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Ahashveroshinte kaalatthu--hinthudeshammuthal kooshu vare noottirupatthezhu samsthaanangal vaana ahashveroshu ivan thanne - aa kaalatthu ahashveroshraajaavu shooshan raajadhaaniyil thante raajaasanatthinmel irikkumpol thante vaazhchayute moonnaam aandil thante sakalaprabhukkanmaarkkum bhruthyanmaarkkum oru virunnu kazhicchu; paarsyayileyum medyayileyum senaadhipanmaarum prabhukkanmaarum samsthaanapathikalum avante sannidhiyil undaayirunnu. Annu avan thante raajakeeyamahathvatthinte aishvaryavum thante mahimaadhikyatthinte prathaapavum eriyanaal, noottenpathu divasattholam thanne, kaanicchu. Aa naalukal kazhinjashesham raajaavu shooshanraajadhaaniyil kootiyirunna valiyavarum cheriyavarumaaya sakalajanatthinnum raajadhaaniyute udyaanapraakaaratthilvecchu ezhudivasam virunnu kazhicchu. Avite venkal thoonukalinmel vellivalayangalil shananoolum dhoomranoolumkondulla charatukalaal vellayum pacchayum neelayumaaya sheelakal thookkiyirunnu; chuvannathum velutthathum manjayum karutthathumaaya marmmarakkallu patutthirunna thalatthil ponkasavum vellikkasavumulla metthakal undaayirunnu. Vividhaakruthiyilulla ponpaathrangalilaayirunnu avarkku kutippaan kotutthathu; raajaveenjum raajapadavikku otthavannam dhaaraalam undaayirunnu. Ennaal raajaavu thante raajadhaanivichaarakanmaarotu: aareyum nirbbandhikkaruthu; ororutthan thaanthaante manasupole cheythukollatte ennu kalpicchirunnathinaal paanam chattampole aayirunnu. Raajnjiyaaya vasthiyum ahashveroshraajaavinte raajadhaaniyilvecchu sthreekalkku oru virunnu kazhicchu. 10 Ezhaam divasam veenju kuticchu aanandamaayirikkumpol ahashveroshraajaavu: mehoomaan, bisthaa, harbbonaa, bigddhaa, abagddhaa, sethar, karkkasu enningane raajadhaaniyil sevicchunilkkunna 11 ezhu shandanmaarotu janangalkkum prabhukkanmaarkkum vasthiraajnjiyute soundaryam kaanikkendathinnu avale raajakireetam dharippicchu raajasannidhiyil konduvaruvaan kalpicchu; aval sumukhiyaayirunnu. 12 Ennaal shandanmaarmukhaantharam ayaccha raajakalpana marutthu vasthiraajnji chellaathirunnu. Athukondu raajaavu ettavum kopicchu; avante kopam avante ullil jvalicchu. 13 Aa samayatthu raajamukham kaanunnavarum raajyatthu pradhaanasthaanangalil irikkunnavarumaaya kershanaa, shethaar, admaathaa, tharsheeshu, meresu, marsenaa, memookhaan enningane paarsyayileyum medyayileyum ezhu prabhukkanmaar avanotu atutthu irikkayaayirunnu. 14 Raajyadharmmatthilum nyaayatthilum parijnjaanikalaaya ellaavarotum aalochikkuka pathivaayirunnathinaal kaalajnjanmaaraaya aa vidvaanmaarotu raajaavu: 15 shandanmaarmukhaantharam ahashveroshraajaavu ayaccha kalpana vasthiraajnji anusarikkaaykakondu raajyadharmmaprakaaram avalotu cheyyendathu enthu ennu chodicchu. 16 Athinnu memookhaan raajaavinotum prabhukkanmaarotum uttharam paranjathenthennaal: vasthiraajnji raajaavinotu maathramalla, ahashveroshraajaavinte sarvvasamsthaanangalilulla sakalaprabhukkanmaarotum jaathikalotum anyaayam cheythirikkunnu. 17 Raajnjiyute ee pravrutthi sakalasthreekalum ariyum; ahashveroshraajaavu vasthiraajnjiye thante mumpaake konduvaruvaan kalpicchayacchaare aval chennillallo ennu paranju avar thangalute bhartthaakkanmaare nindikkum. 18 Innu thanne raajnjiyute pravrutthi ketta paarsyayileyum medyayileyum prabhupathnimaar raajaavinte sakalaprabhukkanmaarotum angane thanne parayum; ingane nindayum neerasavum adhikarikkum. 19 Raajaavinnu sammathamenkil vasthi ini ahashveroshraajaavinte sannidhiyil vararuthu ennu thirumumpilninnu oru raajakalpana purappetuvikkayum athu maattikkootaathavannam paarsyaruteyum medyaruteyum raajyadharmmatthil ezhuthikkayum raajaavu avalute raajnjisthaanam avalekkaal nallavalaaya mattorutthikku kotukkayum venam. 20 Raajaavu kalpikkunna vidhi raajyatthellaatavum--athu mahaaraajyamallo--parasyamaakumpol sakalabhaaryamaarum valiyavaro cheriyavaro aaya thangalute bhartthaakkanmaare bahumaanikkum. 21 Ee vaakku raajaavinnum prabhukkanmaarkkum bodhicchu; raajaavu memookhaante vaakkupole cheythu. 22 Ethu purushanum thante veettil kartthavyam natatthukayum svabhaasha samsaarikkayum venamennu raajaavu thante sakalasamsthaanangalilekkum athathu samsthaanatthekku athathinte aksharatthilum athathu jaathikku avaravarute bhaashayilum ezhutthu ayacchu.