ശരറാന്തല്‍ 4 [മന്ദന്‍ രാജ] 503

N¼nNp«³.sWäv tNhpw bp¡m_pw … bns¶ .. sI_n] shtZg³ Nm\pw .. C¶v ^mkns` N`¡n]sS DÅq … D¨¡v tkUW Bs\¶v b_ªt¸m H^p CWvK£Wpw NqXn sNmXp¯p . As¸m Wn³s_ Nm^yw Mm³ b_ªm^p¶p … bns¶ Ip½mtSm¶pfmÃtÃm .. AksX N¿o ssbh]pw Cà … CsSm^p {bSypbNm^w Bs\¶v N^pSns¡mam³ b_ªt¸m sb®v h½Sn¨p ‘

‘ Zm {bhmsU .. Wo Ck¡n«p bqlnt]m ?’

“” bqln Njntª tfmsW Mm³ N`¡qÅq … AkninSw Bt\m {bhmUv– bqln]n^n¡pw …Ck¡v Wà Nankmln]p*v ..H¶v fqZm]n¡jnªm bns¶ Ckam]nt¡mapw… ASm b_sª .. hvs_án«v Nm\n¨ B{Nm´w CknsX tk*m¶v “”

“” Culz^m ..Ak^o sb®nsW “” kÀ¡n]psX H^p sIkn]n Wn¶pw C]À tcm¬ Du^ns]Xp¯p tN« hvs_à BNmwgt]msX hv{NoWnt`¡v tWm¡n ..

“” hvs_Ã .. Aksam^p fpS`Ãm]n^pt¶m {bhmsU … MmtWmÀs¯ Akav Cu Nm^yw bp_¯_n]mSn^n¡m³ h½Sn¡q¶m’

“” Òw .. bs£ .. tdmVw tN«v tbm] sb®nsW Nan¡m³ H^p hpOfnÃXm … “” {bhmUv– H^p hnP^äv sNmap¯n]n«p fPn skÅsfXp¯p AkapsX fpOw NjpNn . sbs®m¶p fpOw NpXªn«p sI^nªp NnX¶p .At¸mÄ AkapsX Ip^nUmÀ ^*p klt¯¡pw fm_n NW¯ SpX skankm]n . AkÄ Ip^nUm_n³s_ tXmbv– fm{Sfm]n^p¶p C«n^p¶Sv .

“” SmWnSv Nm\v .. Fs´¦n`pw {btSyNS tSm¶p¶psk¦n tbmhv sI¿\w tNt«m ‘ kÀ¡n _nwPv sI¿p¶ S³s_ tcm\psfXp¯p skan]nt`¡v WX¶p . Kºm_m\v ss`Wn ..

kÀ¡n N¿pw N`mlkpw Nm\n¨p tcm\n`qsX hwhm^n¡p¶Sv hvs_áv Sp_¶n« kmSn`n`qsX Nm\mfm]n^p¶p .

‘ F´m]n ? … B sbs®´ns] ?”” AÂbw Njnªt¸mÄ ANt¯¡v k¶ kÀ¡n tbmhv sI]vSp sk¨n^n¡p¶ koZnt]m]n tWm¡n tImUn¨p . sdZn At¸mÄ B^pfnÃm]n^p¶p .

‘ CSv tWm¡v .. ‘ hvs_à koZnt]m t¹ sI]vSp . At¸mÄ sdZnt`¡v k¶n^p¶ Kmhn F¶ Pp* A^]n Wn¶v H^p tSms¡Xp¯v sdZn sk¨p. F¶n«v Ko³hv Du^n A¸p_s¯¡n«n«v Np®s]Xp¯v Np`p¡m³ SpX§n .

“” Nt*m ..A]mapsX N¿n tSm¡v ..As¸m A]mamkpw ASv sI]vSSv .. hms_ hvs_gWn knan¨p knk^w b_]v– ..A]mÄ ^£s¸Xps¶Wp fpt¶ “” hvs_à Hälzmh¯n b_ªp

‘ h¼¯v AknsXs]¯n]n«p*mkpw .. AksW Aks^ Wn^o£n¡m³ b_ªp kn«n«p*v “”

kÀ¡n b_ªSntWmtXm¸w `p¦n]psX fp¶n AfÀ¯p¶Sv N*p hvs_à `m¸ns`¡v tWm¡n .. Kmhn]psX fp¶n Wn¶v fpXn km^ns¡«p¶ sb®v ..AkÄ tXm¸pw Du^n]n^n¡p¶p N¼nNp«³.sWäv