A twenty-five kilo load on his back
spine double bent
a six-mile climb up in the snows of winter
naked bones, skeleton- like frail frame
yet facing an uphill task
he is challenging the mountain.
हिन्दी रूपांतर :- एक व्यक्ति जो अपने पीठ पर पच्चीस किलो का वजन बड़ा ही सहजता से लिए छ: मील की दूरी तय करता हुआ पहाड़ पर चढ़ रहा था । जबकि ठण्ढ जोरों की थी और उसके शरीर का ऊपरी भाग नंगा था फिर भी वह बहादुरी से यह चुनौतीपूर्ण कार्य कर रहा था।
He is wearing a black cap
dirty, sweat-stained
his body is an abode of fleas and lice
his mind very dull
although it emits a sulphur-like sour smell
but what a stout human figure!
हिन्दी रूपांतर :- वह एक गंदा टोपी पहने हुए है और पूरा शरीर पसीने से धब्बेदार बना है। उसके शरीर में कीड़े और जूँ का बसेरा है । लेकिन उसका मस्तिष्क काफी कमजोर है । यद्यपि उसके शरीर से गंधक जैसा खट्टा गंध निकल रहा है फिर भी उसका शरीर बहुत मजबूत है।
Like a bird
his heart is twittering, panting
he is sweating and out of breath
हिन्दी रूपांतर :- पक्षी की तरह
उसका सीना धड़क रहा, हाँफ रहा है
वह पसीने से भीगा और बेदम है।
A hut on the cliff
his son shivering with cold
woes of hunger
the mother searching for nettles and vines.
हिन्दी रूपांतर :- उसका पहाड़ पर एक झोपड़ी है जहाँ अपनी पत्नी और एक बेटे के साथ रहता है। उसक बेटा ठण्ड से काँप रहा है तथा भूख से तड़प रहा है। उसकी माँ भोजन की खोज में चिपचिपा पौधा और अंगूर की लता खोज रही है।
Beneath this hero of the mountain
the proud conqueror of nature
are the snow-clad peaks
above
only the star-studded lid of night.
In this night
the porter is in deep slumber
“reigning over the rich kingdom of sleep.
हिन्दी रूपांतर :- कवि के अनुसार वह गरीब मजदूर पर्वत का बादशाह है जिसे प्राकृतिक परेशानियों का तनिक भी परवाह नहीं है। उसके झोपड़ी के पास बर्फी से ढँकी चोटियाँ और रात में असंख्य तारे आकाश में दिखते हैं । उस खुले आसमान के नीचे भी गहरी नींद में वह आराम से सों लेता है।
Objective question
1. Whom was the porter challenging?
(B) tree
(C) sea
(D) stars
| Answer ⇒ A |
2. Who is the poet of the poem, “The Sleeping Porier”?
(A) Puran Singh
(B) Laxmi Prasad Devkota
(C) Periasamy Thooran
(D) Vikram Seth
| Answer ⇒ B |
3. How much load does the porter have on his back ?
(A) 25 Kilogram
(B) 50 Kilogram
(C) 75 Kilogram
(D) 100 Kilogram
| Answer ⇒ A |
4. In the last line, the reader finds the porter. ………….. Over the rich kingdom of sleep.
(A) Reigning
(B) Thinking
(C) Crying
(D) Laughing
| Answer ⇒ A |
5. Who is challenging the mountain ?
(A) The Poet
(B) The Porter
(C) Both (A) & (B)
(D) None of above
| Answer ⇒ B |
6. Who is ‘He’in the first line ?
(A) Portar
(B) Poet
(C) A bird
(D) None of these
| Answer ⇒ A |
7. What does his body emit?
(A) Coloured lights
(B) Sulphur-like sour smell
(C) Nuclear radiation
(D) None of these
| Answer ⇒ B |
8. In this poem, the poet talks about the difficult life of porters in the
(A) Cities
(B) Hills
(C) Towns
(D) Villages
| Answer ⇒ B |
9. The porter was going up a
(A) Road
(B) Lane
(C) Cliff
(D) Platform
| Answer ⇒ C |
10. As a result of very hard work, the porter’s ……………… beat fast.
(A) Pulse
(B) Heart
(C) Nerves
(D) Muscles
| Answer ⇒ B |
11. The porter’s son shivered with cold and was
(A) Afraid
(B) Angry
(C). Hungry
(D) Jealous
| Answer ⇒ C |
12. What distance does the Porter cover in the snows of winter ?
(A) twenty-six miles
(B) twenty-five miles
(C) twenty-four miles
(D) six miles
| Answer ⇒ D |
13. What type of cap is the Porter wearing ?
(A) black
(B) dirty
(C) sweat-stained
(D) all of these
| Answer ⇒ D |
14. What type of smell does the Porter emit?
(A) a sour smell
(B) a sulphur like sour smell
(C) dirty smello
(D) none of these
| Answer ⇒ B |
15. What is there on the cliff ?
(A) a building
(B) a castle
(C) a palace
(D) a hut
| Answer ⇒ D |
16. Who is the hero of the mountain ?
(A) a young man
(B) a soldier
(C) the Porter
(D) none of these
| Answer ⇒ C |
17. What is meant by ‘lid of night’?
(A) a cover
(B) the night as a cover
(C) the night
(D) darkness
| Answer ⇒ B |
18. Who is éreigning over the “rich kingdom of sleep’?
(A) a king
(B) warrior
(C) a hero
(D) the Porter
| Answer ⇒ D |
19. The poet Laxmi Prasad Devkota was born on
(A) 22 Nov 1999
(B) 12 Nov 1909
(C) 12 April 1908
(D) None of these
| Answer ⇒ B |
20. Laxmi Prasad Devkota belonged to
(A) Ranchi
(B) Gujarat
(C) Bihar
(D) Kathmandu
| Answer ⇒ D |
21. In 1929, Laxmi Prasad Devkota obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from
(A) Delhi University
(B) Kathmandu University
(C) Patna University
(D) None of these
| Answer ⇒ C |
22. Of his time, Laxmi Prasad Devkota, was a renowned poet and
(A) Artist
(B) Teacher
(C) Storywriter
(D) Novelist
| Answer ⇒ C |
23. The porter was challenging the
(A) Forest
(B) Poet
(C) Cliff
(D) Mountain
| Answer ⇒ D |
24. At the end of the poem, the porter is in deep
(A) Fleas
(B) Proud
(C) Breath
(D) Slumber
| Answer ⇒ D |
25. The porter was the proud conqueror of
(A) Mountain
(B) The poet
(C) Nature
(D) God
| Answer ⇒ C |
26. The Son’s mother was searching for
(A) Bread and butter
(B) Nettles and vines
(C) Roti and Dal
(D) flees and lice
| Answer ⇒ B |
27. The porter was wearing a black
(A) Shirt
(B) Pant
(C) Cap
(D) Chappal
| Answer ⇒ C |
28. The porter’s body was an abode of
(A) Sweets
(B). Panting
(C) fleas and lice
(D) None of these
| Answer ⇒ C |
Subjective question
1. Who is challenging the mountain ?
2. What type of cap is the ‘Porter wearing’?
Ans. He is wearing a dirty-black cap.
3. What type of smell does the porter emit ?
Ans. The porter emits a sulphur-like sour smell.
4. What is there on the cliff ?
Ans. There is a hut on the cliff of a steep rock.
5. What is the mother searching ?
Ans. The mother is searching for nettles and vines.
6. Who is the hero of the mountain ?
Ans. The porter is the hero of the mountain.
7. Who is reigning over the rich-kingdom of sleep ?
Ans. The porter is reigning over the rich-kingdom of sleep.
8. What is the problem of his son ?
Ans. He is shivering with cold and suffering from hunger.
9. How much load does the porter have on his back ?
Ans. A twenty-five kilo load the porter have on his back.
10. What distance does the porter cover in the snows of winter ?
Ans. The porter covers a six-mile distance in the snows of winter.
11. What is meant by lid of night ?
Ans. ‘Lid of night’ means the stars are the blankets which cover the porter in his protection.
12. Which type of body does the porter possess ?
Ans. He emits a sulphur-like sour smell but his body is very strong. He is naked but remains healthy and strong.
13. Why is the Porter out of breath ?
Ans. The porter has to climb the mountain with a heavy load on his back. He also pants and sweats because he discharges a tiring work. This is why the porter is out of breath.
14. A mother is searching for nettles and vines who is she? Why is she searching such things?
Ans. She is porter’s wife. She is searching for nettles (stinging plant) and vines (the creeper which bears grap facing cold and hunger.
15. How Sleeping Porter is the hero of the mountain ?
Ans. A person who is determined for his goal, he must get it with hard labour. In such a situation difficulties often hurdles in the way. The porter labours hard. He never get tired and at last raches up the mountain, this, proves to be the hero of the mountain.
16. What is the main theme of the poem The Sleeping Porter ?
Ans. The poem presents tribulations and trials by a poor por ter. He is very stout’ and continues in his work. His hard labour doesn’t provide his family a livelihood. He has a strong body but dull mind. The poet wants to say that a dull mind can be fruitful. everyone must have a good mind, then hard labour gives all things what are needed.
17. The poet has focused on trials and tribulations of the porter. Elucidate.
Ans. In the poem ‘The Sleeping Porter the poet has focused the trouble and trial of the porter. He is poor enough. He has to carry loads on his back to the mountain. There are snows all around but he doesn’t care and faces such troubles bare body. Although he labours toil and moil, yet he is unable to fulfil needs of his family.
18. Determination, hard work and continuity win the race. Do you agree? Write your opinions with reference to the poem “The Sleeping Porter ?
Ans. Yes, I agree. A person who is determined for his goal, he must gets it. For the goal he has to labour hard. In such a situation difficulties often hurdles in the way. In the same way the porter labours hard. He never tired and at last reach his destination.