Who composed the Rasikapriya, translated as ‘The Connoisseur’s Delight’?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Keshav Das
Option (1) Bihari Lal — Incorrect. Bihari Lal authored the Bihari Satsai, a set of 700 verses written as aphorisms.
Option (2) Bhanu Datta — Incorrect. Bhanu Datta, a Maithil Brahmin of Bihar, composed the Rasamanjari, the ‘Bouquet of Delight’.
Option (3) Keshav Das — Correct. Keshav Das, the court poet of Raja Madhukar Shah of Orchha, composed it in Brajbhasha.
Option (4) Jayadeva — Incorrect. Jayadeva composed the Gita Govinda, the ‘Song of the Cowherd’, in Sanskrit.
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.” |