chapter 2

nepalasundarī Jack-utpīṭhikām āgamya vadati ‘namaste’ iti.

The Nepalese beauty to-Jack’s-table having-come says ‘ hello ‘

Jack kṛpayā upaviśa śrīmati, mama nāma Jack .

please sit down My name is Jack , c6

Durgā sādhu, aham Durgā hūyate .

very nice , I am-called Durgā , pass.

odanam masureṇa akhādīt iti aham pasyāmi

rice with-lintels was-eaten i see c4

tad ajā-kṣīrajena tvayā pari sevitas vā?

that with-goat-cheese by-you was-enjoyed ?

J ām, tathā hi ayam kṛṣṇa-yavasurām sādhu asti.

Yes , and this black beer is quite good.

atha Durge, kim atra katmandu-nagare tvam kṛṇoṣi ?

so Durga , what here in Katmandu do you do ? ‘

D na kimcid adhikam nūnam eva.

nothing much right now.

aham MMO krīdāḥ bahuśaḥ khelāmi

i mostly play MMO games .

aham dvitīya-varṣam viśva-vidyālaye samāpnavam eva,

my second year of college i just finished c5

kintu acireṇa viśvam sukham naśyet.

but soon all happiness could-perish . naś c4 be-lost perish

aham acirāt pariṇītam bhavisyati ,

i soon will be married ,

aham dāsī bhavāni iti manye.

i will become a slave. i think

J Jack camatkṛtaḥ dṛśyate , dāsī iti pṛcchati ?

Jack acts surprised ‘ a slave ?’ camat surprise

D ām, dāsī bhartuḥ, tasya kutumbasyāpi, viśveṣāṃ bandhūnāṃ ca.

yes, a slave to husband, family and relatives ,

J atha tvatpariṇayana-pūrvam

so before you to-get married

tvam kimcid parihāsam kartum arhes śrīmatī. iti manye

that you should-be-able some fun miss i think

D kim manute bhavān

such as ? man c8

J kiṃcid rahasya-prema laghu-karaṇam vā ?

some nightclubbing , a little romance ?

D mama mātā tādṛśam naram adhikṛtya mahyam avadat ,

my mother told me about men like you , adhikṛtya in reference to

tvam sambhāvyam etad na jānīthas ,

you possibly may not know to be expected

kintu asmin deśe kanyā kanyeva bhavitum adhi īkṣate ,

but in this country a girl is expected to show up a virgin

J yadi ca sā na bhavati,

and if she isn’t

D dāsatvāt ekāni vastūni adhikam abhadram asti /

some things are more unpleasant then slavery .

ekaṃ saptāham parihāsya

for a week of fun

viśvaṃ jīvanaṃ pātāle yāpayiṣyāmi kim – iti tvam manyase ?

do you think that i will trade a life in hell,

na hi ahaṃ na kariṣyāmi tad.

no i will not do that

J api saḥ sujanaḥ asti ?

is he a good man ?

D na jāne . aham taṃ na mimila .

i do not know. i have not met him mil c1 combine perf.

J tvam mām hāsayasi āryā vā?

you have got to be kidding me lady

paśya, aham manye, etad alpabhāgyaḥ asti ,

look , i think this is unfortunate

D ām,

‘yes

J tarhi, abhiprāyam kartum arhāvaḥ

then we need to-come-up with a plan,

tava kanyātvaṃ dhartum .

to-keep your virtue intact. dhṛ bear hold

tathā aham jānīya kim adhas sā sajjām asti

so i might know what is under that dress.

D bahis gacchāva !

lets go outside

tathā hi kaminski-pustakāpaṇasya mārgaṃ darśayāni .

and i will point out the way to Kaminski’s book shop ‘ dṛś

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