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snebe ehhutg-gSla, ar tar gala jariye chumo-khele. Takban
with-affection running-went) an$ his neck embracing kissed. Then
ohhelS balle, 'baba, ami Parme3Tarer ar tomar kaehhe aparadb.
ton said, 'father, I Qod-of and thy near offence
karicbbi ar tomar chhgle balS parichay-debar jug7! nai.f
have^committed and thy son as to-be-known fit I*am*not.9
Kintu bap cbakarder balle, 'bhala-bhala kapar niy8-aya, ar 6-ke
But father servants-to ordered^ 'very-good clothes bring, and him
pariyg-de, or hats ekta angti de, ar paye juto de,
clothe, his hand-to one ring give (put-on), and feet-on shoes give (put-on),
am*ra kbai-dai ar am6d kari. Amar e olihgle mar§ abar
we eat-drink and merriment make. My this son having-died again
becbSchbe; e-ke hariyS pSygchhi.' Tar-par tara amod-alilad kartte Iagl6.
(%8)-alive; hm losing (have) regained.9 Then they merriment to~maJce began.
Btakbyan baya bbai mathe cbhela. Sakhan se barlr kaehhe ela,
So-long elder brother field-in was. When he house near came,
takban nacb-gaona " fonte-pelS. ifikjan cbakar-ke dek§ jigges-karile,
then dandng*and'Singing could*hear. One servant calling asked
1 by&ora-kbana ki?1 Se balle, 'tomar bbai esgcbhe; ta-ke
*matter~(is) what?9 Se replied, 'thy brother hath-come; hint
bbalay-bhalay pbirS-peyS tomar baba bhoj diyScbbe.1 Se rag-kar*
sqfely having-regawed thy father feast is-giving.' Se angry-being
bbitare g«la-na. Tar bap beriyS esS ta-ke pirapni
within-(the*house) entered-not. Sis father outside coming hm pressing
kartte-lagla. Se bap-ke uttar-karlle, fdekha, eta batsar dharS ami
began. Se (to)~father replied, 'see, so*m<wy yean for I
tomar sy&ba kallum, ar kakhana tomar katba amannTa-kari-ni,
(to)-thy service did, and ever thy words-(orders) disregarded-not,
tabu tumi ama-ke kakhana Skta ohhagal chhana-6 deo-ni, 'je ami
still thm to«me ever one goafs young-even gavesfaot, that I
bandhu-bandhab niy5, §k-tn amod kari. Kintu rffbaji-karS tomar
friends taking, some merriment may-make. JBtit ty-debauchery thy
8arbbasra« uriyS-diyS Jei tomar ei chbele phire-ela, am'ni
all~(property) havwg-wasted aswon-as thy this son (is)-returned, mstatitly
tumi tar jannye Sk bhoj dile.* Se ta-ke balle, tftumi, baba,
thou (for)-his sake a feast give.9 He him said, fthou, boy,
&mar kaehhe barabar-i achha: amar Ja-sab tdmar-i. Amara ]'e
we with always-even art: my everything (is)-thwe-even. We that
amod-ahlad karcbolii, tata thik-hacbche; tomar ei bbai mar8
merriment are-making, that-(is) right; thy this brother having-died
abar bichgchhe; e-*e bariye peygchhi.'
again (fo)-alive; him having-loit have-regained.9