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DC Book of Jokes Series



Malayalam Language
Namboori Phalithangal
Literature/Humour
by Kunhunni (Kunhunni Mash)
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First DCB Edition January 2010
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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.
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F\n¡XkpJm. AtXm|v Xosc \nhr¯oÃym |mbvym...s¸m¸qhpw
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\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
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]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, Csæn 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.
AXn 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 Itkcbn 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¸mcvAtÃ
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{XnIcn 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]cphnc 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 tImembn 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\mÂ
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¨m 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¯nÂ
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¯n 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¡nSbn HcmÄ¡ncn¡m³ Øeaps|¶pI|v
AhnsSbncp¶p. AXnjvSs¸Smª Ahcncphcpw At\ym\yw Cw¥ojnÂ
]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®bnÂ
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 XpS˦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\m 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 apX 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¶sà 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 AbmÄ¡v 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«n \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¯n 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\mÂ
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¶ _Ên 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¶zÃ
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
ssIbn 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\m AXnÂ
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\tà C§Sv ht¶¡WXv! F\n¡v
ImWn¡m\obm[mc§tf Åq. Rm\Xv ImWn¡pWq!



Cw.Fw.Fkv. \¼qcn¸mSv Xoh|nbn 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¡oÂ
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 tImSXnbn 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¶ AXn 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 Cebn 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
shůn 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.
hgnbn 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 \à 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|nbnÂ
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 hà 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¯n 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«enÂ
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 ImcWhim 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«psaân Ibtd|nh¶ \¼qcn F³Pnsâ
tLmcamb i_vZw Aklyambn A\p`hs¸SpIbm 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¡nSbn ]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 AcbnÂ
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¯n Xmakn¡p¶ Hcp®n\¼qcn AhnSs¯
DuWns\¸än:
Ascym«cn¡qey, D¸nen«Xcnt¡yw sN¿pw.
tNmdn IÃpw D¸nen«Xn ]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 Imen \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 BÄ¡mÀ sshZyaTt¯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«nbmÂ
\kyw ]dbpw.
G«³\¼qcn Ipdp§m«n F¶ Hcnïp\n¶v thfn Ign¨p. A[nIw
XmaknbmsXXs¶ A\nb³\¼qcn Im«n 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 IpShbdn 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£mÂ
{_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¶tÃ
\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 Xncpap¼n 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¶tà ]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 _Ên 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\nSbnÂ
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|vÅ {]ltcmw, Int«y\nsÃ
\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¸papdnbn 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¸äm 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\m 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|nbn 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¦n 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¡ysà 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 hgnbcpIn AXn\ncp¶p. AXpI|ph¶
t]meokpImc³ \¼qcnsb Adkväp sNbvXv tImSXnbn 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
X½n 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]n 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¡Shn 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 atäbmfpsStaÂ
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«ta 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 ¨m F¶mbncn¡pwþþþþ¨mÂ
Ah\n¶se, ¨m 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 ¨m {]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. hgnbnÂ
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 _ÊnÂ
hfsc t¢in¨p\nev¡pIbmbncp¶ \¼qcn hoWp. ]pdt¯¡v Dcp|p
t]mImXncn¡m\mhmw AcnIn \nev¡p¶ I|IvSdpsS Imen ]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¡v¼ftà \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]mWntà 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 IqSpX Ign¡cpXtÃm F¶ÀYw.)

Cïv ]¯mb¸pcbpsS ]Wn \S¡p¶ Imew. Xpemw \nc¯nbt¸mÄ \¼qcn
AXnt·Â Ibdn\n¶v Nph«n \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]cn 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 ISemkn 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¶ tImSXnbnÂ
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]{Xnbn 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 Ahcn ]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¡ sNmÃymÂ
\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¶ hgnbn 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`mjbnÂ
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§nbmÂ
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 AXnÂ
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\m 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 Cà 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¡ ssIbn ]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£bpanà ]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¶pIbmÂ
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\m 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¶ hSnbnÂ
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¡pta 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. Chbn 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 apX kmaqlnIhpw
km¼¯nIhpw cmjv{Sobhpamb cwK§fn {]mamWyw t\Snb \¼qcnamÀ
kzXxkn²amb ^enXhmk\ {]ISn¸n¨pXpS§nbXv {]tbmK§fneqsS¯s¶.
tXme\n \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¦n 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\m 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 ap¼n 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¯
ssienbn \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{Xaà ^enXhmk\bpÅXv. XmWPmXnIfnÂ
]mW\pw IWnbm\pw A´cmf PmXnIfn NmIymcpw, \¼ymcpw "t¾Ñ'·mcnÂ
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 XpÅenÂ
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\§fn an¶ns¯fnbp¶p. am¸nfKm\§fnepw
^enXabamb cwK§fp|v. NocmaIhnbpw I®È·mcpw Fgp¯Ñ\pw Kuchw
XnIª ^enX{]tbmK¡mcmWv. AXn\m 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. Akm[mcWamb Hcp hyànXzw 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 \¼qcnamcpsS `mKyambncp¶p. B
\nebv¡v \¼qcn^enXw Hcp ssienbmbpw \¼qcn Hcp ePâdn ImcIvSdmbpw
amdnbncn¡p¶XneXv`pXanÃ. ]cnXxØnXnbpsSþþþþkmlNcy¯nsâþþþþ
Kuchkz`mhw AXnsemcp kmckyw ImWp¶tXmsS
AenªnÃmXmIp¶nS¯mWv \¼qcn^enXw k^eamIp¶Xv. aqÀ²mhnÂ
]m¼p ISn¨p F¶p tIÄ¡pt¼mÄ C\n hnjwtIdpsa¶v t]Snt¡| F¶p
]dbp¶ \¼qcn, hnjand§psa¶ Bizmkw \evIpIIqSn sNbvXv ]cn{`aw
Ipdbv¡p¶p. CXnsâ BIkvanIXbpw AÀ°kv^pcWtijnbpw
{it²bamWv. 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
bpàym`mkt_m[hpw eLpXzt_m[hpw Hcp hi¯pw bpànbpw Kuchhpw
adphi¯pw \n¶v a\Ên\p|m¡p¶ kwLÀj¯m 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
XpS§nbhbpw AbmfpsS kwkvImc¯nsâ khntijXbpwIqSn t{imXmhp
{Kln¨ncps¶¦nte ^enXw ^enXambn icn¡mkzZn¡s¸SpIbpÅq.
D®n\¼qcn aÂaepSp¯p XpS§n F¶Xv hensbmcp IpäamsbSp¯v
C¡W¡n\v AbmÄ Ahoepw Iq«n¯pS§psa¶p ]dbp¶ \¼qcn ChnsS
DZmlcWamWv. \¼qcmÀ Ahoep Iq«mdnà F¶p t{imXmhv Adnªncpt¶
CXp ^enXamIq. "G`y³' F¶ {]tbmKw ckIcamIWsa¦nÂ
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.) tcJs¸Sp¯m\mhm¯ D¨mcWw
\¼qcn^enXs¯ A\\zbam¡p¶p. Kpcp apJ¯p\n¶v ioent¡|
cmK`mh§sft¸msebmWh. \¼qcn`mjbpsS "tSmWp'IÄ a\Ênem¡nbmte
\¼qcn ^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
DZv`htI{μ§fpsSXs¶ 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 (The Sense of Humour)
A`n{]mbs¸Sp¶Xv. kaqlambn hkn¡m\pÅ a\pjysâ
ss\kÀKnIhmk\bpambpw CXn\p _Ôap|s{X. PohnXs¯
{IoUmat\m`mht¯msS A`napJoIcn¡m³ {]IrXn \evInbn«pÅ
AdnhmIWw lmky¯nsâ cq]¯n \¼qcnamcn s]m«nhncnbp¶Xv.
\¼qcn¡v ^enXhnZy NmIymÀ ]Tn¸n¨psImSp¯XmsW¶p ]dbp¶X{X
icnbmtWm? \¼qcnbpsS kmlNcy§fmWv Abmsf ^enX¡mc\m¡nbXv.
{]IrXntbmSp aÃn«pw ImÀjnIhr¯nbnteÀs¸«pw aäp Xc¯nepw
PohnXmtbm[\¯n apgpInbn«pÅ CXckapZmb§fnÂ\n¶pw
CXc\mSpIfnse {_mlvaWcnÂ\n¶pw hyXykvXamb Hcp Xe¯nemWv
tIcf¯n \¼qcnamÀ Pohn¨ncp¶Xv. a®nsâ DSabmsW¦nepw
a®nend§m¯h\mWv \¼qcn. \¼qcnbdnbm¯ Nne \¼qcn^enX§fnÂ
CXp sXfnªpImWmw. asämcmÄ Nhn«nb a®n BVy³ \¼qcn
Nhn«pIbnÃ. Bgvhmt©cn X{¼m¡Ä Fgp¶Åpt¼mÄ, apt¼ Hcp
hmey¡mc³ aWÂ hncn¡m\p|mhp¶XnXpsIm|mWv. Ipimembn
DuWpIgn¡pt¼mÄ Hcp häv IpShbdn hoWm Fgpt¶äv Ipfn¨ph¶v
DuWp XpScp¶ \¼qcmVy·mcpap|v. ]et¸mgpw C¯cw at\m`mh§Ä¡pw
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
AXv`pX¯n\hImianÃ. GXmbmepw, \ap¡p kp]cnNnXcpw te_À¢msʶp
]dbmhp¶hcpamb XpfpþXangv {_mlvaWcn ^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. \cP·w
]qÀ®X km£mXv¡cn¡m\msW¶ 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¯n ]pc«nb
Bbp[ambn _lnÀKan¡p¶p. £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¡ \nÊmcamsW¶v kzXxkn²amb lmk¯nÂ
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«nÂ
{]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«n {]kvXmhn¨n«pÅXv ChnsS
HmÀ¡mhp¶XmWv.
\nÀ`bXzhpw \nÊwKXbpwt]mseXs¶, C¸dª [mÀjvSytam acymZtItSm
Hs«Ãm \¼qcn^enX¯nsâbpw kz`mhamWv. C. hn. cma³\¼qXncntbmSv, Xm³
kn. hn.bpsS aIfpsS `À¯mhmsW¶v C. hn. IrjvW]nÅ ]dªt¸mÄ,
Xm\pw Hcp \¼qcnbpsS 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 ]n¶mse IqSnbn«v, N´n ISnt¨ms«
F¶p \¼qcn tNmZn¨Xpw ]ntäZnhkw, Hcp t\cyXnsâ \mep Icam{Xw \nÀ¯n
\Spapgph³ No´n¡fªn«v AXpw Acbv¡pNpän cmPkZÊn {]Xy
£s¸«Xpw CXpsIm|pXs¶. hensbmcp Ipgn Ipgn¨v AXn Cd§nbncp¶p
apJw am{Xw ]pd¯p ImWn¨psIm|v cmPmhns\ apJw ImWn¡m³ \¼qcn
{ian¨Xpw aäp ImcW¯meÃ. ]me¯nÂ\n¶p ]pgbn hoW \¼qcn,
XsâIqsS ]pgbn hoW ImcyØt\mSv "Ie¡n¡pSn¡Sm sImihm' F¶p
]dªXmIs«, BVyXz¯nsâ XÅn¨sIm|mWv. [mÀjvSyhpw ]cnlmkhpw
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 AXpsIm|mWtÃm.
]cnlmk¯n am{XaÃ, kz]cnlmk¯n¡qsS t¢ianÃm¯Xn\mÂ
\¼qcn^enXw Gsd ]qÀWX t\Sp¶p. klPhmk\ kmlNcy¯m D
±o]vXambn¯ocp¶Xn\m ]caZcn{Z\mb \¼qcnbpw
^enX{]tbmKNXpc\mIp¶Xn 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 \¼qcn^enX§fnep|v. Xo|mcnbmbm 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. cmaNcnXwapX 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¶ ]pcmWm{ibnbmb cN\IÄt]mepw. cmambW¯nse
koXXs¶,
aμw aμw \b´o L\PL\`cm
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ssaYneo km \S¶mÄ
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cmambWN¼phn ]mXn{hXys¡mSnbpsS NcSmb koXsb C§s\tb
ImWp¶papÅp. A{_mlvaWIhnIfn hfsc ]cnanXamb Cu Ima]cX
(cXnbpsS DÂ]¶amb 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, ]pcpjmÀt°m]tZjvSm¡sf¶ [mÀjvSyw F¶nhbmÂ
kzbw_ÔnX\mb \¼qcn¡v "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. A¯cw
am\knIkwLÀj§ÄsIm|p ap«nb a\Êv kmlnXy¯nepw ^enXw
]d¨nenepsams¡ Hcmizmkw ImWm³ {ian¡pI kzm`mhnIamWv. kapZmbw
\evInb Øm\alnabpsS XWen ap³]dª \nÀ`bXzmZnItfmsSm¸w
cXnkwLÀjwIqSn A\p`hn¨ncp¶ Hc]qÀÆ{]Xn`mkamb \¼qcnbnÂ\n¶v
Ch ]pd¯p ]mbp¶Xv \Àt½mànIfneqsSbpw
kmlnXycN\IfneqsSbpamWv. t{^mbvUv kqNn¸n¡p¶ ssewKnI
t{]cWbpsS ^eambp|mIp¶ ^enXhmk\bpsS tIfocwKamWnh.
AanXamb am\kntImÀPhybw IqSmsX ]tcm£amb amÀ¤¯n¡qSn
{]XnImc]ctam Ima]ctam 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¡pIfn 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¯n \¼qcn^enX¯nsâ ]e kz`mh§fpw
{]ISambncns¡, Ipªp®namjv kamlcn¨ Cu ]pkvXI¯nse
^enX§fpsS IÀ¯m¡Ä X\n \¼qcnamÀ am{XamIptam! AXn\m¯s¶
Cu kamlmc¯nse ^enX§Äam{Xwsh¨v Hcp ]T\¯n\p apXncpI
kmlkamWv F¶ Imcyw Xpd¶p]dªpsIm|v Rm³ Ahkm\n¸n¡p¶p.
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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hmbn¨t¸mÄ Npt|mfsa¯nbncp¶ ]p©ncn CXpwIqSn tI«t¸mÄ NncnbpsS
ame¸S¡ambn amdn. AS¡m³ IgnbmsX s]m«ns¸m«n¨ncn¨p,
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ho£n¡pw. ho|pw Nncn. \nÀ¯nbm \nev¡m¯ Nncn! \mWp IYbdnbmsX
Ipg§n.
Hcp ip²\¼qcn]v^enX¯nsâ amXrIbmWv taep²cn¨Xv. km£mÂ
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AMv lm, Zv¡qSom hcvysÃ! F¶mbn ASnXncn.
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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\nSbn ]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¯n \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 ]dªm \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¯n ]¦psImÅpIbpw AXns\
BkzmZyXcam¡pIbpamWp sNbvXXv. t`jv F¶`n\μn¨p XeIpep¡p¶
\¼qcnbpsS Nn{XwIqSnbmbmte CXn\p ]qÀ®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 DbÀ¶phcmw. AXn\p icnbmbn adp]Sn ]dbWsa¦nÂ
\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 hÃ
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\bnÂ
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 Cà F¶v Dd¸n¨p]dbWsa¦n A{X al\obamb
hÃXpw At±lw \¼qcnbn I|ncn¡WatÃm.
\¼qcn]v^enX¯n\v A§s\ Iem]camb Hcp am\aps|
¶wKoIcn¨pIgnªm 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 AÀt²mànbn \nÀ¯pIbpw
sN¿p¶Xn\mWv ^ew IqSpI. CXn\p¯a\nZÀi\§fmWv
CubSp¯Imewhsc "amXr`qan'bn h¶ncp¶, Nn{XImc³ \¼qXncn
ssIImcyw sNbvXpt]m¶ "\mWnb½bpsS temI'¯nsâ ASn¡pdn¸pIÄ.
Ipdn¡psImÅpI am{Xaà Xpf¨v A¸pdw IS¡pIIqSn sN¿p¶ aqÀ¨bpÅ
{]tbmK§Ä¡v \¼qcn`mjbn \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¶mÂ
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 CXnÂ
{]Xn_nw_n¨pImWmw.
C{Xbpw ]dªXnÂ\n¶v ^enXw \¼qcnbpsS Ip¯IbmsWs¶m¶pw
[cn¨phimth|. tIcfobÀ sam¯¯n ^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¯n ^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 hfÀ¶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 shfnbn 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§fn 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`mjbn ^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.

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^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`¯n 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«n 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\m \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\nSbnÂ
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§fnÂ
]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§fn Xoh|nbm{XbpsS kμÀ`ap|v. XSp¡m\mhm¯ Hcp
thK¯nsâ ap{Zt]mse \¼qXncnbpsS PohnX¯n {]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'¯n 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¶m 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¶n 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¯n (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.)
lmky¯nsâ DdhIfpambn _Ôs¸«n«p|v F¶phcmw. Cu Ipep§m\nebpw
bmYmØnXnIamb ASnbpd¸pw \jvSs¸Spt¼mÄ, kapZmb¯nsâ Iq«mb
lmkyt{kmXÊv £oWn¨pt]mIp¶p. aÕcs¯ {]tNmZn¸n¡p¶
k¼ZvhyhØIÄ, ASntbmfapÅ cmjv{Sobh¡cW§Ä, FÃmw Cu
bmYmØnXnIXbv¡pÅ {]lc§fmWv. KÄ^nÂt]mb am¸nfbpw
]mÀ«nbnÂtNÀ¶ \¼qcnbpw taem Nncn¡ptam!
bmYmØnXnIPohnXcoXnIsf Cf¡nadn¡pIbpw kmapZmbnIamb
hn`n¶mkvXnXz§sf X«n\nc¸m¡pIbpw sN¿p¶ Hcp ]cnXxØnXnbmWv
\ap¡pNpäpw hfcp¶Xv F¶pÅXpsIm|v \¼qXncn^enX§sft¸mepÅ
]gb NncnIÄ A{]Xy£amhm³ Hcp Xeapd¡me¯ne[nIw th|nhcnÃ. B
Ime¯v Hcp {]mà\kwkvImc¯nsâ kvamcIwt]mse Ipªp®namkväÀ
kamlcn¨ Cu ^enX]pkvXIhpw AXnsâ {]bXv\hpw Ahtijnt¨¡psa¶v
Rm³ {]Xymin¡p¶p.

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