmsf ImWv¶
BÄ¡mscms¡ Nndn¡ym. CsXt´
Cfn¡pt¶Sm¶v Hds¡¸dªv Abmfv
ipWvTnsbSp¯p. A¸fv, Zvm, \n§sS
s]mds¯´m¶p tNmZn¨p t\m¡p¼vfv, Mv,
CXmcm ]änt¨ Fs¶ms¡¸dªv elfIqSn.
BÀt¡mWs¯¯n. As¸m R§sf Hs¡
]nSn¨p s]md¯nd¡n. FÃmw Sn¡änÃm|v
tIdoXm F¶mbn. kmam\sams¡
]nSn¨phens¨dnªv elfbmbn.
t]meokpImscms¡ h¶p. A¸fv,
]Ån¸d¯vImc³ ]«vcm AhsS kvtäj³
amkvädv. Abmfpw h¶p. AbmÄs¡s¶
Adnbmw. I|¸vfv Hm, CXmcm, s{]m^vkdm!
F¶mbn. FhvSv¶m! Rm\n§s\ hcvWp. Zm,
C§\nH¡ym ØnXn. DSs\, Abmfv
AhtcmSv tNmZn¨p. \n§fdosÃ, s{]m^kÀ
hmgIp¶w! C¶se ln³Uphnep|mbncp¶p.
tI«¸w AhÀ¡pw Akmcw ]cv§evh¶p Mqw.
Sn¡säms¡ aS¡ns¡mSpt¯¡q F¶mbn
kvtäj½mkväcv. IfIvSdv t]m¡änÂ\n¶p
s]³kn ]pdt¯s¡Sp¯t¸m HcvsI«v
Sn¡äpw s]mdt¯¡p NmSn. tM! IfIvSdtÃ...
ap\sh¨ Cu ^enXw, ]ebnS¯pw
Xdbv¡p¶XmWv. t\cn«pÅ Cu
hnhcW¯n "\nc´cw' hyXymkw hcp¶
D¨mcWw (tSm¬)
BhnjvIcn¡m\mhm¯Xn ZpxJap|v.
`mjbpsS Ignhv, en]nbpsS IgnhptISv!
Hcp ]mc¼cy¯nsâbpw
klPhmk\bpsSbpw AXn{]Kev`amb
{]tbmKNmXpcnbmWv ChnsS {]ISamIp¶Xv.
C§s\ \S¶Xpw, \S¡mhp¶Xpw, Hcn¡epw
\S¡m¯Xpamb {]tbmK^enX§Ä {ItaW
HcpXcw IYm]m{X§sfþþþþePâdn
ImcIvtSgvkvþþþþkrjvSn¡p¶p. ap«Êpw
Im¡tÈcnbpw \mdmW¯p{`m´\pw XpS§n
hmgIp¶w hsc A§s\sbmcp
]cnthjapÅhcmbn¯ocp¶p. AhÀ¡ptaÂ
ho|pw ho|pw IYIÄ sI«nsh¡s¸Spw.
HSphn Ah ePânsâ FÃm kz`mh§fpw
BÀPvPn¡p¶p. Nne khntijamb
{]tbmK^enX§fpw \À½iIe§fpw
\À½cN\Ifpw IqSn¡eÀ¶v AScScpIfmbn
Cu IYm]m{X§sf adbv¡p¶p. ChbnÂ
Nneh kaImenI{]kànbpÅXmhpw. aäp
Nneh ImemXnhÀ¯nbpambncn¡pw (Myth,
K.K. Ruthven). khntij kz`mhapÅhsb
ASÀ¯nsbSp¡pIXs¶ ZpjvIcamWv. C\n
A§s\ XcwXncn¨m¯s¶, AhsbÃmw
B IYm]m{X¯nsâ hIbmsW¶p
]dbphm\pw _p²nap«mIpw. aebmf
lmkytemIs¯ A]qÀÆIYm]m{Xamb
"tXme³' ChnsS H¶m´cw DZmlcWamWv.
tXmesâ Ducpw t]cpat\zjn¡p¶Xv
Hcfthmfw hyÀ°amWv. Hcp]t£,
C§s\mcmÄ P\n¨nt«bnsöphcmw.
F¦nepw AbmÄ H¶m´cw ^enX¡mc\mbn
tIcfoba\Ên hnlcn¡p¶p.
]dªph¶Xv, C¯csamcp IYm]m{XamWv
\¼qcn^enX¯nse \¼qcn F¶t{X.
ap¼dª ^enX {]tbmKhncpXcmb FÃm
\¼qcnamcpsSbpw Bßmwiw
AenªptNÀ¶p|mb Hcp
IYm]m{XamWnbmÄ. DSaØmhImitam
Imetam \nÀ®bn¡m³ taem¯
\qdpIW¡n\p ^enX§Ä \ap¡p|v.
Ahbn an¡Xpw \¼qcnbpsS
taÂhnemk¯nemWv {]Ncn¡p¶Xv.
tXme³apXÂ, hmgIp¶hpw
C.Fw.FÊpwhsc C§s\ \¼qcnbpsS
{]Xncq]ambn amdnbncn¡p¶p.
kväo^³ eot¡mIv ]dbpt¼mse
{]tbmK^enX (Humour, It's theory and
technique)amWv Dànlmky¯n\p \nZm\sa¶p
IcpXm³ \¼qcn^enXhpw hgnsh¡p¶p.
tIcf¯n Hcp {]tXyI ImeL«w apXÂ
kmaqlnIhpw km¼¯nIhpw
cmjv{Sobhpamb cwK§fn {]mamWyw
t\Snb \¼qcnamÀ kzXxkn²amb
^enXhmk\ {]ISn¸n¨pXpS§nbXv
{]tbmK§fneqsS¯s¶. tXme\nÂ
\n¶mWtÃm XpS¡w.
{_lvaNmcnbmb tXme³
DuWpIgn¨psIm|ncns¡bmWv hrjenbmb
N¡n ]¯mb¯n Ibdn s\Ãp tamjvSn¨Xv.
{_lvaNmcnIÄ DuWpIgn¡pt¼mÄ an|m³
]mSnÃ. AYhm an|pIbmsW¦nÂ
kwkvIrX¯nemIWw. tXme\v kwkvIrXw
{]tbmKn¡phm³ Hcp hnjahpanÃ. ]\kn
Zimbmw ]min F¶mWv hnZzmsâ kwkvIrXw.
aebmfw kwkvIrX¯nem¡pItbm
kwkvIrXw aebmf¯nem¡pItbm
sNbvsX¶p ]dbm³ tae. ChnS¶t§m«v
N¡nsb t{]an¡m\pw Ahsf
kwkvIrXoIcn¨v ]\knbm¡n kz
´am¡m\pw XpS§n. A§s\
PmXn{`jvSphsc hcp¯nsh¨p.
kzPmXnbnÂ\n¶p thfn \S¡nsöXn\mÂ
tXme³ N¡nsb¯s¶ sI«nt]mepw! ]ns¶
N¡nsb kt´mjn¸n¡embn {][m\
DtZymKw. CXn\nsS cmP]Xv\nbmb
sNtdm«nb½sbbpw tXme³ t{]an¨t{X.
C§s\ Dc¸pc\mcn N¡nbpambpw
cmP]Xv\n sNtdm«nb½bpambpw Ignª
tXme³ \Àt½mànIfpsS
IÀ¯msh¶Xnep]cn
{]tbmK^enX¡mc\mWv.
hnIS_Ô§ÄsIm|p k¼¶amb
PohnX¯nsâ DSabmb Hcp IYm]m{XamWv.
^enX{]tbmKw Aklyambt¸mÄ kapZmbw
Abmsf in£n¨pþþþþssI ap¡n¡bpw
Pe]co£W¯n\p hnt[b\m¡pIbpw
sNbvXp.
t]Sn¸n¨m t]Sn¡m¯ Cu tXmesâ
kmaÀ°yw, \mdmW¯p{`m´sâ IYbnepw
sXfnªpImWmw. NpSe`{ZImfnbpsS ap¼nÂ
IqkenÃmsX, t]Sn¸n¨pt\m¡q F¶p
]dªh\mWv \mdmW¯p{`m´³.
\¼qcn^enX¯nsâ ImXemb Hcp KpWw
C¯cw IYm]m{X§fpsS kz`mh¯neqsS
{]ISamIp¶p|v. XnIª \nÀ`bXzw,
Bscbpw IqkmbvI CXv AhcpsS
kmaqlnIta·bpw am\yXbpw ImcWw
hfÀ¶ph¶ khntijXbmhmw.
\¼qcn^enXw F¶p ]dbp¶hsbÃmw
AhbmtWm. AhbpsS X\nasb´v, Ahsb
Acns¨Sp¡ms\´mWv hgnþþþþC¯cw
auenI{]iv\§fnte¡v C¶s¯ Adnhnsâ
shfn¨¯n IS¶psNÃm\mhp¶nÃ. ImcWw,
k{i²amb Hcp t{ImUoIcWtam A]
{KY\tam Cu hgn¡v \S¶n«nÃ.
kmaqlnIimkv{Xw, t^mIvtemÀ XpS§nb
]T\imJIfpsS kq£vaamb
KthjWk{¼Zmb§fneq¶n, kpin£n
XcmbhÀ sNt¿| H¶mbn C¶pw AXv
Ahtijn¡p¶p. D¨mcWw apXÂ
{]tbmKNmXpcnhsc hym]n¨pInS¡p¶
k¦oÀWXapänb \¼qcn^enXtemIw
H¸nsbSp¡msX A¯csamcp cq]¯n\p
{ian¡p¶Xv kmlkamWv. (Accurate collection
of orally collected jokes are nonexistent in any language)
F¶v Un¨mÀUv tUmÀk³ (Folklore and folk life
an Introduction) ]dbp¶Xv \s½ sR«n¸n¡pw.
D¨bqWn\ptijw apdp¡n¯p¸pw
shSnh«hpambn ]qapJ¯p hnekp¶ Hcp
\¼qcnsb C¶p IWnImWm\nÃtÃm.
hm¡nepw t\m¡nepw sNbvXnbnepw
khntijXbpÅ \¼qcnamcpsS ^enX§Ä
\qdpiXam\hpw ip²ambn e`n¡m³ C\n
km²yXbnÃ. sIm«mc¯n i¦p®n
ChbpsS Poh³ I|dnªXpsIm|v
GXm|v ip²amb Nne {]tbmK^enX§Ä,
\¼qcn¯w tNmÀ¶pt]mIm¯ ssienbnÂ
\ap¡p e`n¨p. Ht«sd A]mIXIfps|¦nepw
ASp¯ NphSphbv¡m³ asämcp
D®nþþþþIpªp®nþþþþ{ian¡p¶p.
A{Xt¯mfw `mKyw.
tIcf¯n \¼qcnamÀ¡p am{XaÃ
^enXhmk\bpÅXv. XmWPmXnIfnÂ
]mW\pw IWnbm\pw A´cmf PmXnIfnÂ
NmIymcpw, \¼ymcpw "t¾Ñ'·mcn apkveoapw
^enX¡mcmWv. hnISamb AXnhn\bamWv
]mWsâ a«v. `mh{]IS\§fpw AXn\p
Iq«mbp|mhpw. hnUvVn¯t¯mfsa¯p¶
{]hr¯nIfmWv IWnbmtâXv. NmIymcpsS
^enXw Iq¯pambn _Ôs¸«XmWv.
Iq¯¼e¯n\p ]pd¯v NmIymÀ^enXw
hncfamWv. tim`n¡mdpanÃ.
AhXcW¯nepÅ anSp¡mWv Iq¯nsâbpw
AXnse ^enX¯nsâbpw ta·. C¶v
ImÀ«qWnkväpIÄ¡v `cWm[n]·mÀ \evIp¶
ssek³kv, ]|s¯ NmIymÀ¡p
In«nbncp¶XpsIm|v Ac§¯v AbmÄ
AXpth|{X D]tbmKs¸Sp¯nsbt¶bpÅq.
Ip©³\¼ymÀ Xsâ XpÅen NmIymcpsS
]¦p]änbmWv ^enXw hnf¼nbncn¡p¶Xv.
aebmf kmlnXy¯nse X\nabpÅ
cN\Ifnepw ^enXap|v. ]gb ]m«pIfnepw
]gs©mÃpIfnepw aX]camb
NS§pIÄ¡pÅ kmlnXy§fnepw aäpw
]cssZh§sf hmgv¯p¶nS¯pw X§sfbpw
D¶X·mscbpw ssZh§sfbpw
XmcXays¸Sp¯p¶nS¯psaÃmw ^enXw
{]tbmKn¡s¸Sp¶p. Ip¦nbpsS kuμcyhpw
HtX\sâ s]¬sImXnb³kz`mhhpw
hS¡³]m«pImc\v ^enX¯n\p
hIbmbn«p|v. ^enX{]nbamb apkveow
IYm]m{X§fpw Cu Km\§fnÂ
an¶ns¯fnbp¶p. am¸nfKm\§fnepw
^enXabamb cwK§fp|v. NocmaIhnbpw
I®È·mcpw Fgp¯Ñ\pw Kuchw XnIª
^enX{]tbmK¡mcmWv. AXn\mÂ
tKmZhÀ½sbt¸mse "tIcf¯nse
^enXkmlnXy¯nsâ D]PvRmXm¡Ä
DÃmk{]nbcmb \¼qcnamcmWv'F¶ hmin
\ap¡p th|. F¶m CXckapZmb§Ä
{]ISn¸n¡p¶
^enXhmk\þþþþ{]tbmK¯nepw
kw`mjW¯nepw kmlnXy¯nepwþþþþNne
]cnanXnIÄ ImWn¡pt¼mÄ \¼qcnbpsS
^enXhmk\bv¡v ]cnanXnbnÃ.
Kuch¡mc\mb ]q´m\w Xsâ
PvRm\¸m\bnÂt¸mepw ^enXw
{]tbmKn¨ncn¡p¶Xp ImWpI.
CXchÀK§fpsS ^enX§fnepÅXns\
¡mÄ A[nIw hym]IXzhpw
hntZzjkz`mhhpw cXn{]IÀjhpw
kÀthm]cn \nÀ`bXzhpw
\¼qcn^enX§fnep|v. XnIª {]k¶X
Ahsb lrZyhpw kp{Kmlyhpam¡p¶p.
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ChÀ¡p|mhm³ CsXms¡bmhmw ImcWw.
am\knIkzmX{´yw ^enXs¯
P\n¸n¡p¶p F¶ Po³ t]mfnsâ
A`n{]mb¯n\nhnsS {]kànbp|v.
FÃm¯c¯nepapÅ kzmX{´yhpw AXn\p
kapZmb¯n e`n¨ AwKoImchpw
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\¼qcn^enXw Hcp ssienbmbpw \¼qcn Hcp
ePâdn ImcIvSdmbpw
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Kuchkz`mhw AXnsemcp kmckyw
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CXnsâ BIkvanIXbpw
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GXp kμÀ`¯nepw ^enXw
tXm¶pIþþþþCXp hàmhnsâ
At_m[aÞehpambn hfsc _Ôs¸«
H¶msW¶v t{^mbvUv kqNn¸n¡p¶p.
Kuchkz`mhw QSnXn \in¸n¡pt¼mÄ
t{imXmhn\p|mIp¶ Bizmkw hfsc
hepXmWv. \nXyamb
s]mcp¯t¡SptXm¶epw
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a\sÊm¶p hnIkzcamIbpw Nncn
s]m«nhnScpIbpw sN¿p¶p. a\Ênsâ Cu
ZzμzmßImhØ AYhm ss_s]mfmcnän
NncnbpsS P·¯n\pw ^enX{]tbmK
kmaÀ°y¯n\pw {][m\ ImcWas{X.
hàmhnsâ {]tbmKNmXpcn,
kw`mjW¯nse i_vZ\nb{´Ww
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F¶p t{imXmhv Adnªncpt¶ CXp
^enXamIq. "G`y³' F¶ {]tbmKw
ckIcamIWsa¦n kzc\nb{´Ww thWw.
I«nÂ, sIm«nÂ, shäne F¶nh \¼qcn I«vfv,
sIm«vfv, shäve F¶p]dbp¶Xv
tIÄ¡p¶XpXs¶ ckamWv. (Ch \¼qcn
]dbp¶Xpt]mse FgpXpI hnjaamWv.)
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apJ¯p\n¶v ioent¡|
cmK`mh§sft¸msebmWh. \¼qcn`mjbpsS
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^enXw BkzZn¡m\mhq.
C\n "\¼qcn'bpsS kmlNcy]chpw
hÀK]chpamb Nne Imcy§Ä t\m¡mw.
eLpXzhpw KpcpXzhpw Htckabw
{]ISam¡p¶ Cu ^enX§Ä AhbpsS
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ss_s]mfmcnänbmWv {]Imin¸n¡p¶Xv. Cu
s]mcp¯t¡Snsâ DdhnSamb a\Êv
klPamb Hcp {IoUmhmk\bpsS
Ccn¸nSamsW¶s{X amIvkv Cukvävam³ ( e
Sense of Humour) A`n{]mbs¸Sp¶Xv.
kaqlambn hkn¡m\pÅ a\pjysâ
ss\kÀKnIhmk\bpambpw CXn\p
_Ôap|s{X. PohnXs¯
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lmky¯nsâ cq]¯n \¼qcnamcnÂ
s]m«nhncnbp¶Xv.
\¼qcn¡v ^enXhnZy NmIymÀ
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asämcmÄ Nhn«nb a®n BVy³ \¼qcn
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aWÂ hncn¡m\p|mhp¶XnXpsIm|mWv.
Ipimembn DuWpIgn¡pt¼mÄ Hcp häv
IpShbdn hoWm Fgpt¶äv Ipfn¨ph¶v
DuWp XpScp¶ \¼qcmVy·mcpap|v.
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sNbvXnIÄ¡pw A\pjvTm\¯nsâ
adbp|m¡phm³ \¼qcn {ian¡p¶p. a®v kz
´am¡pIbpw a®nÂ\n¶p hn«p
Pohn¡pIbpw sN¿p¶ Cu kz`mhw,
km[mctWXcamb Hcp hgn¡p Pohn¡phm³
Ahsc iàcm¡nbXnÂ
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kp]cnNnXcpw te_À¢msʶp
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^enXt_m[w C{X ImWp¶nÃ
(lmky{]ImiwþþþþkRvPb³ kvacWnI).
\¼qcnbpsS klPhmk\
D±o]vXam¡ms\¦nepw Cu kmlNcyw
klmbn¨ncn¡mw.
\¼qcnamÀ tIcf¯nse ]ptcmlnXhÀKw
(im´n¡mÀ) BWv. hn{Klwt]mseXs¶
{iotImhnÂhmknbpamWv. Cuizcm`napJamb
Nn´bpw Cuizcsâ ]qÀ®XbnepÅ Dd¸pw
AhcpsS ssIapXemWv.
Bgvhmt©cn¯{¼m¡Ä FgpXnbXpt]mse
"CuizchnNmcw {]hr¯n'bmWhÀ¡v.
]ns¶m¶v hyhlmcw F¶mWdnbs¸Sp¶Xv.
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AhcpsS Dd¨ hnizmks¯
euInIm\p`h§Ä Cf¡n amäp¶p.
AXpsIm|v, acymZhnSp¶ ssZhs¯t¸mepw
BhW¸eIsIm|Sn¡m\hÀ¡p aSnbpanÃ.
ChnsS klPamb lmkyt_m[w
DWcpIbmWp sN¿p¶Xv. a®nsâ
Imcy¯nepw Cuizcsâ Imcy¯nepw
"sNmÆnÃmb'ImWp¶ \¼qcn
AklnjvWphmWv. Cu AklnjvWpX
s]m«ns¯dnbmbn, klPamb lmky¯nÂ
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£ocaXvkymhØnX
Hujt[m]tbmKh¯mWv Imhyw F¶
[mcWbpsS asämcp apJamWnXv. Cu
klP{]{Inbbv¡v IebpsS ]cnthjw
ssIhcp¶Xn\pw CXs{X ImcWw. a\pjy³
hepsX¶p KWn¡p¶sXms¡
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s]mXnªmWv i¦cmNmcyÀt]mepw
AhXcn¸n¨Xv. Adnhv, A\pI¼, \nÀ`bXzw
Chsbms¡ tNÀ¶p k¦oÀWamb Hcp
a\ÊnÂ\n¶p kmlNcy§fpsS
k½À±wsIm|v
kzbw{]IminXamIp¶hbmWv an¡
\¼qcn^enX§fpw.
sI.BÀ. IrjvW]nÅ Ac\qäm|pap¼v
\¼qcn^enX¯nsâ DdhnSs¯¸än C§s\
{]kvXmhn¨ncn¡p¶p: adp\m«nse
kzhÀK¡msct¸mse \m«n {]XnjvT
e`n¡p¶Xn\v bp²mZnt¢i§Ä
th|nhcmbvIbm ChÀ¡p
hnZymImet£]¯n\v A[nIw Ahkcw
In«pIbpw AXv {]im´Kw`oc§fpw
{]k¶a[pc§fpw Bb {]_Ô§sf
Nabv¡p¶Xn\v D]tbmKs¸SpIbpwsNbvXp
(KZycXv\mhen, 1929). t¢ianÃmbva,
hnZymImet£]kuIcyw F¶nh
\¼qcnamcpsS DÃmk{]nbXz¯n\pw, XtâSw,
\nÀ`bXzw, emLht_m[w F¶nhbv¡papÅ
aXnbmb ImcW§fmWtÃm.
Cuiztcm·pJamb ChcpsS ImgvN¸mSv,
XnIª \nÊwKX ioen¡m\pw ]men¡m\pw
ImcWambn. s]mXpth, ChsIms|Ãm
apcp¯ncnbp¶ al¯zt_m[w,
\¼qcn^enXs¯ hyhØnXamb Hcp
[mÀjvSy{]IS\am¡pIbpw sNbvXp.
hnt\mZemekX HcpXcw hyhØm]nXamb
acymZtISmsW¶v Acnkvtäm«nÂ
{]kvXmhn¨n«pÅXv ChnsS
HmÀ¡mhp¶XmWv.
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C¸dª [mÀjvSytam acymZtItSm Hs«Ãm
\¼qcn^enX¯nsâbpw kz`mhamWv. C. hn.
cma³\¼qXncntbmSv, Xm³ kn. hn.bpsS
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aIfpsS `À¯mhmsW¶v cma³\¼qXncn
Xncn¨Sn¨Xv Cu [mÀjvSy¯n\p ZrjvSm
´amWv. I\wIpdª t\cyXp Npäns¡m|v
t£{X¯n {]Z£nWwsh¡p¶ cmPmhnsâ
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\¼qcn tNmZn¨Xpw ]ntäZnhkw, Hcp
t\cyXnsâ \mep Icam{Xw \nÀ¯n
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ImWn¨psIm|v cmPmhns\ apJw ImWn¡m³
\¼qcn {ian¨Xpw aäp ImcW¯meÃ.
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"Ie¡n¡pSn¡Sm sImihm' F¶p
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X\n¡p t\scXs¶ {]ISn¸n¡p¶Xn\pw
\¼qcn¡v AtemlyanÃ. AXpsIm|mWv
tlm«ense tlmwenaoÂknsâ AÀ°w,
CÃs¯t¸msebpÅ DusW¶dnªt¸mÄ,
""¶m F\n¡n¶v CÃt¯¡mÄ Akmcw
t`Zmbn«pthWw'' F¶p ]dªv Cd§n
\S¶Xpw {_lvakzaT¯nse Acn Acn¡nÃ,
D¸nen«Xcn¡pw F¶p ]dªXpw
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kz]cnlmk¯n¡qsS t¢ianÃm¯Xn\mÂ
\¼qcn^enXw Gsd ]qÀWX t\Sp¶p.
klPhmk\ kmlNcy¯mÂ
D±o]vXambn¯ocp¶Xn\m ]caZcn{Z\mb
\¼qcnbpw ^enX{]tbmKNXpc\mIp¶XnÂ
AZv`pXs¸tS|XnÃ. BßZpxJw ad¡m³
^enXw Hcp]mbwIqSn BIpIbpw sN¿pw.
^enXw]db hn«v
\¼qcnkmlnXy¯nte¡p IS¶m Cu
klPhmk\bpsS ASn¯«nepÅ asämcp
clkyw ]nSnIn«pw. cXn`mhhpw lmkyhpw
AXnepÅ ZrVamb _Ôs¯¸än
`cX³apXent§m«p ]dªn«pÅXmWv.
apdp¡n¯p¸pw shSnh«hpw NXpcwK¡fnbpw
\¼qcn¡p I¼apÅ Imcy§fmWv. ]t£,
NXpcwKw Ifn¨psIm|ncp¶ sNdptÈcn,
cmPvRnbpsS Bfp´n¸m«nemWtÃm {i²n¨Xv.
F¶pam{XaÃ, B CuW¯nÂ,
aSp¸p|m¡pwhsc Hcp almImhyhpsagpXn.
B Imhy¯n irwKmcw k`yXbpsS
AXnÀhc¼p ewLn¡p¶p|v. N¡ntbmSpw
sNtdm«nb½tbmSpw Htckabw
_Ôw]peÀ¯nb tXmesâ A\
´cmhIminbmWv KmYmImcs\¶p hyàw.
Cu irwKmc{]nbXzw AÇoet¯mfsa¯p¶
^enX§fpw k`yXbpsS FÃm koaIsfbpw
AXnewLn¨v, AtcmNIamIp¶ ^enX§fpw
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Ipg¸w, Xo|mcnbmhm|mbm AXnepw
Ipg¸w F¶nS¯pt]mepw AXnÀ
ewLn¨ncn¡p¶p. \¼qcn^enX¯nsâ
DZv`htI{μamb \¼qcna\Ênsâ
ASnØm\`mh¯nte¡mWnXp
hncÂNq|p¶Xv. cmaNcnXwapXÂ
Fgp¯Ñ³ IrXnIÄhscbpÅ
khntijImhy ]mc¼cy¯n ImWm¯
cXn`mh{]Npcna \¼qcnamcpsS Ip¯Ibmb
aWn{]hmfkmlnXy¯nse§s\ hnizcq]w
Im«n! cXn`mh¯neq¶nbhbmWv
aWn{]hmf¯nse ^enX§tfsdbpw. \¼ymÀ
CXns\mcp hgn¯ncnhp|m¡nsb¶Xpw
HmÀ¡mhp¶XmWv.
aWn{]hmfkmlnXy¯nsâ
{]XnjvTmaqÀ¯nbmWv Imaw F¶
{]ikvXamb hmIyw (Ck§Ä¡¸pdw Fkv.
Kp]vX³\mbÀ) ChnsS {]kàamWv.
aebmf¯n\v BZyambn e`n¨
kmapZmbnIkmlnXyw NmIy·mcm Ai\w,
hnt\mZw (ib\w), h©\, cmPtkh F¶p
hnti jn¸n¡s¸« ]pcpjmÀ°
NXpjvSb¯ne[njvTnXamb
aWn{]hmfcN\IfmWv. Xfn\§amcpsS
NcnX§sft¶m A¨oNcnX§sft¶m
hnfn¡mhp¶hbmWv C¡q«¯nÂs¸Sp¶
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cmambW¯nse koXXs¶,
aμw aμw \b´o L\PL\`cm
{]m`rX{]mbat{K
aμm£me¦rXm£o a\knPIenIm
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F¶ hÀ®\bneqsS Xfn\§bmbn amdp¶p.
{]ikvX\mb ]p\w cmambWN¼phnÂ
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C§s\tb ImWp¶papÅp.
A{_mlvaWIhnIfn hfsc ]cnanXamb
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irwKmcamWv an¡Xpw) ChnsS
s]m«ns¯dn¡p¶Xv a\Ênsâ a«v
AXmbXpsIm|mWtÃm. kapZmb¯nsâ
kmwkvImcnIhne¡pIÄ, Npäp]mSpIÄ,
kzbwkrjvSn¨ thens¡«pIÄ,
al¯z¸cnthjw,
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"tXm¶ymk'¯n\v kzmX{´yanÃ.
IjvSn¨pÅXv kw_Ôhpw Iq«ncn¸pw
am{XamWv. AXn\m \¼qcnbn HmfwXÃp¶
Ima¯nsâ _lnÀKa\w kpIcambncp¶nÃ.
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ap«nb a\Êv kmlnXy¯nepw ^enXw
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{ian¡pI kzm`mhnIamWv. kapZmbw \evInb
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kqNn¸n¡p¶ ssewKnI t{]cWbpsS
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tIfocwKamWnh. AanXamb
am\kntImÀPhybw IqSmsX ]tcm£amb
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Bb B{Klw ChnsS \ndthäs¸Sp¶p.
CXmWp \¼qcn¡v AYhm
\¼qcn^enX¯nsâ hàmhn\v
B\μapfhm¡p¶ Awiw.
hnIknXcq]¯nepÅ Hcp am\knI{IoU
F¶v AXns\ hnfn¡mw. \¼qcnamÀ
ssewKnImhbh§Ä¡p Iev]n¡p¶
]hn{XXbpw tkImZy\pjvTm\§fpwhsc
CXn\p sXfnhmWv. (Rationale of the dirty joke, an
analysis of sexual humour Gerhon Legman.)
\¼qcn^enX¯nsâ ASnsbmgp¡pIfnÂ
Nneh Nq|n¡mWn¡m\pÅ Cu {iaw th|
{X ^e{]Zambn«nsödnbmw. ImcWw,
AXn\pX¡ Hcp t{ImUoIcWw
\¼qcn^enX§fpsS Imcy¯n \S¶n«nÃ.
AXpsIm|v X\n\¼qcnbpsS ^enXtaXv,
\¼qcn¯apÅhÀ ]dª ^enXtaXv F¶p
Xncn¨dnbpI {iaIcamWv.
Xs¶¡mÄ Ir¡pIqSoSpþ
samcp¯³ h¶p \nivNbw
Xs¶bpw tIänhn«oSp
sa¶p ]mbkap®pthm³
a\¸mbkap®pthm³
F¶ Ipªp®nkqà¯nÂ
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{]ISambncns¡, Ipªp®namjv kamlcn¨
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IÀ¯m¡Ä X\n \¼qcnamÀ am{XamIptam!
AXn\m¯s¶ Cu kamlmc¯nse
^enX§Äam{Xwsh¨v Hcp ]T\¯n\p
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amjsS tamls¯ hmgv¯s«; {]bXv\s¯
A`n\μn¡s«. amjsS Ipt«ymfv IqSpXÂ
kaÀ°ambn C¡mcyw apgpan¸n¡s«.

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CXckapZmb¡mÀ¡pÅ
]cnNb¡pdhnÂ\n¶mWv AXpÛhn¡p¶Xv.
\¼qcnhnUvVn¯w F¶ t]cv
ssIh¶XpXs¶ A§s\bmWv. hmgIp¶w
ASnXncnbpsS {]kn²amb ^enXw CXn\p
ZrjvSm´amWv. hgn\osf tXmcWw
Xq¡ns¡m|ncn¡pIbmWv NneÀ. At¸mÄ
AXphgnh¶ ASnXncn AXnsâ ImcWw
At\zjn¨p. XpIvSn hcp¶p|v F¶mbncp¶p
adp]Sn.
Mvlm, Zv sI«ym hcnÃym, AtÃ!
AÃ, hcm\mWv sI«WXv.
AMv lm, Zv¡qSom hcvysÃ! F¶mbn
ASnXncn.
CXp \¼qcnbpsS hnUvVn¯ambn
hymJym\n¡m³ Ffp¸amWv ip²³!
tXmcWwsI«WsX´n\m¶pIqSn Adney.
]t£, kzbw hnUvVnNaªv,
kaÀ°s\¶`nam\n¡p¶hs\
sN|sIm«n¡p¶ X{´w a\Ênem¡m³
Xebv¡p Ipd¨pIqSn DÅpthWw.
hnUvVnbmbn ap{ZbSn¡s¸Sphm\pÅ
k¶²X, hmkvXh¯n \¼qcn¡p ^enXw
]dbphm³ klmbIamb Hcp amÀPn³
\evIp¶p. \¼qcnbpsS `mjbn¯s¶
]dªmÂ, IeiepIq«m³ _lpkpJw!
BZyambn _kv kÀÆokv XpS§nbIme¯v,
ssIImWn¨v _kv \nÀ¯n, I|IvSÀ
Ibdm\mhiys¸«t¸mÄ, CÃs¯ CSymkp
]dªt¸m {X \nco¨neym. sh«zgn¡qsS
Dcp|pcp|§s\ ]qÆpw, I¿v Im«ym \n¡pw
sN¿pw! AZv`pXwX¶ymtWbv!
F¶v hnkvabw \Sn¨v, hnUvVnNaªv
ss{Uhtdbpw I|IvSsdbpw Hs¡
hnUvVnbm¡n XSn¡p tIsSm¶pw IqSmsX
Ign¨nemhpI am{XaÃ, AhcpsS
klXm]wIqSn t\SpIþþþþCXv \¼qcnt¡
]äq.
^enX{]nbXzw
\¼qcn kztX ^enX{]nb\mWv. ^enXw
]dbm\pÅ klPkn²n am{XaÃ,
^enXmkzmZ\£aXIqSnbmWv hnh£.
A\ysâ Iqc¼n\v kzbw
ichy\mbn¯ocpt¼mgpw, bmsXmcp
Aafntbm CuÀjytbm tXm¶msX AXnse
^enXw BkzZn¡m\pw Nncnbn DÅgnªp
]¦ptNcm\pw \¼qcn¡p Ignbpw. AXpXm³
P\n¨phfÀ¶ kwkvImc¯nsâ
kw`mh\bmWv. F¶p am{XaÃ,
\¼qcn]v^enX¯nsâ
ASnthcpIft\zjn¨nd§pIbmsW¦n \mw
F¯nt¨cp¶Xv Iq¯¼e¯nembncn¡pw.
NmIymÀ {]_Ôw ]dbp¶Xp tIÄ¡pI
F¶Xv \¼qcnbpsS hnZym`ymk¯nsâ
Hc\pt]£Wob LSIambncp¶p F¶p
]dªm sXämhnÃ. ]pcmW
IYmIY\t¯msSm¸w kμÀt`mNnXambn
kaql¯nse ZpÀ¶S]SnIsf
]cnlmkcqt]W hnaÀin¡pI F¶ [À½w
NmIym·mÀ \nÀÆln¨pt]m¶ncp¶p F¶Xv
kphnZnXamWtÃm. Xt±ihmknIfmb
\¼qcnamÀ Cu ]cnlmk¯n\v ]et¸mgpw
]m{Xamhmdp|v. A§s\ In«nb ]cnioe\
(training)amWv ^enXw tI«pckn¡m\pw
DÄs¡mÅm\pw klmbIambXv. (X\n¡p
apjnªmepw adps¯m¶pw ]dbpIh¿,
NmIymÀ apSnbgn¨pIfbpw.) {ItaW CXp
ioeamhp¶p; kwkvImc¯nsâ
`mKambn¯ocpIbpw sN¿p¶p. kμÀ`w
XoscbnÃm¯nS¯pt]mepw kz´w
Iev]\m]mShwsIm|v (AtXm NmIym·mÀ
]dbp¶Xpt]mse tZhnbpsS A\p{Kltam)
kμÀ`ap|m¡n ]cnlmkwsNmcnbp¶
NmIymÀIe \nXm´m\pioe\¯neqsS
\¼qcn¡pw kzmb¯amhp¶p|mhmw. F
´mbmepw, {]mb¯ntem ]Zhnbntem DÅ
hyXymkwt]mepw ]cnKWn¡msX At\ym\yw
btYjvSw ]cnlkn¡m³ kzmX
´yap|mbncp¶ B kwkvImc¯nsâ
hf¡qdpÅ a®nemWv ^enX¯nsâ hn¯p
hoWp apf¨Xpw apän¯g¨p ]´en¨Xpw.
C¶mhs«, B aqey§Äs¡Ãmw ]cnWmaw
kw`hn¨p; \¼qcn]v^enX¯nsâbpw
thcäpt]mhmdmbn.
PohnXt¢i§sfm¶padnbmsX,
kpJtemep]cmbn c|pt\chpw
hn`hkar²amb kZybpap|v Ignªp
IqSnbncp¶ `mKyhm·mÀ F¶mWv
P\kmam\y¯n¶v ]|s¯
\¼qcnsb¡pdn¨pÅ [mcW. PohnXs¯
Kuch]qÀÆw Bg¯n ho£n¡m³ AhÀ¡v
km[n¡msXt]mbXv AÃpw Ae«pw
Adnbm¯ PohnXNcyaqeamsW¶pw
AXnsâXs¶ asämcp hiamWv Cu
^enX{]nbXzsa¶pw [mcmfw
]dªptIÄ¡mw. Ipds¨ms¡
kXyap|mhmsa¦nepw ^enX{]nbXz¯nsâ
aqeImcWw CXmsW¶
\nKa\t¯mfsa¯pt¼mÄ
hnk½Xn¡mXncn¡m³ h¿. Fs´¶mÂ,
\¼qXncnamcn¯s¶ sNdnsbmcp
hn`mKamWv taev]dª
kpJk¼qÀ®PohnXw
\bn¨ncp¶Xvþþþþ]Sn¡Â ]´ocmbncw ]m«w
]ncnbm\pÅhÀ, B\bpw A¼ehpw sIm«pw
]m«pw IYIfnbpambn Imew Ign¨ncp¶hÀ.
Cu BVyKrl§fn ]qPbv¡pw
tZl®¯n\pw Hm¯p sNmÃn¡m\pw shdpsX
apJkvXpXn ]dbm\pw aäpambn A\h[n
\¼qXncnamÀ "Xmak¡mcmbn' D|mbncp¶p
F¶ IY hnkvacn¡cpXv. Cïv
\nXy\nZm\¯n\pXs¶ hIbnÃmsX
IjvWn¡pI, c|pw\mepw s]¬InSm§Ä
s]¬sImS IgnbmsX Xnc|ncn¡pI
CsXÃmtamÀ¯v Xo Xn¶pt¼mgpw Cu
"]mÀ¸pImcn'epw ^enX{]nbXz¯n\v
bmsXmcp Ipdhpap|mbncp¶nÃ.
agawKe¯nsâ `mjmss\j[N¼phn Zab
´okzbwhcthfbn AhnsS
h¶pIqSnbncn¡p¶ {_mlvaW³ At\ym\yw
hntijw ]dbp¶ Hcp cwKap|v. X\n
\¼qcn`mjbn FgpXnbn«pÅ B `mK¯v,
AXy´w \nÀ²\\mb Hcp \¼qcn Xsâ
CÃs¯ ØnXn hÀ®n¡p¶Xn\nSbnÂ
]dbpIbmWv:
..... c|pt]cp|p Xnc|ncp¶oSp¶p
c|mfXn¶ps|mcps¼«ncn¡p¶p.

Xsâ ]cm[o\X sI«gn¡pt¼mgpw AXp


^enXcq]¯nemhWsa¶v \¼qcn¡p
_lpimTyamWv. CXp hnc Nq|p¶Xv
Hcp¶Xam\knImhØbnte¡mWv. Hcp
Ime¯v PohnX¯nsâ FÃm Xe§sfbpw
kzm[o\n¨p\n¶Xpw Ime{]hml¯nÂ
\jvSs¸«pt]mbXpamb Hcp PohnXkao]\
(attitude)¯nsâ {]Xn^e\amWv Cu
^enX{]nbXzw. \¼qcn]v^enX¯nsâ
khntijXIÄ kq£vaambn ]cntim[n¡m³
XpS§nbm B kwKXn hyàamIpw.
Akw_Ôw, ip²ta Akw_Ôw F¶
hIp¸nÂs¸Sp¯mhp¶hXs¶bmhs« BZyw.
Xs¶ apJw ImWn¡m³ h¶ hmenb¡mc³
cmat\mSv, \ot¿ kn²nIqSoXv AtXm s\sâ
G«t\m F¶p tNmZn¡p¶Xv
Akw_Ôasæn asä´mWv.
ASnb³Xs¶bmWv F¶ cmasâ
adp]Sn¡mWv ChnsS {]kàn. Xsâ adp]Sn
Xncpta\nsb "£' ckn¸n¡psa¶h\dnbmw.
asämcp hn[¯n ]dªmÂ
\¼qcnsbs¡m|v C§s\sbmcp tNmZyw
tNmZn¸n¨ kwkvImcs¯ DÄs¡mÅm\pw
BkzZn¡m\pw Ah\p IgnªXnsâ
sXfnhmWv Cu Ipdn¡psImÅp¶ adp]Sn.
\¼qcn hmenb¡mc\m hnUvVnbm¡s¸«p
F¶mhpw km[mcW\nebv¡v ]ecpw CXns\
hymJym\n¡pI. \¼qcnbpsS ^enXw XnI¨pw
a\Ênem¡pIbpw, Hcp ]SnIqSn
apt¶m«pt]mbn AXn\pX¡ adp]Sn
]dbpIbpw sNbvXXphgn cma³ ^enX¯nÂ
]¦psImÅpIbpw AXns\
BkzmZyXcam¡pIbpamWp sNbvXXv. t`jv
F¶`n\μn¨p XeIpep¡p¶ \¼qcnbpsS
Nn{XwIqSnbmbmte CXn\p ]q˨X
hcp¶pÅpsh¶À°w. C{]Imcw ip²
Akw_Ôs¯ Iebm¡n DbÀ¯pI,
AXn\p Iem]camb Hcp am\w \evIpI
F¶Xv \¼qcn]v^enX¯nsâ Gähpw
ta·tbdnb Hcp khntijXbmWv.
\¼qcnbpsS kwkvImchpw PohnXcoXnbpambn
CgpInt¨À¶hÀ¡pam{Xw ckn¡m³ ]äp¶
]pcpjmÀ°¡q¯n NmIymcpw
CXpXs¶bmWp sN¿p¶Xv. CXnse´mWn{X
sIm«nKvtLmjn¡m\pÅXv Fs¶mcp tNmZyw
Db˦phcmw. AXn\p icnbmbn adp]Sn
]dbWsa¦n \¼qcnkwkvImc¯nsâ
ka{K]T\wXs¶ Bhiyambn hcpw. AXn\p
X¡mew apXncp¶nÃ. {]IrX¯nÂ\n¶p
hnSmsX H¶pc|p Imcy§Ä
Nq|n¡mWn¡pIam{Xw sN¿mw:
PohnX¯nsâ ]ncnapdp¡w (Tension)
Abbv¡m³ D]Icn¡p¶p F¶ Hcp
{]tbmP\]cX ^enX{]tbmK¯n\ps|¶
Imcy¯n A`n{]mb`n¶Xbp|mhm³
hgnbnÃ. F¶m AtXmsSm¸w ^enX¯nsâ
asämcp [À½w (hninjy
\¼qcn]v^enX¯nsâ) I®nÂs¸SmdnÃ. A\
´aPvRmXahÀ®\obamb Cu
temItKmf¯nsâ Xncn¨en HcnS¯ncp¶p
t\m¡p¶ a\pjysâ IYbnÃmbva
t_m²ys¸Sp¯n¯cpI. AtX, \½psS
s]m§¨s¯ tNmÀ¯n¡fªp kz´w
\nÊmcXzs¯ a\Ênem¡n¨pXcnI F¶Xv
D¯a^enXPvR³ Ahiyw \nÀÆlnt¡|
ISabt{X. Cusbmcp hihpw
\¼qcn]v^enX¯n CSbv¡nsS
Hfnan¶p¶p|v. ]pd¯mtcm almtIa³
h¶ncn¡p¶psh¶v HmSn¡nX¨p h¶p]dª
hmey¡mct\mSv, sNÃw ASp¯psh¨v
shSn¸mbn apdp¡ns¡m|ncn¡p¶ \¼qcn
]dªp: Bcm¶v t]mbn tNmbvIym.
Aev]wIgnªv aS§nh¶v hmey¡mc³
AXnepw ]cn{`at¯msS, IfIvSdmWv F¶p
]dªt¸mÄ \¼qcnbpsS {]XnIcWw:
At{XÅq, Rm¶nco¨p hà a\pjy\mhpw¶v.
Cu DZmlcWwXs¶ t\m¡q. shdpw
Akw_Ô{]em]tam AtXm
D¶XPohnXX¯ztam! B\pjwKnIambn
]dbs«, Cu \qäm|nse
Cw¥njv\mSIthZnbnse ^enXk{am«mbn
Adnbs¸Sp¶ HmkvImÀsshÂUv Cu X¯zw
{Kln¨n«pÅXmbn¡mWmw. "Zn Cwt]mÀ«³kv
Hm^v _obnMv GWkväv' F¶ Xsâ
lmkyck{][m\amb H¶m´cw
\mSI¯nsâ cN\bn Xm\hew_n¨
PohnXho£Ws¯¡pdn¨n§s\ ]dbp¶p:
".....the play has a philosophy; that is to treat all trivial
things of life seriously and to treat all serious things
with sincere and studied triviality.'' Aev]w Nne
t`ZKXnIÄ hcp¯nbm Cu X¯zw
\¼qcnbpsS PohnXho£W¯n\pw
icnbmsW¶p ImWmw. AXy´w hjf\pw
henb e¼S\pamb kqcn\¼qcnsb¶
A\izc IYm]m{X¯n\p cq]w \evInb {io
N´ptat\m³ AtX izmk¯nÂ,
\¼qcnamtcmfw F\n¡p _lpam\apÅ
hcmbn«v thsd Bcpw CÃ F¶v
Dd¸n¨p]dbWsa¦n A{X al\obamb
hÃXpw At±lw \¼qcnbnÂ
I|ncn¡WatÃm.
\¼qcn]v^enX¯n\v A§s\ Iem]camb
Hcp am\aps|¶wKoIcn¨pIgnªmÂ
AXnsâ BkzmZyXbv¡p \nZm\amb
KpWhntij§fpw sam¯¯nsem¶p Nn
´n¡WatÃm. {]tbmKNmXpcnbmWv
^enX¯nsâ aÀ½w F¶v BZyta
{]kvXmhn¨p. CXpambn _Ôs¸«p\nev¡p¶
aäp c|pLSI§Ä BtemN\marXXzhpw
hm¡nse anXXz (economy)hpamWv.
D¯aImhy e£Wambn Be¦mcnI·mÀ
\nÀt±in¨n«pÅ [z\ntbmSmWnXn\v ASp¸w.
BtemNn¡pt´mdpw AÀ°¯n\v Bghpw
]c¸pw hÀ²n¨p hcWw. hnkvXcn¨p
]dbmsX, AXymhiyw ]dtb|Xpam{Xw
]dbpIbpw, ]et¸mgpw AÀt²mànbnÂ
\nÀ¯pIbpw sN¿p¶Xn\mWv ^ew IqSpI.
CXn\p¯a\nZÀi\§fmWv
CubSp¯Imewhsc "amXr`qan'bnÂ
h¶ncp¶, Nn{XImc³ \¼qXncn ssIImcyw
sNbvXpt]m¶ "\mWnb½bpsS temI'¯nsâ
ASn¡pdn¸pIÄ. Ipdn¡psImÅpI am{XaÃ
Xpf¨v A¸pdw IS¡pIIqSn sN¿p¶
aqÀ¨bpÅ {]tbmK§Ä¡v \¼qcn`mjbnÂ
\kyw F¶mWv hm¡v. (BbpÀthZ¯nse
NnInÕmhn[n HmÀ½n¡pI.) djy³
]cyS\wIgnªp aS§nh¶ almIhn
hÅt¯mfnt\mSv hn. Fkv. F³. ]dª
^enXw Cu hn`mK¯nepÄs¸Sp¯mw.
""Hcp aIt\wsIm|pt]mbn c|p
aIt\wsIm|p aS§n, AtÃ!''
aI³ tKm]ntbbpwsIm|pt]mbn
Cc«t¤m]nbmbn aS§n F¶mWv kqN\.
Ipd¨p Imip Xcamhpw F¶ Zpc \S¶nÃ,
Atà Fs¶mcp Ip¯pw (sting) CXne
´À`hn¨n«ps|¶p s]s«¶mÀ¡pw
a\ÊnemhnÃ. IÃphgn¨n«bnse
sNmÃnbm«¯n \nkvXpe\mbncp¶
{]kn²thj¡mc³ ]«n¡mwsXmSn
cmhp®ntat\m³ ckmhnjvIcW¯nsâ
Imcy¯n c|mwXc¡mc\mbncp¶p.
AXns\¸än \¼qcnamÀ ]dbmdpÅ "\kyw'
Ipd¨p {IqcwXs¶bmWv, ""Ahsâ apJ¯v
Ipcpt¸ ]pds¸SpÅp.'' ckw ]pds¸SpI
F¶mWtÃm ]dbpI. hkqcnbpw (Ipcp¸v
F¶mWv \mS³`mj)]pds¸SpI F¶mWp
]dbpI.
ap³]dª c|pZmlcW§fpw
thsdmcphn[¯nepw {i²mÀl§fmWv.
c|nepw ^enXw IpSnsImÅp¶Xv {]tXyI
hmIv{]tbmK¯nemWv. C¯cw ^enX§sf
`mjm]cw F¶ hn`mK¯nÂs¸Sp¯mw.
AXn¯s¶ c|pXcap|v. hfsc
hyàamb \m\mÀ°s¯¸nSn¨pÅ
s]mSnss¡IÄ HcphI... ]\\¼qcntbmSv
]\bv¡p XSnbnemWtÃm tNmdv F¶p
]dªXv Hcp \Ã DZmlcWamWv. thsdmcp
cknI³ DZmlcWw Xmsgs¡mSp¡p¶p.
Be¯qÀ{Kma¡mcmb \¼qcnamÀ¡v
]pWyml¯n\p ]pWyml¨p|§ th|.
aäpÅhscbt]£n¨v a{´w Ipsd IqSpIbpw
sN¿pw. AXpsIm|v, Be¯qÀ¡mcpsS
]pWyml¯n\p a{´w PmkvXn ^ew \mkvXn
F¶mWv ]dbmdv. ChnsS ^ew F¶Xnsâ
tÇjmÀ°amWtÃm ^enX¯nsâ ImXÂ.
F¶m C{X hyàaÃm¯ Nne
hntijmÀ°§fpw (Specialised meanings)
^enX¯n\nSw \evImdp|v. HcpZmlcWw
t\m¡q: IYIfn¡¼¡mc\mb Hcp \¼qcn
kz´ambn Hcp IfnÊwLw XpS§m\pÅ
{ia¯nemWv. thgvN¡mc\mb asämcp
\¼qcnsb DÕml]qÀÆw tIm¸p]Wn
ImWn¨psImSp¯psIm|v, CXp ]¨sS, CXp
XmSnsS, CXv IrjvWsâ F¶n§s\ apSnIÄ
\nc¯nh¨n«pÅXp hnhcn¨psImSp¡pIbmWv.
apgph³ tI«tijw \¼qcn C§s\
]dªphs{X þþþþH¶v, c|v, aq¶v, \mev,
A©v, BdvþþþþapSnbmdmbn, C\n Ifn
XpS§mw. CXnse ^enXw A{X s]s«¶p
]nSnIn«nsb¶p hcney. Hcp
IfnÊwLamsW¦n Npcp§nbXv Bdp apSn
(thj¡mcpsS intcme¦mc¯n\v apSn
F¶mWv IYIfnbnse km¦XnIkwPvR)
thWsa¶mWp sh¸v. AXmWv H¶v, c|v
F¶v Bdphsc F®n C\n Ifn XpS§mw
F¶p ]dªXv. F¶m C\n apSnbm³
henb XmakanÃ, Ifn XS§pIIqSntb
th|q F¶mWv B´cmÀ°w.
`mjm]camb ^enX§Ät]mse
kμÀ`]camb ^enX§fpap|v. Hcp {]tXyI
kμÀ`hpambn _Ôs¸Sp¯pt¼mÄ am{Xta
AXnsâ AÀ°w a\Ênemhq. {io C. Fw.
Fkv. \¼qXncn¸mSnt\mSv At±l¯nsâ Hcp
ASp¯ kplr¯p]dª ^enXamWv
HmÀ½hcp¶Xv. k]vXI£n ap¶Wn `cn¡p¶
Imew. apJya{´nbmb C.Fw.Fkv. Hcp
tbmKw Ignªv thZnbnÂ\n¶p Xmtg¡p
tImWnbnd§pIbmWv. At¸mÄ IqsSbpÅ
\¼qcn:
C. Fw. Fkv., tImWn¡nf¡|v,
apdp¡n¸nSnt¨mfq. kqN\ a\Ênemb Cw. Fw.
Fkv. DSs\ adp]Sn ]dªp: DÆv, Rm³
a\Êncp¯v|v. LSII£nbmb apÉoweoKv
{]Xn]£t¯¡p Imepamdm³ t]mhp¶p
F¶ {ipXnsb AÀ°am¡nbmWv \¼qcn
]dªsX¶v C. Fw. FÊnsâ
IqsSbp|mbncp¶ aämÀ¡pw a\ÊnembnÃ.
ap³]dª kμÀ`]cw, `mjm]cw F¶
hn`P\¯nsâ AXnÀhc¼pIÄ hyàaÃ.
an¡t¸mgpw CXpc|pw H¶n¨pXs¶
\ne\nev¡p¶p. hm¡pIsfs¡m|p Xncn¨pw
adn¨pw Ifn¡m\pÅ hmk\ \¼qcn¡v
kzXxkn²ambps|¶pw ^enX¯nsâ
amäpIq«m³ CXv D]Icn¡p¶p F¶pta
AÀ°amt¡|XpÅp. sjbvIvkv]nbsd¸än
tUmIvSÀ tPm¬k¬ ]dªphs{X, ""A
quibble was Shakespeare's fatal Cleopatra for whom he
lost the world and was cotent to lose it.” Hcp hne
Ipdª \nÊmctÇj {]tbmK¯n\pth|n
HuNnXyw _enIgn¡m³ B alm\mb
\mSIIr¯n\v Atijw aSnbp|mbncp¶nÃ
F¶mWtÃm Bibw. CXpt]mse Quibbles
XcapÅnSs¯ms¡ Ip¯n¯ncpIm³
AZayamb {]hWX \¼qcnamcn kztX
I|phcp¶p|v. HcpZmlcWw am{Xw \evImw:
shfp¯m«p \mcmbW³\¼qcn
Kpcphmbqc¼e¯n sXmgpXv
Ingt¡\Sbn _ÊpIÄ
\nÀ¯nbn«ncn¡pt¶St¯¡v ]Xps¡
\S¶phcnIbmWv. At¸mÄ HcmÄ _Ênte¡v
Bsf hnfn¡pIbmWvþþþþIqä\mSv, ]«m¼n,
sjmÀ®qÀ, Hä¸mew, ]me¡mSvþþþþtIdvB
tIdvB. shfp¯mSv GXm|v
ASps¯¯nbt¸mÄ AbmÄ Iqä\mSm! F¶p
tNmZn¨p. X£Ww adp]Sn In«n: AÃ,
shfp¯mSm. ]dbp¶sX´msW¶v
AbmÄ¡p ]nSnIn«nà F¶v Adnªncp¶n«pw
ioe_ewsIm|v At±lw
]dªpt]mbXmhWw. hfsc kzÑμhpw
kzmß{]tNmZnX (free and spontaneous)hpamb
PohnXcoXn A\phÀ¯n¨p t]m¶Xnsâ
sXfnhmbn¡qSn Cu ioes¯
ImWmhp¶XmWv. \¼qcnamcpsS
s]cpamä¯nse Cu A\u]NmcnIX (informal
way) aäpÅhcpsS {]iwkbv¡pw
Akqbbv¡pw ]m{XamhmdpÅXpw
CXpsIm|mWv. Xm³ hfÀ¶pt]m¶
kmwkvImcnI Npäp]mSpIfpsS iàamb
kzm[o\w CXn {]Xn_nw_n¨pImWmw.
C{Xbpw ]dªXnÂ\n¶v ^enXw
\¼qcnbpsS Ip¯IbmsWs¶m¶pw
[cn¨phimth|. tIcfobÀ sam¯¯nÂ
^enX{]nbcmWv. AXv AhcpsS
kmwkvImcntIm¶a\¯nsâ
_lnx{]IS\hpamWv. ]t£, Xsâ XSn¡p
X«p¶ ^enXamhpt¼mgmWv ]eÀ¡pw
Ipds¨mcp ck¡pdhv. AhnsSbmWv
\¼qcnbpambpÅ kmcamb hyXymkhpw.
XpS¡¯n ]dªXmsW¦nepw
BhÀ¯n¡s«, ^enXw Xs¶¸änbmbmepw
AXn AIagnªp ]¦ptNÀ¶v Nncn¡m³
\¼qcn¡p Ignbpw; \¼qcnt¡ Ignbq!
XnIª \¼qcn¯w Xpfp¼p¶Xpw, Hcp
\¼qcnbpsS Np|nÂ\n¶ÃmsX
]pd¯phcm³ ]äm¯Xpamb Hcp tÇmIwIqsS
D²cn¨v D]kwlcn¡mw:

X|mÀamXmw cabvt¡m XcfangnaeÀþ


¯¿emfmapabvt¡m
sIm|mSpw ta\Ibvt¡m kcknPapJnbmþ
apÀÆint¡m iNnt¡m
h|mÀ]qthWnamÀ h¶SnaeÀ]Wnbpw
`mcXnt¡m cXnt¡m
I|m kuμcytadp¶Xp aa ]\bþ
t©cn \mcmbWnt¡m!

]n. am[h³
A\p_Ôwþ6
Nne ]gb NncnIÄ

\¼qXncnbpw \¼ymcpamWv tIcf¯nÂ


^enXw ]dªn«pÅXv.
\¼qXncn^enX¯n\pw
\¼ymÀ^enX¯n\papÅ {]tXyIX, c|pw
NmIymcnÂ\n¶p|mbn F¶XmWv.
NmIymcpambn Ieln¨psIm|v Hcp \¼ymÀ
Xsâ ^enXIe krjvSn¨p. NmIymsc
XeapdIfmbn {ihn¨psIm|v \¼qXncn
t\ct¼m¡pIÄ ]dªp. HcmÄ¡v shSnsh«w,
atäBÄ¡v A¼eh«w. iXm_vZ§fpsS
ip{iqjbn \¼qXncnbpsS ^enXIe
hf˦p.
NmIymcptSXv AkZriamb Hcp
Øm]\amsW¶p ]dbmwþþþþtIcf¯nsâ
At\Iw AkZriXIfn H¶v.
sIm«mc§fnse hnZqjI·msc \ap¡dnbmw;
F¶mÂ, t£{X§fnse ^enXPvR·mÀ
tIcf¯nsâam{Xw {]tXyIXbmWv. Hcp
hÀj¯nse an¡ kmbmlv\§fnepw
`ànbpsS BtLmj§Ät¡m
tZhZmko\r¯§Ät¡m ]Icw
lmky¯nsâ {]kmZw ]c¶ t£
{Xm¦W§Ä tIcf¯n\p shfnbnÂ
I|pap«m\nSbnÃm¯ Hcp amXrIbmWv.
\¼qXncnbpsS ^enXcpNnsb cq]s¸Sp¯nb
Gähpw {][m\amb aqibpw
NmIymcptSXmbncn¡Ww. ^enXw
]dbm\mbn¯s¶ P\n¨ Hcp PmXnbmWv
NmIymÀ. ]dªpw \Sn¨pw AbmÄ D]Poh\w
t\Sn. `àn In\ntb| ]pcmWIYIÄ
AbmfpsS \mhn lmkyhnUw_\§fmbn
amdn. ]hn{Xamb ]pcpjmÀ°§Ä Ai\hpw
hnt\mZhpw cmPtkhbpambn. `às\
am{XaÃ, Cuizcs\bpw AbmÄ ]cnlkn¨p.
hnZqjIXz¯nsâ kmbmlv\§ÄsIm|v
tIcf¯nse t£{X§fn AÀ¨\ \S¶p.
`ànbpsSbÃ, ^enX¯nsâ A¼e§fmbn
tIcf¯nse almt£{Xtamtcm¶pw.
t£{X§sf tI{μoIcn¨ `àn¡p ]Icw
Nncn hfcp¶ hnNn{X]cnWmaw XoÀ¨bmbpw
\nkvXpeamb H¶mWv. GXm|v A{XXs¶
\nkvXpeambncp¶p, t£{X§fnÂ
Nncn¡ms\¯nb \¼qXncnamcpsS
a\ximkv{Xhpw. Nncn¡semgnsI asäm¶pw
sN¿m\mhm¯ \nÊwKXbpsS
a\ximkv{Xambncp¶p AXv. \nÊwKXbmWv
\¼qXncnbpsS at\mLS\bpsS s\SpwXq¬.
kz´w IpSpw__Ô§fnse
hnImccmlnXyhpw A\yYmXzhpambncn¡Ww
AhÀ¡v Cu \nÊwKX k½m\n¨Xv.
\¼qXncnbpsS IpemNmca\pkcn¨v
aq¯]p{X\p am{Xta kzPmXnbnÂ\n¶p
hnhmlhpw IpSpw_¯nsâ AhImihpw
hn[n¨n«pÅq. A\pP·mÀ kw_ÔhoSpIfnÂ
Dd§n hnImck¼qÀ¯n
t\Sns¡mÅWsa¶mbncp¶p hn[n.
kvt\ln¡m³ kz´w IpSpw_anÃm¯hcpw,
emfn¡m³ InSm§fnÃm¯hcpw H¶nt\mSpw
KmVamb _Ôw Adnªn«nÃm¯hcpw,
H¶nepw apgpIm³ Ignbm¯hcpamb Hcp
henb \¼qXncn kaqlw A§s\
A¼e§fnÂ\n¶v A¼e§fnte¡v
Aeªp. kvt\laÃ, kw_Ôambncp¶p
AhÀ¡km²yamb Htc Hcp _Ôw.
A¼e¯nse cknI¯§fpw
kw_Ôho«nse "cknI¯n'Ifpw AhÀ¡v
GXm|v Hcp t]msebmbnþþþþc|pw
t\cwt]m¡phm\pÅ D]mb§Ä am{Xw.
"t\cwt]m¡v' F¶mÂ, \¼qXncn`mjbnÂ
^enXw am{XaÃ, cXnbpwIqSnbmWv.
kvt\ltam hmÕeytam AdnbmsX,
Bßm`nam\wt]mepw CÃmsX, PohnX¯nsâ
kakvX`mh§tfmSpw Xt¶mSpXs¶bpw
tIhehpw ITn\hpamb HcpXcw
\nÊwKXam{Xw ]peÀ¯p¶ at\mLS\
Ahcn cq]s¸«ph¶p. \nÊwKXbv¡p
kzoIcn¡m\pÅ IebmIp¶p lmkyw.
\¼qXncnbpsS Ie AXmbn. AXn AhÀ
can¨p, hnt\mZn¨p. "shSn' h«§Ä \o|p
\o|p t]mbn. ^enXw \¼qXncnbpsS Ipe
Nnlv\hpw \¼qXncn^enXw tIcf¯nse Hcp
{][m\amb PmXn^enXhpw (Ethnic joke)
Bbn.
\¼qXncn¡p kam´cambn tIcf¯nepw
shfnbnepw {_mlvaWkapZmb§Ä
CÃmbvIbÃ. F¦nepw, t£{X¯nse
lmkyIebnÂ\n¶pw IpSpw_¯nse
A\yYmXz¯nÂ\n¶pw P\n¨ \¼qXncnbpsS
lmkycpNn AhÀ¡mÀ¡pw ssIh¶nÃ.
"]«À¡v' lmkyanÃtÃm. Hcp]t£ `ànbpw
]m«pambncn¡mw, Xangv\m«nse am{XaÃ,
Z£nWm]Y¯nseXs¶ {_mlvaWcpsS
IpeNnlv\§Ä. `ànbpsS {]Øm\hpw
AXnsâ `mKambn h¶ IÀ®mSIkwKoXhpw
Hcp XcwKhnt£m`wt]mse Z£ntW
´ybnepS\ofw AebSn¨t¸mÄ, AXnsâ
hyqlapJ¯p \mw I|Xv
{_mlvaWscbmbncp¶p. F¦nepw AhcpsS
DZm¯X hgnbp¶ IoÀ¯\Ie
tIcf¯nte¡p {]thin¨tXbnÃ. `ànbpsS
temeXsbbpw DZm¯Xsbbpw
{`jvSm¡ns¡m|v \¼qXncnamÀ
]Sp¯pbÀ¯nb ^enXZpÀK¯nsâ
{]Xntcm[ambncn¡ptam CXn\pÅ ImcWw!
tIcf¯nsâ IemNcn{XsagpXp¶hÀ Nn
´nt¡| Hcp {][m\s¸« tNmZyamIp¶p
AXv.
 
II
^enX¯nsâ Hcp {]tXyIX AXv
BhÀ¯n¡pI km²yaà F¶XmWv. F
´n\pw c|maqgap|mhmw; ]t£,
^enX¯n\nÃ. \¼qXncn^enX§fpsS Hcp
kz`mhw, ]t£, Ahbn [mcmfw
BhÀ¯\ap|v F¶XmWv. cq]w amdnbpw
{]IrXw amdnbpw Htc ^enXwXs¶
]ns¶bpw ]ns¶bpw ]p\chXcn¡p¶Xp \mw
ImWm\nShcp¶p. Cu ]pkvXI¯nepÅ
"KÀ`hpw IpShbdpw' F¶ ^enXw B
a«nepÅ HcmhÀ¯\ambncn¡Ww. Xncph\
´]pc¯p \S¶pt]m¶ apdP]¯nsâ
]ivNm¯e¯n XncphnXmwIqÀ cmPmhpw
Hcp \¼qXncnbpw X½n asämcp {]ImtcW
]dª ^enXsa¶ \nebn CXp Rm³
ap¼ptI«n«p|v. "MvA. \obm \nsâ G«\m
N¯Xv' F¶pÅ CXnse asämcp
\njvIf¦amb tNmZyw thsdmcp kμÀ`¯nÂ
F\n¡p ]cnNbapÅ Hcp \¼qXncn Xsâ
Ab¡mct\mSp tNmZn¡p¶Xp Rm³
tI«n«p|v. C¶bmÄ C¶bnS¯p ]dªXv
F¶a«n kp\nivNnXamb Hcp IÀ¯rXzw,
Hcp hyàn]cX, ]gs©mÃpIÄ
s¡¶t]mse \¼qXncn^enX§Ä¡pw CÃ
F¶mWv CXp kqNn¸n¡p¶Xv.
PmXn^enX§Ä AYhm Ethnic jokes
FÃmwXs¶ Cua«nÂ
APvRmXIÀ¯rI§fmbncn¡m\mWv
km²yX. amS¼p IpªpIp«sâbpw
Nn{XImc³ \¼qXncnbpsSbpw aäpw
^enX§Ä Cu ]pkvXI¯n CÃmbvIbÃ.
]t£, Ah aämcpw ]dªncn¡mhp¶
^enX§Ä am{XamWv. BÀ¡pw kμÀ`w amän
]dbmhp¶a«nÂ, XeapdIÄ¡pw
{]tZi§Ä¡pw amdn amdn D]tbmKn¡mhp¶
a«nÂ, kapZmb¯nsâ `uXnIamb Hcp
kz¯mWv Cu ^enX§Ä F¶mWv
CXn\À°w. \¼qXncn^enXw
cma³\¼qXncntbm \oeIWvT³ \¼qXncntbm
]dbp¶XÃ, Hcp kapZmbw H¶msI
]dbp¶XmWv. AsXmcp at\m`mhhpw
ImgvN¸mSpw `mj D]tbmKn¡p¶
coXnbpamWv. XeapdIfnÂ\n¶p
XeapdIfnte¡pw tZi§fnÂ\n¶p tZim
´c§fnte¡pw ]IÀ¶v, Hcp
s]mXpat\m`mhs¯ \nÀ®bn¨pw AXn\mÂ
\nÀ®bn¡s¸«pw Hcp henb
hmsamgnsbmgp¡mbn (oral tradition) HgpIp¶
[mcbmWXv. AXn \à ^enX§fpw No¯
^enX§fpw D|mhmwþþþþCu ]pkvXIw
ImWn¨p Xcp¶a«nÂ.
\¼qXncn^enX§Ä¡p asämcp
X\naIqSnbp|v. NmIymsct¸mse
\¼qXncnbpw ^enXw ]dbpIbÃ.
A`n\bn¡pIbmWp sN¿p¶Xv.
apJ`mh§fpw AwKtNjvSIfpw
i_vZhyXymk§fpw AS§nb hn]pe
amsbmcp icoc`mj (body language) Hmtcm
^enX¯nsâbpw ]n¶nep|v. Hcp]t£,
aämsc¡mfpw ssIbmwKyw D]tbmKn¡p¶Xv
\¼qXncnamcmbncn¡Ww. CSXpssIbnsâ
sNdphnc am{XapbÀ¯n hnd¸n¨v, I®pIÄ
Cdp¡n, hbÀ Ipep¡n, apJw hnIrXam¡n,
{]tXyIamb Hcp i_vZ¯n ]dbp¶
"£ymtbbv' F¶ hm¡nsâ A\p`hckw Cu
icoc`mjbnÂ\n¶mWv ssIhcp¶Xv.
shdpwhm¡mbn AXns\ tcJs¸Sp¯pt¼mÄ
Cu A\p`hw apgph³ e`n¡p¶nÃ.
tcJs¸Sp¯pt¼mÄ ]mXnbpw A\p`hckw
\jvSs¸Sp¶hbmWv \¼qXncn^enX§Ä.
Cu kXyw, aämsc¡mfpa[nIw Cu \À½§Ä
k¼mZn¨ Ipªp®namkväÀ¡pXs¶
\nivNbap|v F¶v F\n¡pd¸p|v.
hmsamgnbpsS ]mc¼cy¯n¯s¶
\nebpd¸n¨XpsIm|mhmw, \¼qXncn^enXw
[mcmfw D|mbn«pw, sh×Wn¡ptijw
^enXsagpXp¶ \¼qXncnamÀ IpdhmbXv.
Hcp]t£, hm¡nsâ IebpsS Cu ]cnanXn
Nn{XIebv¡p _m[IaÃmbncn¡mw.
icoc`mjsb HcXntcmfw ]nSns¨Sp¡m³
Nn{X¯n\p Igntª¡pw. Nn{XImc³
\¼qXncnbpsS BteJ\§fnse ^enXckw
Dd¶phcp¶Xv, Xsâ
kmapZmbnI^enXk¼¯nsâ
ss]XrI¯nÂ\n¶mbncn¡psa¶v
IcptX|nhcp¶p.
Ipªp®namkväÀ kamlcn¨ Cu
]pkvXI¯nse \à \À½§fnsem¶v,
\¼qcnbpsS At§ Aäs¯
kpJs¯¸änbpÅXmWv. F´mWm kpJw?
kpJn¨p Pohn¡p ¶hs\¶p JymXns¸«
\¼qXncn tNmZn¡p¶p.
Ccn§me¡pSbpÕhw apgph³ Dd¡anf¨p
ImWp¶XmtWm kpJw, AtXm
Dd¡£oWhpambpÅ Xncn¨phchmtWm.
Xncn¨ph¶Xn\ptijapÅ tX¨pIpfnbmtWm,
Ipfn¡ptijw ]pfn¨tamcp Iq«nbpÅ
DuWmtWm, DuWn\ptijw
BÀ¯n]nSn¨pÅ Dd¡amtWm,
Dd¡¯n\nSbn aq{XwNp«mepw
AXaÀ¯n¸nSn¨psIm|pÅ B InS¸nsâ
elcnbmtWm. HSp¡w k½À±w
kln¡mXmhpt¼mÄ, \n¶psIm|pÅ B
aq{Xwhogv¯ensâ kpJamtWm! AtX,
AXmWp kpJw F¶p \¼qXncn Dd¸n¨p
]dbp¶p. Gähpw \nÊmcambXnÂ\n¶v
Gähpw kmcambXnte¡p \½psS
kpJmZÀiw hfcpt¼mÄ, AXns\Xnsc,
Gähpw kmcambXnÂ\n¶v Gähpw
\nÊmcambXnte¡v AXns\ hogv¯ns¡m|v
\¼qXncn kpJw F¶ {`as¯¯s¶
]cnlkn¡p¶p. kpJ¯n Hcp Ahnizmkw,
Xo£vWamb Hcp kwKanÃmbva, Cu
^enX¯nsâ ]n¶n {]hÀ¯n¡p¶p|v.
asämcp \Ã ^enXw \¼qXncnbpw \¼ymcpw
X½n tXmWnbnÂh¨p \S¡p¶
kw`mjWamWv. tXmWnbn Ibdnb
\¼qcntbmSp thKsa¯m³ tXmWnbnÂ
\S¶m aXn F¶p \¼ymÀ ]cnlkn¡p¶p.
CXn \pÅ \¼qXncnbpsS adp]Sn Hcp
Imhy\ncq]WamWv: ""tXcnepw tXmWnbnepw
Ibdn \S¡p¶ ]Xnhv \¼qcnamÀ¡Ã,
\¼ym·mÀ¡mWv. tXcntedn \SsIm|p
ap\o{μ³ Fs¶gpXnbXv \¼ymcmWtÃm.''
CXv \¼ymÀIhnXbpsSbpw aebmf¯nse
Hcp `mjm{]tbmK¯nsâbpw hnaÀi\w
am{XaÃ, \¼qXncn^enX§fn ]ebnS¯pw
ImWp¶ PmXn]camb D]lmk¯nsâ Hcp
ZrjvSm´wIqSnbmWv. Hcp {]XnImc¯nsâ
IY F¶pw thWsa¦n CXns\
hntijn¸n¡mw. ]|p \¼ymÀ NmIymtcmSp
]Icw ho«nbt¸mÄ, \¼ymtcmSv
NmIymÀ¡pth|n \¼qXncnbpw ]Icw
ho«p¶p.
XmcXtay\ ]g¡apÅ ^enX§fmbncn¡mw
Ch c|pw. IqSpXÂ B[p\nIamb
^enX§fnte¡p hcpt¼mÄ BhÀ¯n¡p¶
Nne kμÀ`§fpw s]mXphmb Nne
cwK]ivNm¯e§fpw Ahbn {]ISamhm³
XpS§p¶p. Chbnsem¶p
Xoh|nbm{XIfmWv. Cu ]pkvXI¯nse
Hcp Ukt\mfw ^enX§fnÂ
Xoh|nbm{XbpsS kμÀ`ap|v.
XSp¡m\mhm¯ Hcp thK¯nsâ ap{Zt]mse
\¼qXncnbpsS PohnX¯nÂ
{]Xy£s¸«XpsIm|mbncn¡Ww
\¼qXncn^enX§fnse Hcp kmam\y
Nnlv\ambn Xoh|n ho|pw ho|pw
HmSnhcp¶Xv. ]pXnsbmcp ]cnjvImc¯nsâ
kw{`an¸n¡p¶ i_vZhpw thKhpw Bbn Cu
hml\w aZncminbnÂ\n¶v \¼qXncnbpsS
kuayhpw Aekhpw bmYmØnXnIhpamb
PohnX¯nte¡v Cc¨pIbdnh¶p. BZyw
\¼qXncnsb CXmsI ]cn{`an¸n¨p. A§s\
Nne IYIfn \¼qXncn Xoh|nbnse
P\mebpsS NnÃpImWmsX ]pdt¯¡p
Xp¸pIbpw A]IS¨§ebn tImWIw
tXmcm\n«p ]ngbSbv¡pIbpw sNbvXp.
F¦nepw thKwXs¶ Xsâ ]cn{`as¯
AbmÄ Xncn¨dnªncn¡Ww. h|n
hcmdmtbvm F¶p tNmZn¡p¶Xn\p]Icw
]cn{`an¡mdmtbvm F¶v AbmÄ tNmZn¡m³
XpS§n. ]e \Ã ^enX§fpw
Xoh|napdnbnÂsh¨p kw`hn¡p¶p.
D¯almky¯nsâ ZrjvSm´ambn
Ip«nIrjvWamcmÀ "lmky kmlnXy'¯nÂ
D²cn¡p¶ \¼qcn^enXw Hcp Xoh|napdn
^enXamWtÃm. Xoh|nhcm¯nS¯p _Êp
hcp¶p. Cu ]pkvXI¯n [mcmfw
_Êpbm{Xm^enX§Ä ImWmw. Xoh|n
Ibdmt\m _ÊpIbdmt\m
km[n¡p¶nsæn \¼qXncn tImSXn
Ibdp¶p. cma³ ASocn tImSXnapdnbnÂ
H¸n¡p¶ s]mSnss¡IÄþþþþ{]mIvSn¡Â
tPm¡pIÄþþþþCu ]pkvXI¯nse Hcp
^enX¯nsâ hnjb§fmWtÃm.
Xoh|napdnbpw _Êpbm{Xbpw
tImSXnbpwt]mse ]pXnb ]cnjv¡mc¯nsâ
thK§fpw \oXnIfpw Iev]\Ifpw ]pXnb
\¼qXncn^enX§fnse tam«n^pIfmWv.
]pXnb ]cnjvImchpambpÅ t\cnSepIfmWv
Cu ^enX§Ä F¶pw ]dbmw. Cu
Nnlv\§fn Gähpw ]pXpXmbn
Øm\w]nSn¡p¶Xv "dºÀ'IrjnbmWv.
\¼qXncnbpw Xoh|nbm{Xbpw t]mse
\¼qXncnbpw dºÀIrjnbpw F¶
^enX]c¼cbv¡p km[yXbpt|m? C¯cw
^enX§fnsem¶v ChnsS ]IÀ¯s«.
A\h[nImes¯
\o|BtemN\bv¡ptijw Hcp \¼qXncn
dºÀsh¡m³Xs¶ XoÀ¨bm¡n. Gsd
t]tcmSv A`n{]mbw BcmªtijamWv
At±lw Cu kmlk¯n\p apXnÀ¶Xv.
HSp¡w, Nne hÀj§Ä¡pap¼v dºÀsh¨
asämcp \¼qXncntbmSpIqSn tNmZn¡mw F¶p
XoÀ¨bm¡n:
t«zm tateSw, H¶q|mbn«v tNmbv¡Ãmt¨mfq.
CÃs¯ dºsdms¡ F§\m, ]mev [mcmfw
In«z ]Xnhpt|m?
[mcmfw¶v ]dbvA h¿. ¶mepw \¶
tamiÃ, \nivNw.
¨mtem?
¨mÂ..... sNehns\m¡§Sv sXIbpw. Hcp
Ccp¶mgn..... ap¶mgn.....
ss]bnsâ ]mepw dºÀ]mepw,
dºÀIrjnbnse Xsâ DZmko\Xbpw,
AXnsâ ^eiq\yXbnse
D¡WvTbnÃmbvabpw FÃmwIqSn
\nÀ½ns¨Sp¯ CXpt]msemcp ^enXw
\nÊwKXbpsS Hcp henb J\n¡p am{Xta
P\n¸n¡m\mhq.
]pXpabnepw ]cnjvImc¯nepw DÅ
Akm[mcWamsbmcp Ahnizmkhpw
DZmko\Xbpw am{Xaà ]pXnb
]cnjvImc¯nsâ BLmX¯nÂ
tXmev¡pt¼mgpw B tXmÂhnsb XnIª
\nÊwK_p²nbnepw \ninXamb
Bß]cnlmkt¯msSbpw ImWm³
klmbn¡p¶ kn\nknk¯nsâ hÃms¯mcp
I®pIqSn Cu ^enX§fn \mw
ImWp¶p|v. bmYmØnXnIXbpsS Nncn
F¶v Chsb hntijn¸n¡mtam. Hcp
kapZmbsa¶\nebn ]pXnb ]cnjvImcw
\¼qXncnamsc At¼ XIÀ¯v
\new]cnim¡pIbmWp|mbXv. F¶mÂ
tXmän«pw AXnt\mSv cmPnbmhmsX, B
tXmÂhnsb¯s¶ ]cnlkn¡m³ Ignªp
F¶pÅXv AhcpsS at\mLS\bpsS
hÃms¯mcp \nÊwK_Ôs¯
ImWn¡p¶p|v. \¼qXncn^enXw
^enXsa¶ \nebv¡pam{XaÃ,
kmaqlyimkv{X]camb Hcp
kz`mhe£Wsa¶\nebv¡pwIqSn {]m[m\yw
t\Sp¶p F¶À°w.
thsdmcp hgnbneqsS BtemNn¡pt¼mÄ,
]e kmapZmbnI^enX§fpsSbpw ]n¶nÂ
kq£vaamb Hcp bmYmØnXnIX
{]hÀ¯n¡p¶ntà F¶ kwibw
DbÀ¶phcp¶p. ]cnjvImct¯mSpÅ
hnapJXbnÂ, Fgp¯ns\¡mÄ Hm¯n\p
{]m[m\yw \evIp¶ ]mc¼cy¯nÂ
(Preliterateoral tradition) FÃmw
\¼qXncnamcpambn kmays¸«p\nev¡p¶
ae_mÀam¸nfamÀ¡pw \à ^enXap|v F¶
kXyw A§s\sbmcp kwibs¯
_es¸Sp¯p¶p|v. amä§ÄsIm|v
AkzØamhm¯ Hcp Ipep§m\ne,
kwLÀj§sf Ffp¸w ]cnlcn¡m\pÅ Hcp
hy{KX, (NncnXs¶bpw kwLÀjw
]cnlcn¡p¶ Hcp X{´amWtÃm.)
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