Standard 10 Unit 2 - THE HUMAN ROBOT : With Difficult Words And Verbs
ધોરણ 10 યુનિટ 2 ક્રિયાપદો
"May I help you, sir?" grinned(સ્મિત કર્યું) the short, narrow(સાંકડું) -eyed salesman inside the Super Robots Plaza.
"Well...er," Prem Chopra responded(જવાબ આપ્યો), "I wish to purchase(ખરીદવું) a robot..."
"For help, sir," completed the salesman. "That is our speciality(ખાસિયત). We manufacture(તૈયાર કરીએ છીએ) efficient(કારગર) robots for industry(ઉદ્યોગ), construction(બાંધકામ) companies, plumbing(પાઇપલાઇન કાર્ય) and cleaning(સફાઈ), caretakers(દેખભાળ કરનારાઓ) they are designed(રચના કરવામાં આવ્યા છે) for only specialized(વિશિષ્ટ) work. Our best ones are for consumers(ગ્રાહકો) like you - for the home," he spoke like a recorded(રીકોર્ડ કરેલો) programme(કાર્યક્રમ)."
"Er...yes, that's what I want." Prem Chopra spoke in a business-like(વ્યાવસાયિક) fashion(શૈલી).
"Please, come this way." The salesman(વેચાણકાર) led(અગવાઈ કરી) him through a brightly-lit(તેજસ્વી રીતે પ્રકાશિત), richly-carpeted(સમૃદ્ધ કાર્પેટ ધરાવતો) gallery(પ્રદર્શન ગેલેરી) into a huge(વિશાળ) dome-shaped(ગુંબજ આકારનું) hall(હોલ) glowing(તેજમય) with fluorescent(ફ્લુઓરેસેન્ટ) light(પ્રકાશ). The right corner(ખૂણો) appeared(લાગતું હતું) to be crowded(ગીછો ભરેલો) with robots in metallic(ધાતુમય) silver(ચાંદી), electric blue(ઇલેક્ટ્રિક નીલું) and green(લીલું). Some were moving about(આસપાસ હલનચલન કરતા હતા) as if practising(અભ્યાસ કરતા હોય તેમ) to walk while some stood still(સ્થિર ઊભેલા) switched out of operation(ચાલુ ન હતા). Just as Prem Chopra stepped on the threshold(દાખલદ્વાર) of the hall, one of the robots swiftly(ઝડપથી) came forward. "Good day, Sir, welcome to Super Robots Plaza. We hope your visit here proves worthwhile(લાયકદરો)." the silver robot said in a metallic(ધાતુમય) voice(અવાજે). "Brilliant(ઉત્કૃષ્ટ)!" mumbled(બડબડાવ્યો) Prem Chopra, somewhat bewildered(થોડો ગૂંચવાયેલો).
The salesman gave a proud(ગર્વભેર) smile as he headed(ત્યાં ગયો) towards an isolated(અલગ પડેલો) robot in a metallic(ધાતુમય) blue. "This one is perfectly(સંપૂર્ણ રીતે) programmed(કાર્યક્રમિત) to function(કાર્ય કરવા) in the household(ઘરગથ્થુ), cleaning(સફાઈ), arranging(ગોઠવણ), collecting groceries(કિરાણા સામાન લાવવો) from the super market(સુપરમાર્કેટ), tending the lawn(લોનની દેખભાળ કરવી), mailing letters(પત્રો મોકલવા), relating your programmes(તમારા કાર્યક્રમો જણાવવો) on the TV and selecting(પસંદ કરવું) news of your interest(રૂચિ) from the paper(અખબાર)." The salesman paused(અટકાયો) for breath and continued(ચાલુ રાખ્યું),"All you need is the remote control monitor for command(આદેશ માટે)."
"You mean sitting at home I can command(આદેશ આપી શકું) the robot in the city market?" asked Prem Chopra.
"It operates(ચાલે છે) within a limited radius(મર્યાદિત વ્યાસ) of a kilometer(એક કિલોમીટર). By the way(અપરેક્ષિત રીતે કહું તો), this one is called Ram Singh-070," the salesman(વેચાણકાર) explained(સમજાવ્યું).
Prem Chopra nodded(માથું હલાવ્યું). The salesman(વેચાણકાર) demonstrated(દેખાડ્યું) the gait(ચાલ), grip(પકડ), movement(હલનચલન) and some programmed functions(કાર્ય). Everything was well tuned(સારી રીતે સુયોજિત) and fixed(ઠીક કર્યું હતું). Prem Chopra seemed(લાગ્યો) satisfied(સંતોષમાં) with the deal.
"I must tell you, like all robots, and adhering(પાલન કરતા) to the discipline(શિસ્ત) of robotics, Ram Singh has an in-built(અંતર્નિહિત) system of three principles(સિદ્ધાંતો): the robot will obey(આદેશ પાલન કરશે) his master(માલિક), the robot will not harm(હાનિ કરશે નહીં) humans(માનવઓને) and the robot will not take harm to self".
Prem Chopra heard the first principle(પહેલો સિદ્ધાંત) and it impressed(પ્રભાવિત કર્યું) him. He did not take notice(ધ્યાન ન આપ્યું) of the other two. He nodded(માથું હલાવ્યું) delightedly(હર્ષભેર) and assigned(સહી કરી) the sale deed(વેચાણ કરાર) and contract(કરાર) of 'no misuse(ગેરવપરાશ નહીં કરવો) of the robot'. He had now got a servant(નોકર) and an accomplice(સાથે મળીને કામ કરનાર / સહકારી).
"If Ram Singh-070, my robot, can shop(ખરીદી કરી શકે) for groceries(કરિયાણું સામાન), then why not(પછી કેમ નહીં) for better things(સારી વસ્તુઓ) like jewels(આભૂષણો)," thought Prem Chopra.
In the market, robots carrying(લઈ જવું) heavy packets, buying(ખરીદવું) theatre tickets, carrying groceries to the cars were a common sight(સામાન્ય દૃશ્ય) but still strange(વિશિષ્ટ) and amusing(મનોરંજનકારક) servants(દેખભાળ કરનારાઓ). Ram Singh-070 was thoroughly(પૂર્ણરીતે) efficient(કારગર). With tremendous(વિશાળ) speed(ઘણો ઝડપ) and accuracy(સચોટતા), He collected(સંકલન કર્યું) the groceries(કિરાણા સામાન) into the shopping trolley(ખરીદી ટ્રોલીમાં) and paused(થમાવ્યું) for the next command(આદેશ). "Two kilograms of mangoes - ripe(પકેલા) and juicy(રસદાર)," commanded(આદેશ આપ્યો) Prem Chopra from a distance(દૂરીથી), seeing a huge pile(વિશાળ ઢેગ) of mangoes. In no time(ફટાફટ), Ram Singh-070 had selected(પસંદ કર્યા) the best ones(સૌથી શ્રેષ્ઠ).
"Pay at the cash counter," Prem Chopra spoke into the commander.
Ram Singh-070 followed(અનુકરણ કરતું) Prem Chopra like a faithful(વિશ્વાસૂ) dog(કૂતરો) when he stopped at Gopal Jewellers. Through the glass window he saw a generous(વિશ્વસનીય) display(પ્રદર્શન) of gold ornaments(આભૂષણો). Quickly(ઝડપથી) Prem Chopra disappeared(ગાયબ થયો) around the corner(ખુણો), and spoke(બોલ્યો) into the remote control- softly(ધીમેથી) and clearly(સ્પષ્ટ રીતે). "Pick up a necklace(હાર) and hide(છુપા). No noise(અવાજ નહિ). Information(માહિતી) not to be revealed(પ્રકાશિત થવાની નથી). Top secret. Otherwise(નહિતર) I will diffuse(ખામી કરવી) your system," he threatened(ધમકી આપી).
Ram Singh-070 moved(ચાલ્યો) inside the shop. Close to the counter(કાઉન્ટર). His metallic(ધાતુમય) palm(હથેળી) extended(વધાર્યું) forward(આગળ) silently(શાંત) and a necklace(હાર) went into the storage unit without a clink(અવાજ વગર) or a jingle(ઝણકાર વગર). Nobody took notice(કોઈએ ધ્યાન ન આપ્યું). From expensive(મોંઘું) antiques(પ્રાચીન વસ્તુઓ) to ornaments and precious(મૂલ્યવાન) stones(રત્નો), the shop-lifting(દુકાનમાંથી ચોરી) went on(ચાલુ રહી) for some days without any trace(કોઈ ચિહ્ન) of anxiety(ચિંતાનો) and recognition(ઓળખ) in the beginning(શરૂઆતમાં). But the confused(ગૂંચવાયેલી) reactions(પ્રતિભાવ) of shop owners(માલિકો) gradually(ધીરે-ધીરે) became louder(વધી ગયું). Unaware(અજાણ્યા), Prem Chopra went on(ચાલુ રાખ્યુ) with his shop-lifting spree(મજા) until a young fruit vendor(ફળ વેચાનાર) noticed an expensive bunch(ગૂંચ) of Afghani grapes(દ્રાક્ષ) disappearing(ગાયબ થતી) inside the metallic blue robot. The incident(ઘટના) was related(સંબંધિત) all over(બધા સ્થળોએ) and no sooner(ઝડપી રીતે) had they heard(સાંભળી લીધું) than some shop-keepers recalled(યાદ કરવું) the presence(હાજરી) of a metallic blue robot in their shops before their valuables(મુલ્યવાન વસ્તુઓ) were missing(ગાયબ થઈ). This information(માહિતી) reached(પહોંચી) the police head quarters in no time(ફટાફટ).
One day Prem Chopra guided(માર્ગદર્શન) Ram Singh 070 to Jhaveri Brothers for lifting - precious(કિંમતી) gems. The police was waiting in readiness(તૈયારી) and the computerized cameras capable(સક્ષમ) of split second recording, clicked him in the act. Ram Singh robot was caught, but Prem Chopra fled(ભાગી ગયો) as soon as he saw, through the binoculars(દૂરબીન), two persons noting down Ram Singh's license number printed on his metallic(ધાતુનું) neck.
Prem Chopra was arrested(ધરપકડ) from his home, as the owner (માલિક) of Ram Singh-070 - the thief.
Soon after his arrest(ધરપકડ), Prem Chopra was released(મુક્ત) on bail(જામીન) until the court hearing. None of the stolen(ચોરાયેલાં) articles was recovered(પુનઃપ્રાપ્ત) from his house.
He had cleverly(ચતુરાઈથી) disposed(નિકાલ) them off through his gang. In the court he denied(નકાર્યું) all the charges.
"Someone else seems to have tampered(છેતરપિંડી) with Ram Singh-070's programs. The police found me at home," he argued(દલીલ કરી)
Counsel Goel cleared his throat(ગળું) and reached closer to the judge. "Considering Mr. Chopra's explanation(સમજૂતી) and the happenings(ઘટનાઓ) of the last few days when so many jewellers(સોની) and curio(વિચિત્ર વસ્તુ) dealers(વેપારી) have been affected(અસરગ્રસ્ત), it seems important to know the working of Ram Singh robot. I request(વિનંતી) Ram Singh robot(રોબોટ) to be called in the court(અદાલત).
"Robot(રોબોટ) goes to court(અદાલત)" were the headlines in the next day's papers.
The next day, the court was overcrowded(ભીડભાડવાળું) with people keen(આતુર) to watch a robot in the witness(સાક્ષી) box. Counsel Goel was ticking points till the last moment. He appeared confident(આત્મવિશ્વાસી) and crisp(સ્પષ્ટ) but so was Prem Chopra. Never would this machine man betray(દગો કરવો) his master(માલિક). The proceedings(કાર્યવાહી) began and Ram Singh-070 appeared in the witness(સાક્ષી) box.
"Your honour(માનનીય)," counsel Goel began, "I am told by Super Robots that the memory tape designed(રચાયેલ) in these types of robots contains(સમાવે છે) information(માહિતી) of the previous(પાછલું) week.“
"But the case started a fortnight(પખવાડિયું) after the incident(ઘટના); the needed information must be wiped(ભૂંસાઈ ગયેલ) out," the judge(ન્યાયાધીશ) said.
Counsel(વકીલ) Goel smiled softly staring(તાકીને જોવું) at Prem Chopra. "Sir, the robot has been switched out of operation(કાર્ય) ever since."
Prem Chopra's face fell but he was confident(આત્મવિશ્વાસી) Ram Singh-070 would obey his master(માલિક). The secrets(રહસ્યો) were sealed(સીલ કરેલ).
"You may continue," ordered the judge(ન્યાયાધીશ).
Counsel(વકીલ) Goel turned to Ram Singh robot. "Who is your master(માલિક)?" he asked briefly. A dull(ઝાંખું) blue light flashed and after a momentary whirring(ગુંજન) sound, the robot(રોબોટ) squeaked(ચીસ પાડી) in his metallic(ધાતુનું) tone, "Mr. Prem Chopra." "What did you do for Mr. Prem Chopra?"
A pause, a whir(ગુંજન), then a metallic answer, "Cleaning(સફાઈ), mowing(કાપણી) the lawn, washing(ધોવા), doing dishes(વાસણ), shopping(ખરીદી)..."
"Recall(યાદ કરો) in detail your activities(પ્રવૃત્તિઓ) of last six days," counsel Goel interrupted.
The memory tape went on mechanically(યાંત્રિક) and monotonously(એકવિધ) - "Opened the boot(ડબ્બો) of the car, emptied(ખાલી કર્યું) the grocery(કરિયાણું), shut the boot, turned, moved thirty steps, stopped, curio(વિચિત્ર વસ્તુ) shop on the left, instruction(સૂચના) signal(સંકેત) - blank moved left, turned, twenty steps..." At this point the counsel commanded, "Stop, reverse(ઉલટું) and play." Again there was an obvious pause after the instruction(સૂચના) signal(સંકેત).
Counsel Goel stopped the tape. "Notice the pause, your honour(માનનીય). Some action(ક્રિયા) is not revealed(જાહેર). What were those instructions(સૂચનાઓ)? Who gave these instructions?" he questioned Ram Singh-070.
"Information(માહિતી) not to be revealed(જાહેર)," he responded.
"But why?“
"Robots(રોબોટ્સ) do not disobey masters(માલિકો)."
"Several(અનેક) people who have suffered losses(નુકસાન) will be harmed if these instructions(સૂચનાઓ) are not reported. What were those instructions?" counsel Goel persuaded(સમજાવ્યું).
"Robots do not harm people," Ram Singh-070 responded mechanically(યાંત્રિક રીતે).
"Many, many people have suffered(પીડાયા). Speak up, Ram Singh-070," Counsel(વકીલ) Goel stressed each word.
"No, Ram Singh," Prem Chopra shouted nervously(ગભરાટથી) but the judge warned(ચેતવણી આપી), "Keep quiet."
"Come on Ram Singh-070," the judge said. Ram Singh-070 jerked(આચકો) his head left, then right towards(ની તરફ) the judge.
A clicking(ટકટક) sound indicated(દર્શાવ્યું) the hampering(અવરોધ) of running tapes and jamming(જામ) of caution(સાવધાની) signals(સંકેતો) pip-pip, pip-pip. The crackling(કડકડ) sound and the indigo(નીલું) light intensified(તીવ્ર). A red light flashed on the forehead of Ram Singh robot signaling(સંકેત) "Danger. Reporting system failed." Tiny shutters(બારીઓ) in the center of his chest opened displaying a small TV screen flashing. "SYSTEM DISINTEGRATED(વિખેરાઈ)." Ram Singh robot had defused(નિષ્ક્રિય).
"Oh, no," cried the salesman of Super Robots. "He is deffused (વિખેરાઈ ગયો છે), he is dead . There was a hush (શાંતિ) in the court room. Silence (મૌન) prevailed (વ્યાપી ગયું) for long in the court room. The Counsel cleared his throat(ગળું) and said, "Robots do not cause harm (હાનિ) to people and neither can they disobey their masters (માલિકો). Those instructions (સૂચનાઓ) from Mr. Prem Chopra were not to be revealed (પ્રગટ ન થઈ). They could have been injurious (હાનિકારક) to his own existence (અસ્તિત્વ) – a threat (ધમકી) to the robot's life."
If he revealed (જાહેર કર્યું) them, he would disobey (અનાદર) his master (માલિક); if he did not, he would harm (હાનિ પહોંચાડવી) others. This conflict (ટકરાવ) brought Ram Singh's end (અંત). He chose (પસંદ કર્યું) to break apart (વિખેરાઈ જવું) rather than to tell a lie (ખોટું બોલવું), hurting (ઇજા પહોંચાડવી) human beings (માનવીઓ) or becoming unfaithful (અવિશ્વાસૂ). Traces (નિશાનીઓ) of pain (દુખ) and depression (અવસાદ) marked the counsel's face..
The judge pondered (વિચાર કર્યો) for a while and proclaimed (ઘોષણા કરી), "The court declares (જાહેર કરવું) Prem Chopra guilty (દોષી) of theft (ચોરી)!"
The counsel (વકીલ) picked up his file and with a bow (નમસ્કાર) left the court room.
VERBS(ક્રિયાપદ)
Verb | Gujarati Pronunciation | English Meaning | Past Tense | Past Participle |
1. Appear | એપિયર | દેખાવું | Appeared | Appeared |
2. Argue | આર્ગ્યુ | દલીલ કરવી | Argued | Argued |
3. Arrest | અર્રેસ્ટ | ધરપકડ કરવી | Arrested | Arrested |
4. Assign | અસાઇન | સોંપવું | Assigned | Assigned |
5. Buy | બાય | ખરીદવું | Bought | Bought |
6. Carry | કેરી | વહન કરવું | Carried | Carried |
7. Catch | કેચ | પકડવું | Caught | Caught |
8. Complete | કમ્પ્લીટ | પૂર્ણ કરવું | Completed | Completed |
9. Come | કમ | આવવું | Came | Come |
10. Contain | કન્ટેન | સમાવેશ કરવો | Contained | Contained |
11. Cry | ક્રાય | રડવું | Cried | Cried |
12. Declare | ડિકલેર | જાહેર કરવું | Declared | Declared |
13. Demonstrate | ડેમોન્સ્ટ્રેટ | બતાવવું | Demonstrated | Demonstrated |
14. Deny | ડીનાઈ | ઇનકાર કરવો | Denied | Denied |
15. Design | ડિઝાઇન | રચવું | Designed | Designed |
16. Disappear | ડિસઅપિયર | ગાયબ થવું | Disappeared | Disappeared |
17. Display | ડિસ્પ્લે | દર્શાવવું | Displayed | Displayed |
18. Fail | ફેઇલ | નિષ્ફળ થવું | Failed | Failed |
19. Flee | ફલી | ભાગી જવું | Fled | Fled |
20. Follow | ફોલો | અનુસરી લેવું | Followed | Followed |
21. Grin | ગ્રિન | સ્મિત કરવું | Grinned | Grinned |
22. Guide | ગાઇડ | માર્ગદર્શન આપવું | Guided | Guided |
23. Harm | હાર્મ | નુકસાન પહોંચાડવું | Harmed | Harmed |
24. Head | હેડ | દિશામાં જવું | Headed | Headed |
25. Hide | હાઇડ | છુપાવવું | Hid | Hidden |
26. Hope | હોપ | આશા રાખવી | Hoped | Hoped |
27. Indicate | ઈન્ડિકેટ | દર્શાવવું | Indicated | Indicated |
28. Leave | લીવ | છોડી દેવું | Left | Left |
29. Lead | લીડ | આગેવાની આપવી | Led | Led |
30. Manufacture | મેન્યુફેક્ટર | બનાવવું | Manufactured | Manufactured |
31. Mumble | મમ્બલ | બડબડાવવું | Mumbled | Mumbled |
32. Move | મૂવ | હલવું | Moved | Moved |
33. Nod | નોડ | માથું હલાવવું | Nodded | Nodded |
34. Notice | નોટિસ | ધ્યાન આપવું | Noticed | Noticed |
35. Pay | પે | ચૂકવવું | Paid | Paid |
36. Pick | પિક | ઉઠાવવું | Picked | Picked |
37. Ponder | પૉન્ડર | વિચારવું | Pondered | Pondered |
38. Proclaim | પ્રોક્લેમ | જાહેર કરવું | Proclaimed | Proclaimed |
39. Prevail | પ્રિવેલ | વિજય મેળવવો / છવાઈ જવું | Prevailed | Prevailed |
40. Prove | પ્રૂવ | સાબિત કરવું | Proved | Proven |
41. Recall | રીકોલ | યાદ કરવું | Recalled | Recalled |
42. Release | રીલીઝ | મુક્ત કરવું | Released | Released |
43. Relate | રિલેટ | સંબંધિત કરવું | Related | Related |
44. Respond | રિસ્પોન્ડ | જવાબ આપવો | Responded | Responded |
45. Reveal | રિવીલ | જાહેર કરવું | Revealed | Revealed |
46. Select | સિલેક્ટ | પસંદ કરવું | Selected | Selected |
47. Say | સે | કહેવું | Said | Said |
48. See | સી | જોવું | Saw | Seen |
49. Smile | સ્માઇલ | સ્મિત કરવું | Smiled | Smiled |
50. Stand | સ્ટેન્ડ | ઊભા રહેવું | Stood | Stood |
51. Stress | સ્ટ્રેસ | ભાર આપવો | Stressed | Stressed |
52. Step | સ્ટેપ | પગ મૂકવો | Stepped | Stepped |
53. Take | ટેક | લેવું | Took | Taken |
54. Tell | ટેલ | કહેવું | Told | Told |
55. Think | થિંક | વિચારી લેવું | Thought | Thought |
56. Tick | ટિક | ચિહ્ન લગાવવું | Ticked | Ticked |
57. Wait | વેઇટ | રાહ જોવી | Waited | Waited |
58. Warn | વોર્ન | ચેતવવું | Warned | Warned |
59. Want | વોન્ટ | ઇચ્છવું | Wanted | Wanted |
60. Wipe | વાઇપ | ભૂંસવું | Wiped | Wiped |
61. Wish | વિશ | ઇચ્છવું | Wished | Wished |
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