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THEGODSINCOUNCIL—MINERVA’SVISITTOITHACA—THECHALLENGEFROMTELEMACHUSTOTHESUITORS.
बताओ
Tellme,OMuse,ofउस
thatingeniousherowhotravelledfarandwideबाद
afterhehadsackedthefamousशहर
townofTroy.Manycities
किया
didhevisit,andmanywerethenationswithwhosemannersऔर
andcustomshewasacquainted;moreoverhesuffered
बहुत
muchbyseawhiletryingtoबचाने
savehisownlifeandbringhismensafelyघर
home;butdowhathemighthecouldnot
बचा
savehismen,fortheyperishedthroughtheirownsheerfollyineatingको
thecattleoftheSun-godHyperion;sothe
ईश्वर
godpreventedthemfromeverreachingघर
home.Tellme,too,about
सब
allthesethings,ohdaughterofJove,fromwhatsoeversourceyoumayknowउन्हें
them.Sonowallwhoescapeddeathinbattle
या
orbyshipwreckhadgotsafelyघर
homeexceptUlysses,andhe,thoughhewaslongingtoलौटने
returntohiswifeandदेश
country,wasdetainedbythegoddessCalypso,whohadgothimintoएक
alargecaveandwantedtomarryउसे
him.Butasyearswent
से
by,therecameatimeजब
whenthegodssettledthatheshouldजाना
gobacktoIthaca;eventhen,however,
जब
whenhewasamonghisownलोगों
people,histroubleswerenotyetover;nevertheless
सभी
allthegodshadnowbeguntopityhimexceptNeptune,जो
whostillpersecutedhimwithoutceasingऔर
andwouldnotlethimgetघर
home.NowNeptunehadgoneofftotheEthiopians,
जो
whoareattheworld’sअंत
end,andlieintwohalves,theonelookingWestऔर
andtheotherEast.[1]Hehadgonetheretoacceptahecatombofsheepऔर
andoxen,andwasenjoyinghimselfathisfestival;लेकिन
buttheothergodsmetintheघर
houseofOlympianJove,andthesireofgodsऔर
andmenspokefirst.At
उस
thatmomenthewasthinkingofAegisthus,whohadbeenkilledbyAgamemnon’sपुत्र
sonOrestes;sohesaidtothe
अन्य
othergods:.“Seenow,howmenlayblameuponusgodsforwhatisafterall
कुछ
nothingbuttheirownfolly.देखो
LookatAegisthus;hemustneedsmake
प्रेम
lovetoAgamemnon’swifeunrighteouslyऔर
andthenkillAgamemnon,thoughheknewitwouldbetheमृत्यु
deathofhim;forIsentMercurytowarnhimnotto
करे
doeitherofthesethings,inasmuchasOresteswouldbesuretotakehisrevengeजब
whenhegrewupandwantedtoreturnघर
home.Mercurytoldhimthisin
सब
allgoodwillbuthewouldnotlisten,और
andnowhehaspaidforसब कुछ
everythinginfull.”ThenMinerva
कहा
said,“Father,sonofSaturn,राजा
Kingofkings,itservedAegisthusright,और
andsoitwouldanyoneelseजो
whodoesashedid;लेकिन
butAegisthusisneitherherenorवहाँ
there;itisforUlyssesthatmy
दिल
heartbleeds,whenIthinkofhissufferingsinthatlonelysea-girtisland,faraway,गरीब
poorman,fromallhisfriends.Itisanislandcoveredwithforest,in
को
theverymiddleofthesea,और
andagoddesslivesthere,बेटी
daughterofthemagicianAtlas,wholooksafterको
thebottomoftheocean,और
andcarriesthegreatcolumnsthatरखने
keepheavenandearthasunder.इस
ThisdaughterofAtlashasgotपकड़
holdofpoorunhappyUlysses,andkeepstryingbyहर
everykindofblandishmenttoकर
makehimforgethishome,sothatheistiredofजीवन
life,andthinksofnothingलेकिन
buthowhemayoncemoreseethesmokeofhisownchimneys.You,
श्रीमान
sir,takenoheedofइस
this,andyetwhenUlysseswasपहले
beforeTroydidhenotpropitiateyouसाथ
withmanyaburntsacrifice?क्यों
Whythenshouldyoukeeponbeingsoangrywithhim?”और
AndJovesaid,“Mychild,whatareyoutalkingबारे
about?HowcanIforgetUlyssesthanwhomthereisnomorecapablemanon
पृथ्वी
earth,normoreliberalinhisofferingstotheimmortalgodsthatliveinheaven?Bearin
ध्यान
mind,however,thatNeptuneisअभी भी
stillfuriouswithUlyssesforhavingblindedएक
aneyeofPolyphemuskingofको
theCyclopes.PolyphemusissontoNeptunebythenymphThoosa,
बेटी
daughtertothesea-kingPhorcys;therefore
यद्यपि
thoughhewillnotkillUlyssesoutright,hetormentshimbypreventinghimfromgettingघर
home.Still,letuslayourheads
साथ
togetherandseehowwecanमदद
helphimtoreturn;Neptune
जाएगा
willthenbepacified,forयदि
ifweareallofएक
amindhecanhardlystandoutखिलाफ
againstus.”AndMinervasaid,“Father,
पुत्र
sonofSaturn,Kingofkings,यदि
if,then,thegodsnowमतलब
meanthatUlyssesshouldgetघर
home,weshouldfirstsendMercurytotheOgygianislandtoबता
tellCalypsothatwehavemadeupourmindsऔर
andthatheistoलौटने
return.InthemeantimeI
होगा
willgotoIthaca,toडाल
putheartintoUlysses’sonTelemachus;IwillemboldenhimtocalltheAchaeansinassembly,
और
andspeakouttothesuitorsofhisमाँ
motherPenelope,whopersistineatingupकिसी
anynumberofhissheepऔर
andoxen;IwillalsoconducthimtoSparta
और
andtoPylos,toseeifhecanसुन
hearanythingaboutthereturnofhisप्रिय
dearfather—forthiswillmakepeopleबात
speakwellofhim.”Sosayingsheboundonherglitteringgoldensandals,imperishable,
साथ
withwhichshecanflyतरह
likethewindoverlandया
orsea;shegraspedtheredoubtablebronze-shodspear,sostout
और
andsturdyandstrong,wherewithshequellsको
theranksofheroeswhohavedispleasedउसे
her,anddownshedartedfromको
thetopmostsummitsofOlympus,whereonforthwithshewasinIthaca,atको
thegatewayofUlysses’house,disguisedasएक
avisitor,Mentes,chiefofको
theTaphians,andsheheldएक
abronzespearinherहाथ
hand.Thereshefoundthelordlysuitorsseatedonhidesof
को
theoxenwhichtheyhadkilledऔर
andeaten,andplayingdraughtsinसामने
frontofthehouse.Men-servants
और
andpageswerebustlingabouttowaituponthem,कुछ
somemixingwinewithwaterinthemixing-bowls,कुछ
somecleaningdownthetableswithwetspongesऔर
andlayingthemoutagain,और
andsomecuttingupgreatquantitiesofmeat.Telemachussawherlong
पहले
beforeanyoneelsedid.Hewassittingmoodilyamongthesuitorsthinking
बारे
abouthisbravefather,andकैसे
howhewouldsendthemflyingबाहर
outofthehouse,ifheweretocometohisownफिर
againandbehonouredasindaysgoneसे
by.Thusbroodingashesatamong
उनके
them,hecaughtsightofMinervaऔर
andwentstraighttothegate,forhewasvexedकि
thatastrangershouldbekeptwaitingforadmittance.Hetookherright
हाथ
handinhisown,andbadeherदेने
givehimherspear.“Welcome,”
कहा
saidhe,“toourhouse,और
andwhenyouhavepartakenofभोजन
foodyoushalltelluswhatyouhavecomefor.”Heledthewayashespoke,
और
andMinervafollowedhim.Whentheywerewithinhetookherspear
और
andsetitinthespear-standagainstएक
astrongbearing-postalongwiththeकई
manyotherspearsofhisunhappyपिता
father,andheconductedhertoएक
arichlydecoratedseatunderजिसके
whichhethrewaclothofdamask.Therewas
एक
afootstoolalsoforherfeet,[2]andhesetanotherseatnearherforhimself,दूर
awayfromthesuitors,thatshemightnotbeannoyedwhileeatingbytheirnoiseandinsolence,andजो
thathemightaskhermorefreelyबारे
abouthisfather.Amaidservantthenbroughtthem
पानी
waterinabeautifulgoldenewerऔर
andpoureditintoasilverbasinforthemtowashtheirhands,और
andshedrewacleantablebesidethem.Anupperservantbroughtthembread,
और
andofferedthemmanygoodthingsofwhattherewasintheघर
house,thecarverfetchedthemplatesofallmannerofmeatsऔर
andsetcupsofgoldbytheirside,और
andamanservantbroughtthemwineऔर
andpoureditoutforthem.Then
को
thesuitorscameinandtooktheirplacesonको
thebenchesandseats.[3]Forthwithmenservantspouredपानी
waterovertheirhands,maidsगए
wentroundwiththebread-baskets,pagesfilledको
themixing-bowlswithwineandपानी
water,andtheylaidtheirhandsuponको
thegoodthingsthatwerebeforethem.Assoonastheyhadhad
पर्याप्त
enoughtoeatanddrinktheywantedसंगीत
musicanddancing,whicharethecrowningembellishmentsofएक
abanquet,soaservantbroughtएक
alyretoPhemius,whomtheycompelledperforcetosingtoउन्हें
them.Assoonashetouchedhislyre
और
andbegantosingTelemachusspokelowtoMinerva,withhisसिर
headclosetohersthatकोई
nomanmighthear.“I
आशा
hope,sir,”saidhe,“thatyouwillnotbeoffendedwithwhatIamgoingtoकहा
say.Singingcomescheaptothose
जो
whodonotpayforit,और
andallthisisdoneatthecostofonewhoseboneslierottinginsomewildernessया
orgrindingtopowderinthesurf.यदि
Ifthesemenweretoseemyपिता
fathercomebacktoIthacatheywouldprayforlongerlegsratherthanalongerpurse,formoneywouldnotservethem;लेकिन
buthe,alas,hasfallenonएक
anillfate,andevenजब
whenpeopledosometimessayकि
thatheiscoming,weनहीं
nolongerheedthem;weshallneverseehim
फिर
again.Andnow,sir,tellme
और
andtellmetrue,whoyouareऔर
andwhereyoucomefrom.बताओ
Tellmeofyourtownऔर
andparents,whatmannerofshipyoucameमें
in,howyourcrewbroughtyoutoIthaca,और
andofwhatnationtheydeclaredthemselvestobe—foryoucannotकिया
havecomebyland.Tellme
भी
alsotruly,forIwanttoknow,areyouastrangertoइस
thishouse,orhaveyoubeenयहाँ
hereinmyfather’stime?Inthe
पुराने
olddayswehadmanyvisitorsformyपिता
fatherwentaboutmuchhimself.”और
AndMinervaanswered,“Iwilltellyoutrulyऔर
andparticularlyallaboutit.IamMentes,
बेटे
sonofAnchialus,andIamराजा
KingoftheTaphians.I
किया
havecomeherewithmyshipऔर
andcrew,onavoyagetomenofएक
aforeigntonguebeingboundforTemesa[4]साथ
withacargoofiron,और
andIshallbringbackcopper.Asformyship,itliesoveryonderofftheopen
देश
countryawayfromthetown,intheharbourRheithron[5]underthewoodedmountainNeritum.[6]Ourfatherswerefriendsपहले
beforeus,asoldLaerteswilltellyou,यदि
ifyouwillgoandaskhim.They
कहते
say,however,thathenevercomestoशहर
townnow,andlivesbyhimselfintheदेश
country,faringhardly,withanoldऔरत
womantolookafterhimऔर
andgethisdinnerforउसके
him,whenhecomesintiredfrompotteringबारे
abouthisvineyard.Theytoldmeyour
पिता
fatherwasathomeagain,और
andthatwaswhyIcame,लेकिन
butitseemsthegodsareअभी भी
stillkeepinghimback,forheisnotमृत
deadyetnotonthemainland.Itis
अधिक
morelikelyheisonsomesea-girtislandinmidocean,या
oraprisoneramongsavagesजो
whoaredetaininghimagainsthiswill.Iamnoprophet,
और
andknowverylittleaboutomens,butIspeakasitisborneinuponmefromheaven,और
andassureyouthathewillnotbeदूर
awaymuchlonger;forheis
कोई
amanofsuchresourceकि
thateventhoughhewereinchainsofironhewouldfindsomemeansofgettingघर
homeagain.Buttellme,
और
andtellmetrue,canUlyssesreallyhavesuchएक
afinelookingfellowforएक
ason?Youareindeedwonderfullylikehim
बारे
abouttheheadandeyes,forwewereclosefriendsपहले
beforehesetsailforTroyजहां
wheretheflowerofalltheArgivesगया
wentalso.Sincethattimewehavenever
दोनों
eitherofusseentheother.”“Mymother,”answeredTelemachus,“tellsmeIam
पुत्र
sontoUlysses,butitisएक
awisechildthatknowshisownपिता
father.WouldthatIwere
पुत्र
sontoonewhohadgrownolduponhisownestates,for,sinceyouपूछते
askme,thereisnoऔर
moreill-starredmanunderheaventhanhewhotheytellmeismyfather.”और
AndMinervasaid,“Thereisnofearofyourracedyingoutyet,जबकि
whilePenelopehassuchafineबेटे
sonasyouare.But
बताओ
tellme,andtellmeसच
true,whatisthemeaningofसब
allthisfeasting,andwhoareये
thesepeople?Whatisit
सब
allabout?Haveyousomebanquet,
या
oristhereaweddinginthefamily—fornooneseemstobebringinganyprovisionsofhisown?और
Andtheguests—howatrociouslytheyarebehaving;whatriottheymakeoverthe
पूरे
wholehouse;itisenoughtodisgust
किसी
anyrespectablepersonwhocomesnearthem.”“Sir,”
कहा
saidTelemachus,“asregardsyourप्रश्न
question,solongasmyपिता
fatherwashereitwaswellसाथ
withusandwiththeघर
house,butthegodsintheirdispleasureहै
havewilleditotherwise,andहै
havehiddenhimawaymorecloselyसे
thanmortalmanwaseveryethidden.Icouldhaveborneit
बेहतर
bettereventhoughhewereमर
dead,ifhehadfallenसाथ
withhismenbeforeTroy,या
orhaddiedwithfriendsचारों ओर
aroundhimwhenthedaysofhisfightingwereकर
done;forthentheAchaeanswouldhavebuilt
एक
amoundoverhisashes,और
andIshouldmyselfhavebeenheirtohisrenown;लेकिन
butnowthestorm-windshavespiritedhimदूर
awayweknownotwhither;heisgone
बिना
withoutleavingsomuchasएक
atracebehindhim,andIinheritकुछ
nothingbutdismay.Nordoesthematter
समाप्त
endsimplywithgriefforthelossofmyपिता
father;heavenhaslaidsorrowsuponmeofyetanother
तरह
kind;forthechiefsfrom
सब
allourislands,Dulichium,Same,और
andthewoodlandislandofZacynthus,asalsoसब
alltheprincipalmenofIthacaitself,areeatingतक
upmyhouseunderthepretextofदेती
payingtheircourttomyमाँ
mother,whowillneitherpointblanksaythatshewillnotmarry,[7]noryetbringmatterstoanसमाप्त
end;sotheyaremakinghavocofmyestate,
और
andbeforelongwilldosoभी
alsowithmyself.”“Isthatso?”
exclaimedMinerva,“thenyoudoindeed
चाहते
wantUlysseshomeagain.Givehimhishelmet,shield,and
एक
acoupleoflances,andअगर
ifheisthemanhewasजब
whenIfirstknewhiminourघर
house,drinkingandmakingmerry,hewouldजल्द ही
soonlayhishandsaboutइन
theserascallysuitors,werehetostandबार
oncemoreuponhisownthreshold.HewasthencomingfromEphyra,
जहां
wherehehadbeentobegpoisonforhisarrowsfromIlus,पुत्र
sonofMermerus.Ilusfearedtheever-livinggods
और
andwouldnotgivehimany,लेकिन
butmyfatherlethimhaveकुछ
some,forhewasveryfondofउसे
him.IfUlyssesisthe
आदमी
manhethenwasthesesuitorswillhaveएक
ashortshriftandasorrywedding.“But
वहाँ
there!Itrestswithheaventodeterminewhetherheistoreturn,
और
andtakehisrevengeinhisownघर
houseorno;Iwould,however,urgeyoutosetabouttryingto
पाने
getridofthesesuitorsatonce.Takemyadvice,
बुलाओ
calltheAchaeanheroesinassemblyकल
to-morrowmorning—layyourcasebeforeउनके
them,andcallheaventobearyouwitness.Bidthesuitorstakethemselvesoff,eachtohisown
स्थान
place,andifyourmother’sमन
mindissetonmarryingफिर
again,lethergobacktoherपिता
father,whowillfindherएक
ahusbandandprovideherwithसभी
allthemarriagegiftsthatsodearएक
adaughtermayexpect.Asforyourself,letmeprevailuponyouto
ले
takethebestshipyoucanget,साथ
withacrewoftwentymen,और
andgoinquestofyourपिता
fatherwhohassolongbeenmissing.Someone
सकता
maytellyousomething,or(andpeopleoftenसुनते
hearthingsinthisway)someheaven-sentmessageसकता
maydirectyou.FirstgotoPylos
और
andaskNestor;thencegoontoSparta
और
andvisitMenelaus,forhegotघर
homelastofalltheAchaeans;यदि
ifyouhearthatyourपिता
fatherisaliveandonhiswayघर
home,youcanputupwithको
thewastethesesuitorswillकर
makeforyetanothertwelvemonths.यदि
Ifontheotherhandyouसुनते
hearofhisdeath,comeघर
homeatonce,celebratehisfuneralritesसाथ
withallduepomp,buildएक
abarrowtohismemory,और
andmakeyourmothermarryफिर
again.Then,havingdoneallthis,
सोचो
thinkitwelloverinyourमन
mindhow,byfairmeansया
orfoul,youmaykillइन
thesesuitorsinyourownघर
house.Youaretoooldtopleadinfancyanylonger;
haveyounotheard
कैसे
howpeoplearesingingOrestes’praisesforhavingkilledhisfather’smurdererAegisthus?Youare
एक
afine,smartlookingfellow;showyourmettle,then,
और
andmakeyourselfanameinकहानी
story.Now,however,Imust
जाना
gobacktomyshipऔर
andtomycrew,whoजाएगा
willbeimpatientifIkeepthemwaitinglonger;thinkthe
मामले
matteroverforyourself,andrememberwhatIhaveकहा
saidtoyou.”“Sir,”answeredTelemachus,“ithasbeen
बहुत
verykindofyoutoबात
talktomeinthisway,asthoughIwereyourownson,और
andIwilldoallyoutellme;I
पता
knowyouwanttobegettingonwithyourvoyage,लेकिन
butstayalittlelongertillyouहै
havetakenabathandrefreshedyourself.Iwillthengiveyouapresent,
और
andyoushallgoonyourwayrejoicing;Iwill
देते
giveyouoneofgreatbeautyऔर
andvalue—akeepsakesuchasonlyप्रिय
dearfriendsgivetooneanother.”Minervaanswered,“Donot
कोशिश
trytokeepme,forIwouldbeonmywayatonce.Asforanypresentyoumaybedisposedto
बनाने
makeme,keepittillIआ
comeagain,andIwillले
takeithomewithme.Youshall
दे
givemeaverygoodone,और
andIwillgiveyouoneofनहीं
nolessvalueinreturn.”साथ
Withthesewordssheflewawayतरह
likeabirdintotheहवा
air,butshehadgivenTelemachuscourage,andhadmadehimthinkmoreसे
thaneverabouthisfather.Hefeltthe
परिवर्तन
change,wonderedatit,andknewthatthestrangerhadbeenएक
agod,sohewentstraighttoजहां
wherethesuitorsweresitting.Phemiuswas
अभी भी
stillsinging,andhishearerssatraptinsilenceashetoldthesadtaleoftheवापसी
returnfromTroy,andtheillsMinervahadlaidupontheAchaeans.Penelope,
पुत्री
daughterofIcarius,heardhisगीत
songfromherroomupstairs,और
andcamedownbytheबड़ी
greatstaircase,notalone,butattendedbyदो
twoofherhandmaids.Whenshereachedthesuitorsshestoodbyoneofthebearingpoststhatsupportedtheroofofthecloisters[8]withastaidmaidenon
दोनों
eithersideofher.Sheheld
एक
aveil,moreover,beforeherचेहरे
face,andwasweepingbitterly.“Phemius,”shecried,“you
जानते
knowmanyanotherfeatofgodsऔर
andheroes,suchaspoetslovetocelebrate.गाओ
Singthesuitorssomeoneofइन
these,andletthemdrinktheirwineinsilence,लेकिन
butceasethissadtale,foritbreaksmysorrowfulदिल
heart,andremindsmeofmylostपति
husbandwhomImourneverबिना
withoutceasing,andwhosenamewasमहान
greatoverallHellasandmiddleArgos.”[9].“Mother,”answeredTelemachus,“letthebard
गाना
singwhathehasaमन
mindto;bardsdonot
बनाते
maketheillstheysingof;itisJove,not
वे
they,whomakesthem,andजो
whosendswealorwoeuponmankindaccordingtohisowngoodpleasure.यह
Thisfellowmeansnoharmbysingingtheill-fatedवापसी
returnoftheDanaans,forpeopleहमेशा
alwaysapplaudthelatestsongsसबसे
mostwarmly.Makeupyour
मन
mindtoitandbearइसे
it;Ulyssesisnottheonlyman
जो
whonevercamebackfromTroy,लेकिन
butmanyanotherwentdownasभी
wellashe.Go,then,withinthe
घर
houseandbusyyourselfwithyourdailyduties,yourloom,yourdistaff,और
andtheorderingofyourservants;forspeechisman’smatter,
और
andmineaboveallothers[10]—foritisIwhoammasterhere.”She
गई
wentwonderingbackintotheघर
house,andlaidherson’ssayinginherदिल
heart.Then,goingupstairswithherhandmaidsintoher
कमरे
room,shemournedherdearपति
husbandtillMinervashedsweetनींद
sleepoverhereyes.Butthesuitorswereclamorousthroughoutthecoveredcloisters[11],
और
andprayedeachonethathemightbeherबिस्तर
bedfellow.ThenTelemachusspoke,“Shameless,”hecried,“andinsolentsuitors,letusfeastatourpleasure
अब
now,andlettherebenobrawling,foritisarareबात
thingtohearamanसाथ
withsuchadivinevoiceasPhemiushas;butinthemorningmeetmeinfullassemblythatImaygiveyouformalnoticetodepart,
और
andfeastatoneanother’shouses,turnऔर
andturnabout,atyourowncost.यदि
Ifontheotherhandyouchoosetopersistinspunginguponएक
oneman,heavenhelpme,लेकिन
butJoveshallreckonwithyouinfull,और
andwhenyoufallinmyfather’sघर
housethereshallbenoआदमी
mantoavengeyou.”Thesuitorsbittheirlipsastheyheardhim,
और
andmarvelledattheboldnessofhisspeech.Then,Antinous,
पुत्र
sonofEupeithes,said,“Thegodsseemtoहै
havegivenyoulessonsinblusterऔर
andtalltalking;mayJovenevergrantyoutobechiefinIthacaasyour
पिता
fatherwasbeforeyou.”Telemachusanswered,“Antinous,
कर
donotchidewithme,लेकिन
but,godwilling,Iwillbechiefभी
tooifIcan.Is
यह
thistheworstfateyoucanसोच
thinkofforme?Itisnobad
बात
thingtobeachief,foritbringsदोनों
bothrichesandhonour.Still,
अब
nowthatUlyssesisdeadthereareकई
manygreatmeninIthacaदोनों
botholdandyoung,andकुछ
someothermaytaketheleadamongउनके
them;neverthelessIwillbechiefinmyown
घर
house,andwillrulethosewhomUlysseshaswonforme.”ThenEurymachus,
पुत्र
sonofPolybus,answered,“Itrestswithheaventodecideकौन
whoshallbechiefamongहमारे
us,butyoushallbemasterinyourownघर
houseandoveryourownpossessions;noonewhilethereisa
आदमी
maninIthacashalldoyouviolencenorrobyou.और
Andnow,mygoodfellow,Iwanttoknowबारे
aboutthisstranger.Whatcountrydoeshecome
से
from?Ofwhatfamilyis
वह
he,andwhereishisestate?Hashebroughtyou
खबर
newsaboutthereturnofyourपिता
father,orwasheonव्यवसाय
businessofhisown?Heseemed
एक
awelltodoman,लेकिन
buthehurriedoffsosuddenlyकि
thathewasgoneinएक
amomentbeforewecouldमिल
gettoknowhim.”“My
पिता
fatherisdeadandgone,”answeredTelemachus,“andevenअगर
ifsomerumourreachesmeIputnomorefaithinitअब
now.Mymotherdoesindeedsometimessendfor
एक
asoothsayerandquestionhim,लेकिन
butIgivehisprophecyingsनहीं
noheed.Asforthestranger,hewasMentes,
बेटे
sonofAnchialus,chiefoftheTaphians,एक
anoldfriendofmyfather’s.”लेकिन
Butinhisheartheknewकि
thatithadbeenthegoddess.Thesuitorsthenreturnedtotheirsinging
और
anddancinguntiltheevening;लेकिन
butwhennightfellupontheirpleasuringtheyगई
wenthometobedeachinhisownabode.[12]Telemachus’sroomwashighअप
upinatower[13]thatlookedontotheoutercourt;hither,then,hehied,brooding
और
andfullofthought.Agoodold
औरत
woman,Euryclea,daughterofOps,thesonofPisenor,wentbeforehimसाथ
withacoupleofblazingtorches.Laerteshadboughtherwithhisown
पैसे
moneywhenshewasquiteyoung;hegavetheworthoftwentyoxenforher,
और
andshewedasmuchrespecttoherinhishouseholdashedidtohisownweddedपत्नी
wife,buthedidnotले
takehertohisbedforhefearedhiswife’sresentment.[14]Sheitwasजो
whonowlightedTelemachustohisकमरे
room,andshelovedhimbetterसे
thananyoftheotherwomeninthehousedid,forshehadnursedhimwhenhewasaबच्चे
baby.Heopenedthedoorofhis
बिस्तर
bedroomandsatdownupontheबिस्तर
bed;BOOKII
ASSEMBLYOFTHE
लोगों
PEOPLEOFITHACA—SPEECHESOFTELEMACHUSऔर
ANDOFTHESUITORS—TELEMACHUSMAKESHISPREPARATIONSऔर
ANDSTARTSFORPYLOSWITHMINERVADISGUISEDASMENTOR.अब
Nowwhenthechildofmorning,rosy-fingeredDawn,appearedTelemachusroseऔर
anddressedhimself.Heboundhissandalsontohiscomelyfeet,girdedhisswordabouthisshoulder,
और
andlefthisroomlookingतरह
likeanimmortalgod.Heatoncesentthecriersroundtocallthe
लोगों
peopleinassembly,sotheycalledthemऔर
andthepeoplegatheredthereon;then,
जब
whentheyweregottogether,hewenttotheस्थान
placeofassemblyspearinhand—notalone,forhisदो
twohoundswentwithhim.Minervaendowedhimwithapresenceofsuchdivinecomelinessthat
सभी
allmarvelledathimashewentसे
by,andwhenhetookhisplaceinhisfather’sseateventheoldestcouncillorsmadeरास्ता
wayforhim.Aegyptius,a
आदमी
manbentdoublewithage,और
andofinfiniteexperience,wasthefirsttoबोलने
speak.HissonAntiphushadgone
साथ
withUlyssestoIlius,landofnoblesteeds,लेकिन
butthesavageCyclopshadkilledhimजब
whentheywereallshutupinthecave,और
andhadcookedhislastरात्रिभोज
dinnerforhim.[17]Hehadतीन
threesonsleft,ofwhomदो
twostillworkedontheirfather’sland,जबकि
whilethethird,Eurynomus,wasएक
oneofthesuitors;neverthelesstheir
पिता
fathercouldnotgetoverको
thelossofAntiphus,andwasअभी भी
stillweepingforhimwhenhebeganhisspeech.“MenofIthaca,”he
कहा
said,“hearmywords.Fromthe
दिन
dayUlyssesleftustherehasbeennomeetingofourcouncillorsतक
untilnow;whothencanitbe,whetherold
या
oryoung,thatfindsitsonecessarytoconveneहमें
us?Hashegotwindofsomehostapproaching,
और
anddoeshewishtowarnहमें
us,orwouldhespeakuponsomeअन्य
othermatterofpublicmoment?Iam
यकीन
sureheisanexcellentव्यक्ति
person,andIhopeJovewillgranthimhisheart’sdesire.”Telemachustook
इस
thisspeechasofgoodomenऔर
androseatonce,forhewasburstingwithwhathehadtoकहना
say.Hestoodinthemiddleoftheassembly
और
andthegoodheraldPisenorbroughthimhisstaff.Then,turningtoAegyptius,“Sir,”
कहा
saidhe,“itisI,asyouwillshortlyसीखेंगे
learn,whohaveconvenedyou,foritisIजो
whoamthemostaggrieved.Ihavenotgotwindofanyhostapproaching
बारे
aboutwhichIwouldwarnyou,noristhereanymatterofpublicक्षण
momentonwhichIwouldspeak.Mygrievanceispurelypersonal,
और
andturnsontwogreatmisfortunesजो
whichhavefallenuponmyघर
house.Thefirstoftheseisthelossofmyexcellent
पिता
father,whowaschiefamongallyouयहाँ
herepresent,andwaslikeaपिता
fathertoeveryoneofyou;the
दूसरा
secondismuchmoreserious,anderelongwillbetheutterruinofmyestate.Thesonsof
सभी
allthechiefmenamongyouarepesteringmyमाता
mothertomarrythemagainstherwill.Theyare
डरते
afraidtogotoherपिता
fatherIcarius,askinghimtochoosetheonehelikesbest,और
andtoprovidemarriagegiftsforhisबेटी
daughter,butdaybydaytheykeephangingबारे
aboutmyfather’shouse,sacrificingouroxen,sheep,और
andfatgoatsfortheirbanquets,और
andnevergivingsomuchasaसोचते
thoughttothequantityofwinetheydrink.Noestatecanstandsuchrecklessness;
wehave
अब
nownoUlyssestowardदूर
offharmfromourdoors,और
andIcannotholdmyownखिलाफ
againstthem.