Rasikapriya, ‘The Connoisseur’s Delight’, is a poetic text by Keshav Das. In which language did he compose it?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Brajbhasha
Option (1) Sanskrit — Incorrect. Sanskrit is the language of Jayadeva’s Gita Govinda and Bhanu Datta’s Rasamanjari, not of Rasikapriya.
Option (2) Persian — Incorrect. Persian is the language of the inscription on the Bundi Ragamala of 1591. Rasikapriya was not written in it.
Option (3) Brajbhasha — Correct. Keshav Das, the court poet at Orchha, composed Rasikapriya in Brajbhasha.
Option (4) Marwari — Incorrect. Marwari is used in the inscriptions on Bikaner paintings. It is not the language of Rasikapriya.
NCERT (2026-27): “Themes of Paintings – An Overview …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.” |