CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningtoget
बहुत
verytiredofsittingbyherबहन
sisteronthebank,andofhavingकुछ
nothingtodo:onceortwiceshehadpeepedintothe
किताब
bookhersisterwasreading,लेकिन
butithadnopicturesया
orconversationsinit,“andwhatistheउपयोग
useofabook,”thoughtAlice“withoutpicturesया
orconversations?”Soshewasconsideringinher
अपने
ownmind(aswellasshecould,fortheगर्म
hotdaymadeherfeelबहुत
verysleepyandstupid),whetherthepleasureofmakingएक
adaisy-chainwouldbeworththeपरेशानी
troubleofgettingupandpickingthedaisies,जब
whensuddenlyaWhiteRabbitwithpinkeyesranclosebyher.इसमें
Therewasnothingsoveryremarkableinthat;nordidAlicethinkitsoverymuchoutofthewayto
सुनने
heartheRabbitsaytoitself,“Ohप्रिय
dear!Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshe
सोचा
thoughtitoverafterwards,itoccurredtoherthatsheoughttohavewonderedatthis,लेकिन
butatthetimeitसब
allseemedquitenatural);but
जब
whentheRabbitactuallytookएक
awatchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,और
andlookedatit,andthenhurriedon,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrossherमन
mindthatshehadneverपहले
beforeseenarabbitwithभी
eitherawaistcoat-pocket,oraघड़ी
watchtotakeoutofयह
it,andburningwithcuriosity,sheranacrossthefieldबाद
afterit,andfortunatelywasjustinसमय
timetoseeitpopनीचे
downalargerabbit-holeunderthehedge.Inanother
पल
momentdownwentAliceafterit,कभी
neveronceconsideringhowintheदुनिया
worldshewastogetबाहर
outagain.Therabbit-holewentstraightonlikeatunnelforsomeway,
और
andthendippedsuddenlydown,sosuddenlyकि
thatAlicehadnotaपल
momenttothinkaboutstoppingherselfपहले
beforeshefoundherselffallingनीचे
downaverydeepwell.Eitherthewellwasverydeep,
या
orshefellveryslowly,forshehadplentyofसमय
timeasshewentdowntoदेखने
lookaboutherandtowonderwhatwasगई
goingtohappennext.First,shetriedtolook
नीचे
downandmakeoutwhatshewascomingलिए
to,butitwastoodarktoseeकुछ
anything;thenshelookedatthesidesofthewell,
और
andnoticedthattheywerefilledwithcupboardsऔर
andbook-shelves;hereandthereshesawmaps
और
andpictureshunguponpegs.Shetook
नीचे
downajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshepassed;itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
लेकिन
buttohergreatdisappointmentitwasempty:shedidnot
पसंद
liketodropthejarforfearofkillingकिसी
somebodyunderneath,somanagedtoputitintoएक
oneofthecupboardsasshefellpastइसे
it.“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersucha
गिरने
fallasthis,Ishallthinkकुछ
nothingoftumblingdownstairs!Howbravethey’ll
सभी
allthinkmeathome!क्यों
Why,Iwouldn’tsayanythingबारे
aboutit,evenifIfelloffthetopofthehouse!”(Whichwasverylikelytrue.)
नीचे
Down,down,down.Wouldthe
पतन
fallnevercometoanसमाप्त
end?“IwonderhowmanymilesI’vefallenby
इस
thistime?”shesaidaloud.
“Imustbegettingsomewherenearthecentreofthe
पृथ्वी
earth.Letmesee:
thatwouldbe
चार
fourthousandmilesdown,Ithink—”(for,you
देखते
see,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsofthisतरह
sortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,और
andthoughthiswasnotaबहुत
verygoodopportunityforshowingoffherknowledge,astherewasnoonetoसुनने
listentoher,stillitwasअच्छा
goodpracticetosayitover)“—yes,that’sबारे
abouttherightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitudeया
orLongitudeI’vegotto?”(Alicehad
नहीं
noideawhatLatitudewas,या
orLongitudeeither,butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)Presentlyshebegan
फिर
again.“IwonderifIshall
गिर
fallrightthroughtheearth!Howfunnyit’llseemtocomeoutamongthe
लोगों
peoplethatwalkwiththeirheadsdownward!TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewasrathergladtherewasnoonelistening,this
बार
time,asitdidn’tsoundatalltheसही
rightword)“—butIshallhavetoपूछना
askthemwhatthenameoftheदेश
countryis,youknow.Please,Ma’am,is
यह
thisNewZealandorAustralia?”(andshetriedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’refallingthroughthe
हवा
air!Doyouthinkyoucouldmanage
इसे
it?)“Andwhatanignorantlittle
लड़की
girlshe’llthinkmeforasking!No,it’llneverdotoask:
शायद
perhapsIshallseeitwrittenupsomewhere.”नीचे
Down,down,down.Therewas
कुछ
nothingelsetodo,soAliceजल्द ही
soonbegantalkingagain.“Dinah’ll
याद
missmeverymuchto-night,Ishouldthink!”(Dinahwasthecat.)
“I
आशा
hopethey’llrememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.Dinahmydear!
I
चाहता हूँ
wishyouweredownhereसाथ
withme!Therearenomiceinthe
हवा
air,I’mafraid,butyoumightपकड़
catchabat,andthat’sबहुत
verylikeamouse,youजानते
know.Butdocatseatbats,Iwonder?”
और
AndhereAlicebegantogetrathersleepy,और
andwentonsayingtoherself,inएक
adreamysortofway,“Docatseatbats?क्या
Docatseatbats?”andsometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”
for,you
देखते
see,asshecouldn’tanswereitherसवाल
question,itdidn’tmuchmatterwhichwaysheputयह
it.Shefeltthatshewasdozingoff,
और
andhadjustbeguntoसपना
dreamthatshewaswalkingहाथ
handinhandwithDinah,और
andsayingtoherveryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,tellmetheसच
truth:didyouevereatabat?”
जब
whensuddenly,thump!thump!
downshecameuponaheapofsticks
और
anddryleaves,andtheगिरावट
fallwasover.Alicewasnot
एक
abithurt,andshejumpedupontoherfeetinएक
amoment:shelookedup,
लेकिन
butitwasalldarkoverhead;beforeherwasanotherlongpassage,
और
andtheWhiteRabbitwasअभी भी
stillinsight,hurryingdownइसे
it.Therewasnota
पल
momenttobelost:away
गई
wentAlicelikethewind,और
andwasjustintimetoसुनने
hearitsay,asitturnedएक
acorner,“Ohmyearsऔर
andwhiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”Shewas
करीब
closebehinditwhensheturnedthecorner,लेकिन
buttheRabbitwasnolongertobeseen:shefoundherselfin
एक
along,lowhall,whichwaslitupbyएक
arowoflampshangingfromtheroof.Thereweredoors
सभी
allroundthehall,buttheywereसभी
alllocked;andwhenAlicehadbeenalltheway
नीचे
downonesideanduptheother,tryingहर
everydoor,shewalkedsadlyनीचे
downthemiddle,wonderinghowshewasevertogetबाहर
outagain.Suddenlyshecameupon
एक
alittlethree-leggedtable,allmadeofsolidglass;therewas
कुछ
nothingonitexceptatinygoldenkey,और
andAlice’sfirstthoughtwasthatitmightbelongtooneofthedoorsofthehall;लेकिन
but,alas!eitherthelocksweretoolarge,
या
orthekeywastoosmall,लेकिन
butatanyrateitwouldnotopenकिसी
anyofthem.However,onthesecond
बार
timeround,shecameuponएक
alowcurtainshehadnotnoticedपहले
before,andbehinditwasएक
alittledooraboutfifteenincheshigh:shetriedthe
छोटी सी
littlegoldenkeyinthelock,और
andtohergreatdelightitfitted!Aliceopenedthe
दरवाजा
doorandfoundthatitledintoएक
asmallpassage,notmuchlargerthanएक
arat-hole:shekneltdownandlookedalongthepassageintotheloveliestgardenyoueversaw.
कैसे
Howshelongedtogetबाहर
outofthatdarkhall,और
andwanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowersऔर
andthosecoolfountains,butshecouldnotभी
evengetherheadthroughthedoorway;“and
यहां तक कि
evenifmyheadwouldgothrough,”सोचा
thoughtpoorAlice,“itwouldbeofबहुत
verylittleusewithoutmyshoulders.Oh,
कैसे
howIwishIcouldshutupतरह
likeatelescope!IthinkIcould,
अगर
ifIonlyknewhowtobegin.”For,yousee,somanyout-of-the-waythingshadhappenedlately,
कि
thatAlicehadbeguntoलगता
thinkthatveryfewthingsindeedwerereallyimpossible.Thereseemedtobenouseinwaitingbythe
छोटे
littledoor,soshewentवापस
backtothetable,halfhopingshemightमिल
findanotherkeyonit,या
oratanyrateabookofrulesforshuttingलोगों
peopleupliketelescopes:this
बार
timeshefoundalittlebottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnotयहाँ
herebefore,”saidAlice,)androundtheneckofthebottlewasएक
apaperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.Itwasall
बहुत
verywelltosay“Drinkme,”लेकिन
butthewiselittleAlicewasnotजा
goingtodothatinaजल्दबाजी
hurry.“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
कहा
said,“andseewhetherit’smarked‘poison’या
ornot”;forshehadreadseveralnicelittlehistories
बारे
aboutchildrenwhohadgotburnt,और
andeatenupbywildbeastsऔर
andotherunpleasantthings,allक्योंकि
becausetheywouldnotrememberको
thesimplerulestheirfriendshadtaughtthem:जैसे
suchas,thatared-hotpokerदेगा
willburnyouifyouholditबहुत
toolong;andthatifyoucutyourfinger
बहुत
verydeeplywithaknife,itusuallybleeds;और
andshehadneverforgottenकि
that,ifyoudrinkmuchfromabottlemarked“poison,”itisलगभग
almostcertaintodisagreewithyou,soonerया
orlater.However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtotaste
इसे
it,andfindingitveryअच्छा
nice,(ithad,infact,asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,और
andhotbutteredtoast,)sheबहुत
verysoonfinisheditoff.“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
कहा
saidAlice;“Imustbeshuttingup
तरह
likeatelescope.”Andsoitwasindeed:
shewas
अब
nowonlytenincheshigh,और
andherfacebrightenedupatthethoughtthatshewasअब
nowtherightsizeforgoingसे
throughthelittledoorintothatlovelygarden.पहले
First,however,shewaitedforaकुछ
fewminutestoseeifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyfurther:shefelta
थोड़ा
littlenervousaboutthis;“foritmight
समाप्त
end,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmygoingबाहर
outaltogether,likeacandle.IwonderwhatIshouldbelikethen?”
और
Andshetriedtofancywhattheflameofacandleislikeबाद
afterthecandleisblownout,forshecouldnotयाद
remembereverhavingseensuchathing.बाद
Afterawhile,findingthatकुछ
nothingmorehappened,shedecidedongoingintothegardenatonce;लेकिन
but,alasforpoorAlice!जब
whenshegottothedoor,shefoundshehadभूल
forgottenthelittlegoldenkey,और
andwhenshewentbacktothetableforit,shefoundshecouldnotpossiblyreachit:shecouldseeitquiteplainlythroughtheglass,
और
andshetriedherbesttoclimbupएक
oneofthelegsofthetable,लेकिन
butitwastooslippery;और
andwhenshehadtiredherselfoutwithtrying,theगरीब
poorlittlethingsatdownऔर
andcried.“Come,there’snouseincrying
तरह
likethat!”saidAlicetoherself,rathersharply;
“Iadviseyouto
छोड़
leaveoffthisminute!”Shegenerallygaveherself
बहुत
verygoodadvice,(thoughsheबहुत
veryseldomfollowedit),andsometimesshescoldedherselfsoseverelyastobringtearsintohereyes;और
andoncesherememberedtryingtoboxherownearsforhavingcheatedherselfinएक
agameofcroquetshewasplayingखिलाफ
againstherself,forthiscuriouschildwasबहुत
veryfondofpretendingtobeदो
twopeople.“Butit’snousenow,”
सोचा
thoughtpoorAlice,“topretendtobetwoलोगों
people!Why,there’shardlyenoughofmeleftto
बनाने
makeonerespectableperson!”Soonhereyefellon
एक
alittleglassboxthatwaslyingunderthetable:sheopenedit,
और
andfoundinitaबहुत
verysmallcake,onwhichthewords“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.“Well,I’lleatit,”
कहा
saidAlice,“andifitmakesmegrowlarger,Iसकता
canreachthekey;and
अगर
ifitmakesmegrowsmaller,Iसकता
cancreepunderthedoor;so
भी
eitherwayI’llgetintothegarden,और
andIdon’tcarewhichhappens!”Sheatealittlebit,
और
andsaidanxiouslytoherself,“Whichरास्ता
way?Whichway?”,holdingher
हाथ
handonthetopofherसिर
headtofeelwhichwayitwasgrowing,और
andshewasquitesurprisedtofindकि
thatsheremainedthesamesize:tobesure,thisgenerallyhappens
जब
whenoneeatscake,butAlicehadgotsomuchintothewayofexpectingकुछ
nothingbutout-of-the-waythingstohappen,कि
thatitseemedquitedullऔर
andstupidforlifetogooninthecommonway.CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouser
और
andcuriouser!”criedAlice(shewassomuchsurprised,thatforthemomentshequite
भूल
forgothowtospeakgoodEnglish);“nowI’mopeningout
तरह
likethelargesttelescopethateverwas!Good-bye,feet!”
(for
जब
whenshelookeddownatherfeet,theyseemedtobeलगभग
almostoutofsight,theyweregettingsofaroff).“Oh,my
गरीब
poorlittlefeet,Iwonderकौन
whowillputonyourshoesऔर
andstockingsforyounow,dears?I’m
यकीन
sureIshan’tbeable!Ishallbeagreatdeal
बहुत
toofarofftotroublemyselfबारे
aboutyou:youmustmanagethe
सबसे अच्छा
bestwayyoucan;—butImustbekindtothem,”सोचा
thoughtAlice,“orperhapstheywon’tचलेंगे
walkthewayIwanttoजाना
go!Letmesee:
I’ll
दे
givethemanewpairofbootsहर
everyChristmas.”Andshewentonplanningtoherself
कैसे
howshewouldmanageit.“Theymust
जाना
gobythecarrier,”sheसोचा
thought;“andhowfunnyit’llseem,sendingpresentstoone’sownfeet!
और
Andhowoddthedirectionswilllook!Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Justthenher
सिर
headstruckagainsttheroofofthehall:infactshewas
अब
nowmorethanninefeethigh,andsheatoncetookupthelittlegoldenkeyandhurriedofftothegardendoor.गरीब
PoorAlice!Itwasasmuchasshecould
की
do,lyingdownononeside,tolookसे
throughintothegardenwithएक
oneeye;buttogetthroughwas
अधिक
morehopelessthanever:shesatdown
और
andbegantocryagain.“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“a
महान
greatgirllikeyou,”(shemightwellकह
saythis),“togooncryinginयह
thisway!Stopthismoment,Itellyou!”
लेकिन
Butshewentonallthesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,तक
untiltherewasalargepoolallroundउसके
her,aboutfourinchesdeepऔर
andreachinghalfdownthehall.बाद
Afteratimesheheardalittlepatteringoffeetinthedistance,और
andshehastilydriedhereyestoseewhatwascoming.Itwasthe
सफेद
WhiteRabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,withapairofसफेद
whitekidglovesinoneहाथ
handandalargefanintheदूसरे
other:hecametrottingalonginagreat
जल्दी
hurry,mutteringtohimselfashecame,“Oh!theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
अगर
ifI’vekeptherwaiting!”Alicefeltsodesperate
कि
thatshewasreadytoaskमदद
helpofanyone;so,
जब
whentheRabbitcamenearउसके
her,shebegan,inalow,timidvoice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”TheRabbitstartedviolently,droppedthe
सफेद
whitekidglovesandthefan,और
andskurriedawayintothedarknessasकठिन
hardashecouldgo.Alicetook
तक
upthefanandgloves,और
and,asthehallwasबहुत
veryhot,shekeptfanningherselfallको
thetimeshewentontalking:“Dear,
प्रिय
dear!Howqueereverythingis
आज
to-day!Andyesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.
Iwonder
अगर
ifI’vebeenchangedintheरात
night?Letmethink:
wasIthe
वही
samewhenIgotupthismorning?I
लगभग
almostthinkIcanrememberfeelingaथोड़ा
littledifferent.ButifI’mnotthe
वही
same,thenextquestionis,कौन
Whointheworldamमैं
I?Ah,that’sthegreatpuzzle!”
और
Andshebeganthinkingoverसभी
allthechildrensheknewthatwereofthesameageasherself,toदेखने
seeifshecouldhavebeenchangedforकिसी
anyofthem.“I’msureI’mnotAda,”she
कहा
said,“forherhairgoesinsuchlongringlets,और
andminedoesn’tgoinringletsatall;और
andI’msureIcan’tbeMabel,forIपता
knowallsortsofthings,और
andshe,oh!sheknows
इतनी
suchaverylittle!Besides,she’s
वह
she,andI’mI,and—ohप्रिय
dear,howpuzzlingitallहै
is!I’lltryifIknow
सभी
allthethingsIusedtoknow.दो
Letmesee:fourtimes
पांच
fiveistwelve,andfourtimesछह
sixisthirteen,andfourtimessevenis—ohप्रिय
dear!Ishallnevergettotwentyat
उस
thatrate!However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
कोशिश
tryGeography.LondonisthecapitalofParis,
और
andParisisthecapitalofRome,और
andRome—no,that’sallwrong,I’mcertain!ImusthavebeenchangedforMabel!
I’ll
कोशिश
tryandsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”और
andshecrossedherhandsonherlapasifsheweresayinglessons,और
andbegantorepeatit,लेकिन
buthervoicesoundedhoarseऔर
andstrange,andthewordsdidnotआते
comethesameastheyusedtodo:—.“Howdoth
को
thelittlecrocodileImprovehisshiningtail,और
Andpourthewatersofको
theNileOneverygoldenscale!“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,
कितनी
Howneatlyspreadhisclaws,और
Andwelcomelittlefishesinसाथ
Withgentlysmilingjaws!”“I’m
यकीन
surethosearenottheसही
rightwords,”saidpoorAlice,और
andhereyesfilledwithtearsफिर
againasshewenton,“ImustbeMabelबाद
afterall,andIshallहै
havetogoandliveinthatpokyछोटे
littlehouse,andhavenexttonotoystoखेलने
playwith,andoh!eversomanylessonstolearn!
नहीं
No,I’vemadeupmyमन
mindaboutit;ifI’mMabel,I’llstay
नीचे
downhere!It’llbenousetheirputtingtheirheads
नीचे
downandsaying‘Comeupफिर
again,dear!’Ishallonlylookऊपर
upandsay‘WhoamIthen?बताओ
Tellmethatfirst,andthen,अगर
ifIlikebeingthatव्यक्ति
person,I’llcomeup:ifnot,I’llstay
नीचे
downheretillI’msomebodyelse’—but,ohdear!”criedAlice,withasuddenburstoftears,“Ido
चाहता हूँ
wishtheywouldputtheirheadsनीचे
down!Iamsoverytiredofbeingall
अकेले
alonehere!”Asshesaid
यह
thisshelookeddownatherhands,और
andwassurprisedtoseeकि
thatshehadputononeoftheRabbit’sछोटे
littlewhitekidgloveswhileshewastalking.“HowcanIhavedonethat?”
shethought.
“Imustbegrowingsmallagain.”
Shegotup
और
andwenttothetabletomeasureherselfbyit,और
andfoundthat,asnearlyasshecouldguess,shewasअब
nowabouttwofeethigh,और
andwasgoingonshrinkingrapidly:shesoonfoundoutthatthe
कारण
causeofthiswasthefanshewasholding,और
andshedroppedithastily,बस
justintimetoavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.“Thatwas
एक
anarrowescape!”