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problems translating a 19th century novel Can anyone help me with a good translation of these sentences? They are from a 19th century crime novel. Sorry if the transliteration isn't too good. Still haven't installed a devanagari keyboard. 1. Kahan to vah divar ke sahare sust baitha hua sab baten sun raha aur ankhan se ansu ki bunde gira raha tha, kaha yakayak samhal kar baith gaya, krodh se badan kampne laga, ansu ki tari ek dam gayab ho kar ankhon ne angaron ki surat paida ki aur sath hi iske vah lambi lambi sansen lene laga. How am i supposed to translate the kahan (where) here? 2. Badan ke kapre payjama, capkan, rumal ityadi yadyapi mamuli dhang ke hai magar saph hai, han sir par kalabattu kor ka banarasi dupatta bandhe hai jisse uski ochi tatha phailsuph tabiyat ka pata lagta hai. What does ochi and phailsuph (failsuf) mean here? 3. Dekho abki daphe meri ma sacmuc meri dushman ho gai magar maine uska kuch bhi khayal na kiya, hath lagi rakam ke lautne ka irada bhi man men na ane diya aur tumhari khatir yahan tak la hi ke chora. Starting from "aur tumhari" i can't understand at all what is said here. :(

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1.KAHAN = here means analysis of two situations taken by person suddenly or in a quick succession 1st situation= sitting beside the wall listening whole conversation and dripping tears from his eyes.(it means person is very weak..has no confidence ) 2nd situation = Suddenly or abruptly carefully sits,body shivers with anger, queue or line of tears have been vanished and eyes have created condition of hot stones(angaron) and started taking long breath at the same time.(it means person can do anything now in anger..like HITLER) 2.Ochi and phailsuph = it refers to SHABBY or down trodden clothes.Shows poor condition of a person Even if clothes on body are loose trouser(pyjama),cap,hankerchief(or hanky) but these are clean,yes a banarasi dupaata(girls wear this,its a thin piece of cloth ) is tied on head which shows shabby and downtrodden status (poor status) 3.See this time my mother truly became my enemy but i didn't respected her,refused the thought of returning the money which came to my hands and only because of you I brought it here. (NOTE : What I feel this paragraph is incomplete..But according to me paragraph tries to say a person didn't respected feelings of her mother by not giving money to his mother instead brought the money to listener (may be wife of speaker)
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Hi Simi,If u wish to know the complete translation of this specific episode then u can add me at italki...i would love to help u out.I am Rina from India.I am learning French n Arabic here..
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hello. your question is amazingly interesting. i don't know any hindi, so i am not your profile of friend. anyway, strikes me you are translating a novel. Are you proffesional translator? really there are crime novels since century xix in hindi? is it original indian?. i would be very grateful if you give me some info about this. is there an indian crime literature, authors, market? even few words would be great. i have many questions but i don't dare to ask just cause i don't like to enter uninvited. thanks.

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