Who are the characters representing the emotive states in ‘Rasikapriya’?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Radha and Krishna
Option (1) Rama and Sita — Incorrect. Rama and Sita belong to the Ramayana, which Sahibdin painted at Mewar, not to Rasikapriya.
Option (2) Arjuna and Draupadi — Incorrect. Arjuna and Draupadi are figures of the Mahabharata, not the lovers of Rasikapriya.
Option (3) Radha and Krishna — Correct. Rasikapriya explores emotive states common between lovers, shown through the characters of Radha and Krishna.
Option (4) Shiva and Parvati — Incorrect. Shiva and Parvati are not the lovers of this Brajbhasha text.
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.” |