STORY
12.
The Lost Child
by Mulk
Raj Anand
Glossary
abreast |
side by side |
छेउमा |
alleys |
a narrow passage between buildings |
गल्लीहरू |
arrested by the toys |
the child stopped, attracted by the toys |
खेलौना
देखेर टोलाउनु |
brimming over with life and laughter |
overflowing with joy and laughter |
जीवन्त |
caper |
small green flower |
केपर
पूmल |
cassis |
a syrupy, sweet |
मिठाई |
chaperon |
escort |
सुरक्षा
दिनु |
chiming |
melodious ringing sound |
ध्वनी |
circuitously |
indirectly, taking longer way |
घुमाउरो
रूपमा |
colt |
pony, horse |
बछेडा |
converging |
meeting |
मिलन |
convulsed |
jerk |
आकस्मिक |
disconsolate |
very unhappy and unable to be comforted |
निराश
हुनु |
eddy |
whirlpool |
भुमरी |
evaded |
avoid |
बेवास्ता
गर्यो |
fitful gusts |
pleasant blowing |
मन्द
वहाव |
fluttering |
flying unsteadily or hovering by flapping
the wings quickly and lightly |
फड्को
मार्दै |
gaily |
cheerfully |
खुसीसाथ |
gaily clad humanity |
colorfully dressed people going to the
fair |
झिलीमिली |
gauzy |
transparent |
फिल्मी |
grove |
a small group of trees |
नर्सरी |
hawked |
try to sell things by going from place to
place |
बेच्दै
हिड्ने |
hefty |
large, heavy and powerful |
भारी |
implacable |
unable to be stopped; relentless |
अपरिवर्तनीय |
importunate |
relentless, persistent, especially to the
point of annoyance |
महत्वपूणर् |
intercepting |
obstruct, seize |
अवरोध
गर्दै |
irresistibly |
unstoppable |
अप्रत्याशित
रूपमा |
juggler |
an entertainer who continuously tosses
into the air and catches a number of objects so as to keep at least one in
the air while handling the others |
बाजीगर |
koel |
cuckoo |
कोइली |
lagged |
to move very slowly than other |
ढिलो
गर्नु |
melted by the free spirit of the day |
softened by the gay and happy atmosphere |
मख्ख
पर्नु |
murderous |
brutal, fierce |
हत्यारा |
overwhelming |
strong |
भारी |
pent-up |
suppressed |
दबिएको |
perspiration |
the process of sweating |
पसिना
निस्कनु |
pollen mingled |
flower's powder mixed |
पराग
मिसिएको |
prancing |
walking |
हिडाई |
quelled |
quell, put an end, suppress, silence |
शान्त |
receding |
moving back or further away from a
previous position |
घट्दै |
red-eyed in his familiar tyrant's way |
as usual, his father looked stern and
harsh with red, angry eyes |
रिसाएर
हेर्नु |
reiterated |
to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat |
दोहोर्याए |
repelled |
revolt, drive back |
भगाएको |
rippling |
small waves |
तरंग |
saturated |
filled |
संतृप्त, भिजेको |
shrieked |
to scream, to say something loud |
चिच्याए |
shrill |
high-pitched and piercing |
तिखो |
soothe |
to make someone feel calm or less worried |
शान्त
पार्नु |
sparkling |
shining brightly |
चम्किलो |
sped |
past tense of speed |
गति |
striken |
strike, stricken |
हिर्काउनु |
teeming |
be full of |
भर्दै |
trampled |
walk over |
कुल्चिएको |
tributary |
branch |
सहायक
नदी |
warren |
piece of land where rabbits breed or
abound |
वारेन |
weary |
tired, fatigue |
थकित |
wend |
make one's way, meander |
पथ
प्रदर्शन |
whirlpool |
a special swimming pool for relaxing |
भूमरी |
winnowing |
shifting |
बदल्दै |
wintry |
cold, typical of winter |
जाडो |