The Tale of Benjamin Bunny — Page 4

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They got amongst flower-pots, and frames, and tubs. Peter heard noises worse than ever; his eyes were as big as lolly-pops!

वे फूलदानों, फ्रेमों और टबों के बीच में आ गए। पीटर ने पहले से भी बुरी आवाज़ें सुनीं; उसकी आँखें लॉलीपॉप जितनी बड़ी हो गई थीं!

He was a step or two in front of his cousin when he suddenly stopped.

वह अपने चचेरे भाई से एक-दो कदम आगे था जब वह अचानक रुक गया।

This is what those little rabbits saw round that corner!

उस कोने के आसपास उन छोटे खरगोशों ने यही देखा!

Little Benjamin took one look, and then, in half a minute less than no time, he hid himself and Peter and the onions underneath a large basket....

छोटे बेंजामिन ने एक नज़र डाली, और फिर, पल भर में भी कम समय में, उसने खुद को, पीटर को और प्याज़ों को एक बड़ी टोकरी के नीचे छुपा लिया....

The cat got up and stretched herself, and came and sniffed at the basket.

बिल्ली उठी और उसने अपने आप को तानकर खींचा, और आकर टोकरी को सूँघने लगी।

Perhaps she liked the smell of onions!

शायद उसे प्याज़ की गंध पसंद आई!

Anyway, she sat down upon the top of the basket.

बहरहाल, वह टोकरी के ऊपर बैठ गई।

She sat there for _five hours_.

वह वहाँ _पाँच घंटे_ तक बैठी रही।

I cannot draw you a picture of Peter and Benjamin underneath the basket, because it was quite dark, and because the smell of onions was fearful; it made Peter Rabbit and little Benjamin cry.

मैं आपको टोकरी के नीचे पीटर और बेंजामिन की तस्वीर नहीं बना सकता, क्योंकि वहाँ बिल्कुल अँधेरा था, और क्योंकि प्याज़ की गंध बहुत भयानक थी; इसने पीटर रैबिट और छोटे बेंजामिन को रुला दिया।

The sun got round behind the wood, and it was quite late in the afternoon; but still the cat sat upon the basket.

सूरज जंगल के पीछे चला गया, और दोपहर काफी बीत चुकी थी; लेकिन फिर भी बिल्ली टोकरी पर बैठी रही।

At length there was a pitter-patter, pitter-patter, and some bits of mortar fell from the wall above.

अंततः पिटर-पैटर, पिटर-पैटर की आवाज़ आई, और ऊपर की दीवार से灰泥 के कुछ टुकड़े गिरे।

The cat looked up and saw old Mr. Benjamin Bunny prancing along the top of the wall of the upper terrace.

बिल्ली ने ऊपर देखा और बूढ़े श्री बेंजामिन बनी को ऊपरी छत की दीवार के ऊपर इठलाते हुए चलते देखा।

He was smoking a pipe of rabbit-tobacco, and had a little switch in his hand.

वह खरगोश-तम्बाकू की एक पाइप पी रहा था, और उसके हाथ में एक छोटी सी छड़ी थी।

He was looking for his son.

वह अपने बेटे को ढूँढ रहा था।

Old Mr. Bunny had no opinion whatever of cats.

बूढ़े श्री बनी की बिल्लियों के बारे में कोई भी राय नहीं थी।

Vocabulary

वे: ve — They; third person plural pronoun.
फूलदानों: phūldānon — Flower pots; plural oblique of flower vase.
और: aur — And; also; conjunction joining words or clauses.
टबों: tabon — Tubs; plural oblique of tub or barrel.
के: ke — Of; postposition indicating possession or relation.
बीच: bīc — Middle; between; among a group or space.
में: men — In; inside; postposition indicating location.
आ: ā — Come; verb stem of आना, to come.
गए: gae — Went; past tense plural of जाना, to go.
ने: ne — Ergative postposition marking subject of past transitive verb.
पहले: pahle — Before; earlier; previously in time.
से: se — From; by; with; versatile postposition of comparison or means.
भी: bhī — Also; even; too; additive particle.
बुरी: burī — Bad; unpleasant; feminine adjective describing something negative.
आवाज़ें: āvāzen — Sounds; voices; plural of आवाज़.
सुनीं: sunīn — Heard; past tense feminine plural of सुनना.
उसकी: uskī — His; her; its; feminine possessive pronoun.
आँखें: ānkhen — Eyes; plural of आँख.
जितनी: jitnī — As much as; as big as; feminine correlative adjective.
बड़ी: baṛī — Big; large; feminine adjective of size.
हो: ho — Be; become; auxiliary verb form of होना.
गई: gaī — Became; went; past tense feminine singular of जाना.
थीं: thīn — Were; past tense feminine plural of होना.
वह: vah — He; she; that; third person singular pronoun.
अपने: apne — One's own; reflexive possessive pronoun, oblique form.
चचेरे: cacere — Paternal cousin; adjective describing cousin relationship.
भाई: bhāī — Brother; male sibling or close male relative.
एक: ek — One; a single; indefinite article in Hindi.
दो: do — Two; the number 2.
कदम: qadam — Step; footstep; a unit of walking distance.
आगे: āge — Ahead; forward; in front of.
था: thā — Was; past tense masculine singular of होना.
जब: jab — When; temporal conjunction introducing a time clause.
अचानक: acānak — Suddenly; unexpectedly; without warning.
रुक: ruk — Stop; halt; verb stem of रुकना.
गया: gayā — Went; stopped; past tense masculine singular of जाना.
उस: us — That; oblique form of वह, used before postpositions.
कोने: kone — Corner; oblique singular of कोना, a corner.
आसपास: āspās — Around; nearby; in the surrounding area.
उन: un — Those; oblique plural of वे, used before postpositions.
छोटे: choṭe — Small; little; plural oblique masculine adjective.
खरगोशों: kharagoShon — Rabbits; plural oblique of खरगोश.
यही: yahī — This very thing; exactly this; emphatic form of यह.
देखा: dekhā — Saw; looked at; past tense of देखना.
नज़र: nazar — Glance; sight; a look or gaze.
डाली: ḍālī — Cast; threw; past tense feminine of डालना.
फिर: phir — Then; again; afterward; conjunctive adverb.
पल: pal — Moment; an instant of time.
भर: bhar — Full; entire; just; particle indicating completeness.
कम: kam — Less; few; little; adjective of small quantity.
समय: samay — Time; a period or moment in time.
उसने: usne — He/she; ergative subject pronoun for past transitive action.
खुद: khud — Oneself; self; reflexive pronoun.
को: ko — To; for; postposition marking indirect object or recipient.
प्याज़ों: pyāzon — Onions; plural oblique of प्याज़.
टोकरी: ṭokarī — Basket; a woven container for carrying things.
नीचे: nīce — Below; under; beneath; adverb of lower position.
छुपा: chupā — Hidden; hid; past tense of छुपाना, to hide.
लिया: liyā — Took; did for oneself; past tense of लेना.
बिल्ली: billī — Cat; a domestic feline animal.
उठी: uṭhī — Got up; rose; past tense feminine of उठना.
आप: āp — You; honorific second person pronoun; oneself.
तानकर: tānkar — Stretching; extending the body fully, conjunctive participle.
खींचा: khīncā — Pulled; stretched; past tense of खींचना.
आकर: ākar — Having come; coming and then doing; conjunctive participle.
सूँघने: sūnghne — To sniff; to smell; oblique infinitive of सूँघना.
लगी: lagī — Began; started; past feminine of लगना in compound verb.
शायद: śāyad — Perhaps; maybe; possibly; adverb of uncertainty.
उसे: use — To him/her/it; dative oblique form of वह.
प्याज़: pyāz — Onion; a pungent bulb vegetable used in cooking.
की: kī — Of; feminine postposition indicating possession or relation.
गंध: gandh — Smell; odor; scent of something.
पसंद: pasand — Liked; preferred; pleasing; approval of something.
आई: āī — Came; past tense feminine singular of आना.
बहरहाल: barahāl — Anyway; in any case; regardless; transitional adverb.
ऊपर: ūpar — Above; on top; upward; adverb of higher position.
बैठ: baiṭh — Sit; verb stem of बैठना, to sit down.
वहाँ: vahān — There; at that place; adverb of location.
पाँच: pānc — Five; the number 5.
घंटे: ghaṇṭe — Hours; plural of घंटा, a unit of time.
तक: tak — Until; up to; as far as; postposition of limit.
बैठी: baiṭhī — Sat; seated; past tense feminine of बैठना.
रही: rahī — Remained; kept doing; past feminine of रहना.
मैं: main — I; first person singular subject pronoun.
आपको: āpko — To you; dative form of honorific आप.
तस्वीर: tasvīr — Picture; image; a drawing or photograph.
नहीं: nahīn — No; not; negation particle.
बना: banā — Made; created; past tense masculine of बनाना.
सकता: saktā — Can; able to; auxiliary indicating capability, masculine.
क्योंकि: kyonki — Because; since; conjunction giving reason.
बिल्कुल: bilkul — Completely; absolutely; entirely; intensifying adverb.
अँधेरा: andhera — Darkness; absence of light.
बहुत: bahut — Very; much; many; intensifier of degree.
भयानक: bhayānak — Terrible; frightening; dreadful; causing fear.
थी: thī — Was; past tense feminine singular of होना.
इसने: isne — This one; ergative form of यह for past transitive action.
रुला: rulā — Made cry; caused to weep; causative of रोना.
दिया: diyā — Gave; did for someone; past tense of देना.
सूरज: sūraj — Sun; the star at the center of our solar system.
जंगल: jangal — Forest; jungle; a dense wooded area.
पीछे: pīche — Behind; after; at the back of.
चला: calā — Went; moved; past tense masculine of चलना.
दोपहर: dopahar — Afternoon; midday; the middle of the day.
काफी: kāfī — Quite; enough; considerably; adverb of sufficient degree.
बीत: bīt — Pass; elapse; verb stem of बीतना, time passing.
चुकी: cukī — Had already done; completion auxiliary, past feminine form.
लेकिन: lekin — But; however; conjunction showing contrast.
पर: par — On; but; however; postposition or conjunction.
अंततः: antataḥ — Finally; ultimately; at the end; concluding adverb.
आवाज़: āvāz — Sound; voice; noise made by someone or something.
दीवार: dīvār — Wall; a vertical structure dividing or enclosing space.
चूने: cūne — Lime; whitewash plaster used on walls.
कुछ: kuch — Some; a few; something; indefinite quantity pronoun.
टुकड़े: ṭukṛe — Pieces; fragments; plural of टुकड़ा.
गिरे: gire — Fell; dropped; past tense plural of गिरना.
बूढ़े: būṛhe — Old; elderly; oblique masculine adjective for aged person.
श्री: śrī — Mr.; honorific title used before a man's name.
बनी: banī — Became; was made; past feminine of बनना.
ऊपरी: ūparī — Upper; top; adjective relating to a higher position.
छत: chat — Roof; ceiling; the top covering of a building.
इठलाते: iṭhalāte — Strutting; walking with a proud swagger; present participle.
हुए: hue — While doing; having done; conjunctive participle of होना.
चलते: calte — Walking; moving; present participle of चलना.
खरगोश: kharagoś — Rabbit; a small furry long-eared animal.
तम्बाकू: tambākū — Tobacco; dried leaves smoked in a pipe or cigarette.
पाइप: pāip — Pipe; a tube used for smoking tobacco.
पी: pī — Drank; smoked; past tense of पीना, to drink or smoke.
रहा: rahā — Was doing; continuous aspect auxiliary, past masculine.
उसके: uske — His; her; its; masculine oblique possessive of वह.
हाथ: hāth — Hand; the end part of the arm.
छोटी: choṭī — Small; little; feminine adjective of size.
सी: sī — Like; resembling; softening particle after adjective.
छड़ी: chaṛī — Stick; cane; a thin rod held in the hand.
बेटे: beṭe — Son; oblique singular or plural of बेटा.
ढूँढ: ḍhūnḍh — Find; search; verb stem of ढूँढना, to look for.
बिल्लियों: billiyoṃ — Cats; plural oblique of बिल्ली.
बारे: bāre — About; regarding; used in phrase के बारे में.
कोई: koī — Someone; any; an indefinite pronoun or adjective.
राय: rāy — Opinion; view; a personal judgment or perspective.

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