৩২তম অধ্যায়: রাজা আকস্মিক মৃত্যুবরণ করলেন, প্রাসাদে অভ্যুত্থানের গোপন সত্য উদ্ঘাটিত হলো

সে আবার ওষুধ کی theek dukaney giya ebong gaaney gaaney dokandare kachey tiyanensing namak ek paketi aushadh chailo. ei aushadhiti khuboi bishakto, jodi thikbhabe byabahar kora jay, tahobe manusher mukh-mandal kichu diner jonyo emon abhas hoe jaye je tahake chenai jaye na.
jehetu ei shobkichu theekthak kora hoechilo, yunshan druto shaokunrajprashade phirey ashi.
se jeno sotti sotti ekty ghor biamar hoye porechilo, klanto hoe bishrame shuye achilo, ajker shob ghotona mone kore tar moner bhari pathor ti jeno neme gelo.
ei rati, se sheshesh apon moner shantite ghumate perechilo, koyek diner tana-tani ebong klanto aaboh jeno ei nishshabdo ratir bhitore mile giyechilo.

tritiya khando
samrat sheshey shei rajnadhi jari korechilen ya bahirdol shoktike durbol korar uddeshey chilo.
tokhonoi, ei rajnadhi konodin rajprashader dwari paro korte pareni.
yuvaraj agei koto gulo mrityubishwashy byakti ke niye koushole badha srishti korechilen ebong samrater nikat-parishadkhe chapiye rekhechilen.
yuvaraj druto pa pheliye raj-shayakay pounchalen, samrat tokhon mrityushojyay chilen, aushadh gola dhukate parchilen na, shudu shokto shwash nicchilen.
yuvaraj ke dekhe shudhu ekbar thanda drishtite takalen, kono kotha bolen ni.
yuvaraj pashar das-dasider choley jabar ishara korlen, tarpor, dhire dhire haate thaka rajnadhi ber korlen. samrat etake dekhei, tar cheharar rang muhurte bodle gelo, uthe darabar jonyo chestha korlen.
yuvaraj samrater dike takalen, tar thotar kone ekta abhudro hasi chilo, tarpor bollen: "pitradeb, apnake ektu bishram nite hobe."
etar por samrat sompurno roshe kshubdho hoye uthlen, chokh boro boro kore uthe darabar cheshta korlen kintu ta britha chilo, shudu khub kheen sware bolen: "tumi, tumi ki korte chao?"
samrat kosto kore uthe boshar chestha korlen, se tharthar kore hat bariye, bishrer pashey thaka holud fite ti dhore felle, puro shokti diye upor dike lean hobar cheshta korlen, jate mone hoy kotha bolar moton shokti sanchoy korte paren.
samrat boro boro shwash nicchilen, buker bhetor tar prachando spondon hachchilo, onek khon por tar hosh phire ashe.
se krodhbhare chokh boro kore, yuvarajer dike takiye thaklo, tar shwarer bhitore nirashay ebong rag chilo, prashno kore bollo: "tumi, tumi ki korte chao? ki pitrihotya ebong samrat hatya korte chao?"

yuvarajer bhab bishal shanto chilo, se dhire dhire tar poshak theek kore nilo, tarpor, dhire dhire kintu khub gurutwapurno bhaabe, samrater shamne ekti prajar moto naman korlo.
se matha tule, drirho drishtite samrater dike takiye bollo: "daser shahas nei. kintu kichu kotha, daser mone hoy, pitradebir mrityur age bolar bhalo hobe."
samrat kothin drishtite yuvarajer dike takiye roilo, tar chokher bhetor bhara chilo ghrina ebong rag, kothay raba pitra-santaner bhalobasha.
yuvarajer thotar kone chilo ak hasi, haater rajnadhike dhire dhire aguney fele dilo, sei holud kagojti ke aguner bhetor ektu ektu kore pore jabar somoy dekhe, se dhire dhire bollo:
"dash je krome shashon khomata nijer hate nicchi, amader rajbongsher jonyo etai bhalo byapar. keno, das chhara ki pitradeb onnanyo rajkumar keo sahajjo korte chan?"
samrat sheshesh ekti kotha ber korlo: "...keu asho!"
"keu asho? haha, ke ashbe?" yuvaraj samrater bishrer pashey bose tar babar hat ke kamboler bhetor dhukiye diye, dhire dhire bollo:
"apnar oi nikat-parishadra jara bahirdol ke daman korar mithya rajnadhi diyechilo, taderke das agei thikthak kore diyechi. oh—thik ache, pitradeb, ebong apnar oi priyo chhoto chele, ekhon matasri rajprashad aachhey ebong madan korchhe. mone hoy beshi pan korechhe, ekhon porjonto neshay aachhe, ashte parbe na."
tarpor, samrat chokh boro boro kore takalen, tar chokh dufi jeno agun ber hachchilo, golar shwar e bhanga gale chillie uthlen: "tumi ekti koput! ki abaar rajprashad dokhol korar swapna dekhcho?"
"rajprashad dokhol? das aponake ei byaparei bolte jachhilam. pitradeb, apnar ki mone achhe tokhon shongbadik byabosthay bhranto yuvaraj ke rajprashad dokholer o dushchokrer doyi dewa hoechilo?"
samrat ektu thamikhe gela, chokher bhetor ektu shonkot ebong sandeho jhilik diye uthlo.
yuvaraj ekbar diirgho shwash niye, aabar bollo:
"tokhon, apnar boro bhair upar onek obishwash chilo, bar bar tar pakhna ke kete diyechilen, boro bhai moner bhetor rag thakleo, pitra-santaner somporko ebong raja-prajar nityo bhaber katha mone rekhe, konodin pitrihotya ba samrat hatya korar kheyal anen ni. se shudu er mul kothake amari upor felechilo, bar bar amake hatya korar chestha korechhe."
"tintu, das tokhon eke ektu aro ghum diye diyechilo, apnader dujonker sandeho ke bar bar bariye diyechilo. sheshesh mithya hokum diyechilo je apnar jibon shonkotapurno, druto sainya niye ashte hobe, boro bhai apnar nirapottar jonyo kheyal rekhe, kono sandeho na korei, sainya niye shighri rajprashad ese pouchalen."
yuvarajer chokher bhetor ekhon ektu bhalobasha chhara onno kono bhaab chilo na, bolte laglen: "kintu apni ke? shuru theke boro bhaike obishwash kore aschen. take sainya niye aste dekhei, kono kotha na shune take bondhi kore purba rajprashade rekhechilen. ei shobkichu, ki apnar nijei ghotanoni?"
samrat katha shune, tar mukh mukti fete phadake hoye gelo, shorir tharthar kore kopte laglo. shamne thaka ei chele ke dekhe jeno chine o chenajachhe na.

"pitradeb, das shuru theke konodin boro bhaike hatya korar katha bhabeni. tokhon das vebechilo, boro bhaike shantite tar baki jibon katate dewa, tao ek dhoroner porinoti hote pare."
yuvaraj dhire dhire ekta diirgho shwash fele, mone hachchilo bhagyer oporborotton ke mone korchhe, tarpor bollo:
"apnar moner bhetor shob somoy boro bhaiyer purber shoktike niye bhoy chilo, voy chilo je konodin tar shokti abar fire asbe, apnar shonghasan ke bhoy dekhabe. apnar chokhe, khomatar sthirota shobkichur upor, apnar nije shontan o ei khomatar tarajite emon tuchho mone hachchilo."
se ektu samne pa phello, golar shwar low ebong shoktishali chilo:
"apni ek cup bish diye boro bhaiyer jibon shesh korechilen, apnar ki kono din shei bish dewar somoy pitra-santaner bhalobashar kono smriti chilo?"
rajprashader vitorer hawa jeno thame giyechilo, yuvarajer kotha gulo haturi r mato samrater mone aghat korchilo. samrater mukh nil hoye giyechilo.
yuvaraj matha tule, soja samrater dike takalen, chokher bhetor purber moto shongjog chilo na, tar jagay chilo ek jatil bhaab, kkhma na paowa rag, ebong ekta tuchho hasi.
"pitradeb, das chhotobela theke porishromi chilo, porashona o talwar chalana, shashtra o shashon, konodin kono aloshota koreni. kintu apnar chokhe, das shudu ekta shaan dewar pathor chilo, apni jene boro bhaiyer biporite amake rekhechilen, apni shobai ke samne amake prashongsha kore boro bhaike daman korechilen, jate boro bhai amake chokher kata mone kore."
yuvaraj hotat ghurle, chokh lalkora samrater dike takiye, proti ekti kothai bhara chilo rag o shok:
"ei sandeho, ei badha, shobkichu das nirobhobe shojhy korechi! kintu apni ekhon oi thanda talwar, nirmam bhabe amar matasri r dike lakkho korechen! matasri ei bingsho bochor dhore, khub shabdhane, patla boroper upor cholechilen. apni keno ekhono take bishwash korte parlen na?"
yuvarajer ekti ekti abhijog, ekti ekti kotha, jeno koto gulo thanda talwar samrater buk ke soja viddho korlo.
ei eka por ek aghater fole, samrater buke khub chapa laglo, ekta shwash ar upore ashte parlo na, sheshesh mrityur kole dhale porlen.
rajprashadi nishshabdo hoye gelo, shudu yuvarajer rag o shokbhara kanna haway dhwani hachchilo, "apni emon kore jete parben na, das, daser aro kotha ache... das..."
yuvarajer shwar khali rajprashade ghure berachilo, ei rajbongsher durbhagyiki r pichoner shok o abadh kothake bole jaccche.