chapter 4

śvastane dine jack granthālayaṃ praviśati

the following day , Jack enters the bookstore

Jack hey

Store Clerk namaste, dick pṛṣṭhataḥ tiṣṭhati. kofi iche ?

Hi , Dick is in the back. Do you want coffee ?

J ām

yes,

SC aham tubhyam tad ānayāṇi

i will bring it to-you

J anugṛhīto’smi

thanks abliged gratified

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J hey dick, viśvaṃ kuśalam ?

hey Dick , how is it going ?

D ām, viśvam kuśalam. tatra tava sā kapāṭikā asti.

So far so good. That locker over there is yours.

tava śastrāṇi pattrāṇi ca tasyām antaḥ santi.

Your guns and documents are in there

J uttamam. gacchāni kutracit ?

Great , Am I going somewhere ?

D ām, rebekā lhasa-nagaraṃ tvāṃ preṣayati.

yes , Rebecca is sending you to Lhasa iṣ c4 iṣyati caus. send

c1 eṣati seek search c6 ichati want c9 iśnāti send cast

J granthān tarāṇi vā ?

am I going to retrieve Manuscripts ?

D ām, etad api.

yes , also

CIA-kṛte ca katipayāni citrāṇi kṛiyāte mayā .

CIA-for-the-sake a few photographs should-be-done by-you

pass. op.

J etad āvaśyakam asti ?

this is necessary ?

D na, tu kṛpayā tat kṛnu

no , but please do it

J aham citrāṇi kṛṇavāṇi yadi tvam mahyam api hitam kṛnavaḥ .

i will take the photos , if you will-do me a favor n

D madhum vastum yā bhojanālaye avartata

tām adhikṛtya jñai ichase ?

you want to know about that sweet thing in the restaurant

dat. inf.

J tvam mām bhīṣaye ārabhase, dick.

you are beginning to-scare me Dick

D etad suṣṭhu asti , jack,

that is a good thing Jack

ekam eva nūnam aham tvām vadeyam

the only thing that I can tell you now,

yat tasyāḥ bhavāt-patiḥ sūcitaḥ asmākaṃ pattre.

is that her husband-to-be is on a list. was-pointed-out

J kīdṛśe pattre ?

what kind of a list ?

D yat vakti saḥ adharmyam kiṃcit kṛṇoti tatra iti.

it says that he is doing something illegal

kim etad iti na jāne adhunāpi.

what , I do not know yet.

J sundarībhiḥ strībhiḥ sadā etat saṃmiśritam asti .

it is always complicated with beautiful women

D esā kanyā duḥkha-karā bhavati iti manye.

i think this girl is trouble

J kutas tat ?

why is that

D tasyāḥ bāla-mitraṃ aviśvasitaṃ ekasmin viṣaye.

this boyfriend of hers is suspicious for one thing

J kintu sā tam na amilat kadācana .

but she has never met him

D yadā sā tam milāti, tadā śakṛt-madhye bhavāti.

when she does , she will be in the middle of all that shit

viṃśati-vayaskā kanyā kasminścid kaṣṭe bhavitum arhati eva, na ?

a 20 year old college girl has got to-be into something

kaṣṭa n trouble

J yathā timīn tire na iti manyase kim ?

you mean like to-save the whales

D athavā rājanītiṣu

or politics

J tasyāḥ bāla-mitraṃ samasyā vartate. mām tad viṣaye sūcaya.

the problem is her boyfriend. in that matter , let me know

D niścitam, yadā tvam prati āgacchase

surely , when you return

tvām sūcayāṇi kim saḥ kārtum īhate iti

i will-enlighten you what he is-eager to-do īh c1 eager

J kāti citrāṇi āvaśyakāni ichase ?

what do you want photographed ?

D na jānāmi nunam api,

i do not know yet

śvaḥ prātaḥ-kāle tām sūcanām tava kapāṭikāyām dadhāṇi .

i will put that information in your locker tomorrow morning sūcanā f

f

J sādhu, kutra yavasurām prāpyam atra kutracit ?

good , where is a good place to-be-obtained a beer around here ?

D rum doodle prayatnam kṛnu, itas udīci gamyam,

try the Rum Doodle down the street , just north of here -

atra rebekā āgacchati , tadanantaram milāva .

here comes Rebecca , see you later mil c6 combine subj. dual

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J sudinam rebeke.

good afternoon Rebecca,

R hi jack, tvam sajjaḥ yātrāyām gantum asi vā ?

Hi Jack, are you ready to go on a mission ?

J niścitam, kim kire āvaśyakam bhavati ?

sure , what are we doing ?

R tvaṃ khara-gaṇaṃ lhasa-nagaram nayāsi.

you shall-take a mule team to Lhasa

tān pustakena adhi yunaksi atra ca ānayasi

load them with Manuscripts and bring them here

yuj c7

J kimcit sahāyam bhavāti , ām ?

i will have some help , yes ?

R niścitam,

of course,

tvam kido-āśrame añjanam milāsi,

you will meet Anjan at the Kido Ashram .

saḥ tubhyaṃ kharān nayakaṃ ca dadat .

he will give you the mules and a guide

subj.

J jānīse vā yat kecit janāḥ etāsu yātrāsu māritāḥ bhavet

you know that some people could die on some of these missions

R ām, tu tasmin viṣaye tava bhayaṃ asti ?

yes, but are you worried in this matter ?

J naiva, yuddhasya varṣa-trayāt paścāt tad-viṣaye

no , 3 years of fighting made me numb in-that-matter

mama kaścana anubhavaḥ na bhavati.

of-me some apprehension is not

kaḥ eṣaḥ añjan bhavati ?

who is this Anjan guy ?

R saḥ āśramikaḥ kido-āśrame.

he is a monk at the Kido Monastery

saḥ kendra-puruṣaḥ asti asmin taraṇa-kārye

he is a central character in this smuggling operation

tena tava saṃparkaḥ samīcinaḥ bhavatu.

with-him you must get along interaction good

J aham tat kṛṇvīya

i can do that

R tvayi viśvase śaknuve jack ?

am i able to-trust in-you Jack ?

dat. inf.

J etasmai praśnāya uttaraṃ dātum na śaknomi

that is an unanswerable question . for this question anwser to-give I am not able

R kutas tat ?

why is that ?

J tvayi viśvase śaknuve rebekā ?

am i able to-trust you Rebecca ?

R hum

J kadā pratiṣṭhāni ?

When do i leave ?

R añjan pratīkṣate tvām dina-traye aṣṭavādane.

Anjan expects you in Thudam at 8:00 in 3 days

saḥ preṣaṇasya tubhyaṃ viśvāṇ vistārān dadat .

he will-give to-you all the details of the mission

J kati kāryāṇi bhavān ?

How many missions are we going to be doing ?

R tatra bahavaḥ granthāḥ santi paryāptam katipayebhyaḥ granthālayebhyaḥ.

there are enough manuscripts ample for several libraries .

aham atra katipayāni varṣāṇi vase arhāmi.

i plan on being here for several years. dat. inf.

tvam tat kṛṇvīthāḥ ? kṛṇuyāḥ

can you do that.

J aham tat kṛṇvīya , yadi dhanam sādhum bhavet. kṛṇuyām

i can do that , if the money is good

R ubhayau āvāṃ bahu dhanam kartum śaknuvaḥ.

we both stand to-make a lot of money

J mahyam tat nadati suṣṭhu

that sounds good to me

R tarhi, kim āvaśyakam asti ?

so , what do you need ?

J kiṃcit dhanam āvaśyakaṃ asti ,

i need some money ,

yataḥ sarve ichānti dhanam.

everyone will want money

R tat tava kapāṭikāyām asti.

that is in your locker

mām āhvaya kadā pratigacchasi kido-āśramam.

call me when you get back to the Kido Monastery

tatra yānā sthāti yat tava vastūni udīkṣate .

there a truck will-be-standing which expects your cargo

f

J yadi aham parigṛhītaḥ bhavāṇi ?

and if I get caught ? ppp

R mama kāryakarāḥ krīnīyuḥ. kati ? na jānāmi.

My employers might-pay a ransom. how much ? I do not know .

mām āhvayantu yadi etat bhavati.

have them call me if that happens

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