A clear and simple, word-by-word and line-by-line explanation of Shakespeare’s drama ‘Julius Caesar’, Act 3 Scene 2, with the original Shakespearean English translated into modern English and Hindi to assist ICSE Class 9 and 10 students.
Also see: Word meanings for Act 3, Scene 2
Summary of the Act 3 Scene 2
This scene is crucial because it marks the turning point: Brutus wins the crowd for a moment, but Antony’s skilful speech unleashes chaos and sets the stage for civil war.
- Setting: The Forum in Rome, after Caesar’s assassination.
- Events:
- Brutus addresses the citizens. He says he loved Caesar but loved Rome more. Caesar was ambitious, and if he lived, Romans would become slaves.
- The crowd agrees with Brutus and praises him for his honor.
- Brutus leaves, and Antony begins his famous speech. He pretends to respect Brutus and the conspirators, calling them “honourable men.”
- Antony slowly makes the crowd doubt Brutus. He reminds them of Caesar’s generosity and shows Caesar’s wounds.
- Antony reads Caesar’s will, which leaves gifts for the people, and shows them Caesar’s cloak torn by the conspirators.
- The crowd becomes furious, calling for revenge against the assassins.
- Theme: This scene shows how public opinion can be manipulated—Brutus appeals to reason, but Antony appeals to emotion, and the people are swayed.
Summary in Hindi
स्थान: रोम का फोरम, सीज़र की हत्या के बाद।
घटनाएँ:
- ब्रूटस नागरिकों को समझाता है कि उसने सीज़र को इसलिए मारा क्योंकि वह महत्वाकांक्षी था और रोम को गुलाम बना देता।
- लोग ब्रूटस की बात मान लेते हैं और उसकी ईमानदारी की प्रशंसा करते हैं।
- ब्रूटस चला जाता है, तब एंटनी बोलना शुरू करता है। वह बार‑बार षड्यंत्रकारियों को “सम्माननीय पुरुष” कहकर व्यंग्य करता है।
- एंटनी सीज़र की उदारता याद दिलाता है और उसके घाव दिखाता है।
- वह सीज़र की वसीयत पढ़ता है जिसमें जनता के लिए उपहार लिखे हैं।
- लोग गुस्से में आकर षड्यंत्रकारियों से बदला लेने की मांग करते हैं।
संदेश: यह दृश्य दिखाता है कि भीड़ को तर्क से नहीं, भावनाओं से आसानी से भड़काया जा सकता है।
Explanation of ‘Julius Caesar Act 3 Scene 2’
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| Original Speaker & Text | Modern English Version | Hindi Version |
|---|---|---|
| Citizens: We will be satisfied! Let us be satisfied! | We want an explanation! Let us be satisfied! | हम संतुष्ट होना चाहते हैं! हमें समझाओ! |
| Brutus: Then follow me and give me audience, friends. Cassius, go you into the other street and part the numbers. Those that will hear me speak, let ’em stay here; Those that will follow Cassius, go with him; And public reasons shall be renderèd Of Caesar’s death. | Then follow me and listen to me, my friends. Cassius, go into the other street and divide the crowd. Those who wish to hear me speak should stay here; those who want to hear Cassius, go with him. We will give public reasons for Caesar’s death. | तो मेरे साथ आओ और मेरी बात ध्यान से सुनो, मित्रो। कैसियस, तुम दूसरी गली में जाओ और भीड़ को बाँट दो। जो लोग मेरी बात सुनना चाहते हैं, वे यहाँ रहें; जो कैसियस की बात सुनना चाहते हैं, वे उसके साथ जाएँ। हम सबको सीज़र की मृत्यु के सार्वजनिक कारण बताएँगे। |
| First Citizen: I will hear Brutus speak. | I will listen to Brutus speak. | मैं ब्रूटस की बात सुनूँगा। |
| Second Citizen: I will hear Cassius, and compare their reasons, when severally we hear them rendered. | I will listen to Cassius and then compare their reasons after hearing both separately. | मैं कैसियस की बात सुनूँगा और दोनों को सुनने के बाद उनकी तुलना करूँगा। |
| Third Citizen: The noble Brutus is ascended. Silence! | The noble Brutus has gone up. Silence! | महान ब्रूटस ऊपर चढ़ गए हैं। शांति रखो! |
| Brutus: Be patient till the last. Romans, countrymen, and lovers, hear me for my cause, and be silent, that you may hear. Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor, that you may believe. Censure me in your wisdom, and awake your senses, that you may the better judge. | Be patient until I finish. Romans, countrymen, and friends, listen to me for my reason, and be quiet so that you may hear me. Trust me for my honor, and respect my honor so that you may believe me. Judge me with your wisdom, and awaken your senses so you can judge better. | अंत तक धैर्य रखो। रोमनों, देशवासियों और मित्रो, मेरे कारण को सुनो, और चुप रहो ताकि मेरी बात सुन सको। मेरी इज़्ज़त पर भरोसा करो और मेरा सम्मान करो ताकि तुम मुझ पर विश्वास कर सको। अपनी बुद्धि से मेरा न्याय करो और अपने विवेक को जाग्रत करो ताकि सही निर्णय ले सको। |
| If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of Caesar’s, to him I say that Brutus’ love to Caesar was no less than his. | If anyone here loved Caesar dearly, let him know that I loved Caesar just as much. | यदि यहाँ कोई है जो सीज़र का प्रिय मित्र था, तो उसे पता होना चाहिए कि ब्रूटस का प्रेम भी सीज़र के प्रति उतना ही था। |
| If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. | If someone asks why I rose against Caesar, my answer is: it was not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. | यदि वह पूछे कि मैंने सीज़र के विरुद्ध क्यों उठ खड़ा हुआ, तो मेरा उत्तर यह है — मैंने सीज़र को कम नहीं, बल्कि रोम को अधिक प्रेम किया। |
| Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men? | Would you prefer Caesar lived and you all became slaves, or that Caesar died so you could all live as free people? | क्या तुम चाहते हो कि सीज़र जीवित रहता और तुम सब गुलाम बन जाते, या सीज़र मरा रहे ताकि तुम सब स्वतंत्र रहो? |
| As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honor him; but as he was ambitious, I slew him. | As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice; as he was brave, I honor him; but because he was ambitious, I killed him. | जैसे सीज़र ने मुझसे प्रेम किया, मैं उसके लिए रोता हूँ; जैसे वह भाग्यशाली था, मैं खुश होता हूँ; जैसे वह वीर था, मैं उसका सम्मान करता हूँ; पर जैसे वह महत्वाकांक्षी था, मैंने उसे मार डाला। |
| There is tears for his love; joy for his fortune; honor for his valor; and death for his ambition. | There are tears for his love, joy for his success, honor for his bravery, and death for his ambition. | उसके प्रेम के लिए आँसू हैं, उसके भाग्य के लिए खुशी है, उसकी वीरता के लिए सम्मान है, और उसकी महत्वाकांक्षा के लिए मृत्यु है। |
| Who is here so base that would be a bondman? If any, speak, for him have I offended. | Who here is so low that he wants to be a slave? If anyone, speak—for I have offended him. | कौन इतना नीच है कि दास बनना चाहेगा? यदि कोई है, तो बोले — क्योंकि मैंने उसे ठेस पहुँचाई है। |
| Who is here so rude that would not be a Roman? If any, speak, for him have I offended. | Who is so rude that he does not want to be a Roman? If anyone, speak—for I have offended him. | कौन इतना असभ्य है कि रोमन नहीं होना चाहेगा? यदि कोई है, तो बोले — क्योंकि मैंने उसे ठेस पहुँचाई है। |
| Who is here so vile that will not love his country? If any, speak, for him have I offended. | Who is so wicked that he will not love his country? If anyone, speak—for I have offended him. | कौन इतना दुष्ट है कि अपने देश से प्रेम न करे? यदि कोई है, तो बोले — क्योंकि मैंने उसे ठेस पहुँचाई है। |
| I pause for a reply. | I pause now for your reply. | अब मैं तुम्हारे उत्तर की प्रतीक्षा करता हूँ। |
| All: None, Brutus, none. | None, Brutus, none. | नहीं, ब्रूटस, किसी ने नहीं। |
| Brutus: Then none have I offended. I have done no more to Caesar than you shall do to Brutus. | Then I have offended no one. I have done nothing to Caesar that you would not do to me in the same situation. | तो फिर मैंने किसी को ठेस नहीं पहुँचाई। मैंने सीज़र के साथ वही किया जो तुम मेरे साथ करते यदि ऐसा समय आता। |
| The question of his death is enrolled in the Capitol; his glory not extenuated, wherein he was worthy; nor his offenses enforced, for which he suffered death. | The reason for his death is recorded in the Capitol. His glory has not been reduced where he was worthy, nor have his faults been exaggerated where he deserved punishment. | उसकी मृत्यु का कारण कैपिटल में दर्ज है। जहाँ वह योग्य था वहाँ उसकी महिमा कम नहीं की गई; और जहाँ उसने गलती की, उसे बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर नहीं बताया गया। |
| Here comes his body, mourned by Mark Antony, who, though he had no hand in his death, shall receive the benefit of his dying — a place in the commonwealth, as which of you shall not? | Here comes Caesar’s body, mourned by Mark Antony. Though Antony had no part in Caesar’s death, he will still receive the benefit of his death — freedom in the Roman state, just like each of you. | यह रहा उसका शव, जिस पर मार्क एंटनी शोक मना रहा है। यद्यपि एंटनी का उसकी मृत्यु में कोई हाथ नहीं था, फिर भी वह उसकी मृत्यु से मिलने वाले लाभ — रोम की आज़ादी — का भागीदार बनेगा, जैसे तुम सब बनोगे। |
| With this I depart — that, as I slew my best lover for the good of Rome, I have the same dagger for myself, when it shall please my country to need my death. | With this I leave — just as I killed my dearest friend for the good of Rome, I have the same dagger ready for myself, whenever my country requires my death. | इसी के साथ मैं जाता हूँ — जैसे मैंने अपने प्रियतम मित्र को रोम की भलाई के लिए मारा, वैसे ही जब मेरे देश को मेरी मृत्यु चाहिए होगी, मेरे लिए भी वही खंजर तैयार है। |
| All: Live, Brutus! live, live! | Long live Brutus! Live, Brutus! | ब्रूटस अमर रहें! ब्रूटस अमर रहें! |
| First Citizen: Bring him with triumph home unto his house. | Let us take him home in triumph! | चलो, उसे विजेता की तरह उसके घर ले चलें! |
| Second Citizen: Give him a statue with his ancestors. | Build him a statue beside his ancestors. | उसके पूर्वजों के साथ उसकी भी मूर्ति बनाओ। |
| Third Citizen: Let him be Caesar. | Let him become the next Caesar! | उसे नया सीज़र बना दो! |
| Fourth Citizen: Caesar’s better parts / Shall be crown’d in Brutus. | Caesar’s best qualities shall be crowned in Brutus. | सीज़र के अच्छे गुण ब्रूटस में ताज पहनेंगे। |
| First Citizen: We’ll bring him to his house with shouts and clamors. | We’ll take him home with loud cheers! | हम उसे जोरदार जयकारों के साथ उसके घर ले जाएँगे! |
| Brutus: My countrymen— | My countrymen— | मेरे देशवासियों— |
| Second Citizen: Peace, silence! Brutus speaks! | Be quiet! Brutus is speaking! | शांत! ब्रूटस बोल रहा है! |
| Brutus: Good countrymen, let me depart alone, and for my sake stay here with Antony. | Good countrymen, let me leave alone, and for my sake, stay here with Antony. | मेरे प्रिय देशवासियों, मुझे अकेले जाने दो, और मेरी खातिर यहीं रहकर एंटनी को सुनो। |
| Do grace to Caesar’s corpse, and grace his speech… which Mark Antony, by our permission, is allowed to make. | Show respect to Caesar’s body and listen to Antony’s speech, which he is allowed to give with our permission. | सीज़र के शव का सम्मान करो और एंटनी का भाषण सुनो, जिसे हमारी अनुमति से बोलने की इजाज़त दी गई है। |
| I do entreat you, not a man depart, save I alone, till Antony have spoke. | I request you — let no one leave except me, until Antony has spoken. | मैं निवेदन करता हूँ — मेरे अलावा कोई भी यहाँ से न जाए, जब तक एंटनी बोल न ले। |
| First Citizen: Stay, ho, and let us hear Mark Antony. | Stay! Let us hear Mark Antony. | रुक जाओ! चलो मार्क एंटनी की बात सुनते हैं। |
| Third Citizen: Let him go up into the public chair. We’ll hear him. Noble Antony, go up. | Let him go up to the platform. We will listen. Noble Antony, go up. | उसे मंच पर चढ़ने दो। हम उसकी बात सुनेंगे। महान एंटनी, ऊपर आइए। |
| Antony: For Brutus’ sake I am beholden to you. | For Brutus’s sake, I thank you. | ब्रूटस के सम्मान में, मैं आप सबका आभारी हूँ। |
| Original Text | Modern English | Hindi |
| Fourth Citizen: What does he say of Brutus? | What did he say about Brutus? | उसने ब्रूटस के बारे में क्या कहा? |
| Third Citizen: He says, for Brutus’ sake, he finds himself beholden to us all. | He said that because of Brutus, he feels thankful to all of us. | उसने कहा कि ब्रूटस की खातिर, वह हम सबका आभारी है। |
| Fourth Citizen: ‘Twere best he speak no harm of Brutus here. | He’d better not speak badly of Brutus here. | बेहतर होगा कि वह यहाँ ब्रूटस के खिलाफ कुछ न कहे। |
| First Citizen: This Caesar was a tyrant. | This Caesar was a tyrant. | वह सीज़र एक अत्याचारी था। |
| Third Citizen: Nay, that’s certain. We are blest that Rome is rid of him. | Yes, that’s true. Rome is lucky to be rid of him. | हाँ, यह सच है। रोम भाग्यशाली है कि उससे मुक्त हो गया। |
| Second Citizen: Peace! Let us hear what Antony can say. | Quiet! Let’s hear what Antony has to say. | शांत! चलो सुनते हैं कि एंटनी क्या कहता है। |
| Antony: You gentle Romans— | You kind Romans— | हे दयालु रोमनों— |
| Citizens: Peace, ho! Let us hear him. | Silence! Let us hear him! | शांत रहो! चलो उसकी बात सुनते हैं! |
| Antony: Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. | Friends, Romans, and countrymen, listen to me. | मित्रो, रोमनों और देशवासियो, मेरी बात ध्यान से सुनो। |
| I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. | I have come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. | मैं यहाँ सीज़र की प्रशंसा करने नहीं, उसे दफनाने आया हूँ। |
| The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones. | The evil people do lives on after them, but their good deeds are often buried with their bones. | मनुष्य के बुरे काम उसके मरने के बाद भी जीवित रहते हैं, लेकिन उसके अच्छे काम उसकी हड्डियों के साथ दफन हो जाते हैं। |
| So let it be with Caesar. | Let it be the same with Caesar. | सीज़र के साथ भी ऐसा ही हो। |
| The noble Brutus hath told you Caesar was ambitious. | The noble Brutus has told you that Caesar was ambitious. | महान ब्रूटस ने कहा है कि सीज़र महत्वाकांक्षी था। |
| If it were so, it was a grievous fault, and grievously hath Caesar answered it. | If that was true, it was a serious fault, and Caesar has paid for it seriously. | यदि यह सच था, तो यह एक गंभीर दोष था, और सीज़र ने इसकी गंभीर सज़ा पाई है। |
| Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest — for Brutus is an honourable man; so are they all, all honourable men — come I to speak in Caesar’s funeral. | I speak here with the permission of Brutus and the others — for Brutus is an honourable man, and so are they all — to speak at Caesar’s funeral. | मैं यहाँ ब्रूटस और अन्य लोगों की अनुमति से बोल रहा हूँ — क्योंकि ब्रूटस एक सम्माननीय व्यक्ति है, और वे सब भी — ताकि सीज़र के अंतिम संस्कार पर बोल सकूँ। |
| He was my friend, faithful and just to me. | He was my friend, loyal and fair to me. | वह मेरा मित्र था, सच्चा और न्यायप्रिय। |
| But Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is an honourable man. | But Brutus says he was ambitious — and Brutus is an honourable man. | लेकिन ब्रूटस कहता है कि वह महत्वाकांक्षी था — और ब्रूटस एक सम्माननीय व्यक्ति है। |
| He hath brought many captives home to Rome, whose ransoms did the general coffers fill. | He brought many prisoners home to Rome, and the money from their ransom filled the public treasury. | उसने कई बंदियों को रोम वापस लाया, और उनके छुड़ाने के पैसे रोम के खज़ाने में जमा हुए। |
| Did this in Caesar seem ambitious? | Did this seem ambitious to you? | क्या यह महत्वाकांक्षा लगती है? |
| When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept; ambition should be made of sterner stuff. | When the poor cried, Caesar cried with them. Ambition should be made of tougher qualities than that. | जब गरीब लोग रोते थे, तो सीज़र उनके साथ रोता था। महत्वाकांक्षा तो कठोर स्वभाव की होनी चाहिए। |
| Yet Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is an honourable man. | Yet Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is an honourable man. | फिर भी, ब्रूटस कहता है कि वह महत्वाकांक्षी था — और ब्रूटस एक सम्माननीय व्यक्ति है। |
| You all did see that on the Lupercal I thrice presented him a kingly crown, which he did thrice refuse. | You all saw that during the Lupercal festival, I offered him a king’s crown three times, and he refused it all three times. | तुम सबने देखा कि लूपरकल उत्सव में मैंने उसे तीन बार राजमुकुट की पेशकश की, और उसने तीनों बार उसे ठुकरा दिया। |
| Was this ambition? | Was this ambition? | क्या यह महत्वाकांक्षा थी? |
| Yet Brutus says he was ambitious, and sure he is an honourable man. | Yet Brutus says he was ambitious — and surely, he is an honourable man. | फिर भी ब्रूटस कहता है कि वह महत्वाकांक्षी था — और निश्चित ही वह एक सम्माननीय व्यक्ति है। |
| I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, but here I am to speak what I do know. | I am not here to contradict Brutus; I am here to tell you what I myself know. | मैं यहाँ ब्रूटस का विरोध करने नहीं आया हूँ; मैं तो बस वह कहने आया हूँ जो मैं स्वयं जानता हूँ। |
| You all did love him once, not without cause. What cause withholds you then to mourn for him? | You all once loved him, and not without reason. What reason stops you from mourning for him now? | तुम सबने कभी सीज़र से प्रेम किया था, और बिना कारण नहीं किया था। फिर अब किस कारण तुम उसके लिए शोक नहीं कर रहे? |
| O judgment, thou art fled to brutish beasts, and men have lost their reason! | O judgment, you have fled to animals, and people have lost their sense! | हे बुद्धि, तुम तो जानवरों के पास चली गई हो, और मनुष्यों ने अपना विवेक खो दिया है! |
| Bear with me; my heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, and I must pause till it come back to me. | Forgive me; my heart lies in the coffin with Caesar, and I must wait until it returns to me. | मुझे क्षमा करो; मेरा हृदय वहाँ सीज़र के ताबूत में है, और मुझे रुकना होगा जब तक वह मेरे पास वापस न आ जाए। |
| First Citizen: Methinks there is much reason in his sayings. | I think there is a lot of truth in what he says. | मुझे लगता है, उसकी बातों में बहुत सच्चाई है। |
| Second Citizen: If thou consider rightly of the matter, Caesar has had great wrong. | If you think carefully, Caesar has been greatly wronged. | यदि ठीक से सोचा जाए, तो सीज़र के साथ बहुत अन्याय हुआ है। |
| Third Citizen: Has he, masters? I fear there will a worse come in his place. | Really? I fear someone worse will now take his place. | सच में ऐसा है? मुझे डर है कि अब उससे भी बुरा कोई उसकी जगह ले लेगा। |
| Fourth Citizen: Marked ye his words? He would not take the crown; therefore ’tis certain he was not ambitious. | Did you hear his words? Caesar refused the crown; so he was surely not ambitious. | क्या तुमने उसकी बात सुनी? उसने मुकुट स्वीकार नहीं किया था; इसलिए वह महत्वाकांक्षी नहीं था। |
| First Citizen: If it be found so, some will dear abide it. | If this is true, some people will have to pay dearly for it. | यदि यह सच है, तो कुछ लोगों को इसकी भारी कीमत चुकानी पड़ेगी। |
| Second Citizen: Poor soul, his eyes are red as fire with weeping. | Poor man, his eyes are red with crying. | बेचारा, उसकी आँखें आँसुओं से लाल हो गई हैं। |
| Third Citizen: There’s not a nobler man in Rome than Antony. | There is no nobler man in Rome than Antony. | रोम में एंटनी से बड़ा कोई नहीं है। |
| Fourth Citizen: Now mark him, he begins again to speak. | Listen! He has begun to speak again. | ध्यान दो, वह फिर से बोल रहा है। |
| Antony: But yesterday the word of Caesar might have stood against the world. Now lies he there, and none so poor to do him reverence. | Only yesterday, Caesar’s word could stand against the whole world. Now he lies there, and no one is poor enough to show him respect. | बस कल ही तक सीज़र का एक शब्द दुनिया के सामने टिक सकता था। अब वह यहाँ पड़ा है, और कोई इतना गरीब भी नहीं कि उसका सम्मान करे। |
| O masters, if I were disposed to stir your hearts and minds to mutiny and rage, I should do Brutus wrong, and Cassius wrong, who — you all know — are honourable men. | O friends, if I wanted to stir you to anger and rebellion, I would be doing wrong to Brutus and Cassius, who — as you know — are honourable men. | हे मित्रो, यदि मैं तुम्हें विद्रोह और क्रोध के लिए भड़काना चाहता, तो यह ब्रूटस और कैसियस के साथ अन्याय होता — जो, तुम जानते हो, “सम्माननीय व्यक्ति” हैं। |
| I will not do them wrong. I rather choose to wrong the dead, to wrong myself and you, than I will wrong such honourable men. | I will not wrong them. I would rather wrong the dead, myself, and you, than wrong such honourable men. | मैं उनका अपमान नहीं करूँगा। मैं मर चुके व्यक्ति के साथ अन्याय करना, स्वयं के साथ अन्याय करना, तुम्हारे साथ अन्याय करना पसंद करूँगा—लेकिन इतने सम्माननीय पुरुषों के साथ नहीं। |
| But here’s a parchment with the seal of Caesar; I found it in his closet — ’tis his will. | But here is a paper with Caesar’s seal. I found it in his room — it is his will. | लेकिन यह रहा एक कागज़, जिस पर सीज़र की मुहर लगी है। मुझे यह उसके कमरे में मिला था — यह उसकी वसीयत है। |
| Let but the commons hear this testament… and they would go and kiss dead Caesar’s wounds… and dip their napkins in his sacred blood. | If the common people heard this will… they would run to kiss Caesar’s wounds… and dip their handkerchiefs in his sacred blood. | यदि आम लोगों ने यह वसीयत सुन ली… तो वे जाकर सीज़र के घावों को चूमेंगे… और अपने रूमाल उसके पवित्र रक्त में भिगोएँगे। |
| Yea, beg a hair of him for memory… and dying, mention it within their wills… | They would even beg for one of his hairs as a memory… and when they died, they would mention it in their own wills… | वे उसकी एक बाल की लट तक याद के लिए माँगेंगे… और अपनी मृत्यु के समय अपनी वसीयत में उसका ज़िक्र करेंगे… |
| Fourth Citizen: We’ll hear the will! Read it, Mark Antony. | We’ll hear the will! Read it, Mark Antony! | हम वसीयत सुनना चाहते हैं! वसीयत पढ़ो, मार्क एंटनी! |
| All: The will! The will! We will hear Caesar’s will! | The will! The will! Let us hear Caesar’s will! | वसीयत! वसीयत! हमें सीज़र की वसीयत सुनाओ! |
| Antony: Have patience, gentle friends; I must not read it. | Have patience, dear friends; I must not read it. | धैर्य रखो, मेरे प्रिय मित्रो; मैं इसे नहीं पढ़ सकता। |
| It is not meet you know how Caesar loved you. | It is not right for you to know how much Caesar loved you. | यह उचित नहीं कि तुम जानो कि सीज़र तुमसे कितना प्रेम करता था। |
| You are not wood, you are not stones, but men… it will inflame you, it will make you mad. | You are not wood or stone — you are human. Hearing this will would set your hearts on fire and drive you mad. | तुम लकड़ी या पत्थर नहीं — तुम इंसान हो। यह वसीयत सुनकर तुम्हारे दिल जल उठेंगे, तुम पागल हो जाओगे। |
| ’Tis good you know not that you are his heirs. | It is better that you do not know you are his heirs. | बेहतर है कि तुम यह न जानो कि तुम उसके वारिस हो। |
| All: The will! The testament! | The will! The will! Read the will! | वसीयत! वसीयत! वसीयत पढ़ो! |
| Second Citizen: They were villains, murderers! The will! Read the will! | They were villains, murderers! Read the will! | वे दुष्ट थे, हत्यारे! वसीयत पढ़ो! |
| Antony: You will compel me, then, to read the will? | So you will force me to read the will? | तो क्या तुम मुझे वसीयत पढ़ने के लिए मजबूर करोगे? |
| Antony: Then make a ring about the corpse of Caesar, and let me show you him that made the will. Shall I descend? And will you give me leave? | Then stand in a circle around Caesar’s body, and let me show you the man who made this will. Shall I come down? Will you allow me? | तो सीज़र के शव के चारों ओर एक घेरा बना लो, और मैं तुम्हें वह व्यक्ति दिखाऊँगा जिसने यह वसीयत लिखी। क्या मैं नीचे उतर आऊँ? क्या तुम मुझे इसकी अनुमति दोगे? |
| Several Citizens: Come down. | Come down! | नीचे आओ! |
| Second Citizen: Descend. | Yes, come down! | हाँ, नीचे उतरो! |
| Third Citizen: You shall have leave. (Antony comes down.) | You have our permission. (Antony comes down.) | तुम्हें अनुमति है। (एंटनी नीचे उतरता है।) |
| Fourth Citizen: A ring. Stand round. | Form a ring around! | एक घेरा बनाओ! |
| First Citizen: Stand from the hearse, stand from the body. | Stand back from the coffin, away from the body! | शव से, शरीर से दूर खड़े रहो! |
| Second Citizen: Room for Antony, most noble Antony! | Give space for Antony, the noble Antony! | एंटनी के लिए जगह दो, महान एंटनी के लिए! |
| Antony: Nay, press not so upon me. Stand far off. | No, don’t crowd so close to me. Stand back, keep your distance. | नहीं, इतना पास मत आओ। थोड़ा पीछे हटो, दूरी बनाए रखो। |
| Several Citizens: Stand back! Room! Bear back! | Stand back! Give him room! Move away! | पीछे हटो! जगह दो! रास्ता खाली करो! |
| Antony: If you have tears, prepare to shed them now. | If you have tears, get ready to shed them now. | अगर तुम्हारी आँखों में आँसू हैं, तो अब बहाने के लिए तैयार हो जाओ। |
| You all do know this mantle. I remember the first time ever Caesar put it on. ’Twas on a summer’s evening in his tent, that day he overcame the Nervii. | You all know this cloak. I remember the first time Caesar ever wore it. It was on a summer evening in his tent, the day he defeated the Nervii. | तुम सब इस चोगे को पहचानते हो। मुझे याद है, पहली बार सीज़र ने इसे एक गर्मी की शाम, अपने तंबू में पहना था, उसी दिन जब उसने नर्वी जनजाति को हराया था। |
| Look, in this place ran Cassius’ dagger through. | Look — Cassius’ dagger struck here. | देखो — यहाँ कैसियस का खंजर लगा था। |
| See what a rent the envious Casca made. | See how big a tear the jealous Casca made. | यह चीरा देखो, ईर्ष्यालु कैस्का ने लगाया। |
| Through this, the well-belovèd Brutus stabbed. | And through this hole, the beloved Brutus stabbed him. | और इस छेद से — प्रिय ब्रूटस ने वार किया था। |
| And as he plucked his cursed steel away, Mark how the blood of Caesar followed it… | And when he pulled out his cursed dagger, notice how Caesar’s blood followed it… | और जब उसने अपना अभिशप्त खंजर बाहर निकाला, तो देखो — सीज़र का रक्त उसके पीछे बह निकला… |
| As rushing out of doors to be resolved if Brutus so unkindly knocked or no… | As if it rushed out to see whether Brutus had struck him so cruelly or not… | मानो यह जानने बाहर दौड़ा हो कि क्या ब्रूटस ने सच में उसे इतनी निर्दयता से मारा है या नहीं… |
| For Brutus, as you know, was Caesar’s angel. | For Brutus, as you know, was Caesar’s dearest friend — almost like an angel. | क्योंकि ब्रूटस, जैसा तुम जानते हो, सीज़र का सबसे प्रिय था — उसका देवदूत समान। |
| Judge, O you gods, how dearly Caesar loved him! | O gods, see how deeply Caesar loved him! | हे देवताओं, देखो — सीज़र उसे कितना प्रेम करता था! |
| This was the most unkindest cut of all. | This was the cruellest cut of all. | यह सबसे अधिक निर्दयी वार था। |
| For when the noble Caesar saw him stab, ingratitude, more strong than traitors’ arms, quite vanquished him. | For when Caesar saw Brutus stabbing him, the pain of betrayal — stronger than all the swords — defeated him. | जब महान सीज़र ने ब्रूटस को वार करता देखा, तो विश्वासघात की पीड़ा — जो सभी तलवारों से अधिक प्रबल थी — ने उसे पराजित कर दिया। |
| Then burst his mighty heart. | Then his mighty heart broke. | तब उसका महान हृदय टूट गया। |
| And in his mantle muffling up his face, even at the base of Pompey’s statue… great Caesar fell. | He covered his face with his cloak and fell at the base of Pompey’s statue. | उसने अपना चेहरा चोगे से ढक लिया और पोंपेई की मूर्ति के पास गिर पड़ा। |
| O what a fall was there, my countrymen! Then I, and you, and all of us fell down… | O what a fall that was, my countrymen! Then I, you, and all of us fell with him… | ओ, कैसी भयानक गिरावट थी वह, मेरे देशवासियो! तब मैं, तुम, और हम सब उसके साथ गिर पड़े… |
| Whilst bloody treason flourished over us. | While bloody treason triumphed over us. | जब रक्तरंजित विश्वासघात हम पर हावी था। |
| O now you weep, and I perceive you feel the dint of pity — these are gracious drops. | O now you weep, and I see your pity awakening — these are noble tears. | ओ, अब तुम रो रहे हो, और मैं देखता हूँ कि तुम्हारा हृदय पिघल रहा है — ये आँसू बहुत पवित्र हैं। |
| Kind souls, what weep you when you but behold our Caesar’s vesture wounded? Look you here! | Good friends, if you weep at just seeing Caesar’s torn cloak, look here! | दयालु आत्माओ, यदि तुम केवल उसके फटे चोगे को देखकर रो रहे हो, तो यह देखो! |
| (Antony removes the mantle.) Here is himself, marred as you see with traitors. | (He removes the cloak.) Here is Caesar himself — wounded by traitors, as you can see. | (वह चोगा हटाता है।) यह स्वयं सीज़र है — जैसा तुम देख सकते हो, गद्दारों द्वारा घायल। |
| First Citizen: O piteous spectacle! | Oh, what a pitiful sight! | ओह! क्या दयनीय दृश्य है! |
| Second Citizen: O noble Caesar! | Oh, noble Caesar! | ओह, महान सीज़र! |
| Third Citizen: O woeful day! | Oh, what a sorrowful day! | ओह, कितना दुखद दिन है यह! |
| Fourth Citizen: O traitors! Villains! | Oh, traitors! Villains! | ओह, गद्दारो! दुष्टो! |
| First Citizen: O most bloody sight! | Oh, what a bloody sight! | ओह, कितना भयानक रक्तरंजित दृश्य है! |
| Second Citizen: We will be revenged. | We will take revenge! | हम बदला लेंगे! |
| All: Revenge! About! Seek! Burn! Fire! Kill! Slay! Let not a traitor live! | Revenge! Come on! Search for them! Burn! Fire! Kill! Do not let a traitor live! | बदला! चलो! ढूँढो! जलाओ! मारो! खत्म कर दो! कोई भी गद्दार जीवित न बचे! |
| Antony: Stay, countrymen. | Wait, my countrymen! | ठहरो, मेरे देशवासियो! |
| First Citizen: Peace there! Hear the noble Antony. | Quiet there! Listen to noble Antony! | शांत रखो! महान एंटनी की बात सुनो! |
| Second Citizen: We’ll hear him, we’ll follow him, we’ll die with him! | We’ll listen to him, we’ll follow him, we’ll die with him! | हम उसे सुनेंगे, उसका साथ देंगे, उसके लिए मर जाएँगे! |
| Antony: Good friends, sweet friends, let me not stir you up to such a sudden flood of mutiny. | Good friends, dear friends, don’t let me stir you to sudden rebellion. | मेरे प्रिय मित्रो, मेरे प्यारे साथियो, मैं तुम्हें अचानक विद्रोह के लिए भड़काना नहीं चाहता। |
| They that have done this deed are honourable. What private griefs they have, alas, I know not, that made them do it. | Those who did this act are honourable men. What personal reasons they had, I do not know. | जिन्होंने यह काम किया है, वे “सम्माननीय” लोग हैं। उनके निजी कारण क्या थे, मुझे नहीं पता। |
| They are wise and honourable, and will no doubt with reasons answer you. | They are wise and honourable, and surely they will explain their actions. | वे बुद्धिमान और सम्माननीय हैं, और निश्चित ही अपने कार्यों का कारण बताएंगे। |
| I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts. I am no orator, as Brutus is. | I have not come, friends, to win your hearts. I am not a great speaker like Brutus. | मैं यहाँ तुम्हारे दिल जीतने नहीं आया हूँ। मैं ब्रूटस की तरह बड़ा वक्ता नहीं हूँ। |
| But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man that love my friend. | As you all know, I am a plain, simple man who loved my friend. | जैसा तुम सब जानते हो, मैं एक सीधा-सादा आदमी हूँ, जिसने अपने मित्र से प्रेम किया है। |
| For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth, action nor utterance, nor the power of speech to stir men’s blood. | I have no cleverness, no fancy words, no worth, no acting, no power of speech to stir people’s emotions. | मेरे पास कोई विशेष बुद्धि नहीं, कोई अलंकारिक शब्द नहीं, न कोई अभिनय, न कोई भाषण की शक्ति — जो लोगों के दिलों को बदल सके। |
| I only speak right on. I tell you that which you yourselves do know. | I simply speak the truth. I tell you what you already know. | मैं तो बस सीधी बात करता हूँ। मैं वही कहता हूँ जो तुम पहले से जानते हो। |
| Show you sweet Caesar’s wounds, poor poor dumb mouths, and bid them speak for me. | I show you Caesar’s sweet wounds — these silent mouths — and let them speak for me. | मैं तुम्हें सीज़र के घाव दिखाता हूँ — ये बेचारे, मौन मुँह — जो मेरे लिए बोलते हैं। |
| But were I Brutus, and Brutus Antony, there were an Antony would ruffle up your spirits… | But if I were Brutus, and Brutus were Antony, then there would be an Antony who would stir your spirits… | पर यदि मैं ब्रूटस होता और ब्रूटस एंटनी होता — तो ऐसा एंटनी होता जो तुम्हारे दिलों को जगा देता… |
| All: We’ll mutiny! | We will rebel! | हम विद्रोह करेंगे! |
| First Citizen: We’ll burn the house of Brutus! | We will burn Brutus’s house! | हम ब्रूटस का घर जला देंगे! |
| Third Citizen: Away then! Come, seek the conspirators. | Then come! Let us find the conspirators. | चलो फिर! चलो मिलकर साजिशकर्ताओं को ढूँढते हैं! |
| Antony: Yet hear me, countrymen, yet hear me speak. | Wait — listen to me, countrymen, listen to what I say. | रुकिए — मेरी बात सुनो, मेरे देशवासियो, मेरी बात सुनो। |
| All: Peace, ho! Hear Antony, most noble Antony. | Quiet! Hear Antony — noble Antony! | शांत! एंटनी की बात सुनो — महान एंटनी! |
| Antony: Why, friends, you go to do you know not what. | Friends, you are about to act without knowing what you do. | मित्रो, तुम बिना सोचे कुछ करने जा रहे हो। |
| Wherein hath Caesar thus deserved your loves? Alas, you know not. | Why do you love Caesar so much? Alas, you do not know. | तुम सीज़र से इतना प्रेम क्यों करते हो? अरे, तुम्हें पता ही नहीं। |
| I must tell you then — You have forgot the will I told you of. | Let me remind you — You have forgotten the will I told you about. | मैं तुम्हें याद दिलाता हूँ — तुम उस वसीयत को भूल गए जो मैंने तुम्हें बताई थी। |
| Here is the will, and under Caesar’s seal. To every Roman citizen he gives, to every several man, seventy-five drachmas. | Here is the will, sealed with Caesar’s seal. He has left seventy-five drachmas to every Roman citizen. | यह रही वसीयत, जिस पर सीज़र की मुहर लगी है। उसने हर रोमन नागरिक को पचहत्तर ड्राक्मा देने का आदेश दिया है। |
| Second Citizen: Most noble Caesar! We’ll revenge his death! | O noble Caesar! We will avenge his death! | ओ महान सीज़र! हम उसकी मौत का बदला लेंगे! |
| Third Citizen: O royal Caesar! | O royal Caesar! | ओ राजसी सीज़र! |
| Antony: Hear me with patience. | Listen to me patiently. | मेरी बात ध्यान से सुनो। |
| All: Peace, ho! | Silence! | शांत रहो! |
| Antony: Moreover, he hath left you all his walks, his private arbors and new-planted orchards, on this side Tiber. | Moreover, he has left you all his gardens, his private groves, and his newly planted orchards on this side of the Tiber River. | इसके अलावा, उसने तुम सबको अपनी सारी बागें दी हैं — अपने निजी उपवन और नवनिर्मित बगीचे, जो टाइबर नदी के इस पार हैं। |
| He hath left them you, and to your heirs forever — common pleasures, to walk abroad and recreate yourselves. | He has left them to you and to your children forever — for your enjoyment, to walk and relax there. | उसने इन्हें तुम्हारे और तुम्हारी संतानों के लिए सदा के लिए छोड़ा है — ताकि तुम वहाँ घूम सको, विश्राम कर सको, और आनंद ले सको। |
| Here was a Caesar! When comes such another? | Such was Caesar! When will another like him ever come? | ऐसा था हमारा सीज़र! अब उसके जैसा दूसरा कब आएगा? |
| First Citizen: Never, never! Come, away, away! | Never, never! Come, let’s go! | कभी नहीं, कभी नहीं! चलो, चलो चलते हैं! |
| We’ll burn his body in the holy place, and with the brands fire the traitors’ houses. | We’ll burn his body in the holy place, and then use the same fire to burn the traitors’ houses! | हम उसके शरीर को पवित्र स्थान में जलाएँगे, और उन्हीं जलते हुए लकड़ों से गद्दारों के घरों में आग लगाएंगे! |
| Take up the body. | Lift up the body. | शव उठाओ। |
| Second Citizen: Go fetch fire! | Go, bring fire! | आग लाओ! |
| Third Citizen: Pluck down benches! | Tear down the benches! | बेंचें तोड़ो! |
| Fourth Citizen: Pluck down forms, windows, anything! | Break the seats, the windows — anything! | तख्ते, खिड़कियाँ — सब तोड़ डालो! |
| (Exit Plebeians with the body.) | (The citizens exit, carrying Caesar’s body.) | (नागरिक सीज़र के शव के साथ बाहर जाते हैं।) |
| Antony: Now let it work! Mischief, thou art afoot, take thou what course thou wilt. | Now let it begin! Trouble, you are set in motion—go whichever direction you will! | अब सब शुरू हो गया है! षड्यंत्र अब चल पड़ा है—जो दिशा चाहे, उसी में बढ़े! |
| (Enter a Servant) How now, fellow? | (A servant enters.) Well, fellow, what news? | (एक सेवक प्रवेश करता है।) क्या खबर है, मित्र? |
| Servant: Sir, Octavius is already come to Rome. | Sir, Octavius has already arrived in Rome. | महोदय, ऑक्टेवियस पहले ही रोम पहुँच चुका है। |
| Antony: Where is he? | Where is he now? | वह कहाँ है? |
| Servant: He and Lepidus are at Caesar’s house. | He and Lepidus are at Caesar’s house. | वह और लेपिडस सीज़र के घर पर हैं। |
| Antony: And thither will I straight to visit him. He comes upon a wish. Fortune is merry, and in this mood will give us anything. | I will go there at once to meet him. He has come at the perfect time. Fortune is smiling now, and in this happy mood, she may grant us anything. | मैं तुरंत वहाँ जाकर उससे मिलूँगा। वह सही समय पर आया है। भाग्य अभी प्रसन्न है, और इस मनोदशा में वह हमें कुछ भी दे सकता है। |
| Servant: I heard him say Brutus and Cassius are rid like madmen through the gates of Rome. | I heard that Brutus and Cassius have ridden out of Rome like madmen. | मैंने सुना कि ब्रूटस और कैसियस पागलों की तरह रोम के द्वारों से भाग गए हैं। |
| Antony: Belike they had some notice of the people, how I had moved them. Bring me to Octavius. | Most likely they heard how I had stirred the people. Take me to Octavius. | शायद उन्हें खबर मिल गई होगी कि मैंने जनता को भड़का दिया है। चलो, मुझे ऑक्टेवियस के पास ले चलो। |
| (Exit) | (They exit.) | (दोनों बाहर चले जाते हैं।) |