*Madhumita Das
ivvahs<Skar>[1]
s<Skar zBdSyawR>
s<iS³yt #it
s<Skar>, 'sm!' %psgpUvRk 'k«|!' xatae> '"|!' àTyyen @v< "s<pir_ya< kraetaE
-U;[e"[2] #it sUÇe -U;[aweR 'suq!' àTyye "s<Skar" zBd> in:p*te, "ÔVygu[s<Skare;u badir>" #it mhi;R jEiminà[ItSy sUÇSy VyaOyavsre -a:ye ïIzbrpadmha-agen
s<SkarzBdSy pir-a;a dIyte, ywa £
"s<Skarae nam s -vit yiSmÃate pdawaeR -vit yaeGy>
kSyicdwRSy"#it,
tNÇvaitRkkar> kumarI‘-”padae=Pyah £
"yaeGyta< cadxana> i³ya> s<Skara #TyuCyNte" #it,
twa c mIma<ska "y}a¼-UtpuraefazadeivRixvCDuÏaE" #it àma[anusar< s<SkarzBdSy zuiÏ(wRta< v[RyiNt,[3]
AÖEtvedaiNtnae jIve iv*manana< zarIirki³ya[a< imWyaraepmev s<Skar<
mNyNte, nEyaiyka -avVyIkr[awRmaTmVyiÃka< zimev s<Skar< mNyNte, yTpirg[n< vEzei;kdzRne ctuivR<zitgu[anamNtgRt<
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s<Skar>" #it }ayte , AcayRcrkSy mte "s<Skarae ih gu[aNtraxanm!"[4] #it %Cyte",
s<Sk«tsaihTye s<SkarzBdSy àyaeg>
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kayRpir[am£ i³ya£ ivze;ta*weR;u k«tae
vtRte,
iz]as<Sk«itàiz][êps<Skar> r"uv<ze àaPyte, ywa £
"insgRs<SkarivnIt #TysaE
n&pe[ c³e yuvrajzBd-ak!", #it./[5] @v< mhakiv kaildas>
saEjNypU[RtaVyakr[zuiÏêps<Skar< kumarsM-ve vaexyit, ywa £
"s<SkarvTyev igra mnI;I
tya s pUtí iv-Ui;tí"[6], #it.
s<Skr[pir:kr[êp> s<Skar> #it c
r"uv<ze vaexyit kaildas>, ywa £
"àyus<Skar #vaixk<
b-aE"[7], #it.
twa zae-a-U;[êp s<Skarae=ip zakuNtle àaPyte, ywa
£
"Sv-avsuNdr< vStu n
s<Skarmpe]t"[8], #it.
à-avSvépSv-avi³yaDayaêp> s<Skar #it ihtaepdeze
àaPyte, ywa £
"yÚve -ajne lGn>
s<Skarae naNywa -vet!"
[9], #it.
Smr[zaEsmagtà-avêp> s<Skar> #it tkRs'!¢he inêPyte, ywa £
"s<SkarjNy< }an< Sm&it>"[10], #it.
zuiÏi³yaxaimRkivixivxanêp> s<Skar>
mnuSm&taE àaPyte, ywa £
"kayR> zrIrs<Skar> pavn> àeTy ceh c"[11], #it.
Ai-;ekivcar-avanaxar[akayRpir[ami³yaivze;taêp>
s<Skar> r"uv<ze sUict>,
ywa £
")lanumeya> àarM-a> s<Skara> àana #v"[12], #it.
ASmak< AacarVyvharaid;u ;aefzs<Skara>
àaxanm! Swanm! Al<kuvRiNt, tÇaip ivvah s<Skar> AitàisÏ> svERrip
smadr[Iyí iv*te #TyÇ naiSt s<zylez>, @n< ivvahs<Skarmixk«Ty
àacInE> \i;i-> bhuÇ bhu ivcayR inymàdzRn pUvRk< ivveictm! AiSt bhu;u
Sm⁢u,
Ay< ivvahs<Skar>
sveR_yae=ixk> àisÏ> @v< AitmhÅvpU[R> caiSt, s<Skare[
gahRSWyjIvn< pirpaLyte, xaimRkcetnaya> ivkasawR< àTyekVyKte>
ivvahae=invayaeR -vit,
ivvahadev sTs&i:q> sTs&:q(Ev
jgTÇym!,
ctuvRgR)lavaiPtStSmaTpir[y>
zu->.
#it AÇ AnusNxeym!, "@kae=h< bhu Syam!" #it kamnabIjen
s<s&:qey< s&i:q> öIpué;yaerekTvenEv àvtRte, ytae ih mUl<
kar[< s&:q(a $ñrSy bhuTvkamna iv*te, At @v tSyEva<z-Ut>
sae=y< va jIvae ivvahmaXymen ài³yaimmam¢esaryit, öIpué;yaerNyaeNypUrkTven
iöy> pué;Sy, pué;Sy iöy> kmna svRwa
Sva-aivkI àk«itàdÄa c iv*te, prSpr< sahaYyenEv pué;awRctu:qyana<
isiÏ-Rvit, At @vaem! £ "ivvahadev
sTs&i:qirit",
ivvahen
dev \[ad! y}anu:QanE>, ipt&£\[at!
sNtiti-muRi> àaPyte, iptrSt&Pta -viNt,
inTynEimiÄky}anu:QanE> devaSt&PyNte, Aw c sMpU[R< -Ut< sveR caïma
g&hSwaiïta -viNt, %Â mnuSm&taE £
ywa vayu< smaiïTy vtRNte
svRjNtv>,
twa g&hSwmaiïTy vtRNte svR
Aaïma>. #it.[13]
pué;awRÇya[a< isi˜rip ivvah< ivna n sM-aVyt
#Tyum! £
"pTnI xmaRwRkamana< kar[< àvr< Sm&tm!", #it.[14]
\Gvedanusar< sUyaRya
ivvahStda=-vd! yda kNya pit< kamymana AasIt!, ivvahiv;ye janNTyev kNya pit< kamyte, sa c \tumtI -vit, yt> \tudzRnanNtrmev
kampUtRye pitkamna jayte, At @v \tudzRnat! pUvRmut va ttae v;RÇya_yNtrmev
ivvahSy kalae inxaRyRte, vrí àwmayu;ae -ag< guêkule=xITy AwaRt!
pÂiv<zitv;IRyae g&hSwaïm< àve:qukam> Syat!, #d< inxaRr[<
SvaSWyiv}ansMmt< ivvahay c svaeRÄm< iv*te,
vEidkyugIn£ivvahsNd-ER>
Sp:q< àtIyte yd! yuv-UtyaevRxUvryaeivRvah> smp*t, ramay[ mha-arte c
vi[Rta ivvaha> suvySkana< vxUvra[amev †Zyte, tÇavxairt< vy>
pits<yaegsul-imit ivzei;t< ramay[e,[15]
prvitRyuge ivvahavSwa lXvIk«taip kNyaya àjnnyaeGytampe]te,[16]
daMpTyxmaeRicta kNya ipt&g&he ma vsiTvit prvitRtxmRzaSÇkara[a<
àaEFvad>,[17]
prt> Sm&itkara dzv;aRNNyUnEv kNya pir[eyeit àitpaidtvNt>,
ywa AlbênI iloit
Öadz£µ+I:q£ztaBde £ äaü[kNyaivvahae àay> Öadze v;eR=-Ut!, znE>
znEivRvahavSwa NyUntra s<jata, dzv;aR_yixka kNya
ipt&g&he=pvadenEvaevas, matur»e=ip kNya mXyyuge KvicdUFasIt!,
Aaxuinkyuge ivze;t> SvatNÈye
sMàaPte kNyana< ivvahavSwa vxRmanEv iv<zitv;R yavd! vtRte, kNyana<
iz]aVyvSwaEicTyen tasa< vEvaihkavSwa£myaRdavZyktanusare[ Svt @v smvxRt,
twaip gahRSWySy sud&F£ -Uimkami-lúy kNyaivvahSy dI"RivlMbn< n
smwRnIym!,
n kevl< -arte=iptu
yaerpIydeze:vip mXyyuge kNyaivvahavSwa dz va Öadz va v;R yavdasIt!, àaeˆ
Alqekr> sUcyit £
In the age of chivalry girls were often married at the
age of 5, simple because marriage was a matter of military tactics and
territorial alliances.[18]
xmRzaöe;u ivStare[
vr£vXvaeyaeRGytaivcar> k«tae iv*te, vrae äücarI ivÖan! kulzIlsMpÚíetVy>,
kNyaya> svRt> saENdyR< kul< zIl prI][Iyimit, ywa mnu>£
AVy¼a¼I< saEMynaMnI< h<svar[gaimnIm!,
tnulaemkezvdna< m&Ö¼ImuÖhet!
iöym!, #it.[19]
ivze;tae vrSy ivÖÅv<
paEé;> kulmacar> kNyayaí êp< SÈyuictsaEMyl][< àjnn]mtazIlí prIúyte,
dezkalpirSwTynusar< smye
smye ivvahSyaneke àkara> àcilta>, xmRzaöe;u àazSTyaàazSTyivcarpurSsrm! A:qaE
àkara> smud!x&ta>, xmRzaö¢New;u ivvahSyeme=:qaE -eda> £
äaüae dEvStwa ca;R>
àajapTyStwasur>,
gaNxvaeR ra]síEv pEzacía:qmae=xm>.
#it.[20]
A:q ivvahe;uu
äaüaidctu:qy< àzSta> Aasuraidctu:qy< tu AàzSta #it mNyte, AÇ A:qivvahana<
l][< )l< c mnuSm&Tynusar< v{yRte,
äaü ivvah> £ AaCDa* ccRiyTva c ïuitzIlvte Svym!,
AahUy dan< kNyaya äaüae xmR>
àkIitRt>. #it.[21]
AaCDadnmaÇSyEvaEicTysMàaPtTvaTsivze;vassa
kNyavraE AaCDa* Al<karaidna c pUjiyTva iv*acarvNtmàawRkvrmanIy tSmE kNyadan<
äaüae ivvahae mNvaidi-é>,
)lm! £
dz
pUvaRNpraNv<ZyanaTman< cEkiv<zkm!,
äaüIpuÇ> suk«tk«Nmaecyedens>
ipt&n!. #it.[22]
dz
pUvaRiNpÇadINv<Zyan! praNpuÇadINdz, AaTman< cEkiv<zk<
äaüivvahpuÇae yid suk«tk«Ñvit tda papaNmaecyit ipÇadIn! nrkaduÏrit puÇadyí tSy
kule in:papa jayNt #it maecnawR> te;amnuTpÄe> papXv<sSyazKyTvat!,
dEv ivvah> £
y}e tu ivtte sMyug&iTvje
kmR kuvRte,
Al<k«Ty sutadan< dEv
xmR< àc]te. #it.[23]
Jyaeit:qaemaidy}e àarBxe ywaivix \iTvje kmRkÇeR
Al<k&Ty kNyadan< dEv< ivvah< munyae äuvte,
)lm! £ dEvaeFaj> sutíEv sÝ sÝ pravran!,
Aa;aeRFaj> sutSôI<ôIN;q!
;q! kayaeFj> sut>, #it.[24]
dEvivvahaeFaya>
puÇa> sÝ pran! ipÇadIn! sÝavraNpuÇadI<í papat! %ÏriNt #it SmyRte,
Aa;R ivvah>
@k<
gaeimwun< Öe va vradaday xmRt>,
kNyaàdan< ivixvda;aeR xmR> s %Cyte, #it.[25]
SÇIgvI
pu<gaEí gaeimwun< tdek< Öe va vraÏmRtae xmaRwR yagaidisÏye kNyayE va
dat<u ntu zuLkbuÏ(a g&hITva y*wazaSÇ< kNyadan< s Aa;aeR ivvah>
#it Ai-xIyte,
)lm! £ dEvaeFaj> sutíEv sÝ sÝ pravran!,
Aa;aeRFaj> sutSÇI<SÇIN;q! ;q! kyaeFj> sut>, #it.[26]
Aa;aRivvahaeFaya> puÇSÇIiNpÇadI<SÇIí puÇadIn!
papat! maecyit,
àajapTy ivvah>
shae-aE crta< xmRimit
vacanu-a:y c,
kNyaàdanm_yCyR àajapTyae ivix>
Sm&t>. #it.[27]
sh yuva< xmR< kuétimit
sutaàdankale vcsa pUvR< inyMyacRiyTva yTkNyadan< s àajapTyae ivvah>
#it Sm&t>,
)lm! £
àajapTyivvahaeFaya>
puÇ> ;q! ipÇadIn! ;q! puÇadIn! cEnsae maecytIit pUvRSyev AnusNxey>,
Aasurae ivvah>
}ait_yae crta< xmRimit
vacanu-a:y c,
kNyaàdan< SvaCDN*adasurae xmR
%Cyte. #it.[28]
}ait_yae
Ôiv[< dÅva kNyayE yt! ywazi xn< dÅva kNyaya Aàdanmadan< SvIkar>
SvaCDN*aTSveCDya n Tva;aR #v zaSÇIyxnjaitpirma[inymen s Aasurae ivvah> #it
%Cyte,
gaNxvR ivvah>
#CDyaNyaeNys<yaeg>
kNyayaí vrSy c,
gaNxvR> s tu iv}eyae mEwuNy>
kams<-v>, #it.[29]
kNyaya
vrSy caNyaeNyanurage[ y> prSprs<yaeg Aail¼naidêp> s gaNxvaeR ivvah>
#it }atVym!,
ra]s ivvah>
hTva iDÅva c i-Åva c
³aezaNtI< êdtI< g&hat!,
àsý
kNyahr[< ra]sae ivixéCyte. #it.[30]
àsý blaTkare[ kNyaya hr[< ra]sae ivvah #Tyev
l][m!,
pEzacivvah>
suÝa<
mÄa< àmÄa< va< rhea yÇaepgCDit,
s paip:Qae ivvahana< pEzacía:qmae=xm>.[31]
inÔai--Uta<
m*mdivþla< zIls<r][en rihta ivjndeze yÇivvahe mEwunxmeR[ àvtRte s
paphetuivRvahana< mXye=xm> pEzac> Oyat> Sm⁢u,
%ps<har>
ivvah> mnu:yjIvne @k<
mhan< samaijk< pirvÄRn< s&jit, vEidkkaladar_yaxuinkkal< yavd!
ivvahSy ïe:Qta vrIviÄR, kar[mpTnIk> pué;ae=}Iy #it %Cyte, Anen s<Skare[
mnu:y> g&hSwaïm< àivZyit, Ay< s<Skar> xmR£AwR£kama<í ÇIn!
pué;awaRn! saxyit, ivvahSyawaeR -vit £ “vÏRn< yaeg< ¢h[<
xar[< c”, ivvahe parSpirkaTmsmpR[Sy -avna inihta
-vit, @v< c zaSÇIy< mhÅv<, daMpTyjIvnSy dEihk< twa
maniskmekIkr[<, mXymmagaRnusr[<, samaijkpirvÄRn< c ivvahivxe> àmuoicûain -viNt,
¢NwsUcI
1 ya}vLKySm&it>, fa~.%mezcNÔ pa{fey, caEomba iv*a-vn, var[asI, 2003,
2 Jyaeit;tÅvàkaz, p<.lúmIkaNt kNyal, maeitlal bnarsIdas, 1990,
3 ihNdU£s<Skar, fa~.rajblI pa{fey, caEomba iv*a-vn, var[asI, 1985,
4 mnuSm&it>, fa~. Gaepal zaöI nene, kazI s<Sk«t sIrIj, bnars, 1970
5 s<Skarivix> £ SvamI dyanNd srSvtI, vEidk yNÇaly, Ajmer
6 AòadzSm&it, p<.imihr cNÔ, nag àkazk, 1990,
7 g&hkmR @v< s<Skar, fa~.bldev is<h mehra, Ai-;ek àkazn, 2003,
8 ivvahs<Skar, fa~.ptÃil imï, sMpU[aRnNd
s<Sk«tivñiv*aly>,
vara[sI, 2001.
9 vIrimÇaedy s<Skaràkaz, imÇimï, caEoMba s<Sk«t sIrIj, bnars,
* Madhumita Das
C/O- Dr. K.E.Dharaneedharan
Dept. of Sanskrit
Pondicherry University
Pondicherry – 605014
Email – das.sanskritmadhu@gmail.com
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