8. Nts;tpg; glyk;

tpRthkpj;jpuu; ,uhkDf;Fg; gilf;fyk; toq;Fjy;

tpz;ztu; Ngha gpd;iw> tpupe;j G+kioapdhNy
jz;nzDk; fhdk; ePq;fp> jhq;f mUe; jtj;jpd; kpf;Nfhd;>
kz;ztu; tWik Neha;f;F kUe;J md rilad; ntz;nza;
mz;zy;jd; nrhy;Ny md;d> gilf;fyk; mUspdhNd. 1

Mwpa mwptd; $wp mspj;jYk;> mz;zy;jd;ghy;>
Cwpa ctifNahLk;> ck;gu;jk; gilfs; vy;yhk;>
Njwpa kdj;jhd; nra;j ey;tpidg; gad;fs; vy;yhk;
khwpa gpwg;gpy; Njb tUtNghy;> te;j md;Nw. 2

,uhkd; VtYf;F gilfs; mike;J epw;wy;

'Nktpdk;; gpupjy; Mw;Nwk;; tPu! eP tpjpapd; vk;ik
Vtpd nra;J epw;Wk;> ,isatd; Nghy' vd;W
Njtu;jk; gilfs; nrg;g> 'nrt;tpJ' vd;W mtDk; Neu>
G+itNghy; epwj;jpdhw;Fg; Gwj;njhopy; Gupe;j md;Nw. 3

topapy; vjpu;g;gl;l ejpiaf; Fwpj;J ,uhkd; tpdhTjYk;> Kdptdpd; tpilAk;

,idad epfo;e;j gpd;du;> fhtjk; ,uz;L nrd;whu;;
midatu; Nfl;f> Mz;L Xu; mutk; te;J mZfpj; Njhd;w>
'Kidt! <J ahtJ?' vd;W> Kd;dtd; tpdt> gpd;du;>
tpid mw Nehw;W epd;w Nkytd; tpsk;gYw;whd;: 4

'vk; Kdhs; eq;if ,e;j ,U ejp Mapdhs;' vd;W>
mk; Kdp Gfy> Nfsh> mjprak; kpfTk; Njhd;w>
nrk;kYk; ,isa NfhTk;> rpwpJ ,lk; jPu;e;j gpd;du;>
'ikk; kyp nghopy; ahJ?' vd;d> kh jtd; $wYw;whd;: 5

ejpia mLj;j Nrhiyapd; rpwg;ig ,uhkd; Nfl;f> Kdptd; vLj;Jiuj;jy;

'jq;fs; ehafupd; nja;tk;jhd; gpwpJ ,iy' vd;W vz;Zk;
kq;ifkhu; rpe;ij Nghyj; J}aJ; kw;Wk; Nfsha;:
vq;fs; ehd;kiwf;Fk;> Njtu; mwptpw;Fk;> gpwu;f;Fk;> vl;lhr;
nrq; fz; khy; ,Ue;J> Nky;ehs; nra; jtk; nra;jJ md;Nw. 6

'"ghupd;ghy;> tpRk;gpd;ghYk;> gw;W mwg; gbg;gJ md;dhd;
Ngu;" vd;g; "mtd; nra; khag; ngUk; gpzfF xUq;F Nju;thu;
Mu;?" vd;ghd;; mky %u;j;jp fUjpaJ mwpjy; Njw;whk;;
<u;-Ik;gJ Cop fhyk; ,Ue;jdd; Nahfj;J> ,g;ghy;. 7

Kdptd; ciuj;j khtyp tuyhW

'Mdtd; ,q;F ciwfpd;w me; ehs;tha;
Cdk; ,y; Qhyk; xLq;Fk; vapw;W Mz;
Vdk; vDk; jpwy; khtyp vd;ghd;>
thdKk; itaKk; tt;Tjy; nra;jhd;; 8

'nra;jgpd;> thdtUk; nray; Mw;wh
nea; jto; Nts;tpia Kw;wpl epd;whd;;
Iak; ,y; rpe;ijau; me;jzu; jk;ghy;>
itaKk; ahTk; toq;f> typj;jhd;; 9

'MaJ mwpe;jdu; thdtu;> me; ehs;;
khaid te;J tzq;fp ,ue;jhu;;
"jPatd; nte; njhopy; jPu;" vd epd;whu;;
ehafDk;> mJ nra;a eae;jhd;. 10

'fhyk; Edpj;J czu; fhrpgd; vd;Dk;
thy;-mwptw;F mjpjpf;F xU kfT Ma;>
ePy epwj;J neLe;jif te;J> Xu;
My; mku; tpj;jpd; mUq; Fws; Mdhd;. 11

'Kg;GupE}ypdd;> KQ;rpad;> tpQ;ir
fw;gJ xu; ehtd;> mdy; gL ifad;>
mw;Gjd;>-mw;GjNu mwpAk; jd;
rpw;gjk; xg;gJ xu; nka;f;nfhL-nrd;whd;. 12

'md;W mtd; te;jJ mwpe;J> cyF vy;yhk;
ntd;wtd;> Ke;jp tpae;J vjpu; nfhz;lhd;;
"epe;jdpd; me;jzu; ,y;iy; epiwe;Njha;!
ve;jdpd; ca;e;jtu; ahu; csu;?" vd;whd;. 13

'Mz;jif mt; ciu $w> mwpe;Njhd;>
"Ntz;bdu; Ntl;ifapd; Nkw;gl tPrp>
ePz;l ifaha;! ,dp> epd;Dio te;Njhu;
khz;ltu;; my;ytu; khz;G ,yu;" vd;whd;. 14

'rpe;ij cte;J vjpu;> "vd; nra;?" vd;whd;;
me;jzd;> "%mb kz; mUs;> cz;Nly;;
nte; jpwyha;! ,J Ntz;Lk;" vdh Kd;>
"je;jndd;" vd;wdd;; nts;sp> jLj;jhd;: 15

'"fz;l jpwj;J ,J ifjtk;; Ia!
nfhz;ly; epwf; Fws; vd;gJ nfhs;Nsy;;
mz;lKk; Kw;Wk; mfz;lKk;> Nky;ehs;>
cz;ltd; Mk;; ,J czu;e;Jnfhs;" vd;whd;. 16

'"epidf;fpiy; vd; if epkpu;e;jpl te;J>
jdf;F ,ayhtif jho;tJ> jho;T ,y;
fdf; fupahdJ ifj;jyk; vd;dpd;>
vdf;F ,jd;Nky; eyk; ahJ nfhy;?" vd;whd;. 17

'"Jd;dpdu; Jd;dyu;" vd;gJ nrhy;yhu;>
Kd;dpa ey; newp E}ytu;; 'Kd;te;J>
cd;dpa jhdk; cau;e;jtu; nfhs;f'
vd;dpd;> ,td; Jiz ahtu; cau;e;jhu;? 18

'"nts;spia Mjy; tpsk;gpid> NkNyhu;
ts;spau; Mfpy; toq;FtJ my;yhy;>
vs;St vd; rpy? ,d; capNuDk;
nfhs;Sjy; jPJ; nfhLg;gJ ed;why;. 19

'"kha;e;jtu; kha;e;jtu; my;yu;fs;; khahJ
Ve;jpa ifnfhL ,ue;jtu;;-ve;jha;!-
tPe;jtu; vd;gtu;; tPe;jtNuDk;>
<e;jtu; my;yJ ,Ue;jtu; ahNu? 20

'"mLg;g tUk; gop nra;Q;QUk; my;yu;;
nfhLg;gtu; Kd;G> 'nfhNly;' vd epd;W>
jLg;gtNu gif; jk;ikAk; md;dhu;
nfLg;gtu;; md;dJ xu; NfL ,iy" vd;whd;. 21

'"fl;Liuapd;> jk ifj;J cs Ngho;Nj
,l;L> ,irnfhz;L> mwd; va;j Kad;Nwhu;
cs; njW ntk; gif MtJ cNyhgk;;
'tpl;bly;' vd;W tpyf;fpdu; jhNk." 22

'Kba ,k; nkhop vyhk; nkhope;J> ke;jpup>
"nfhbad;" vd;W ciuj;j nrhy; xd;Wk; nfhz;byd;;
"mb xU %d;Wk;> eP> mse;J nfhs;f" vd>
nebatd; Fwpa if ePupy; ePl;bdhd;. 23

'fak; jU eWk; Gdy; ifapy; jPz;lYk;>
gae;jtu;fSk; ,fo; Fwsd;> ghu;j;J vjpu;
tpae;jtu; ntUf; nfhs> tpRk;gpd; Xq;fpdhd; -
cau;e;jtu;f;F cjtpa cjtp xg;gNt. 24

'epd;w fhy; kz; vyhk; epug;gp> mg;Gwk;
nrd;W ghtpw;wpiy> rpwpJ ghu; vdh;
xd;w> thdfk; vyhk; xLf;fp> ck;giu
ntd;w fhy; kPz;lJ> ntsp ngwhikNa. 25

'cyF vyhk; cs;sb mlf;fp> Xu; mbf;F
myF ,yhJ> mt; mbf;F> md;gd; nka;ajhk;>
,iy Fyhk; Joha; Kb Vf ehafd;>-
rpiy Fyhk; Njhspdha;!-rpwpad; rhyNt! 26

'"cupaJ ,e;jpuw;F ,J" vd;W> cyfk; <e;J Ngha;>
tpup jpiug; ghw;Wly; gs;sp Nktpdhd;;
fupatd;> cyF vyhk; fle;j jhs; ,iz
jpUkfs; fuk; nrf;fr; rpte;J fhl;bw;Nw! 27

jpUkhy; ,Ue;j ,lNk Nts;tpf;F Vw;w ,lk; vd Kdptd; $Wjy;

'Mjyhy;> mU tpid mWf;Fk;; Mupa!
fhjyhy; fz;ltu; gpwtp fhz;Fwhu;;
NtjE}y; Kiwikahy; Nts;tp Kw;WNtw;F>
<J myhJ ,y;iy> NtW ,Uf;fw;ghyNj. 28

,uhk ,yf;Ftu; fhty; ,Uf;f> Kdptd; Nts;tp njhlq;Fjy;

'<z;L ,Ue;J ,aw;Wntd; ahfk;> ahd;' vdh>
ePz;l G+k; gOtj;ij newpapd; va;jp> gpd;
Ntz;Lt nfhz;L> jd; Nts;tp Nktpdhd;>
fhz;jF Fkuiuf; fhty; VtpNa. 29

vz;Zjw;F> Mf;f> mupJ ,uz;L-%d;W ehs;
tpz;ztu;f;F Mf;fpa Kdptd; Nts;tpia>
kz;zpidf; fhf;fpd;w kd;dd; ike;ju;fs;>
fz;zpidf; fhf;fpd;w ,ikapd; fhj;jdu;. 30

,uhkd; Kdptdplk; jPa muf;fupd; tUifg; gw;wp tpdhty;

fhj;jdu; jpupfpd;w fhis tPuupy;
%j;jtd;> KOJ czu; Kdpia Kd;dp> 'eP>
jPj; njhopy; ,aw;Wtu; vd;w jPatu;>
Vj;j mUq; Fzj;jpdha;! tUtJ vd;W?' vd;whd;. 31

mJ rkak; muf;fu; Muthuk; nra;J tUjy;

thu;j;ij khW ciuj;jpyd;> Kdptd;> Nkhdpaha;;
Nghu;j; njhopy; FkuDk;> njhOJ Nghe;jgpd;>
ghu;j;jdd; tpRk;gpid; -gUt Nkfk;Nghy;
Mu;j;jdu;> ,bj;jdu;> mrdp mQ;rNt. 32

muf;fu; Nridapd; jpwd;

va;jdu;; vwpe;jdu;; vupAk;> ePUkha;g;
nga;jdu;; ngU tiu gpLq;fp tPrpdu;;
itjdu;; njopj;jdu;; kOf; nfhz;L Xr;rpdu;;
nra;jdu;> xd;W my jPa khaNk. 33

Cd; eF gilf;fyk; cUj;J tPrpd>
fhdfk; kiwj;jd> fhy khup Nghy;;
kPd; eF jpiuf; fly; tpRk;G Nghu;j;njd>
thdfk; kiwj;jd> tise;j NridNa. 34

tpy;nyhL kpd;D> ths; kpile;J cyhtpl>
gy; ,ak; fbg;gpdpy; ,bf;Fk; gy; gil>
'xy;' vd cuwpa Copg; Ngu;r;rpAs;>
ty;iy te;J vOe;jJ Xu; kioAk; Nghd;wNt. 35

muf;fiu ,yf;FtDf;F ,uhkd; fhl;Ljy;

ftUil vapw;wpdu;; fbj;j thapdu;;
Jtu; epwg; gq;fpau;; Roy; fz; jPapdu;;
'gtu; ril me;jzd; gzpj;j jPatu;
,tu;' vd> ,yf;Ftw;F ,uhkd; fhl;bdhd;. 36

clNd mk;G va;J tPo;j;Jtjhf ,yf;Ftd; $Wjy;

<z;l mf; FkhuDk;> filf; fz; jP cf>
tpz;jid Nehf;fp> jd; tpy;iy Nehf;fpdhd;;
'mz;lu; ehaf! ,dpf; fhz;b> <z;L mtu;
Jz;lk; tPo;td' vd> njhOJ nrhy;ypdhd;. 37

Nts;tpr; rhiyapd;Nky; ,uhkd; ruf;$lk; mikj;jy;

'J}k Nty; muf;fu;jk; epzKk; NrhupAk;
Xk ntq; fdypil cFk;' vd;W cd;dp> mj;
jhkiuf; fz;zDk;> ruq;fNs nfhL>
Nfh Kdp ,Uf;if> Xu; $lk; Mf;fpdhd;. 38

,uhkd; Nghu; nra;aj; njhlq;Fjy;

eQ;R ml vOjYk; eLq;fp> ehs;kjpr;
nrQ; rilf; flTis milAk; Njtu;Nghy;>
tQ;rid muf;fiu ntUtp> kh jtu;>
'mQ;rdtz;z! epd; mgak; ahk;' vd;whu;. 39

jtpj;jdd; fujyk;; 'fyq;fyPu;' vd>
nrtpj;jyk; epWj;jpdd;> rpiyapd; nja;t ehz;;
Gtpj;jyk; FUjpapd; Gzup Mf;fpdd;;
Ftpj;jdd;> muf;fu;jk; rpuj;jpd; Fd;wNk. 40

,uhkdpd; mk;G RghFitf; nfhd;W> khuPridf; flypy; Nru;j;jy;

jpUkfs; ehafd; nja;t thspjhd;>
ntUtU jhlif gae;j tPuu;fs;
,Utupy; xUtidf; flypy; ,l;lJ; mq;F
xUtid me;jfGuj;jpd; ca;j;jNj. 41

,wthJ vQ;rpa muf;fu;fs; mQ;rp XLjy;

Jzu;j;j G+e; njhilayhd; gfop J}tpdhd;;
fzj;jpil tpRk;gpidf; ftpj;Jj; J}u;j;jyhy;>
'gpzj;jpil ele;J ,tu; gpbg;gu; <z;L' vdh
czu;j;jpdu;> xUtu;Kd; xUtu; Xbdhu;. 42

gpw Nghu;f; fs epfo;r;rpfs;

Xbd muf;fiu cUkpd; ntq; fiz
$bd; Fiwj; jiy kpiwj;Jf; $j;J epd;W
Mbd; myifAk;> Iad; fPu;j;jpiag;
ghbd; gue;jd> gwitg; ge;jNu. 43

Njtu;fs; ,uhkid tho;j;Jjy;

ge;jiuf; fpopj;jd> gue;j G+ kio;
me;ju Je;Jkp Kfpypd; Mu;j;jd;
,e;jpud; Kjypa mkuu; <z;bdhu;;
Re;ju tpy;ypiaj; njhOJ tho;j;jpdhu;. 44

Gdpj kh jtu; Mrpapd; G+ kio nghope;jhu;;
mida fhdj;J kuq;fSk; myu; kio nrhupe;j;
KdpAk;> mt; top Nts;tpia Kiwikapd; Kw;wp>
,dpa rpe;ijad;> ,uhkDf;F ,idad ,irj;jhd;; 45

Nts;tpia ,dpJ Kbj;j Kdptd; ,uhkidg; ghuhl;Ljy;

'ghf;fpak; vdf;F csJ vd epidTWk; ghd;ik
Nghf;fp> epw;F ,J nghUs; vd czu;fpnyd; - Gtdk;
Mf;fp> kw;wit midj;ijAk; mzp tapw;W mlf;fp>
fhf;Fk; eP> xU Nts;tp fhj;jid vDk; fUj;Nj.' 46

'ahd; ,dp nra;aNtz;ba gzp ahJ?' vd ,uhkd; Kdptidf; Nfl;ly;

vd;W $wpa gpd;du;> mt; vopy; kyu;f; fhdj;J>
md;W> jhd; cte;J> mUe; jt KdptNuhL ,Ue;jhd;;
Fd;WNghy; Fzj;jhd; vjpu;> Nfhriy FUrpy;>
',d;W ahd; nrAk; gzp vd;nfhy;? gzp!' vd ,irj;jhd;. 47

Kdptd; 'rdfd; Nts;tpiaf; fhzr; nry;Nthk;' vd;W nrhy;y> %tUk; kpjpiyf;Fg; Gwg;gLjy;

'mupa ahd; nrhypd;> Ia! epw;F mupaJ xd;W ,y;iy;
ngupa fhupak; cs; mit Kbg;gJ gpd;du;;
tpupAk; thu; Gdy; kUjk; R+o; kpjpiyau; Nfhkfd;
GupAk; Nts;tpAk;> fhz;Lk; ehk;; vOf!' vd;W> Nghdhu;. 48

kpifg; ghly;fs;

'khdr kLtpy; Njhd;wp tUjyhy;> 'ruA' vd;Nw
Nky; Kiw mkuu; Nghw;Wk; tpO ejp mjdpNdhLk;>
Md Nfhkjp te;J va;Jk; mutk; mJ' vd;d> mg;ghy;
Nghdgpd;> gtq;fs; jPu;f;Fk; Gdpj kh ejpia cw;whu;. 4-1

Ruu; njhOJ ,iwQ;rw;F xj;j J} ejp ahtJ?' vd;Nw>
tuKdpjd;id> mz;zy; tpdTw> kyUs; itFk;
gpukd; md;W mspj;j ntd;wpg; ngUe;jiff; Frd; vd;W XJk;
muru;Nfhd; mspj;j ike;ju; mU kiw mida ehy;tu;; 4-2

'Frd;> Frehgd;> NfhJ ,y; Fzj;jpd; MJ}u;j;jd;> nfhw;wj;J
,ir nfO tR> vd;W XJk; ,tu; ngau;; ,tu;fs; jk;Ks;>
Frd; fTrhk;gp> ehgd; Fspu; kNfhjak;> MJ}u;j;jd;
tir ,y; jd;ktdk;> kw;iw tf; fpuptpurk;> tho;e;jhu;. 4-3

'mtu;fspy; Frehgw;Nf I-,Ugjpd;ku; mk;nrhy;
Jtu; ,jo;j; njupit ey;yhu; Njhd;wpdu; tsUk; ehspy;
,tu; nghopy;-jiyf;fz; Maj;J va;Jop> thA va;jp>
ftu; kdj;jpddha;> me;jf; fd;dpau; jk;ik Nehf;fp> 4-4

'nfhbj;jdp kfuk; nfhz;lhd; Fdp rpiyr; ruj;jhy; nehe;Njd;;
tbj; jlq; fz;zPu;! vd;id kzj;jpu;' vd;W ciug;g> "ve;ij
mbj;jyj;J ciuj;J> ePNuhL mspj;jpbd;> mizJk;" vd;d>
xbj;jdd; ntupie; tPo;e;jhu;> xsp tis kfspu; vy;yhk;. 4-5

'rkpuzd; mfd;wjd; gpd;> ijayhu;> jto;e;J nrd;Nw>
mkpu;J cF Fjiy kho;fp> murd; khl;L ciug;g> md;dhd;>
epkpu; Foy; klthu;j;Njw;wp> epiw jtd; R+sp ey;Fk;
jpkpu; mW gpukjj;jpw;F mspj;jdd;> jpU mdhiu. 4-6

'mtd; kyu;f; iffs; ePt> $d; epkpu;e;J> moF tha;j;jhu;;
Gtdk; Kw;Wila NfhTk;> Gjy;tu; ,y;yhik> Nts;tp
jtu;fspd; GupjNyhLk;> jfT cw> joypd; ehg;gz;>
ftdNtfj; Juq;ff; fhjp te;J cjak;nra;jhd;. 4-7

'md;dtd; jdf;F> Nte;jd;> munrhL> KbAk; <e;J>
nghd;dfu; mile;j gpd;du;> Gfo; kNfhjaj;jpy; thOk;
kd;dtd; fhjpf;F> ahDk;> fTrpif vd;Dk; khJk;>
Kd;du; te;J cjpg;g> me;j KbAil Nte;ju; Nte;jd;. 4-8

'gpUFtpd; kjiy Ma> ngUe; jifg; gpjhTk; xt;th>
,uprpfd; vd;gtw;F nky;ypayhis <e;jhd;;
mU kiwatDk; rpy; ehs; mwk; nghUs; ,d;gk; Kw;wp>
tpup kyu;j; jtpNrhd; jd;ghy; tpOj; jtk; Gupe;J kPz;lhd;. 4-9

fhjyd; Nrzpd; ePq;f> fTrpif jupf;fyhw;whs;>
kPJ cwg; glhYw;whs;> tpO ejp tbtk; Mfp;
kh jtu;f;F muR Nehf;fp> "kh epyj;J cWfz; ePf;fg;
NghJf> ejpaha;" vd;dh> G+kfd; cyF Gf;fhd;. 4-10

'vLj;J xUtu;f;F xUtu; <tjdpd; Kd;dk;>
jLg;gJ epdf;F mofpNjh> jfT ,y; nts;sp?
nfhLg;gJ tpyf;F nfhbNaha;! cdJ Rw;wk;
cLg;gJTk; cz;gJTk; ,d;wp tpLfpd;wha;!. 21-1

Fwpatd; ifapy; ePu; tpohky;> Fz;bif
kwpgl> thkdd; kyu;f; ifj; ju;g;igahy;>
nrwptJ ePf;fpl> rpije;J fz; cile;J
cW Jau; nts;spAk; xJq;fpg; Nghapdhd;. 23-1

ePl;ba Ntiyapy; ePiu khw;wpdhd;;
ehl;lk; mJ mfj;Jshd;> rpyk;gpd; ehkj;jhd;>
Xl;bdd; jUg;igia; cil fz; ePu; tpo>
thl;lk; ,y; me;jzd; kyu;f; if ePl;bdhd;. 23-2