Her tears carved a river
And she broods on its bank
Hurt and confused.
हिंदी रूपांतरण :- उसके आँसुओं ने किसी नदी का रूप ले लिया है
और वह उसके किनारे सोचती रहती है
चोट खायी हुई ओर अस्त-व्यस्त।
You ask her one thing,
She speaks of another.
Her friends believe
That joy may come again
At times they banish hope
and cease to case.
हिंदी रूपांतरण :- आप उससे पूछे कुछ
वह उत्तर दे कुछ
उसकी सखी को आशा है
कि आनन्द फिर छलकेगा
कभी उनकी आस गायब हो गयी है
और विषय पर अटक गयी है
O Madhava,
I have run to call you:
Radha each day
grows thinner
Thinner than the crescent in the sky.
हिंदी रूपांतरण :- राधा की एक बेनाम सहेली कहती है कि ओ माधव मैं तुम्हें बुलाने आयी हूँ । राधा प्रतिदिन दुबली होते जा रही है और आंशिक चाँद के रूप से भी ज्यादा दुबली हो गयी है।
Objective question
1. Who wrote the underwritten lines?
And she broods on its bank
Hurt and confused.”
(A) Puran Singh
(B) Durga Prasad Panda
(C) Vidyapati
(D) Nirad C. choudhary
| Answer ⇒ C |
2. Who is crying?
(A) Radha
(B) Lord Krishna
(C) The Poet
(D) None of these
| Answer ⇒ A |
3. How is she hurt?
(A) Due to the presence of Lord Krishna
(B) Due to the absence of Lord Krishna
(C) Due to the ignorance of Lord Krishna
(D) None of these is
| Answer ⇒ B |
4. What do her friends do at last?
(A) Drop the hope of Radha to meet from Krishna
(B) Continued the hope of Radha to meet from Krishna
(C) Gave consolation to Radha
(D) None of these
| Answer ⇒ C |
5. Who is Madhava?
(A) Lord Krishna ‘s friend
(B) The other name of Lord Krishna
(C) Lord Krishna
(D) a follower of Lord Krishna
| Answer ⇒ B |
6. Originally Vidyapati is a ……………… poet.
(A) Hindi
(B) English
(C) Maithili
(D) Bhojpuri
| Answer ⇒ C |
7. How does she (Radha) look like?
(A) Thinner than the crescent in the sky
(B) Sharper than the crescent in the sky
(C) Wider than the crescent in the sky
(D) None of these
| Answer ⇒ A |
8. Vidyapati’s poems are about Radha and
(A) Ram
(B) Sita
(C) Vishnu
(D) Krishana
| Answer ⇒ D |
9. Lord Krishna had not met …………… for some time.
(A) Radha
(B) Sudama
(C) Vidyapati
(D) Yashoda
| Answer ⇒ A |
10. Radha’s friends were …………….. about her.
(A) Angry
(B) Worried
(C) Happy
(D) Ecstatic
| Answer ⇒ B |
11. This poem “Thinner Then a Crescent” is in the form of
(A) A letter
(B) A report
(C) A speech
(D) A Conversation
| Answer ⇒ B |
12. Radha’s friend goes to Krishna
(A) Running
(B) Riding
(C) Walking
(D) Sailing
| Answer ⇒ A |
13. Why is Radha crying ?
(A) due to her hurt
(B) in absence of her lover
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) none of these
| Answer ⇒ B |
14. To whom does Radha’s friend make a report?
(A) Rama
(B) Krishna
(C) Lakshamana
(D) none of these
| Answer ⇒ B |
15. What do Radha’s friend believe in ?
(A) Krishna will never come again
(B) Joy may come again
(C) Joy will never come again
(D) Nothing will come again
| Answer ⇒ B |
16. Why did Radha’s friend run to Lord Krishna ?
(A) to meet him
(B) to see him
(C) to report him
(D) to warn him
| Answer ⇒ C |
17. Radha, each day, grows thinner, thinner than ……………… in the sky.
(A) a girl
(B) the crescent
(C) her friend
(D) none of these
| Answer ⇒ B |
18. Who is loved by Radha ?
(A) Lord Rama
(B) Lord Krishna
(C) Lord Shiva
(D) Lord Vishnu
| Answer ⇒ B |
19. And she ……………. On its bank.
(A) looks
(B) Cries
(C) broods
(D) sings
| Answer ⇒ C |
20. Vidyapati was born in
(A) Bishup, Madhuban
(B) Baisakhi, Madhubani
(C) Bisapi, Madhubani
(D) None of these
| Answer ⇒ C |
21. What carved a river ?
(A) her water
(B) water
(C) tears
(D) None of these
| Answer ⇒ C |
22. At times they …………….. hope.
(A) tears
(B) banish
(C) broods
(D) crescent
| Answer ⇒ B |
23. Radha is both hurt and
(A) tears
(B) crescent
(C) confused
(D) banish
| Answer ⇒ C |
24. Another name for Lord Krishna
(A) Radha
(B) Buddha
(C) Madhavi
(D) Madhav
| Answer ⇒ D |
25. Actually, this poem is a …………… to Lord Krishna :
(A) grief
(B) love
(C) scold
(D) report
| Answer ⇒ D |
26. Radha is growing thinner than the
(A) moon
(B) slice
(C) stick
(D) crescent
| Answer ⇒ D |
Subjective question
1. To whon does the friend make a report ?
2. Way is Radha crying ?
Ans. Due to separation from Lord Krishna Radha is crying.
3. What two feelings of Radha have been referred to by her friend ?
Ans. (a) She is hurt. (b) She is confused.
4. What do Radha’s friends believe in ?
Ans. Radha’s friends believe that joy of Radha máy return again.
5. Where does Radha’s friend go and why ?
Ans. Radha’s friend goes to Lord Krishna to report the pathetic condition of Radha.
6. Why did Radha’s friend run to Lord Krishna ?
Ans. Radha’s friend ran to Lord Krishna to report the pathetic condition of Radha.
7. Why is Radha confused ?
Ans. Radha often meets to Lord Krishna. But suddenly the Lord has had no occasion to meet Radha for some time. Over this, she is unable to understand the reason that caused her confusion.
8. Describe Radha’s conditions, as reported by her friend.
Ans. Radha’s condition is very bad. She is hurt and confused what Krishna did. She talks her friends of possibilities of Lord Krishna who has not met for some time. She grows thinner everyday and she has grown thinner than the crescent in the sky.
9. Why is Radha’s friend so worried ?
Ans. Radha is very upset. She is hurt, too. Her friends are so worried about her bad conditions. They think over the possibilities. Radha is sitting on the bank of a river of tears and highly confused. That condition is unbearable for them. That’s why they are worried.
10. “Radha each day/grows thinner/thinner than the crescent in the sky”, comment on the use of Imagery .
Ans. The poet has presented a vivid picture of Radha. Each day she is growing thinner, thinner than the crescent. This picture produces an impressive effect on readers’ mind. It seems all incidents are happening now, although it is the matter of past.
11. What is the main theme of the poem ?
Ans. In this poem, the poet has presented different moods of love relationship between Lord Krishna and Radha such as early attraction, their meeting, their quarrels, and their separation. This poem is in the form of a report from a friend of Radha to Lord Krishna. The poet wants to present many moods of a man’s life.