অধ্যায় একশত আটত্রিশ: দেব ও দানব জাতির পরামর্শ সভা

কথ aachhe, sei dɔsh jon shomo o ashurer shreshtho byokti ra hongroajote nij nij dɔptore phire jabar por, khub shighrii ekjon moruk o ekjon shoruk shpashchiyo chorup poth diye shomomorojote phire gelo.

shikhonoy, jokhon lingtong onyonyo narider shathe golpo korchilen, tokhon shorer shotondor bhitore, purber shei shreshtho shoruk shobhotabhabe shoronke bollen, "rajarani mohodoya! ekhuni amra pa'n jon shoruk o oshurer shei pa'n jon moruk manob shater shishujon shuchihonggorer dike gechilam. ekhuni oshurer prothom moruk moru'on ebong manob shater shishujorer ekta awotarer juddho theke bojha gelo je, shei awotarer shokti chilo shorer prothom storer moto, ebong shunite paoa jacche je shei shotir mul deho ta awotarer cheye onek beshi shaktishali. shober cheye boro kotha holo je, manob shater dui jon nari ebong tar adhinostho char jon shoro-mrig shoruk storaye royeche, kintu tader shokti kemon ta ashole janajay ni."

shoron ei shoruker kotha shune bollen, "shonkun, tomar kothamote, ei manob shater shoktita kompokhye shoruk storor howa uchit. tarpor gata bare tini ek ghushite shoroke khediye diyechilen, tai nishchit bhabe bola jay je tar shokti shoruk storor ekhon ekhon; ekhon amar pita ebong mata dujoni ekhono shadhonay royeche, andaj kora jacche kompokhye kichu bochor por tader shadhona shesh hobe, ebong no'i shorukerao kichu shomoy por shadhona shesh korbe, tai ekhon kebolmatra amar protinidhidho kora chara kono upay nei, prothome joto shombhob tader shoktita porikkha kore dekhte hobe, tobe giye bhobishshote bhalo bhabe mukabila kora jabe."

shoron kotha shesh kore shonkuner dike takiye abar bollen, "tumi niche giye shei shokol byoktider bole dao jara kal-desh niontron shikhche, tara jeno shighrii oshurer shathe miliye shpashchiyo chorup pothke shokto kore, jate bhobishshote amra du'i jati mile tin hazar jagate biroat bhabe probesh korte pari."

shonkun shoroner kotha shune shobhotabhabe uttor dilen, "rajarani, apnake oshshash dicchi, amra shighrii shpashchiyo chorup pothke shokto kore nebo; jodi kono shomossha na thake, tobe ami ekhon bidhay nicchi."

shoron hath nere bollen, "jao, niche jao!" shonkun chole jabar por shoron nije nije bollen, "ami jonneba hoar por theke kokhono shomomorojoter ei onuboro jagata chere kothao jai ni, khub ichchhe kore baire sundor jagatgulo dekhte, ar shunchi shei shoti naki khub-e rohoshyomoy ebong bishishtho byokti, shoti-i shei rohoshyomoy purushke dekhte ichchhe korche." kotha gulo bolte bolte shoroner mukhe akash-chhoa ashha fuṭe uṭhlo.

tik tokhoni jokhon shoron emon ashha niye chilen, tokhone shomomorojoter onnyo pranter oshur shorer mahan doptore. shei byoktiti je purthoner kache here giyechilen, bor-a doptore dariye shona-r asoner upore bosha pabitri moro-niro-ke shobhotabhabe bollen, "pabitri mohodoya! ekhoni baire, ami ekhonkar tin hazar jagater shreshtho shoktishali noshon shotir ekta shoruk-prothistito awotarer shathe kichukhon lorai korechi, sheshe ami here gechi; tar shathe juddho korar shomoy amar je onubuti hoyeche, tar shokti amar shaman-i, kintu tar guṇgulo holo batas o bidyuter dui guṇ, ja thik amar ondhokar guṇke here dei, tai ami here gechi; kintu amar onubuti hocche shei shorer shokti kompokhye shoruk-maddho storor, jodi tar stor dekhate mone hoy kebol shoruk-prothistito, kintu shober cheye boro kotha holo tar pashe aro choy jon shoruk royeche, jar modhye char jon-e shoruk storor dakhle kore feleche."

tokhon moro-niro hashi mukhe bollen, "hoho! amra ekhoni oi manob shater dike nojor dewar dorkar nei, amar dharona shoron choto meye ti nishchit bhabe poth shokto karar por-e tumi je manober kotha bolle tar kache chole jabe, tokhoni amra bujhe jabo je shei shorer shokti ashole kemon."

tokhon moru'on bollen, "pabitrir kotha ekdom sotti, tobe amra opeksha kori shoron rajkumari poth shongjog korte jak, tokhoni jodi shei shorer shokti shoroner cheye kom hoy tobe amra akromon korbo, ar jodi tar shokti shoroner cheye beshi hoy, tobe amra dui moruk raja o onnyo rajkumarider shadhona shesh howar por akromon korbo."

"hoho! moru'on tomar matha khub torko-r moto kaj kore, byaparta totei, kintu jodi shei shorer shokti shoti-i shoroner cheye beshi hoy, tobe amra aro koyek bochor opeksha korbo, goe-bar ami moru-guhay giye dekhechilam je koyekjon rajkumar notun shokti arjon korche, andaj kora jacche shighrii tara baire ashte parbe na, ebong moruk raja jodi shadhona shesh-o kore tobeo se jete parbe na, karon shei poth khub-e durbol, kompokhye dosh bochor lagbe shongpurno shokto hote." tarpor dujon-e aro kichukhon golpo kore moru'on moru doptor chere chole gelן.

kotha aachhe shei shomoye shishujorer noshon minar shaptomo tolate, lingtong dui nari ke niye ekta prodhan ghorer samne dariye aachen, tokhon char shoro-mrig abar shadhonay chole geche, tara shighrii rola-shorgo-r shreshtho hote prastuti nicche. tokhon lingtong bollen, "mone hocche ebar unnir shadhona shesh hobe, kintu shonrir o larnir o ei koyek diner modhye shadhona shesh howa uchit, ei unni to dolo-shoron storor pounche geche, ar larni o shonrir shadhonay shesh prostuti nichchen."

"hoho! priyotomo, tumi bolcho onnyo boner kobe shadhona shesh hobe? tader dekhe to mone hocche na shadhona shesh korbe, bishes kore chandrir kotha, se to shoruk-prothistito pounche geche, tobeo shadhona shesh hoche na." tokhon kaishali bollen.

lingtong e kotha shune bollen, "chandrir andaj kora jacche jokhon se shoruk-raja storor pounchabe tokhoni shadhona shesh korbe, karon srishti-r shonari torbare te srishti-r debotar kal-desher jnan o onubhuti luptо thake, ebong tar shuddho kal-desher shokti, chandri ei shonari torbar ti shokto korle nishchit bhabe ei shokti o storor onubhuti nijei dharon korbe, tokhoni shongpurno shokto korle chandrir shokti kompokhye shoruk-prothok storor pounchabe."

lingtong kotha shesh kore thamlen, dui nari abar takabar por abar bollen, "onnyo byaktider kotha bolle, jevabe phonri o tader tin bon, tara taratari shadhona shesh korbe, andaj chhoy mas por shadhona shesh hobe; ar shon-shonur-dor dhormo deri-te shikhle-o nana o bing-o ebong shober cheye choto tinri-r kotha bola jacche na, tader dolo-shoron storor pounchate kompokhye pa'n hajar bochor lagbe, mane bairer pa'n bochor por."

tik tokhoni tinjoner samner bashorer du-tolar bamer pashuker ekta bashorer ghor hotath khule gelo, dekhajacche hashi mukher unnir baire berie aschen. lingtong tinjoneke dekhe unni sohashe lingtonger buke die khushi-te bollen, "pita, unni dolo-shoron storor pounche geche. kekeke." bolte bolte unni hashte laglen.

tokhon lingtong unnir ke joriye dhore hashi mukhe bollen, "hoho! amar shona meye-ti eto shundor, dolo-shoron storor pounchano ki ar beshi derir byapar chilo." bolte bolte unni ke kole kore pichon phire nil-polok dujon ke niye noshon minar baire berie gelen.

noshon doptorer ekta chhoto ghore, lingtong unnir ke kole kore ekta shonar asoner upore boshechilen, nil-polok dujon lingtonger du'pashe boshechilen. tokhon lingtong dan hate unnir chul guli buliye dite dite bollen, "unni, ekhon tumi dolo-shoron storor pounche geche, ei shokti baru-i barche, tai bhalo bhabe shokto kora dorkar, kal tumi purthoner shathe onuguru oronnye jeyo, sekhane onek shoktishali pashu aache jara tomar cheye kom noye, tumi sekhane giye bhalo bhabe shokti porikkha koro, tobe tomar stor aro shokto hobe." bolte bolte lingtong koler upore bosha unnir dike takalen.

unni lingtonger kotha shune bollen, "bujhechi! pita, unni nishchit bhabe shokti barate koshto korbe, bhobishshote amio pitar shathe shorgo-r juddho korbo!"

tokhon nil-polok hashi mukhe bollen, "priyotomo! ei shonri o larni o shigir shadhona shesh korbe, andaj bairer koyek din shomoy lagbe, tader tin boneke ki ekshathe jete bola jay na, tader tin boneke-i bhalo bhabe shadhona korar dorkar, bishes kore larnike, tumi boru-storor shomoye je tarbari chalate parte, ekhono larni tar ortho bujhte pareni, tai jibon-moron shongram kora dorkar, age tader khub bhalo bhabe rakha hoto, tai juddher koushol shoror shathe milchilo na."

lingtong nil-poker kotha shune bollen, "lenter kothata-o thik, tahole shonri dujon shadhona shesh korle, unni tumi tader shathe onuguru oronnye giye shadhona koro."

"bujhechi! pita." unni matha nuye bollen. tarpor koyekjon aro kichukhon golpo korlen, lingtong unnir ke bishram nite pathiye dilen.

shongrogroho chai, shuparis chai, click chai, montobbyo chai, uphaar chai, shobkichu chai, ja iccha ta dao, shob ekhane niye asho!