Sanskrit with English gloss, line-aligned.
| returning the racket | |
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| Storyboard: It is Thursday evening, well after Maya's weekly half-past-five badminton session. She walks to the club counter and returns her rented racket. Her friends Amit, Neha, and Sanjay are waiting for her near the courts. | |
| अद्य गुरुवासरः अस्ति। | Today is Thursday. |
| इदानीं सायंकालः अस्ति। | It is evening now. |
| अस्माकं ब्याडमिण्टन्-क्रीडा समाप्ता। | Our badminton game is finished. |
| वयं सार्धपञ्चवादने क्रीडितवन्तः। | We played at half past five. |
| अहम् अमितेन, नेहया, संजयेन च सह सम्यक् क्रीडितवती। | I played well with Amit, Neha, and Sanjay. |
| अधुना अहं पटलस्य समीपम् आगतवती। | Now I have come near the counter. |
| मम हस्ते एकं रैकेट् अस्ति। | There is a racket in my hand. |
| एतत् रैकेट् मम न अस्ति। | This racket is not mine. |
| अहम् एतत् रैकेट् भाटकेन स्वीकृतवती। | I took this racket on rent. |
| अहं कर्मकराय तत् रैकेट् यच्छामि। | I give that racket to the worker. |
| "महोदये, भवती रैकेट् प्रत्यर्पयति वा?" सः पृच्छति। | "Madam, are you returning the racket?" he asks. |
| "आम्, अहं प्रत्यर्पयामि।" अहं वदामि। | "Yes, I am returning it." I say. |
| "धन्यवादः।" | "Thank you." |
| "अद्य क्रीडा कथम् आसीत्?" सः पृच्छति। | "How was the game today?" he asks. |
| "क्रीडा बहु उत्तमा आसीत्।" अहम् उत्तरं ददामि। | "The game was very good." I answer. |
| अनन्तरम् अहं पुनः क्रीडाङ्गणस्य समीपम् गच्छामि। | Afterwards, I go near the court again. |
| अमितः, नेहा, संजयः च तत्र मम प्रतीक्षां कुर्वन्ति। | Amit, Neha, and Sanjay are waiting for me there. |
| "माये, भवती सज्जा अस्ति वा?" नेहा पृच्छति। | "Maya, are you ready?" Neha asks. |
| "आम्, अहं सज्जा अस्मि।" | "Yes, I am ready." |
| "आगच्छन्तु, वयं गच्छामः।" अहं वदामि। | "Come, let us go." I say. |
| वयं सर्वे मिलित्वा बहिः गच्छामः। | We all go outside together. |
| cutting chai conversation | |
| Storyboard: Stepping outside the club, the friends grab cutting chai from a local vendor. Now comfortable friends, Amit, Neha, and Sanjay slip into informal address with Maya for the first time, and ask her how she originally ended up moving to Mumbai. | |
| वयं ब्याडमिण्टन्-क्रीडायाः अनन्तरं क्लब-भवनात् बहिः आगच्छामः। | We come outside the club building after the badminton game. |
| तत्र समीपे एकः चायविक्रेता अस्ति। | There is a tea vendor nearby. |
| अमितः, नेहा, संजयः, अहं च तत्र गच्छामः। | Amit, Neha, Sanjay, and I go there. |
| अमितः वदति, "महोदय, कृपया चत्वारि कटिङ्ग्-चाय-चषकानि ददातु।" | Amit says, "Sir, please give four cups of cutting chai." |
| वयं चायं स्वीकुर्मः पिबामः च। | We take the tea and drink it. |
| इदानीं वयम् उत्तमानि मित्राणि स्मः। | Now we are good friends. |
| संजयः हसति मां पृच्छति च। | Sanjay smiles and asks me. |
| "माये, त्वं मेक्सिको-देशात् मुम्बई-नगरम् आगतवती।" | "Maya, you came to Mumbai from Mexico." |
| "त्वं कदा आगतवती?" | "When did you come?" |
| नेहा अपि पृच्छति। | Neha also asks. |
| "आम्, त्वम् अत्र किमर्थम् आगतवती?" | "Yes, why did you come here?" |
| ते प्रथमवारं 'त्वम्' इति वदन्ति। | They say 'tvam' (you) for the first time. |
| अहम् अतीव सन्तुष्टा अस्मि। | I am very happy. |
| अहं वदामि, "अहं जनवरीमासे अत्र आगतवती।" | I say, "I came here in January." |
| "अहम् अत्र साफ्टवेयर्-कार्यं प्राप्तवती।" | "I got a software job here." |
| "अतः अहं मुम्बई-नगरम् आगतवती।" | "Therefore I came to Mumbai." |
| अमितः चायं पिबति पृच्छति च। | Amit drinks tea and asks. |
| "आरम्भे त्वं किं किं कृतवती?" | "What all did you do in the beginning?" |
| "कृपया सर्वां कथां वद।" | "Please tell the whole story." |
| अहं मुम्बई-नगरे मम प्रथमं दिनं स्मरामि। | I remember my first day in Mumbai. |
| अहं मम कथां वदामि। | I tell my story. |
| the january arrival | |
| Storyboard: Maya begins her story, recalling the past. She recounts landing in January for her software job, stepping out of the airport with her heavy bags, and nervously handing a taxi driver a slip of paper with her new apartment address. | |
| अहम् अमितम्, नेहां, संजयं च मम कथां वदामि। | I tell Amit, Neha, and Sanjay my story. |
| अहम् जनवरीमासे मुम्बई-नगरम् आगतवती। | I arrived in Mumbai in January. |
| अहम् अत्र मम कोड्-कार्यस्य कृते आगतवती। | I came here for my software job. |
| तस्मिन् दिने अहम् विमानस्थानकात् बहिः आगतवती। | That day, I came out of the airport. |
| मम हस्ते एका पेटिका आसीत्। | I had a suitcase in my hand. |
| मया सह एकः स्यूतः अपि आसीत्। | I also had a bag with me. |
| सा पेटिका अतीव भारयुक्ता आसीत्। | That suitcase was very heavy. |
| अहम् मार्गे एकं टैक्सी-चालकं दृष्टवती। | I saw a taxi driver on the street. |
| अहम् तस्य समीपम् गतवती। | I went near him. |
| अहम् नूतने नगरे किञ्चित् चिन्तिता आसम्। | I was a little nervous in the new city. |
| मम हस्ते मम दूरवाणी आसीत्। | I had my phone in my hand. |
| दूरवाण्यां मम नूतन-गृहस्य सङ्केतः आसीत्। | My new home's address was on the phone. |
| अहम् तं सङ्केतं चालकाय दर्शितवती। | I showed that address to the driver. |
| सः चालकः सङ्केतं पठितवान्। | That driver read the address. |
| ततः सः माम् उक्तवान्, 'महोदये, भवती अन्तः उपविशतु।' | Then he said to me, 'Madam, please sit inside.' |
| सः मम पेटिकां स्यूतं च याने स्थापितवान्। | He placed my suitcase and bag in the vehicle. |
| ततः अहम् टैक्सी-याने उपविष्टवती। | Then I sat in the taxi. |
| टैक्सी-यानं मम नूतन-गृहं प्रति गतवत्। | The taxi went towards my new home. |
| अमितः, नेहा, संजयः च आनन्देन मम कथां शृण्वन्ति। | Amit, Neha, and Sanjay happily listen to my story. |
| meeting asha | |
| Storyboard: Continuing her tale, Maya describes her very first day at the apartment building. She explains how she arrived at her door and met her kind neighbour Asha, who immediately made her feel welcome in the unfamiliar city. | |
| अहं मम कथां निरन्तरं वदामि। | I continue my story. |
| अहं मम नूतन-भवनं प्राप्तवती। | I reached my new building. |
| अहं मम भारयुतां पेटिकां नीतवती, मम द्वारं च गतवती। | I took my heavy suitcase and went to my door. |
| अहं बहु श्रान्ता आसम्। | I was very tired. |
| सहसा एका महिला तस्याः द्वारम् उद्घाटितवती। | Suddenly, a woman opened her door. |
| सा मां दृष्टवती हसितवती च। | She looked at me and smiled. |
| सा उक्तवती, "नमस्ते, अहम् आशा।" | She said, "Hello, I am Asha." |
| एकः लघुः शुनकः अपि बहिः आगतवान्। | A small dog also came out. |
| आशा उक्तवती, "एषः मोती।" | Asha said, "This is Moti." |
| मोती मम स्यूतस्य समीपम् आगतवान्। | Moti came near my bag. |
| अहं तं स्पृष्टवती। | I petted him. |
| आशा पृष्टवती, "किं भवती अत्र नूतना?" | Asha asked, "Are you new here?" |
| अहम् उक्तवती, "आम्, अहम् अद्य एव मेक्सिको-देशात् आगतवती।" | I said, "Yes, I came from Mexico just today." |
| सा पृष्टवती, "किम् किमपि आवश्यकम्?" | She asked, "Do you need anything?" |
| अहम् उक्तवती - न, धन्यवादः इति। | I said, "No, thank you." |
| तस्याः स्नेहेन मम मनः प्रसन्नम् अभवत्। | Her kindness made my heart glad. |
| अहं बहु प्रसन्नताम् अनुभूतवती। | I felt very happy. |
| मुम्बई-नगरे आशा मम प्रथमा सखी आसीत्। | Asha was my first friend in Mumbai. |
| अमितः, नेहा, संजयः च मम कथां शृण्वन्ति। | Amit, Neha, and Sanjay listen to my story. |
| संजयः वदति, "आशा उत्तमा प्रतिवेशिनी अस्ति।" | Sanjay says, "Asha is a good neighbor." |
| first day at office | |
| Storyboard: Maya finishes her timeline by recounting her first day at the software company. She describes how she went to the office, logged into her computer, and met her helpful colleague Rohan. Amit, Neha, and Sanjay listen warmly to the story. | |
| "अतः जनवरीमासे कार्यालयस्य प्रथमं दिनम् आगतवत्" इति अहम् वदामि। | "So in January, the first day of the office arrived," I say. |
| "अहम् बसयानेन कार्यालयं गतवती" इति अहम् विवृणोमि। | "I went to the office by bus," I explain. |
| "अहम् साफ्टवेयर-कम्पनीं प्रविष्टवती।" | "I entered the software company." |
| "तत्र अहम् मम नूतनं सङ्गणकम् उद्घाटितवती।" | "There I opened my new laptop." |
| "अहम् तत्र कोड् दृष्टवती।" | "I saw the code there." |
| "किन्तु आरम्भे अहम् किमपि न ज्ञातवती!" | "But in the beginning, I did not know anything!" |
| अमितः हसति, स्वचायं च पिबति। | Amit laughs and drinks his chai. |
| "ततः त्वं किं कृतवती?" इति सः पृच्छति। | "Then what did you do?" he asks. |
| "ततः अहम् मम सहकर्मिणम् रोहनं मिलितवती" इति अहम् उत्तरं ददामि। | "Then I met my colleague Rohan," I answer. |
| "सः मम बहु साहाय्यं कृतवान्।" | "He helped me a lot." |
| "सः मह्यं सर्वं विवृतवान्।" | "He explained everything to me." |
| "अतः मम प्रथमं दिनं उत्तमं जातम्।" | "So my first day went well." |
| नेहा स्नेहेन मां पश्यति। | Neha looks at me with affection. |
| "त्वम् आरम्भे एव उत्तमं मित्रं प्राप्तवती" इति सा वदति। | "You found a good friend right at the start," she says. |
| संजयः अपि शिरः चालयति। | Sanjay also nods his head. |
| "एषा उत्तमा कथा अस्ति माये" इति संजयः वदति। | "This is a good story, Maya," Sanjay says. |
| अहम् सन्तोषेण मम चायं समापयामि। | I happily finish my chai. |
| अहम् एतैः नूतनैः मित्रैः सह अतीव प्रसन्ना अस्मि। | I am very happy with these new friends. |
| evening bus ride home | |
| Storyboard: Bidding Amit, Neha, and Sanjay a friendly goodbye, Maya walks to the nearby bus stop. She boards her regular BEST bus, looking out the window and reflecting happily on those busy first few days in the city. | |
| अहं मित्रैः सह सम्भाषणं समाप्तं करोमि। | I finish the conversation with my friends. |
| अहम् अमितं, नेहां, संजयं च वदामि - "शुभरात्री, पुनः मिलामः!" | I say to Amit, Neha, and Sanjay, "Good night, see you again!" |
| ते अपि मां शुभरात्रीं वदन्ति। | They also bid me good night. |
| ततः अहं समीपस्थं बस्-स्थानकं गच्छामि। | Then I go to the nearby bus stop. |
| अल्पकाले एव मम प्रतिदिनस्य बस्-यानम् आगच्छति। | In a short time, my regular BEST bus arrives. |
| अहं यानम् आरोहामि। | I board the bus. |
| अहं परिचालकाय रूप्यकाणि ददामि, टिकट् च क्रीणामि। | I give rupees to the conductor and buy a ticket. |
| अहं वातायनस्य समीपे उपविशामि, बहिः पश्यामि च। | I sit near the window and look outside. |
| मुम्बई-नगरस्य मार्गे अतीव जनसम्मर्दः अस्ति। | There is a lot of crowd on the road in Mumbai. |
| परम् अद्य मम मनसि गतानि दिनानि सन्ति। | But today, the past days are on my mind. |
| अहं जनवरी-मासे अत्र आगतवती। | I came here in January. |
| प्रथम-दिने अहम् आशां मिलितवती। | On the first day, I met Asha. |
| सा मम बहु साहाय्यं कृतवती। | She helped me a lot. |
| तदनन्तरम् अहं प्रथमवारं कार्यालयं गतवती। | After that, I went to the office for the first time. |
| तत्र अहं रोहनं मिलितवती। | There I met Rohan. |
| सः अपि बहु साहाय्यं कृतवान्। | He also helped a lot. |
| आरम्भे अहं नगरस्य विषये किमपि न ज्ञातवती। | In the beginning, I did not know anything about the city. |
| इदानीम् अत्र मम बहूनि मित्राणि सन्ति। | Now I have many friends here. |
| एतत् सर्वं चिन्तयित्वा अहं प्रसन्ना भवामि। | Thinking of all this, I become happy. |
| calling mexico | |
| Storyboard: Back in her quiet apartment, Maya opens her laptop and initiates a video call home to Mexico. Her mother answers the call with a bright smile, and Maya greets her with her usual warm respect. | |
| अहम् इदानीं मम शान्ते प्रकोष्ठे अस्मि। | I am in my quiet room now. |
| अहं मम स्यूतं पर्यङ्के स्थापितवती। | I put my bag on the bed. |
| अहम् आसन्दे उपविशामि। | I sit on the chair. |
| अहं मम सङ्गणकम् उद्घाटयामि। | I open my laptop. |
| अत्र गुरुवासरस्य रात्रिः अस्ति। | It is Thursday night here. |
| मेक्सिको-देशे प्रभात-कालः अस्ति। | In Mexico, it is morning time. |
| अहं गृहं प्रति विडियो-कॉल करोमि। | I make a video call home. |
| सङ्गणके मम मातुः चित्रम् आगच्छति। | My mother's picture appears on the computer. |
| सा विडियो-कॉल स्वीकरोति। | She answers the video call. |
| तस्याः मुखे सुन्दरः हासः अस्ति। | There is a beautiful smile on her face. |
| सा वदति, "हरिः ओम् माया!" | She says, "Hello Maya!" |
| अहं तां सादरं नमस्करोमि। | I greet her with respect. |
| अहं वदामि, "मातः, नमस्कारः।" | I say, "Greetings, mother." |
| "भवती कथम् अस्ति?" | "How are you?" |
| माता वदति, "अहं कुशलिनी अस्मि, पुत्रि।" | Mother says, "I am well, daughter." |
| "अद्य भवती किं कृतवती?" | "What did you do today?" |
| अहं वदामि, "अद्यतनं दिनं बहु उत्तमम् आसीत्।" | I say, "Today was a very good day." |
| "अहं मित्रैः सह ब्याडमिण्टन् क्रीडितवती।" | "I played badminton with friends." |
| "कार्यालये अपि बहु कार्यं कृतवती।" | "I also did a lot of work at the office." |
| अहं तस्याः प्रसन्नं मुखं पश्यामि। | I look at her happy face. |
| a mothers request | |
| Storyboard: Maya mentions to her mother that she spent the evening telling her new friends the story of her arrival in Mumbai. Feeling nostalgic, her mother asks to hear the story of that day again, specifically the morning they said goodbye. | |
| अहं सङ्गणके मातुः मुखं पश्यामि। | I see my mother's face on the computer. |
| सा हसति, माम् अभिवादयति च। | She smiles and greets me. |
| "अद्य ब्याडमिण्टन्-क्रीडायाः अनन्तरम् अहं मम नूतन-मित्रैः सह चायं पीतवती," अहं वदामि। | "Today after badminton, I drank tea with my new friends," I say. |
| "अहं तेभ्यः मम मुम्बई-नगरे आगमनस्य कथाम् उक्तवती।" | "I told them the story of my arrival in Mumbai." |
| माता पृच्छति, "अहो, त्वं तान् किं किम् उक्तवती?" | Mother asks, "Oh, what all did you tell them?" |
| "यदा अहं जनवरीमासे अत्र आगतवती, तदा अहं किञ्चित् भीता आसम्," अहं वदामि। | "When I arrived here in January, I was a little scared," I say. |
| "तदनन्तरम् अहं मम नूतनां प्रतिवेशिनीम् आशां मिलितवती।" | "After that, I met my new neighbour Asha." |
| "कार्यालये मम सहकर्मिणं रोहनं च दृष्टवती।" | "And I saw my colleague Rohan at the office." |
| माता ध्यानेन शृणोति, सा किञ्चित् भावुका भवति। | Mother listens attentively; she becomes a little emotional. |
| "माये, तत् एकं महत्त्वपूर्णं दिनम् आसीत्," सा वदति। | "Maya, that was an important day," she says. |
| "किं त्वं तस्याः यात्रायाः प्रातःकालं स्मरसि?" | "Do you remember the morning of that journey?" |
| अहं शिरः चालयामि। | I nod my head. |
| "आम् मातः, अहं स्मरामि।" | "Yes, mother, I remember." |
| "मह्यं तां कथां पुनः वद," माता प्रेम्णा वदति। | "Tell me that story again," mother says with love. |
| "सः प्रातःकालः यदा त्वं मेक्सिको-देशात् प्रस्थितवती।" | "That morning when you departed from Mexico." |
| अहं हृदये महान्तं स्नेहम् अनुभवामि। | I feel great affection in my heart. |
| "अस्तु मातः, अहं तस्य प्रातःकालस्य कथां वदामि," अहं वदामि। | "Okay mother, I will tell the story of that morning," I say. |
| आवां सङ्गणकस्य पटले परस्परं पश्यावः। | We look at each other on the computer screen. |
| अहं मम यात्रायाः आरम्भस्य कथां वदामि। | I tell the story of the start of my journey. |
| the airport memory | |
| Storyboard: Maya recounts the morning she left Mexico, recalling how she packed her final bags. Her mother affectionately chimes in, adding her own memories of how they stood at the airport gates and shared a tearful, loving goodbye before Maya flew away. | |
| अहं सङ्गणके पश्यामि, तत्र मम माता हसति। | I look at the laptop, and my mother smiles. |
| "अहं जनवरीमासस्य तत् प्रभातं स्मरामि," इति अहं वदामि। | "I remember that morning in January," I say. |
| "अहं मम पेटिकां सज्जीकृतवती।" | "I packed my suitcase." |
| मम माता वदति, "आम्, अहं तत् दृष्टवती।" | My mother says, "Yes, I saw that." |
| "त्वं तव सङ्गणकं स्यूते स्थापितवती," इति सा वदति। | "You put your laptop in the bag," she says. |
| "ततः वयं सर्वे विमानस्थानकं गतवन्तः," इति अहं वदामि। | "Then we all went to the airport," I say. |
| "तव पिता यानं चालितवान्," इति मम माता स्मरति। | "Your father drove the car," my mother remembers. |
| "डिएगो सोफिया च अपि तत्र आस्ताम्," इति अहं वदामि। | "Diego and Sofia were also there," I say. |
| "वयं विमानस्थानकस्य द्वारसमीपे स्थितवन्तः।" | "We stood near the airport gate." |
| "त्वं सर्वान् आलिङ्गितवती," इति मम माता मन्दं वदति। | "You hugged everyone," my mother says softly. |
| "त्वं किञ्चित् रुदितवती," इति सा वदति। | "You cried a little," she says. |
| "आम्, अहं रुदितवती," इति अहं स्वीकरोमि। | "Yes, I cried," I admit. |
| "भवती अपि मां दृढम् आलिङ्गितवती," इति अहं वदामि। | "You also hugged me tightly," I say. |
| "अहम् उक्तवती, 'सावधानतया गच्छ, पुत्रि'," इति माता वदति। | "I said, 'Go safely, daughter,'" my mother says. |
| "ततः अहं विमानं प्रति गतवती," इति अहं वदामि। | "Then I walked towards the airplane," I say. |
| "अहं पृष्ठतः दृष्टवती।" | "I looked back." |
| "वयं हस्तान् चालितवन्तः," इति मम माता वदति। | "We waved our hands," my mother says. |
| "लोला अपि विमानस्थानके भषितवती!" इति अहं हास्येन वदामि। | "Lola also barked at the airport!" I say with a smile. |
| मम माता हसति। | My mother laughs. |
| "तत् अतीव प्रेमपूर्णं प्रभातम् आसीत्," इति सा वदति। | "That was a very loving morning," she says. |
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