\documentclass[11pt]{article} \usepackage{devanagari} \def\portraitpage{% \setlength{\topmargin}{-0.50in} % real margin == this + 1in \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-0.0in} % real margin == this + 1in \setlength{\evensidemargin}{-0.0in} % real margin == this + 1in \setlength{\headsep}{-0.0in} \setlength{\footskip}{-0.50in} % Use Portrait Size Page \setlength{\textwidth}{6.5in} \setlength{\textheight}{9.75in}% } \portraitpage \begin{document} \pagestyle{empty} @modernhindi \begin{center} {\dn \LARGE mis paal} \end{center} \begin{center} {\dn \large mohan raake"s} \end{center} {\dn vah duur se dikhaayii detii aak.rti mis paal hii ho sakatii thii| phir bhii vi"svaas karane ke lie maiMne apanaa ca"smaa .thiik kiyaa| ni.hsaMdeh, vah mis paal hii thii| yah to khair mujhe pataa thaa ki vah un dinoM kulluu meM hii kahiiM rahatii hai, par is tarah acaanak usase bheM.t ho jaayegii, yah nahiiM socaa thaa| aur use saamane dekhakar bhii mujhe vi"svaas nahiiM huaa ki vah sthaayii ruup se kulluu aur manaalii ke biic us cho.te-se gaa/v meM rahatii hogii| jab vah dillii se naukarii choRakar aayii thii, to logoM ne usake baare meM kyaa-kyaa nahiiM socaa thaa! bas raayasan ke .daakakhaane ke paas pahuMcakar ruk gayii| mis paal .daakakhaane ke baahar khaRii pos.tamaas.tar se kuch baat kar rahii thii| haath meM vah ek thailaa liye thii| bas ke rukane par na jaane kis baat ke lie pos.tamaas.tar ko dhanyavaad detii huii vah bas kii taraph muRii| tabhii maiM utarakar usake saamane pahu/c gayaa| ek aadamii ke acaanak saamane aa jaane se mis paal thoRaa acakacaa gayii, magar mujhe pahacaanate hii usakaa ceharaa khu"sii aur utsaah se khil gayaa| ``ra.najiit tum?'' usane kahaa, ``tum yahaa/ se .tapak paRe?'' ``maiM is bas se manaalii se aa rahaa huu/|'' maiMne kahaa| ``acchaa! manaalii tum kab se aaye hue the?'' ``aa.th-das din hue, aayaa thaa| aaj vaapas jaa rahaa huu/|'' ``aaj hii jaa rahe ho?'' mis paal ke cehare se aadhaa utsaah gaayab ho gayaa, ``dekho, kitanii burii baat hai ki aa.th-das din se tum yahaa/ ho aur mujhase milane kii tumane ko"si"s bhii nahiiM kii| tumheM yah to pataa hii thaa ki maiM aajakal kulluu meM huu/|'' ``haa/, yah to pataa thaa, par yah nahiiM pataa thaa ki kulluu ke kis hisse meM ho| ab bhii tum acaanak hii dikhaayii de gayiiM, nahiiM mujhe kahaa/ se pataa calataa ki tum is jaMgal ko aabaad kar rahii ho?'' ``sacamuc bahut burii baat hai,'' mis paal ulaahane ke svar meM bolii, ``tum itane dinoM se yahaa/ ho aur mujhase tumhaarii bheM.t huii aaj jaane ke vaqt###|'' .draaivar jor-jor se h~orn bajaane lagaa| mis paal ne kuch ciRhakar .draaivar kii taraf dekhaa aur ekasaath jhiRakane k.samaa maa/gane ke svar meM kahaa, ``bas jii ek mina.t| maiM bhii isii bas se kulluu cal rahii huu/| mujhe kulluu kii ek sii.t de diijie| thaiMk yuu verii mac!'' aur phir merii taraf muRakar bolii, ``tum is bas se kahaa/ tak jaa rahe ho?'' ``aaj to is bas se jogindaranagar jaauu/gaa| vahaa/ ek din rahakar kal subah aage kii bas pakaRuu/gaa|'' .draaivar ab aur jor se h~orn bajaane lagaa| mis paal ne ek baar krodh aur bebasii ke saath usakii taraf dekhaa aur bas ke daravaaze kii taraf baRhatii huii bolii, ``acchaa, kulluu tak to ham logoM kaa saath hai hii, aur baat kulluu pahu/cakar kareMge| maiM to kahatii huu/ ki tum do-caar din yahiiM ruko, phir cale jaanaa|'' bas meM pahale hii bahut bhiiR thii| do-tiin aadamii vahaa/ se aur caRh gaye the, jisase andar khaRe hone kii jagah bhii nahiiM rahii thii| mis paal daravaaze se andar jaane lagii to ka.n.dak.tar ne haath baRhaakar use rok diyaa| maiMne ka.n.dak.tar se bahuteraa kahaa ki andar mere vaalii jagah khaalii hai, mis saahab vahaa/ bai.th jaaeMgii aur maiM bhiiR meM kisii tarah khaRaa hokar calaa jaauu/gaa, magar ka.n.dak.tar ek baar jid par aRaa to aRaa hii rahaa ki aur savaarii vah nahiiM le sakataa| maiM abhii usase baat kar hii rahaa thaa ki .draaivar ne bas s.taar.t kar dii| meraa saamaan bas meM thaa, isalie maiM dauRakar calatii bas meM savaar ho gayaa| {\rm\ldots{}}\par } \end{document}