"Raja", Bengali Short Story by Sabarni Chakraborty

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rf, wfyT, cTq ~w Ag Uw @ - BTU Z BSF | kAHT ASU  U@ Ag  U s S | ^  ~ @ ~ c @ U@ | ksm ~w wokAU ~U wUf  Ri BTU |  ^ wb , OJ R Ri | Tm BaS K AS vv   Ri B - TS  R U AAv @S @ o ~U Ai@ cha | jq ~Ac prF Z BSF U@ Ag iU @ @v @ |

~R O U@ @ OL cq | AcAg^ ABASK AcAn @ c U@ | B aAc, av @i TU -  TUR R s,  ~c T | JA TU, OA | a v@v@ Zc ABASK - @, T, @OMA, U, A | B Z U@ Ag , c S j c ARU v OU |

AgAZAR ~a | m  r   UqS A c | ZJ, SU, @S, c U@ | TS A@ j@v  cS | TZ ~RB - c, c, R TTc,  @ - gwRS gU @w | TU ~S@ @U chO - j@   ~JOU ~U A Tq ZR, ~SF  A TS Jv sR TAU rA ~JOU c U O^f o vS  - q chO @ Av ZS@ AU j@ d  sR TBf |

c a,  c r, j@T chOUR AgQ @ | c @ AgAZA Oq ~S@ Tq j Bw cAr  | @H R AgQ Oq Oq U@ r r Jv @ | cArgw U@q R oT@ A gw, c O BS ~v ~S j@ v@R U  R av Se   |

TeU ~o Jv ~o MAhaU j@ A r r, ~\cf sc@ scf - mhaU a R OZ TZ, OUS cUS BK@ | Ac co jZSR cAr S AS -   BA Jva R | R r TeU - hO ~q v T,  JB H SR s j@T w,  ~a ~F^ Se, okU@ TZS j@v Fxv ~ @Tq Se j@v aJZJ rv | R  @S B Sq -  @ T s^ @ ~ okU a, TZ ~S@ Bw TU @AU w | AgQ @ cS ~w R T ~S@ T R TZ, w ~R A@a Se TU UAw  |  @ Ov ~R ZUq  | c s ~  rAr Jv @v TeU OTl@  @a - s @a AgQ Oqa Tm rfv  A@ WS, S   A@ cS - ZAU  v rAr U cc c AcAc TS U jAw s TeU |

cArgw Tq TeU O @ TAU Ai@ r OU s | dK r JvU AgQ  Rq s S, \v Bv B oT@ | TAU @ AgQ R s ~S@ cAr, ~ AR | sA cc   av aUT @ U ~R gU - ZAU Se v chO w, BT @R j@v iA@ A  | ZS Ovv  j  A@a B@f - v @v gq av sR ~ j@v U @a |

TeU Jva scfAv Ai@ r, TS S@ @J WFSWFS @a  BSF | R co cewUf | TeU j@v j@v R @ cI  - O cewUf ~  B Z | ~F^ @MkUf  OZ scfAv cUAhaUS TeU T @  s^ |  AAS a UAB cFwv ZU j@ v@ j@v T c @US | sc@Av ~\ j@v AcA ZUS, - ~ AR S jq A F U@ |

A@ QH TAUAv  S  c ~CU ~ BSf o v@v TeU A@ jAw AaS | TeU j@v aJ T v AS ASU, q av TU ~ j@v c U A@ | cr @@v chO aUT a  Uv  |

TeU @B T sZS v g AOSAOS AQv R@ ZJO, sZS TS   v T g ~a | R @v jZS j@Ti v@, ~oAU, B@f | TeU v@ H  Ai@q, A@ j@ j@c HU R j@ j@@T eZF  | BSF wS O @ S |  Bwv T  U A Uq U | R Fxvv AcAg^ Bw v v | A@ @v v R T gUgc Uq @ Z - s AgQ   S s | R Zc qha @   @ c A A@S Z | A@  O @ S | BS ARU T Uwc R Zc IA @a wUq | ~S@ AgAZA chOq v@ @ j@ ~ov Zc U AS M T - ARU Zc IA U R aS avc  Sq, ZS JA JAq AOl@ @ c T U wU  | O ZS ~S@ k JA Zha, @ v@ ~  okU - cq Ov v v a |

TeU   S | o U qA@A T Bvc @U | TeU ASv av - cR v@q cr @@v gw g SR s | j@ U R c |  a  ca c | R BS Sq | BS @q AS | R ASB c ~^B @ ~SFSF aU  US @ | s rfv ~Q@p c ~ w R Oq B cAr,  R Oq c c - v R cI |   R ST | R ST TeU  @ @ cU AS | sk s^ R mpA aS s  ~w @q TeU cU @U R  Aa | @Bq R ~AmLv jZS TeU cU AOA |  R sZS r,  dAv v@v sZS Bv v R W | TAv U, AvS B, AvS OU - R IA   ZA | BU TS OR, wgf ST, ZS w^ O J@ ~ WS @U ~U@ T BU | jq IA av chO j@ ~ov jq ST c TR s TI TI | TS a d ~J@cJ@ m cArgwv@q @JO, TI TI A@a Z aS ~a | jq c WU g m @S A@ @ Sc Wv R v R OZ c^ @ cU A  | ~S@AS ~w j@c T ~cm T A R jq W b@ - @c s R w j@v Fxv iU, @c s R JA i cJ T UA ST AAC W b@ UwU v R ~ TS  S |

~R j@BS jq W cA^ | TeU AS s Z, s ~S^ - cq jq j@BS@ @^ @ | R T |  S-ZR A O - q rfv b@ @ Ww OAU | ~ RS WTv | jq T v@ v@ @ dAv AaJ R@ ZR - c S R v cc s^Hv  | T R@ @JO TAv TI  aJ @J AcaS r - SfU A\@-~J@   A R@ c c WT  | q  qAS AcAS g wU wS w -  wS @ @ B Sf w\ - c S  OZ cB ~ TeU |

^W, mS W, ASSQ j@v c^ c R - jc jq IA cA^ @\S cq | R Rq av Wv gq @i@v BU TeU T dAv J@, @S @S AS  AcS U j@v f @ | WS oJ g s Wv - ^ rK  sc R  W g U @ @ ~S@QH o | TeU hav cA TS STq  | ~ v TO A cw jU s j@v ~w TS ZU Ti | ~ j@v av @ TeU j @BvR TS STq  | IA ~SFSF WU av chO jZSR q @ | cm - TeU c, T - cq s j@v UR j  | dK c jq c s, T s  W R  | T Wwv @T s^ U, A@ RAS WTv b@ Z TZv |

m @ j@v k j@v c wa ~U JA AgQ @ R U S O ZAaU TeU | cr A@a R wa ~B - R av  Tiv gA  O a | A@ R SB @AS - R aS ASv aU AaU | jR AgAZA, TeU Oq c j@v c | j@BS O oU R TZ, ~ j@BS R S v Ai A@ TO oU | R  Ti ZU Aw U c aA U TAv | pf aUv v@v@  U @A ASU |  R TeU@ j@ o TU, TZ c   TAv U TeU |   av UU aU ASv | TeU sQH i JU QH aUU U@ Ag g ATr Awa | TeU TO sR v cF @a -  Aw Uwa R S@, @Sq, Jv | a Aw  cha  c Bw @ | c @@ wU AO OJOU TeU |  ASBq T wU | R OJOAS m U@ @S Awa | Tq WTAS @ | @ BS sc Se j@v AgAZA chO aU @S TZ J @ AnA AOl@ aa |

TeU c W  ^  @ | v  rf vS ~ | UUO OZv ~R UU  @, TZ @ g@ g@ @ OUq fc w^ c |   c T @B U TeU AS Bw v R T @ AS S | ~B SU TeU A@a ~SAS | OZv gJv T @ @U TeU A@ | g AJAv Aw U j@@H Ai iA@ JAAaU TeU | rU @ chO cU wU A UA R c Aw oU R OU TAi | j@v FJO@ vS R AU@AU@ c T a rfv@ TS A@ Sq UU | Ai OU UwU A@U ~ O |

s^H Ai g sAhaU TeU |  R TS ha OUU cAI c  ~c T @ | TeU ~Ag @ BS - T Zc T OJOU @v j@v @T  | Ai j@v @ A@U c O  - j@v @ ~@r vS AOl@ a TeU |

c ~ aU TIZS j U TeU T | vS T aA ASU TeU@ |  wU AU R c@ - rS @q @@ | d A c  A A ~A,  aU R @A @A -  UB @ S ?

TeU c T@ JA  j@vZAS jq wUwAU SU,  R T@ AS U |   R T\U TAO  PA Tv gA OU - q ZU AS jUA Av UwU R T@ | TeU W j@@H JA @^ J@ J@ JOA@ UAaU ~ ZAaU - R T A@gc ASB v  R U T iA@ ASB@ cJOS O @a | R c wBS, R T AC AC ~S, q  ASB JAS ~RB - cq S AhaU TeU |

A R ToF c ~w WAT  R c | PA R dAv cArgwvq ASB Z S,    | ~SF r r TeU, TIZS R T, ~B c S@ B @ d @U TeU  jU R T @a | T , T, TZ, sZS sZS R c B cA a, c Bw  cU UwU | AAA cUU, T,  Zc B cF Uwa, S ? Zc B B T cv |

R T R@ ~R @a vS | R TZ okU R OZ BU wA  w, S@ ASO @^ T cS A, jc Ta  | ASO wU cU, @a Sf cv | q jZS WAT  |

AS TTq TeU cAAaU AgQ @ | R IA cAmv r rK, j@@H - ZS @ BTU cr j@v k | B @a@Aa Aw R j@v OT@ UwU | sR m c^ | m TZ AU  | wA W sR  cHq -  Jv U@R s R ha S | j@ RU q JA JA   ~SF  c ~CU A ZqAS UAaU | Aco cI R  SfO A Ov @ wU wU TeU |   av |

A@ ~R @a Aw j@c gFcOF@ Z wU TeU | o @a @S B Z ~ U@ AOTn Sq | Sq @S ARU | AgAZAUR c oR | j@w U@ Uw wa @B @ | AO bU  R TArS OAU m TT ha | ~S@ U@ e Uwha m, m r waU | Or @@ I@I@ Ay | @U c @TUUc Z, AOScT ZU, aJ @wB, rU v@ -jc @vvR  Sq @R | ~ Oo AwAw @a AU |  ToF @U w AUR a - w e UU, T cTf-SUf OU, Uc OR Jl@ O | R  Ti A@ c av av s^ o | j@v k Z sha - ZJ ZJ ZAU S BTU,   AI@AT@ @a |

j@o JA AaU TeU ~ FUFU @ jA@ RA@ A@ ZAaU | il ZU j@v w AU R A@q A@ Za |  TeU@ AZ j@v rf AU@ A@ c cUU | Zc TS A R @ SU rf AU |  av jU TeU @a | cUU, jq chO, q jZS jAU A@ @ ?

TeU g cc | AUv ZS R@ j@v Wo AU, aS av j@v UA TU | cUU, gw jZS @,  sA jZS AZ  j@c B g c |

TA Z TAv AaU TeU | JA i UFeO UFeO av AU ZS @ | AU UA a sZSv Uwa ZS cF @a | B av sha S |

TeU IAcAm ~ B TIZS ~S@U m  | O wA Tv OU , A@ U  S @ TeU Bq av  mU   s | ~B R sZS AAaU ZS r mUvUU aAv a, mU aUT av av U cA Aa | ~S@ Uc Uc @Ai ~qnfT A@S q OKa | ^ I@I@  rv ~ SfU UFxv  ~a aUU, R  AUr @ O@O@ @U B | TeU T @ aUq cAr @ Z, R B K@ Z R Ae  | q, R T sA ~S@ v@ @, TeU@ ASrOq j@T BT A A | v@ @ ~ T @ gc Aw R TS U, ~B@ @S Bw AS | c ASEOq Zc Avc, R T@R  Tc | mU aU T c ~vA, q@U A jc i OU sAhaU, TvR sAhaU ~S@ | @ @ cA U@ ja AS s,   Jv Jv OU sha R | TeU ~STS jc ZAaU ~ m  AhaU |

j@v wA  R w R j @FJO @ ~RB T wU | TeU jZS c m j@c TIZS | ~ j@v Uq R wAv O@ U OU sAhaU | wA qg M j R BT vS o i wU j@ O cU | @ chO - m Z OU A S ? TeU ZU jq Tv JA s AUv  U c wA T  jA@ jAw ~a | j@ Iv@ T ASB@ aA ASU TeU,  j@av m   TS av mv b@ M | aJ BTv ~R AaJ wa - c@ @av BT aJ @v@ jZS TeU v R IU a | R a c@ JB c @ ZJOv ZAS@v jZS  aJ J@v A Z sha - OT R   TU - ~S@ ca o BTa  |

TeU W @a j@v J@ Ti T Bw, ZS TcU A AU ZUAaU @@v aU | aUU c ca c  c | coS ~ TA q gq |  cAmq @ | R TOO aU | TOO q@U A ~a | R c Bw co TeU Oq cAr | @H  q gq AgQ AvQ A@a @ S | v v @ jA@ RA@ W c | UUS @ TeU W  v | R c @U ATmf @B @ | IAU UqS Ai@ ~w j@v @ qJv W cA ~a | cA TAU@ OTSUU, cB R Tf @S ~a | R aU AcKH cr SS O, Ay BT w  -  OU  @ | AcKHR ~B ZU ja R  |

TeU JA U ZS | jq ZUv R R Zc Ug | A@ ^ COC @JO AU A ZU R | UUS Zc gU AU ZU | cJ  U vSvS @ c ~CU i@ TAv | JO @ o TI ~CUv w Z AUv |  S  v ~CU A AUXo cJ  ~CUv aS vS o f aJ T @ aJ  AUv | v Ai@ Aw Uw k TAv Z ~ j@v AU |

TeU   jAw jU | Ai@ ZU TIZS JA  cUU, ~ATR ZUc |

M jU coS ~ TA | coS R@ j@v o T cUU, gw AJ | TIZS j ZU S @U T AS AZ c |

UUS OZ av @ rAS A AaU | cUU,  ASB AU AS ~ | U ZU Sc @ |

TeU c AU TAv Z AUv R | ~T@ ZU S ASU R ZU c S |

ZS ASBS j oU TeU@ | ZAU AcKH j@o JA qU | cScU T ~JO @T c O @AaU TeU | coS ~ UUS oU TeU v  |  R@ aS @ vS vS AS OUU | J TZ @  g R AS AOl@ @AaU TeU | R v  WK sAhaU TAv - BU @AaU WK sR BwU | ZU wA cq AS Aw R a AU TeU@ | cUU,  jA@ ~Ac  iFe g c |

R j@v cAB rK c  TeU ~c R @a Aw JU | SS cAB w @q R sA R@ ZU S | ~ A@ ZU U S | ASB TcUU @v g UUS R W A wU | R OO @S j@ k r @,  ~B ja j  Z @ | ~B  vSq A sc | A W S AU R@ A v @c R c | A@ ZhO UUSv - TeU gcAaU | TcUU R @a Z wUR   | TeU j@v ZU  U |

coS  AaU TAv | ~oc  i TeU@ cUU, ~B AgZ TC sAS s c ?  S AS cA b@U  c  T  a OT aA Sc |

q S ZF ZF @  iU TA - R gqv | AcKH j@v U UA BAhaU - R R A A TZ @ Z UwU TeU@ |

AcKH c cB @S A cFc @ - @Bq R ~S@ Zc vc Z | R UA WA i@ @ gkJq UU Uv@ | aJOU ov R JA v cJq cJq @ @ ZAhaU, q Z Z cUU, Ai@ c | AcUqA B B Z ~c | q c TT c | BSF AU @@ b@ c S RZS |

TeU   coS ~ TAR J  wU | B ~a B Z ? R ~c AcAUA B ! cFv A@ ?

  ASB @Jv R  ZAU jr Rr @AaU TeU | B S BT cS ~F ~F f TA ! j@v f c TA R sA @Sgc  | @ v@q S R s U | R T ~S@ Av cS  - c Z AS  c R R v gc T Av @ U |  mU aUU T BT ~ Fxv   TeU |  @v g TcU AU A@S AS U - ~ FJ, ~ j@v c U -  AcKH sTS ~a |

 OZ TU i Bw @ TeU | c S@@ dwf ~RB ~a - T R wgf WT BU AS:r Ua | W g WS @U ~^@, A@ TeU Z  B S Rq BB, B cA ~  g @ | B r r Jv TeU, BNc o vS  - jq B, ~T@ j@v TA  S - cAr S, ZAU j@v | B jZS B A@ A@ | TeU v@ @ B BNc @ U S j@v TA - jq j c, ~U Ai@ cha  @ | TeU M q  J@ A | Or IIU ~A^A^ R OS | Ov @ j@v g b@  UA@ @ c | v SUf S TU  sc B BB, ZS q AU c  sc, ZS cc TeU |

 AS @U TOO @ jU R c@ | R c ZS B ZU ST A@ TZ @ c  c aq A J TBAaU, ~ TI TIq ZF@ ZF@ @ wU I ~RB @ ST U w ~ @U aq TrS  UAaU | T OO cUU, rfwAw OU | S c ja - RA@ c ~a | cq@ @a | Sq c A @ TZ o @a aS JB M TU A@ - TeUR wU R aS |

IA cAmv cq wa SfO O  cAaUS wc -   BS q | w Uc OR O, gf Tv wJ, T S vA | mmF Osv gJA ~Sv @q c@ gU cI s | cAm c dK TS J @A AAS OZ A@ oT@ A A   @ cUUS | TeU k JA UA@ UA@ A@ ha q ZAaU, ~ w A@ cUa  rS O @AaU | TvTAv cI ASU sAS  B B Z ~c AS c U@BS W @ cS TS | TeU ZAaU R c - s j@ O R Tv cJq cJq @ W @ -   B @ T IJA@ w TS JA ~a - TI TIq cUa, B, Bf B |  j@v IA @ w c BSF gv jU - v So TAw ~ B A@A | IA SAT Z U  TS |  q  U U @T A B TrTAr S c Aw iUS AU S Bf | Bf s^ gv IA c AS wU AcKH c ~ TOO -  aS q q |  Bf IA iU, q q i cU  | oJ a okU A cA wU q Bf |

TeU Bw jZS c^ - AS R cAm ~r r v v @ W cha | R c R@ TAS Bw c^ R BSF | U@v ASBR jZS cA c ~a | s qJvgv R ASTB @B @ v ~ @pQ @T c^ | B OU wU  OU c | @Bq c AS c  c AcA vS, W TIq  U | ^  ASB q ~ Aw Oq Z  | ZS UU UU OZ @ @ TeU A@ | TeU g Z, T Ai @a WW @ |

~B ~c q B | @U R T R@ Z AAaU @U@ PA cA dAv j@v v@ ~ j@v SS | q Z TeU cA a | j@v TA R Oq-q Oq |

A@ cArk s U S TeU | B sc   O @  | ~B   PZAS Sq |  cU r @ c^@ o Za ~ @v@Av jA@ RA@ Za | Wv c SS - U@BS, wA j c A@ha Sq | R m \v \v jwc O @U - c @v ASAEa  | TI TI m A AU wA sha; c AU ATAUvA cIq | wAgA @ w AUR sha, R OZ U TeU |

c W Sq, co ^ Sr @ wa | TeU g, Ov Ri, @Uq @ U  c U | cUU, T AQ a, Av  |

RS A OZ @H OU ~ BUv Ta ASU R T | cUU, Av c @ @ ? W ~v Sq |  cR @B Sq @@AS o | s @v  AaU q AS d AwU wU jZS | ~B ~ ZS Sq -  WAT , T UU |

wA T @a  ~ TeU | T@ ~J@ o @U TZ wJB | @Ai T w q  T Bv o R@ | T @Uv OTl@ ST | TeU AQ ZJOv gJ  ~ - R  rf jq ~T RTv JAO JAO i @ |  OZ cB ~ TeU |

~S@ ~S@ R j@v SUf C TW, ZS c ToS ~U CS | ZS T @U c TeU U Z |  SfO ck okU, TAv, @ | ZS A@ A@ @a w w U@ | w C AcAUA AU, @S wJRU AAr AU, q, r^f, U@-Um | B ~ ~Q ~a R | av av qB @U - jq ~rU AC T |

T  JB c @ c@  Uv WT TeU | R okUTZ iJv @H Uw @ av j@ v@ A |

(c, TO, 2006)

~UH: BAK cS

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?