আমি বৃদ্ধ জরাতুর, লিখিতে কাঙ্পযে কর, মনে কিছু স্মরণ না হয না দেখিযে নযনে, না শুনিযে শ্রবণে, তবু লিখিঽ—এ বড বিস্ময
आमि वृद्ध जरातुर, लिखिते काङ्पये कर, मने किछु स्मरण ना हय ना देखिये नयने, ना शुनिये श्रवणे, तबु लिखिऽ—ए बड विस्मय
āmi vṛddha jarātura, likhite kāṅpaye kara, mane kichu smaraṇa nā haya nā dekhiye nayane, nā śuniye śravaṇe, tabu likhi'—e baḍa vismaya
Synonyms
āmi—I; vṛddha—old man; jarā-ātura—disturbed by invalidity; likhite—to write; kāṅpaye—trembles; kara—the hand; mane—in the mind; kichu—any; smaraṇa—remembrance; nā haya—there is not; nā dekhiye—I cannot see; nayane—by the eyes; nā śuniye—I cannot hear; śravaṇe—with the ears; tabu—still; likhi'—writing; e—this; baḍa vismaya—a great wonder..
Translation
I have now become too old and disturbed by invalidity. While writing, my hands tremble. I cannot remember anything, nor can I see or hear properly. Still I write, and this is a great wonder.