Class 10th English : प्रिय विद्यार्थियों, “Mindbloom Study” (#1 Online Study Portal) आपके लिए लाया है Class 10th English Poetry Chapter 7 “The Sleeping Porter” by Laxmi Prasad Devkota का हिंदी अनुवाद, Summary, Objective And Subjective Questions
INTRODUCTION
Laxmi Prasad Devkota was born on the 12 November 1909 in Kathmandu. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Patna University in 1929. He was a renowned poet and storywriter of his time. In 1948, he presided over the first national poetry festival of Nepal organized by Nepali Sahitya Parishad. Immediately after this poetry festival, he exiled himself to Vanarasi, India, to edit Yugvani (The Voice of the Age), which was a mouthpiece of the Nepali Congress. In Nepal, his house and properties were confiscated by the government.
THE SLEEPING PORTER
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.
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!
Like a bird
his heart is twittering, panting
he is sweating and out of breath
A hut on the cliff
his son shivering with cold
woes of hunger
the mother searching for nettles and vines.
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.
MAIN POINT FOR EXAMINATION
ANSWER QUESTIONS
Q1) How much load does the Porter have on his back? (कुली की पीठ पर कितना भार है?)
Answer :– The Porter is climbing the mountain with a heavy load (25 kilos) on his back. (कुली अपनी पीठ पर भारी बोझ लेकर पहाड़ पर चढ़ रहा है।)
Q2) What distance does the Porter cover in the snows of winter? (सर्दियों की बर्फ़ में कुली कितनी दूरी तय करता है?)
Answer :– The Porter covers six miles distance in the snows of winter. (कुली बर्फ़ भरी सर्दियों में छह मील की दूरी तय करता है।)
Q3) Who is challenging the mountain? (पहाड़ को कौन चुनौती दे रहा है?)
Answer :– The Porter is challenging the mountain. (कुली पहाड़ को चुनौती दे रहा है।)
Q4) What type of cap is he wearing? (उसने किस प्रकार की टोपी पहनी है?)
Answer :– He is wearing a dirty, sweaty black cap. (वह गंदी, पसीने से भरी काली टोपी पहनी हुई है।)
Q5) What type of smell does the Porter emit? (कुली की शरीर से किस प्रकार की गंध आती है?)
Answer :– The Porter emits a Sulphur-like sour smell. (कुली के शरीर से सल्फर जैसी खट्टी गंध निकलती है।)
Q6) What is there on the cliff? (खड़ी चट्टान पर क्या है?)
Answer :– There is a hut on the cliff. The Porter lives in the hut with his family. (खड़ी चट्टान पर एक झोपड़ी है। कुली अपने परिवार के साथ झोपड़ी में रहता है।)
Q7) What is the mother searching? (माँ क्या खोज रही है?)
Answer :– The mother is searching for nettles and vines. (माँ बिच्छु बूटी और लताएँ खोज रही है।)
Q8) Who is the hero of the mountain? (पर्वत का नायक कौन है?)
Answer :– The Porter is the hero of the mountain. (कुली पर्वत का नायक है।)
Q9) What is meant by ‘lid of night’?
Answer :– The star-studded sky is meant by lid of night. (इसका मतलब तारों से सजे आकाश है।)
Q10) Who is ‘reigning over’ the ‘rich kingdom of sleep’? (‘नींद के समृद्ध साम्राज्य’ पर कौन ‘शासन’ कर रहा है?)
Answer :– The Porter is reigning over the rich kingdom of sleep. He is in deep slumber because he is very tired. (कुली नींद के समृद्ध साम्राज्य पर शासन कर रहा है। वह गहरी नींद में है क्योंकि वह बहुत थका हुआ है।)
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