: phAgaN : 2498 Atmadharma : 35 :
ek hato sinh.ek hato vAndaro
(chitra uparathI lakhAyel 39 bodhakathAonun dohan)
agAunA jamAnAnI vAt chhe. ek sundar jangal hatun. jangalamAn anek pashuo
rahetA hatA. sinh ne hAthI rahe, haraN rahe ne vAndarA rahe, sarpa rahe ne sasalAn paN rahe.
ek jhAD upar be vAndarA rahetA hatA. ek vAndaro yuvAn hato; bIjo vAndaro
buDhDho hato. te jangalamAn ek bhUkhyo sinh shikArane shodhato hato. pharatAn–pharatAn te A
jhAD pAse Avyo. jhAD upar be vAndarA joyA. have jhAD upar to sinhathI pahonchI shakAy
tem na hatun. paN buddhimAn sinhe vAndarAne pakaDavAnI ek yukti shodhI kADhI.
unALAnI bharabapor hatI. jhAD uparanA vAndarAno paDachhAyo nIche paDato hato.
sinhe joyun ke bUDhDho vAndaro chhAyAnI cheShTAne ja potAnI mAnI rahyo chhe; eTale sinhe to
vAndarA sAme najar karIne ek garjanA karI ane tenA paDachhAyA upar jorathI panjo mAryo.
“hAy! hAy! sinhe mane pakaDyo” em samajIne te mUrakh buDhDho vAndaro to
bhayathI chIchIyArI pADato nIche paDyo...ne sinhanA panjAmAn pakaDAIne maraN pAmyo. paN
bIjo juvAn vAndaro to UnchA jhAD upar nirbhayapaNe besI rahyo...ne tyAn beThA–beThA
sinhanI cheShTA teNe joyA karI.
te yuvAn vAndarAe vichAr karyo ke bIjo vAndaro nIche paDIne kem marI gayo? ne
hun kem na maryo?
vichAr karatAn teNe shodhI kADhyun ke hA, barAbar! te vRuddha vAndare nIchenI chhAyAne
potAnI mAnI, eTale chhAyA par sinhano panjo paDatAn ja te agnAnathI bhayabhIt thaIne
nIche paDyo ne sinhano shikAr banIne maryo. men chhAyAne potAnI na mAnI, tethI hun
maraNathI bachI gayo.
have te yuvAn vAndarAne em thayun ke sinhe mArA dAdAne (vRuddha vAndarAne) mUrkha
banAvyo, to hun paN tene tenI mUrkhatA batAvIne bodh Apun ke sinh kAkA! tame paN
evI ja mUrkhAI karI rahyA chho.
ekavAr teNe te sinhane jaIne kahyun ke he sinhakAkA! tame to A vananA rAjA
chho. paN bIjo ek sinh Avyo chhe, te kahe chhe ke vananA rAjA tame nahi paN