
samrat kaa prashansak

"dha emperors phain" americi lekhak ell. spragg dee camp, unaki nauvaigyaanik shrinkhala kaa chautha. yeh pahali baar 1973 mein hairi harrison dwara sampaadit kiya gayaa thaa. isake baad seey ise anya sanklanon mein punarmudran kiya gayaa haye, jisamen linter (1975) dwara sampaadit "varsh kii sarvshreshth kaalpanik kahaaniyan", saath hii saath dee camp key kaam key sangrah "sarvshreshth ell" shamil hain. spraig dee camp (1978) aur "rait parr pairon key nishan" (1981). iska german mein bhee anuvaad kiya gayaa haye.
kathaanak kaa saransh.
coromon key samrat chauthe tsotuga ack saksham lekin sust shaasak hain, joe kewal kabhi-kabhaar honey vaale swabhaav key prakop key liye ullekhaniya hain. simhaasan praapt karane key liye apane pitaa koo jahar dene key baad, vaha apane sapanon koo apane pitaa kii aatma seey pretvaadhit paataa haye, joe usake liye ack bhayaanak tabahi kii bhavishyavani kartaa haye. kuchh abhedya jadui raksha kii talash mein, tsotuga taba utsaahit hoe jaataa haye jaba uska saathi, reiro bhikhaari, usey bataata haye kii aisaa hathiyar moolavan key ushnakatibandhiya samrajya key jadugar ajandra key kabje mein haye.
tsotuga koo ajandra praapt hotaa haye, joe ack badey chitrit pankhe kaa utpaadan kartaa haye, jise sadiyon pahale gwolling dweepon key raajaa key liye banaaya gayaa thaa. jiss parr pankha laharaaya jaataa haye vaha gayab hoe jaataa haye, aur kewal ack vishesh pattern mein pankhe koo tapp karke yaad kiya jaa sakata haye. pattern kii soochi ack code book ajandara mein bhee nihit haye. prashansak kii shakti key ack udaaharan key roop mein, jadugar bataata haye kii kaise rajkumar wanger, raajaa key potey, jinake liye ise banaaya gayaa thaa, ney ack baar ack ajgar koo bhee door curr diyaa thaa jiska usane saamana kiya thaa. prashansak kii shaktiyon kaa pradarshan dekhane key baad, tsotuga prashansak aur usaki code book khareedata haye.
ack maheene key liye sub kuchh thheek haye; phir samrat apane vitt mantri, yabu seey naraj hoe jaataa haye, aur usake prashansak usey door curr dete hain. usey turant kaarravaai kaa pachtawa hotaa haye, lekin mantri koo vaapas naheen laaya jaa sakata haye, kyonki usane code book chhipa dee thee aur usey yaad naheen haye kii kahaan. guma hui kitab kii khoj kii jaati haye, lekin vaha nishfal hoti haye. vasant aage badhata haye, aur tsotuga yuddh mantri chingitu aur pradhaan mantri zaakusan seey pareshan hoe jaataa haye, jinamen seey pratyek koo bhee yaebu kaa bhaagya bhugatana padata haye. abb unake paas adhikaariyon kii kamee haye aur sarkaar koo iska saamana karna parh rhaa haye. isaliye, apani patni maharani nasako kii salah parr, tsotuga ney jompei key apane nae pradhaan mantri zamben, jaid parvat praant key liye sadakon aur pulon key paryavekshak key roop mein niyukt kiya. zamben koo usaki jaankaari naheen thee, vaha maharani kaa gupt premi bhee haye.
zamben ack saksham prashaasak saabit hotaa haye aur samrat key saath itna santusht hotaa haye kii vaha samrat key sahayogi key roop mein apane pada seey bhikhaari koo bhee hataa detaa haye. cannie key saath-saath mahatvakankshi, vaha ack duplicate key liye tsotuga key prashansak koo badalane key liye ack ranneeti key madhyam seey prabandhan kartaa haye. jaba purry samrat antatah apane pichhale mantriyon key saath apane gusse koo khou detaa haye aur usey door karane kii koshish kartaa haye, tou zamben asli prashansak paida kartaa haye aur atyachari koo apane hathiyar seey bhej detaa haye. sandeh koo door karane key liye, vaha aur nasako yeh bataate hain kii gayab shaasak ney anupasthit dimag seey "khud koo" bhadkaya thaa. baad mein donon ney shaadi curr lii, aur zamben shaahi patni koo chaudah varsheeya rajkumar vakumba key liye rajpratinidhi banaa diyaa, vaastav mein samrat swayam naam key alawa sabhi mein.
zamben pareekshan aur truti dwara prashansak kii khoye hue code book kaa punarnirmaan karane kii koshish kartaa haye, prashansak key saath null key vibhinn sanyojanon kaa pareekshan kartaa haye aur yeh nott kartaa haye kii usey harr baar kyaa milata haye. iss prakaar pichhale peediton kaa ack uttaradhikar bahaal kiya jaataa haye, unamen seey yaebu-aur dragon ack baar gwolling key ugravaadi dwara door chalaa gayaa! ajgar turant zamben, pankha aur sabhi koo khaa jaataa haye, aur mahal seey futt jaataa haye.
iss trasdi key baad, yabu aur nasako rajkumar vakumba key saha-pratinidhi bunn jaate hain. gayab code book aakhirkaar taba saamane aatee haye jaba rajkumar koo nae samrat kaa taaj pahanaaya jaataa haye-yeh raajya key mukut mein ack gupt dibbe mein thaa. lekin pankhe key binaa yeh bekaar haye. court wizard coxima koo ack pratisthaapan prashansak banaane key liye niyukt kiya jaataa haye lekin asafal rahata haye. code book koo ack jigyasa key roop mein shaahi abhilekhagar mein bheja jaataa haye, aur hathiyar key shesh peediton koo langada honey key liye abhishapt kiya jaataa haye.
kalanukramik roop seey, "samrat kaa prashansak" navodit shrinkhala kii sabse purani kahani haye, jise dusaron seey sadiyon pahale sthaapit kiya gayaa haye. yeh antim khand key kathaanak kaa hissa bhee chalaata haye, "sammaanit berber", jisamen prashansak koo anta mein phir seey banaaya jaataa haye aur baad mein ack samrat koo galati seey prashansak key langade mein bhej diyaa jaataa haye. usa samrat koo bahaal karane kaa prayaas sotuga koo vaapas laataa haye, jisake parinamswarup vaha dou sou varshon kii anupasthiti key baad kurmon kii gaddi parr phir seey baithata haye.
setting.
"samrat kaa prashansak" novaria mein hii naheen hotaa haye, balki usee duniya key ack aur desh kuromon key purvi samrajya mein hotaa haye. kuromon ack alag mahadweep parr haye, joe usa seey alag haye jisamen novaria aur mulwan purvi mahasagar aur gwolling dweepon dwara paae jaate hain. chean aur japan key baad samrajya kaa pratiroop banaaya. kuromon koo nauvairik shrinkhala kii antim pustak, "dha onerbal barbarian" mein phir seey dekhaa gayaa haye, jisamen anta mein jadui prashansak koo phir seey banaaya gayaa haye. jiss duniya kaa novaria aur kuromon hissa hain, vaha prithvi key samanantar duniya haye, hamaare astitva seey sambandhit ack samtal jisamen hamara jeevan usake baad kaa jeevan haye. saanskritik roop seey yeh hamaare shaastriya aur madhyayugeen yugon seey milata-julata haye.
swaagat.
david bratman, "mithprint" mein likhate hain kii way "samrat key prashansak" key roop mein "kuchh ratnon" mein seey ack key roop mein isake lekhak key baad kii kathaaon mein seey ack hain, aur "[tii] way prashansak hain... shivir key sabse chatur aavishkaron mein seey ack."samanya roop seey dee camp key baad key kaam key baare mein, bratman nott karate hain" [tii] vaha apane pahale key kaam kii tulanaa mein aur bhee adhik teekha haasya aur alankrit kalpana koo sabse achchha dikhaata haye, aur yeh dhanya roop seey goodedaar lekhan seey mukt haye."vaha shivir kii" suruchipurna, lapidary shally kii prashansa karate hain jisane spashtata key gunon koo banaae rakhaa, aur unake kathaanak key kaushal ney charitra chitran mein kissy bhee rekhaachitra koo prachhann curr diyaa."