आगो र पानी [Aago Ra Paani]

by Balkrishna Sama, बालकृष्ण सम

85 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2009

About the author

Bala Krishna Sama (Nepali: बालकृष्ण सम; 8 February 1903 - 20 June 1981) was a Nepalese dramatist. He is also regarded as the "Shakespeare" of Nepal. In Nepali language, he is known as “Natya Siromani”. As a dramatist("natak-kar") he was a literature great of Nepal. His contribution to Nepali literature can never be forgotten. He was the son of General Samar Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana and Kirtirajyalaksmi Rana.

Several of his dramas have been inspired by Shakespeare's works. His dramas such as "Prem Pinda", "Buhartan", "Tapobhumi", "Atyadhunikta", and "Bhater" present the social context of the Rana era; "Mukunda Indira" and "Mutuko Byatha" show the emotional and romantic side of Sama's personality. "Amit Basana", "Boksi", "Talamathi", and "Andhabeg" are based on the human psychology. And his dramas on historical personalities are "Amar Singh", "Bhimsen Ko Antya", and "Bhakta Bhanubhakta". "Birami Ra Kuruwa" deals with philosophy while "Prahlad" and "Dhruba" are based on religious figures. Bal Krishna Sama is known as one of Nepal's greatest dramatists. During his time, he was also considered as the "Shakespeare" of Nepal.
Sama also wrote stories, poems, essays, compositions, and biographies. His contemporaries Laxmi Prasad Devkota and Lekhnath Poudyal were involved in writing poetry. "Aago Ra Paani" and "Chiso Chulho" are his popular epics, he wrote an essay on Nepalese art entitled "Nepal Lalit Kala" as well as a biography Hamra Rastriya Bhibhutiharu and an autobiography Mero Kabita Ko Aradhana, Part I and II. "Kaikai" is his most well-known short story collection which was published in 1938

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[Sandip Ghimire]

पानीमा अधिकार कसको,-
प्यासाको कि बलवानको ?
औषधिमा अधिकार कसको,-
वैद्यको कि त रोगीको?
घरमा अधिकार कसको हुन्छ,-
त्यो बनाउनेको कि बिगार्नेको ?
फूलमा अधिकार कसको हुन्छ,-
रोप्नेको कि टिप्नेको ?

पृथ्वीको उत्पति देखि अहिले सम्मको मानव इतिहास र समाजको बारेमा राम्रो संग अनि सटिकमा चिरफार गर्न सकेका छन् कविले यो पुस्तकमा | बेला बेलामा मानव सभ्यताले भोगेका युद्ध अनि काला समयको बर्णन छ भने कतै साम्यवाद र पुजिबादका कुरा छन् |कतै मान्छेमा विकास भएको स्वयम् केन्द्रित हुने प्रवृति प्रति असन्तुस्टी झल्किन्छ भने कतै मान्छे मान्छे हुनुपर्ने भाव झल्किन्छ |
म सोच्न बाध्य भएको छु कि ब्रम्हाण्ड देखि एटम् सम्मका कुरा, बिज्ञान देखि धर्म सम्मका कुरा, होमर देखि सेक्सपियर सम्मका कुरा, शिजर देखि हिटलर र नेपोलीयनका कुरा, अनि भौतिकता देखि दर्शनका कुरा यति मजाले लेख्न कविले कति अध्ययन गरे होलान् ? यो पुस्तक पढेपछि हाम्रो साहित्य पनि कति बलियो रहेछ भन्ने कुरा पनि बुझियो | नेपाली साहित्यलाई माया गर्ने सबैले यो किताब पढ्नै पर्छ जस्तो मलाई लाग्छ |

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बालकृष्ण समले Goethe को Faust लेख्न खोजेका हुन् कि भन्ने भान हुन्छ र उनी यसमा शत प्रतिशत असफल भएका छन् । यसमा काव्य कम, अर्थोक बढी छ ।

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माया, ममता, बच्चा, बच्ची
झुत्राझुत्री, राल, सिँगान !
नैराश्य, अन्धकार र अन्त्य !
भुइँ काप्तछ,
भुमरी पर्दै हावा कराउँछ, –
त्यो कसको अपराधको चित्र ?
त्यो थोत्रो घर, अबाटो बाटो
त्यो सामान्य पशुको जीवन,
त्यो विश्वविषयक अनभिज्ञता;
त्यो अन्धपरम्परा
त्यो शुष्कता, त्यो दरिद्रता, त्यो नीचता,
त्यो निरक्षरता, त्यो कामुकता,
त्यो सङ्कोचन !
कसले गरेको पातकको
फल यसरी फल्छ ?
कसको अपराध ?
कसको अपराध ?
कसको अपराध ?

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𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥
𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧.
𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘴𝘵,
𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵,
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵.
- Goethe, Faust