Amiyabhushan Majumder's Mahishkudar Upakatha, reviewed by Runa Bandyopadhyay

c c@mv (kH)

@Ac

w\/TFOS/Sv@

SF

c^/BfcSf/mpA/AF gK/~AgoS/qA..

Arr/A@r

Books_in_English

Parabaas Moviestore

Parabaas Moviestore

S OMof cq

 R  qA@

dS c^FoF

TAK@ @, ~ATgkKH TBT ; cf @rS, @U@ ; 1980 ; p: 88; AcAST: 45 v@

~ATgkKH TBT TAK@ @ j@ c S ASa@ TSK AS:rN  R  qA@ | TZf qA^  A sv@ AUS  OS B ZSq  , ASB w @ cA ~ mofS ~@CQ  Ac | A@ q ~Sgc @r @ gK  ~ Sq | ~O q TMS ~Sgc ccf K nTr: TZ @ Ua Ac TkAv@ |

i@ ~AS A@ Y Y ecf ? ~S prFTS TBOS ZUr g A@ ~Q @ @ j@ -mA Y, s ~^KH @ UZ@@ ?   ~^KH ASBq m | c BS ASS ~S T ~^KH@f BSFq UZ AaU TAK@ @ | ~ATgkKH TBT cUAaUS,

~@Tf m  ~ATgkKH TBT TAK@ @ T ~L@r Wv 1369 U, j@Av ZT w\ ST rf wHc |   r@ A 1385  TAK@ @ ST jq SgUv | ASB UZ PcArF AS cU Aw UZ@ cUAaUS, "@S UZ a  sR  @ s ~T w\ ~T SF ~ ~AT, Ar\v a A@S jq fQ OU @ |" jvq J T SF S, 1361  T @Ar  SfU gJq jce 1363  w rfZ^| cS BU m\Ac wJ Bwf ~rmU j@ SfU@Ai, s crA@ Ac R \v Ac ~nTH Q sR BBfH Ag @Ja - jTSq j@ vgkAT QAG AU TB AOn jJ@AaUS UZ@ |  ^AAXo, cT, Sq @S q AZ, cw cq S Tp^f ~ qFA AcAg^ SF |

TAK@ rU-A cSZ ~JOU  j@ ASAc wT | s R~wU c@ ToF c OU Sf ; s ~TSf ~S TZ Z fc Tf ASI | ~ sZS SfU, SfAUT c cJo, q ^ SfU , ~cw b c@ AS jAw wa @S ~BS ~OS | ~@rOf SpLLAc c TBALL@ TS   TAK@ sS Tm Bwl @ AcAha^ j@ av Xf ; sZS c cJoa -S @S TScwf cero ; s jq AcAha^@ Q @ OZ TAH T |

A@ jTS ~@rOf  TSK@ R @ Z Qf SS UZ@ | AAS c cJoaS TAK@ j@c ~^TU | AAS s BfcS BSF UZS | BfcS@ aJ, BfcS@ ~A Z, BfcS  Rgc ATr sR ~@U qha UZ@  JvS TAK@ ~HF, rU-A Ag A d d  OU  |    OU wa @S wT fT, d@@v, gvTA c TAK@ |

TAK@ @ j@ ~AT cSF wgf vgkAT ASAT | sZS wT TSKAU ~HF@ gUc TZ Z, WT, ZU @ |  fTfS AfT ASB@ o , :Z ~S^ cS | ~c gF ~wwA jq TSKAU@ ArAZsa UCU cFc ; s rS U EOH @ ~HF | ewT R rA^ f@ Ac UCU O j cAr @a q TSK, s jZS ~T UCU  Ug rNv@ B A e@Oco @A | A@ UZ@ ~ATgkKH TBT UCU@ TSK gF ~wwA AO gc ~ASha@r @S,

"@H s cS c@ v^, @U wT fO bU @ PA @ ~ s UCU AaS Pos o jw  j@q B | ~S U c ~r @, aq-j U @ Sc Z ; Ug UCU U TS s rU-A@ ASv ASAra cFk, j@ cSmA jU@ @ ~SF cSmA jU@ s^ Acmp AcKTZ @JvU TS s c cFA@ - c o s |"

gF @UA H ~ SfS RU @cU U I ZS UZ@ | ~HF R TSK jq ASTT rS UZ@ cFfH ~^ ~Sgc @S ~^ Ac rN,

"j rS LLR, @ sS j@ O ~rA^ Ao@Ao@ @, sS Ac ~^, sS @ @ cq sR c T AS S | TS  @R jTS ~AT wgf ~a s j@v TScwf@ AS:rK w @ , sS ZS j@ dH cSF Ae ~a s TSK Ac@ RUvUv @ A  |"

cSgkAT ASBS c@ AO gF TSK sZS ASQH  gF ~@ Zq @a, cSmA ~r @ HwAU TM gC gC PS:rNF AS wA sha cAi@ Ai@S, ZS r@ ZJB  S UZ@ ; TZTAZ S j@ wgf r, cS A@ OS ~a ? cS@ A@ Y c Ae cU s ? cS ToF s AH-AHf wfc @^kS ~ ~S, @q fQS J AO S @ cW | ~c q cW@q X^sXo ~S @ OQ TAKB | Aw^ STU Z-ZUf sZS cSmA @U ASAc c cJo, ZSq AcK AU AS ~QTS AcKo AH | jq PcAF Z JA UZ@ ~^TU rAv i ~,

"q cW q A q TK A@ec q AH - jq A@ @ Ae ?"

jq rAU SO @ @ UZ@ OS c T U J A@a kncUf, sZS AA @ aA  sS Mg, UZ@ Acr w^ i@R mcJ  Ri,

"co  USvq cUS gU | ~HF @ SS@T @ s TS , s @S j@v@q s s TS  S,  @H co jq s,  ce ~cOS TS T | sS @ @U rS R o, qU@Av@ BU , c-v@ wA haA fO-@, jA@-RA@ cS wgf c @ wT, ~  AW @ Hf AS:rN, @ZSR c O BS-wBSs mA^ cS - jc ATU sS j@vq TS, cS s TS ~cOS ~er | ~  sA  c TAK@ T wTwAU ~mv ~cw  USf   |"

~ATgkKH TBT @A@ UAA@ UZ j@ n (AcAn @cF, ~ATgkKH TBT eZF, 2001) TAK@ @@ gK-U j@ ~A@S w\ cU \UZ @AaUS | s TSK rN BS S, s TSK ASB ~SgkA@ gK @r @  S jTSq j@ OAn@ AW w ia jq SgUv | ~ q cAI q TSKAv OAn AOnH UZ@ OS rN w jce SF TAw@ gK j@ ~SSF   ia | OAn@  Acr AAmA ~Ssf Bfc^ @ U UZ@ ~AU@ gK cFc @aS | SF S@ ~@ jTSq j@ AS:m TSK s T rNvq rSAS @ZSR | q  TZ gK sTS  TSA@ R ASg @ w ia, TAS AZ q gK ToF @S @ @A\ cFS Sq |  gK ~AU@ C ~a ~O c^S Sq | q c @S j@ ~AAO ~U gK R  esw mS @ a cp c  | ~@ gK @TS AaU ? TASc XAW c A@T @a  SAUr cS AS,

"A@T cUU, -@f OR?
-B | ~@ W ~cc scQH @U sS |
-@f @ q AB @UT
-B | ~@ W a fQ @ Z UwU |

A@T O @ iU | ZS  AcrT T | .......~S@QH  r A ~@@ Z U,
-A@ sRAS ? jZSq O@A @ ?
-B
-@ v@ R ? Z   ? cAU TqS- vqS ha  ?
-S
-S ?
-S

A@T ~c@ U |
-@AS R S ?
-a- T

A@T   @  i ~c AB @U
-@ O@ ?
-B cFA
-B A@ Zc oSf ?  A@ ~S@ BAT ?

B AB cU cU ~@ TZ ZS A v ia | ASB cAXoT ~EOsR @T AS |  gc iq U S jTS j@v SAUr  @f @ AB Aa @ U | @H A@T Z JA  SAUr @v@ hOH @AaU ~ @v@ AO^ @AaU -Ac Z Q ~S@ AB AaU  TS | ce s hOH @AS -@Uq m @ cUa - jTS ~Sgc @AaU  | Sc TqS @, TqS   A@S jc A@aq S | SAUr U ~cF TS @ "

~@ ~ShOA q SAUr, ASB Sf R ^S@ A U SAUr | q UZ@ r @S q SAUr @a jq cS, BAT AB SAUr A@ ~A@Al@ S ? "~ATdK q s^H ~J-~J @ @ Ri,  A@ BAT AB cS s^H, SA@ WU @ AU S@U Z ?"

UZ@ cUAaUS,
"~AT U@ @ cU OAa, ~U @ S | TSK @ cU wU @ TAv J @ , T  ~@r A , ~cR wa-wa A  | jc @ wU ASB OZ Z TAv, ~@r, BU, wa ~J@ s B ~SF TZ ~AAO c @ S -~J@ v gU  S |"(ASB @ - ~ATgkKH OSTw-1)

~ q co@A @Acgw vS q^v Ac c F^ ~UAU J fW@UfS sS BUa a SF OAnAU cS cS | TAK@ vgkAT @OAc-~AU ~U UR UZ@ J ~TSF AU ~JO q fTcXo A waS, TAK@ TSAOn mS @aS ~S TSgkAT | ~ q OAnAU @@S Acr j Bfc^  Ri, j cmc  Ri s i@ j@Lco @ Rq Acr  Rq TSKAU  |

TAK@ @ S@ ~@ | PgK-cA cero Bd\U cS j@ TSF @Tf | A@ jq S@ rAr ~ j@Av OAn sS S@ gkAT@ ~er ASa, ST  cS TK | i@ A@ T@ wUS jq AccpA ? U OUS TAK@ ST qAcp j@v W ~A |

@S j@ T jq Sfq AaU cS TK ~ | ASB ASB OHgkAT fT ToF scXo TAK ~ AaU cA T A@a TSK ; s Rq U @ A@a TK o, A@av K TAS AcAn @ A | sZS scXo TAK@ cS Ae R Tf @ OU ZS jq cA B  @ T ~BR AcB @ TAK@ wT TSK TS | cA Ug Ug sTS AaU TAS ASB MdK@ @B UwS SrR AaU fc | jqZS j UZ@ ~Sgc @S PgK-cA BfcS@ k ~ASEO ToF Ar@ @ Aa  Ar@f BfcS ewTrfU ~AmL | jq Tm TSK@ @S SfAq  BfcS @ S @  S ; j@Tn  BfcS Acr ~ ASU ewT a |

Bd\U cc B\U cS j@ Tf TK@ R BSF j@ AB nXo PF@pA cS TAK ^ ~nTH WvAaU | q oK T@ASf r Acq SF S@ ~@ T ~Acgc | ~ @fgc ~@ cS wgfT Z  ~J-~J @ @ cS TK  s - vq jq SF AcK | BfcS BfcS s q Ar\ jce Ar\f OU ; SfZ c ~ wgf OUTS A@a An AcAn | c Ar\ ToF A cFA BfcSsS s @S Qnq AF c Ar\ i ~ j@Av ccF AcK | cS TK OHgkAT vgkAT q cAI J @AaS ~@@ | "ca aANcr-r c c | w Ucv U-U O, ~ @U T @U O S | OZ v vO,   v c cU TS  | AOc@ wv r-S OU  A @B @a |"

~@ kcUAO TSK | q @Tf aAT sZS ~S cS wd TK@ TAv O o ^l @, T  U | sk q wd-TK AOl@ rS s  cq @R Aw c @ |  sS @TS g g @ | sZS @ AS^q q TK  o @ BSF ZS  s   OZ c^ @ @ | TAv O o rAv ~S s^H g prF rK sZS OZ ZU Z ZS  A@ Av ~^ A@ S O ce  OU A@ O ~ TS , q TK jJ c c OZ A BU  A T A@ ~a | sAR UZ@ ~cw ~Q cmcco jce ~AgUNo TSgA AS rAK ~FOA T ZR TSK cp^@ jq SF ~cc cHf AaS c @R @R jTSgcq ~cw kQ @rgfAv Zc Tp mr @ i@@ |

jTS kcUAO ~@@R ~S w @ cA ~ ~@CQ Aa @ | qha TSq   mofS | ~O mofS@ TS ~OH @  @BSq c ~a j e | r  BfcS ASA@ j@ @ Z  | TSK gc  e OU | A@ F  \v @ cU | e AST TSK@ OU | @S @S TSK q ASA ASw gC O ~c @ @  ZSq cFAL ~LAcBS  | ~@ jTSq j@ AcKu S@ | ~S w ToF @ @q TB ASw gC S  ~L ~@ cS TK  s | TASc BSF RKo ~S AL AS ~@ sZS cS  o r A@ OUa, ZS  wA PcArF cI wA ~w B TK gf  US @aS UZ@ ,

"ZU TS c ~U FTfS, ~U A@ AG ~ ~OU | .....Are v@ AaS A@ AU TZv j@v U  OUa  OUaq | sS  BS Ua s, ~mgAc@ @@ cFAv  @Jo @ IU IU  AaS AaS OUa - s Bq sR  @Jo ac S, AaS ~R c^ @c S | ce B wU  ~R B AaS ~, ZS il T wU  AaS @ jTS o  sS  s c | ~c sA ~m ~m OU s c AaS q cI oU w Uw AaS  v W  sc |"

TAB@ BAvU S, ce S@ j@ TSA@ BAvU, TAB@ H Z  TSTfQH R OSc @ UZ@ j@v j@v @ jAw AS waS SF q Acf Tk A@ | cS  OU OU j@ WcS @a MJa ilq ~@ TS    Aa |  U i^ TAv, BU BU gc jce WcS o TK @S wc Z  ASAEOl  jA@ TK ~, cS TK SA@ ? TK A ZF q ATA  W AaJ AOc AOc  jAw OU WcS g A ~ ZJ ZJ @  |  il T U @U, ~J-~J-; sS   TK @a | ~@ nT nT TK  s | q cA gKfS TSKAv, A@T @a s SAUr cS-S-R gK S, sBSF  ASB@ cR , q c-S TSKAv TK  s |  ~AmL, BfcS vSS cAI  ~T s@ cmc cAU, BfcS  OR ~S@ cAr ~@p, Ac TU S,

"q ~cm wa  a sTS  w R a aAc ~J@AaU,  ToFR g ~ , ~S^ ~ BS SS Z vS SO UwU |  jc ~ B, ~ vS "~J-~J-~J- rN @ iU | @S  SU, AoAS sS j@v ia | ~ q Tk  ~Sgc @U,  TK  Awa | j@v cS TK  ASBq - jq gc  ASr wT  JJ @ UwU |  Hg @ iU - ~J-~J- |"

~@ BfcSco ToF @q lA a UZ@ Tr, "s A@a BfcS@ Zc @, Qu @, rKH @, cA^ @ S Z O   AF Xgc @  S"| AF @ BfcS@ AAS ~S@ c @ ZaS | @cUTn v@ ~ TSK T pAcf@ ~mf@ @ TB jqc ^fT TSKAU rS R BfcSOO@ ~Sgc @aS ~S ~AmTB | ~ q @Hq cFA ~Ag ASAZ J AcrKH j U j cmc  ia |

  U ~w jq ~HF q ~@ il Z AaU @TdS ST q cAS | cB-SfU TrS Sf BU j@ AScH Sf | @f j@ cwf Tos  TZ, j@v-ZU iJvAv, AU S@U, s ~@@ vS AS wAaU j@ ~Xg rArUf ~@KH | cS  q Sf f  A@aAS mwBF c @AaU ~@ | A@ cS QHmf c^ rK  sZS cU cK STU ZS @TdS TZ ~@  ASB ~swF AU@ S TAUS  iU,

"AT A@ cS TK o BS ?  U @ sTS TK @ @ cS-O ~SF cS TK@ Ac vS AS o U, R A@ ~@  ?.... ~@ A@ AUr  o S  U AS  ~^@ gw  ? "

S, ~@ jc @Svq  S | ~ q cAI j@AS  ~Acy @ @TdS Bd\U O Sc AcAc | ~ ~@ B T^ Bd\U j@Tn Ao@f | ~@ T B @TS haU Sq, T rNAvq  @a ~SAcmp, BfcS @ @S ewAi oHq Sq | jq gK-U ASa@ TSKAv j@c TMAU@ ^f vS a | ~A@S j@Tn L q Sf R  wgB ~LB@ A ~@  JS j@Tn BwAv@q A Ua | TB c^S R  rpU cFA ~@ TS O  @^ SF   | cFA  cT Acf  S, ce :Z S  oR  | ~@ cFA OAn q mAo Ac @ QAH@ BSF cS TK @ AUR  A ~  ASBS @v | TSc OAn wgfT e@vgkAT @q Acf ~@ cI ,

"c cSq @-S-@ - sTS c BATq @-S-@ | il A@aQH BSF AT cS KJ-TK  , A@ cS ~ cS S, R ~SF j@BS | .....r B, s BF OU,  K-S-TS @S T TK@ ASB qhaT cS O ~ @SASq c S | sAR il il T  ToF j@ cS cqS ~J-~J- rN @ @ Ri |"

(c-43,T, 2009)

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jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?

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