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Describe the terrible drought that overtook Marwar for eight long years. Also describe the sufferings that animals and men suffered during that period.

उस भीषण सूखे का वर्णन कीजिए जिसने मारवाड़ को आठ वर्षों तक अपने गिरफ्त में रखा। उन कठिनाइयों का भी जिक्र कीजिए जिसका सामना उस अवधि के पशुओं और मनुष्यों ने किया।

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A terrible drought overtook Marwar when Jambaji was a young man of twenty five years. The devastating drought continued for eight long years. Marwar had already scanty rains but then rains ceased altogether. People fed the animals on the stored bajra straw in their houses during the first year. The second year of the drought was really very bad. The people started cutting the trees and leaves and branches to feed their animals. The trees began to dry up. The condition of the people was no better than those of the animals. Their stored grain was exhausted. The people ate Khejdi pods and flour of dried ber seeds. They hunted down each one of the starving blackbucks. The people lost all hopes. They migrated in masses. The region was reduced into a barren, treeless desert of sand and rocks.

भीषण सूखा मारवाड़ में तब आया, जब जंबाजी 25 वर्ष के नौजवान थे। विनाशकारी सूखा आठ वर्षों तक रहा। मारवाड़ क्षेत्र में पहले ही कम वर्षा होती थी, किंतु अब तो बिलकुल ही बंद हो गई। लोग अपने पशुओं के चारे के लिए पेड़ों की टहनियाँ तथा पत्ते काटने लगे। इससे वृक्ष सूखने लगे। मनुष्यों की हालत भी पशुओं से बेहतर नहीं थी। उनके खाद्यान्न का संग्रह समाप्त हो गया। लोग खेजड़ी की फलियों और सूखे बरों का आटा खाने लगे। वे काले हिरणों का शिकार करने लगे। लोग निराश हो उठे। लोग उस क्षेत्र को छोड़कर जाने लगे। वह क्षेत्र वृक्षविहीन, रेत और पत्थरों की बंजर भूमि बनकर रह गया।

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