Pheraoḱ Babot Thoṛa Katha - The Santals Times

Nãhãḱ jugre ạḍi oprom mit́ṭen ḍhạrwạḱ hoho katha menaḱa, ar ona do hoyoḱ kana “Pheraoḱ me ar pherao me”. Noa do ạḍi jạruṛ kana. Entet́ Pherao ar Pheraoḱ reaḱ ạḍi jạruṛ menaḱa, Pạhilre jạruṛ menaḱa pheraoḱ reaḱ, pạhilre apnar nijtet́ pheraolen khange ạt do hoyoḱa sanamaḱ pheraoḱ reaḱ. Nitoḱ kukli do hoyoḱ kana, oka khon pheraoḱ reaḱ jạruṛa? Se cet́ lekate pherao do hoekoḱa? Sạriaḱ do hoyoḱ kana abo do nitge joto seć khon pheraoḱ reaḱ jạruṛ menaḱtabona. Aboaḱ Raj niti, kạuḍiniti, sãota ạri cạli. Bud Akel, Sikhnạt emanteaḱ metaḱme sanam sećtege pheraoḱ jạruṛ menaḱtabona. Hẽ aboaḱ mon reaḱ pheraoḱ hõ jạruṛ menaḱa. Aboaḱ mon reaḱ pheraoḱ bạnuḱte tinạḱ do dinko parom calaḱ kan disom ar sãotare kisạ̃ṛ ko do kisạ̃ṛ ar reṅgeć ko do reṅgeć geko tahẽn kana. Disom ar sãota reaḱ ạn ạri ko do jotoge tahẽn kana kisạ̃ṛ koaḱ tire, ar onko ṭhen sanamaḱre jaogeko eṛe ocoḱ kana.

Sãotare juạn koṛa-kuṛiko hõ mońj se bhage jãhãn kạmi lạgit́ dạyik babon goḱet́ kana, juạn ko do bhageaḱ baṅkate hạnḍi-tạṛi, cuṭi-biṛi, gul-gańja, emanteaḱ bạṛić kạmi reko boloḱ kana, ar onkate juạn ko do s̃otako nosṭoeda. Abo bon baḍaea nebetar ren juạn koge darakan din ren sãota, church, disomren ạyur ko do. Menkhan juạnko talare noako gun colon tahẽlen khan sãota, church, disom do tis hõ noko ṭhen khon bhageaḱ do bae as daṛeaḱa, ona iạte juạnkoaḱ jạruṛ menaḱa noako khon pheraoḱ reaḱ, apnar pherao kate eṭaḱko pheraoko reaḱ aboaḱ mon khon noako bạṛić mạilạ se monsubạ baṅ caba akante sãota se abo do nit hõ unạḱ tayomre menaḱbona.

Aboaḱ as akan ṭhạ̃ire babon seṭer daṛeaḱ kana, menkhan nonḍe khon se noako ṭhạ̃i khon oḍoṅ hijuḱ reaḱ upại do cet́ kana? Judi ạn benao kate kạmire ona babon beohar se babon pheraoḱ! Noa do ạḍi aema dhao bon ńel akada abo disom reaḱ soṅbidhante ạḍi keṭeć ạn menaḱa jãhãe esiḍem arećae khan (asid nikkhep) korṭ do am cetanre mit́ṭen maraṅ rae do ema ar ona do “phạsi” onka leka saṅge hoṛ bhitrire cuṭi se biṛiyem ńu lekhan ḍanḍom (Fine) emoḱ reaḱ ạn menaḱa. Ado cet́ unạḱ keṭeć ạn tahẽkate esiḍ areć’, biṛi-cuṭi ńu bond akana? Baṅ bond akana, noako lạgit́ jạruṛ menaḱa apnarte mon bhitri khon pheraoḱ reaḱ.

Abo judi apnarte nit bon ekraṛlen khan bạṛić babon kạmia, bhage se mońj kạmi lạgit́ bon kurumuṭuia, tobe khange abo dobon pherao daṛeaḱa. Menkhan sạri-sạrige pherao lạgit́ aboaḱ ạn (bibek) jagwaroḱa? Delabon noa reaḱ apnartegebon sendraea.