The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 3
लॉर्ड हेनरी ने अपनी भौंहें ऊपर उठाईं और उसकी ओर अचरज से देखा, उन पतले नीले धुएँ के छल्लों के बीच से जो उसकी भारी, अफ़ीम-मिली सिगरेट से इस तरह मनमोहक लहरें बनाते हुए उठ रहे थे।
Lord Henry elevated his eyebrows and looked at him in amazement through the thin blue wreaths of smoke that curled up in such fanciful whorls from his heavy, opium-tainted cigarette.
"इसे कहीं न भेजें? मेरे प्यारे दोस्त, क्यों? क्या तुम्हारे पास कोई कारण है?"
"Not send it anywhere? My dear fellow, why? Have you any reason?"
"तुम चित्रकार लोग कितने अजीब होते हो! दुनिया में कुछ भी करते हो नाम कमाने के लिए, और जैसे ही नाम मिल जाता है, उसे फेंकना चाहते हो।"
"What odd chaps you painters are! You do anything in the world to gain a reputation. As soon as you have one, you seem to want to throw it away."
"यह तुम्हारी मूर्खता है, क्योंकि दुनिया में एक ही चीज़ है जो चर्चा में रहने से भी बुरी है, और वह है — चर्चा में न रहना।"
"It is silly of you, for there is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about."
"इस तरह का एक चित्र तुम्हें इंग्लैंड के सभी युवा पुरुषों से बहुत ऊपर उठा देगा, और बूढ़े लोगों को भी ईर्ष्यालु बना देगा — अगर बूढ़े लोग कभी किसी भावना के काबिल होते हैं।"
"A portrait like this would set you far above all the young men in England, and make the old men quite jealous, if old men are ever capable of any emotion."
"मुझे पता है तुम मुझ पर हँसोगे," उसने जवाब दिया, "लेकिन मैं सच में इसे प्रदर्शित नहीं कर सकता। मैंने इसमें खुद को बहुत ज़्यादा डाल दिया है।"
"I know you will laugh at me," he replied, "but I really can't exhibit it. I have put too much of myself into it."
लॉर्ड हेनरी दीवान पर लंबे होकर लेट गए और ज़ोर से हँसे।
Lord Henry stretched himself out on the divan and laughed.
"हाँ, मुझे पता था तुम ऐसा करोगे; लेकिन यह बिल्कुल सच है, बिल्कुल वैसा ही।"
"Yes, I knew you would; but it is quite true, all the same."
"खुद को बहुत ज़्यादा डाला है उसमें! अरे वाह, बेसिल, मुझे नहीं पता था तुम इतने घमंडी हो; और मैं सच में तुममें और इस युवा एडोनिस में कोई समानता नहीं देख सकता।"
"Too much of yourself in it! Upon my word, Basil, I didn't know you were so vain; and I really can't see any resemblance between you, with your rugged strong face and your coal-black hair, and this young Adonis,"
"तुम्हारा खुरदुरा मज़बूत चेहरा और कोयले जैसे काले बाल हैं, जबकि यह युवक ऐसा लगता है जैसे हाथीदाँत और गुलाब की पंखुड़ियों से बना हो।"
who looks as if he was made out of ivory and rose-leaves.
Vocabulary
- Lord
- Bhagwan ya kisi ka malik; ek samman ka shabd
- elevated
- Upar uthaya hua; unnat ya pampered
- his
- Us ka; kisi purush ya ladke ka malik hona
- eyebrows
- Aankh ke upar ke bal; bhauhen
- and
- Aur; dono cheezon ko jodne ka shabd
- looked
- Dekha; nazar daali
- at
- Par; ke taraf; ki taraf ki or
- him
- Use; kisi purush ko
- in
- Mein; ke andar; ke bheetar
- amazement
- Hairan hona; aaschary ya vismay ki bhavna
- through
- Se; paar karke; madhya se
- the
- Ek nischit vyakti ya vastu ke liye upyog
- thin
- Patla; sukshm; halka
- blue
- Neela rang; aasmanee rang
- wreaths
- Phoolon ki mala; gol shakal mein something
- of
- Ka; ki; se sambandh dikhane ke liye
- smoke
- Dhua; jalan se nikalne wala white ya black dhuan
- that
- Who; jo; woh
- curled
- Mor ke shape mein; looped ya coiled
- up
- Upar; upward direction; taraf upar
- such
- Aisi; aise; itni
- fanciful
- Kalpna se bhara; adbhut ya interesting
- from
- Se; kisi jagah ya vyakti se
- heavy
- Bhari; wazn mein adhik; sthul
- cigarette
- Not
- Nahi; nishidh ya anumat nahi
- send
- Bhejana; kahi par pahucha dena
- it
- Iska; us cheez ka; neuter pronoun
- anywhere
- Kahin bhi; kisi bhi jagah par
- My
- Mera; meri; mere paas ka
- dear
- Pyara; priya; bandhutva dikhane ke liye
- fellow
- Aadmi; vyakti; sahaj aur aasaan insaan
- why
- Kyun; kis karan se; lakshya poochne ke liye
- Have
- Hona; rakhna; possess karna
- you
- Aap; tum; second person pronoun
- any
- Koi bhi; kuch bhi; thoda sa
- reason
- Karan; matlab; sandhya ya purpose
- What
- Kya; konsa; kaun si cheez
- odd
- Ajeeb; strange; asadharan
- chaps
- Ladke; purush; friends ya acquaintances
- painters
- Chitrakaar; jo rang se picture banate hain
- are
- Hain; exist karna; plural of is
- You
- Aap; tum; subject pronoun
- do
- Karna; perform karना; action verb
- anything
- Kuch bhi; kahin bhi; sabkuch
- world
- Duniya; sansaar; puri bhumi
- to
- Ko; tak; direction ya purpose dikhata
- gain
- Hasil karna; pana; faida uthana
- reputation
- Shohrat; naam; lok-pratishttha ya samman
- As
- Jab; jaise; tab tak ki tarah
- soon
- Jaldi; bahut jald; samay se pehle
- as
- Jaise; tab; utni hi tarah
- have
- Rakhna; paas mein hona; possession
- one
- Ek; akela; number 1
- seem
- Pratit hona; lagna; dikhna
- want
- Chahna; ichhna; manganا; desire
- throw
- Phenka; dalna; phrenkana
- away
- Door; dusri taraf; eliminate karna
- It
- Yah; woh; neuter pronoun
- is
- Hai; exist hona; to be verb
- silly
- Bevakoof; murkh; samajhine mein nahi aata
- for
- Ke liye; purpose ya reason dikhata
- there
- Wahan; us jagah; existence indication
- only
- Sirf; kewal; bas; ekmat
- thing
- Cheez; vastu; koi bhi article
- worse
- Bura; sthul; behtar se kam acha
- than
- Se; comparison dikhata; tulna ke liye
- being
- Hona; jeena; existence; praani
- talked
- Baat ki; kaha; bavshan kiya
- about
- Ke bare mein; sambandh mein; lagbhag
- not
- Nahi; nishidh; anumat nahi
- portrait
- Chehra; suratnaak; kisi ka photo ya painting
- like
- Pasand karna; jaise; samaan
- this
- Yah; is; e; current thing
- would
- Hoga; honge; past hypothetical form
- set
- Rakhna; sthapna; group ya samuuh
- far
- Door; durast; bahut durast
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