അവൾ രുഗ്മിണി 4 [മന്ദന്‍ രാജാ] 117

N¼nNp«³.sWäv skÅw fSn , sFhpw “”‘ ftWmKv dnWogv Wo¡n sk¨ cv`mh-vNn Wn¶pw sFhv–Nyqdv FXp¯p ¥mhn C«v k«w Ipän¨n«v H¶v tfm¯n , F¶n«Â¸w skÅsfmjn¨n«v dnWognsW tWm¡n . Aksâ N\vY¯n Wn¶pw DfnWoÀ C_§p¶Sv ftWmKv N*p .

“”‘ tkt\m WnW¡v ?”’

“”‘Zyq«n]n AXn¡m³ bänÃan]m . AXn bänÃmªn«Ã. Cks^ms¡ Hmt^m¶v No_o«v Wn¡p¶Sm . Mm³ tk*m¶v sk¨p . WnW¡_n]mtÃm , H¶Xn¨m Mm³ H¶n WnÀ¯növ . tkt\ Njnªp tbmNpt¼m ^s*®w ko¡o«p tbmNmw . Bs« Wo Nm^yfm]n b_ªSmt\m bmÀ«v ssXw tKmdnsâ Nm^yw ?”’

“”‘ ifv .””‘ ftWmKv H¶v hn¸v sI]vSn«v skÅ^n¡]pw fpaNpw NqXn FXp¯p km]n`n«p Ik¨p .

“”‘ Nps_ Wmam]n knIm^n¡p¶p ,AÑsâ ssbh sNm*p Kokn¡^psS¶v . WnW¡_n]mtÃm , FWn¡v tk*n]m\p Aѳ h¼mUn¡p¶Sv . WmX_n]p¶ {NnfnW t`m]À , bns¶ ^m{ão]kpw . Cãw tbms` Nmlp k^p¶p*v . bs£ ASns`m¶pw tW^nsâ {bSnc`fnà . A½ f^n¨t¸mÄ Mm³ HmÀ¯Sm , bmk§apsX N®oÀ B]n^n¡psf¶v . bns¶ hz]w Wln¡m³ tSm¶n . AÑsW Npäw b_]mWpw k¿ , Nm^\w MmsW¶p b_ªm AÑWv KokWm\v . FXm dnWotg , AÑWv Cãs¸Xnà , F¶m`pw FWn¡ntS tbms` H^p b\n tk\w .Wos]m¶v AtWzgn¡ptkm ?”’

“”‘ Ds*Xm D*v . fpNan kn sF bn Nu*À Hs^®w D*v . k`n] Sn^s¡m¶pfnà , Ft¶mXv NqsX bYn¡p¶kÀ Bt^`pw Dt*m¶p fmtWKÀ tImUn¨Sm . Nu*À sskNpt¶^w A©nsW Sp_¡q .H^mapsX Bklytf AknsX DÅq . ^*p Unkhw {bmÎohv Njnsªs¶ At§m«v fmäm¶v b_ªp . MmWnknsX Wnt¶mamw . Wo AknsX NqXnt¡m .AknsX]mNpt¼m CtStbms` _gv Cà . Wns¶ AVnNfm^pw Nm\ptNfnà , fm{Sfà Aѳ AXn¡nÃm¯Sv sNm*v Ct§m«p k^psf¶pÅ tbXnt¡* Nm^ykpfnà “”‘

“”‘ F¶m Wos]m¶p hwhm^n¨p tWm¡mtfm ?”’

“”‘hwhm^n¡m³ F´n^n¡p¶p .Bsa tk\sf¶v Ft¶mXv b_ªStà , Wfp¡ns¸m Ss¶ fmtWKs^ Nm\mw .Ft´`pw kng]fpt* ^p¡qtWmXv– b_]mw . A¶v dm_n sk¨v N*]mam CSntâw Hm\À “”””‘

NpXn¨p sNm*n^p¶ ¥mhv AknsX sk¨n«v , ftWmKv kmgn tbm]n km kr¯n]m]n NjpNn ]n«v dnWognsâ NqsX fmtWK^psX AXpt¯¡v WX¶p .

“”‘FXm ..bnt¶]v ..Wo hq^y {bhmUnsâ fNWms\¶v b_t]* tNt«m . NÅpNpXow sb®pbnXow CÃm¯ Wnsâ AÑWv Io¯t¸^mN* “””” fmtWK^psX fp_n]nt`¡v N]_pw fp³bv dnWogv b_ªp .

BjvINÄ Njnªp tbm]n …

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