Letter1
ToMrs.Saville,England.
St.
Petersburgh,Dec.11th,17—.
Youwillrejoiceto
सुनकर
hearthatnodisasterhasaccompaniedthecommencementofanenterprisewhichyouहै
haveregardedwithsuchevilforebodings.Iarrivedhereyesterday,
और
andmyfirsttaskistoassuremydearबहन
sisterofmywelfareandincreasingconfidenceinthesuccessofmyundertaking.Iam
पहले
alreadyfarnorthofLondon,और
andasIwalkinको
thestreetsofPetersburgh,Iमहसूस
feelacoldnorthernbreezeplayuponmycheeks,जो
whichbracesmynervesandfillsmewithdelight.क्या
Doyouunderstandthisfeeling?यह
Thisbreeze,whichhastravelledfromtheregionstowardsजो
whichIamadvancing,givesmeएक
aforetasteofthoseicyclimes.Inspiritedby
इस
thiswindofpromise,mydaydreamsहो
becomemoreferventandvivid.I
कोशिश
tryinvaintobepersuadedकि
thatthepoleistheseatoffrostऔर
anddesolation;iteverpresentsitselftomyimaginationastheregionofbeauty
और
anddelight.There,Margaret,thesunisforevervisible,itsbroaddisk
बस
justskirtingthehorizonanddiffusingएक
aperpetualsplendour.There—forwithyourleave,my
बहन
sister,Iwillputsometrustinprecedingnavigators—theresnowऔर
andfrostarebanished;and,sailingover
एक
acalmsea,wemaybewaftedtoएक
alandsurpassinginwondersऔर
andinbeautyeveryregionhithertodiscoveredonthehabitableglobe.Itsproductions
और
andfeaturesmaybewithoutexample,asthephenomenaoftheheavenlybodiesundoubtedlyareinउन
thoseundiscoveredsolitudes.Whatmaynotbeexpectedina
देश
countryofeternallight?I
सकता
maytherediscoverthewondrousशक्ति
powerwhichattractstheneedleऔर
andmayregulateathousandcelestialobservationsthatrequireकेवल
onlythisvoyagetorendertheirseemingeccentricitiesconsistentforever.Ishallsatiatemyardentcuriositywith
को
thesightofapartofको
theworldneverbeforevisited,और
andmaytreadalandneverपहले
beforeimprintedbythefootofमनुष्य
man.Thesearemyenticements,
और
andtheyaresufficienttoconquerसभी
allfearofdangerorमृत्यु
deathandtoinducemetocommenceइस
thislaboriousvoyagewiththejoyaबच्चे
childfeelswhenheembarksinaछोटी सी
littleboat,withhisholidaymates,onanexpeditionofdiscoveryऊपर
uphisnativeriver.Butsupposing
सब
alltheseconjecturestobefalse,youcannotcontesttheinestimablebenefitजो
whichIshallconferonसब
allmankind,tothelastgeneration,bydiscoveringएक
apassagenearthepoletoउन
thosecountries,toreachwhichatpresentsomanymonthsarerequisite;या
orbyascertainingthesecretofthemagnet,जो
which,ifatallpossible,सकता
canonlybeeffectedbyanundertakingजैसे
suchasmine.Thesereflections
है
havedispelledtheagitationwithwhichIbeganmyletter,और
andIfeelmyheartglowसाथ
withanenthusiasmwhichelevatesmetoheaven,forकुछ
nothingcontributessomuchtotranquillisetheमन
mindasasteadypurpose—aबिंदु
pointonwhichthesoulmayfixitsintellectualeye.यह
Thisexpeditionhasbeenthefavouriteसपना
dreamofmyearlyyears.Ihaveread
साथ
withardourtheaccountsofको
thevariousvoyageswhichhavebeenmadeinको
theprospectofarrivingatको
theNorthPacificOceanthroughको
theseaswhichsurroundthepole.Youmay
याद
rememberthatahistoryofसभी
allthevoyagesmadeforpurposesofdiscoverycomposedthewholeofourgoodचाचा
UncleThomas’library.Myeducationwasneglected,yetIwaspassionatelyfondofreading.
इन
Thesevolumesweremystudyदिन
dayandnight,andmyfamiliaritywiththemincreasedthatregretwhichIhadfelt,asachild,onlearningthatmyfather’sdyinginjunctionhadforbiddenmyचाचा
uncletoallowmetoembarkinaseafaringजीवन
life.ThesevisionsfadedwhenIperused,forthe
पहली बार
firsttime,thosepoetswhoseeffusionsentrancedmysoulऔर
andliftedittoheaven.I
भी
alsobecameapoetandforoneवर्ष
yearlivedinaparadiseofmyowncreation;IimaginedthatI
भी
alsomightobtainanicheinको
thetemplewherethenamesofHomerऔर
andShakespeareareconsecrated.Youare
तरह
wellacquaintedwithmyfailureऔर
andhowheavilyIboreको
thedisappointment.Butjustatthat
समय
timeIinheritedthefortuneofmycousin,और
andmythoughtswereturnedintothechanneloftheirearlierbent.छह
SixyearshavepassedsinceIresolvedonmypresentundertaking.Ican,
भी
evennow,rememberthehourfromwhichIdedicatedmyselftoइस
thisgreatenterprise.Icommencedbyinuringmy
शरीर
bodytohardship.Iaccompaniedthewhale-fishersonseveralexpeditionstotheNorthSea;
Ivoluntarilyendured
ठंड
cold,famine,thirst,andwantofनींद
sleep;Ioftenworkedharder
तुलना
thanthecommonsailorsduringtheदिन
dayanddevotedmynightstothestudyofmathematics,thetheoryofmedicine,और
andthosebranchesofphysicalsciencefromwhichएक
anavaladventurermightderivethegreatestpracticaladvantage.TwiceI
वास्तव
actuallyhiredmyselfasanunder-mateinaGreenlandwhaler,और
andacquittedmyselftoadmiration.ImustownIfelta
थोड़ा
littleproudwhenmycaptainofferedmetheseconddignityinthevesselऔर
andentreatedmetoremainसाथ
withthegreatestearnestness,sovaluableकी
didheconsidermyservices.और
Andnow,dearMargaret,doInotdeservetoaccomplishकुछ
somegreatpurpose?Mylifemighthavebeenpassedinease
और
andluxury,butIpreferredglorytoहर
everyenticementthatwealthplacedinmypath.Oh,
कि
thatsomeencouragingvoicewouldउत्तर
answerintheaffirmative!Mycourage
और
andmyresolutionisfirm;लेकिन
butmyhopesfluctuate,andmyspiritsareoftendepressed.Iamabouttoproceedon
एक
alonganddifficultvoyage,theemergenciesofwhichwilldemandसभी
allmyfortitude:Iamrequirednot
केवल
onlytoraisethespiritsofothers,butsometimestosustainmyown,जब
whentheirsarefailing.Thisisthe
सबसे
mostfavourableperiodfortravellinginRussia.Theyflyquicklyoverthesnowintheirsledges;
themotionispleasant,and,inmyopinion,
कहीं
farmoreagreeablethanthatofएक
anEnglishstagecoach.Thecoldisnotexcessive,
यदि
ifyouarewrappedinfurs—adresswhichIhaveपहले
alreadyadopted,forthereisagreatdifferenceबीच
betweenwalkingthedeckandremainingseatedmotionlessforhours,जब
whennoexercisepreventstheरक्त
bloodfromactuallyfreezinginyourveins.Ihavenoambitiontolosemylifeonthepost-road
बीच
betweenSt.PetersburghandArchangel.Ishalldepartforthelatter
शहर
towninafortnightorतीन
threeweeks;andmyintentionistohire
एक
ashipthere,whichcaneasilybeकिया
donebypayingtheinsurancefortheowner,और
andtoengageasmanysailorsasIthinknecessaryamongthosewhoareaccustomedtothewhale-fishing.Idonotintendtosail
तक
untilthemonthofJune;और
andwhenshallIreturn?Ah,
प्रिय
dearsister,howcanIजवाब
answerthisquestion?IfIsucceed,
कई
many,manymonths,perhapsyears,willpassपहले
beforeyouandImayमिलने
meet.IfIfail,youwillseeme
फिर
againsoon,ornever.Farewell,my
प्यारे
dear,excellentMargaret.Heavenshowerdownblessingsonyou,
और
andsaveme,thatImayagainऔर
andagaintestifymygratitudeforसभी
allyourloveandkindness.Letter2
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Archangel,28thMarch,17—.
Howslowlythe
समय
timepasseshere,encompassedasIambyfrostऔर
andsnow!Yetasecondstepistakentowardsmyenterprise.
I
है
havehiredavesselandamoccupiedincollectingmysailors;thosewhomI
है
havealreadyengagedappeartobemenonwhomIसकता
candependandarecertainlypossessedofdauntlesscourage.लेकिन
ButIhaveonewantजिस
whichIhaveneveryetbeenकर
abletosatisfy,andtheabsenceoftheobjectofजिस
whichInowfeelasaसबसे
mostsevereevil,Ihavenoदोस्त
friend,Margaret:whenIamglowingwiththeenthusiasmofsuccess,there
होगा
willbenonetoparticipatemyjoy;यदि
ifIamassailedbydisappointment,noonewillendeavourtosustainmeindejection.Ishallcommitmythoughtstopaper,itis
सच
true;butthatisa
खराब
poormediumforthecommunicationoffeeling.Idesirethe
कंपनी
companyofamanwhocouldsympathiseसाथ
withme,whoseeyeswouldreplytomine.Youmaydeemmeromantic,mydear
बहन
sister,butIbitterlyfeelthewantofएक
afriend.Ihavenoonenearme,gentleyetcourageous,possessedofacultivatedas
भी
wellasofacapaciousमन
mind,whosetastesarelikemyown,toapproveया
oramendmyplans.Howwouldsucha
मित्र
friendrepairthefaultsofyourगरीब
poorbrother!Iamtooardentinexecution
और
andtooimpatientofdifficulties.लेकिन
Butitisastillgreatereviltomeकि
thatIamself-educated:forthe
पहले
firstfourteenyearsofmyजीवन
lifeIranwildonएक
acommonandreadnothingbutourचाचा
UncleThomas’booksofvoyages.At
उस
thatageIbecameacquaintedwiththecelebratedpoetsofourownदेश
country;butitwasonly
जब
whenithadceasedtobeinmyशक्ति
powertoderiveitsmostमहत्वपूर्ण
importantbenefitsfromsuchaconvictionकि
thatIperceivedthenecessityofbecomingacquaintedwithअधिक
morelanguagesthanthatofmynativeदेश
country.NowIamtwenty-eightandaminrealitymoreilliterate
तुलना
thanmanyschoolboysoffifteen.Itis
सच
truethatIhavethoughtmoreandकि
thatmydaydreamsaremoreextendedandmagnificent,लेकिन
buttheywant(asthepaintersकहते
callit)keeping;andIgreatly
आवश्यकता
needafriendwhowouldहै
havesenseenoughnottodespisemeasromantic,और
andaffectionenoughformetoendeavourtoregulatemyमन
mind.Well,theseareuselesscomplaints;
Ishallcertainlyfindno
मित्र
friendonthewideocean,norevenhereinArchangel,amongmerchantsऔर
andseamen.Yetsomefeelings,unalliedtothedrossof
मानव
humannature,beateveninइन
theseruggedbosoms.Mylieutenant,forinstance,is
एक
amanofwonderfulcourageऔर
andenterprise;heismadlydesirousofglory,
या
orrather,towordmyphraseअधिक
morecharacteristically,ofadvancementinhisprofession.Heis
एक
anEnglishman,andinthemidstofnationalऔर
andprofessionalprejudices,unsoftenedbycultivation,retainsकुछ
someofthenoblestendowmentsofhumanity.I
पहली बार
firstbecameacquaintedwithhimonboardएक
awhalevessel;findingthathewasunemployedin
इस
thiscity,Ieasilyengagedhimtoassistinmyenterprise.Themasterisa
व्यक्ति
personofanexcellentdispositionऔर
andisremarkableintheshipforhisgentlenessऔर
andthemildnessofhisdiscipline.इस
Thiscircumstance,addedtohiswell-knownintegrityऔर
anddauntlesscourage,mademeबहुत
verydesiroustoengagehim.Ayouthpassedinsolitude,mybestyearsspent
तहत
underyourgentleandfemininefosterage,hassorefinedthegroundworkofmycharacterकि
thatIcannotovercomeanintensedistastetotheusualbrutalityexercisedonboardship:Ihaveneverbelievedittobenecessary,
और
andwhenIheardofएक
amarinerequallynotedforhiskindlinessofदिल
heartandtherespectandobediencepaidtohimbyhiscrew,Ifeltmyselfpeculiarlyfortunateinbeingसक्षम
abletosecurehisservices.Iheardofhim
पहले
firstinratheraromanticmanner,fromएक
aladywhoowestohimthehappinessofherजीवन
life.This,briefly,ishis
कहानी
story.Someyearsagoheloved
एक
ayoungRussianladyofmoderatefortune,और
andhavingamassedaconsiderablesuminprize-money,theपिता
fatherofthegirlconsentedtothematch.Hesawhismistress
बार
oncebeforethedestinedceremony;लेकिन
butshewasbathedintears,और
andthrowingherselfathisfeet,entreatedhimtospareher,confessingattheउसी
sametimethatshelovedanother,लेकिन
butthathewaspoor,और
andthatherfatherwouldneverconsenttotheunion.Mygenerous
मित्र
friendreassuredthesuppliant,andonbeinginformedofको
thenameofherlover,instantlyabandonedhispursuit.Hehad
पहले
alreadyboughtafarmwithhisपैसे
money,onwhichhehaddesignedtopasstheremainderofhisजीवन
life;buthebestowedthewholeonhisrival,togetherwiththeremainsofhisprize-moneytopurchasestock,
और
andthenhimselfsolicitedtheyoungwoman’sपिता
fathertoconsenttohermarriagewithherlover.लेकिन
Buttheoldmandecidedlyrefused,thinkinghimselfboundinhonourtomyमित्र
friend,who,whenhefoundtheपिता
fatherinexorable,quittedhiscountry,norreturnedतक
untilheheardthathisformermistresswasशादी
marriedaccordingtoherinclinations.“What
एक
anoblefellow!”youwillexclaim.
Heisso;
लेकिन
butthenheiswhollyuneducated:heisassilentas
एक
aTurk,andakindofignorantcarelessnessattendshim,जो
which,whileitrendershisconductको
themoreastonishing,detractsfromको
theinterestandsympathywhichotherwisehewouldcommand.Yet
कर
donotsuppose,becauseIcomplainएक
alittleorbecauseIcanconceiveएक
aconsolationformytoilswhichImayneverknow,कि
thatIamwaveringinmyresolutions.Thoseareasfixedasfate,
और
andmyvoyageisonlyअब
nowdelayeduntiltheweathershallpermitmyembarkation.Thewinterhasbeendreadfullysevere,
लेकिन
butthespringpromiseswell,और
anditisconsideredasएक
aremarkablyearlyseason,sothatशायद
perhapsImaysailsoonerसे
thanIexpected.Ishall
करूँगा
donothingrashly:youknowmesufficientlytoconfideinmyprudence
और
andconsideratenesswheneverthesafetyofothersiscommittedtomyदेखभाल
care.Icannotdescribetoyoumysensationsonthenearprospectofmyundertaking.
Itisimpossibletocommunicatetoyouaconceptionofthetremblingsensation,halfpleasurable
और
andhalffearful,withwhichIampreparingtodepart.Iamgoingtounexploredregions,to“thelandofmist
और
andsnow,”butIshallkillnoalbatross;thereforedonotbealarmedformysafety
या
orifIshouldcomeवापस
backtoyouaswornऔर
andwoefulasthe“AncientMariner.”Youwillsmileatmyallusion,
लेकिन
butIwilldiscloseasecret.Ihaveoftenattributedmyattachmentto,mypassionateenthusiasmfor,thedangerousmysteriesofoceantothatproductionofthe
सबसे
mostimaginativeofmodernpoets.Thereis
कुछ
somethingatworkinmysoulwhichIकर
donotunderstand.Iampracticallyindustrious—painstaking,
एक
aworkmantoexecutewithperseveranceऔर
andlabour—butbesidesthisthereisएक
aloveforthemarvellous,एक
abeliefinthemarvellous,intertwinedinसभी
allmyprojects,whichhurriesmeबाहर
outofthecommonpathwaysofmen,eventothewildseaऔर
andunvisitedregionsIamabouttoexplore.लेकिन
Buttoreturntodearerconsiderations.ShallImeetyou
फिर
again,afterhavingtraversedimmenseseas,और
andreturnedbythemostsoutherncapeofAfricaया
orAmerica?Idarenotexpectsuchsuccess,yetIcannotbearto
देखने
lookonthereverseofthepicture.Continueforthepresentto
लिखते
writetomebyeveryopportunity:I
सकता
mayreceiveyourlettersonकुछ
someoccasionswhenIneedthemसबसे
mosttosupportmyspirits.I
प्यार
loveyouverytenderly.Rememberme
साथ
withaffection,shouldyouneverhearfrommeफिर
again.Letter3
ToMrs.Saville,England.
July7th,17—.
Mydear
बहन
Sister,.Iwriteafewlinesinhasteto
कहा
saythatIamsafe—andतरह
welladvancedonmyvoyage.यह
ThisletterwillreachEnglandbyएक
amerchantmannowonitshomewardvoyagefromArchangel;ज्यादा
morefortunatethanI,whomaynotseemynativeland,शायद
perhaps,formanyyears.Iam,however,ingoodspirits:
mymenarebold
और
andapparentlyfirmofpurpose,nordothefloatingsheetsoficethatcontinuallypassहमारे
us,indicatingthedangersoftheregiontowardswhichweareadvancing,appeartodismayउन्हें
them.Wehavealreadyreached
एक
averyhighlatitude;butitistheheightofsummer,
और
andalthoughnotsowarmasinEngland,thesoutherngales,जो
whichblowusspeedilytowardsउन
thoseshoreswhichIsoardentlydesiretoattain,breatheएक
adegreeofrenovatingwarmthजो
whichIhadnotexpected.Noincidents
है
havehithertobefallenusthatwouldबना
makeafigureinaletter.One
या
ortwostiffgalesandthespringingofaleakareaccidentswhichexperiencednavigatorsscarcelyयाद
remembertorecord,andIshallbeभी
wellcontentifnothingworseहोता
happentousduringourvoyage.Adieu,mydearMargaret.
Beassured
कि
thatformyownsake,aswellasyours,Iwillnotrashlyencounterdanger.Iwillbe
शांत
cool,persevering,andprudent.Butsuccessshallcrownmyendeavours.
Whereforenot?
Thus
तक
farIhavegone,tracingएक
asecurewayoverthepathlessseas,theverystarsthemselvesbeingwitnessesऔर
andtestimoniesofmytriumph.क्यों
Whynotstillproceedovertheuntamedअभी
yetobedientelement?Whatcan
रोक
stopthedeterminedheartandresolvedwillofमनुष्य
man?Myswellingheartinvoluntarilypoursitselfoutthus.
लेकिन
ButImustfinish.Heavenblessmybeloved
बहन
sister!Letter4
ToMrs.Saville,England.
August5th,17—.
Sostrangeanaccidenthashappenedtous
कि
thatIcannotforbearrecordingit,althoughitisबहुत
veryprobablethatyouwillseemebeforeये
thesepaperscancomeintoyourpossession.पिछले
LastMonday(July31st)wewerenearlysurroundedbyice,whichclosedinको
theshiponallsides,scarcelyleavingherको
thesea-roominwhichshefloated.Oursituationwassomewhatdangerous,especiallyaswewerecompassedroundby
एक
averythickfog.Weaccordinglylayto,hoping
कि
thatsomechangewouldtakeplaceintheatmosphereऔर
andweather.Abouttwoo’clockthemistcleared
दूर
away,andwebeheld,stretchedoutinहर
everydirection,vastandirregularplainsofice,whichseemedtohavenoअंत
end.Someofmycomradesgroaned,
और
andmyownmindbegantogrowwatchfulwithanxiousthoughts,जब
whenastrangesightsuddenlyattractedourattentionऔर
anddivertedoursolicitudefromourownsituation.Weperceived
एक
alowcarriage,fixedonएक
asledgeanddrawnbydogs,passontowardsthenorth,atthedistanceofhalfएक
amile;abeingwhichhadtheshapeof
एक
aman,butapparentlyofgiganticstature,satinthesledgeऔर
andguidedthedogs.Wewatched
को
therapidprogressofthetravellerwithourtelescopesतक
untilhewaslostamongको
thedistantinequalitiesoftheice.इस
Thisappearanceexcitedourunqualifiedwonder.Wewere,aswebelieved,
कई
manyhundredmilesfromanyland;लेकिन
butthisapparitionseemedtodenoteकि
thatitwasnot,inreality,sodistantaswehadsupposed.Shutin,however,byice,itwasimpossibletofollowhistrack,whichwehadobservedwiththegreatestattention.
लगभग
Abouttwohoursafterthisoccurrenceweheardthegroundsea,और
andbeforenighttheicebrokeऔर
andfreedourship.We,however,laytountilthe
सुबह
morning,fearingtoencounterinthedarkउन
thoselargeloosemasseswhichfloataboutबाद
afterthebreakingupoftheice.Iprofitedof
इस
thistimetorestforaकुछ
fewhours.Inthemorning,however,assoonasitwaslight,I
गया
wentupondeckandfoundसभी
allthesailorsbusyonएक
onesideofthevessel,apparentlytalkingtoकिसी
someoneinthesea.Itwas,in
वास्तव
fact,asledge,likethatwehadseenपहले
before,whichhaddriftedtowardsusintheरात
nightonalargefragmentofice.Only
एक
onedogremainedalive;buttherewas
एक
ahumanbeingwithinitwhomthesailorswerepersuadingtoenterthevessel.Hewasnot,asthe
अन्य
othertravellerseemedtobe,asavageinhabitantofsomeundiscoveredisland,butaEuropean.जब
WhenIappearedondeckthemasterकहा
said,“Hereisourcaptain,और
andhewillnotallowyoutoperishontheopensea.”Onperceiving
मुझे
me,thestrangeraddressedmeinEnglish,althoughwithएक
aforeignaccent.“BeforeI
आने
comeonboardyourvessel,”कहा
saidhe,“willyouhavethekindnesstoinformmewhitheryouarebound?”Youmayconceivemyastonishmentonhearing
ऐसे
suchaquestionaddressedtomefromएक
amanonthebrinkofdestructionऔर
andtowhomIshouldहै
havesupposedthatmyvesselwouldहै
havebeenaresourcewhichhewouldnotहै
haveexchangedforthemostpreciouswealththeपृथ्वी
earthcanafford.Ireplied,however,
कि
thatwewereonavoyageofdiscoverytowardsthenorthernpole.Uponhearing
यह
thisheappearedsatisfiedandconsentedtoआने
comeonboard.GoodGod!
Margaret,
यदि
ifyouhadseenthemanजो
whothuscapitulatedforhissafety,yoursurprisewouldhavebeenboundless.Hislimbswerenearlyfrozen,
और
andhisbodydreadfullyemaciatedbyfatigueऔर
andsuffering.Ineversaw
किसी
amaninsowretchedकिसी
acondition.Weattemptedtocarryhimintothecabin,
लेकिन
butassoonashehadquittedthefreshहवा
airhefainted.Weaccordinglybroughthim
वापस
backtothedeckandrestoredhimtoanimationbyrubbinghimwithbrandyऔर
andforcinghimtoswallowasmallquantity.Assoonasheshowedsignsof
जीवन
lifewewrappedhimupinblanketsandplacedhimnearthechimneyofthekitchenstove.Byslowdegreesherecovered
और
andatealittlesoup,whichrestoredhimwonderfully.दो
Twodayspassedinthismannerbeforehewasabletoबोलने
speak,andIoftenfearedकि
thathissufferingshaddeprivedhimofunderstanding.जब
Whenhehadinsomemeasurerecovered,Iremovedhimtomyowncabinऔर
andattendedonhimasmuchasmydutywouldpermit.Ineversawa
ज्यादा
moreinterestingcreature:hiseyeshavegenerallyanexpressionofwildness,
और
andevenmadness,buttherearemomentsजब
when,ifanyoneperformsanactofkindnesstowardshimया
ordoeshimanytheसबसे
mosttriflingservice,hiswholecountenanceislightedतक
up,asitwere,withabeamofbenevolenceऔर
andsweetnessthatIneversawequalled.लेकिन
Butheisgenerallymelancholyऔर
anddespairing,andsometimeshegnasheshisteeth,asifimpatientofको
theweightofwoesthatoppressesउसे
him.Whenmyguestwasa
थोड़ा
littlerecoveredIhadgreatपरेशानी
troubletokeepoffthemen,जो
whowishedtoaskhimathousandquestions;