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नीतिशतकम्, लघु प्रश्नोत्तराणि।

1. नीतिशतकस्य रचक: कः? उत्तरम् - भर्तृहरि:। 2. नीतिशतकस्य अपर नाम किम्? उत्तरम्   - शतककाव्यम्। 3. शतकत्रयस्य प्रणेता कः? तानि कानि? उत्तरम्   - भर्तृहरि:। तानि यथा - नीतिशतकम्, वैराग्यशतकम् शृङ्गारशतकम् च। 4. नीतिशतकस्य मङ्गलाचारणे कस्य वन्दनां क्रीयते? उत्तरम्   - नीतिशतकस्य मङ्गलाचारणे ब्रह्मस्य (चैतन्यस्य) वन्दनां क्रीयते। 5.  विक्रमसम्बत् इत्यस्य प्रवर्तकः विक्रमादित्यस्य ज्येष्ठभ्राता कः अस्ति? उत्तरम्   - भर्तृहरिः। 6. राजा भर्तृहरेः प्रेमिका का आसीत्? उत्तरम्   - पिङ्गला। 7. भर्तृहरेः पिता कः? उत्तरम्   - गन्धर्वसेन्। 8. नीतिशतकस्य श्लोकसङ्ख्या कति अस्ति? उत्तरम्   - 100. (कतिपयेषु ग्रन्थेषु 111 इति अपि प्राप्रते। ) 10. नीतिशतक कस्मिन् काव्यपरम्परान्तर्गतः अस्ति? उत्तरम्   - मुक्तककाव्य परम्परान्तर्गतः अस्ति। 11. यस्मिन् प्रत्येक श्लोकः अथर्दृष्ट्या स्वतन्त्रः भवति सा का काव्यपरम्परा भवति? उत्तरम्   - मुक्तककाव्यम्। 12. भर्तृहरिः कस्याः रीत्याः क...

रघुवंशम् (प्रथमो सर्गः, लघु प्रश्नोत्तराणि।)

1. रघुवंश महाकाव्यं केन विरचितम्? उत्तरः रघुवंश महाकाव्यं कालिदासेन विरचितम्। 2.  रघुवंश महाकाव्यस्य कः रचकः? उत्तरः  महाकवि कालिदासः। 3.  रघुवंश महाकाव्ये कति सर्गाः सन्ति? उत्तरः  रघुवंश महाकाव्ये एकोनविंशतिः सर्गाः सन्ति। 4.  कवि कालिदासः रघुवंश महाकाव्ये कस्य वन्दनं कृतम्? उत्तरः  कवि कालिदासः रघुवंश महाकाव्ये पार्वती-परमेश्वरयोः वन्दनं कृतम्। 5.  रघुवंश महाकाव्यस्य नायकः कः? उत्तरः  रघुवंश महाकाव्यस्य दिलीपः नायकः। 6.  रघुवंश महाकाव्यस्य का नायिका? उत्तरः  रघुवंश महाकाव्यस्य सुदक्षिना नायिका। 7.  कालिदाससस्य अपर महाकाव्यस्य एकस्य नाम किम्? उत्तरः  कुमार सम्भवम्। 8.  कालिदासीय काव्यस्य किं वैशिष्टम्? उत्तरः  उपमा कालिदासीय काव्यस्य किं वैशिष्टम्। 9.   रघुवंश महाकाव्यस्य प्रथमसर्गे कति श्लोका: सन्ति ? उत्तरः  ९५ 10.  र? उत्तरः  र 11.  र? उत्तरः  र 12.  र? उत्तरः  र 13.  र? उत्तरः  र 8.  र? उत्तरः  र 9.  र? उत्तरः  ...

“Moloch” in Allen Ginsberg´s poem “Howl” (with Assamese meaning)

The Moloch of the Hebrew Bible is a god of Canaan, one of many gods that the Israelites were forbidden to worship. He was a child-sacrifice-demanding god (তেওঁ আছিল শিশু-বলি বিছৰা দেৱতা) who would strike fear into worshippers' hearts (যি ভক্তৰ হৃদয়ত ভয় সুমুৱাই দিয়ে).Various kings were, however, drawn to Moloch despite God's warnings (অথচ ভগৱানৰ সকীয়নী সত্বেও কিছুমান ৰজা-মহাৰজা তেওঁৰ প্ৰতি আকৰ্ষিত হৈছিল). Ginsberg uses Moloch to represent everything he felt was wrong and evil (গিন্ছবাৰ্গে তেওঁৰ চাৰিওফালে দেখা পোৱা যিকোনো ভুল আৰু বেয়াখিনিক মলক বুলি কৈছে). Moloch embodies the nightmares of war (যুদ্ধৰ দিবাস্বপ্নবোৰো মলক) and poverty as well (দৰিদ্ৰতাও) as the devotion of the American public to money and "pure machinery" (আমেৰিকানসকলৰ ধন আৰু বিশুদ্ধ যািন্ত্ৰকতাৰ প্ৰতি সমৰ্পণো একেই). Moloch also symbolizes repression (মলকে অৱদমনকো প্ৰতিনিধিত্ব কৰিছে). Ginsberg calls Moloch "the heavy judger of men," referring to what he saw as an authoritarian government, ...

"Kamala" by Vijay Tendulkar

The characters Sarita - Wife of Jaising Jadhav. She was ill-treated by Jaising, but she was the only person to support him when he lost his job in his bid to expose the racket of woman trade. Kamla by Vijay Tendulkar is a naturalistic play. It focuses on the changed role of women in society. It was inspired by a real life incident - the Indian Express exposure by Ashwin Sarin, who actually bought a girl from a rural flesh market and presented her at a press conference. But using this incident as a launching pad, Tendulkar raises certain cardinal questions regarding the value system of a modern success-oriented generation who are ready to sacrifice human value in the name of humanity itself. The playwright exposes the innate self-deception of this standpoint. It is the story of an unfortunate woman sold away in the flesh market and a so-called happy housewife married to a daring journalist, both having a revelation of finding themselves on the common platform of sexual slavery ...

Chaucer's "Prologue to Canterbury Tales" (The Main Characters)

The characters who are considered best persons by Chaucer in his "Prologue to the Canterbury Tales" are - Knight, Squire, Yeoman, Parson, Plowman. Knight - (was honourable, courageous, helpful, modest, Impeccable, courtliness, simpleton, loyal, gallant, polite, good mannered, courteous, knowledgeable, true guardian)             Socially, the Knight is by far the most prestigious person on the pilgrimage. He has fought in many battles and served his king nobly. (the Knight has not fought in secular battles; all his battles have been religious battles of some nature.) He is the very essence of chivalry, honor, and courage. Similarly, he is the epitome of gentility, a man who loves truth, freedom, and honor. Everyone in the pilgrimage looks up to and respects him. Despite his elevated position, the knight is also filled with humility. He does not participate in the quarreling or complaining, nor does he condemn it. Although he has distinguished himself ...

Geoffrey Chaucer's Prologue

Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) is the most significant poet to write in Middle English. Chaucer is the first great painter of character because he is the first great observer of it among English writers. In PROLOGUE TO THE CANTERBURY TALES all the characters drawn are from different classes of society represent the fourteenth century. The sketches not only give typical traits of temoerament, appearence and manners, but incorporate the essentials of medicine, law, religion, the theory of kighthood and also the faults in social life. Many sincere English Pilgrims choose to travel to Canterbury to visit the relics of saint Thomas becket in Canterbury Cathedral, where they thank the martyr for havinng helped them they were in need.      The narrator tells us that as he prepared to go on such a pilgrimage staying at a inn named Tabard Inn in Southwark, a great company of twenty or more travellers entered. The travelleres were a diverse group who, like the narrator, were on t...

Preludes BY T. S. ELIOT

Preludes, BY T.S. ELIOT The winter evening settles down With smell of steaks in passageways. Six o’clock. The burnt-out ends of smoky days. And now a gusty shower wraps The grimy scraps Of withered leaves about your feet And newspapers from vacant lots; The showers beat On broken blinds and chimney-pots, And at the corner of the street A lonely cab-horse steams and stamps. And then the lighting of the lamps. II The morning comes to consciousness Of faint stale smells of beer From the sawdust-trampled street With all its muddy feet that press To early coffee-stands. With the other masquerades That time resumes, One thinks of all the hands That are raising dingy shades In a thousand furnished rooms. III You tossed a blanket from the bed, You lay upon your back, and waited; You dozed, and watched the night revealing The thousand sordid images Of which your soul was constituted; They flickered against the ceiling. And when all the world came back And the li...