Gujarat Board GSEB Solutions Class 12 English Second Language Unit 1 Read 2 Sunrise on the Kangchenjunga Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.
GSEB Std 12 English Textbook Solutions Unit 1 Read 2 Sunrise on the Kangchenjunga (2nd Language)
GSEB Class 12 English Sunrise on the Kangchenjunga Text Book Questions and Answers
Comprehension
Question 1.
After reading this poem silently, close your eyes for a while and visualize the beauty of the mountain in the early morning. Describe your mental picture of Kangchenjunga in short sentences, phrases and words.
Answer:
You can start like this: I see a big mountain. White clouds are moving up the mountain. In the east, I see the sun rising. It is clad in purple glory. The snow-covered peaks of the Himalayan range are glowing with white light and seem calm and serene. They seem beautiful as they have put on shining white robes. They are bathing in golden light at the horizon.
I find morning dews and different changing moist colour-shades. It seems that these colour-shades are painting the peaks of the snow-covered mountains. The sun beyond the hills seems as if it were kissing the hills. The love-light lingers the whole day.
At the close of the day, the faint light spreads over the hills and it makes them more beautiful. The voice coming from the hills really thrills me and I makes me feel that it is a voice of soul living : in the mountains.
Question 2.
Make a list of natural elements (light, colours, places, things) mentioned in the poem. Use words suggested in the glossary in place of the words in the poem.
Answer:
The list of light, colours, places and things mentioned in the poem is as follows :
Light — Colours
Love-light — Purple
Golden-light — White
Faint-light — Hues
Places — Things
Skies — Vapour
Summits — Snows
Himalaya — Robes
Heaven — Dews
Horizon — Cheeks
Rills — Fingers
Hills — Fountain
3. Complete the table
|
Elements |
Qualities (How is it ?) |
Action (What does it do?) |
Place (Where) |
What is it like? |
| vapours | Light | rise | to morning skies | purple |
| love-light | Shining | glows | on snows | eternal |
| Himalaya’s Queen (Kangchenj unga) | calm and serene | returns greetings | upon the Summits | hoary/grey |
| Himalaya’s Queen (Kangchenjunga) | robes of white | bathes | at horizon | golden |
4. Answer the following questions:
Question 1.
Who is the Himalaya’s Queen ? Describe her.
Answer:
The Kangchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world, is the Himalaya’s queen. Its old summits keep snow-covered all the time. In the presence of sunlight, they look changing their colours. They look calm and serene. They also seem as if they were wearing white robes and at the horizon they look like bathing in golden light.
The sun beyond them looks as if it were kissing the hills and the love-light lingers there all the time. The voice coming out of the hills gives us the impression that it is the voice of the soul living in the mountains.
Question 2.
Describe her interaction with other elements.
Answer:
The calm and serene Kangchenjunga returns the heaven’s greetings. The sun kisses her hills. The love-light gently lingers on her. The voice coming from the hills gives impression that it is the voice of the soul that lives in the mountains.
Question 3.
Why is the morning glow called love-light ?
Answer:
The morning light falling on the snow- covered mountains is very soft and bright. It is pink in colour which is believed to be the colour of love. After the darkness of the night, when the morning light-glows, it is very bright and has soothing effect, hence love-light.
Question 4.
What does the love-light do in the poem ?
Answer:
The love-light glows on the eternal snows upon the ages-old summits of the Kangchenjunga. It makes them look calm and serene. Over the rills and the hills, the love-light gently lingers the whole day.
Question 5.
What is the effect of sunrise on the heart and soul of the mountain ?
Answer:
When the sun rises in the morning and sends its first faint ray of ‘Love’, the heart and the soul of the mountain feel the thrills of the voice coming from the hills.
5. List the expressions (lines / phrases / words) that give pleasant picture.
- The vapours rise to the morning skies.
- Clad in a purple glory.
- The love-light glows on the Eternal snows
- In robes of white
- Bathed in golden light
- The morning dews
- Mellow hues paint her cheeks
- The sun-kissed hills.
- The love-light gently lingers
- Love’s undying fountains
- The heart feels the thrills of the voice from the hills.
6. Draw a picture of Kangchenjunga on the basis of the description in the poem. Colour it properly.
Students will draw the picture based on the picturesque images given as answer to the above given question.
(A) Questions and Answers
Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each :
Question 1.
Which line in the poem suggests that the mountain is very old ?
Answer:
‘Upon the summits hoary’ suggests that the mountain was very old.
Question 2.
Identify the Figure of Speech in the line-‘And mellow hues paint her cheeks with fairy fingers.’
Answer:
The Figure of Speech in the line ‘And mellow hues paint her cheeks with fairy fingers.’ is Personification.
(B) Reading Comprehension
Read the following stanzas and answer the questions :
(1) The vapours rise
To the morning skies,
Clad in a purple glory;
While the love-light glows On the’ Eternal Snows
Upon the summits hoary And the Himalaya’s Queen,
Calm and serene,
Returns the heaven’s greeting- In robes of white,
Bathed in golden light-
Where earth and sky are meeting.
Questions :
(1) What is the ‘love-light’ according to the poet?
(2) Which adjectives are used for the Kangchenjunga ?
Answers :
(1) Here ‘love-light’ means the early morning rays of the Sun.
(2) The adjectives used for the Kangchenjunga are ‘Calm and Serene’.
OR
Questions
(1) Where is the snow ?
(2) Find out the similar word of ‘ancient’ from the stanza.
(3) What does the poet call ‘Kangchenjunga’ ?
Answers :
(1) The snow is on the age-long summits.
(2) The similar word of ‘ancient’ is ‘hoary’ in the stanza.
(3) The poet calls ‘Kangchenjunga’ the Himalaya’s Queen.
OR
Questions:
(1) Who according to the poet, is the Himalaya’s Queen ?
(2) What does the Himalaya’s Queen return ?
Answers:
(1) According to the poet, the summit ‘Kangchenjunga’ is the Himalaya’s Queen.
(2) The Himalaya’s Queen returns the rays of the sun falling on it. These rays of the sun are called heaven’s greeting here.
(2) And the morning dews
And mellow hues
Paint her cheeks with fairy fingers,
While o’er the rills And the sun-kissed hills,
The love-light gently lingers.
And the breaking day Sends the first faint ray
Of Love’s undying fountains,
While the heart feels the thrills Of the voice from the hills
And the Soul that dwells in the mountains. — A. Christina Albers
Questions :
(1) Which ‘figure of speech’ is predominantly used in this stanza? Pick it out.
(A) Onomatopoeia
(B) Alliteration
(C) Personification
(2) Which natural elements in this stanza do the job of painting?
Answers :
(1) ‘Personification’ is predominantly used in this stanza.
(2) The ‘morning dews’ and ‘mellow hues’ do the job of painting the cheeks of the personified Kangchenjunga.
Vocabulary
1. I am a word. But who am I ?
Read my description and find out from the lesson.
(1) I am chosen or elected to speak or act on behalf of a company, firm or other person. I may be a servant or an elected candidate. I represent a wider group of people. I am Representative.
(2) I am a negative feeling of human beings. I am a feeling of ill will or resentfulness. It may be born from past insult or bad incident. As a result of me a person may think to harm, insult or even injure the other one. I am Grudge.
(3) I am a very positive feeling of human beings. As a result of me a person may let go others’ faults and misdeeds. I bring peace to mind. Most of the religions try to teach my lessons to their devotees. I am Forgiveness.
(4) It is said that the person who holds me is the happiest person. I am an enemy of worldly desires. When a person owns me, he doesn’t wish to own any more thing. I am Contentment.
(5) I am software which Is available to everyone free of charge. I am Love.
(6) I am not one. I am not two and yet I am not many also. give reference of variety. I am Resentment
(7) I am a very positive feeling of human beings. When one thinks respectfully about his or her own self. I come into existence. I am a medicine of many psychological diseases. I am Self-esteem.
2. Answer these questions using a word (or its form) from the brackets. Underline that word in the text.
(self-esteem, Current, turn off, past hurt, prevention)
(1) What is the reason of your having resentment or grudge for someone ?
(2) What will you do if no one is in the room and the electricity bulb is on ?
(3) What is better than cure
(4) What kind of bank account should you open up to do everyday transactions?
(5) What is the feeling in absence of which you don’t feel insulted?
Answer:
(1) The reason of our having resentment or grudge for someone is past hurt.
(2) If no one is in the room and the electricity bulb is on, I will turn off it.
(3) Prevention is better than cure.
(4) If I am supposed to do everyday transactions, I should open current bank account.
(5) Self-esteem is the feeling in absence of which I don’t feel insulted.
3. Make a list of words representing positive and negative human emotions and feelings. Some are given for you. Add not given in the read.
| Positive emotions and feelings | Negative emotions and feelings |
| high esteem, forgiveness, self-acceptance, love, self-esteem, realisation, goodness, warmth, peace, contentment | low esteem, grudge, resentment, self-criticism, past hurt |
4. In each of these sentences, there is one word which does not fit in. Take the right word from the brackets and put it at a proper place to make the sentence meaningful.
Example:
Devotees try to invite the blessings of the gods they worship. (invoke, summon)
Devotees try to invoke the blessings of the gods they worship.
Question 1.
Can you precisely designate the Shanidev temple on the map of Maharashtra? (locate, put)
Answer:
Can you precisely locate the Shanidev temple on the map of Maharashtra?
Question 2.
Bus service was snatched by a one-day strike by the drivers, (disrupted, ruptured)
Answer:
Bus service was disrupted by a one-day strike by the drivers.
Question 3.
Commitment is the key source to happiness, (containment, contentment)
Answer:
Contentment is the key source to happiness.
Question 4.
A dietician knows all about the apparatus of different food items, (components, mechanism)
Answer:
A dietician knows all about the components of different food items.
Question 5.
Always drink boiled water, if you want to conserve yourself from falling ill. (preserve, prevent)
Answer:
Always drink boiled water, if you want to prevent yourself from falling ill.
Question 6.
The computerised multimedia molecules can help the student learn better. (modules, sections)
Answer:
The computerised multimedia modules can help the student learn better.
Question 7.
They started meeting now and then. Steadily, they fell in love with each other and decided to marry, (increasingly, eventually)
Answer:
They started meeting now and then. Eventually, they fell in love with each other and decided to marry.
5. Read the sentences in Part A and B. Pair the sentences in which the underlined word is used in a similar meaning. Write, in the boxes, the number of the appropriate sentences.
| Part A | Part B | Number in Part A |
| 1. Constant praise helps to build a child’s self-respect. | A. He made several corrections. | 5 |
| 2.1 have no ill will for my friend’s success in examination. | B. John has always been held in high esteem by his colleagues because he always volunteers to help out with any task that comes along. | 1 |
| 3. Who mounted the new hard drive in this CPU? | C. Hemal has just installed an alarm system in his house. | 3 |
| 4. Coming to class late is quite disturbing to the other students. | D. A child who is not properly disciplined at home tends to be quite disruptive at school. | 4 |
| 5. He prays quite a few times in a day. | E. I think my professor has a grudge against me because he never gives me top marks on my assignments. | 2 |
6. Pick out the sentence nearest in meaning to the main sentence.
Question 1.
The vapours rise, to the morning skies.
(a) The atmosphere is filled with mist in the early morning time.
(b) The weather is cloudy.
(c) Because of heat in the morning time, water gets vaporized and goes to the sky.
(d) In the morning the sky rises up to the vapours.
Answer:
(a) The atmosphere is filled with mist in the early morning time.
Question 2.
In robes of white, bathed in golden light.
(a) The white people robbed the golden prosperity of India.
(b) The fair mountain queen takes bath and changes her colour to golden.
(c) The mountain looks like a queen wearing white clothes having golden morning light sparkle and glisten.
(d) The white water appears to be golden in the morning sunlight.
Answer:
(c) The mountain looks like a queen wearing white clothes having golden morning light sparkle and glisten.
Question 3.
The breaking day sends the first faint ray of Love’s undying fountains.
(a) There are transparent fountains of water,
(b) The first sun ray reminds us of nature’s everlasting love for us.
(c) At day break, sun rays are not seen because they are faint.
(d) Love is like the everlasting fountains of faint rays.
Answer:
(b) The first sun ray reminds us of nature’s everlasting love for us.
Question 4.
The love-light gently lingers.
(a) The light gently touches our lovely heart.
(b) Our lovely heart gently touches the first light ray of the sun.
(c) The time of morning twilight lengthens because of mist.
(d) The morning twilight still lasts there in the sky above the mountain peaks.
Answer:
(d) The morning twilight still lasts there in the sky above the mountain peaks.
7. Replace the underlined words with the most suitable word given in the brackets.
(rill, thrilling, undying, mellow, eternal)
The everlasting snow on the age old mountain peaks melts and turns into tiny spring like water flow which gradually becomes a boisterous stream. These ever-flowing streams together make a never ending great river. It is a delighting sight to behold the pleasantly smooth and soft colour reflections of morning or evening skies in the calm waters of a river.
Answer:
The eternal snow on the age old mountain peaks melts and turns into tiny rill which gradually becomes a boisterous stream. These ever-flowing streams together make an undying great river. It is a thrilling sight to behold the mellow colour reflections of morning or evening skies in the calm waters of a river.
8. Tick mark the word nearly opposite in meaning.
Revision Of Functions
1. Read the conversation. Notice the functions used in the expressions are mentioned in the brackets.
A : If you want to improve your skills, you have to work harder, (condition, compulsion)
B : I know, sir. I ought to work harder specially for my vocabulary, (compulsion)
C : I would rather work more for comprehension part
A: You should communicate in English with your classmates and friends in order to improve your communication skills in English, (purpose)
D: Yes, sir. Though we work hard, we need to work smarter. Riya’s English is better than ours. Will Riya help us ? (contrast, compulsion, comparison)
Riya: Why not ? I used to work for me and for others too. (past habit)
A: Riya is so caring that she will help to improve your skills, (result)
E: Either Riya or Shreya can help us. Shreya has the same command over English as Riya. (alternative choice, describing people)
2. Join the groups of sentences in three different ways. One is done for you. All these three ways show contrast between two sentences in each group.
(1)
- Aditya Sheth performed well in the interview.
- He was not selected for the post.
(a) Though Aditya Sheth performed well in the interview, he was not selected for the post.
(b) Aditya Sheth performed well in the interview but he was not selected for the post.
(c) In spite of his performing well in the interview, Aditya Sheth was not selected for the post.
(2)
- This bike gives a reasonable average.
- It is very costly.
(a) Though this bike is very costly, it gives a reasonable average.
(b) This bike is very costly, but it gives a reasonable average.
(c) In spite of being very costly, this bike gives a reasonable average.
(3)
- It was raining cats and dogs.
- The traffic policeman was standing at the crossroads for controlling traffic.
(a) Though it was raining cats and dogs, the traffic policeman was standing at the crossroads for smoothening traffic.
(b) It was raining cats and dogs but the traffic policeman was standing at the crossroads for smoothening traffic.
(c) In spite of its raining cats and dogs, the traffic policeman was standing at the crossroads for smoothening traffic.
(4)
- The government motivated common people to open a savings account with a bank.
- People don’t care to do so.
(a) Though the government motivated common people to open a savings account with a bank, they don’t care to do so.
(b) The government motivated common people to open a savings bank account with a bank but they don’t care to do so.
(c) In spite of the government’s motivation to common people to open a savings bank account with a bank, they don’t care to do so.
3. Read the sentences. Circle the connectors showing contrast. Underline the expressions showing comparison.
(1) (Though) Mr Shah bought a new car, it’s not as beautiful as Mr Patel’s.
(2) (In spite of) working sincerely, Joseph is not paid better than Amit.
(3) Ilyas has got good score this time (but) Jilva has the highest marks in the class.
(4) The officers should work as sincerely as the manager (even though) the chairman of the company remains absent.
4. Fill in the blanks using proper expressions from the brackets. Write its function in the brackets as mentioned in FI.
(neither … nor, either … or, ought to, should, would like to, rather)
(1) We have no good terms with Mr Trivedi. Neither my father nor me would go to his function. – Expressing Negation
(2) As sensible citizens, we ought to pay our taxes regularly and honestly. – Expressing Moral Duty
(3) What would you take – tea or coffee ? I would like to take a lunch as it’s time for a meal.
-Expressing Choice
(4) He would rather visit the man to apologize for his mistake. – Expressing Derirability
(5) To sustain ecological balance, each one should plant at least a tree in his/her lifetime.
-Expressing Obligation
5. Read the conversation. There are some errors in it. Correct them.
Ami : I was used to walk for hours together when I did not have a vehicle.
Vidhi : The same here. I used to working hard in the farm with my father. Now my life is easiest than that life.
Ami : My past life was difficult than today’s life,
Now, today’s life looks very convenient.
Vidhi : We used to played in the streets. Not like today’s kids sitting at the laptops and before mobile phones.
Ami : Still I enjoyed my past life as most as like today’s life.
Vidhi : Me too.
Answer:
Ami : I used to walk for hours together when I did not have a vehicle.
Vidhi : The same here. I used to work hard in the farm with my father. Now my life is easier than that life.
Ami : My past life was more difficult than today’s life. Now, today’s life looks very convenient.
Vidhi : We used to play in the streets. Not like today’s kids, sitting at the laptops and in front of mobile phones.
Ami : Still I enjoyed my past life as much as I like today’s life.
Vidhi : Me too.
6. Read the groups of sentences. They combined in different ways. One is done for you. Now combine the other groups.
(1)
- Malhar wanted to join a Master’s course.
- He went to Canada.
(a) Malhar went to Canada so that he could join a Master’s course.
(b) Malhar went to Canada in order to join a Master’s course.
(c) Malhar went to Canada with a view to joining a Master’s course.
(d) Malhar went to Canada for joining a Master’s course.
(e) Malhar wanted to join a Master’s course therefore/so he went to Canada.
(2)
- The teacher wants to reach a larger audience.
- He uploads his video lectures on youtube website.
(a) The teacher uploads his video lectures on youtube website so that he can reach a larger audience.
(b) The teacher uploads his video lectures on youtube website in order to reach a larger audiance.
(c) The teacher uploads his video lectures on youtube website with a view to reaching a larger audience.
(d) The teacher uploads his video lectures on youtube website for reaching a larger audience.
(e) The teacher wants to reach a larger audience therefore/so he uploads his video lectures on youtube website.
(3)
- The owner of the bus-company travels by a bus to go to the company.
- He wants to feel how general commuters face and feel.
(a) The owner of the bus-company travels by a bus to go to the company so that he can feel how general commuters face and feel.
(b) The owner of the bus-company travels by a bus to go to the company in order to feel how general commuters face and feel.
(c) The owner of the bus-company travels by a bus to go to the company with a view to feeling how general commuters face and feel.
(d) The owner of the bus-company travels by a bus to go to the company for feeling how general commuters face and feel.
(e) The owner of the bus-company wants to feel how general commuters face and feel so/therefore he travels by a bus to go to the company.
(4)
- The students wanted to improve their
- They started communicating in English.
(a) The students started communicating in English so that they could improve their language skills in English.
(b) The students started communicating in English in order to improve their language skills in English.
(c) The students started communicating in English with a view to improving their language skills in English.
(d) The students started communicating in English for improving their language skills in English.
(e) The students wawed to improve their language skills in English so/therefore they started communicating in English.
7. Read the paragraph correcting the errors.
My grandfather ought to get up very early in the morning so that he will start the work before sunrise. Though I was a young child, I can’t understand his beliefs. I always asked about his views of modern life in spite of learning new things from him. He didn’t hesitate telling me everything I would want to know because he was rather eager to sit with me. He had a far better views about humanity in general but he loved every man. Either he or I was different from the long established values of our family.
Answer:
My grandfather is used to getting up very early in the morning so that he can start the work before sunrise. Though I am a young child, I can understand his beliefs. I always ask about his views of modern life in spite of learning new things from him.
He doesn’t hesitate telling me everything I would want to know because he is rather eager to sit with me. He has far better views about humanity in general and he loves every man. Either he or I am different from the long established values of our family.
Writing
1. There might be many things you do about yourself and many complaints about yourself. But have you ever tried to know the positive aspects about yourself ? Write a paragraph about positive aspects of your personality.
Cooperative and helping nature – performance in education – confident – leadership – self – dependent – courageous – positive attitude – sharp observation – performance in sports-extra curricular activity – obedient – honest – skills
Answer:
My Positivity OR
What I like about Myself
Every person on the earth has positive and negative qualities. But if positive qualities are taken better care of, guadually the impact of negative qualities will diminish. If I take about my positive attributes, they are as under :
I am cooperative and possess helping nature. Whether close relatives, friends or those who are in need of some help, I always rush to them without any expectation. I enjoy doing this and feel proud that I could be of some help to someone.
I am in std. 11 and so far the entire course of mine has been quite encouraging. I study with confidence and get good results. In school I have been elected General Secretary of Students’ Association. There I put in best of my efforts and we together many activities advantageous to students. As far my study is concerned, I am self-dependent. I don’t take any private coaching as I have confidence in my abilities.
As far as monetary aspect is concerned, I impart tuitions to primary students and earn enough to meet my pocket expenses. I dare to do anything hardly being afraid of their consequences. I possess very positive attitude which helps me get better results even in adverse conditions. I am rather gifted for sharp observation.
What most other don’t see or anticipate, I do. I am also good at sports. I am interested in volleyball and I have played up to state level rising from my school level. Being the General Secretary of Students’ Association, I plan and execute many co-curricular activities for students of my school including Scout and NSS activities. I bear a good moral character.
I am obedient and honest and my teachers and all known ones admire me for all that I do. I possess computer skills and good at many other life-skills.
Question 2.
Hiren is going to deliver a speech in his school on the subject ‘Love is more powerful than hatred and grudge’. Prepare a speech for him in 150 words.
Answer:
Respected Principal, teachers and all my dear friends, Today I am going to talk about Love. It is the most powerful feeling that has been gifted by God to everyone. It has such a force that all other feelings get subdued against it.
If we bear grudge against anybody, we ourselves have to feel its pain. All the time, we keep on thinking about it and have adverse effect of it on our health. If we retaliate keeping in mind the hatred or jealousy, it may tell upon our helath and we’ll be the loser on all fronts.
On the contrary, if we I follow the principle of ‘forgive and forget’ we will be saved from agony. Love begets Love. If we follow this principle, the things in our life would be easy. dealings with others would be smooth and our life would be more cheerful.
Answer:
These steps go as follows :
1. Switch on computer.
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2. Start web browser.
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3. Start e-mail service like ‘gmail’.
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4. Open your e-mail account.
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5. Write the e-mail address of the recepient.
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6. Write the subject in the subject box.
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7. Also write PL Find the Attachment in the body of the letter.
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8. Search out the file from the saved documents.
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9. Copy the file from the source.
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10. Click on the attachment option.
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11. Click on the send button and send it.
4. Describe this picture. Try to use worth /phrases from the poem you learnt.
Answer:
This is an image of sunrise. The sun is coming up where the earth and sky seem to be meeting. The rays of the sun make the entire horizon turning golden. It is the time when the day starts. A flamingo is seen flying in the left direction.
There are scattered clouds in the sky. There is great brightness in the sky and on the earth as well. We can say: And the breaking day / sends the first ray.
Activity
1. Can we install peace ? Yes, we can and we will. Let’s create titles for some programmes, files, websites, viruses, E-mail IDs, search engine that can help install peace, i.e., ceasefire.com,white flag. exe.peacepark. blogpost, battleend.soon@bilateral.com
2. Collect information about Kangchenjunga. Create a folder in your school’s computer and
keep it on desktop. Share it with your friends.
Note: Students will carry out these activities themselves.
Project
Search and collect photographs and information about your favourite tourist place in India. Write and arrange them in a chart and display it in your class.
Note: Students will search and collect photographs and information of their favourite tourist places from different sources including internet and write and arrange them on card-paper sheets for display in their classrooms.
Sunrise on the Kangchenjunga Summary in Gujarati
હિમાલયની પર્વતમાળાનું, દુનિયામાં ત્રીજા ક્રમનું ઊંચું શિખર ‘કાંચનજંગા’નું અપ્રતીમ સૌંદર્ય નિરૂપવાનો સ્તુત્ય પ્રયાસ અહીં વિદેશી કવયિત્રી એ. ક્રિસ્ટિના આલ્બર્સે આ રચનામાં કર્યો છે. ‘કાંચનજંગા’ શિખર પર થતા સૂર્યોદયને નિહાળી અભિભૂત થઈ જનાર આ કવયિત્રીએ પૂરી કાવ્યાત્મક સજ્જતાથી કાવ્યનિરૂપણ કર્યું છે. કવયિત્રી હિમાચ્છાદિત “કાંચનજંગા’ને ‘હિમાલયની રાણી’નું બિરુદ આપ્યું છે.
શુભ્રધવલ વસ્ત્રોમાં સજ્જ આ “રાણી’ સુવર્ણપ્રકાશમાં સ્નાન કરી રહી છે એવું એક તાદશ કલ્પનાચિત્ર ખડું કર્યું છે. સૂર્ય જ્યારે તેના પ્રેમના શાશ્વત ફુવારાનું પ્રથમ કિરણ આ પર્વતશિખર પર મોકલે છે ત્યારે પર્વતશૃંગોમાંથી આવતા ગહન ધ્વનિઓ કવયિત્રીના હૃદયને રોમાંચિત કરી મૂકે છે. આમ, આ અછાંદસ કાવ્યમાં કવયિત્રીએ “સૂર્યોદયના હિમશિખરનું અદ્ભુત કલ્પનાચિત્ર ખડું કર્યું છે.
Glossary (શબ્દાર્થ)
Places
Himalaya’s queen : (હિમાલયાઝ ક્વિન) – હિમાલયની રાણી, (અહીં) કાંચનજંગા પર્વતશિખર
ચડે છે ઊંચે બાષ્પની વાદળી
પ્રભાતના આકાશને આંબવા,
ભૂરી પ્રતિભાનું આંચળ ઓઢીને
પ્રેમપ્રકાશનો જ્યારે પંજ પથરાય છે.
શાશ્વત હિમ પર, ઉત્તુંગ શિખરો પર,
અને હિમાલયની રાણી
શાંત અને ગંભીર,
સ્વર્ગના અભિવાદનનો પ્રતિભાવ આપે છે
ધવલ વસ્ત્રોમાં,
સુવર્ણ પ્રકાશમાં સ્નાત થઈને
ત્યાં જ્યાં મળે છે ધરતી અને આકાશ
ળી પેલાં પ્રભાતનાં ઝાકળબિંદુઓ
અને ભીની રંગછટાઓ સાથે
પરી સમી આંગળીઓથી તેના ગાલ રંગે છે
હવે વળી પેલાં ઝરણાની પેલે પાર
તથા પેલી સૂર્યસ્પષ્ટ ટેકરીઓ પર
પેલો પ્રેમ-પ્રકાશ હળવેથી ઝળુંબી રહ્યો છે.
અને એ મળસ્કે, પહેલું ઝાંખું કિરણ મોકલે છે
પ્રેમના શાશ્વત ફુવારાનું,
અને એ ટાણે હૃદય રોમાંચ અનુભવે છે
શંગોમાંથી આવતા ધ્વનિઓનો
અને તે આત્માનો જે પર્વતોમાં વસે છે. – એ. ક્રિસ્ટિના આલ્બર્સ