Linguistic Survey Of India Vol V Part I Indo Aryan Family Eastern Group

BENGALI.

St se kaila, ; amar bapar darma-khaora kata chakare kata kliain, ar
et hS ko'ildt ' dr/idr bdpdr dSmd-khdord. koto sdkSre kStS khdin, dr

tLen be said, *niy father's wages-eating how-many servants how-much eat, aud

kata palaia ar ami bhuke mari. Ami uthiya babar gechhe giya
kOto ftlldm dr ami Vitke mdri. Ami utM bdbdr gese yid

how-much throw-away and I of-hunger die. I rising of.(my)-father near going

kaiinu, " baba ami Iswarer gechhe, ar tumar samne pap karchhi. Ami ar tumar
kffiwut " bdbd ami Ish&arer gese, dr tumdr samne fdf korsi. Ami dr tumar

wilWftj, "father I of -God near, and of-thee before sin have-done, I anymore thy

puya kaiya chin dibar layek nay* Ama-re tumar darma-khaora chakar
puti kffi& sin dibdr ld$k ndi. Ama-re tumdr ddrmd-khdord sdkdr

son saying acquaintance o!-giving fit ani-aot. Me thy wages-eating servant

kariya rakha.'J 3 Teu uthiya se tar bapar gechhe gela. Kintu se phai diir
k$re rakhB.9" Teu uthe lie tar bdpdr gese geld. Kintu he fdi dur

makmg keep.1" Then rising he his father's near went. But he very far

thakte-u ta-re dekhiya, tar bapar maya lagla. Se layaiya giya tar
thSkte-u ta-re dtikhe, tar bdpdr mdyd Idglo. He lordi gift tar

ieinaining-also him seeing, his father's compassion arose. He running going his

galat aSja kariya dhariya hunga dila. Tea puyay ta-re kaila, *baba ami
gvldt dnza kor$ d'ort hunga, dil5. Teu puydi td*re kffilo^ <bdbd ami

un-neck aronud making catching kiss gave. Then the-aon hin>to said, 4 father I

Iswarer gecbhe, ar .tumar samue pap karclihi, ami ar tumar puya, baliya
IshshSrer gese, dr tmidr Bdmne fdf Aom, ami dr tumdr jpud> bolS

IshshSrer

of-Gud near, and thy before sin have-done, I anymore thy son, saying

chia dibar layek nay.5 Kiixtu bap tar chakar-sakal-re kaila, *sakaltane
sin> dildr ld$k ndi.* Kintu lap tdr sdkdr*hdkdl*re k69U69 'hokoltorie

acquaintance of-giving fit am-not* But the-father his ' servants-to said, 'than-all

bhala kapar aniya ta-re piudao, tar hat egua anguit deo, ar pao jufca
bhdld kdpto dri$ ta-re pind'do, tdr hat %gud anguit dad, dr pao zuta

good clothes hringiag him put-on, his on-hand a ring give, and on-foot shoes

pindai-deo. Ar amara khaiya amod kari; kenena amar ei puya mari
pind'di-ddo. Ar amora kheye dmud k8ri; Mndnd amar ei pud mori

put-on. And (lefc)-us eating rejoicing make; for my this son dying

gechhila, jiya uthchhe; bariya geohhila, paoya gechhe/ Ar tara amod
g&il9 zia* uthse; hdrdi g%sil, pdwd geseS Ar tdrd dmud

weufc, living has»risea i lost weat, found has-gone/ And they rejoicing

karta lagla.
k8rt8 Idglo*

to-inake began,

Tar bnra puya kheta achhila, Se yebla baxir gechhe aibar lagla
Tdr bSrd pud kheto dsiL He zebld barir gese dibdr laglo

His elder son in-field was. He when of -house near to-ooni9 hegan

teu git ar nachar aoyaj ^unla, Se ek chakar-re dakiya jigaila, * kiyar lagi
teu gU dr ndsdr awaz hnnlo. Ho ek sakor-re ddko zigailo, < Kytir l&gi
thtiu song and of-dancing the-sound Le-heard, He a servant culling asked, 'why
ita hayar?' Cbakar ta*re kaila, * tumar bhai aichhain, ar tumar bape ek
it& hder V Sdkdr ta-re ko'ilo, * twna) ohai disom, dr tumdr bdpe dk