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K‡i Xz‡K †Mj KwiYvw`i cªvB‡fU iy‡g|
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fvebv g‡Zv m‡½ m‡½ †UvcUv wM‡j †djj KwiYvw`|
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wg‡j †M‡Q| †fZ‡ii my›`ix‡K fvj K‡i †`Levi Rb¨ wVK K‡i cwRkb wb‡q wb‡jb|
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Zv †f‡e h‡_ó AevK n‡jb|
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Zuvi kix‡i ZiZvRv †hŠe‡bi †h Avfvm cvwPQ‡jb GLb Zv †`Š‡o eva©‡K¨i mxgvbv AwZµg K‡i
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cvi‡jb Zv KvD‡K †KvbIw`b gyL dz‡U ej‡Z cvi‡eb bv, GgbKx ¯Wx cªgxjv‡KI bv| KviY G‡Z
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PzcPvc GKUv †kqv‡ii A‡Uv‡Z wM‡q em‡jb| Nvo Nywi‡q †`L‡jb, Zuvi cwiev‡ii fwel¨Z cªR‡b¥i
Rb¥`vÎx ivûj‡K †LuvRvi AvwQjvq ZLbI Kv‡b †gvevBj †VwK‡q K_v ejvi Q‡j evmó¨v‡Û Xz‡K
gv_v euvwP‡q BwZ-DwZ †PvL Pviv‡PQ|
wKQz ¶Y ci hvÎx n‡q †h‡Z Av‡Uv Pj‡Z ïiy Kij|
Ac‡ikevey e„wói g‡a¨I †Lqvj Ki‡jb, GKUz c‡iB Zuv‡`i A‡Uvi mvg‡b w`‡q ûm K‡i
†ewi‡q †Mj cwiwPZ gviywZ-G÷xg| †Kv_vq Pjj `xwcKv? k¦ïievwo? `~‡h©vM eÜ n‡j ZLb nq‡Zv
cvK©÷«x‡Ui D‡Ï‡k¨ iIbv n‡e|
Ac‡ikevey A‡Uvq K‡i †h‡Z †h‡Z fvewQ‡jb, GZ fvivµvš— gb wb‡q evwo‡Z †cuŠ‡Q
Kxfv‡e †eŠgvi gy‡LvgywL `uvov‡eb wZwb? `xwcKv Rv‡b bv ZvB Zvi †KvbI `vq †bB| gykwK‡ji me
†evSv †h †R‡b †M‡Q †KejgvÎ Zv‡KB enb Ki‡Z n‡e|

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Written June, 2007, Revised November, 2008 (Avwej = A¯^PQ, †Nvjv, gwjb, cw¼j, KjywlZ)

(Source: www.esnips.com/web/subhdatta)