Kavipriya is Keshav Das’s poem in honour of Rai Parbin. What is the title of its tenth chapter?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Baramasa
Option (1) Rasikapriya — Incorrect. This is a separate work by Keshav Das, translated as ‘The Connoisseur’s Delight’. It is a whole text on the moods of lovers, not a chapter of Kavipriya.
Option (2) Rasamanjari — Incorrect. This is a Sanskrit treatise on rasa by Bhanu Datta, a Maithil Brahmin of Bihar. It is not part of Keshav Das’s work.
Option (3) Baramasa — Correct. The tenth chapter of Kavipriya is titled Baramasa. It describes the 12 months of the year.
Option (4) Ragamala — Incorrect. Ragamala paintings are pictorial interpretations of ragas and raginis, arranged in albums. It is not a chapter of Kavipriya.
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NCERT (2026-27): “Themes of Paintings – An Overview …Kavipriya, another poetic work by Keshav Das, was written in the honour of Rai Parbin, a celebrated courtesan of Orchha. It is a tale of love and its tenth chapter evocatively titled Baramasa engages with the most enduring climactic description of the 12 months of the year. While illustrating the daily life of people in different seasons and alluding to festivals falling therein, Keshav Das describes how the nayika prevails upon the nayaka not to leave her and proceed on a journey.” |