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),whethertheखुशी
pleasureofmakingadaisy-chainwouldbeलायक
worththetroubleofgettingupऔर
andpickingthedaisies,whenअचानक
suddenlyaWhiteRabbitwithगुलाबी
pinkeyesranclosebyher.इसमें
Therewasnothingsoveryउल्लेखनीय
remarkableinthat;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,sheranacrosstheमैदान
fieldafterit,andfortunatelywasjustinसमय
timetoseeitpopनीचे
downalargerabbit-holeunderthehedge.Inanother
पल
momentdownwentAliceafterit,कभी
neveronceconsideringhowintheदुनिया
worldshewastogetबाहर
outagain.Therabbit-holewentstraightonlikea
सुरंग
tunnelforsomeway,andthendippedअचानक
suddenlydown,sosuddenlythatAlicehadnotaपल
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
buttohergreatdisappointmentitwasखाली
empty:shedidnotliketodropthejarfor
डर
fearofkillingsomebodyunderneath,somanagedtoputitintoएक
oneofthecupboardsasshefellpastइसे
it.“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersucha
गिरने
fallasthis,Ishallthinkकुछ
nothingoftumblingdownstairs!How
बहादुर
bravethey’llallthinkmeatघर
home!Why,Iwouldn’tsay
कुछ
anythingaboutit,evenifIfelloffthetopofthehouse!”(Whichwasverylikelytrue.)
नीचे
Down,down,down.Wouldthe
पतन
fallnevercometoanसमाप्त
end?“IwonderhowmanymilesI’vefallenby
इस
thistime?”shesaidaloud.
“Imustbegettingsomewhere
पास
nearthecentreoftheपृथ्वी
earth.Letmesee:
thatwouldbe
चार
fourthousandmilesdown,Ithink—”(for,you
देखते
see,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsofthisतरह
sortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,और
andthoughthiswasnotaबहुत
verygoodopportunityforshowingoffherज्ञान
knowledge,astherewasnoonetoसुनने
listentoher,stillitwasअच्छा
goodpracticetosayitover)“—yes,that’sबारे
abouttherightdistance—butthenIआश्चर्य
wonderwhatLatitudeorLongitudeI’vegotto?”(Alicehad
नहीं
noideawhatLatitudewas,या
orLongitudeeither,butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)Presentlyshebegan
फिर
again.“IwonderifIshall
गिर
fallrightthroughtheearth!Howfunnyit’llseemtocomeout
बीच
amongthepeoplethatwalkwiththeirheadsdownward!TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewasrathergladtherewasnoonelistening,this
बार
time,asitdidn’tsoundatalltheसही
rightword)“—butIshallhavetoपूछना
askthemwhatthenameoftheदेश
countryis,youknow.Please,Ma’am,is
यह
thisNewZealandorAustralia?”(andshetriedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’refallingthroughthe
हवा
air!Doyouthinkyoucould
प्रबंधित
manageit?)“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!”(Dinahwasthe
बिल्ली
cat.)“Ihopethey’llrememberhersaucerof
दूध
milkattea-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
closebehinditwhensheturnedtheकोने
corner,buttheRabbitwasनहीं
nolongertobeseen:shefoundherselfin
एक
along,lowhall,whichwaslitupbyएक
arowoflampshangingfromtheछत
roof.Thereweredoorsallroundthe
हॉल
hall,buttheywerealllocked;और
andwhenAlicehadbeenallthewayनीचे
downonesideanduptheother,tryingहर
everydoor,shewalkedsadlyनीचे
downthemiddle,wonderinghowshewasevertogetबाहर
outagain.Suddenlyshecameupon
एक
alittlethree-leggedtable,allmadeofठोस
solidglass;therewasnothingonit
छोड़कर
exceptatinygoldenkey,और
andAlice’sfirstthoughtwasthatitmightbelongtooneofthedoorsoftheहॉल
hall;but,alas!
eitherthelocksweretoo
बड़े
large,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:shekneltdownandlookedalongthepassageintotheloveliest
बगीचे
gardenyoueversaw.Howshelongedto
प्राप्त
getoutofthatdarkहॉल
hall,andwanderaboutamongउन
thosebedsofbrightflowersऔर
andthosecoolfountains,butshecouldnotभी
evengetherheadthroughthedoorway;“and
यहां तक कि
evenifmyheadwouldgothrough,”सोचा
thoughtpoorAlice,“itwouldbeofबहुत
verylittleusewithoutmyshoulders.Oh,
कैसे
howIwishIcouldshutupतरह
likeatelescope!IthinkIcould,
अगर
ifIonlyknewhowtobegin.”For,yousee,somanyout-of-the-waythingshadhappened
हाल
lately,thatAlicehadbeguntoलगता
thinkthatveryfewthingsindeedwerereallyअसंभव
impossible.Thereseemedtobenouseinwaitingbythe
छोटे
littledoor,soshewentवापस
backtothetable,halfhopingshemightमिल
findanotherkeyonit,या
oratanyrateabookofrulesforshuttingलोगों
peopleupliketelescopes:this
बार
timeshefoundalittleबोतल
bottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnotयहाँ
herebefore,”saidAlice,)androundtheगर्दन
neckofthebottlewasएक
apaperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinबड़े
largeletters.Itwasall
बहुत
verywelltosay“Drinkme,”लेकिन
butthewiselittleAlicewasnotजा
goingtodothatinaजल्दबाजी
hurry.“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
कहा
said,“andseewhetherit’smarked‘poison’या
ornot”;forshehadread
कई
severalnicelittlehistoriesaboutबच्चों
childrenwhohadgotburnt,और
andeatenupbywildbeastsऔर
andotherunpleasantthings,allक्योंकि
becausetheywouldnotrememberको
thesimplerulestheirfriendshadtaughtthem:जैसे
suchas,thatared-hotpokerदेगा
willburnyouifyouholditबहुत
toolong;andthatifyoucutyour
उंगली
fingerverydeeplywithaचाकू
knife,itusuallybleeds;andshehadnever
भूल
forgottenthat,ifyoudrinkबहुत
muchfromabottlemarked“poison,”itisलगभग
almostcertaintodisagreewithyou,जल्दी
soonerorlater.However,this
बोतल
bottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtoस्वाद
tasteit,andfindingitबहुत
verynice,(ithad,infact,asortofमिश्रित
mixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,और
andhotbutteredtoast,)sheबहुत
verysoonfinisheditoff.“Whata
जिज्ञासु
curiousfeeling!”saidAlice;
“Imustbeshuttingup
तरह
likeatelescope.”Andsoitwas
वास्तव
indeed:shewasnowonly
दस
tenincheshigh,andherfacebrightenedupatthethoughtthatshewasअब
nowtherightsizeforgoingसे
throughthelittledoorintothatlovelyबगीचे
garden.First,however,shewaitedfora
कुछ
fewminutestoseeifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyआगे
further:shefeltalittlenervous
बारे
aboutthis;“foritmight
समाप्त
end,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmygoingबाहर
outaltogether,likeacandle.I
आश्चर्य
wonderwhatIshouldbelikethen?”और
Andshetriedtofancywhattheflameofaमोमबत्ती
candleislikeaftertheमोमबत्ती
candleisblownout,forshecouldnotयाद
remembereverhavingseensuchathing.बाद
Afterawhile,findingthatकुछ
nothingmorehappened,shedecidedongoingintotheबगीचे
gardenatonce;but,alasfor
गरीब
poorAlice!whenshegottothedoor,shefoundshehad
भूल
forgottenthelittlegoldenkey,और
andwhenshewentbacktotheमेज
tableforit,shefoundshecouldnotसंभवतः
possiblyreachit:shecouldseeitquiteplainlythroughthe
कांच
glass,andshetriedherbesttoचढ़ने
climbuponeofthelegsoftheमेज
table,butitwastooslippery;और
andwhenshehadtiredherselfoutwithtrying,theगरीब
poorlittlethingsatdownऔर
andcried.“Come,there’snouseincrying
तरह
likethat!”saidAlicetoherself,
बल्कि
rathersharply;“Iadviseyouto
छोड़
leaveoffthisminute!”She
आम तौर पर
generallygaveherselfverygoodसलाह
advice,(thoughsheveryseldomfollowedit),और
andsometimesshescoldedherselfsoseverelyastobringtearsintohereyes;और
andoncesherememberedtryingtoबॉक्स
boxherownearsforhavingcheatedherselfinएक
agameofcroquetshewasplayingखिलाफ
againstherself,forthiscuriouschildwasबहुत
veryfondofpretendingtobeदो
twopeople.“Butit’snousenow,”
सोचा
thoughtpoorAlice,“topretendtobetwoलोगों
people!Why,there’shardlyenoughofmeleftto
बनाने
makeonerespectableperson!”Soonher
नज़र
eyefellonalittleकांच
glassboxthatwaslyingundertheमेज
table:sheopenedit,andfoundinit
एक
averysmallcake,onजिस
whichthewords“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.“Well,I’lleatit,”
कहा
saidAlice,“andifitmakesmegrowlarger,Iसकता
canreachthekey;and
अगर
ifitmakesmegrowsmaller,Iसकता
cancreepunderthedoor;so
भी
eitherwayI’llgetintotheबगीचे
garden,andIdon’tcarewhichhappens!”Sheatealittlebit,
और
andsaidanxiouslytoherself,“Whichरास्ता
way?Whichway?”,holdingher
हाथ
handonthetopofherसिर
headtofeelwhichwayitwasgrowing,और
andshewasquitesurprisedtofindकि
thatsheremainedthesameआकार
size:tobesure,this
आम तौर पर
generallyhappenswhenoneeatsकेक
cake,butAlicehadgotsomuchintothewayofexpectingकुछ
nothingbutout-of-the-waythingstohappen,कि
thatitseemedquitedullऔर
andstupidforlifetogooninthecommonway.अध्याय
CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears“Curiouser
और
andcuriouser!”criedAlice(shewassomuch
हैरान
surprised,thatforthemomentshequiteभूल
forgothowtospeakgoodEnglish);“nowI’mopeningout
तरह
likethelargesttelescopethateverwas!Good-bye,feet!”
(for
जब
whenshelookeddownatherfeet,theyseemedtobeलगभग
almostoutofsight,theyweregettingsofaroff).“Oh,my
गरीब
poorlittlefeet,Iwonderकौन
whowillputonyourजूते
shoesandstockingsforyouअब
now,dears?I’msureIshan’tbe
कर
able!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,what
बकवास
nonsenseI’mtalking!”Justthenher
सिर
headstruckagainsttheroofoftheहॉल
hall:infactshewas
अब
nowmorethanninefeethigh,andsheatoncetookupthelittlegoldenकुंजी
keyandhurriedofftotheबगीचे
gardendoor.PoorAlice!
Itwasasmuchasshecould
की
do,lyingdownononeside,tolookसे
throughintothegardenwithएक
oneeye;buttogetthroughwas
अधिक
morehopelessthanever:shesatdown
और
andbegantocryagain.“Yououghttobe
शर्मिंदा
ashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“aमहान
greatgirllikeyou,”(shemightwellकह
saythis),“togooncryinginयह
thisway!Stopthismoment,Itellyou!”
लेकिन
Butshewentonallthesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,तक
untiltherewasalargepoolallroundउसके
her,aboutfourinchesdeepऔर
andreachinghalfdowntheहॉल
hall.Afteratimesheheardalittlepatteringoffeetinthedistance,
और
andshehastilydriedhereyestoseewhatwascoming.Itwasthe
सफेद
WhiteRabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,withaजोड़ी
pairofwhitekidglovesinoneहाथ
handandalargefanintheदूसरे
other:hecametrottingalonginagreat
जल्दी
hurry,mutteringtohimselfashecame,“Oh!theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
अगर
ifI’vekeptherwaiting!”Alicefeltso
हताश
desperatethatshewasreadytoaskमदद
helpofanyone;so,
जब
whentheRabbitcamenearउसके
her,shebegan,inaकम
low,timidvoice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”TheRabbitstartedviolently,droppedthe
सफेद
whitekidglovesandthefan,और
andskurriedawayintotheअंधेरे
darknessashardashecouldजा
go.Alicetookupthefan
और
andgloves,and,astheहॉल
hallwasveryhot,shekeptfanningherselfallको
thetimeshewentontalking:“Dear,
प्रिय
dear!Howqueereverythingis
आज
to-day!Andyesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.
I
आश्चर्य
wonderifI’vebeenchangedintheरात
night?Letmethink:
wasIthe
वही
samewhenIgotupthismorning?I
लगभग
almostthinkIcanrememberfeelingaथोड़ा
littledifferent.ButifI’mnotthe
वही
same,thenextquestionis,कौन
Whointheworldamमैं
I?Ah,that’sthegreatpuzzle!”
और
Andshebeganthinkingoverसभी
allthechildrensheknewthatwereofthesameउम्र
ageasherself,toseeifshecouldhavebeenchangedforकिसी
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,andfourtimesसात
sevenis—ohdear!Ishallnevergettotwentyat
उस
thatrate!However,theMultiplication
तालिका
Tabledoesn’tsignify:let’stryGeography.
Londonisthe
राजधानी
capitalofParis,andParisistheराजधानी
capitalofRome,andRome—no,that’sसब
allwrong,I’mcertain!ImusthavebeenchangedforMabel!
I’ll
कोशिश
tryandsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”और
andshecrossedherhandsonherlapasifsheweresayinglessons,और
andbegantorepeatit,लेकिन
buthervoicesoundedhoarseऔर
andstrange,andthewordsdidnotआते
comethesameastheyusedtodo:—.“Howdoth
को
thelittlecrocodileImprovehisshiningपूंछ
tail,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!”रोते
criedAlice,withasuddenburstoftears,“Idoचाहता 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!”