VII. ] BENGALI LANGUAGE & LITERATURE. gat Carey employing Pundits to write a portion of his colloquies in Bengali, and even Mrityunjaya, the great scholar was made to introduce a colloquial style into his Pravodha Chandrika. Side by 510০ ৮1৮. 1715 উচ্ছলচ্ছিকরীন্যচ্ছ নিঝরান্ত কণাচ্ছন্ন হইয়] atfarstg” we find :—
- “স্ত্রী কহিল, গুড় হইলেই কি রাধ। হয়? তৈল নাই, লুন
নাই, চাউল নাই, তরকারী পাতি কিছুই নাই। কাঠগুলি সকলি ভিজা, বেসাতি ব। কিরপে হবে * * * Bay qi কে কুটিবে, বাটনা ব। কে বাটিবে? তংপতি কহিল, আজ কি ঘরে কিছুই নাই, দেখ দেখি খুদ কুঁড়া যদি কিছু থাকে, তবে তার পিঠা কর, এই গুড় দ্রিয়া খাইব। ইহাতে তাহার জী কহিল, বটে শিঠা কর! ঝুঝি বড় সহজ ? জান না, পিঠা আঠা; যেমন আঠা লাঁগিলে শ্বান্ব ছাড়ে না, তেমনি পিঠার লেঠা বড় লেঠা, শ্ীপ্ব ছাড়ে না । কখনো -ত রাধিয়। খাও নাই। আর লোকনের মান্টগের মতন মাউগ পাইয়! থাকিতে, তবে জানিতে । ” The great Pundit Mrityunjaya, who could dis- course on all the six systems of Hindu philosophy, would hardty have condescended to adopt the des- pised patois of the country and choose such an humble subject for treatment, had it not been set
- “The mistress cf the house said ‘Is molasses the only thing
required for cooking? There is no oil, no salt, no rice, no vegetable of any kind: the fuel is wet. What about the spices? My son’s wife is out of health and cannot work. Who will grind the spices and who prepare the vegetables? Her Lord said, ‘Look closely ; is nothing available in the house? See, woman, if you can find out some refuse rice and make cakes with it. We shall take them with molasses.’ The mistress said, ‘Indeed, is the preparation of cakes so simple then » They say that the making of cakes is like putting gum in the hands, if once it sticks, it takes a good deal of time to clean it off. Cake preparation takes much time and is full of trouble. You never cooked anything in your life, husband, therefore you speak so foolishly. Had you had an ordinary woman for your wife you would by this time, no doubt, have had much bitter experience,’ ” 116
