Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Rajasthani Schools of Painting

Question:

Who are the characters representing the emotive states in 'Rasikapriya'?

Options:

Rama and Sita

Arjuna and Draupadi

Radha and Krishna

Shiva and Parvati

Correct Answer:

Radha and Krishna

Explanation:

Answer: Radha and Krishna
The characters representing the emotive states in 'Rasikapriya' are Radha and Krishna.

Rasikapriya, translated as ‘The Connoisseur’s Delight’, is replete with complex poetic interpretations and was composed to incite aesthetic pleasure to elite courtiers. Composed in Brajbhasha by Keshav Das, the court poet of Raja Madhukar Shah of Orchha in 1591, Rasikapriya explores various emotive states, such as love, togetherness, jilt, jealousy, quarrel and its aftermath, separation, anger, etc., that are common between lovers represented through the characters of Radha and Krishna.