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BUnkn_pIvkv
                                      Malayalam Language
                                        Smarakasilakal
                                        Literature/Novel
                                    by Punathil Kunhabdulla
                                 © D C Books/Rights Reserved
                                   First Published August 1993
                                 First e-book edition March 2013
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IpSnsImÅp¶p.
  C§s\bmWv kvamcIineIÄ Bcw`n¡p¶Xv.
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t\mhensâ ckX{´imebn DbnÀs¯Wo¡pIbpw Ahc
hcpsS PohnXw Hcn¡Â¡qsS BSn¯oÀ¡pIbpw sN¿p¶p.
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]cnWma¯n PohnXIYIÄ sI«pIYIfmbn cq]m´cs¸
Sp¶p. Cu ]cnWma¯nte¡pÅ PohnX¯nsâbpw t\mhen-
sâbpw {]bmWat{X kvamcIineIfn Is|¯mhp¶ khn
tijZriyw.
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sImSp¯tijw Jm³_lZqÀ ]qt¡mb¯§Ä hnfn¨p:
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IpXnc¸pdt¯dn hcp¶p; cmPIpamcnsb dm©nsbSp¯p IpXnc
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  cmPIpamcsâbpw cmPIpamcnbpsSbpw IYIÄ tI«p hfÀ¶
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]q¡pªn_obpw ]mªpt]mIp¶p.
   tKmkmbn¡p¶nsâ Xmgvhcbn IS¸pds¯ hnP\XbnÂ
Hcp kzÀWaÕywt]mse ]q¡pªn_o ASnªpInS¶p. \\ª
]qgnbn \pcbv¡p¶ XncameIÄ XWp¯ icocs¯ CSbv¡nsS
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   ]q¡pªn_o ISen NmSn BßlXysNbv X p. ]t£,
]q¡p-ªn_o ISen NmSnsbt¶m XÀs¡mesNbvXp Ft¶m
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a«n ]dªpXoÀ¡m³ Ipª_v Z pÅbpsS IY\ssh`hw
hfÀ¶pIgnªn«p|v; A{Xt¯mfw aebmf t\mhepw. ]q¡pªn_o-
sbbpw Iq«-scbpw aebm×bpsS ape¸m IqSpX aW¡p¶p
s|¶pw ]dbs«. AhÀ hSIcbnÂ\n¶mbXpsIm|mhmw,
Xt¨mfn¸m«pIfpsS, hS¡³]m«pIfpsS \m«nÂ\n¶v, IS¯\m«nÂ
\n¶v.
   sI«pIYIÄ Nabv¡p¶ Cu kn²nbpsS DdhnShpw Is|¯m³
Ignbpw. kvamcIineIÄ FgpXn¯oÀ¶n«mWv "XIÀ¶ apcfn'
Fs¶mcp teJ\w Ipª_vZpÅ FgpXnbXv. Xms\gpXnb BZy
s¯ IY "Hcp kvamcIinebmbn Ct¸mgpw a\Ên Xd¨p\nev
¡p¶p' F¶p {]kvXpX teJ\¯n Ipª_vZpÅ Gäp]dªn
«p|v. BZys¯ IY \jvSs¸«pt]mbn, IYbpsS HmÀa Hcp aokm³
IÃnsâ `mct¯msS a\Ên Xd¨p\nev¡p¶p.
   Ipª_vZpÅbpsS a\Ên Hcp ivaim\wXs¶ InS¶pd§p
¶p|mbncn¡Ww; Poh\pÅ Hcp ivaim\w. ivaim\¯n sI«p
IYIÄ ]dªpInS¡p¶hcn HcmÄ Xsâ A½bmIp¶p.
F{Xtbm IYIÄ A½ aIs\ tIĸn¨n«p|v! Ipªptams\
hbtdmSv H«n¡nS¯n N´nbn Xmfw]nSn¨psIm|v A½ ]dªp:
   Ipªptam\pd§v.
   Hcp IX ]dªpXm.
   F´p IX?
   Pn¶nsâ.
   Pn¶nsâ IYIÄ
   ae¡pIfpsS IYIÄ
   C^co¯nsâ IYIÄ
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   CsXms¡ t\mhenÌnsâ \memas¯ hbÊnepw \mep hbÊn\p
ap¼pw kw`hn¨n«pÅXmIp¶p. Ipª_vZpÅbpsS A©mas¯
hbÊn A½ acn¨p. A½ acn¨tXm t]mIs«, A½bpsS
Imen Ipªptam³ N§ebnSpIbpap|mbn. A½bv¡p {`m´m
bncp¶p. N§ebv¡n«p ]q«m³ C\nsbmcmÄ¡pw ASp¡m³
h¿m¯ sImSpw{`m´nepw A½ Cu aIs\ D]{Zhn¨nÃ. a\Ênsâ
\nKqVclky§Ä Bcdnªp! aI³ Xf¨n« N§ebn A©p
Znhkw InS¶v A½ acn¨pt]mbn.
   hnhmlw Ignªn«v A©mw]¡w ]q¡pªn_o acn¡p¶p.
   ]Ån¸d¼ns\¡mÄ hnimeamb Hcp temIw aS¸Ån sslkvIq
fn ]Tn¡pt¼mÄ Ipª_vZpÅ Is|¯n. Ddplm\nbpsSbpw
ae¡pIfpsSbpw sI«pIYIÄ tI«p hfÀ¶ Ip«n.
   Imfnµnbmän³IcbnÂ
   I®n¶arX[mcbmbv
   ]c¸neps|mcmtcmaÂ
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   aS¸Ånbnse Iq«pImc\mbncp¶ kzman\mY\mWv ImfnµnbpsSbpw
IrjvWsâbpw IYIÄ Ipª_vZpÅtbmSp ]dªXv. kzman
\mYsâ Zpc´hpw Ipdª hm¡pIfn Ipª_vZpÅ hnhcn¨n«p|v.
kzman\mY\pw {`m´\mbn Iemin¨p! NncnIÄ¡nSbn I\¯
ZpxJ§Ä Hfn¨psh¡p¶ Cu IemImc³ kzman\mYsâ Zpc´
s¯¡pdn¨p ]dbp¶p. Ah\p shfn]mSp|mbn.
   bYmXYw AbYmÀYambpw AbYmÀYw bYmXYambpw tXm¶p¶
shfn]mSpWcpt¼mÄ ]p\¯n Ipª_vZpÅ IYIÄ FgpXp¶p;
AsX, ]pcmX\amb B ]ÅnbpsSbpw ]Ån¸d¼nsâbpw IY
Xs¶.
   ]t£, GXp ]Ån?
   ]pcmX\amb ]Ån F¶p am{Xw Ipª_vZpÅ ]dbp¶p.
   ]ÅnbpsS ]cnh«¯n A¼eap|v. Adbv¡e¼ew. A¼e¯nÂ
\n¶v B|naebsâ sN|sIm«v ]q¡pªn_o tIÄ¡p¶p|v.
XndbpsS Znhkw AhÄ Dd§mdpanÃ. Icnacp¶nsâ H¨ tIÄ¡p
t¼mÄ Dd¡w sR«pw. Adbv¡e¼ew ]ÅnbnÂ\n¶pw Gsd Zqc
¯Ã. ]Ån¸d¼n\pw Adbv¡Â XdhmSn\pw X½nemIs«, {]mNo
\amb Hcp I·Xnensâ AIeta DÅq. {]ikvXamb Cu XdhmSn\v
A¼e¯nsâXs¶ t]cmWp hoWXv. Adbv¡e¼ew Adbv¡Â
XdhmSv.
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   Adbv¡e¼ew ]Ånsb¡mÄ ]pcmX\ambncp¶p. A¼e
¯n\pwap¼v AhnsS F´mWp|mbncp¶sX¶v Ipª_vZpÅ
bmsXm¶pw ]dªnÃ. tIcf¯nse a\pjy]mc¼cy¯n\v A¼e
§sf¡mÄ ]g¡ap|v. ]t£, A¯cw Hcp sFXnly¯nsâ
sI«pIY A½ ]dªn«p|mhnÃ.
   kn¦¸qcnÂ\n¶p sIm|ph¶ _p²aX¡mc\mb Hcmimcn-
bmWv Adbv¡ÂXdhmSnsâ sIm«mcwt]mepÅ sI«nSw ]WnXXv.
Xmak¡mÀ Ibdn ]mepIm¨pw- ap¼v _p²\mimcn acn¨p.
CsXmcp ZpÀe£WwXs¶.
   {]Xm]imenbmb Jm³_lZqÀ ]qt¡mb¯§fpsS IpXn
cbpw IpXnc¡mc³ _p²\{Zmam\pw kn¦¸qcnÂ\n¶p h¶hcmIp¶p.
]Sn¸pc Imh¡mÀ _plmcn KqÀJbmWv; Ahsâ aI³ Ip«n
sslt{ZmkmIs«, ASp¡f¸¿\pw. ChÀs¡Ãmap|v awtKmfnb³
apJÑmbIÄ. ]qt¡mb¯§Ät¡m Ad_n¡®pIfpw.
   Xdhm«n IS¸pdwt]mse ]c¶pInS¡p¶ apä¯nsâ aq¶cn
Inepw ]ghÀK§fpsS sNSnIfmWv. C´y³ sNSnIfpw Atd_y³
sNSnIfpw. C´y³sNSnIÄ ho«pImcs\t¸msebpw Atd_y³
sNSnIÄ h¶hs\t¸msebpw hfÀ¶p\n¶p.
   Cu Xdhm«nemWv \oen F¶ I\yI s]än«pt]mb Ipªmen
]q¡p-ªn_otbmsSm¸w hfcp¶Xv. aIs\¡Ws¡ ]qt¡mb
¯§Ä Ahs\ hfÀ¯n. Bä_o¡mIs«, Bdp amkw ape
sImSp¯n«ps|¦nepw, Ipªmen ldm¯mbncp¶p, X´bnÃm¯h³.
t\mh apgph³ NnIªmepw IpªmenbpsS ]nXrXzw sXfnªp
In«pIbnÃ. a\pjy]p{X³ C§s\bpw P\n¡p¶p.
   Hcp cm{Xnbn ]Sn¸pcImh¡mc³ _plmcnsb Idaqk¡mcyw
]dªdnbn¡m³ ]qt¡mb¯§Ä bmZrÑnIambn At\zjn
¡p¶p|v. F¶pw ]Sn¸pc¯n®bn InS¶pd§mdpÅ _plmcn
FhnsSbpw CÃ. Hät\m«¯n A\mhiysa¶p tXm¶mhp¶ Cu
\nÊmckmlNcy¯n Adnbs¸Sm¯ ]nXrXz_Ô§fpsS
km²yXbp|v; {]P\\ssienbpsSbpw. \msaÃmw \Sn¡p¶ \½p
tSXÃm¯ BVyXzs¯ Ac§n¯s¶ ]p\¯n Ipª
_vZpÅ thjagn¸n¨p \nÀ¯p¶p.
   ]q¡pªn_obpsS Zpc´w kÀhYm CXnhr¯_Ôpcat{X.
Jm³ _lZqÀ ]qt¡mb¯§Ä ]ckv{XoXÂ-]c\mbncp¶p.
]qt¡mb¯§fpsS _m¸ Pohn¨ncp¶t¸mÄ AÛpX§Ä
ImWn¨ Znhy\mbncp¶p, Bät¡mb¯§Ä. Bät¡mb¯§Ä¡pw
]ng¨n«p|v. AXn ]nd¶ k´XnbmWv ImWs¸« hnÃsâ thjw
sI«nbmSp¶ ]«mfw C{_mbn. bYmÀY¯nÂ, {]Xm]¯nsâ
Xo-«qchpw Xn®_ehpw Xmt´m¶n¯c§fpw \nÀ_m[w ]peÀ
¯nt¸m¶ AhnlnX_Ô§fmWv, ]pcpjsâ Ime_m[bmWv,
    8
hnó. ]qt¡mb¯§fpsS ZpjvsNbvXnIÄ¡p t\cntS|nh¶
A\nhmcyamb ]cnkam]vXnbt{X AbmfpsS £WnIhn\miw,
sIme]mXIw. Hcp sIme]mXIt¯msSm¸w km[mcW ssienIfnÂ
k¦ev]n¡mhp¶sXm¶pw {]kvXpX kmlNcy¯nepw t\mhenÌv
\nc¯nsh¡p¶nÃ. Adbv¡Â¯dhm«n Ibdn `cn¡m\pÅ
P·mhImiw, Ahkcw icn¡pw D]tbmKn¨v ]«mfw C{_mbn
]nSns¨Sp¡p¶p. Ah¶mhiyw k¼¯p am{Xambncp¶p. k¼¶s\
Npän¸än s]m«nhncnbp¶ ]cnthjamWtÃm BVyXzw. amfnI¸pd¯p
hmgp¶ Ipªmensb ]Sn¸p-cbnte¡nd¡ns¡«m³ \njv{]bmkw
km[n¨p. Bä_o Hcp ]It]m¡nb \nÀhrXnsImÅpItb D|m
bpÅq-. ]ckv{XoXÂ-]c\mbncp¶psh¦nepw ]qt¡mb¯§Ä
]peÀ¯nt¸m¶ kÀhkmtlmZcyw Bä_o¡p ]nSnsb¯m¯{X
Dbc¯nembncp¶p. Ipªmen F¶ Pn¶ns\ ImWn¨pXs¶
]q¡pªn_obpsS hnhmlhpw C{_mbn £n{]¯n \S¯n.
AImessh[hyt¯msSm¸w ]q¡pªn_obn ebn¡m³ InS
¡p¶ `À¯mhnsâ `qkz¯p¡fpsS {]amW§fpw IW¡pw
C{_mbn¡p a\x]mTambn«p|v. ]Xn\mbncw ]d s\Ãp ]m«w, A¼
s¯m¶p I|n ]d¼nsâ P·w, t\m¡nbm t\ms¡¯m¯
sX§n³tXm¸pIfpsS ]¨¡pfnÀa. aWhmf³ tNmc OÀZn¨mÂ
F´m Ipg¸w? Gdnbm Ht¶m ct|m amkw kln¡Ww.
   ChnsS ]«mf¯nsâ CâenP³kv tXmäpt]mbn. bp²w \S¶Xv
]q¡pªn_obpsS a\ÊnemWtÃm. aWnbdbpw XdhmSpw Hcps¼
«nd§n ]Sn¸pcIS¶p tKmkmbn¡p¶nsâ Xmgvhctbmfw Cu
sIm¨ps]®p cmbv¡pcmam\w Hfn¨pt]mIpsa¶v C{_mbn HmÀ¯
tXbnÃ.
   Adbv¡ÂXdhmSpw XdhmSnsâ ]X\w hcp¯nsh¡p¶
A´À\mSI§fpw t\mhen hnZqc]Ým¯e§Ä am{XamIp¶p.
t\mhensâ Poh³ a\pjy\mIp¶p. AkwJyw a\pjyÀ kvamcI
ineIfn Pohn¡p¶p|v. kvamcIineItfmsSm¸w A\izccmbn
¯ocp¶ NncRvPohnIfn c|p IpXncIÄ ap³]´nbnep|v;
Znhy·mcp|v; hbäp]ng¸nsâ t]cn Znhythjw ]q|hcpw D|v.
   tIma¸³ sshZycp|v.
   tIma¸³ sshZyÀ Znhy\Ã. ]t£, Znhy\pw BIp¶p. a\pjy
\mIs« arKamIs«, BbpÊptijn¸ps|¦n GXp tcmK¯n\pw
sshZyÀ NnInÕ \nÝbn¡p¶p; acp¶psIm|p tcmKw amdp¶p.
   ]q¡pªn_o ssI¡pªmbncp¶t¸mÄ Hcp ]Xn¶memw
cmhn \nÀ¯msX \nehnfn¨p. F´p]än Ipªn-s\¶p Xdhm«nÂ
HcmÄ¡pw a\ÊnembnÃ. cmbv¡pcmam\w tIma¸³sshZyÀ h¶p.
Hcp sIm¨pI®mSnbn ]qÀWN{µs\ ]nSns¨Sp¯p sshZyÀ
Ipªns\ ImWn¨p. AhÄ Ic¨n \nÀ¯n.
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   CXp sI«pIYtbm tI«ptIÄhntbm sFXnlytam BIp¶p.
Cu IYbv¡v BZnImhyt¯mfw ]g¡ap|t{X. ]t£, C¯cw
Hcp kmlNcyw hmevaoIncmambW¯n CÃ. CXnlmk]pcp
j\mbn¯oÀ¶ Hcp `njKzcs\¡pdn¨pÅ IYIÄ Ipª_vZpÅ
tI«n«p|mImw; Cu almsshZy³ IS¯\m«n FhnsStbm Xe
apdIÄ¡pap¼p Pohn¨ncp¶n«p|mImw. Xsâ t\mhen tUmIvSÀ
]p\¯n Ipª_vZpÅ BNmcysâ t]cnepw Hcp kvamcIine
\nÀan¨p. sI«pIYIfnte¡pÅ t\mhensâ cq]]cnWma{]bmWw
tIma¸³sshZycnÂ\n¶mWtÃm Bcw`n¡p¶Xv.
   Adbv¡Â Xdhm«nse \nXy\nZm\§Ä sI«pIYI-sfbpw
shÃp¶p. C{Xbpw kar²hpw k¼¶hpamb sa\p ka{K t]mj
Imlmc]²Xn¡mÀt]mepw hn`mh\w sNbvXn«nÃ.
   AenKVn tlmÌen Xmakn¨p ]Tn¨ncp¶t¸mÄ BgvN-
bn Hcph«sa¦nepw \nd¨p®Wsa¶min¨v kplr¯p¡sf
tXSn¸nSn¨p hncp¶pt]mbn«p|v F¶v Ipª_vZpÅ {]kvXmhn¨n«p|v.
Blmcs¯ ]pckvIcns¨gpXnb Hcp IYbpw At±l¯ntâ
Xmbn«p|v, sImet¨mdv.
   {]Xy£¯n sImet¨mdv Akw_ÔIYbmIp¶p; shdpw
sI«pIY. bPam\sâ ho«n ]Wn¡mc¯nbmbn ]mÀ¡p¶
aIfpsS hntij§Ä Adnbm³ Aѳ At\zjn¨ph¶p. AÑs\
arjvSm¶w k¡cn¡m³ bPam\³ Iev]\bmbn, AÑ\p®m³
aIÄ Ip¶mcw tNmdp hnf¼n, Iev]\ A§s\bmIp¶p, tNmdp
apgph³ Aѳ D®Ww, s\Ifwap«n I®p Xpdn¨v izmkw ap«n
Aѳ acn¡pItb DÅq, sImet¨mdv.
   sImet¨msd¶ IYbpw AenKVnse hncp¶pwIqSn hmbn¨mÂ
Blmcs¯¡pdn¨pÅ Ipª_vZpÅbpsS k¦ev]w (Aht_m[w)
Dulns¨Sp¡mw. ]nd¸n¨ X´ aIsf hoSp]Wn¡bbv¡cpXv,
Ahsf t]mäWw. Blmcw kar²hpw k¼¶amhpIbpw thWw.
   ]p\¯n Ipª_vZpÅbpsS IYIÄ hmbn¨m t]mcm,
hcnIÄ¡nSbneqsSbpw hmbn¡Ww.
   aebmft\mhensâ hnImk]cnWma {]bmW¯n kvamcI
ineIÄ FhnsS F¯n\nev¡p¶p Ft¶m F{Xt¯mfw hfcp¶p
Ft¶m hcpwIme§fn sIm|p]nSn¨ kÀthIÄ \S¡pt¼mÄ,
eLpcq]amb Cu BkzmZ\w \nco£W kuIcy§Ä \evIp¶
Hcp Nhn«pIÃmbn¯ocpsa¦n F\n¡pw NcnXmÀY\mImatÃm.
\n§fpsS ap¶n CXm kvamcIineIÄ \nc¶p\nev¡p¶p.
                                             tImhn-e³
       H¶v
AsX. ]pcmX\amb B ]ÅnbpsSbpw ]Ån¸d¼nsâbpw IY
Xs¶.
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IÄ s]mfn¨p Ipgn¨v AXn ih§fpw PohÑh§fpw Ipgn¨n«
]ÅnbpsSbpw ]Ån¸d¼nsâbpw IY.
   PoÀ®n¨ henb ]Ån¡v DbÀ¶p\nev¡p¶ henb an\mchpw
AXn¶p aosX Ingp¡m´q¡mbn \nev¡p¶ Hcp tKm]pchpap|v.
an\mc¯n\pw tKm]pc¯n\pw Nph«nemWv ]Ån.
   ]Ån F¶p ]dªmÂt¸mcm. ]pds¯¸Ånbpw AIs¯
¸Ånbpap|v. A{Xbpw hepXpw Kl\hpamWv AXnsâ AI§Ä.
]gb sN¦ÃpsI«nbXmWv Iqä³ ]pdw]ÅnbpsS ]q¸p]nSn¨
aXnÂ. AXn\I¯pXs¶ At\Imbncw BfpIÄ¡v Hcpan¨ncp¶p
{]mÀ°\ \S¯mw. KÀ`]m{Xwt]mse sNdnb Hcp AIw. AXnencp-
¶mWv Znhy·mÀ {]mÀ°\ \S¯pI. At¶cw a¨nt·Â\n¶p
IShmXnepw amS¸ndmhpIfpw NndIn«Sn¡p¶ i_vZw tIÄ¡mw.
   hnimeamb ]Ån¡pNpäpw ]Ån¸d¼mWv . ]d¼p\ndsb
ivaim\w. sI«pIYIÄ ]dbm³ Ignbp¶ A{Xbpwt]À B
ivaim\¯n IpSnsImÅp¶p.
   ]ÅntbmSp sXm«pXs¶bmWv hoXntbdnb hr¯nbpÅ \S
¸mX. \S¸mXIÄ¡¸pd¯p s\m¨n¡mSpIÄ. s\m¨n¡mSpIÄ
Iq«wIq«ambn hfcp¶ ImSpIfÃ. {]tXyI kaql§sft¸mse
GXm\pw hmc NXpc{i Afhn hn«phn«v AXp \nesIm|p.
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