Chandra Kotha – Part III (Bengali)

Ar dupure ja ja bujhechhe segulo gargi ar kuhelir sathe alochona korlo. Kuheli bollo… Hmm besh vojoghoto bepar. Amar to mathay kichhui dhukchhe na. Tomal bollo… ” moddhyo boyos poth dekhabe/kothay matha khurte hobe”… er mane majh raat e chand er alo e poth dekhabe. Kintu kichhutei bujhte parchhi na kothay khujbo? Chand to sara prithibi te alo day… Somosto duniya jure to ar sutro khoja jay na? Akta nirdisto jayga chai… Sei jayga ta kothay etai bujhte parchhi na. Er por 3jon e chup kore gelo… Keu kono kotha bolchhe na. Gargi udash mukhe bose achhe… Kuheli akta ghash tule setar gora chibuchhe anmone… Ar tomal ki jeno bir bir korchhe. Hothat tomal bole uthlo… Wait wait… Achha tomader 2nd paragraph ta mone achhe? Kuheli matha nere naa bollo… Kintu gargi bollo… Hmmm mone achhe. Pore pore mukhosto hoye gechhe amar… ” voy peyona ondhokare/futbe alo chandra haare/kanak provay vorao jibon, sothik shrom ar kaaj e / duwar khule baire eso, darao jogot majhe./”.. tomal bollo… Here it is… Duwar khule baire eso, darao jogot majhe.

Mane sodor dorja ta khule majh raat e uthan er majhkhane darate hobe. Hmmm… Etai hobe… Eta chhara ar kichhu hote pare na… Aaj raat ei dekhte hobe. Kuheli bollo… Kintu tomal da… Akkhon chand pabe kothay? Akkhon to sobe tritiya? Tomal er mukh ta kalo hoye gelo… Hmmm tai to… Eta to vebe dekhini? Kichhukkhon pore bollo… Ok… Dekhai jak na kichhu ghote ki na majh raat e. baki 2jon o matha nere say dilo. Thik holo aaj moddhyo raat e sobai ghumiye porle tara uthane ese dekhbe kono sutro paoa jay ki na? Sondher por thekei kuhelir matha ta vaar hoye roilo… Tip tip korchhe matha ta. Bodh hoy guru-vojon e acidity hoyechhe. Ektu bomi bomi o lagchhe tar. Tomal gargi ar kuheli… gargir ghore bose kotha bolchhe… Kuheli suye achhe bicchanay. Tomal bollo… Vebe dekhlam 3rd para tay kichhu sutro achhe. Gargi ar kuheli bollo.. Ki sutro?

Tomal bollo… 2nd parar last 2to line theke amra onuman korechhi je kothay darate hobe. 4th para te andaz korechhi kokkhon darate hobe.. Ar 3rd para te bola achhe kivabe khujte hobe… ” dristi rekho choturpashe/kothay sujog, kokkhon ase/ opekkha ar dhoirjo rekho/ indu-somo shohonshil/ kemone se jyotsna pete/jomay alo til til.”….. Er mane hote pare je ektu ektu kore chand jokkhon majh boyose orthat moddhyo raat e pouchhabe… Tokkhon chardike lokkho rakhte hobe. Jate sujog asle dhorte para jay. ” kothay sujog, kokkhon ase”… Er mane kono akta jaygay sutro ta asbe… Ebong akta nirdisto shomoy e asbe. Dristi khola rakhte bola hoyechhe… Orthat sujog ta hothat asbe abar hothat chole o jabe. Olpo shomoy e sujog ta paoa jabe. Tai nojor rakhte bolechhen dhoirjo sohokare.. Sohonshilotar songe. Sujog ta ese chole gele tokkhonkar moto ar paoa jabe na. Ak nagare bole dom nebar jonno thamlo tomal. Tomaler kothay jukti achhe seta bujhe uttejonay kuheli ar gargi 2joner e chokh boro boro hoye gechhe.

Tomal abar bolte suru korlo… Kintu jhamela badhachhe sesh para ta. Khub gurutto purno kichhu achhe sekhane… Kintu kichhutei dhorte parchhi na. 2to kotha amake sob chaite beshi vabachhe… “Ulto soja”… Ar ” daine ebong ba e ghure”.. Konta soja? Ar konta ulto? Ar besh bujhte parchhi… Dan dik ar ba diker akta bepar achhe… Kintu kichhutei dhorte parchhi na. Kuheli bollo… Pere jabe bujhte.. Porshudin ba tar porer din. Tomal obak hoye bollo… Mane? Porshudin ba tar porer diner songe bojhar ki shomporko? Muchki muchki hanste hanste kuheli bollo… Vabun goyenda mosai vabun… Apnar to anek buddhi… Apni e bolun mane ta. Tomal vru kuchke chinta korte laglo.

Ar gargi o kuheli isharay kotha bolte laglo… Vabta jeno kamon jobdo korechhi? Tomal ke guliye dite pere 2 jon e muchki muchki haschhe. Tomal bollo… kintu asbe ki kore? Gorolmuri te akta meyer pokkhe aka asa to besh jhamelar bepar. Bike ta thakle o ami e nahoy niye astam khanpur theke. Opasher 2to chowal jhule porlo… Jeno bissas e korte parchhe na. Ebar tomal muchki muchki hanschhe oder mukh dekhe… Tarpor bollo.. Mukh bondho koro darling ra.. Machhi dhuke jabe. Kuhelir mukh ta kado kado hoye gelo… Bollo… Tomake ki kichhutei boka banano jay na tomal da? Kivabe bujhle je shalinidi aschhe? Tomal bollo… Jukti darling… Jukti diye. Gargi hanshte suru korlo jore jore… Bollo… Goyenda ke nachate giye nijei kupokat… Kuheli adorer chor marlo gargir haat e. Raat barar sathe sathe kuhelir shorir ta o kharap lagte laglo. Tomal take osudh diye ghumiye porte bollo.. Kintu se go dhore achhe aaj raat er ovijan e ongsho nebe bole. Tomal bojhate chesta korlo.. Aaj kichhu ghotar chance khub kom… Karon chand er alo jothesto noy…

Kintu kuheli shunlo na. Raat e sobai jokkhon suye porlo… Tokkhon pray 10.30 baje. Akkhono chand jubok hoye otheni.. Moddhyo boyose pouchhate aro deri. 3jone tomaler ghore bose adda dite laglo. Kuheli suyei royechhe. tomal jigges korlo… Achha srijon kaaj ki kore? Gargi bollo… Temon kichhu na… Gram er ak arotdaar er kachhe khata portro lekhe. tomal bollo… Hmmmm…. Tomader tahole income bolte temon kichhu nei. Ghar narlo gargi… Bollo… Dada majhe majhe kichhu thike kaaj taaj pay. Ar boudi blouse banay.. Gram e akta nari somity te dhupkathi.. saban… Esob banay… Tomal bollo… Tomar babar sathe thakurdar shomporko kamon chhilo? Gargi bollo.. Na thakar e moto… Ami koto bar 2jon ke kotha bolte dekhechhi… Haat e gune bola jay. Tomal abar jigges korlo tomar dadar chhele pule kichhu hoyni? Gargi mukh nichu kore bollo… Nah! Chesta kore o kichhu hoyni… Akbar doctor o dekhiyechhilo… Kaaj hoyni… Boudir kotha sune mone hoy… Somossa ta dadar e. Hobe na? Ato mod khele manush ki ar manush thake?