Wankagiriya - a beautiful trap

idys;Huh uQ,dY%

bmerKs rdjK rdcOdksh jxl.sß ie<iqulg wkqj ks¾udKh lrkq ,enQjla nj brdk cd;sl iqm%lg N+ úoHd{hl= jk wnq,a frydka w,a nqreks úiska i|yka lr ;sfí' [1910 translation of Al-Beruni's India (c.1030CE) p. 306] tl, ;s%l+g rdcOdksh pl% r;akhla úiska wdrËd lr ;snQ nj rdudhkfhyso olajd we;' fï fya;=fjka jdkr yuqodfõ fndfyda msßila rdjK rdcOdkshg we;=¨ùug;a m<uqfjka úkdY jQ nj;a tys i|yka h' ta wkqj i,ld n,k l,ays merKs hqO wdrËK jev ms<sfj,la jYfhka fuu jxl.sß ie<eiqu fy<hka úiska w;S;fhaoS o ndú;d l, nj ioyka l, yels fõ' f,dalfha oekg yuq ù we;s merKs;u hqO Wml%u yd rdcOdks ie<iqïlrKh w;ska Wiia Ys,amSh {dKhla fy<hka i;=j ;snQ nj fï wkqj is;sh yels fú' tfiau merKs fldkaia;ka;sfkdam,a k.rho fujeksu jxl.sß ie<iqulg wkqj boslr ;snQ nj brdk cd;sl N+ úoHd{hl= jk w,a l=iaúks úiska o ioyka lr we;' flfia fj;;a by; uQ,dY% foflys u mqrd úoHd;aul idËs lsisjla b;sßj fkdue;s neúka idys;Hh uQ,dY%hka njg muKla m;a j ;sfí'  uydNdr; l;dfjys ioykajk wdldrhg l=refËa;% ix.%dufhysoS wdpd¾h fødaK úiska fl!rjhska úkdY lrkq jia foúhkago ch .; fkdyels hqO Ys,amhla y÷kajd ÿka nj lshfõ' tl, th pl% jHqyh kï úh' fujeks hqO Wml%uhla ch .; yels wdldrh wdpd¾h fødaK úiska ish oË;u YsIHd jQ mdKavj mq;% w¾cqk fj; muKla .=re uqIaÀhla f,i W.kajd ;snQ kuq;a hqoaOfha mej;s ìysiqkq nj fya;=fjka w¾cqkhka fuu igkg meñKSug m<uqfjka fï Wml%uh ms<sUo w;aoelSula fkd;snqKq Tyqf.a mq;% wìukahq úiska fmroS wid ;snQ mßos pl% jHqyh ;=<g we;=¨ jk w;r bka msgùug fkdo;a neúka urKhg m;ajkakg isÿ fõ' fuu f;dr;=rej j,g wkqj woskq ,enQ idïm%odhsl jxl.sß igykla l=refËa;% ld,s fldúf,ys olakg ,efí' uhsfidarfha ls%'mQ'12-13 g muK wh;a fydhsif,aIajr yd losf¾Iajr foajd,hkays uydNdr; l;dfjys ioyka jk pl% jHqyh yd l=re ix.%dufhys mej;s hqO Ys,amS wjia:dj iQËu f,i .,a leghul i¾ms,dldrj leghï lr ;sfí' 

Wankagiriya - a beautiful trap

ixialD;sh Tiafia f,dalh mqrd fuu jxl.ssß ixl,amh jHdma; jkakg we;ehs wkqudk lrkq ,nk w;r fuu ixfÄ;h" uOHdishdj yryd isßhdfjys fmfg%d.a,hsmia .=yd is;=jï w;r;a miqj fy<kSishdkq frdau wNdIh Tiafia frdau wêrdcH mqrd;a me;sr hkakg we;ehs úoaj;=ka i|yka lr we;' lsishï jQ hqO wdrËK ie<iqula jYfhka iuia; f,dalh mqrd miq ld,Skj ckms%h jkakg we;ehs ksIaph l, yels fuu Ys,amSh Wml%uh ngysr fvvq,ia mqrdjD;fhayso wka;¾.; fõ' ñfkdaia rcqf.a fkdiia kï ldur 1500la iys; jxl.sß ud<s.dfjys iqúi,a rx. Yd,djla o W;aij wjia;djkaysoS f.dka fmdr yd .,eäfhag¾ igka meje;a jQ wx.khka o wNHka;r osh we,s yd osh nei hk k, moaO;shlska o ,Sjr fhdod.;a fidamdk myiqlñ o úúO j¾Khka wdf,am l, ì;a;s o ;snQ nj mqrdjD; j, olajd ;sfí'

BÔma;=fõ ;=ka jk wfïkafufyÜ f*afrda úiska Amenemhet III yjdrdys ls%'mQ'1855 - 1808 oS ;kkq ,enQ fud¾gqjß isoaOia:dkho iqm%lg jxl.sß ie<iqula iys; msróvhla mej;s nj fyrfvdagia úiska ioyka fldg ;sfí' ldur ;=kaoyilg jvd jeä oejeka; ud<s.d mßY%hla f,i fuu jxl.sß isoaOia:dkh mej;s nj fÊHIag ma,Skso jd¾;d lr ;sfí' fï jk úg lekSï fldg ia;Sr jYfhka u fidhdf.k we;s by; ioyka l, f.dvke.s,s oaú;ajfhys kYaGdjfYaI ms<sU| jeä ÿrg;a wOHkhkag ,la lrñka mj;S' 

cd;l fmdf;ka'''''

fÉ;sh kqjr isg fhdÿka myf<djla f.jd úmq, m¾j;h o wk;=rej .kaOudok m¾j;ho bka wk;=rej uyd jkh f.jd .sh miq fÄ;=u;S .x.dfjka tf;rj idkq m¾j;h miq fldg B ;K jkh o f.jd uqp,skao ú,go t;eka isg Bidk osidfhys msysá i;/ia fmdl=Kg meñK bka ol=Kq osidjg .sh l,ays w;sYh ks¾u, jQ jxl.sßh yuqjk nj fjiaika;r cd;l l;dfjys olajd ;sfí' mkaish mkia cd;l fmdf;ys f.!;u nqÿkajykafiaf.a uyd odk mdrñ;dj olajk 539 jk fjiaika;r cd;lfhys jxl.sßh iïnkaOfhka w;sYh oS¾> j¾Kkdjla iys;j uyd jk ueo lÿlrfhys mej;s fuu .uka ud¾.fhys mej;s ÿIalr jQ;a ckY=kH jQ;a iajdndúl wdrËs; nj uekúka úia;r fldg olajd oS ;sfí'

ì;sis;=jï w;r'''''

mqrdjsoHd;aul uQ,dY%

 wkqj fuu lreKq is;ays ;nd .ksñka is;=jï lrkq ,enQ oUq,af,ys wxl 03 orK f,ka mshiafiys b;d l,d;aulj w|sk ,o ysud,h yd wfkda;ma; úf,ys o¾Ykh bmerKs jxl.sß ixfla;h isys.kajkq ,efí' › ,xldjg wdfõksl iajrEmhlska hqla; jQ fmdf<dkakrefõ fk¿ï fmdl=fKys iajrEmhlska hqla; fuu rEmfhys idys;Hfha we;s úia;r j,g wkqj jvd;a ixlS¾K f¾Ld igyka fhdod .ksñka fuu ks¾udKh lr ;sîu iqúfYaIS fõ' fuu is;=ju .=re fldg .ksñka uykqjr hq.fhys is;=jï lrkq ,enQ r;akmqr fldÜáUq,aj, j,.ïnd rcuyd úydrfhys we| we;s wfkda;ma; úf,ys o¾Ykh t;rï iúia;r f;dr;=re iys; fkdjQ is;=jula jQ jo uQ,sl jxl.sß iïm%odfhys wdNdih fu;=<skao oelsh yels fõ' fuu ixfÄ;h m%dfhda.slj f,aLK l,djgo fhdod .;a nj fmkajkq ,nk igykla m~qjiakqjßka yuq ù we;s w;r .f,ys we;s iSñ; bv Wmßufhka fhdod .ekSu Wfoid tl, Ys,amSka fhdod .;a Wml%uh jxl.sß iïm%odh jYfhka y÷kajd osh yels fõ' ksYaYxlu,a, rdciuhg wh;a fuu wdik fi,a,smsh fuf;la mej;s idïm%odhsl f,aLK ffY,sfhka ñoS iudkj fn¥ cHdñ;sl p;=ri%dldr i¾ms,dldr f¾Ldjl jfï isg ol=Kg rpkd fldg ;sîu iqúfYaIS fõ' 

uykqjr wjèh jk úg úydr wYs%;j w|skq ,enQ is;=jï w;r b;du ckms%h is;=jula jQ fjiaika;r cd;lfha olakg ,efnk ˜ukaøs foaúh jxl.sßfhys uxuq,d ùu— l=reKE., ìy,afmd, rcuydúydrfhys;a uykqjr ueoj, rcuydúydrfhys;a le,Ksh yd wr;a;k rcuydúydr j, is;=jï lr ;sfí' foaYSh wkkH;djhka iys;j ks¾udKh lr we;s fuu ÿ¾,n is;=jï w;f,diafika lsysmhla wojk úg;a úkdY ù hdfï Wjÿrlg m;aj we;' ,xldfjys wog;a oelsh yels fuu w;sYh ÿ¾,n is;=jï lSmh flfrys n,OdÍkaf.a jeä wjOdkhla fhduq ù ke;;a ta ms<sU| iqúfYaIS wOHkhg ,la fldg ixrËKh l, hq;= nj isys.eka úh hq;= fõ'

 

 

 úkdYhg m;aj we;s ìy,afmd, rcuydúydrfhys jxl.sß igyk

 ixrËKh fldg we;s ueoj, rcuydúydrfhys jxl.sß igyk

 

ksYaYxlu,a, rcq úiska ksl=;a l, jxl.sß iïm%odfhys wdik ,smsh

ixrËKh fldg we;s ueoj, rcuydúydrfhys jxl.sß igyk

.,a leghï w;r'''''

fn!oaO l;d f;audjg WÑ; wdldrfhkau ld,Sk jYfhka fndfyda fokdf.a wjOdkh oskdf.k ;snQ idys;H lreKq ikd; jk wdldrfhka bkaoSh wdNdIhg wkqj fuu ks¾udKh isÿlrkakg we;snj l,d;aulj wOHkhg ,la lsßfïoS oelsh yels fõ' ta wkqj uykqjr iïm%odfhka tmsg fuu i<l=K olakg fkd,eîu fya;=fjka miqld,Skj ,laosjg t,a, jQ bkaoSh n,mEu óg fya;= jkakg we;ehs wkqudk l, yels fõ'

óg yd;a miska fjkia pl% rgdjlska hqla; igykla biqreuqKs úydrhg udhsïj msysá rkauiq Whkska yuq ù we;s uq;a lsisÿ ld, kS¾Khlska f;drj biqreuqKs úydrh;a rkauiq Whk;a ;sid jej;a w;r mj;akd iy iïnkaOfhka ne÷Kq ft;sydisl ne£u fjka fjka jYfhka ú.%y fkdl, hq;= neúka fuh jxl.sß igykaluoehs ms<s.ekSu ÿIalr ù ;sfí' fuu kgnqka mßY%fhka yuq jQ f,dal m%lg rc mjq," fmï hqj," ñksid iy wYaj ysi hk leghï j,skao fuu igyk fjk;a lghq;a;la ioyd ksu lrkakg we;s nj ks.ukh l, yels uq;a we;eï W.;=ka fuu igyk rdjK hq.h olajd bmerKs nj i|yka lrkq ,nk neúka bmerKs rdjK rdcOdksfhys jxl.sß ie<iqu fuho hkak úuid ne,sh hq;= lreKla fõ'

› ,xldj mqrd jxl.sßh wdY%s; is;=jï fl;rï idudkH lrkhg ,la jQfhao h;a uykqjr hq.fhys ksh| me÷re j,g fukau ÿïnr meÿre rgdjka ;=<go fuu jxl.sß ixfla;h we;=,;aj ;snQks' b;d wk¾> wkaoñka ilia lrkq ,enQ i;aj igyka w;rg jxl.sßh fhoSu w;sYh ÿIalr meÿre rgdjla nj merKs .eñhka olajd ;sfí' th merKs .eñ ,shka ish oË;djh fmkakqï lrkq ,enQ lvbï úNd.hla úh' tfiau we;eï oñ< W;aij wjia:djkaysoS fuu igyk fh¥ flda<ï rgdjka ñÿf,ys oelaùu;a we;eï ueáfhka l, .eñ ksjdi j, yqKq j,ska fuu igyk fhdod ;sîu;a we;eï m,d;aj, w|skq ,nk lu;a hka;%fhys ;nk fldfydUd ,E,af,ys fuu ixfÄ;h fhoSu;a ms<sU| iq¿ jYfhka fyda jd¾;d yuq ù ;sfí' fï ms<sU| wdkkao l=udriajdñ uy;do uOHld,Sk isxy, l,dj fmdf;yso Pdhd rEm iys;j f;dr;=re olajd we;s w;r tjeks rgd fhdok ,o igyka wog;a iq¿ jYfhka fyda .ïn| ksfjia j,ska olakg ,eîu j¾;udkh olajdu fuu jxl.sß ie<iqu iïnkaofhka isxy,hka ;=< wú{dklj fyda mej;s iïnkaoh oela úh yels idOlhla f,i i|yka l, hq;= fõ'

mqrd úúO ixialD;Ska w;ßka yuq ù we;s jxl.sß igyka w;r fmdÿ iudk;ajhla olakg yels ùu mqÿu iy.; lreKla jk uq;a l=uk lreKla Wfoid fuh fmdÿfõ Ndú;hg .kq ,nk kuq;a tu uQ,dY%h meyeos,sj ksYaph l, yels fkdfõ' fn!oaO" yskaÿ" ls%ia;shdks fukau uqia,sï hk wd.ñl m%cdj w;r tlfia ckms%h jQ fuu jxl.sß i<l=K úYajhgu fmdÿ ixfÄ;hla f,i oelaúh yels fõ'  

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