महाभारत कथा -अमृतलाल नागर पृ. 170

mahabharat katha -amritalal nagar

kauve aur hans ki kahani

ek b de dhani saudagar ke yahaan ek kauve ka bachcha kahian se akar gir gaya. saudagar ke bachchoan ne use daya karake pal liya. ghar mean kee bachche the isalie vah kauve ka bachcha sabhi ka la dala ho gaya. jo kuchh ve khate the vahi us kauve ke bachche ko bhi khilate the. dekhate hi dekhate kauva bahut mota ho gaya. usaka kala rang aur chamak utha. saudagar ke bachchoan ne usake gale aur pairoan mean sone ke gahane bhi dal die jisase ki kauva apane ko sab kauvoan mean shreshth samajhane laga. vah apane saudagar ki haveli ki muanderoan par kisi bhi kauve, chiloan ya chi diya ko baithane tak n deta tha. jab kisi kauve ne jalan mean akar usase l daee thani to vah is kauve se har jata tha. ek din bachche chhat par khel rahe the kauva bhi muander par baitha tha tabhi oopar se kuchh hans u date hue dikhaee die. hans kaphi ooanche u d rahe the. l dakoan mean bahas hone lagi ki hamara kauva itani door u d sakega ya nahian? kauva shekhi mean a gaya, usane kaha- “u dan bharane mean maian in hansoan ko abhi pachha data hooan.” yah kahakar kauva u da. u date-u date usane hansoan ko pak d liya. ek hans se usane kaha- “maian tumhare sath u dan mean ho d lagana chahata hooan. kya tum mujhe apane sath u dane doge? hans ne muskarakar b di vinamrata se kaha- “haan-haan bhaee, avashy u do. yah akash sab pakheroooan ke lie hai. jisake pankhoan mean jahaan tak shakti ho u d le.” hans u date chale, u date chale. kauva bhi unake sath maje-maje mean u data chala. balki kabhi-kabhi to vah hansoan se bhi ooanchi u dan bharakar vah-vahi loot leta tha. lekin hans jab u date hue pashchim disha mean aye to hazaroan mil lamba samudr niche dikhaee diya. tab kauve ke pankhoan ne javab de diya. hans jab thakate the to samudr mean tairane lagate the lekin kauva yah nahian kar sakata tha. kauva apani moorkhatavash tho di hi der ke bad hava mean l dakh da kar samudr mean gir gaya aur bechara laharoan ki chapet mean a gaya. shaly bole- "he karn, kauve ki kahani se path sikho."

sanbandhit lekh

mahabharat katha -amritalal nagar

kramaank

vishay ka nam

prishth sankhya

1.	satyavati ke bete	7
2.	pandu ka rajyabhishek	10
3.	shiksha ka prabandh	12
4.	drupad se yuddh	17
5.	vidur ki chaturaee	19
6.	draupadi svayanvar	23
7.	rajadhani ka chunav	27
8.	sund, upasund ki katha	28
9.	arjun ka vanavas	32
10.	subhadra aur arjun ka vivah	38
11.	rajasooy yajn	42
12.	jue mean parajay	53
13.	vanagaman	59
14.	virat nagar mean pandav	72
15.	kauravoan ka akraman	83
16.	abhimanyu ka vivah	87
17.	shaly ka svagat	93
18.	yuddh ki or	97
19.	mahanash ki taiyari	108
20.	yuddh ka arambh	112
21.	bhishm-yudhishthir ki bheant	114
22.	dronachary ka parakram	121
23.	bhimasen ka yuddh-chamatkar	122
24.	dadhichi ka asthidan	123
25.	bhishm ki shar-shaiyya	125
27.	bhimasen aur dronachary ka parakram	128
28.	abhimanyu ka parakram	135
29.	arjun subhadra milan	141
30.	ashvatthama ki pratijna	148
31.	ashvatthama ka prachand yuddh	153
32.	mama bhanje ki bheant	159
33.	duryodhan aur karn ki salah	165
34.	shaly sarathi bane	167
35.	kauve aur hans ki kahani	170
36.	yudhishthir aur arjun ki mantrana	172
37.	bhim du:shasan yuddh	179
38.	duryodhan aur kripachary ki varta	186
39.	shaly aur yudhishthir ka yuddh	188
40.	dhritarashtr aur gaandhari ka vilap	192
41.	duryodhan aur ashvatthama ki bheant	194
42.	mahavilap	197
43.	bhishm pitamah se bheant	198
44.	bhishm ki kathaean	199
45.	dhruv ki katha	200
46.	priyavrat ke vansh ki katha	206
47.	rrishabh ki katha	207
48.	bharat ki katha	208
49.	ved ki katha	209
50.	ven aur prithu ki katha	210
51.	indr ki katha	212
52.	hastinapur mean yudhishthir ka rajyabhishek	215
53.	dhritarashtr adi ka sanyas grahan	216
54.	ashvamedh yajn	217
55.	parikshit ke do janm	219
56.	khajane ki khoj	220
57.	yajn ka gho da	221
58.	sindhu desh mean	222
59.	bap bete ki l daee	223
60.	yadavoan ka ant	227