सैफ के पास हमेशा से ही बदतमीज़ और धौंस जमाने वाले लोगों की एक पूरी फौज रहती है।
Saf keeps a vast range of bullies on hand at all times.
Saf keeps a vast range of bullies on hand at all times.
वह खुद को रैंडा से वापस छीनकर दोबारा किसी और के हवाले नहीं कर सकती थी—किसी और की गुलाम नहीं बन सकती थी, किसी और के प्रति जवाबदेह नहीं हो सकती थी, किसी और के इर्द-गिर्द अपनी पूरी हस्ती नहीं बसा सकती थी।
She couldn't steal herself back from Randa only to give herself away again - belong to another person, be answerable to another person, build her very being around another person.
She couldn't steal herself back from Randa only to give herself away again - belong to another person, be answerable to another person, build her very being around another person.
वह ऐसे रोई जैसे किसी का दिल टूट गया हो और वह सोच रही थी कि जब दो लोग एक-दूसरे से प्यार करते हैं, तो फिर दिल इस तरह कैसे टूट सकता है।
She cried like a person whose heart is broken and wondered how, when two people loved each other, there could be such a broken heart.
She cried like a person whose heart is broken and wondered how, when two people loved each other, there could be such a broken heart.
वह कमरे को पार करके उसके पास गई, उसने अपनी बाहें उसके गिर्द डाल दीं, उससे लिपट गई, अपना चेहरा एक तरफ़ झुका लिया, और एक ही पल में उसे समझ आ गया कि जब आपकी नाक टूटी हो, तो किसी के प्रति अपना सारा प्यार जताना कितना अजीब और मुश्किल होता है।
She crossed the room to him, put her arms around him, clung to him, turning her face to the side, learning all at once that it was awkward to show a person all of one's love when one's nose was broken.
She crossed the room to him, put her arms around him, clung to him, turning her face to the side, learning all at once that it was awkward to show a person all of one's love when one's nose was broken.
वह ज़्यादा दूर नहीं जाना चाहती थी, बस पेड़ों से बाहर निकलकर तारों को देखना चाहती थी। वे हमेशा उसके अकेलेपन को हल्का कर देती थीं। वह उन्हें खूबसूरत, जलती हुई और ठंडी ताकतों की तरह देखती थी; जिनमें से हर एक उसकी ही तरह अकेली, वीरान और खामोश थी।
She didn't want to go far, just out of the trees so she could see the stars. They always eased her loneliness. She thought of them as beautiful creatures, burning and cold; each solitary, and bleak, and silent like her.
She didn't want to go far, just out of the trees so she could see the stars. They always eased her loneliness. She thought of them as beautiful creatures, burning and cold; each solitary, and bleak, and silent like her.
बातें करते-करते जाने कहाँ उसका गुस्सा कहीं खो गया था। अब उसे गुस्सा महसूस नहीं हो रहा था। वह चाहती कि उसे गुस्सा आता, क्योंकि उसकी जगह जो खालीपन आ गया था, उसे वह इस खालीपन से ज़्यादा पसंद करती।
She'd lost her fury, somewhere, as they'd talked. She didn't feel it anymore. She wished she did, because she preferred it to the emptiness that had settled in its place.
She'd lost her fury, somewhere, as they'd talked. She didn't feel it anymore. She wished she did, because she preferred it to the emptiness that had settled in its place.
दर्द जब आया, तो उसे उसकी उम्मीद थी। लेकिन उसकी तीक्ष्णता से वह हाँफ उठी; यह उसके द्वारा महसूस किए गए किसी भी अन्य दर्द से अलग था। उसने उसे चूमा और अपनी गति धीमी कर दी और रुकने ही वाला था। लेकिन वह हँस पड़ी, और बोली कि इस बार वह उसके स्पर्श से दर्द सहने और खून बहाने के लिए तैयार है। वह उसकी गर्दन पर मुस्कुराया और उसे फिर से चूमा और वह उस दर्द के पार उसके साथ हो ली। वह दर्द एक गर्माहट में बदल गया जो बढ़ती गई। इतनी बढ़ी कि उसकी साँसें थम गईं। और उसने उसकी साँसें, उसका दर्द और उसके शरीर से उसकी सुध-बुध छीन ली, ताकि वहाँ सिर्फ़ उसका शरीर और उसका शरीर बचा हो और वो रोशनी व आग जो उन्होंने मिलकर बनाई थी।
She expected the pain, when it came. But she gasped at its sharpness; it was not like any pain she had felt before. He kissed her and slowed and would have stopped. But she laughed, and said that this one time she would consent to hurt, and bleed, at his touch. He smiled into her neck and kissed her again and she moved with him through the pain. The pain became a warmth that grew. Grew, and stopped her breath. And took her breath and her pain and her mind away from her body, so that there was nothing but her body and his body and the light and fire they made together.
She expected the pain, when it came. But she gasped at its sharpness; it was not like any pain she had felt before. He kissed her and slowed and would have stopped. But she laughed, and said that this one time she would consent to hurt, and bleed, at his touch. He smiled into her neck and kissed her again and she moved with him through the pain. The pain became a warmth that grew. Grew, and stopped her breath. And took her breath and her pain and her mind away from her body, so that there was nothing but her body and his body and the light and fire they made together.
उसने ऊपर की तरफ़ नज़र उठाकर उसे देखा, और उसी पल उसने अपनी गीली कमीज़ अपने सिर के ऊपर से उतार दी। उसने अपने मन को बिल्कुल खाली कर दिया। कागज़ की नई कोरे पन्ने की तरह खाली, तारों से रहित आसमान की तरह खाली। वह आग के पास आया और उसके सामने उकड़ू बैठ गया। उसने अपने नग्न हाथों से पानी पोछा और उसे लपटों में झटक दिया। वह उस बत्तख को घूरती रही और सावधानी से उसकी जांघ का हिस्सा काटा और अपने चेहरे पर ऐसे सबसे खाली और भावहीन भाव लाने के बारे में सोचने लगी जिसकी कल्पना भी की जा सके। यह एक ठंडी शाम थी; वह उसी के बारे में सोचती रही। बत्तख का मांस बहुत स्वादिष्ट होगा, उन्हें उसका ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा हिस्सा खा लेना चाहिए, उन्हें उसे बिल्कुल बर्बाद नहीं करना चाहिए; वह बस यही सब सोचती रही।
She glanced up at him, and in that moment he pulled his wet shirt over his head. She forced her mind blank. Blank as a new sheet of paper, blank as a starless sky. He came to the fire and crouched before it. He rubbed the water from his bare arms and flicked it in the flames. She stared at the goose and sliced his drumstick carefully and thought of the blankest expression on the blankest face she could possibly imagine. It was a chilly evening; she thought about that. The goose would be delicious, they must eat as much of it as possible, they must not waste it; she thought about that.
She glanced up at him, and in that moment he pulled his wet shirt over his head. She forced her mind blank. Blank as a new sheet of paper, blank as a starless sky. He came to the fire and crouched before it. He rubbed the water from his bare arms and flicked it in the flames. She stared at the goose and sliced his drumstick carefully and thought of the blankest expression on the blankest face she could possibly imagine. It was a chilly evening; she thought about that. The goose would be delicious, they must eat as much of it as possible, they must not waste it; she thought about that.
वह अँधेरे, दूरी और अकेलेपन की तलाश में हाथ-पैर मारते हुए आगे बढ़ी।
She groped forward, hands and feet, in search of darkness, distance and solitude.
She groped forward, hands and feet, in search of darkness, distance and solitude.
वह जानती थी कि वह गुस्से में है, लेकिन वह अपनी हँसी रोक नहीं पाई। "मुझे माफ कर दो, पो। मैं तो बस तुम्हारा ध्यान खींचने की कोशिश कर रही थी।" "और मुझे लगता है कि तुम्हारे दिमाग में कभी छोटी शुरुआत करने का ख्याल नहीं आता। अगर मैं तुमसे कहूँ कि मेरी छत की मरम्मत की ज़रूरत है, तो तुम पूरा घर गिराकर शुरुआत करोगी।"
She knew he was angry, but she couldn't stop laughing. "Forgive me, Po. I was only trying to get your attention." "And I suppose it never occurs to you to start small. If I told you my roof needed rebuilding, you'd start by knocking down the house.
She knew he was angry, but she couldn't stop laughing. "Forgive me, Po. I was only trying to get your attention." "And I suppose it never occurs to you to start small. If I told you my roof needed rebuilding, you'd start by knocking down the house.
तब उसने उसकी तरफ़ देखा, लेकिन उसकी आँखों में भर आए आँसुओं के पीछे उसका चेहरा धुंधला हो गया। उसे वहाँ से चले जाना चाहिए। उसे इस कमरे से बाहर चले जाना चाहिए, क्योंकि वह उसे थप्पड़ मारना चाहती थी, जैसा कि उसने कभी न करने की कसम खाई थी। वह उसे उस बात के लिए दर्द देना चाहती थी जिसने उसके दिल में वह जगह बना ली थी जो सच पता होने पर वह उसे कभी न देती। "तुमने मुझसे झूठ बोला," उसने कहा। वह मुड़ी और कमरे से बाहर भाग गई।
She looked at him then, but his image blurred behind tears that swelled into her eyes. She must leave. She must leave this room, because she wanted to hit him, as she had sworn she never would do. She wanted to cause him pain for taking a place in her heart that she wouldn't have given him if she'd known the truth. "You lied to me," she said. She turned and ran from the room.
She looked at him then, but his image blurred behind tears that swelled into her eyes. She must leave. She must leave this room, because she wanted to hit him, as she had sworn she never would do. She wanted to cause him pain for taking a place in her heart that she wouldn't have given him if she'd known the truth. "You lied to me," she said. She turned and ran from the room.
वह उसे उस बात के लिए दर्द देना चाहती थी जिसने उसके दिल में वह जगह बना ली थी जो सच पता होने पर वह उसे कभी न देती।
She wanted to cause him pain for taking a place in her heart she wouldn't have given him if she'd known the truth.
She wanted to cause him pain for taking a place in her heart she wouldn't have given him if she'd known the truth.
वह क्रूरता से बचना चाहती थी और इसके लिए कोई तारीफ नहीं पाना चाहती थी।
She would like to restrain from cruelty and receive no admiration for it.
She would like to restrain from cruelty and receive no admiration for it.
वह उन दोनों की अच्छी तरह पिटाई कर देती और उनमें से किसी से भी माफ़ी नहीं मांगती।
She would thump them both, and she would apologize to neither.
She would thump them both, and she would apologize to neither.
" बैठो, महामहिम राजकुमारो," उसने कहा। उसने मेज से एक कुर्सी खींची और खुद बैठ गई। "तुम्हारा मिज़ाज काफ़ी अच्छा है," रैफिन ने कहा। "तुम्हारे बाल नीले हैं," काट्सा ने पलटकर जवाब दिया।
Sit, Your High Majestic Lord Princes," she said. She yanked a chair from the table and sat herself down. "You're in fine temper," Raffin said. "Your hair is blue," Katsa snapped back.
Sit, Your High Majestic Lord Princes," she said. She yanked a chair from the table and sat herself down. "You're in fine temper," Raffin said. "Your hair is blue," Katsa snapped back.
स्काई ने उसके माथे को चूमा। "तुमने मेरी जान बचाई है।" काट्सा मुस्कुराई। "तुम लीनिड लोग अपने प्यार का इज़हार करने में बहुत आगे रहते हो।" "मैं अपने पहले बच्चे का नाम तुम्हारे नाम पर रखूँगा।" इस बात पर काट्सा हँस पड़ी। "बच्चे की भलाई के लिए, दुआ करो कि बेटी हो। या उससे भी बेहतर होगा, तब तक इंतज़ार करो जब तक तुम्हारे सारे बच्चे बड़े न हो जाएं और मेरा नाम उस बच्चे को देना जो सबसे ज़्यादा शैतान और ज़िद्दी हो।" स्काई जोर से हँसा और उसे गले लगा लिया, और काट्सा ने भी उसे गले लगा लिया। और उसे महसूस हुआ कि बिना किसी इरादे के भी, उसके संभले हुए दिल ने एक और दोस्त बना लिया था।
Skye kissed her forehead. "You saved my life." Katsa smiled. "You Lienid are very outward in your affection." "I'm going to name my firstborn child after you." Katsa laughed at that. "For the child's sake, wait for a girl. Or even better, wait until all your children are older and give my name to whichever is the most troublesome and obstinate." Skye burst into laughter and hugged her, and Katsa returned his embrace. And realized that quite without her intending it, her guarded heart had made another friend.
Skye kissed her forehead. "You saved my life." Katsa smiled. "You Lienid are very outward in your affection." "I'm going to name my firstborn child after you." Katsa laughed at that. "For the child's sake, wait for a girl. Or even better, wait until all your children are older and give my name to whichever is the most troublesome and obstinate." Skye burst into laughter and hugged her, and Katsa returned his embrace. And realized that quite without her intending it, her guarded heart had made another friend.
छुपकर चलना एक तरह का छल था। भेष बदलना भी ऐसा ही था। ठीक आधी रात को, काली पतलून और फॉक्स का हुड पहने, रानी अपने ही कमरों से चुपचाप निकलकर कहानियों और झूठ की दुनिया में उतर आई।
Sneaking was a kind of deceit. So was disguise. Just past midnight, wearing dark trousers and Fox's hood, the queen snuck out of her own rooms and stepped into a world of stories and lies.
Sneaking was a kind of deceit. So was disguise. Just past midnight, wearing dark trousers and Fox's hood, the queen snuck out of her own rooms and stepped into a world of stories and lies.
कुछ सबसे समझदार लोगों को भी बहुत सीधी सी बात समझने में मुश्क़िल होती है।
Some of the smartest men have a hard time comprehending the obvious.
Some of the smartest men have a hard time comprehending the obvious.
कुछ लोगों में जीने के लिए बहुत ज़्यादा ताकत और बहुत ज़्यादा क्रूरता होती है। कुछ लोग इतने भयानक होते हैं, इससे कोई फर्क नहीं पड़ता कि आप उनसे प्यार करते थे या नहीं; इससे भी कोई फर्क नहीं पड़ता कि उन्हें रोकने के लिए आपको खुद को भी भयानक बनाना पड़ा। कुछ काम ऐसे होते हैं जिन्हें करना ही पड़ता है। मैं खुद को माफ करती हूँ, फायर ने सोचा। आज, मैं खुद को माफ करती हूँ।
Some people had too much power and too much cruelty to live. Some people were too horrible, no matter if you loved them; no matter that you had to make yourself terrible too, in order to stop them. Some things just had to be done. I forgive myself, thought Fire. Today, I forgive myself.
Some people had too much power and too much cruelty to live. Some people were too horrible, no matter if you loved them; no matter that you had to make yourself terrible too, in order to stop them. Some things just had to be done. I forgive myself, thought Fire. Today, I forgive myself.
इस दूसरी बार धन्यवाद सुनने पर उसका गला भर आया, जबकि उसने उसे इतनी बेरहमी से धमकाया था। जब आप एक राक्षस होते हैं, तो उसने सोचा, तो आपको राक्षस की तरह न व्यवहार करने के लिए धन्यवाद और प्रशंसा मिलती है। वह क्रूरता से बचना चाहती थी और इसके लिए कोई तारीफ नहीं पाना चाहती थी।
Something caught in her throat at this second thanks, when she'd threatened him so brutally. When you're a monster, she thought, you are thanked and praised for not behaving like a monster. She would like to restrain from cruelty and receive no admiration for it.
Something caught in her throat at this second thanks, when she'd threatened him so brutally. When you're a monster, she thought, you are thanked and praised for not behaving like a monster. She would like to restrain from cruelty and receive no admiration for it.
स्पेलिंग बी? स्पेलिंग बी से मुझे डर नहीं लगता। भगवान का शुक्र है कि मैंने नेशनल स्पेलिंग बी में दो बार मुकाबला किया है। मेरे डैड ने नेशनल स्पेलिंग बी में मुकाबला किया था। मेरी आंटी ने नेशनल स्पेलिंग बी में मुकाबला किया था। मेरे अंकल ने नेशनल स्पेलिंग बी जीता था। अगर मैं किसी शब्द की स्पेलिंग नहीं बता सकती, तो मैं किसी ऐसे को जानती हूँ जो बता सकता है। तो बस, ले आइए इसे।
Spelling bees? Spelling bees do not scare me. I competed in the National Spelling Bee twice, thank you very much. My dad competed in the National Spelling Bee. My aunt competed in the National Spelling Bee. My uncle WON the National Spelling Bee. If I can't spell it, I know someone who can. So just bring it on.
Spelling bees? Spelling bees do not scare me. I competed in the National Spelling Bee twice, thank you very much. My dad competed in the National Spelling Bee. My aunt competed in the National Spelling Bee. My uncle WON the National Spelling Bee. If I can't spell it, I know someone who can. So just bring it on.
लगता है तुम अभी भी घोड़ों को बिगाड़ने में कोई कसर नहीं छोड़ रहे हो।
Still doing your best to ruin the horses, I see.
Still doing your best to ruin the horses, I see.
अचानक पो चीखते हुए उत्तरी दालान से आँगन में आ धमका। काट्सा ने उसे देखा, तो वह दौड़ पड़ी और वे दोनों धुलाई के बीच एक-दूसरे की तरफ लपके। टकराने के ठीक पहले, पो एक तरफ झुका, नीचे हुआ, काट्सा को अपनी बाहों में उठाया और, गज़ब की फुर्ती के साथ, दोनों को एक तरफ उछालते हुए पूल में जा गिरा। ... काट्सा और पो एक-दूसरे को डुबाने की कोशिश कर रहे थे और उनके ठहाकों को देखकर लग रहा था कि वे इस बात का पूरा मज़ा ले रहे थे।
Suddenly Po shot into the courtyard from the north vestibule whooping. Katsa, seeing him, broke into a run and they tore at each other through the wash. Just before the moment of impact, Po shifted to one side, crouched, scooped Katsa up, and, with admirable precision, propelled them both sideways into the pool. ... Katsa and Po were trying to drown each other and, judging from their hoots of laughter, enjoying it immensely.
Suddenly Po shot into the courtyard from the north vestibule whooping. Katsa, seeing him, broke into a run and they tore at each other through the wash. Just before the moment of impact, Po shifted to one side, crouched, scooped Katsa up, and, with admirable precision, propelled them both sideways into the pool. ... Katsa and Po were trying to drown each other and, judging from their hoots of laughter, enjoying it immensely.
टेडी ने फिर से मुस्कुराते हुए कहा, 'सच्चाइयाँ खतरनाक होती हैं।' - 'तो फिर तुम उन्हें किसी किताब में क्यों लिख रहे हो?' - 'उन्हें पन्नों के बीच पकड़ने के लिए,' टेडी ने कहा, 'और उनके गायब होने से पहले उन्हें कैद करने के लिए।' - 'अगर सच्चाइयाँ खतरनाक हैं, तो उन्हें गायब क्यों नहीं होने देते?' - 'क्योंकि जब सच्चाइयाँ गायब हो जाती हैं, तो वे खाली जगह छोड़ जाती हैं, और वह भी खतरनाक है।'
Teddy grinned again. 'Truths are dangerous,' he said. -'Then why are you writing them in a book?' -'To catch them between the pages,' said Teddy, 'and trap them before they disappear.' -'If they're dangerous, why not let them disappear?' -'Because when truths disappear, they leave behind blank spaces, and that is also dangerous.
Teddy grinned again. 'Truths are dangerous,' he said. -'Then why are you writing them in a book?' -'To catch them between the pages,' said Teddy, 'and trap them before they disappear.' -'If they're dangerous, why not let them disappear?' -'Because when truths disappear, they leave behind blank spaces, and that is also dangerous.
मुझे बताओ कि मैं तुम्हें बेहतर महसूस कराने के लिए क्या कर सकता हूँ।" अच्छा... मुझे हमेशा अच्छा लगता है जब तुम मुझे किस करते हो... "क्या सच में?" तुम इसमें अच्छी हो। "अच्छा, तो यह तो अच्छी बात है। क्योंकि मैं हमेशा तुम्हें किस करता रहूँगा।"
Tell me what I can do to help you feel better." Well...I always like when you kiss me... "Do you?" You're good at it. "Well, that's lucky. Because I'll always be kissing you.
Tell me what I can do to help you feel better." Well...I always like when you kiss me... "Do you?" You're good at it. "Well, that's lucky. Because I'll always be kissing you.
टेस ने कहा था कि नदी महल, शहर और पूरे साम्राज्य को चट्टानों से बहाकर ले जाने के लिए काफी थी, और तब आखिरकार दुनिया में शांति आ जाएगी। "दुनिया में शांति," जब फायर ने उसे बताया तो ब्रिगन ने सोचते हुए दोहराया। "मुझे लगता है वह सही है। इससे दुनिया में शांति आ जाएगी। लेकिन ऐसा होने की संभावना नहीं है, इसलिए मुझे लगता है कि हमें गलतियाँ करते रहने और सब कुछ गड़बड़ करते रहने के लिए आगे बढ़ना ही होगा।" "ओह," फायर ने कहा, "बहुत बढ़िया कहा। हमें इसे गवर्नर तक पहुँचाना चाहिए ताकि जब वे नए पुल का उद्घाटन करें तो वह अपने भाषण में इसका इस्तेमाल कर सके।"
Tess had said that the river was liable to wash the palace and the city and the whole kingdom off the rocks, and then there would finally be peace in the world. "Peace in the world," Brigan repeated musingly when Fire told him. "I suppose she's right. That would bring peace to the world. But it's not likely to happen, so I suppose we'll have to keep blundering on and making a mess of it." "Oh," Fire said, "well put. We'll have to pass that on to the governor so he can use it in his speech when they dedicate the new bridge.
Tess had said that the river was liable to wash the palace and the city and the whole kingdom off the rocks, and then there would finally be peace in the world. "Peace in the world," Brigan repeated musingly when Fire told him. "I suppose she's right. That would bring peace to the world. But it's not likely to happen, so I suppose we'll have to keep blundering on and making a mess of it." "Oh," Fire said, "well put. We'll have to pass that on to the governor so he can use it in his speech when they dedicate the new bridge.
...याददाश्त ऐसे ही काम करती है... चीजें आपकी इजाज़त के बिना गायब हो जाती हैं, फिर आपकी इजाज़त के बिना वापस आ जाती हैं।
...that's how memory works ... Things disappear without your permission, then come back again without your permission.
...that's how memory works ... Things disappear without your permission, then come back again without your permission.
बिटरब्लू ने कहा, "यह दिलचस्प है। तुम्हें लगता है कि ज़मीर के लिए डर की ज़रूरत होती है?"
That's interesting," Bitterblue said. "You think a conscience requires fear?
That's interesting," Bitterblue said. "You think a conscience requires fear?
उसने चिढ़कर कहा, "यह एक एकदम वाजिब स्पष्टीकरण था। शायद मेरे सलाहकार मुझसे झूठ नहीं बोलते।" गिडॉन ने पूछा, "क्या आप यही नहीं चाहेंगी?" "खैर, हाँ, लेकिन इससे मेरी पहेली सुलझती नहीं है!" गिडॉन ने कहा, "अगर मैं कहूँ, महारानी साहिबा, तो आपकी बात को समझना हमेशा आसान नहीं होता।" उसने आह भरते हुए कहा, "ओह, गिडॉन, अगर इससे तुम्हें थोड़ी तसल्ली मिले, तो मुझे भी समझ नहीं आती।"
That was a perfectly reasonable explanation," she said grumpily. "Perhaps my advisers don't lie to me." "Isn't that what you'd want?" asked Giddon. "Well, yes, but it doesn't elucidate my puzzle!" "If I may say so, Lady Queen," said Giddon, "it's not always easy to follow your conversation." "Oh, Giddon," she said, sighing. "If it's any comfort, I don't follow it either.
That was a perfectly reasonable explanation," she said grumpily. "Perhaps my advisers don't lie to me." "Isn't that what you'd want?" asked Giddon. "Well, yes, but it doesn't elucidate my puzzle!" "If I may say so, Lady Queen," said Giddon, "it's not always easy to follow your conversation." "Oh, Giddon," she said, sighing. "If it's any comfort, I don't follow it either.
वे दोनों ग्रेसलिंग्स, दोस्तों के एक छोटे से समूह के साथ, ऐसा ही करते थे: वे बड़े पैमाने पर हंगामा खड़ा करते थे—रिश्वतखोरी, जोर-जबरदस्ती, तोड़फोड़, संगठित विद्रोह—ये सब दुनिया के सबसे भ्रष्ट राजाओं के सबसे बुरे बर्ताव को रोकने के उद्देश्य से होता था।
That was what they did with themselves, those two Gracelings, along with a small band of friends: They stirred up trouble on a serious scale—bribery, coercion, sabotage, organized rebellion—all directed at stopping the worst behavior of the world’s most seriously corrupt kings.
That was what they did with themselves, those two Gracelings, along with a small band of friends: They stirred up trouble on a serious scale—bribery, coercion, sabotage, organized rebellion—all directed at stopping the worst behavior of the world’s most seriously corrupt kings.
वह लड़का जो ग्रीनहाउस बगीचों की देखभाल करता है? मेरा यकीन मानिए, मैडम, आप उसे अपने टमाटरों की देखरेख करने की छूट दे देंगी।
The fellow who tends the greenhouse gardens? Trust me, Lady, you'd let him stake your tomatoes.
The fellow who tends the greenhouse gardens? Trust me, Lady, you'd let him stake your tomatoes.
राज्यों के लोग उन लोगों के स्वभाव के रहमो-करम पर थे जो उनके शासक बन बैठे थे। यह एक जुआ था, और मौजूदा पीढ़ी के पास जीतने वाला पत्ता नहीं था।
The kingdoms' people were at the mercy of the natures of those who rose to be their rulers. It was a gamble, and the current generation did not make for a winning hand.
The kingdoms' people were at the mercy of the natures of those who rose to be their rulers. It was a gamble, and the current generation did not make for a winning hand.
मैं जितना देखता और सुनता हूँ, मुझे उतना ही अहसास होता है कि मैं कितना कम जानता हूँ।
The more I see and hear, the more I realize how much I don't know.
The more I see and hear, the more I realize how much I don't know.
फिर वह जान जाएगी कि अगर उसने मेरी तरफ आँख उठाकर भी देखा, तो मैं उसकी अक्ल ठिकाने लगा दूंगी।
Then she'll know I'll want to knock her senseless if she so much as looks at me.
Then she'll know I'll want to knock her senseless if she so much as looks at me.
फिर वह तकियों के पास गई और उन पर तब तक बेरहमी से वार करती रही जब तक कि वे आज्ञाकारी बादलों की तरह फूले हुए नहीं दिखाई देने लगे।
Then she marched to the pillows and beat them mercilessly until they lay puffed out like obedient clouds.
Then she marched to the pillows and beat them mercilessly until they lay puffed out like obedient clouds.
अपने दिमाग को शांत रखने का एकमात्र तरीका उन लोगों से दूर भागना है जो आपको भ्रमित करते हैं।
The only way for you to keep your mind straight is to run from those who would confuse you.
The only way for you to keep your mind straight is to run from those who would confuse you.
किसी मरी हुई चीज़ को वापस ज़िंदा करने के लिए कोई दवाइयाँ नहीं हैं।
There are no medicines to bring a dead thing back to life.
There are no medicines to bring a dead thing back to life.
उसने कहा, "इस दुनिया में कुछ भी अप्रकृतिक नहीं है। एक अप्रकृतिक चीज़ वह है जो प्रकृति में कभी नहीं हो सकती। मैं हुआ हूँ। मैं प्राकृतिक हूँ, और जो चीजें मैं चाहता हूँ वे प्राकृतिक हैं। आपके दिमाग की ताकत, और आपकी खूबसूरती, तब भी जब आपको नाव के तल पर दो हफ्ते के लिए नशे की हालत में छोड़ दिया गया हो, आप गंदगी से ढकी हों और आपका चेहरा बैंगनी और हरा पड़ गया हो - आपकी अप्रकृतिक खूबसूरती प्राकृतिक है। प्रकृति डरावनी है।"
There is nothing unnatural in this world," he said. "An unnatural thing is a thing that could never happen in nature. I happened. I am natural, and the things I want are natural. The power of your mind, and your beauty, even when you've been drugged in the bottom of a boat for two weeks, covered in grime and your face purple and green - your unnatural beauty is natural. Nature is horrifying.
There is nothing unnatural in this world," he said. "An unnatural thing is a thing that could never happen in nature. I happened. I am natural, and the things I want are natural. The power of your mind, and your beauty, even when you've been drugged in the bottom of a boat for two weeks, covered in grime and your face purple and green - your unnatural beauty is natural. Nature is horrifying.
इस दुनिया में कोई भी सीधा-सादा इंसान नहीं है।
There isn't a simple person anywhere in this world.
There isn't a simple person anywhere in this world.
जब कोई चल न सके, तो घुटनों के बल चलने में कोई शर्म नहीं है।
There's no shame in crawling when one can't walk.
There's no shame in crawling when one can't walk.
उसके आंसुओं को रोकना नामुमकिन था। क्योंकि वे पो को पीछे छोड़ रहे थे... वह एक बच्चे की तरह उसके कंधे पर सिर रखकर रोई। खुद पर शर्मिंदा होते हुए, क्योंकि यह सिर्फ एक जुदाई थी, और बिटरब्लू ने मौत पर भी इस तरह से आंसू नहीं बहाए थे। पो ने फुसफुसाते हुए कहा, ‘शर्मिंदा मत हो। तुम्हारा दुख मेरे लिए बहुत कीमती है। डरो मत। मैं मरूँगा नहीं, काट्सा। मैं मरूँगा नहीं, और हम फिर मिलेंगे।’
There was no helping her tears. For they would leave Po behind… She cried into his shoulder like a child. Ashamed of herself, for it was only a parting, and Bitterblue had not wept like this even over a death. ‘Don’t be ashamed,' Po whispered. ‘Your sadness is dear to me. Don’t be frightened. I won’t die, Katsa. I won’t die, and we’ll meet again.
There was no helping her tears. For they would leave Po behind… She cried into his shoulder like a child. Ashamed of herself, for it was only a parting, and Bitterblue had not wept like this even over a death. ‘Don’t be ashamed,' Po whispered. ‘Your sadness is dear to me. Don’t be frightened. I won’t die, Katsa. I won’t die, and we’ll meet again.
जो लोग खुद को लहूलुहान कर रहे हैं, उन पर कोई चिल्लाएगा नहीं।
There will be no yelling at people who are bleeding themselves to unconsciousness.
There will be no yelling at people who are bleeding themselves to unconsciousness.
सामने खड़ी चोटियाँ वैसी ही दूर लग रही थीं जितनी पहले थीं। बस जब उसने मुड़कर बहुत नीचे दिख रहे जंगल को देखा, तब उसे एहसास हुआ कि वे काफी ऊपर चढ़ आए थे।
They seemed no closer to the tops of the peaks that rose before them. It was only by looking back, to the forest far below, that she knew they'd climbed.
They seemed no closer to the tops of the peaks that rose before them. It was only by looking back, to the forest far below, that she knew they'd climbed.
चीजें कभी एक जैसी नहीं रहतीं। प्राकृतिक शुरुआत का अंत भी प्राकृतिक या अप्राकृतिक तरीके से होता ही है।
Things don't ever stay the same. Natural beginnings come to natural or unnatural ends.
Things don't ever stay the same. Natural beginnings come to natural or unnatural ends.
उसने कहा, "शायद यह ऐसी चीज़ है जिसकी तुम्हें न तो इच्छा है और न ही ज़रूरत। फिर भी मैं चाहूँगा कि यह तुम्हारे पास हो और तुम चाहो कि न होती, बजाए इसके कि यह तुम्हारे पास न हो और तुम तरसो कि काश होती।"
This may be a thing you neither want nor need," she said. "But I'd rather you have it, wishing didn't, than not have it and wish you did.
This may be a thing you neither want nor need," she said. "But I'd rather you have it, wishing didn't, than not have it and wish you did.
दीवार के तीर वाले रास्ते से उसने एक जाना-पहचाना घोड़ा और सवार शिविर की तरफ चिकित्सा कक्ष की ओर सरपट भागते देखा। ब्रिगन ने नैश के कदमों के पास घोड़ा रोका और घोड़े से नीचे कूद पड़ा। दोनों भाइयों ने एक-दूसरे को बाहों में भर लिया और कसकर गले मिले। उसके तुरंत बाद वह चिकित्सा कक्ष के अंदर आया और दरवाजे के सहारे चुपचाप खड़े होकर उसे देखने लगा। उन सौम्य भूरी आँखों वाले ब्रोकर का बेटा। उसने शिष्टाचार की सारी परवाह छोड़ दी और दौड़कर सीधे उसके पास चली गई।
Through an arrow loop in the wall she saw a familiar horse and rider tearing across the camp toward the healing rooms. Brigan pulled up at Nash's feet and dropped from the saddle. The two brothers threw their arms around each other and embraced hard. Shortly thereafter he stepped into the healing rooms and leaned in the doorway, looking across at her quietly. Brocker's son with the gentle gray eyes. She abandoned all pretense of decorum and ran at him.
Through an arrow loop in the wall she saw a familiar horse and rider tearing across the camp toward the healing rooms. Brigan pulled up at Nash's feet and dropped from the saddle. The two brothers threw their arms around each other and embraced hard. Shortly thereafter he stepped into the healing rooms and leaned in the doorway, looking across at her quietly. Brocker's son with the gentle gray eyes. She abandoned all pretense of decorum and ran at him.
गारन की तारीफ करनी होगी कि उसके बाद डेलियन कैदियों के साथ व्यवहार में वाकई बदलाव आया। एक बेहद कम बोलने वाला व्यक्ति, जिससे 'फायर' को पूछताछ में कुछ भी पता नहीं चल पाया था, उसने विशेष तौर पर इसके लिए उसे धन्यवाद दिया। टूथपिक चबाते हुए उसने कहा, "अब तक की सबसे बेहतरीन जेलें हैं मेरी।" उसके जाने के बाद गारन बड़बड़ाया, "शानदार! कानून तोड़ने वालों के प्रति हमारी दयालुता के चर्चे दूर-दूर तक फैल जाएंगे।"
To Garan's credit, the treatment of Dellian prisoners did change after that. One particularly laconic man, after a session in which Fire learned positively nothing, thanked her for it specifically. "Best dungeons I ever been in," he said, chewing on a toothpick. "Wonderful," Garan grumbled when he had gone. "We'll grow a reputation for our kindness to lawbreakers.
To Garan's credit, the treatment of Dellian prisoners did change after that. One particularly laconic man, after a session in which Fire learned positively nothing, thanked her for it specifically. "Best dungeons I ever been in," he said, chewing on a toothpick. "Wonderful," Garan grumbled when he had gone. "We'll grow a reputation for our kindness to lawbreakers.
खैर, अगर वह शुरुआत करने से ही बहुत डरती, तो यह सब कभी खत्म ही नहीं होता।
Well, none of it would ever end if she was too afraid for it to begin.
Well, none of it would ever end if she was too afraid for it to begin.
कात्स्या ने कहा, "तो ठीक है। बेशक, हम पूरी सावधानी और गोपनीयता से काम लेंगे, बिटरब्लू। और जहाँ तक बात है, तो हम अपनी आखिरी साँस तक इसमें तुम्हारे शामिल होने से इनकार कर देंगे, और जो कोई ऐसा नहीं करेगा, मैं उसे खुद मार डालूंगी।" बैन रैफिन के कंधे पर मुँह छुपाकर हंसने लगा। रैफिन ने मुस्कुराते हुए उसकी तरफ तिरछी नजर से देखा, "क्या तुम कल्पना कर सकते हो कि ऐसा कहना और उसका मतलब वाकई में सच होना कैसा महसूस कराता होगा?"
Well then, "Katsa said. "Of course, we'll operate with the greatest possible secrecy, Bitterblue. And for what it's worth, we'll deny your involvement to our dying breaths, and I'll kill anyone who doesn't." Bann began to laugh into Raffin's shoulder. Smiling, Raffin said sideways to him, "Can you imagine what it would be like to be able to say that and mean it?
Well then, "Katsa said. "Of course, we'll operate with the greatest possible secrecy, Bitterblue. And for what it's worth, we'll deny your involvement to our dying breaths, and I'll kill anyone who doesn't." Bann began to laugh into Raffin's shoulder. Smiling, Raffin said sideways to him, "Can you imagine what it would be like to be able to say that and mean it?
रोएन ने चुस्ती से पूछा, "तो फिर, क्या तुम सो रहे हो?" "हाँ।" "अरे छोड़ो भी। एक माँ जान जाती है जब उसका बेटा झूठ बोलता है। क्या तुम कुछ खा रहे हो?" ब्रिगन ने गंभीर होकर कहा, "नहीं। मैंने दो महीने से कुछ नहीं खाया है। दक्षिण में आई वसंत की बाढ़ के विरोध में यह मेरी भूख हड़ताल है।" रोएन ने फल के कटोरे की तरफ हाथ बढ़ाते हुए कहा, "हे भगवान! एक सेब खा लो, प्यारे।"
Well then," Roen said briskly, "are you sleeping?" "Yes." "Come now. A mother can tell when her son lies. Are you eating?" "No," Brigan said gravely. "I've not eaten in two months. It's a hunger strike to protest the spring flooding in the south." "Gracious," Roen said, reaching for the fruit bowl. "Have an apple, dear.
Well then," Roen said briskly, "are you sleeping?" "Yes." "Come now. A mother can tell when her son lies. Are you eating?" "No," Brigan said gravely. "I've not eaten in two months. It's a hunger strike to protest the spring flooding in the south." "Gracious," Roen said, reaching for the fruit bowl. "Have an apple, dear.
ब्रिगन ने कहा, "हमें मिडॉग् या जेंटियन के किसी ऐसे आदमी की ज़रूरत है जो राजा के सबसे वफादार सहयोगियों में होने का नाटक करे। वैसे यह इतना मुश्किल भी नहीं होना चाहिए। अगर मैं खिड़की से एक तीर चलाऊँ, तो शायद वह ऐसे ही किसी आदमी को जाकर लगेगा।"
We need an ally of Mydogg's or Gentian's pretending to be among the most loyal allies of the king,' Brigan said. 'Shouldn't be so hard, really. If I shot an arrow out the window I'd probably hit on.
We need an ally of Mydogg's or Gentian's pretending to be among the most loyal allies of the king,' Brigan said. 'Shouldn't be so hard, really. If I shot an arrow out the window I'd probably hit on.
तुम जानते हो, अब जब हमारी सेना एकजुट हो गई है, तो हम यह युद्ध जीत जाएंगे। लेकिन इस दुनिया को इस बात से कोई फर्क नहीं पड़ता कि कौन जीतता है। यह अपनी धुरी पर घूमती रहेगी, भले ही कितने भी लोग मौत के घाट उतार दिए जाएँ।" एक पल के बाद उसने जोड़ा, "मैं लगभग चाहूँगा कि यह रुक जाए, अगर हमें इसके साथ आगे बढ़ने की इजाज़त नहीं है।"
We're going to win this war, you know, now that our army's together. But the world doesn't care who wins. It'll go on spinning, no matter how many people are slaughtered." After a moment, he added. "I almost wish it wouldn't, if we aren't allowed to go on spinning with it.
We're going to win this war, you know, now that our army's together. But the world doesn't care who wins. It'll go on spinning, no matter how many people are slaughtered." After a moment, he added. "I almost wish it wouldn't, if we aren't allowed to go on spinning with it.
उसने कहा, "कितना डरावना विचार है, किसी के दिमाग पर कब्जा करने की शक्ति रखने वाला कोई जीव।"
What a horrifying notion," he said. "A creature with the power to take over one's mind.
What a horrifying notion," he said. "A creature with the power to take over one's mind.
कात्स्या ने तीसरी या चौथी बार पूछा, "किस बात पर दांत दिखा रही हो? क्या छत मेरे सिर पर गिरने वाली है या कुछ और? तुम्हारा चेहरा देखकर ऐसा लग रहा है मानो हम दोनों किसी बहुत बड़े मज़ाक के गवाह बनने वाले हों।" "कात्स्या, छत के गिरने को सिर्फ तुम ही एक अच्छा मज़ाक मान सकती हो।"
What are you grinning at?" Katsa demanded for the third or fourth time. "Is the ceiling about to cave in on my head or something? You look like we're both on the verge of an enormous joke." "Katsa, only you would consider the collapse of the ceiling a good joke.
What are you grinning at?" Katsa demanded for the third or fourth time. "Is the ceiling about to cave in on my head or something? You look like we're both on the verge of an enormous joke." "Katsa, only you would consider the collapse of the ceiling a good joke.
नशे में धुत्त इंसान भला किसी से ढंग से प्यार या नफरत कैसे कर सकता है?
What man can hate or love well when he is drugged?
What man can hate or love well when he is drugged?
उसे जो चीज़ सबसे ज़्यादा पसंद थी, वह था किनारे पर झुककर जहाज के अगले हिस्से को लहरों को चीरते हुए देखना। उसे यह तब और भी अच्छा लगता था जब लहरें बहुत ऊँची होती थीं और जहाज ऊपर-नीचे होता था, या जब बर्फ गिर रही होती थी और बर्फ के टुकड़े उसके चेहरे पर चुभते थे।
What she really loved was to hang over the edge and watch the bow of the ship slice through the waves. She loved it especially when the waves were high and the ship rose and fell, or when it was snowing and the flakes stung her face.
What she really loved was to hang over the edge and watch the bow of the ship slice through the waves. She loved it especially when the waves were high and the ship rose and fell, or when it was snowing and the flakes stung her face.
जब कोई राक्षस राक्षस की तरह बर्ताव करना बंद कर दे, तो क्या वह राक्षस रहना बंद कर देता है? क्या वह कुछ और बन जाता है?
When a monster stopped behaving like a monster, did it stop being a monster? Did it become something else?
When a monster stopped behaving like a monster, did it stop being a monster? Did it become something else?
जब ब्रोकर पहुँचा तो उसने उसके हाथ अपने हाथों में ले लिए, उन्हें अपने चेहरे से लगा लिया और उसके हाथों में मुँह छुपाकर रोने लगा।
When Brocker arrived he took her hands and held them to his face and cried into them.
When Brocker arrived he took her hands and held them to his face and cried into them.
...जब सच गायब हो जाता है, तो वे पीछे खाली जगह छोड़ जाते हैं, और वह भी खतरनाक होता है।
...when truths disappear, they leave behind blank spaces, and that is also dangerous.
...when truths disappear, they leave behind blank spaces, and that is also dangerous.
जब आप एक राक्षस होते हैं, तो राक्षस न होने के लिए आपको धन्यवाद और प्रशंसा मिलती है।
When you're a monster, you are thanked and praised for not being a monster.
When you're a monster, you are thanked and praised for not being a monster.
जब तक मैं दूसरी तरफ देख रहा था, तुम्हारी आग बुझ गई। मेरे लिए पीछे छोड़ गई राख जिसे मैं धूल में मिला दूँ, कितनी बरबादी है उस अजूबे की जो कभी तुम थीं।
While I was looking the other way your fire went out. Left me with cinders to kick into dust, what a waste of the wonder you were
While I was looking the other way your fire went out. Left me with cinders to kick into dust, what a waste of the wonder you were
जब तक मैं दूसरी तरफ देख रहा था तुम्हारी आग बुझ गई मेरे लिए पीछे छोड़ गई राख जिसे मैं धूल में मिला दूँ कितनी बरबादी है उस अजूबे की जो कभी तुम थीं अपनी इस सुलगती आग में मैं तुम्हारी और अपनी दोनों की नफरत संभाल कर रखूँगा अपनी इस सुलगती आग में मैं तुम्हारी और अपनी दोनों की दिल की कसक संभाल कर रखूँगा एक ज़िंदगी की बरबादी के इस कलंक के साथ
While I was looking the other way your fire went out Left me with cinders to kick into dust What a waste of the wonder you were In my living fire I will keep your scorn and mine In my living fire I will keep your heartache and mine At the disgrace of a waste of a life
While I was looking the other way your fire went out Left me with cinders to kick into dust What a waste of the wonder you were In my living fire I will keep your scorn and mine In my living fire I will keep your heartache and mine At the disgrace of a waste of a life
उसने पूछा, "तुम अभी तक यहाँ क्यों हो? क्या तुम्हें किसी गुफा में होना चाहिए था जहाँ तुम लोगों को प्रेरित कर रहे हो?"
Why are you still here?" she asked. "Shouldn't you be in a cave somewhere inspiring people?
Why are you still here?" she asked. "Shouldn't you be in a cave somewhere inspiring people?
हर कोई हर परेशानी भरी चीज़ को नदी में ही क्यों फेंक देता है?"
Why does everybody throw every troublesome thing into the river?
Why does everybody throw every troublesome thing into the river?
उसके जाने के बाद गारन बड़बड़ाया, "शानदार! कानून तोड़ने वालों के प्रति हमारी दयालुता के चर्चे दूर-दूर तक फैल जाएंगे।"
Wonderful," Garan grumbled when he'd gone. "We'll grow a reputation for our kindness to lawbreakers.
Wonderful," Garan grumbled when he'd gone. "We'll grow a reputation for our kindness to lawbreakers.
क्या आप मुझे यह बताने की कृपा करेंगे कि आखिरकार यहाँ माजरा क्या है?
Would you please do me the honor of telling me WHAT THE BLAZES IS GOING ON?
Would you please do me the honor of telling me WHAT THE BLAZES IS GOING ON?
आप प्यार को कम ज़्यादा के पैमाने पर नहीं माप सकते।
You cannot measure love by a scale of degrees.
You cannot measure love by a scale of degrees.
आप तय नहीं कर सकते कि आपको किससे प्यार होगा, देवी। और न ही आप यह जान सकते हैं कि इसके चलते आपको क्या-क्या करना पड़ सकता है।
You can't help whom you love, Lady. Nor can you know what it's liable to cause you to do.
You can't help whom you love, Lady. Nor can you know what it's liable to cause you to do.
...आप प्यार को कम-ज़्यादा के पैमाने पर नहीं माप सकते, और अब वह समझ गई थी कि दर्द का भी यही हाल है। दर्द बढ़ सकता है और ठीक तब जब आपको लगे कि आप अपनी सीमा तक पहुँच चुके हैं, वह बगल में फैलने लगता है, छलक कर बाहर आता है, दूसरे लोगों को छूता है, और उनके दर्द में घुल-मिल जाता है। और बड़ा हो जाता है, लेकिन किसी तरह कम भारी लगने लगता है। वह सोचती थी कि वह इंसानों की सामान्य भावनाओं भरी जिंदगी से दूर किसी ऐसी जगह फँसी हुई है जहाँ से कोई रास्ता नहीं; उसने इस बात पर ध्यान ही नहीं दिया था कि कितने और लोग उसके साथ उसी जगह पर फँसे हुए थे।
...you could not measure love on a scale of degrees, and now she understood that it was the same with pain. Pain might escalate upward and, just when you thought you'd reach your limit, begin to spread sideways, and spill out, and touch other people, and mix with their pain. And grow larger, but somehow less oppressive. She had thought herself trapped in a place outside the ordinary feeling lives of people; she had not noticed how many other people were trapped in that place with her.
...you could not measure love on a scale of degrees, and now she understood that it was the same with pain. Pain might escalate upward and, just when you thought you'd reach your limit, begin to spread sideways, and spill out, and touch other people, and mix with their pain. And grow larger, but somehow less oppressive. She had thought herself trapped in a place outside the ordinary feeling lives of people; she had not noticed how many other people were trapped in that place with her.
"गिडन, क्या तुम वाकई उस पर भरोसा करते हो?" "हॉल्ट, जो तुम्हारी मूर्तियाँ चुरा रहा है और जिसकी मानसिक स्थिति संदेहास्पद है?" "हाँ।" "पाँच मिनट पहले मैं उस पर भरोसा करता था। अब मैं खुद समझ नहीं पा रहा हूँ कि क्या कहूँ।" "पाँच मिनट पहले तुम्हारी जो राय थी, वह मेरे लिए काफी है।"
You do trust him, though, Giddon?" "Holt, who is stealing your sculptures and is of questionable mental health?" "Yes." "I trusted him five minutes ago. Now I'm at a bit of a loss." "Your opinion five minutes ago is good enough for me.
You do trust him, though, Giddon?" "Holt, who is stealing your sculptures and is of questionable mental health?" "Yes." "I trusted him five minutes ago. Now I'm at a bit of a loss." "Your opinion five minutes ago is good enough for me.
पापा, आपको भी चोट लगी है।" हाना ने ब्रिगन का बायाँ हाथ पकड़ा, जिस पर पट्टी बँधी हुई थी, और उसका मुआयना किया। "क्या आपने ही सबसे पहले हाथ उठाया था?"
You have a wound too, Papa." Hanna took Brigan's left hand, which was wrapped in a bandage, and inspected it. "Did you throw the first punch?
You have a wound too, Papa." Hanna took Brigan's left hand, which was wrapped in a bandage, and inspected it. "Did you throw the first punch?
उसने कहा, "जानती हो, मेरी इच्छा है कि तुम इस गुफा को देख पातीं।" "यह कैसी है?" वह कुछ पल रुका। "यह... वाकई बहुत सुंदर है।" "मुझे बताओ।" और तब पो ने कात्स्या को उस गुफा के अंधेरे में छिपे रहस्यों के बारे में बताया; और बाहर, पूरी दुनिया उनका इंतज़ार कर रही थी।
You know,” he said, “I wish you could see this cave.” “What’s it like?” He paused. “It’s...beautiful, really.” “Tell me.” And so Po described to Katsa what hid in the blackness of the cave; and outside, the world awaited them.
You know,” he said, “I wish you could see this cave.” “What’s it like?” He paused. “It’s...beautiful, really.” “Tell me.” And so Po described to Katsa what hid in the blackness of the cave; and outside, the world awaited them.
तुम्हारा सांत्वना देने का अंदाज़ कुछ-कुछ तुम्हारे रणनीतिक हमलों जैसा ही है।
Your brand of comfort bears some similarity to your tactical offense.
Your brand of comfort bears some similarity to your tactical offense.
तुम्हारे भाई ही मूर्ख हैं जो खूबसूरत चीज़ों में छिपी ताक़त को नहीं देख पाते।
Your brothers are the foolish ones for not seeing the strength in beautiful things.
Your brothers are the foolish ones for not seeing the strength in beautiful things.
तुम अपने ही गुस्से से डरती हो।
You're afraid of your own anger.
You're afraid of your own anger.
"तुम आज सुबह बहुत खूबसूरत लग रही हो," आर्चर ने उसके सामने रुककर उसकी नाक पर किस करते हुए कहा। "मेरी शर्ट में तुम बेहद प्यारी लगती हो।" बात भले ही ऐसी रही हो, लेकिन उसे खुद की हालत किसी लाश जैसी लग रही थी। वह इस बात को तुरंत बदलने को तैयार थी; कितना सुकून भरा होता अगर वह बेहद प्यारी लगने के साथ-साथ खुद को लाश जैसा महसूस कर पाती।
You're beautiful this morning," Archer said, stopping before her, kissing her nose. "You're impossibly sweet in my shirt." That might be but she felt like death. She would gladly make the trade; how blissful it would be to feel impossibly sweet and look like death.
You're beautiful this morning," Archer said, stopping before her, kissing her nose. "You're impossibly sweet in my shirt." That might be but she felt like death. She would gladly make the trade; how blissful it would be to feel impossibly sweet and look like death.
"तुम रो रही हो।" "मैं नहीं रो रही।" "अच्छा," उसने सहजता से कहा। "मुझे लगा शायद बारिश में भीग गई हो।"
You’re crying.” “I’m not.” “Right,” he said mildly. “I suppose you got rained on.
You’re crying.” “I’m not.” “Right,” he said mildly. “I suppose you got rained on.
"तुम प्यार को बेहतर ढंग से निभाना जानती हो," उसने सीधी सी बात कही, क्योंकि उसे यही सच लगा था। "मैं प्यार के मामले में इतना अच्छा नहीं हूँ। मैं किसी कांटेदार जीव की तरह हूँ। जिसे भी प्यार करती हूँ, उसे खुद से दूर धकेल देती हूँ।" उसने कंधे उचकाए। "अगर मुझे खुद से दूर धकेलने का मतलब यह है कि तुम मुझसे प्यार करती हो, तो छोटी बहन, मुझे इससे कोई ऐतराज़ नहीं है।"
You're good at love," she said simply, because it seemed to her that it was true. "I'm not so good at love. I'm like a barbed creature. I push everyone I love away." He shrugged. "I don't mind you pushing me away if it means you love me, little sister.
You're good at love," she said simply, because it seemed to her that it was true. "I'm not so good at love. I'm like a barbed creature. I push everyone I love away." He shrugged. "I don't mind you pushing me away if it means you love me, little sister.
"तुम्हारा मिज़ाज आज काफ़ी अच्छा है," राफिन ने कहा। "तुम्हारे बाल नीले हैं," उसने त तमा कर जवाब दिया।
You're in fine temper," Raffin said. "Your hair is blue," she snapped back.
You're in fine temper," Raffin said. "Your hair is blue," she snapped back.
तुम रानी हो, और यह रानी का ही महल है, और ब्रिगन चाहे जो भी हासिल कर ले, इस बात की गुंजाइश लगभग न के बराबर है कि वह कभी रानी बन पाएगा।
You're the queen, and it's the queen's house, and whatever Brigan may accomplish, he's highly unlikely ever to be queen.
You're the queen, and it's the queen's house, and whatever Brigan may accomplish, he's highly unlikely ever to be queen.
"तुम्हारी आँखें बहुत खूबसूरत हैं," उसने कहा, और वह अचानक से गर्माहट महसूस करने लगी—वह गर्माहट जो पेड़ों की पत्तियों के बीच से छनकर आती धूप से मिल रही थी और टुकड़ों में उन पर ठहर रही थी।
Your eyes are beautiful," he said, and she felt warm suddenly, warm in the sun that dappled through the treetops and rested on them in patches.
Your eyes are beautiful," he said, and she felt warm suddenly, warm in the sun that dappled through the treetops and rested on them in patches.
"जानती हो कैट, तुम्हारा चेहरा वैसे ही जम जाएगा," राफिन ने कैट्सा से बड़े मददगार अंदाज़ में कहा। "शायद मुझे तुम्हारे चेहरे की बनावट थोड़ी बदलनी पड़े, राफ," कैट्सा ने कहा। "मुझे लगता है मेरे कान थोड़े छोटे होने चाहिए," राफिन ने सुझाव दिया। "प्रिंस राफिन के कान बहुत प्यारे और सुंदर हैं," हेल्डा ने अपनी बुनाई से नज़रें हटाए बिना कहा। "और उनके होने वाले बच्चों के भी। पर महारानी, आपके तो कोई कान ही नहीं होंगे," उसने कैट्सा को सख़्त लहजे में देखते हुए कहा। कैट्सा अक्बकाई सी उसे घूरती रह गई। "मुझे लगता है उनका मतलब यह है कि तुम्हारे कानों के बच्चे नहीं होंगे," राफिन ने बात संभालते हुए कहा, "जो कि, तुम मानोगी, सुनने में कहीं ज़्यादा—
Your face will freeze like that, you know, Kat," Raffin said helpfully to Katsa. "Maybe I should rearrange your face, Raff," said Katsa. "I should like smaller ears," Raffin offered. "Prince Raffin has nice, handsome ears," Helda said, not looking up from her knitting. "As will his children. Your children will have no ears at all, My Lady," she said sternly to Katsa. Katsa stared back at her, flabbergasted. "I believe it's more that her ears won't have children," began Raffin, "which, you'll agree, sounds much less—
Your face will freeze like that, you know, Kat," Raffin said helpfully to Katsa. "Maybe I should rearrange your face, Raff," said Katsa. "I should like smaller ears," Raffin offered. "Prince Raffin has nice, handsome ears," Helda said, not looking up from her knitting. "As will his children. Your children will have no ears at all, My Lady," she said sternly to Katsa. Katsa stared back at her, flabbergasted. "I believe it's more that her ears won't have children," began Raffin, "which, you'll agree, sounds much less—
तुम्हारा घोड़ा छोटा है। हाँ। मेरा बड़ा है।
Your horse is named Small. Yes. Mine is named Big. -Fire and Brigan
Your horse is named Small. Yes. Mine is named Big. -Fire and Brigan
तुम्हारा गम ही उन चीज़ों में से एक है जो मुझे तुम्हारी तरफ खींचती हैं और तुम्हें मेरे लिए खूबसूरत बनाती हैं। क्या तुम यह समझती नहीं हो? मैं इसे अच्छी तरह समझता हूँ। इससे मेरा अपना गम भी मुझे कम डरावना लगने लगता है।
Your sadness is one of the things that makes you beautiful to me. Don't you see that? I understand it. It makes my own sadness less frightening." (Brigan)
Your sadness is one of the things that makes you beautiful to me. Don't you see that? I understand it. It makes my own sadness less frightening." (Brigan)
तुम अपना धनुष भी नहीं साथ ले जाओगी? तो क्या तुम्हारा इरादा अपने नंगे हाथों से ही किसी बारहसिंगे का गला घोंटने का है?
You won't even take your bow? Are you planning to throttle a moose with your bare hands, then?
You won't even take your bow? Are you planning to throttle a moose with your bare hands, then?
तुम अपना धनुष भी नहीं साथ ले जाओगी? तो क्या तुम्हारा इरादा अपने नंगे हाथों से ही किसी बारहसिंगे का गला घोंटने का है?" "मेरे बूट में चाकू है," उसने कहा, और फिर एक पल के लिए सोचने लगी कि क्या वह सचमुच अपने नंगे हाथों से किसी बारहसिंगे का गला घोंट सकती है।
You won't even take your bow? Are you planning to throttle a moose with your bare hands, then?" "I've a knife in my boot," she said, and then wondered, for a moment, if she could throttle a moose with her bare hands.
You won't even take your bow? Are you planning to throttle a moose with your bare hands, then?" "I've a knife in my boot," she said, and then wondered, for a moment, if she could throttle a moose with her bare hands.
जो किताब मुझे ऊबकर रुला दे, वह वह किताब है जो किरदारों के विकास और भाषा की गुणवत्ता पर ध्यान नहीं देती।
A book that bores me to tears is a book that neglects character building and quality of prose.
A book that bores me to tears is a book that neglects character building and quality of prose.
चेतना किसी ऐसे चेहरे की तरह थी जिसे आपने एक बार देखा और हमेशा के लिए पहचान लिया।
A consciousness was like a face you saw once and forever recognized.
A consciousness was like a face you saw once and forever recognized.
एक ऐसा राजा जो उन चीज़ों के लिए भी निर्दोष है जिनका वह दोषी है?
A king who’s innocent of the things of which he’s guilty?
A king who’s innocent of the things of which he’s guilty?
क्ला \'ारा ने कहा, \'ठीक है, हमारे पास तलवारबाज़ है, तो अब आगे बढ़ें। ब्रिगन, क्या तुम कम से कम खुद को ढंग का दिखाने की कोशिश कर सकते हो? मैं जानती हूँ कि यह युद्ध है, लेकिन हम में से बाकी लोग इसे पार्टी जैसा दिखाने की कोशिश कर रहे हैं।\'
All right," Clara said. "We have our swordsman, so let's get moving. Brigan, could you attempt, at least, to make yourself presentable? I know this is a war, but the rest of us are trying to pretend it's a party.
All right," Clara said. "We have our swordsman, so let's get moving. Brigan, could you attempt, at least, to make yourself presentable? I know this is a war, but the rest of us are trying to pretend it's a party.
गिडन के साथ फिर से अकेले होने पर, बिटरब्लू ने उसे गौर से देखा और उसके चेहरे पर लगे कीचड़ के निशान उसे काफ़ी पसंद आए। वह डूबी हुई किसी खूबसूरत नाव जैसा लग रहा था।
Alone with Giddon again, Bitterblue considered him, rather liking the mud streaks on his face. He looked like a handsome sunken rowboat.
Alone with Giddon again, Bitterblue considered him, rather liking the mud streaks on his face. He looked like a handsome sunken rowboat.
जो इंसान आपसे इस तरह से लड़े, वह न तो किसी अवसरवादी से बेहतर है और न ही किसी गुंडे से बदतर।
A man who fights you as he does is no better than an opportunist and no worse than a thug.
A man who fights you as he does is no better than an opportunist and no worse than a thug.
और अपनी अजीब सी मुस्कुराती हुई चमक के साथ उसने आगे कहा, \'जहाँ तक मैं समझता हूँ, हमारे दिल आकार में इतने अलग नहीं हैं। मैंने अपने पिता की हत्या की। तुमने अपने पिता की हत्या की। क्या यह कोई ऐसा काम है जो तुमने बहुत बड़े दिल से किया था?\'
And," he continued, his strange smile gleaming, "as I see it, our hearts are not so different in size. I murdered my father. You murdered yours. Is that something you did with a large heart?
And," he continued, his strange smile gleaming, "as I see it, our hearts are not so different in size. I murdered my father. You murdered yours. Is that something you did with a large heart?
और क्या इन राज्यों में, जहाँ से तुम बेदखल होकर आई हो, यही दस्तूर है कि कोई औरत एक ऐसे सनकी बच्चे का साथ दे जिसने उसके दोस्त की हत्या कर दी हो? या फिर यह उम्मीद सिर्फ तुम से और तुम्हारे इस नन्हें से दिल से ही की जा सकती है?
And is it the way, in these kingdoms you fell from, for a woman to join forces with an unnatural child who's murdered her friend? Or is that expectation unique to you, and your infinitesimal heart?
And is it the way, in these kingdoms you fell from, for a woman to join forces with an unnatural child who's murdered her friend? Or is that expectation unique to you, and your infinitesimal heart?
और ज़ाहिर है, अब वह समझ गई थी कि उसके आते ही उसका शरीर क्यों भागना चाहता था। यह उसकी बिल्कुल सही सहज प्रवृत्ति थी, क्योंकि इस रिश्ते से सिवाय दुख के और कुछ नहीं मिलने वाला था।
And of course she understood now why her body wanted to run whenever he appeared. It was a correct instinct, for there was nothing to be got from this but sadness.
And of course she understood now why her body wanted to run whenever he appeared. It was a correct instinct, for there was nothing to be got from this but sadness.
और वह उसकी पूरी शिद्दत से रक्षा करती, अगर कभी उसे ज़रूरत पड़ती—अगर कोई लड़ाई उसके बस से बाहर हो जाती या उसे पनाह, खाने, या बारिश में आग की ज़रूरत होती। या जो कुछ भी वह मुहैया करा सकती थी। वह हर चीज़ से उसकी रक्षा करती।
And she would protect him as fiercely, if it were ever his need- if a fight ever became too much for him or if he needed shelter, or food, or a fire in the rain. Or anything she could provide. She would protect him from anything.
And she would protect him as fiercely, if it were ever his need- if a fight ever became too much for him or if he needed shelter, or food, or a fire in the rain. Or anything she could provide. She would protect him from anything.
और राजा अपने ही लोगों के साथ उतने ही बुरे थे जितने वे एक-दूसरे के साथ थे।
And the kings were no better to their own people than they were to each others.
And the kings were no better to their own people than they were to each others.
और अँधेरे में ऐसा क्या था जो उसे उन चीज़ों पर सवाल उठाने पर मजबूर कर देता था जिन पर उसने दिन में कभी सवाल नहीं उठाया था।
And what was it about the dark that made her question things she’d never questioned before, in the day.
And what was it about the dark that made her question things she’d never questioned before, in the day.
और तुम मेरे प्रति अपनी भावनाओं के लिए मुझे दोषी ठहरा सकती हो, लेकिन तुमने जो व्यवहार चुना है, उसके लिए मुझे दोषी ठहराना बिल्कुल सही नहीं है।
And you may blame me for your feelings, but it isn't fair to blame me for how you've chosen to behave.
And you may blame me for your feelings, but it isn't fair to blame me for how you've chosen to behave.
\'फायर\' का एक उद्धरण जहाँ फायर ने अपने सबसे अच्छे दोस्त आर्चर के मन में एक विचार पहुँचाया: \'प्यार इस तरह से नहीं मापा जाता,\' उसने [फायर] मन ही मन [आर्चर] से कहा। \'और तुम मेरे प्रति अपनी भावनाओं के लिए मुझे दोषी ठहरा सकते हो, लेकिन तुमने जो व्यवहार चुना है, उसके लिए मुझे दोषी ठहराना बिल्कुल सही नहीं है।\'
A quote from 'Fire' where Fire projected a thought to her best friend Archer: "Love doesn't measure that way, she [Fire] thought to him [Archer]. And you may blame me for your feelings, but it isn't fair to blame me for how you've chosen to behave.
A quote from 'Fire' where Fire projected a thought to her best friend Archer: "Love doesn't measure that way, she [Fire] thought to him [Archer]. And you may blame me for your feelings, but it isn't fair to blame me for how you've chosen to behave.
आर्चर, क्या मेरे किले में कोई ऐसी नौकरानी बची है जिसे तुमने बिस्तर पर न सुलाया हो? मैं घोषणा करती हूँ कि तुम जा रहे हो और कुछ ही मिनटों में उनमें से दो आपस में लड़ने लगती हैं और तीसरी तहखाने में फूट-फूट कर रो रही होती है। सच में। तुम्हें यहाँ आए पूरे नौ दिन हुए हैं।\' — रोएन, \'फायर\'
Archer, is there a servant girl in my fortress you haven't taken to bed? I announce you're leaving and within minutes two of them are at each other's throats, and another is crying her eyes out in the scullery. Honestly. You've been here all of nine days." - Roen, "Fire
Archer, is there a servant girl in my fortress you haven't taken to bed? I announce you're leaving and within minutes two of them are at each other's throats, and another is crying her eyes out in the scullery. Honestly. You've been here all of nine days." - Roen, "Fire
क्या तुम सचमुच मुझे इस दुनिया में अपना दिल निकाले बिना जीने के लिए छोड़ने पर तुले हो?
Are you determined to leave me in this world to live without my heart?
Are you determined to leave me in this world to live without my heart?
कला अपने कमज़ोर से कमज़ोर हिस्सों में भी आस्था के साथ चमकती है। हर पल, लिखना खुद पर भरोसा करने का एक ज़रिया है—एक बेहद पक्का, अटल और ज़िद्दी आत्म-विश्वास। आप एक ही समय में आस्था और संदेह दोनों रख सकते हैं; इस धरती का सबसे आशंकित लेखक भी ऐसी आस्था रखता है जो उसके संदेह जितनी ही तेज़ी से चमकती है, और वह इस बात की पूरी हक़दार है। हो सकता है यह गहराई में कहीं छिपा हो, शायद वह इसे महसूस न कर पाए और आप इसे देख न सकें, लेकिन यह वहीं मौजूद होता है, वरना वह लिख ही नहीं पाती।
Art glows with faith even in its weakest parts. At every moment, writing is an act of self-confidence – the sheerest, most determined, most stubborn self-belief. You CAN have faith and doubt at the same time; the most insecure writer on the planet has faith that shines just as bright as her doubt, and she deserves props for that. It might be hidden deep, she might not feel it and you might not see it, but it’s in there, or she wouldn’t be able to write.
Art glows with faith even in its weakest parts. At every moment, writing is an act of self-confidence – the sheerest, most determined, most stubborn self-belief. You CAN have faith and doubt at the same time; the most insecure writer on the planet has faith that shines just as bright as her doubt, and she deserves props for that. It might be hidden deep, she might not feel it and you might not see it, but it’s in there, or she wouldn’t be able to write.
जैसे ही वह बुलावा स्वीकार करने के लिए आगे बढ़ा, उसने टीले पर से उसे हैरानी से चिल्लाते हुए सुना। "अरे भगवान, नैश! क्या वहाँ बाहर कोई जल-परी है? क्या तुम उसे देख रहे हो? क्या तुमने कभी इतनी सुंदर चीज़ देखी है?"
As he left to answer the call, she heard him exclaiming in wonderment on the rise. "Rocks, Nash. Is that a river mare out there? Do you see her? Have you ever laid eyes on a more gorgeous creature?
As he left to answer the call, she heard him exclaiming in wonderment on the rise. "Rocks, Nash. Is that a river mare out there? Do you see her? Have you ever laid eyes on a more gorgeous creature?
जैसे ही वह कमरे से बाहर निकली, पो ने काट्सा के पास जाकर उसे उठाया, खुद उसकी कुर्सी पर बैठ गया और उसे अपनी गोद में खींच लिया। उसे चुप कराते हुए उसने उसे अपनी बाँहों में झूलाया, दोनों एक-दूसरे से ऐसे लिपटे हुए थे मानो दुनिया को बिखरने से रोकने का एकमात्र वही ज़रिया बचा हो।
As she left the room, Po went to Katsa, pulled her up, sat himself in her chair, and drew her into his lap. Shushing her, he rocked her, the two of them holding on to each other as if it were the only thing keeping the world from bursting apart.
As she left the room, Po went to Katsa, pulled her up, sat himself in her chair, and drew her into his lap. Shushing her, he rocked her, the two of them holding on to each other as if it were the only thing keeping the world from bursting apart.
कम से कम उसके लिए उसके आखिरी शब्द प्यार के तो थे। लेकिन वह चाहती थी कि उसने उसे बताया होता कि वह उससे कितना प्यार करती है। उसे उसका कितना आभार मानना चाहिए, उसने कितने अच्छे काम किए हैं। उसने उसे कभी ठीक से बताया ही नहीं था।
At least her last words to him had been words of love. But she wished she'd told him just how much she loved him. How much she had to thank him for, how many good things he had done. She hadn't told him nearly enough.
At least her last words to him had been words of love. But she wished she'd told him just how much she loved him. How much she had to thank him for, how many good things he had done. She hadn't told him nearly enough.
बेकन ने हालात को काफ़ी हद तक सुधार दिया था।
Bacon improved things dramatically.
Bacon improved things dramatically.
बिटरब्लू ने इससे पहले कभी किसी आदमी को नग्न नहीं देखा था, और उसे बड़ी उत्सुकता थी। उसने तय किया कि ब्रह्मांड को उसकी जिज्ञासा शांत करने के लिए उसे कुछ पल, बस कुछ ही पल देने चाहिए। इसलिए वह उसके पास गई और घुटनों के बल बैठ गई, जिससे उसकी बोलती बंद हो गई।
Bitterblue had never seen a man naked, and she was curious. She decided the universe owed her a few minutes, just a few, to satisfy her curiosity. So she went to him and knelt, which shut him up.
Bitterblue had never seen a man naked, and she was curious. She decided the universe owed her a few minutes, just a few, to satisfy her curiosity. So she went to him and knelt, which shut him up.
ब्रिगन," उसने चिढ़ते हुए कहा क्योंकि वह समझ नहीं पाया था। "मैं हमेशा खूबसूरत रहूँगी। मुझे देखो। मेरे शरीर पर एक सौ बासठ कीड़ों के काटने के निशान हैं, तो क्या इससे मेरी खूबसूरती ज़रा भी कम हुई है? मेरी दो उंगलियां नहीं हैं और पूरे शरीर पर निशान हैं, पर क्या किसी को इस बात से कोई फर्क पड़ता है? नहीं! इससे तो मैं और दिलचस्प लगती हूँ! मैं हमेशा ऐसी ही रहूँगी, इस खूबसूरत रूप में क़ैद, और तुम्हें इसी के साथ जीना होगा।" उसे ऐसा लगा मानो वह किसी गंभीर जवाब की उम्मीद कर रही है, लेकिन उस पल वह ऐसा कुछ कह नहीं पाया। "मुझे लगता है यह एक ऐसा बोझ है जिसे मुझे उठाना ही होगा," उसने मुस्कुराते हुए कहा।
Brigan," she said, annoyed that he had not understood. "I’ll always be beautiful. Look at me. I have one hundred and sixty two bug bites, and has it made me any less beautiful? I’m missing two fingers and I have scars all over, but does anyone care? No! It just makes me more interesting! I’ll always be like this, stuck in this beautiful form, and you’ll have to deal with it." He seemed to sense that she expected a grave response, but for the moment, he was incapable. "I suppose it’s a burden I must bear," he said, grinning.
Brigan," she said, annoyed that he had not understood. "I’ll always be beautiful. Look at me. I have one hundred and sixty two bug bites, and has it made me any less beautiful? I’m missing two fingers and I have scars all over, but does anyone care? No! It just makes me more interesting! I’ll always be like this, stuck in this beautiful form, and you’ll have to deal with it." He seemed to sense that she expected a grave response, but for the moment, he was incapable. "I suppose it’s a burden I must bear," he said, grinning.
ब्रिगन उस आदमी की तरफ़ घूमा और गुस्से में ऐसी गालियाँ बकने लगा जितनी खिसियाहट और गुस्से वाली गालियाँ फ़ायर ने ज़िंदगी में कभी किसी से नहीं सुनी थीं। वह आदमी डर कर दुम दबाकर भाग गया।
Brigan spun around to face the man, swearing with as much as exasperation and fury as Fire had ever heard anyone swear. The man scuttled away in alarm.
Brigan spun around to face the man, swearing with as much as exasperation and fury as Fire had ever heard anyone swear. The man scuttled away in alarm.
ब्रिगन ने अपना सिर पीछे की तरफ़ झुकाया और आसमान की ओर देखकर मुस्कुराया। "खूब कहा, महारानी। भले ही यह दुनिया बिखर रही हो, पर कम से कम हम सब मिलकर नहा तो सकते हैं।"
Brigan threw his head back and smiled at the sky. "Well said, Lady. The world may be falling to pieces, but at least the lot of us can have a bath.
Brigan threw his head back and smiled at the sky. "Well said, Lady. The world may be falling to pieces, but at least the lot of us can have a bath.
ब्रिगन उसका नाम पुकार रहा था, और उसे अपने होने का अहसास करा रहा था। वह हिम्मत, ताक़त और कुछ और ही महसूस करा रहा था—मानो वह उसके साथ खड़ा हो, मानो उसने उसे अपने भीतर समेट लिया हो, जिससे वह एक पल के लिए अपना पूरा शरीर उसकी रीढ़ की हड्डी पर टिका सके, उसका मन उसके मन में और उसका दिल उसकी आग में समा सके। ब्रिगन के दिल की आग वाकई हैरान कर देने वाली थी। फ़ायर समझ गई, और उसे यकीन ही नहीं हो रहा था, कि वह जो भावना उसे भेज रहा था वह प्यार था।
Brigan was saying her name, and he was sending her a feeling. It was courage and strength, and something else too, as if he were standing with her, as if he'd taken her within himself, letting her rest her entire body for a moment on his backbone, her mind in his mind, her heart in the fire of his. The fire of Brigan's heart was astounding. Fire understood, and almost could not believe, that the feeling he was sending her was love.
Brigan was saying her name, and he was sending her a feeling. It was courage and strength, and something else too, as if he were standing with her, as if he'd taken her within himself, letting her rest her entire body for a moment on his backbone, her mind in his mind, her heart in the fire of his. The fire of Brigan's heart was astounding. Fire understood, and almost could not believe, that the feeling he was sending her was love.
लेकिन मैं तो बस अधीरता महसूस कर रही हूँ, उन लोगों के विरोध पर गुस्सा जो मुझे लगता है कि वे करेंगे और उन झूठों पर झुंझलाहट जो मुझे सब ठीक करने के लिए बोलने पड़ेंगे, और इस बात की झुंझलाहट कि मैं बिना किसी को पीछे लगाए अकेले टहलने भी नहीं जा सकती। "मुझ पर हमला करो," उसने कहा। "माफ़ कीजिए, महारानी?" "तुम्हें मुझ पर हमला करना चाहिए, और हम देखेंगे कि वह क्या करता है। शायद वह काफ़ी बोर हो गया होगा—इससे उसे थोड़ी राहत मिल जाएगी।" "क्या वह मुझे अपनी तलवार से आर-पार नहीं कर देगा?" "ओह।" बिटरब्लू हल्की सी हंसी। "हाँ, शायद वह ऐसा कर सकता है। यह तो बुरी बात होगी।" गिडोन ने सूखे स्वर में कहा, "मुझे खुशी है कि आप ऐसा सोचती हैं।"
But all I feel is impatience, fury for the opposition I anticipate and the lies I'm going to have to tell to make it happen, and frustration that I can't even take a walk without them sending someone to hover. Attack me," she said. "I beg your pardon, Lady Queen?" "You should attack me, and we'll see what he does. He's probably quite bored--it'll be a relief to him." "Mightn't he run me through with his sword?" "Oh." Bitterblue chuckled. "Yes, I suppose he might. That would be a shame." "I'm gratified that you think so," said Giddon dryly.
But all I feel is impatience, fury for the opposition I anticipate and the lies I'm going to have to tell to make it happen, and frustration that I can't even take a walk without them sending someone to hover. Attack me," she said. "I beg your pardon, Lady Queen?" "You should attack me, and we'll see what he does. He's probably quite bored--it'll be a relief to him." "Mightn't he run me through with his sword?" "Oh." Bitterblue chuckled. "Yes, I suppose he might. That would be a shame." "I'm gratified that you think so," said Giddon dryly.
लेकिन हर किसी के पास लोगों को चोट पहुँचाने की कोई न कोई ताक़त होती ही है।
But everyone has some kind of power to hurt people.
But everyone has some kind of power to hurt people.
लेकिन तुम मुझसे बेहतर हो, काट्सा। और इससे मेरा अपमान नहीं होता। यह मुझे विनम्र बनाता है। पर इससे मेरा अपमान नहीं होता।
But you're better than I am, Katsa. And it doesn't humiliate me. It humbles me. But it doesn't humiliate me.
But you're better than I am, Katsa. And it doesn't humiliate me. It humbles me. But it doesn't humiliate me.
बच्चे जीनियस होते हैं।
Children are geniuses.
Children are geniuses.
हालात हमेशा इंसानों की इच्छा के मुताबिक़ नहीं चलते।
Circumstances don't always align themselves with human intention.
Circumstances don't always align themselves with human intention.
डैनझोल। वही जिसके पास शादी का प्रस्ताव था और सेंट्रल मान्से के नगर चार्टर पर आपत्तियां थीं। "बेकन," बिटरब्लू बुदबुदलाई। "बेकन!" उसने दोहराया, और फिर संभलकर सर्पिल सीढ़ियों से ऊपर चढ़ने लगी।
Danzhol. The one with the marriage proposal and the objections to the town charter in central Monsea. "Bacon," Bitterblue muttered. "Bacon!" she repeated, then carefully made her way up the spiral stairs.
Danzhol. The one with the marriage proposal and the objections to the town charter in central Monsea. "Bacon," Bitterblue muttered. "Bacon!" she repeated, then carefully made her way up the spiral stairs.
प्यारे ब्रिगन, उसने मन में सोचा। लोग अजीब और नामुमकिन चीज़ें चाहते हैं। घोड़ों की भी यही फितरत होती है।
Dear Brigan, she thought to herself. People want incongruous, impossible things. Horses do, too.
Dear Brigan, she thought to herself. People want incongruous, impossible things. Horses do, too.
क्या तुम समझ रहे हो? अगर तुम इसे नहीं समझते तो मैं नहीं चाहती कि तुम कोई भी काम करो।
Do you understand? I don't want you to do a thing if you don't understand it.
Do you understand? I don't want you to do a thing if you don't understand it.
हर कोई अजीब था। झुंझलाहट में आकर उसने 'अजीब' शब्द को काटा और उसकी जगह बड़े अक्षरों में 'सनकी' लिख दिया।
Everybody was strange. In a fit of frustration, she scratched out strange and wrote the word CRACKPOTS in big letters.
Everybody was strange. In a fit of frustration, she scratched out strange and wrote the word CRACKPOTS in big letters.
लोगों का हर मेल-जोल अपने आप में एक पूरी तरह से नई दुनिया होता है।
Every configuration of people is an entirely new universe unto itself.
Every configuration of people is an entirely new universe unto itself.
हर कोई किसी खूबसूरत चीज़ का थोड़ा सा हिस्सा पाना चाहता है।
Everyone wants a bit of something beautiful.
Everyone wants a bit of something beautiful.
क्लारा ने कहा, "हर कोई किसी खूबसूरत चीज़ का थोड़ा सा हिस्सा पाना चाहता है।" "अमीरों के बीच यह ब्लैक मार्केट में बिकने वाली दुर्लभ खालें और फर होते हैं। बाकी सबके लिए यह वह कचरा होता है जो उन्हें नालियों में अटका हुआ मिलता है या उनके घरों के चूहड़दानों में मारा जाता है। बात आखिर में एक ही है, बस फर्क यह है कि अमीर लोग इस बात से संतुष्ट रहते हैं कि उन्होंने इसके लिए भारी कीमत चुकाई है।"
Everyone wants a bit of something beautiful." Clara said. "Among the wealthy it's the rare skins and furs sold on the black market. With everyone else it's whatever they find clogging the gutters or killed in the housetraps. It al amounts to the same thing, of course, but the rich people feel better knowing they've paid a fortune.
Everyone wants a bit of something beautiful." Clara said. "Among the wealthy it's the rare skins and furs sold on the black market. With everyone else it's whatever they find clogging the gutters or killed in the housetraps. It al amounts to the same thing, of course, but the rich people feel better knowing they've paid a fortune.
अपनी महत्वाकांक्षा, अव्यवस्था और अराजकता के नुकसान को कम करने के लिए हर कोई थोड़ा-बहुत जोखिम उठाने को तैयार था।
Everyone was willing to take some small risk to lessen the damage of their ambition and disorder and lawlessness.
Everyone was willing to take some small risk to lessen the damage of their ambition and disorder and lawlessness.
अपने कमरे के पास पहुँचते ही उसने उसके मन में सोचा, 'अपनी सुबह का कोई ढंग का इस्तेमाल ढूँढो। भीड़ के सामने कोई बहादुरी का काम करो। किसी बच्चे को नदी में धकेल दो जब कोई न देख रहा हो और फिर उसे बचा लो।'
Find something useful to do with your morning,' she thought to him as she neared her chambers. 'Do something heroic in front of an audience. Knock a child into a river while no one's looking and then rescue him.
Find something useful to do with your morning,' she thought to him as she neared her chambers. 'Do something heroic in front of an audience. Knock a child into a river while no one's looking and then rescue him.
फ़ायर साँस रोके बैठी रही। एक ऐसी ज़िंदगी जो उसके पिता की ज़िंदगी के लिए सिर्फ़ एक माफ़ीनामा थी: यह एक ऐसा विचार था जिसे वह समझ सकती थी, शब्दों और सोच से परे। वह इसे वैसे ही समझती थी जैसे वह संगीत को समझती थी।
Fire sat unbreathing. A life that was an apology for the life of his father: It was a notion she could understand, beyond words and thought. She understood it the way she understood music.
Fire sat unbreathing. A life that was an apology for the life of his father: It was a notion she could understand, beyond words and thought. She understood it the way she understood music.
फ़ायर को लगा कि उसे वहाँ होना ही होगा ताकि वह जोश से भरे भाषण दे सके और युद्ध के मैदान में हमले का नेतृत्व कर सके, या जो भी काम युद्ध के समय सेनापति किया करते थे। उसे इस तरह की दुखद और बेतुकी चीज़ में उसकी निपुणता पर गुस्सा आ रहा था। उसकी इच्छा होती थी कि वह, या कोई भी, अपनी तलवार ज़मीन पर फेंक दे और कहे, 'बस बहुत हुआ! यह तय करने का कोई मूर्खतापूर्ण तरीका नहीं है कि हुकूमत कौन करेगा!' और उसे ऐसा लगा, जैसे-जैसे अस्पताल के कमरे के बिस्तर भर रहे थे और खाली हो रहे थे, कि इन लड़ाइयों से राज करने के लिए कुछ ज़्यादा बचा ही नहीं था। साम्राज्य पहले ही टूट चुका था, और यह युद्ध उन टूटे हुए टुकड़ों को और बारीक कर रहा था।
Fire supposed he needed to be there in order to give rousing speeches and lead the charge into the fray, or whatever is was commanders did in wartime. She resented his competence at something so tragic and senseless. She wished he, or somebody, would throw down his sword and say, 'Enough! This is a silly way to decide who's in charge!' And it seemed to her, as the beds in the healing room filled and emptied and filled, that these battles didn't leave much to be in charge of. The kingdom was already broken, and this war was tearing the broken pieces smaller.
Fire supposed he needed to be there in order to give rousing speeches and lead the charge into the fray, or whatever is was commanders did in wartime. She resented his competence at something so tragic and senseless. She wished he, or somebody, would throw down his sword and say, 'Enough! This is a silly way to decide who's in charge!' And it seemed to her, as the beds in the healing room filled and emptied and filled, that these battles didn't leave much to be in charge of. The kingdom was already broken, and this war was tearing the broken pieces smaller.
जो लोग उसकी सुरक्षा की परवाह करने का दावा करते थे, उनकी आदत सी बन गई थी कि वे राजाओं के खिलाफ़ विद्रोह को बढ़ावा देते रहते थे।
For a group of people who claimed to be concerned for her safety, they did seem to have developed rather a habit of encouraging uprisings against monarchs.
For a group of people who claimed to be concerned for her safety, they did seem to have developed rather a habit of encouraging uprisings against monarchs.
उसने अपना लाल चेहरा उसकी तरफ़ घुमाते हुए कहा, "फिलहाल, महारानी, हमें आपकी आज्ञा का पालन करने दीजिए। लेकिन महारानी, हमें सम्मानजनक निर्देश दीजिए, हमसे ऐसे काम करवाइए जो सम्मानजनक हों, ताकि हमें आपकी आज्ञा मानने का गौरव प्राप्त हो सके।"
For now, Lady Queen," he said, "allow us to continue to obey you. But give us honorable instructions, Lady Queen," he said, turning a flushed face to hers. "Ask us to do honorable things, so that we may have the honor of obeying you.
For now, Lady Queen," he said, "allow us to continue to obey you. But give us honorable instructions, Lady Queen," he said, turning a flushed face to hers. "Ask us to do honorable things, so that we may have the honor of obeying you.
गारन ने नाक सिकोड़ी। "अब जब हमें उसके अपच के बारे में पता चल गया है, तो हम उसे केक खिलाकर टॉर्चर कर सकते हैं।"
Garan snorted. "Now that we know about his indigestion, we can torture him with cake.
Garan snorted. "Now that we know about his indigestion, we can torture him with cake.
सही सलामत जाना। सुरक्षित जाना, उसने मन ही मन सोचा। किसी से भी, कहीं भी ऐसी बेतुकी और अर्थहीन बात कहना कितना अजीब था।
Go safely. Go safely, she thought to him. what a silly, empty thing it was to say to anyone, anywhere.
Go safely. Go safely, she thought to him. what a silly, empty thing it was to say to anyone, anywhere.
गुस्से की तुलना में शुक्रगुजार होने में कम ऊर्जा लगती है।
Gratitude takes less energy than anger.
Gratitude takes less energy than anger.
बहुत बढ़िया! उसे अपच है, तो चलो केक खिलाकर उसे और तंग करते हैं।
Great! He has indigestion, so let's torture him with cake.
Great! He has indigestion, so let's torture him with cake.
“समुद्र शांत हैं,” उसने कहा। “तुम्हें क्या चाहिए?” उसने मोमबत्ती उसके चेहरे के पास की। “पो, तुम्हें क्या चाहिए?” “उसने मुझसे कहीं बेहतर काम किया है जो मैं करती।”
Great seas," he said. "What do you want?" He held the candle up to her face. "Po, what do you want?" "She did a far better job than I would've done.
Great seas," he said. "What do you want?" He held the candle up to her face. "Po, what do you want?" "She did a far better job than I would've done.
क्या तुमने किसी ऐसे को तो नहीं रौंद दिया जिसे नहीं रौंदना चाहिए था?
Have you ridden over anyone you shouldn't?
Have you ridden over anyone you shouldn't?
उसने उसे गौर से देखा। “अच्छा। और ये तो बहुत आसान है,” उसने कहा। “मेरी विशेष शक्ति (ग्रेस) मुझे उससे बचाएगी, और मैं तुम्हें बचाऊँगा। तुम मेरे साथ सुरक्षित रहोगी, काट्सा।”
He considered her seriously. "Well. And that's easy," he said. "My Grace will protect me from him, And I'll protect you. You'll be safe with me, Katsa.
He considered her seriously. "Well. And that's easy," he said. "My Grace will protect me from him, And I'll protect you. You'll be safe with me, Katsa.
उसने एक उंगली उठाई और गलियारे की तरफ चला, जहाँ वह पहले 'ब्लॉची' से टकराया, और फिर ब्लॉची के पीछे पागल, उसकी तरह दौड़ती हुई दो दैत्य जैसी बिल्लियों से टकरा गया। गालियाँ बकिते हुए, उसने सीढ़ियों के छज्जे से झुककर पहरेदार को पुकारा और चेतावनी दी कि जब तक राज्य पर युद्ध न आ जाए या उसकी बेटी मरने की स्थिति में न हो, तब तक उसे अगली सूचना तक परेशान न किया जाए।
He held up a finger and went to the hallway, where he tripped over Blotchy, and then over the two monster cats madly pursuing Blotchy. Swearing, he leaned over the landing and called to the guard that unless the kingdom fell to war or his daughter was dying, he better not be interrupted until further notice.
He held up a finger and went to the hallway, where he tripped over Blotchy, and then over the two monster cats madly pursuing Blotchy. Swearing, he leaned over the landing and called to the guard that unless the kingdom fell to war or his daughter was dying, he better not be interrupted until further notice.
वह हँसा। “मैं जानता हूँ कि तुम मुझे चिढ़ा रही हो। और तुम्हें यह पता होना चाहिए कि मैं इतनी आसानी से अपमानित नहीं होता। अगर तुम चाहो तो मेरे लिए शिकार कर सकती हो, हर लड़ाई में मुझे पीट सकती हो, और हम पर हमला होने पर मेरी रक्षा कर सकती हो। मैं इसके लिए तुम्हारा शुक्रिया अदा करूँगा।”
He laughed. "I know you're teasing me. And you should know I'm not easily humiliated. You may hunt for my food, and pound me every time we fight, and protect me when we're attacked, if you like. I'll thank you for it.
He laughed. "I know you're teasing me. And you should know I'm not easily humiliated. You may hunt for my food, and pound me every time we fight, and protect me when we're attacked, if you like. I'll thank you for it.
हेल्दा चादरों की कढ़ाई दिखाकर मुझ पर अपनी छाप छोड़ने की कोशिश कर रही थी। मुझे लगा बस एक मिनट और होता तो मैं इन्हीं चादरों से खुद को फाँसी लगा लेती।” बिटरब्लू ने कहा, “मेरी माँ ने कढ़ाई की थी।” काट्सा ने झट से अपना मुँह बंद कर लिया और हेल्दा को घूरने लगी। “शुक्रिया, हेल्दा, इस बारीक बात को याद दिलाने के लिए।”
Helda's been trying to impress me with the embroidery on the sheets. One more minute and I thought I might use them to hang myself." "My mother did the embroidery," Bittterblue said. Katsa clapped her mouth shut and glared at Helda. "Thank you, Helda, for mentioning that detail.
Helda's been trying to impress me with the embroidery on the sheets. One more minute and I thought I might use them to hang myself." "My mother did the embroidery," Bittterblue said. Katsa clapped her mouth shut and glared at Helda. "Thank you, Helda, for mentioning that detail.
वह अब डेस्क पर इस तरह भारी होकर झुक गया, मानो खतरे ने उसे पहले ताकत दी हो और अब उसकी गैर-मौजूदगी ने उसे कमजोर कर दिया हो।
He leaned heavily on the desk now, as if danger had strengthened him before and its lack now made him weak.
He leaned heavily on the desk now, as if danger had strengthened him before and its lack now made him weak.
उसने उसे मदहोश कर दिया था, इस आदमी ने उसे अपनी गिरफ्त में ले लिया था; और जब-जब उसकी आँखें उसकी आँखों से मिलती थीं, उसकी साँसें थम जाती थीं।
He made her drunk, this man made her drunk; and every time his eyes flashed into hers she could not breathe.
He made her drunk, this man made her drunk; and every time his eyes flashed into hers she could not breathe.
उसने कहा, ‘जिस पल मैंने तुमसे प्यार करना शुरू किया, वह वही पल था जब तुमने अपनी सारंगी को जमीन पर टूटते देखा, और तुम मुझसे मुँह फेरकर अपने घोड़े से लगकर रो पड़ीं। तुम्हारा यह दुख उन चीज़ों में से एक है जो मुझे तुमसे प्यार करने पर मजबूर करता है। क्या तुम यह समझती नहीं हो? मैं इसे समझता हूँ। यह मेरे अपने दुख को थोड़ा कम डरावना बना देता है।’
He said, ‘The moment I began to love you was the moment when you saw your fiddle smashed on the ground, and you turned away from me and cried against your horse. Your sadness is one of the things that makes you beautiful to me. Don’t you see that? I understand it. It makes my own sadness less frightening.
He said, ‘The moment I began to love you was the moment when you saw your fiddle smashed on the ground, and you turned away from me and cried against your horse. Your sadness is one of the things that makes you beautiful to me. Don’t you see that? I understand it. It makes my own sadness less frightening.
उसे लगता है कि हमारे पास पैसों का पेड़ है।
He thinks we're made of money.
He thinks we're made of money.
एक बिल में छुपकर बैठ गई हो और अपनी इस दुखभरी दोस्ती का बोझ किसी पर न डालने की हिम्मत जुटाई है? मैं दोस्त बनाऊँगी, काट्सा। मैं एक जीवन जिएँगी, भले ही मुझे इस बोझ को ढोना पड़े।
Hidden yourself in a hole and dared to burden no one with your grievous friendship? I will have friends, Katsa. I will have a life, even though I carry this burden.
Hidden yourself in a hole and dared to burden no one with your grievous friendship? I will have friends, Katsa. I will have a life, even though I carry this burden.
मरने से पहले उसके दिमाग में यह बात आई कि उसका बेटा अपनी बातों से उसे इतनी आसानी से अपने मोहपाश में बांध सका, तो इसके पीछे कोई मूर्खता नहीं थी। वह तो प्यार था।
His last thought was that it hadn't been stupidity that had allowed his son to enchant him so easily with words. It had been love.
His last thought was that it hadn't been stupidity that had allowed his son to enchant him so easily with words. It had been love.
उसका नाम 'डेथ' (मौत) था। इसका उच्चारण 'टीथ' (दाँत) की तरह किया जाता था, लेकिन बिटरब्लू कभी-कभी गलती से इसका गलत उच्चारण करना पसंद करती थी।
His name was Death. It was pronounced to rhyme with "teeth", but Bitterblue liked to mispronounce it by accident on occassion.
His name was Death. It was pronounced to rhyme with "teeth", but Bitterblue liked to mispronounce it by accident on occassion.
यह कितनी विडंबना की बात थी कि सातों राज्यों में, सबसे कमज़ोर और असहाय लोग—लड़कियाँ, औरतें—निहत्थे घूमती थीं और उन्हें लड़ने की कोई सीख नहीं दी जाती थी, जबकि ताकतवरों को उनकी कला के उच्चतम स्तर तक प्रशिक्षित किया जाता था।
How absurd it was that in all seven kingdoms, the weakest and most vulnerable of people - girls, women - went unarmed and were taught nothing of fighting, while the strong were trained to the highest reaches of their skill.
How absurd it was that in all seven kingdoms, the weakest and most vulnerable of people - girls, women - went unarmed and were taught nothing of fighting, while the strong were trained to the highest reaches of their skill.
कभी-कभी लोगों का होना या न होना कितना मायने रखता है
How acutely sometimes the presence or absence of people mattered
How acutely sometimes the presence or absence of people mattered
कितनी नाइंसाफी है कि आप उस इंसान से मिलें जिसे आप चाहते हैं, और सिर्फ इसलिए उससे दूर रहना पड़े क्योंकि एक का बिस्तर घास-फूस का बना हो और दूसरे का, पंखों का।
How unjust then to meet that person you love, and be kept away from them only because ones bed is made of hay , and the other, feathers.
How unjust then to meet that person you love, and be kept away from them only because ones bed is made of hay , and the other, feathers.
विचार हर दिशा और आयाम में पनप रहे थे; वे एक मूर्ति या एक किले का रूप ले रहे थे। और तभी सब उसे छोड़कर अपने कामों में लौट गए; और वह फिर से अकेली, खाली और सब कुछ अवास्तविक महसूस कर रही थी।
Ideas were growing in all directions and dimensions; they were becoming a sculpture, or a castle. And then everyone left her, to return to their own affairs; and she was alone, and empty and unbelieving again.
Ideas were growing in all directions and dimensions; they were becoming a sculpture, or a castle. And then everyone left her, to return to their own affairs; and she was alone, and empty and unbelieving again.
मैं क्रूरता से बचना चाहती हूँ और उसके लिए शुक्रिया नहीं सुनना चाहती। ~ काट्सा
I'd like to restrain from cruelity and not be thanked." ~ Katsa
I'd like to restrain from cruelity and not be thanked." ~ Katsa
मुझे अक्सर यह समझ नहीं आता कि किस व्यक्ति को कौन सी किताब पढ़नी चाहिए। यह कुछ-कुछ लोगों की जोड़ी मिलाने जैसा है—एक सही मेल हमेशा अप्रत्याशित और रहस्यमयी होता है।
I don’t often know who should read what book. It’s a little bit like trying to set people up on a date - a good match is unpredictable and mysterious.
I don’t often know who should read what book. It’s a little bit like trying to set people up on a date - a good match is unpredictable and mysterious.
मुझे तुम्हारी किताब समझ नहीं आती। क्या हर किताब शब्दों की किताब नहीं होती?
I don't understand your book. Isn't every book a book of words?
I don't understand your book. Isn't every book a book of words?
मैं तुमसे तब प्यार नहीं करना चाहता जब तुम्हें सिर्फ मरना ही हो।
I don't want to love you if you're only going to die.
I don't want to love you if you're only going to die.
मैंने कभी सोचा था, असल में, अगर तुम कहती तो मैं तुम्हारे मन को पढ़ लेता। मैंने सोचा था कि मैं रात को तुम्हें सोने में मदद कर सकता हूँ।” उसने कुछ कहने के लिए अपना मुँह खोला। फिर बंद कर लिया। उसका चेहरा एक पल के लिए सख्त हो गया, उसका भावहीन नकाब फिर से आ गया। उसने धीरे से कहा। “लेकिन वह सही नहीं होता; क्योंकि मेरे सोने के बाद तुम जागती रह जातीं, और तुम्हें सुलाने वाला कोई नहीं होता।”
I'd thought once, actually, of taking your mind, if you asked. I'd thought I could help you fall asleep at night." He opened his mouth to say something. Shut it again. His face closed for a moment, his unreadable mask falling into place. He spoke softly. "But that wouldn't be fair; for after I slept you'd be left awake, with no one to help you sleep.
I'd thought once, actually, of taking your mind, if you asked. I'd thought I could help you fall asleep at night." He opened his mouth to say something. Shut it again. His face closed for a moment, his unreadable mask falling into place. He spoke softly. "But that wouldn't be fair; for after I slept you'd be left awake, with no one to help you sleep.
अगर उसके दुश्मन ब्रिगन के दोस्त थे और उसके वे दोस्त ब्रिगन के दुश्मन थे, तो वे दोनों दुनिया में हाथ में हाथ डाले घूम सकते थे और उन पर कभी तीर नहीं बरसते।
If her enemies were Brigan's friends and her friends were Brigan's enemies, then the two of them could walk through the world arm in arm and never be hit by arrows again.
If her enemies were Brigan's friends and her friends were Brigan's enemies, then the two of them could walk through the world arm in arm and never be hit by arrows again.
अगर उसने तुम्हें छुआ, तो मैं अंदर आकर उसका गला घोंट दूँगा।
If he touches you, I'll come in and choke him to death.
If he touches you, I'll come in and choke him to death.
अगर मैं उसे मारने की कोशिश कर रहा होता, तो वह मर चुका होता।
If I'd been trying to kill him, he'd be dead.
If I'd been trying to kill him, he'd be dead.
अगर मैं रात के खाने पर किसी को अकतकाना चाहूँ, तो मैं उनके चेहरे पर मुक्का मारूँगा।
If I wanted to stun anyone at dinner, I'd hit them in the face.
If I wanted to stun anyone at dinner, I'd hit them in the face.
अगर वह पो को अपना पति चुनती, तो वह ऐसे भविष्य के बारे में वादे कर रही होती जिसे वह अभी देख नहीं सकती थी। क्योंकि एक बार पो की पत्नी बनने के बाद, वह हमेशा के लिए उसी की हो जाती। और, पो उसे चाहे जितनी भी आज़ादी देता, वह हमेशा जानती कि वह एक तोहफ़ा था। उसकी आज़ादी उसकी अपनी नहीं होती; वह पो की होती कि वह चाहे तो दे या रोक ले। इससे कोई फर्क नहीं पड़ता कि पो कभी उसे रोकता नहीं। अगर वह आज़ादी खुद उसकी अपनी मर्ज़ी से न मिलती, तो वह सचमुच उसकी नहीं होती।
If she took Po as her husband, she would be making promises about a future she couldn't yet see. For once she became his wife, she would be his forever. And, no matter how much freedom Po gave her, she would always know that it was a gift. Her freedom would be not be her own; it would be Po's to give or to withhold. That he never would withhold it made no difference. If it did not come from her, it was not really hers.
If she took Po as her husband, she would be making promises about a future she couldn't yet see. For once she became his wife, she would be his forever. And, no matter how much freedom Po gave her, she would always know that it was a gift. Her freedom would be not be her own; it would be Po's to give or to withhold. That he never would withhold it made no difference. If it did not come from her, it was not really hers.
अगर वह यह जताना चाहती थी कि वह अपने अनुभव के बूते इतनी समझदार है कि कभी किसी के मोहपाज में नहीं फँसेगी—तो उसका यह दावा उसी के सामने धधकता हुआ सबूत बनकर बैठा था; स्लेटी आँखों वाला एक राजकुमार, जिसके होंठों पर छाई वह गंभीर और विचारमग्न मुद्रा उसे पूरी तरह विचलित कर रही थी।
If she was suggesting she was too wise with the weight of her experience to fall prey to infatuation - well, the disproof was sitting before her in the form of a gray-eyed prince with a thoughtful set to his mouth that she found quite distracting.
If she was suggesting she was too wise with the weight of her experience to fall prey to infatuation - well, the disproof was sitting before her in the form of a gray-eyed prince with a thoughtful set to his mouth that she found quite distracting.
अगर हमें यह पता हो कि कोई इंसान मरने वाला है, तो हम उसकी यादों को और कसकर थाम लेते हैं।" फायर ने फुसफुसाते हुए उसे सुधारा, "अच्छी यादों को।"
If we knew a person was going to die, we'd hold harder to the memories." Fire corrected him, in a whisper. "The good memories.
If we knew a person was going to die, we'd hold harder to the memories." Fire corrected him, in a whisper. "The good memories.
अगर हमारे माता-पिता और दादा-दादी के कर्मों से हमारा फैसला होना है, तो हम सबके लिए यही बेहतर होगा कि हम खुद को किसी नुकीली चट्टान पर गिराकर अपनी जान दे दें।
If we're to be judged by our parents and grandparents, then we all may as well impale ourselves upon jagged bits of rock.
If we're to be judged by our parents and grandparents, then we all may as well impale ourselves upon jagged bits of rock.
मुझे इसमें कोई शक नहीं है कि अगर आप चाहें, तो मोंसिया की रानी, मेरे बेटे, मेरे बाकी बेटों और नान्देर के सौ प्यारे बच्चों तक को चीखते-चिल्लाते हमलावरों के बीच से सुरक्षित निकाल लाने में पूरी तरह सक्षम हैं।
I have no doubt that you are more than capable of bringing the Monsean queen and my son and the rest of my sons and a hundred Nanderan kittens through an onslaught of howling raiders if you chose to.
I have no doubt that you are more than capable of bringing the Monsean queen and my son and the rest of my sons and a hundred Nanderan kittens through an onslaught of howling raiders if you chose to.
मैंने सुना है कि तुम लोगों को अपने वश में करने में माहिर हो। तो ज़रा थोड़ी और कोशिश करो ताकि मैं तुम्हें पसंद कर सकूं, ठीक है? मैं रानी हूँ। अगर मैं तुम्हें पसंद करूँगी, तो तुम्हारी ज़िंदगी थोड़ी आसान रहेगी।
I hear you're supposed to be good at manipulating people. Try a little harder to make me like you, all right? I'm the queen. Your life will be nicer if I like you.
I hear you're supposed to be good at manipulating people. Try a little harder to make me like you, all right? I'm the queen. Your life will be nicer if I like you.
मैं जानता हूँ कि तुम यह सब नहीं चाहती हो काट्सा। लेकिन मैं खुद को रोक नहीं पा रहा हूँ। जिस पल तुम आंधी-तूफान की तरह मेरी ज़िंदगी में आई, मैं पूरी तरह तुम्हारा हो चुका था। मुझे अपनी इच्छाओं का इज़हार करते हुए भी डर लगता है कि कहीं तुम... मुझे नहीं पता, शायद मुझे आग में झोंक दो। या उससे भी ज़्यादा मुमकिन है कि तुम मुझे ठुकरा दो। या सबसे बुरी बात यह होगी कि तुम मुझसे नफ़रत करने लगोगी," उसकी आवाज़ भर्रा गई और उसकी नज़रें काट्सा के चेहरे से हट गईं। उसने अपना चेहरा दोनों हाथों में छिपा लिया। "मैं तुमसे प्यार करता हूँ," उसने कहा। "तुम मेरे दिल के इतने करीब हो जितना मैंने कभी सोचा भी नहीं था कि कोई हो सकता है। और मैंने तुम्हें रुला दिया; बस, अब मैं और कुछ नहीं कहूँगा।" वह रो रही थी, लेकिन उसकी वजह उसकी बातें नहीं थीं। इसकी वजह वह पक्का यकीन था जिसे वह उसके सामने बैठे हुए भी मानना नहीं चाहती थी।
I know you don't want this, Katsa. But I can't help myself. The moment you came barreling into my life I was lost. I'm afraid to tell you what I wish for, for fear you'll... oh, I don't know, throw me into the fire. Or more likely, refuse me. Or worst of all, despise me," he said, his voice breaking and his eyes dropping from her face. His face dropping into his hands. "I love you," he said. "You're more dear to my heart than I ever knew anyone could be. And I've made you cry; and there I'll stop.
I know you don't want this, Katsa. But I can't help myself. The moment you came barreling into my life I was lost. I'm afraid to tell you what I wish for, for fear you'll... oh, I don't know, throw me into the fire. Or more likely, refuse me. Or worst of all, despise me," he said, his voice breaking and his eyes dropping from her face. His face dropping into his hands. "I love you," he said. "You're more dear to my heart than I ever knew anyone could be. And I've made you cry; and there I'll stop.
मैं तुम्हें अपना बचाव करना सिखाऊँगा, किसी इंसान को अधमरा करना सिखाऊँगा। इसके लिए हम पो को नमूना बना सकते हैं।" "बहुत बढ़िया," पो ने कहा। "वैसे यह काफ़ी उबाऊ है जिस तरह तुम अपने हाथों और पैरों से मुझे पीट-पीटकर अधमरा कर देती हो काट्सा। यह देखना काफ़ी दिलचस्प होगा जब तुम मुझ पर चाकू लेकर हमला करोगी।"
I'll teach you how to defend yourself, how to maim a man. We can use Po as a model.' 'Wonderful,' Po said. 'It's quite boring really, the way you beat me to death with your hands and feet, Katsa. It'll be refreshing to have you come at me with a knife.
I'll teach you how to defend yourself, how to maim a man. We can use Po as a model.' 'Wonderful,' Po said. 'It's quite boring really, the way you beat me to death with your hands and feet, Katsa. It'll be refreshing to have you come at me with a knife.
मैं तुमसे प्यार करता हूँ," उसने कहा। "तुम मेरे दिल के इतने करीब हो जितना मैंने कभी नहीं सोचा था कि कोई दूसरा हो सकता है। और मैंने तुम्हें रुला दिया; बस, अब मैं और कुछ नहीं कहूँगा।" वह रो रही थी, लेकिन उसके ऐसा करने की वजह उसकी बातें नहीं थीं। इसकी वजह वह पक्का यकीन था जिसे वह उसके सामने बैठे हुए भी स्वीकार करने से कतरा रही थी।
I love you," he said. "You're more dear to my heart than I ever knew anyone else can be. And I've made you cry; and there I'll stop." She was crying, but not because of his words. It was because of a certainty she refused to consider while she sat before him.
I love you," he said. "You're more dear to my heart than I ever knew anyone else can be. And I've made you cry; and there I'll stop." She was crying, but not because of his words. It was because of a certainty she refused to consider while she sat before him.
मुझे कई चीज़ों से डर लगता है," उसने कहा। "बस, मैं डर के बावजूद उन्हें कर डालता हूँ।
I'm afraid of plenty of things," he said. "I just do them anyway.
I'm afraid of plenty of things," he said. "I just do them anyway.
मैं तुम दोनों जितनी ही उम्रदराज हूँ," उसने कहा, हालांकि उसे शक था कि शायद वह नहीं थी, "और मैं तुमसे ज़्यादा समझदार भी हूँ, और शायद तुम्हारे जितनी ही अच्छी फाइटर भी हूँ।
I’m as old as both of you,” she said, even though she suspected she wasn’t, “and I’m smarter, and I can probably fight as well as you can.
I’m as old as both of you,” she said, even though she suspected she wasn’t, “and I’m smarter, and I can probably fight as well as you can.
मैं बोरियत से मरे जा रही हूँ। शायद अपने मनोरंजन के लिए मुझे अपने किसी पड़ोसी राज्य पर हमला कर देना चाहिए। ड्रोडन के लिए तो यह तरीका काफी असरदार साबित होता है।
I’m bored to death. Perhaps I should pillage one of my neighbors for my own amusement. It seems to work for Drowden.
I’m bored to death. Perhaps I should pillage one of my neighbors for my own amusement. It seems to work for Drowden.
मैं ध्यान लगाती हूँ, और जब मैं ऐसा करती हूँ, तो राजकुमार हैरी मेरे अवचेतन मन में प्रकट होकर मेरे साथ ध्यान लगाने लगते हैं। यह थोड़ा अजीब है लेकिन मुझे नहीं लगता कि इस बारे में मैं कुछ कर सकती हूँ। कभी-कभी वह अकेले नहीं होते; पिछले दिनों वहाँ मैं, राजकुमार हैरी, दलाई लामा, मिस्टर रॉजर्स, कोको गोरिल्ला और जॉर्ज क्लूनी, हम सब मौजूद थे। हम सब धरती के ऊपर हवा में तैर रहे थे और नीचे से गुजरते महाद्वीपों को देख रहे थे। जॉर्ज क्लूनी ने सुझाव दिया कि मुझे रोड आइलैंड के प्रोविडेंस शहर जाना चाहिए। दलाई लामा ने गहरी साँस ली और कहा कि वह तिब्बत जाना चाहते हैं। बेचारे दलाई लामा।
I meditate, and when I do, Prince Harry appears in my subconscious and meditates with me. It's a little strange but I don't think there's anything I can do about it. Sometimes he's not the only one; the other day it was me, Prince Harry, the Dalai Lama, Mr. Rogers, Coco the gorilla, and George Clooney. We were all floating above the earth looking down at the continents as they passed. George Clooney suggested I visit Providence, Rhode Island. The Dalai Lama sighed deeply and said he'd like to visit Tibet. Poor Dalai Lama.
I meditate, and when I do, Prince Harry appears in my subconscious and meditates with me. It's a little strange but I don't think there's anything I can do about it. Sometimes he's not the only one; the other day it was me, Prince Harry, the Dalai Lama, Mr. Rogers, Coco the gorilla, and George Clooney. We were all floating above the earth looking down at the continents as they passed. George Clooney suggested I visit Providence, Rhode Island. The Dalai Lama sighed deeply and said he'd like to visit Tibet. Poor Dalai Lama.
मैं लाल रंग की ड्रेस नहीं पहनूँगी," उसने कहा। "यह बहुत शानदार लगेगी, महारानी साहिबा," उसने पुकारा। उसने पानी की सतह पर तैरते हुए बुलबुले से बात की। "अगर डिनर में मुझे किसी के होश उड़ाने हुए, तो मैं सीधे उसके मुँह पर मुक्का मारूँगी।"
I'm not going to wear a red dress," she said. "It would look stunning, My Lady," she called. She spoke to the bubbles gathered on the surface of the water. "If there's anyone I wish to stun at dinner, I'll hit him in the face.
I'm not going to wear a red dress," she said. "It would look stunning, My Lady," she called. She spoke to the bubbles gathered on the surface of the water. "If there's anyone I wish to stun at dinner, I'll hit him in the face.
मुझे प्यार निभाना नहीं आता। मैं किसी कांटेदार जीव जैसी हूँ। जिसे भी मैं प्यार करती हूँ, उसे खुद से दूर धकेल देती हूँ।
I'm not good at love. I'm like a barbed creature. I push everyone I love away.
I'm not good at love. I'm like a barbed creature. I push everyone I love away.
मैं खुद भी कोई बुरा फाइटर नहीं हूँ," स्काई ने कहा। पो ज़ोर से हँस पड़ा। "ओह, उससे लड़ो काट्सा। कृपया उससे लड़ो। इससे ज़्यादा मनोरंजक मज़ा और कुछ नहीं हो सकता।
I'm not such a bad fighter myself," Skye said. Po exploded with laughter. "Oh, fight him, Katsa. Please fight him. I can't imagine a more entertaining diversion.
I'm not such a bad fighter myself," Skye said. Po exploded with laughter. "Oh, fight him, Katsa. Please fight him. I can't imagine a more entertaining diversion.
मुझे इस बात पर संदेह है कि कोई एक ऐसी किताब हो सकती है जिसे पढ़ना हर किसी के लिए फायदेमंद हो।
I’m suspicious of the notion of a single book that would benefit everyone to read.
I’m suspicious of the notion of a single book that would benefit everyone to read.
मुझे चीज़ों के होने की कामना करना बंद कर देना चाहिए। क्योंकि आख़िरकार कुछ न कुछ होकर रहेगा, और जब ऐसा होगा, तो मैं चाहूँगा कि काश यह न हुआ होता।
I must stop wishing for things to happen. Because something will happen eventually, and when it does, I'll be bound to wish it hadn't.
I must stop wishing for things to happen. Because something will happen eventually, and when it does, I'll be bound to wish it hadn't.
आख़िरकार, लेक को अपने झूठ पर ही टिके रहना चाहिए था। क्योंकि वह सच ही था जिसे वह लगभग बयां करने ही वाला था और वही उसकी मौत की वजह बना।
In the end, Leck should have stuck to his lies. For it was the truth he almost told that killed him.
In the end, Leck should have stuck to his lies. For it was the truth he almost told that killed him.
घोड़े की पीठ पर वापस बैठकर, फ़ायर ने कमांडर के उस भरोसे के बारे में सोचा, और उसे मुँह में टॉफ़ी की तरह इधर-उधर घुमाते हुए यह तय करने की कोशिश की कि क्या उसे इस पर यकीन करना चाहिए।
In the saddle again, Fire mulled over the commander's trust, prodding it around, like a candy in her mouth, trying to decide whether she believed it.
In the saddle again, Fire mulled over the commander's trust, prodding it around, like a candy in her mouth, trying to decide whether she believed it.
"मैं जिसे भी प्यार करता हूँ, उसे खुद से दूर कर देता हूँ।" उसने कंधे उचकाए। "मुझे कोई परवाह नहीं अगर तुम मुझे खुद से दूर करो, बशर्ते इसका मतलब यह हो कि तुम मुझसे प्यार करती हो, छोटी बहन।"
I push everyone I love away." He shrugged. "I don't mind you pushing me away if it means you love me, little sister.
I push everyone I love away." He shrugged. "I don't mind you pushing me away if it means you love me, little sister.
कितना अच्छा है न कि हम सब फिर से एक साथ हैं? -रैफिन ने पो और बैन दोनों के इर्द-गिर्द अपना एक-एक हाथ डालते हुए कहा। -------- वह उन्हें अपने करीब चाहती थी, भले ही वे अपने कामों में कितने भी व्यस्त क्यों न हों; सुबह तलवारबाजी के अभ्यास के वक्त और रात के खाने की मेज पर उसे उनकी मौजूदगी चाहिए थी—वे उसके आसपास उठें-बैठें, आएं और जाएं, बहस करें, एक-दूसरे को चिढ़ाएं, और उन लोगों की तरह व्यवहार करें जिन्हें पता हो कि वे कौन हैं।
Isn't is lovely to be all together again?" Raffin said, throwing one arm around Po and the other around Bann. -------- She wanted them near, even if they were subsumed by their own affairs, she needed them at sword practice in the morning, at dinner at night, moving and shifting around her, there and gone, back again, arguing, teasing, acting like people who knew who they were.
Isn't is lovely to be all together again?" Raffin said, throwing one arm around Po and the other around Bann. -------- She wanted them near, even if they were subsumed by their own affairs, she needed them at sword practice in the morning, at dinner at night, moving and shifting around her, there and gone, back again, arguing, teasing, acting like people who knew who they were.
फायर को इन भाई-बहनों के बीच का यह शारीरिक स्नेह हमेशा हैरान करता था, जो अक्सर किसी न किसी बात पर आपस में ही उलझते रहते थे। उसे अच्छा लगता था कि कैसे वे चारों एक-दूसरे के साथ बदलते-ढलते रहते थे, आपस में टकराते और खनकते थे, एक-दूसरे की कमियों को तराशते और फिर उन्हें संभालते थे, और जैसे-तैसे हमेशा एक साथ जुड़कर रहने का रास्ता ढूंढ ही लेते थे।
It always struck Fire, the physical affection between these siblings, who as often as not were at each other's throats over one thing or another. She liked the way the four of them shifted and changed shape, bumping and clanging against one another, sharpening each other's edges and then smoothing them down again, and somehow always finding the way to fit together.
It always struck Fire, the physical affection between these siblings, who as often as not were at each other's throats over one thing or another. She liked the way the four of them shifted and changed shape, bumping and clanging against one another, sharpening each other's edges and then smoothing them down again, and somehow always finding the way to fit together.
यह एक मुश्किल सबक था, कि महानता के लिए कष्ट सहना ही पड़ता है।
It has been a hard lesson to learn, that greatness requires suffering.
It has been a hard lesson to learn, that greatness requires suffering.
उसने कहा, 'मुझे लगता है कि कभी-कभी हम खुद को महसूस नहीं कर पाते, जो हम वास्तव में होते हैं। लेकिन दूसरे हमें महसूस कर सकते हैं।'
I think.' she said, 'that sometimes we don't feel the things that we are. But others can feel them.
I think.' she said, 'that sometimes we don't feel the things that we are. But others can feel them.
मुझे तो लगा था कि तुम्हें चकमा देना नामुमकिन है। बाज़ जैसी आँखें और भेड़िए जैसे कान और बाकी सब बातें।
I thought it was supposed to be impossible to sneak up on you. Eyes of a hawk and ears of a wolf and all.
I thought it was supposed to be impossible to sneak up on you. Eyes of a hawk and ears of a wolf and all.
यह मुझे विनम्र बनाता है, पर हीन नहीं।
It humbles me, but it doesn't humiliate me.
It humbles me, but it doesn't humiliate me.
रॉर सिटी ने लगभग उसकी आँखों को चौंधिया दिया था; और उसे ज़रा भी हैरानी नहीं हुई कि पो ऐसी जगह से आया था जो चमकती थी।
It hurt her eyes, almost, Ror City; and it didn't surprise her that Po should come from a place that shone.
It hurt her eyes, almost, Ror City; and it didn't surprise her that Po should come from a place that shone.
इस तरह की दवा का ख्याल आते ही फायर गुस्से से आगबबूला हो गई, कि खुद अपने जैसी किसी रचना को रोकने के लिए उसने अपने ही साथ कितनी हिंसा की थी। और इन आँखों, इस असंभव चेहरे, इस शरीर की कोमलता और घुमाव, इस मन की ताकत का आखिर मतलब ही क्या था; इसका क्या औचित्य था, अगर उसे चाहने वाले पुरुषों में से कोई उसे बच्चे न दे, और इससे उसे केवल दुःख के सिवा कुछ न मिले? एक राक्षसी स्त्री का उद्देश्य ही क्या होता है?
It made Fire so angry, the thought of such a medicine, a violence done to herself to stop her from creating anything like herself. And what was the purpose of these eyes, this impossible face, the softness and the curves of this body, the strength of this mind; what was the point, if none of the men who desired her were to give her any babies, and all it ever brought her was grief? What was the purpose of a woman monster?
It made Fire so angry, the thought of such a medicine, a violence done to herself to stop her from creating anything like herself. And what was the purpose of these eyes, this impossible face, the softness and the curves of this body, the strength of this mind; what was the point, if none of the men who desired her were to give her any babies, and all it ever brought her was grief? What was the purpose of a woman monster?
मैंने तुमसे पहले भी कहा है, काट्सा। जब तुम गुस्से में होती हो, तो मैं नहीं लड़ता। हमारे बीच के मतभेद को मैं हाथापाई से नहीं सुलझाऊंगा।" उसने बर्फ उठाई और अपने जबड़े को छुआ। उसने कराहते हुए बर्फ को फिर अपने चेहरे पर रख लिया। "हम अभ्यास कक्षों में जो करते हैं—वह एक-दूसरे की मदद के लिए होता है। हम उसका इस्तेमाल एक-दूसरे के खिलाफ नहीं करते। हम दोस्त हैं, काट्सा। हम दोनों एक-दूसरे के लिए बहुत खतरनाक हैं। और अगर हम इतने खतरनाक न भी होते, तब भी यह सही नहीं है।
I told you before, Katsa. I won't fight when you're angry. I won't solve a disagreement between us with blows." He lifted the ice and fingered his jaw. He moaned and held the ice to his face again. "What we do in the practice rooms-that's to help each other. We don't use it against each other. We're friends, Katsa. We're too dangerous to each other. And even if we weren't, it's not right.
I told you before, Katsa. I won't fight when you're angry. I won't solve a disagreement between us with blows." He lifted the ice and fingered his jaw. He moaned and held the ice to his face again. "What we do in the practice rooms-that's to help each other. We don't use it against each other. We're friends, Katsa. We're too dangerous to each other. And even if we weren't, it's not right.
उसने कहा, "मुझे सच में लगा था कि मैं उस आदमी को बहुत बुरी तरह... घायल कर सकता हूँ।" "मुझे पता नहीं था कि तुम इतने गुस्से वाले हो।" "जाहिर है कि मैं हूँ।"
I truly thought I might hurt that man," he said, "very badly." "I didn't know you were capable of such bad temper." "Apparently I am.
I truly thought I might hurt that man," he said, "very badly." "I didn't know you were capable of such bad temper." "Apparently I am.
ऐसा लगता है जैसे जब मैं खुद को हर अहसास के प्रति खोल देती हूँ, तो चीजें खुद-ब-خود अपना केंद्र बना लेती हैं।
It's as if when I open myself up to every perception, things create their own focus.
It's as if when I open myself up to every perception, things create their own focus.
उसने कहा, "मुझे लगता है कि बच्चे के पास ये हुनर होना और कभी उनका इस्तेमाल न करना बेहतर है, बशर्ते कि ये हुनर न हों और एक दिन इनकी ज़रूरत पड़ जाए।"
It seems better to me for a child to have these skills and never use them, than not have them and one day need them," she said.
It seems better to me for a child to have these skills and never use them, than not have them and one day need them," she said.
जब दुःस्वप्न सच हो जाए, तो उससे बाहर निकलना मुश्किल होता है।
It's hard to wake from a nightmare when the nightmare is real.
It's hard to wake from a nightmare when the nightmare is real.
"यह सही नहीं है। यह बिल्कुल सही नहीं है," वह रोते हुए बोली। वह जानती थी कि यह किसी बच्चे जैसी ज़िद है, फिर भी उसे परवाह नहीं थी, क्योंकि बचकानी हरकत करने से बात झूठी नहीं हो जाती।
It's not fair. It's not fair," she cried, knowing it was a child's argument but not caring, because being childish did not make it untrue.
It's not fair. It's not fair," she cried, knowing it was a child's argument but not caring, because being childish did not make it untrue.
उसने कहा, "यह सिर्फ पानी है।" गिडन ने कहा, "यह बात किसी डूबते हुए इंसान से कहना।"
It's only water," she said. "Tell that to a drowning man," Giddon said.
It's only water," she said. "Tell that to a drowning man," Giddon said.
यह एक दर्द भरा गीत था, एक मायूसी भरा और दुनिया के हर उस बिखराव पर दिल का रोना था जो टूट चुका था। जैसे ही चमकते आसमान के खिलाफ राख का काला गुबार उठा, फायर का सारंगी उन लोगों के लिए चीख उठा जो मर चुके थे, और उन जीवित लोगों के लिए जो पीछे अलविदा कहने के लिए रह गए थे।
It was a hurting tune, resigned, a cry of heartache for all in the world that fell apart. As ash rose black against the brilliant sky, Fire's fiddle cried out for the dead, and for the living who stay behind to say goodbye.
It was a hurting tune, resigned, a cry of heartache for all in the world that fell apart. As ash rose black against the brilliant sky, Fire's fiddle cried out for the dead, and for the living who stay behind to say goodbye.
यह एक अजीब सा दानव था, क्योंकि अपने बाहरी रूप के नीचे यह अपनी ही हिंसा से डरा हुआ और बीमार था। यह अपनी बर्बरता के लिए खुद को कोसता था। और कभी-कभी इसका हिंसा करने का मन नहीं करता था और यह पूरी तरह इसके खिलाफ बगावत कर देता था।
It was a strange monster, for beneath its exterior it was frightened and sickened by its own violence. It chastised itself for its savagery. And sometimes it had no heart for violence and rebelled against it utterly.
It was a strange monster, for beneath its exterior it was frightened and sickened by its own violence. It chastised itself for its savagery. And sometimes it had no heart for violence and rebelled against it utterly.
किसी दोस्त का दिल और उसकी उम्मीदें तोड़ देना बहुत मुश्किल काम था।
It was a very hard thing to have crushed the heart, and the hopes, of a friend.
It was a very hard thing to have crushed the heart, and the hopes, of a friend.
बात सिर्फ इतनी थी कि उसे उससे कुछ सच कहने की ज़रूरत थी, कुछ ऐसा जो सच भी हो और जिसमें थोड़ा गम भी हो, क्योंकि आज रात की खुशमिजाज झूठी बातें बहुत निराशाजनक और चुभने वाली थीं, जो पिन की तरह उसी के भीतर गड़ रही थीं।
It was just that she had the need to tell him something honest, something honest and unhappy, because cheerful lies tonight were too depressing and too sharp, turning in on her like pins
It was just that she had the need to tell him something honest, something honest and unhappy, because cheerful lies tonight were too depressing and too sharp, turning in on her like pins
इवान ने अंधेरी रात में किसी तरह यह कमाल कर दिखाया कि तरबूज के खेत के हर तरबूज की जगह एक कब्र का पत्थर रख दिया, और नक्काश (उत्कीर्णक) की जगह के हर कब्र के पत्थर की जगह एक तरबूज रख दिया।
Ivan had contrived somehow in the dark of night to replace every watermelon in the watermelon patch with a gravestone, and every gravestone in the engraver's lot with a watermelon
Ivan had contrived somehow in the dark of night to replace every watermelon in the watermelon patch with a gravestone, and every gravestone in the engraver's lot with a watermelon
मुझे हमेशा यही विश्वास दिलाया गया है कि एक लेखक का अंतिम लक्ष्य फिल्म का सौदा हासिल करना है। अब मैं समझी हूँ कि फिल्म का सौदा तो बस एक बहुत ऊंचे मकसद को पाने का ज़रिया मात्र है: नेल पॉलिश (नख़ून की पॉलिश)।
I've always been led to believe that the ultimate goal for an author is the movie deal. Now I understand that the movie deal is merely a MEANS TO A MUCH HIGHER END: NAIL POLISH.
I've always been led to believe that the ultimate goal for an author is the movie deal. Now I understand that the movie deal is merely a MEANS TO A MUCH HIGHER END: NAIL POLISH.
उसने अपने अक्स से ज़ोर से कहा, "मुझे कैंस्रेल बनने से डर लगता रहा है। लेकिन मैं कैंस्रेल नहीं हूँ।" उसके पास खड़े मूसा ने सहज भाव से कहा, "हम में से कोई भी आपको यह बता सकता था, लेवी।" फायर ने अपने पहरेदारों के कप्तान को देखा और हँस पड़ी, क्योंकि वह कैंस्रेल नहीं थी—वह खुद के अलावा और कोई नहीं थी। उसे किसी के रास्ते पर चलने की ज़रूरत नहीं थी; उसका रास्ता चुनने की आज़ादी सिर्फ उसकी अपनी थी।
I've been afraid of being Cansrel,' she said aloud to her reflection. 'But I'm not Cansrel.' At her elbow, Musa said blandly, 'Any one of us could have told you that, Lady.' Fire looked at the captain of her guard and laughed, because she wasn't Cansrel- she wasn't anyone but herself. She had no one's path to follow; her path was her own to choose.
I've been afraid of being Cansrel,' she said aloud to her reflection. 'But I'm not Cansrel.' At her elbow, Musa said blandly, 'Any one of us could have told you that, Lady.' Fire looked at the captain of her guard and laughed, because she wasn't Cansrel- she wasn't anyone but herself. She had no one's path to follow; her path was her own to choose.
गिडन ने कहा, "जब कात्सा आस-पास होती है, तो तुम मुझे ज़्यादा अच्छी लगती हो। वह मुझसे इतनी रूखे से पेश आती है कि उसके मुकाबले तुम सचमुच बहुत भली लगती हो।"
I've liked you better when Katsa's around," Giddon said. "She's so rotten to me that you seem positively pleasant in contrast.
I've liked you better when Katsa's around," Giddon said. "She's so rotten to me that you seem positively pleasant in contrast.
मैं चाहती थी कि तुम चले जाओ, क्योंकि जब मैं तुम्हें देख नहीं पाती, तो तुम्हारे साथ रहना तकलीफदेह होता है। - पो
I wanted you to go away, because it hurts to be with you when I can't see you." - Po
I wanted you to go away, because it hurts to be with you when I can't see you." - Po
गिडन ने कहा, "मैं विज्ञान के प्रयोग कर रहा था।" "उसने एक सेम फेंका।" बान ने कहा, "यह तो कोई ढंग की बात भी नहीं हुई।" "शायद मैं तुम्हारे इस खूबसूरत सफेद कमीज पर एक सेम फेंककर उसका असर देखूँ।"
I was doing science," Giddon said. "He threw a bean." "I was testing the impact of a bean upon water," Bann said. "That's not even a real thing." "Perhaps I'll test the impact of a bean upon your beautiful white shirt.
I was doing science," Giddon said. "He threw a bean." "I was testing the impact of a bean upon water," Bann said. "That's not even a real thing." "Perhaps I'll test the impact of a bean upon your beautiful white shirt.
बिटरब्लू ने फुसफुसाते हुए कहा, "काश लोग पो को मारना बंद कर दें।" गिडन ने कहा, "अच्छा। हाँ। मैं उम्मीद कर रहा हूँ कि स्काई मेरे तरीके पर चले। पो को मुक्का मारो; एक लंबी यात्रा पर जाओ; बेहतर महसूस करो; वापस आओ और सुलह कर लो।"
I wish people would stop hitting Po," whispered Bitterblue. "Well," Giddon said. "Yes. I'm hoping Skye is following my model. Punch Po; go on a long trip; feel better; come back and make up.
I wish people would stop hitting Po," whispered Bitterblue. "Well," Giddon said. "Yes. I'm hoping Skye is following my model. Punch Po; go on a long trip; feel better; come back and make up.
कात्सा ने कहा, "मैं अपनी जान बचाने के लिए भी गिडन से शादी नहीं करूँगी। तुम्हारी जान बचाने के लिए भी नहीं।" "अच्छा।" रैफिन की आँखें हँसी से चमक उठीं। "मैं इस हिस्से को छोड़ दूँगा।"
I wouldn't marry Giddon to save my life," Katsa said. "Not even to save yours." "Well." Raffin's eyes were full of laughter. "I'd leave that part out.
I wouldn't marry Giddon to save my life," Katsa said. "Not even to save yours." "Well." Raffin's eyes were full of laughter. "I'd leave that part out.
कात्सा और पो एक-दूसरे को पानी में डुबाने की कोशिश कर रहे थे और उनकी हँसी की आवाज़ों से साफ लग रहा था कि वे इसका पूरा मज़ा ले रहे थे।
Katsa and Po were trying to drown each other and, judging from their hoots of laughter, enjoying it immensely.
Katsa and Po were trying to drown each other and, judging from their hoots of laughter, enjoying it immensely.
कात्सा को नहीं लगता था कि किसी को दर्द न पहुँचाने के लिए उसका शुक्रिया अदा किया जाना चाहिए। खुशी देना शुक्रिया के काबिल होता है, और दर्द देना घृणा के। न खुशी देना और न दर्द देना, दोनों में से कुछ नहीं था, वह बस कुछ नहीं था, और 'कुछ नहीं' के लिए शुक्रिया की कोई ज़रूरत नहीं होती।
Katsa didn't think a person should thank her for not causing pain. Causing joy was worthy of thanks, and causing pain worthy of disgust. Causing neither was neither, it was nothing, and nothing didn't warrant thanks.
Katsa didn't think a person should thank her for not causing pain. Causing joy was worthy of thanks, and causing pain worthy of disgust. Causing neither was neither, it was nothing, and nothing didn't warrant thanks.
कात्सा ने उसे बहुत देर तक गले से लगाए रखा, और बिटरब्लू समझ गई कि हमेशा ऐसा ही रहेगा। कात्सा आएगी और फिर कात्सा चली जाएगी। लेकिन यह गले मिलना असली और हमेशा रहने वाला था, भले ही इसका अंत होना था। आना जाने जितना ही सच था, और आना हमेशा एक वादा रहेगा। उसे इतने से ही संतोष करना होगा।
Katsa hugged her for a long time, and Bitterblue understood that this was always how it would be. Katsa would come and then Katsa would go. But the hug was real, and lasting, even though it would end. The coming was as real as the going, and the coming would always be a promise. It would have to be good enough.
Katsa hugged her for a long time, and Bitterblue understood that this was always how it would be. Katsa would come and then Katsa would go. But the hug was real, and lasting, even though it would end. The coming was as real as the going, and the coming would always be a promise. It would have to be good enough.
कात्सा अब अपने हारे हुए दुश्मन के पेट पर आराम से बैठी थी। उसने कहा, "वह हैंडसम था।" पो कराह उठा। "क्या वह बुरी तरह कुचले जाने के बाद हैंडसम लग रहा था, या शायद सीढ़ियों से नीचे धक्के दिए जाने के बाद?" कात्सा ने indignant (नाराज़) होते हुए कहा, "मैं क्षेत्रत्तर साल के बूढ़े आदमी को सीढ़ियों से नीचे नहीं धकेलूँगी।"
Katsa now sat calmly on the stomach of her vanquished foe. "He was handsome," said said. Po moaned. "Was he beat-to-a-pulp handsome, or perhaps just push-down-a-flight-of-stairs handsome?" "I would not push a seventy six year old man down a flight of stairs," said Katsa indignantly.
Katsa now sat calmly on the stomach of her vanquished foe. "He was handsome," said said. Po moaned. "Was he beat-to-a-pulp handsome, or perhaps just push-down-a-flight-of-stairs handsome?" "I would not push a seventy six year old man down a flight of stairs," said Katsa indignantly.
सुंदरन के जंगल के अंधेरे में बैठी कात्सा तीन सच्चाइयाँ समझ गई। वह पो से प्यार करती थी। वह पो को चाहती थी। और वह कभी किसी और की नहीं, सिर्फ अपनी हो सकती थी।
Katsa sat in the darkness of the Sunderan forest and understood three truths. She loved Po. She wanted Po. And she could never be anyone's but her own.
Katsa sat in the darkness of the Sunderan forest and understood three truths. She loved Po. She wanted Po. And she could never be anyone's but her own.
कात्सा आँखों में आँसू लिए पो की तरफ मुड़ी। 'वह बहुत गुस्सा होगा।' 'वह हमेशा गुस्से में थोड़ी रहेगा।' उसने कहा, 'क्या वह नहीं रहेगा?' उसने कहा, 'समझदार लोग? मुझे उम्मीद है कि यह सच नहीं है।' कात्सा ने उसे एक अजीब नज़र से देखा, लेकिन कोई जवाब नहीं दिया। वापस खुद को गले से लगा लिया और चीज़ों को लात मारने लगी।
Katsa turned to Po with tears in her eyes. 'He'll be so angry.' 'He won't stay angry forever.' 'Won't he?' she said. 'People do sometimes.' 'Do they?' he said. 'Reasonable people? I hope that's not true.' Katsa gave him a funny look, but didn't answer. Resumed hugging herself and kicking things.
Katsa turned to Po with tears in her eyes. 'He'll be so angry.' 'He won't stay angry forever.' 'Won't he?' she said. 'People do sometimes.' 'Do they?' he said. 'Reasonable people? I hope that's not true.' Katsa gave him a funny look, but didn't answer. Resumed hugging herself and kicking things.
कात्सा ने देखा कि उनके चारों ओर लंबी घास हिल रही थी। हवा उसे धकेलती थी, उस पर हमला करती थी, एक जगह और फिर दूसरी जगह प्रहार करती थी। वह उठती थी, गिरती थी और फिर उठ जाती थी। वह पानी की तरह बह रही थी।
Katsa watched the long grass moving around them. The wind pushed it, attacked it, struck it in one place and then another. It rose and fell and rose again. It flowed, like water.
Katsa watched the long grass moving around them. The wind pushed it, attacked it, struck it in one place and then another. It rose and fell and rose again. It flowed, like water.
राजा ड्रोउडेन ने अपने आदमियों को निर्देश दिए हैं कि वे शहर में घुसपैठ करें, शहर के लोगों को उनके पड़ोसियों के रहस्यों के लिए रिश्वत दें, और पड़ोसियों के छुपे हुए खजाने चुरा लें। ड्रोउडेन की आम तौर पर सब कुछ तबाह कर देने वाली तकनीक से यह कहीं ज़्यादा चालाक तरीका है। हमें उम्मीद है कि ड्रोउडेन का दिमाग ठिकाने नहीं आ रहा है।
King Drowden has given his men instructions to infiltrate the town, bribe townspeople for the secrets of their neighbors, steal the neighbors’ hidden treasures. Much more subtle than Drowden’s usual smash and burn technique. We do hope Drowden isn’t growing a brain.
King Drowden has given his men instructions to infiltrate the town, bribe townspeople for the secrets of their neighbors, steal the neighbors’ hidden treasures. Much more subtle than Drowden’s usual smash and burn technique. We do hope Drowden isn’t growing a brain.
उसने कहा, "लेवी कात्सा, है ना?" "जी हाँ, महामहिम राजकुमार।" "मैंने सुना है कि आपकी एक आँख मध्य प्रदेशों की घास जितनी हरी है, और दूसरी आँख आसमान जैसी नीली है।" "जी हाँ, महामहिम राजकुमार।" "मैंने सुना है कि आप अपनी सबसे छोटी उंगली के नाखून से एक आदमी को मार सकती हैं।" वह मुस्कुराई। "जी हाँ, महामहिम राजकुमार।" "क्या इससे आसानी होती है?" "मैं समझी नहीं।" "खूबसूरत आँखें होने से। क्या यह जानने से कि आपके पास खूबसूरत आँखें हैं, आपके श्राप (वरदान) का बोझ हल्का हो जाता है?"
Lady Katsa, is it?" "Yes, Lord Prince." "I've heard you have one eye green as the Middluns grasses, and the other eye blue as the sky." "Yes, Lord Prince." "I've heard you can kill a man with the nail of your smallest finger." She smiled. "Yes, Lord Prince." "Does it make it easier?" "I don't understand you." "To have beautiful eyes. Does it lighten the burden of your Grace, to know you have beautiful eyes?
Lady Katsa, is it?" "Yes, Lord Prince." "I've heard you have one eye green as the Middluns grasses, and the other eye blue as the sky." "Yes, Lord Prince." "I've heard you can kill a man with the nail of your smallest finger." She smiled. "Yes, Lord Prince." "Does it make it easier?" "I don't understand you." "To have beautiful eyes. Does it lighten the burden of your Grace, to know you have beautiful eyes?
उसने कहा, "महारानी साहिबा, आपने मुझे वह सब कुछ दे दिया है जो मैं चाहता था। आप वह महारानी हैं जिसका सपना एक लाइब्रेरियन देखता है।"
Lady Queen," he said, "You've given me all I want. You're the queen a librarian dreams of.
Lady Queen," he said, "You've given me all I want. You're the queen a librarian dreams of.
अभी जीना बहुत मुश्किल है। मरना आसान है। मुझे मरने दो।
Living is too hard right now. Dying is easy. Let me die.
Living is too hard right now. Dying is easy. Let me die.
स्थान: एम्स्टर्डम, जहाँ फायर (Fire) को "व्लाम" कहा जाता है
Location: Amsterdam, Where Fire Is Called "Vlam
Location: Amsterdam, Where Fire Is Called "Vlam
प्यार बेवकूफ़ाना होता है। इसका समझदारी से कोई लेना-देना नहीं होता। आप जिससे भी प्यार करते हैं, बस करते हैं।
Love is stupid. It has nothing to do with reason. You love whomever you love.
Love is stupid. It has nothing to do with reason. You love whomever you love.
मैडलेन: ' महारानी, यह मेरे लिए सुकून की बात है कि अपने खुद के दर्द में भी आप खुद को नुक्सान पहुँचाने के बारे में नहीं सोचतीं।' बिटरब्लू: 'मैं ऐसा क्यों करूँगी? मुझे क्यों करना चाहिए? यह मूर्खता है। जो लोग ऐसा करते हैं, मैं उन्हें लात मारना चाहती हूँ।' मैडलेन: 'महारानी, शायद यह बात कुछ ज़्यादा ही हो जाएगी।'
Madlen: 'It's a relief to me, Lady Queen, that in your own pain, you take no interest in hurting yourself.' Bitterblue: 'Why would I? Why should I? It's foolish. I would like to kick the people who do it.' Madlen: 'That would, perhaps, be redundant, Lady Queen.
Madlen: 'It's a relief to me, Lady Queen, that in your own pain, you take no interest in hurting yourself.' Bitterblue: 'Why would I? Why should I? It's foolish. I would like to kick the people who do it.' Madlen: 'That would, perhaps, be redundant, Lady Queen.
शायद उसका इतना नासमझ रहना ही बेहतर था, क्योंकि अगर उसे पता होता कि यह सब कितना मुश्किल होगा, तो शायद वह यह कभी न करती।
Maybe it was for the best that she'd been so foolish, for if she'd known how hard this would be, perhaps she wouldn't have done it.
Maybe it was for the best that she'd been so foolish, for if she'd known how hard this would be, perhaps she wouldn't have done it.
औरतों के सामने आते ही मर्द बेवकूफ, लापरवाह और डींगें हाँकने वाले बन जाते हैं।
Men are daft around women, incautious and boastful.
Men are daft around women, incautious and boastful.
दया दिखाना हत्या से ज़्यादा डरावना था, क्योंकि यह ज़्यादा मुश्किल काम था।
Mercy was more frightening than murder, because it was harder.
Mercy was more frightening than murder, because it was harder.
दया दिखाना हत्या से ज़्यादा डरावना था, क्योंकि यह ज़्यादा मुश्किल था, और रैंडा इस लायक बिल्कुल नहीं थी। और भले ही वह वही चाहती थी जो वो आवाज़ चाहती थी, पर उसे नहीं लगता था कि उसके पास उसके लिए ज़रूरी हिम्मत थी।
Mercy was more frightening than murder, because it was harder, and Randa didn't deserve it. And even though she wanted what the voice wanted, she didn't think she had the courage for it.
Mercy was more frightening than murder, because it was harder, and Randa didn't deserve it. And even though she wanted what the voice wanted, she didn't think she had the courage for it.
मेरी ज़िंदगी मेरे पिता की ज़िंदगी के लिए एक माफ़ीनामा भर है।
My life is an apology for the life of my father.
My life is an apology for the life of my father.
सामान्य। वह सामान्य नहीं थी। एक लड़की जिसे जान लेने का वरदान मिला हो, या कहें शाही गुंडा? एक ऐसी लड़की जिसे वे पति नहीं चाहिए थे जो रैंडा उस पर थोप रही थी, वो पति जो पूरी तरह से सुंदर और विचारशील पुरुष थे, एक ऐसी लड़की जो अपनी गोद में या अपने पैरों से लिपटे हुए किसी बच्चे के ख़्याल भर से घबरा जाती थी।
Normal. She wasn't normal. A girl Graced with killing, a royal thug? A girl who didn't want the husbands Randa pushed on her, perfectly handsome and thoughtful men, a girl who panicked at the thought of a baby at her breast, or clinging to her ankles.
Normal. She wasn't normal. A girl Graced with killing, a royal thug? A girl who didn't want the husbands Randa pushed on her, perfectly handsome and thoughtful men, a girl who panicked at the thought of a baby at her breast, or clinging to her ankles.
भक्ति की भावना जगाने वाले सभी लोग राक्षस नहीं होते।
Not all people who inspire devotion are monsters.
Not all people who inspire devotion are monsters.
“अब हमें बस किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति को ढूंढना है जो राजा के बहुत करीब हो लेकिन असल में मिडॉग् का जासूस हो।” “यह तो आसान होना चाहिए। मैं शायद खिड़की से तीर चलाऊँ तो सीधे किसी जासूस को ही जाकर लगेगा।”
Now we just need to find someone who is close to the king but is really a spy for Mydogg." "That should be easy. I could probably shoot an arrow out the window and hit one.
Now we just need to find someone who is close to the king but is really a spy for Mydogg." "That should be easy. I could probably shoot an arrow out the window and hit one.
पेट में चाकू लगने के तीन दिन बाद भी बिस्तर पर लेटे-लेटे अपने 'पी' (P) शब्दों की चिंता करने वाला व्यक्ति सिर्फ वही हो सकता है जिसके अंदर एक सच्चे शब्दकोश-लेखक का दिल हो।
Only a person with the true heart of a dictionary-writer would be lying in bed, three days after being stabbed in the gut, worrying about his P's.
Only a person with the true heart of a dictionary-writer would be lying in bed, three days after being stabbed in the gut, worrying about his P's.
इतिहास से ज़्यादा ज़रूरी है कि हम अपनी ख़ुद की कहानी को जानें।
Our own story is even more important for us to know than history.
Our own story is even more important for us to know than history.
'बिटरब्लू' से एक दृश्य का हिस्सा, मैडलेन (बिटरब्लू की वैद्यों जैसी देखभाल करने वाली) और बिटरब्लू के बीच: मैडलेन आकर बिस्तर पर उसके [बिटरब्लू के] पास बैठ गई। अपने उसी जाने-पहचाने रूखेपन और अपनापन भरे अंदाज़ में उसने कहा, "महारानी, अपनी माँ की रक्षा करना किसी बच्चे का काम नहीं होता। बच्चे की रक्षा करना माँ का काम होता है। अपनी माँ को अपनी रक्षा करने देकर, आपने उन्हें एक तोहफ़ा दिया है। क्या आप मेरी बात समझ रही हैं?"
Part a of scene from 'Bitterblue' between Madlen (Bitterblue's medicine woman) and Bitterblue: Madlen came to sit beside her [Bitterblue] on the bed. "Lady Queen," she said with her own particular brand of rough gentleness. "It is not the job of the child to protect her mother. It's the mother's job to protect the child. By allowing your mother to protect you, you gave her a gift. Do you understand me?
Part a of scene from 'Bitterblue' between Madlen (Bitterblue's medicine woman) and Bitterblue: Madlen came to sit beside her [Bitterblue] on the bed. "Lady Queen," she said with her own particular brand of rough gentleness. "It is not the job of the child to protect her mother. It's the mother's job to protect the child. By allowing your mother to protect you, you gave her a gift. Do you understand me?
किसी बात के बारे में सोचने से बचने का एक तरीका यह भी था कि उन चीज़ों को महसूस होने का मौका ही न दिया जाए।
Part of avoiding thoughts about something was not encouraging opportunities for that something to makes itself felt.
Part of avoiding thoughts about something was not encouraging opportunities for that something to makes itself felt.
लोग अजीब और नामुमकिन चीज़ें चाहते हैं।
People want incongruous, impossible things.
People want incongruous, impossible things.
शायद मैं आग के पास बैठकर आपके मज़े रफू कर सकती हूँ और कोई भी अजीब आवाज़ आने पर चीख सकती हूँ।
Perhaps I can stay by the fire and mend your socks and scream if I hear any strange noises.
Perhaps I can stay by the fire and mend your socks and scream if I hear any strange noises.
उसने आख़िरकार कहा, "कृपया, काट्सा, कम से कम मुझसे बात तो करो।" वह घूमकर उसके सामने आ गई। "बात करने के लिए है ही क्या? तुम जानते हो कि मैं इस बारे में क्या महसूस करती हूँ और क्या सोचती हूँ।" "और जो मैं महसूस करता हूँ? क्या उसकी कोई कीमत नहीं है?"
Please, Katsa," he finally said. "At least talk to me". She swung around to face him. "What it there to talk about? You know how I feel, and what I think about it." "And what I feel? Doesn't it matter?
Please, Katsa," he finally said. "At least talk to me". She swung around to face him. "What it there to talk about? You know how I feel, and what I think about it." "And what I feel? Doesn't it matter?
रैफ, तुमने अपने बालों का यह क्या हाल बना लिया है? ये तो पूरी तरह नीले हो गए हैं।
Raff, what have you done to yourself? Your hair is positively blue.
Raff, what have you done to yourself? Your hair is positively blue.
रोएन ने नाक सिकोड़ते हुए कहा। "डेल्स में तुम दोनों का रिश्ता सबसे अजीब है।" आर्चर हल्का सा मुस्कुराया। "वह इसे शादी का नाम देने के लिए तैयार ही नहीं होती।" "मैं सोच भी नहीं सकता कि उसे किस बात ने रोक रखा है। मुझे नहीं लगता कि तुमने अपने प्यार में थोड़ी कंजूसी बरतने के बारे में कभी सोचा होगा?" "फायर, अगर मैं तुम्हारे अलावा कभी किसी और के बिस्तर पर न सोऊँ, तो क्या तुम मुझसे शादी करोगी?" वह इसका जवाब जानता था, लेकिन उसे याद दिलाना गलत नहीं था। "नहीं, और तब तो मेरा बिस्तर मुझे बहुत छोटा लगने लगेगा।"
Roen snorted. "You two have the strangest relationship in the Dells." Archer smiled slightly. "She won't consent to make it a marriage." "I can't imagine what's stopping her. I don't suppose you've considered being less munificent with your love?" "Would you marry me, Fire, if I slept in no one's bed but yours?" He knew the answer to that, but it didn't hurt to remind him. "No, and I should find my bed quite cramped.
Roen snorted. "You two have the strangest relationship in the Dells." Archer smiled slightly. "She won't consent to make it a marriage." "I can't imagine what's stopping her. I don't suppose you've considered being less munificent with your love?" "Would you marry me, Fire, if I slept in no one's bed but yours?" He knew the answer to that, but it didn't hurt to remind him. "No, and I should find my bed quite cramped.