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मैंने घोड़े के बारे में कुछ नहीं देखा, और मैंने इससे पहले उसके बारे में कभी नहीं सुना था,' ज़ादिग ने उत्तर दिया।

I have not seen anything of the horse, and I never heard of him before,' replied Zadig.

मुख्य शिकारी और प्रधान खोजे ने यह निश्चित मान लिया कि ज़ादिग ने राजा का घोड़ा और रानी का स्पैनियल कुत्ता दोनों चुरा लिए हैं, इसलिए वे उसे डेस्टरहम की उच्च न्यायालय के सामने घसीट ले गए, जिसने तुरंत उसे कोड़े की सज़ा और जीवन भर साइबेरिया में निर्वासन की सज़ा सुना दी।

The grand huntsman and the chief eunuch made sure that Zadig had stolen both the King's horse and the Queen's spaniel, so they haled him before the High Court of Desterham, which at once condemned him to the knout, and transportation for life to Siberia.

लेकिन सज़ा का ऐलान होते ही खोया हुआ घोड़ा और स्पैनियल कुत्ता मिल गए।

But the sentence was hardly pronounced when the lost horse and spaniel were found.

इसलिए न्यायाधीशों को अपने फ़ैसले पर पुनर्विचार करने की दर्दनाक ज़रूरत पड़ी, लेकिन उन्होंने ज़ादिग पर चार सौ औंस सोने का जुर्माना लगाया क्योंकि उसने कहा था कि उसने वह देखा जो उसने नहीं देखा था।

So the judges were under the painful necessity of reconsidering their decision: but they fined Zadig four hundred ounces of gold for saying he had seen that which he had not seen.

सबसे पहले जुर्माना चुकाना था; उसके बाद ज़ादिग को न्यायालय में अपना बचाव पेश करने की अनुमति दी गई, जो उसने निम्नलिखित शब्दों में किया:

The first thing was to pay the fine; afterwards Zadig was permitted to open his defence to the court, which he did in the following terms:

'न्याय के सितारो, ज्ञान के अथाह सागरो, सत्य के दर्पणो, जिनका गांभीर्य सीसे जैसा है, जिनकी अटलता लोहे जैसी है, जो हीरे की तरह स्वच्छ हैं, और जिनमें सोने से कम नहीं समानता है; चूँकि मुझे आपकी गरिमामय सभा को संबोधित करने की अनुमति दी गई है, मैं ओरमुज़्द की शपथ लेता हूँ कि मैंने न तो रानी की सम्माननीय कुतिया को देखा और न ही राजाओं के राजा के पवित्र घोड़े को देखा।

'Stars of justice, abysses of knowledge, mirrors of truth, whose gravity is as that of lead, whose inflexibility is as that of iron, who rival the diamond in clearness, and possess no little affinity with gold; since I am permitted to address your august assembly, I swear by Ormuzd that I have never seen the respectable lady dog of the Queen, nor beheld the sacrosanct horse of the King of Kings.

'यह हुआ क्या था। मैं उस छोटे जंगल की ओर टहलने जा रहा था जिसके पास बाद में मुझे उस पूजनीय प्रधान खोजे और अत्यंत विख्यात मुख्य शिकारी से मिलने का सौभाग्य प्राप्त हुआ।

'This is what happened. I was taking a walk towards the little wood near which I subsequently had the honour to meet the venerable chief eunuch and the most illustrious grand huntsman.

Vocabulary

have
kisi cheez ko paas rakhna ya malik hona
not
nahi, kisi baat ke liye nisheedh
seen
apni aankh se dekha hua
anything
kuch bhi, koyi bhi vastu ya cheez
of
ke, ka, se sambandh dikhata hai
the
nischit arthakanth, kisi khaas cheez ko batata hai
horse
ghoda, chatpati pairo wali pashu
and
tatha, aur, do baaton ko jodne ke liye
never
kabhi nahi, kisi bhi samay nahi
heard
suna, apne kano se suna hua
him
use, purushan ko batata hai
before
pehle, pahle se, samay ke saath pehle
replied
jawab diya, kisi ke sawaal ka uttar diya
grand
bada, majestic, bahuon se upar
huntsman
shikaari, jangali pashuon ko pakadne wala
chief
pramukh, sabse bada ya mukhya vyakti
made
banana, kuch banakar tayyar kiya
sure
nishchit, pakka, sanshay se mukt
that
voh, us cheez ko dikhaata hai
stolen
chori kiya hua, bina anumati le li gayi cheez
both
dono, do baaton ya logon ko saath batata hai
King
raja, rajya ka svaami ya neta
Queen
rani, rajas patni ya mahila shaasak
so
isliye, isi karan se, tab
they
ve, bahuvachan ke liye purush ya stri
High
uchcha, jameen se upar, sthiti mein
Court
adalat, nyayalya, kanun se judda sthaan
which
jo, konsa, khaas cheez ko puchhne ke liye
at
par, mein, sthan batata hai
once
ek baar, turant, jald hi
condemned
saza di, galat thahrata hai
to
ko, tak, uddeshy batata hai
transportation
bhejana, dushre sthan par bhejne ki saza
for
ke liye, karan batata hai
life
jeevan, saari umar tak, parey tak
But
lekin, par, kintu, baat ko palat dena
sentence
saza, faisala, nyayadhish duwara diya gaya
was
tha, to hona ka bhutkal
hardly
pronounced
kahe, kehk bataya gaya
when
jab, kaun sa samay, kab
lost
kho gaye, mil nahi sake, haar gaye
were
the, bhutkal mein honaa, plural
found
mill gaye, dhundne par mil gaye
judges
nyayaldhish, kanun dekh k faisale karte hain
under
neeche, ke neeche, adhin
painful
dard daye, kasht dene wala, dhukhdayak
necessity
zaroorat, zaruri, padni padna
reconsidering
dobara socha, phir se vichar kiya
their
unka, unhe, bahuvachan ke malik
decision
faisala, nischay, nir-nay liya gaya
but
par, lekin, kintu, virodh dena
fined
jur ma lagaya, paisa saza diya
four
char, sankhya char ke babar mein
hundred
sau, pacha sau, das sau
ounces
taul, sona taulne ke niyam
gold
sona, mool padaarth, poori cheejon mein sabse keemat
saying
kehte hue, kaahta hua, bolta hua
first
pehla, sabse pehle, shuruaat mein
thing
cheez, padaarth, kuch bhi
pay
dena, paisa dena, phal dena
fine
jur ma, nakad paisa saza
afterwards
baad mein, uske baad, phir
permitted
anumati di, ijazat di, manna
open
khola, band nahi, khule muh se
defence
bachav, savaal jawab, khud ko shudhh thahrana
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