Sanskrit with English gloss, line-aligned.
| a hot mumbai morning | |
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| Storyboard: Maya woke up early yesterday morning to the intense, heavy heat of the city. She packed her own backpack with a water bottle and an umbrella, determined to escape to the hills for a day trip. | |
| ह्यः प्रभाते अहम् पञ्चवादने जागरितवती। | Yesterday morning, I woke up at five o'clock. |
| मुम्बयीनगरे अधुना अत्यन्तं घर्मः अस्ति। | It is extremely hot in Mumbai right now. |
| ह्यः प्रभाते अपि अत्र तीव्रः घर्मः आसीत्। | Even yesterday morning, the heat was intense here. |
| नगरस्य घर्मः मम कृते बहु अधिकः आसीत्। | The city's heat was too much for me. |
| अतः अहम् एकस्य दिनस्य कृते पर्वतान् गन्तुं निश्चितवती। | So I decided to go to the hills for a single day. |
| अहम् स्वकीयं स्यूतं सज्जीकृतवती। | I packed my own backpack. |
| स्यूते अहम् स्वकीयां जलकूपीं छत्रं च स्थापितवती। | I put my own water bottle and an umbrella in the backpack. |
| तदा मम प्रतिवेशिनी आशा तत्र आगतवती। | Then my neighbour Asha came there. |
| तस्याः हस्ते अपि एका जलकूपी आसीत्। | There was a water bottle in her hand too. |
| सा पृष्टवती - "माये, भवती कुत्र गच्छति?" इति। | She asked, "Maya, where are you going?" |
| अहम् उक्तवती - "अद्य अहम् लोनावला-नगरं गच्छामि" इति। | I said, "Today I am going to Lonavala." |
| आशा उक्तवती - "अद्य बहु घर्मः अस्ति, भवती मम जलकूपीम् अपि नयतु" इति। | Asha said, "It is very hot today, you take my water bottle too." |
| अहम् उक्तवती - "धन्यवादः, परन्तु मम समीपे स्वकीया जलकूपी अस्ति" इति। | I said, "Thank you, but I have my own water bottle." |
| अतः अहम् तस्याः जलकूपीं न नीतवती। | So I did not take her water bottle. |
| ततः अहम् बहिः गन्तुम् स्वकीयम् उत्तरीयम् धृतवती। | Then I put on my own scarf to go outside. |
| सप्तवादने अहम् रेलस्थानकं गन्तुं बस-यानम् आरूढवती। | At seven o'clock, I boarded the bus to go to the railway station. |
| अहम् एकदिनस्य यात्रायै बहु उत्साहिता आसम्। | I was very excited for the one-day trip. |
| boarding the intercity train | |
| Storyboard: Maya arrived at the busy railway station. She found her platform, boarded the outstation train bound for Lonavala, and settled comfortably into her reserved window seat before departure. | |
| अहं प्रातःकाले रेलस्थानकं गतवती। | I went to the railway station in the morning. |
| तत्र अतीव सम्मर्दः आसीत्। | There was a huge crowd there. |
| प्रथमम् अहं सूचना-फलकं दृष्टवती। | First, I looked at the information board. |
| लोणावला-नगरस्य रेलयानं तृतीये प्लैटफॉर्म-मध्ये आसीत्। | The train to Lonavala was on platform three. |
| अहं तत्र गतवती। | I went there. |
| तत्र एकं विशालं रेलयानम् आसीत्। | There was a large train there. |
| अहम् एकं यात्रिणं पृष्टवती, "महोदय, किम् इदं यानं लोणावला-नगरं गच्छति?" | I asked a passenger, "Sir, does this train go to Lonavala?" |
| सः उक्तवान्, "आम्, एतत् यानं तत्र गच्छति।" | He said, "Yes, this train goes there." |
| अहम् आनन्देन यानस्य अन्तः गतवती। | I happily went inside the train. |
| मम समीपे एकम् आरक्षितं टिकट् आसीत्। | I had a reserved ticket with me. |
| अहं स्वकीयं स्थानम् अन्विष्टवती। | I looked for my own seat. |
| तत् वातायनस्य समीपे आसीत्। | It was near the window. |
| अहं स्वकीयं स्यूतम् उपरि स्थापितवती। | I placed my own bag above. |
| ततः अहं स्वकीये स्थाने सुखेन उपविष्टवती। | Then I sat comfortably in my own seat. |
| मम पुरतः एका महिला उपविष्टवती। | A woman sat in front of me. |
| तस्याः स्यूतः विशालः आसीत्। | Her bag was large. |
| अतः सा स्वकीयं स्यूतं भूमौ स्थापितवती। | Therefore, she placed her own bag on the floor. |
| अहं वातायनात् बहिः दृष्टवती। | I looked outside the window. |
| किञ्चित् कालानन्तरं रेलयानं प्रस्थितवत्। | After some time, the train departed. |
| train people watching | |
| Storyboard: As the journey began, Maya observed the passengers around her. A man frantically searched his own pockets for his ticket, while a young girl across the aisle tried to grab her older brother's snack. | |
| रेलयानस्य यात्रा आरब्धा। | The train journey began. |
| अहं गवाक्षसमीपे शान्त्या उपविष्टवती। | I sat peacefully near the window. |
| अहम् अन्यान् यात्रिकान् कुतूहलेन दृष्टवती। | I looked at the other passengers with curiosity. |
| मम पुरतः एकः पुरुषः आसीत्। | There was a man in front of me. |
| सः व्यग्रतया स्वकीयेषु कोशेषु टिकट् अन्विष्टवान्। | He frantically searched for the ticket in his own pockets. |
| प्रथमं सः स्वकीयं टिकट् न प्राप्तवान्। | At first, he did not find his own ticket. |
| तस्य मुखे महती चिन्ता आसीत्। | There was great worry on his face. |
| अन्ते सः स्वकीये स्यूते तत् प्राप्तवान्। | Finally, he found it in his own bag. |
| तदा सः शान्तः अभवत्। | Then he became calm. |
| अनन्तरम् अहं मार्गस्य अपरपार्श्वे दृष्टवती। | Afterwards, I looked across the aisle. |
| तत्र एका लघुबालिका आसीत्। | There was a little girl there. |
| तस्याः समीपे तस्याः अग्रजः उपविष्टवान्। | Her older brother sat near her. |
| तस्य हस्ते एकं खाद्यम् आसीत्। | There was a snack in his hand. |
| बालिका स्वकीयं खाद्यम् पूर्वमेव खादितवती। | The girl had already eaten her own snack. |
| अतः सा तस्य खाद्यम् ग्रहीतुं प्रयतितवती। | So she tried to grab his snack. |
| अग्रजः शीघ्रं स्वकीयं खाद्यम् रक्षितवान्। | The older brother quickly protected his own snack. |
| सः तस्याः हस्तं निवारितवान्। | He stopped her hand. |
| तौ उभौ अपि उच्चैः हसितवन्तौ। | They both laughed loudly. |
| अहं तत् सर्वं दृष्टवती। | I saw all that. |
| मम यात्रायाः आरम्भः अतीव मनोरञ्जकः आसीत्। | The start of my journey was very entertaining. |
| climbing the ghats | |
| Storyboard: The scenery shifted dramatically as the train began its steep ascent into the ghats. Maya looked out of her window at the dry, sun-scorched brown valleys and rocky hillsides characteristic of the peak summer season. | |
| पूर्वाह्ने दशवादने रेलयानं घाट-पर्वतेषु प्रविष्टवत्। | At ten in the morning, the train entered the ghat mountains. |
| यानं पर्वतेषु शनैः शनैः उपरि गतवत्। | The train went slowly up into the mountains. |
| बहिः दृश्यं पूर्णतया परिवर्तितम् आसीत्। | The scenery outside had completely changed. |
| अहं स्वकीयात् वातायनात् बहिः दृष्टवती। | I looked outside from my own window. |
| एषः ग्रीष्मकालस्य मध्य-समयः आसीत्। | This was the middle of the summer season. |
| अतः सर्वाः उपत्यकाः अतीव शुष्काः आसन्। | Therefore, all the valleys were very dry. |
| अहं तत्र कपिशवर्णान् पर्वतान् दृष्टवती। | I saw brown mountains there. |
| सर्वत्र विशालाः शिलाः शुष्काः वृक्षाः च आसन्। | Everywhere there were large rocks and dry trees. |
| आकाशे मेघाः न आसन्, केवलं तीव्रः आतपः आसीत्। | There were no clouds in the sky, only harsh sunlight. |
| मम पुरतः एकः बालकः आसीत्। | In front of me, there was a boy. |
| तस्य भगिनी अपि समीपे आसीत्। | His sister was also nearby. |
| सः बालकः तस्याः वातायनात् बहिः दृष्टवान्। | That boy looked outside from her window. |
| सा बालिका क्रुद्धा जाता। | That girl became angry. |
| सा उक्तवती, "एतत् मम वातायनम्।" | She said, "This is my window." |
| "त्वं स्वकीयात् वातायनात् पश्य।" | "You look from your own window." |
| सः बालकः दुःखेन स्वकीये आसन्दे उपविष्टवान्। | That boy sat sadly in his own seat. |
| अहं मन्दं हसितवती। | I smiled gently. |
| अहं पुनः स्वकीयात् वातायनात् बहिः दृष्टवती। | I again looked outside from my own window. |
| एते शुष्काः पर्वताः आतपे अतीव सुन्दराः आसन्। | These dry mountains were very beautiful in the sunlight. |
| arriving in the hills | |
| Storyboard: Stepping off the train in Lonavala, Maya felt an immediate, refreshing drop in temperature. She walked up to a platform vendor, called him 'bhaiya', and bought a packet of the town's famous peanut chikki. | |
| अहं लोणावळा-स्थानकं प्राप्तवती। | I reached Lonavala station. |
| अहं स्यूतेन सह रेलयानात् अवतीर्णवती। | I stepped down from the train with my bag. |
| शीघ्रम् एव अहं शीतलं वायुम् अनुभूतवती। | Immediately, I felt the cool air. |
| अत्र मुम्बई-नगरात् तापमानं बहु न्यूनम् आसीत्। | Here, the temperature was much lower than Mumbai. |
| मम मनः अतीव प्रसन्नम् अभवत्। | My mind became very refreshed. |
| अहं मञ्चे अग्रे गतवती। | I went forward on the platform. |
| तत्र एकः आपणिकः आसीत्। | There was a vendor there. |
| सः प्रसिद्धां मुङ्गफली-चिक्कीं विक्रीणाति स्म। | He was selling the famous peanut chikki. |
| अहं तस्य समीपम् आगतवती। | I went near him. |
| अहम् उक्तवती, "भैया, कृपया मह्यम् एकं चिक्की-पुटकं ददातु।" | I said, "Bhaiya, please give me one chikki packet." |
| सः हसितवान्। | He smiled. |
| सः मह्यं चिक्की-पुटकं दत्तवान्। | He gave me the chikki packet. |
| अहं तत् पुटकं स्वकीये स्यूते स्थापितवती। | I put that packet in my own bag. |
| तत्र एका बालिका आसीत्। | There was a girl there. |
| तस्याः भ्राता अपि तत्र आसीत्। | Her brother was also there. |
| बालिका स्वकीयां चिक्कीं न खादति स्म। | The girl was not eating her own chikki. |
| सा तस्य चिक्कीं खादति स्म! | She was eating his chikki! |
| अहं मन्दं हसितवती। | I smiled gently. |
| ततः अहं स्थानकात् बहिः आगतवती, भ्रमणाय सज्जा आसम्। | Then I came out of the station, ready for the walk. |
| the slow walk up | |
| Storyboard: Leaving the bustling town center, Maya took a leisurely afternoon walk. She strolled slowly up the winding roads toward a well-known viewpoint, enjoying the quiet contrast to her busy Mumbai routine. | |
| अपराह्न-समये अहम् नगर-केन्द्रं त्यक्तवती। | In the afternoon, I left the town center. |
| तत्र अतीव जनसम्मर्दः आसीत्। | There was a lot of crowd there. |
| अहम् एकं प्रसिद्धं दर्शन-स्थानं प्रति प्रस्थितवती। | I set off towards a famous viewpoint. |
| अहम् तत्र पाद-यात्राम् आरब्धवती। | I started my walk there. |
| मार्गः वक्रः आसीत्, उपरि च गच्छति स्म। | The road was winding and went upwards. |
| अहम् मन्दं मन्दं चलितवती। | I walked slowly. |
| वातावरणम् अतीव सुखदम् आसीत्। | The weather was very pleasant. |
| शीतलः वायुः वहति स्म। | A cool wind was blowing. |
| मुम्बई-नगरं सर्वदा व्यस्तं कोलाहलमयं च भवति। | Mumbai city is always busy and noisy. |
| तत्र मम स्वकीयम् जीवनम् अपि वेगपूर्णम् अस्ति। | There, my own life is also fast-paced. |
| किन्तु अत्र पूर्णतया शान्तिः आसीत्। | But here, there was complete peace. |
| एतस्मिन् शान्त-परिवेशे अहम् बहु आनन्दम् अनुभूतवती। | In this quiet environment, I experienced a lot of joy. |
| मार्गे अहम् अन्यम् एकं यात्रिणम् दृष्टवती। | On the way, I saw another traveler. |
| सः स्वकीयं भारयुक्तं स्यूतं नयति स्म। | He was carrying his own heavy bag. |
| सः अतीव श्रान्तः आसीत्। | He was very tired. |
| किन्तु मया सह केवलं मम स्वकीयः लघु-स्यूतः एव आसीत्। | But I only had my own small bag with me. |
| अतः मम पाद-यात्रा सरला आसीत्। | Therefore, my walk was easy. |
| अहम् प्रकृतेः सौन्दर्यं पश्यन्ती अग्रे गतवती। | Looking at the beauty of nature, I went ahead. |
| शनैः शनैः अहम् पर्वतस्य शिखर-समीपं प्राप्तवती। | Slowly, I reached near the top of the hill. |
| the mischievous monkey | |
| Storyboard: Along the scenic path, Maya paused to watch a sudden commotion. A mischievous monkey snatched a distracted tourist's hat, prompting Maya to securely grip her own belongings. | |
| अहं मार्गे मन्दं गतवती। | I walked slowly on the path. |
| मार्गे अनेके उन्नताः वृक्षाः आसन्। | There were many tall trees on the path. |
| अकस्मात्, अहं महान्तं कोलाहलं श्रुतवती। | Suddenly, I heard a loud noise. |
| अहं तत्रैव स्थितवती, अग्रे दृष्टवती च। | I stopped right there and looked ahead. |
| मार्गे एकः यात्रिकः आसीत्। | There was a tourist on the path. |
| सः स्वकीये मोबाइल-यन्त्रे मग्नः आसीत्। | He was engrossed in his own mobile phone. |
| सः उपरि वानरं न दृष्टवान्। | He did not see the monkey above. |
| एकः चञ्चलः वानरः वृक्षात् कूर्दितवान्। | A mischievous monkey jumped from the tree. |
| वानरः शीघ्रं तस्य यात्रिकस्य टोपिकाम् आकृष्टवान्। | The monkey quickly snatched that tourist's hat. |
| यात्रिकः उच्चैः उक्तवान्, "अरे!" | The tourist said loudly, "Hey!" |
| "मम टोपिका!" | "My hat!" |
| परन्तु वानरः तस्य टोपिकां नीत्वा पुनः वृक्षम् आरूढवान्। | But the monkey took his hat and climbed back up the tree. |
| वानरः वृक्षस्य शाखायाम् उपविष्टवान्। | The monkey sat on a branch of the tree. |
| अहम् एतां घटनां दृष्टवती। | I saw this incident. |
| अहं शीघ्रं स्वकीयं स्यूतं दृष्टवती। | I quickly looked at my own bag. |
| अहं स्वकीयं स्यूतं दृढं गृहीतवती। | I gripped my own bag tightly. |
| अहं स्वकीयां जलकूपीम् अपि स्यूतस्य अन्तः स्थापितवती। | I also put my own water bottle inside the bag. |
| ततः अहं सावधानेन अग्रे गतवती। | Then I carefully walked forward. |
| सः यात्रिकः अद्यापि वानरं पश्यन् आसीत्। | That tourist was still looking at the monkey. |
| the valley viewpoint | |
| Storyboard: Reaching the top of the hill, Maya stood at the viewpoint looking down into the deep, expansive valleys. She took out her own camera to photograph the dramatic landscape, completely losing track of time. | |
| अहम् पर्वतस्य शिखरं प्राप्तवती। | I reached the top of the mountain. |
| तत्र एकम् प्रसिद्धं दर्शन-स्थानम् आसीत्। | There was a famous viewpoint there. |
| अहम् तत्र शान्त्या स्थितवती। | I stood there quietly. |
| अहम् अधः गभीराम् उपत्यकाम् दृष्टवती। | I looked down at the deep valley. |
| उपत्यकायाः प्राकृतिक-दृश्यम् अतीव सुन्दरम् आसीत्। | The natural landscape of the valley was very beautiful. |
| मम समीपे एकः पर्यटकः आसीत्। | There was a tourist near me. |
| सः पर्यटकः स्वकीयं मोबाइल-यन्त्रं मह्यं दत्तवान्। | That tourist gave me his mobile phone. |
| सः उक्तवान्, "कृपया मम चित्रं गृह्णातु।" | He said, "Please take my picture." |
| अहम् तस्य मोबाइल-यन्त्रेण तस्य चित्रं गृहीतवती। | I took his picture with his mobile phone. |
| तदनन्तरम् अहम् स्वकीय-स्यूतात् क्यामेरा-यन्त्रम् निष्कासितवती। | After that, I took out the camera from my own bag. |
| अहम् स्वकीय-क्यामेरा-यन्त्रेण प्राकृतिक-दृश्यस्य चित्राणि गृहीतवती। | I took pictures of the natural landscape with my own camera. |
| तत् दृश्यम् अतीव आकर्षकम् आसीत्। | That view was very captivating. |
| पर्वतस्य उपरि वायुः शीतलः आसीत्। | The wind on top of the mountain was cool. |
| सूर्यः शनैः शनैः अस्तम् गच्छति स्म। | The sun was slowly setting. |
| अहम् समयम् सम्पूर्णतया विस्मृतवती। | I completely lost track of time. |
| अहम् तत्र प्रायः द्वे होरे यापितवती। | I spent almost two hours there. |
| मम मनः अतीव शान्तम् आसीत्। | My mind was very peaceful. |
| a tired but happy return | |
| Storyboard: As evening fell, Maya boarded the train ride back down the mountains. She returned to her quiet apartment late at night, her legs tired from the walking but her mind completely refreshed. | |
| सायङ्काले अहम् लोनावला-रेलस्थानकम् आगतवती। | In the evening, I came to the Lonavala railway station. |
| अहम् मुम्बई-नगरं प्रति रेलयानम् आरूढवती। | I boarded the train towards Mumbai. |
| रेलयानम् पर्वतात् अधः आगतवत्। | The train came down from the mountain. |
| अहम् स्वकीये आसन्दे उपविष्टवती। | I sat in my own seat. |
| अहम् वातायनात् बहिः दृष्टवती। | I looked outside from the window. |
| बहिः पूर्णतया अन्धकारः आसीत्। | It was completely dark outside. |
| मम समीपे एका महिला उपविष्टवती आसीत्। | A woman was sitting near me. |
| तस्याः स्यूतः विशालः आसीत्। | Her bag was large. |
| किन्तु मम स्वकीयः स्यूतः लघुः आसीत्। | But my own bag was small. |
| रात्रौ विलम्बेन यानम् मुम्बई-नगरम् प्राप्तवत्। | Late at night, the train reached Mumbai. |
| अहम् स्थानकात् बहिः आगतवती। | I came out of the station. |
| ततः बस-यानेन अहम् मम गृहम् गतवती। | Then I went to my home by bus. |
| मम गृहं बहु शान्तम् आसीत्। | My home was very quiet. |
| अद्य अहम् पर्वते बहु चलितवती। | Today I walked a lot on the mountain. |
| अतः मम पादौ बहु श्रान्तौ आस्ताम्। | Therefore, my legs were very tired. |
| किन्तु मम मनः बहु प्रसन्नम् आसीत्। | But my mind was very happy. |
| अहम् नूतनाम् ऊर्जाम् अनुभूतवती। | I felt a new energy. |
| इदानीम् रात्रौ एकादशवादनम् आसीत्। | Now it was eleven o'clock at night. |
| अहम् पर्यङ्के शयनं कृतवती। | I went to sleep on the bed. |
| आगामि-सप्ताहाय अहम् सज्जा अस्मि। | I am ready for the coming week. |
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