Chapter Title : ശരറാന്തല്‍ 4 [മന്ദന്‍ രാജ]

Smsj]pÅ NÃn NnX¡pkm]n^p¶p knWpkpw Kngv\pkpw .. fpi½Uv-- FknXpt¶`pw cpZv-- H¸n¡msf¶p b_ªp tbm]Sm\v skap¸nsW fq¶p f\n¡v . ""bm*n "" fpi½Un³s_ knant¸^m\v .

' Ak³ k^psfXm ...""

hf]w ^*p Njnªp . sfmssd`n tWm¡n knWp A£fWm]n

"" Zm Wm_n .Wo ko*pw sfmssd Hm\m¡nt]m ... Hm\m¡^psS¶p Ak³ {btSyNw b_ªn«tà tbms] ""

Kngv\p B sfmssd km§n hzn¨v Hmcm¡n '

"" Zm knan¨m Asà Npj¸fpÅq ... hf]w tWm¡mWm]n Hm\m¡n]Sm ""

"" Zm Wm_n.. Cs¸m hf]w tWm¡n]ns«¶m B¡mWm ... KoknSw Ss¶ Wm] W¡n]n^n¡pkm At¸mjm Ak³s_ hf]w ... CSo¶v H¶v N^N]_mWpÅ kjn Bt`mIn¡v N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv BUyw ""

' F¶m`pw B^m]n^n¡pw A]msa sNm¶Sv ? ' knWp Fjpt¶äp AÂbw fm_n H^p f^¯nWp Ipk«n Wn¶v fpÅns¡m*v Kngv\pknsW tWm¡n .

"" hvs_tèn kn« Bamkptfm CSnWp bn¶n ? bm*n Ak^v h-vNqan³s_ bn¶ns` tSm«¯nt`¡v N]_p¶Sv N*¶tà b_sª ... As¸m Ak^mkmWm Im³hv ""

"" l^n]mNmw ... bs£ Aks^´nWm hvs_sèns] Wn³s_ ko«n sk¨v skXn sk¨Sv ? sNmÃm³ Bsa GÀ¸Xm¡n]SnWp hvs_sèn]pw AN¯p tbmNpw ... As¸m bns¶ bpÅn¡m^n Ak^psX Nm^yw b_]nà .. ASv tbXn¨p hvs_sèns] sNmtÃ* Nm^yfnà ..""

' H^p bs£ ASm CN FZnh³ kÀ¡ns] sNmÃm³ B]n^ps¶¦nt`m ... hvs_tèn¡v A_n]msS sNm*Sm]n^n¡pw ""

""Zm Kngv\p ... Wos]§Wm A_ntª .. AkÀ¡v F³s_ ko«n sk¨v skXnt]äpsk¶v' Iq*p kn^ sNm*v sW©n sIm_nªp H^p Wnfngs¯ Bt`mIW¡v tlgw knWp Kngv\pknsW tWm¡n .

' AsS³s_ H^p Nq«pNm^³ b_ªSm .. dm¡n Zosä]n H¶pf_n]nà ... tImUn¡m³ k¶t¸mjtÃ