दक्षिणी मराठी खजाना

Ami bolthaana nidhaana bolaanvan, sochun samjun bolaanvan, ami bolaacha ghoshtimala konaalayi sankat (embarrassment) ki srama ki hothaane. Ami bolun konaacha mannayin dukhivithaane.

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Nankara payilla rubbaltha peetacha, dhiruda naho, ooththappam maninga. Mee thisri vaachthana, razaantha Pallavapuramala alothon. Aeka dhivasa bapa Tiruvaaruraala ghelothe. Baaju gharche mama, mami, lenkra askayin Tiruvaaruraala ghelothe. Thyaancha kaki ajimma amcha gharaala yevun maja ajimma barora basun kevde kelatha hothe. Amma sampaak kolintha kaam karatha hothe. Themma baaju gharcha kaamvaali Rajamma kamaala ali. Kaki aajimma majakada, 'Thina Rajamma kaam karaala gheliye. Gharaantha koni nahitha, thoo jaavun thina kaayin kaadingun jaayinaatha paayinge' mantle. Amcha gharaanthasun baaju ghaarala jaayaala amcha gharaanthasun aanganaantha vaata hotha. Mee ghelon.

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Rajamma, 'Engay pavunu (sona - tasacha amcha ghaavncha loka amaala balaavthila) vandheenga?' mantli. Ami thora Sathya Sandha manu naho, mala thevda vivara kalna, 'Aaji thoo kaayin kaadingun jaayinaaska paayinge manun mala paativletha' manun saangitlon. Ae kaala manje kaam karnaari kersoni tasacha kalle ghaaluntakun, nahi, nahi, kersoni kaadingun kaki ajimma barora baandaala alaasala. Paranthu kaala thae, keda ghaanva vegla, Rajamma kaama aski sampivuntakun amcha gharaala yevun kaki aajimma kada, 'kaama sampungela, tumaala maja vora paathera nahika, yenaala paativlaayentha mee kayin choringun jaathen ka paa manun' manun saanguntakun nungeli. Kaki aajimma mala "thoo kaaye saangitlaasa thijakada manun vichaarle", mee "thumi saangitlaaska sangitlon" mantlon. Themma theni majakada saangitle, 'thoo karracha bollasa, baroracha. Asalthiri thija manna kevda srama bhoglaasala? Aththa mala thine bollathe aikun sankata hungela. Thina thula vichaarlathaala, mee ugocha alon manun saangitlaasuya'. Mala nankara samjalaaska hotha.

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Aththa ami aeklaansa aeka tikaana paathon maninga, thae chokkota tikaanaki vangala tikaanaki bolnaatha asunjaanvan. Thae sodundaakun thyaancha gharchaankada, 'mee thenaala theththa paayilonki' manun saangna gardhini, theni gharaantha thikkada gheltha saangitle ki naayiki. Saangitlothe manje barora, saangitlothe nahi maninga, thenaala kevda sankata holaasala.

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Ami kaayithiri bolthaana, konaborora bolthon, kasaala bolthon, kaaye bolaanvan, aaju baaju kona ahetha askin samjingun bolaanvan. Karracha bolthon manun konaalayi sankata hoyaaska karthaane. Majaana jaalthe poorthe mee tasacha asaanvan maningthon. Khemmathiri chukun jaathon. Karra bolthon ki nahiki, latka bolaala maagha sarkana, thyaajamala konaalthiri upayog hoila manje. Mee kaam karlatha tikaana asa kevdakidhaa karloyen, mala laaja vaatthini.

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Aaje evda puray.

Aniki yevuya, mee vaa a.

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Rajaram Ramachandran

14-10-2015