Q2: MPPSC Mains 2024 Paper-V: Mains Question

Questions on Rasa (poetic emotions) and Chhanda (metres). Attempt all. (Total 10 marks) (a) Rasa – its limbs and varieties (1×5 = 5) i. Who has propounded the definition – “Vibhāvānubhāva-vyabhicāri–saṃyogād-rasa-niṣpattiḥ” ? ii. In the following lines identify the Rasa and write it together with its Sthāyibhāva (permanent emotion): “Manas samāna meṃ aruṇa paḍā, jal jyuṃ bīja ho ghaṇā paḍā; Is tarah bhakti rāṇā thā, māno sapne meṃ ghaṇā paḍā.” iii. In the following lines which Saṃyoga (union)-bhāva is expressed? “He sārate! hai kṛpaṇ kyā, āye swayam Devaka bhī, Ve bhī na jīte samar meṃ, āj kyā mujhse kabhī.” iv. Define Śṛṅgāra-rasa and name its kinds. v. In the given stanza determine the Rasa and its Sthāyibhāva: “Śrīkṛṣṇa ke yug vacan Arjuna krodh se jalne lage … Saṃsār dekhe ab hamāre śatru raṇ meṃ mūrchhit paḍe …” (b) Dohā, Sorṭhā, Chaupāī (1×5 = 5) i. Write any two special characteristics of the Chaupāī metre. ii. State the characteristics of the Dohā metre. iii. The line “Suni Kenat ke bain prem lapte aṭṭe” belongs to which metre? iv. What is the difference between Mātrika (syllabic) and Varnika (quantitative) metres? v. Give a concise definition of Chhanda (metre).