Chapter – 5
Introduction
THE EMPTY HEART
The man was rich, but not content.
आदमी धनी था, लेकिन उसे संतुष्टी/ संतोष नहीं था,
Morning, noon and night he went
सुबह, दोपहर और रात को जाता था,
To the Wish-yielding Tree and prayed:
ईच्छा को पूरा करने वाले पेड़ के पास और प्रार्थना किया :
'O Kalpaka' , I seek your aid;
हे कल्पका! मुझे आपकी मदद कि जरूरत है;
All I want is a pot of gold.'
'जो कुछ भी मैं चाहता हूं कोई एक सोने की घड़ा।'
His prayer was granted sevenfold:
उसकी प्रार्थना सात गुनी स्वीकार की गई थी,
For as a gift to him was given,
उपहार के रूप में उसे दिया गया था।
Glistening gold in pitchers seven.
चमचमाता हुआ सोने के सात घड़े,
Seven silver pitchers were now with him
अब सात चांदी के घड़े उसके साथ थे उसके।
Each with gold coins filled to the brim.
प्रत्येक गर्दन तक सोने के सिक्कों से भरा हुआ था।
But the Tree unkind took into its mind
लेकिन पेड़ के दिमाग में निर्दयता आया।
To add an eighth, a half-full pot.
एक आठवां देने की, आधा भरा हुआ।
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To fill this quick was his thought;
इसे जल्दी भरने के सोच ने,
The seven full vessels he clean forgot,
वह साफ तौर पर सातों भरे हुए बर्तनों को भूल गया।
The demon Desire now made him mad.
अब दानव रूपी ईच्छा ने उसे पागल बना दिया।
To mother, wife, children 'good bye' he bade.
वह मां, पत्नी और बच्चों को good bye यानि छोड़ दिया।
He rose before cock-crow, past midnight he worked;
वह मुर्गे के बाग देने से पहले जागा, मध्य रात्रि तक काम किया,
Eating, drinking and sleep he shirked.
खाना, पीना और सोना वह कम कर दिया/ से दूर रहा।
He wrecked his health, his conscience sold.
उसने अपना स्वास्थ्य खराब कर लिया, उसका विवेक बिक गया।
And tried all tricks to gather gold.
और सोने को एकत्र करने के सभी उपाय/ हथकंडे अपनाए।
Eager and anxious he shamelessly took,
उत्सुकता और चिंता उसे बेशर्म बना दिया।
Each coin he could clutch by hook or crook.
प्रत्येक सिक्कों को वह किसी भी कीमत पर पकड़ने की कोशिश की,
Harder and harder he tried, but died
कठिन से कठिन परिश्रम किया, लेकिन मर गया,
Before he could quite fill the pot.
बरतन को/ घड़े को बिलकुल पूरा भरने से पहले।
Greed and endless, but life is not.
लालच का अनन्त है, लेकिन जीवन अनन्त नही है।
Nothing is wrong with a half-filled purse;
आधे भरे घड़े के साथ कोई गलत नहीं था।
'Tis the void in the heart that is the curse.
यह दिल का शून्य / लालच है जो अभिशाप है। जिसने उसे मार डाला।
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
PERIASAMY THOORAN (Periasami Turan, 1908-87), a distinguished Tamil writer, first made his name as a writer of short stories and poems. However he is best remembered today as the editor of the famous ten-volume general encyclopaedia in Tamil, Kalai Kazhanjiyam. Later, he also compiled and edited an encyclopaedia in Tamil for children. A master of style, Thooran handled successfully the prose-poem and the sonnet. His works include such popular collections as Ilantamiza and Turan Kavithaika (poems), Tangacangili (Short stories) and Puvin Sirippu (essays). Among the many awards that came to him were the Padma Bhushan and Kalalmamani from Tamil Nadu.
The poem Kurai Kudam (The Empty Heart) highlights a great human weakness: man's insatiable greed which ultimately destroys him.
पेरियासामी तूरान (पेरियासामी तुरान, 1908-87), एक प्रतिष्ठित तमिल लेखक, ने पहली बार लघु कथाओं और कविताओं के लेखक के रूप में अपना नाम बनाया। हालाँकि उन्हें आज तमिल में प्रसिद्ध दस-खंड सामान्य विश्वकोश,
कलाई कज़ानजियाम के संपादक के रूप में सबसे अच्छी तरह से याद किया जाता है। बाद में, उन्होंने बच्चों के लिए तमिल में एक विश्वकोश का संकलन और संपादन भी किया। शैली के एक मास्टर, थुरन ने गद्य-कविता और सॉनेट को सफलतापूर्वक संभाला। उनकी रचनाओं में इलन्तमिज़ा और तूरान कविथिका (कविताएँ), तांगकांगिली (लघु कथाएँ) और पुविन सिरिप्पु (निबंध) जैसे लोकप्रिय संग्रह शामिल हैं। उन्हें मिलने वाले कई पुरस्कारों में तमिलनाडु से पद्म भूषण और कलालमनी शामिल थे।
कविता कुरई कुदम (खाली दिल) एक बड़ी मानवीय कमजोरी पर प्रकाश डालती है: मनुष्य का अतृप्त लालच जो अंततः उसे नष्ट कर देता है।
A. Answer the following questions orally:
1. What is your opinion about a greedy man?
2. What does he do to satisfy his ambition?
3. What ultimate result does he have to come across?
B.1.1. Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statement:
1. Periasamy Thooran has written the poem 'The Empty Heart'. ( True)
2. Periasamy Thooran was a Bengali writer. ( False)
3. The poem 'The Empty Heart' has been translated by S. Swaminathan. ( False)
4. The man was given six pots. ( False)
B.1.2 Answer the following questions very briefly:
1. Why was the man not content, although he was rich?
2. When was the gift given by the tree?
3. Why was the tree called unkind?
4, When did the man want one pot of gold?
5. Why was he given seven pots?
B.2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words reading the poem carefully.
The man was rich, but
Morning, noon and ..................... he went.
His prayer was granted...............
For as a gift to him was...........
To fill this..............., was his thought.
The seven full.............. he clean forgot.
Nothing is wrong with a half-filled purse. 'Tis the void in the heart.
Objective Type Questions
1. The poem tells about the problems caused by:
(a) sickness
(b) poverty
(c) overeating
(d) greed
2. There was which had the power to grant wishes.
(a) snake
(b) pigeon
(d) temple
(c) tree
3. The tree gave the man seven.......... full of gold coins,
(a) pots/pitchers
(b) pans
(c) bags
(d) sacks
4. In the poem 'The Empty Heart', to whom did the man bid good bye?
(a) His Mother
(b) His Wife
(c) His Children
(d) His Mother, Wife and Children
5. Greed is......... but life is not.
(a) worthy
(b) bad
(c) good
(d) endless
6. Who has written the poetry, "The Empty Heart"?
(a) Vidyapati
(b) Puran Singh
(d) Amrita Pritam
(c) Periasamy Thooran
7. What was the problem of the man?
(a) He was very dissatisfied
(b) He was very much in threat
(c) He had a crisis of money
(d) None of these
8.What did he demand from the tree?
(a) Pot of gold
(b) Pot of silver
(c) Pot of bronze
(d) Pot of copper
9. What happened to his prayer?
(a) Prayers were not granted
(b) Prayers were granted
(c) Prayers were neither granted nor refused
(d) None of these
10. What made him mad?
(a) His Greedy tendency
(b) His tendency of getting more and more
(c) Sudden shock
(d) None of these
11. The Empty Heart' has been composed by:
(a) Periyasamy Thooran
(B) Sarojini Naidu
(C) Keki. N. Daruwalla
(d) Mahadevi Verma
12. In the poem "The Empty Heart,' the prayer was granted:
(a) three fold। (c) five fold
(b) seven fold (d) nine fold
13. How many pots of gold were given to the man in the poem. "The Empty Heart"
(a) Six
(B) seven
(C) five
(d) Eight
14. According to the poem 'The Empty Heart', which of the following statements is true?
(a) The man was given six pots.
(b) Periyasamy Thooran was a Bengali writer.
(c) The man was not satisfied because he was greedy.
(d) The poem "The Empty Heart' has been translated by S. Swaminathan.
15. The demon Desire now made him mad' is from:
(a) The Empty Heart
(b) Koel
(c) Thinner Than a Crescent
(d) Martha
16. The poem"The Emtpy Heart' highlights man's insatiable:
(a) food
(b) hunger
(c) greed
(d) nature
17. What did the pitchers contain?
(a) Gold coins
(b) Silver coins
(c) Copper coins
(d) Lead coins
18. Eager and anxiously he shamelessly took..." What did the man take?
(a) Gold coins
(b) Fancy clothes
(c) Beautiful gems
(d) Property
19. 'Greed is endless, but life is not'-is from:
(a) The Empty Heart
(b) Koel
(c) God Made the Country
(d) Thinner Than a Crescent
20. The seven full vessels he clean forgot', is from:
(a) The Empty Heart
(b) Koel
(c) Martha
(d) Ode on Solitude
21.The rich man wrecked his :
(a) car। (c) health
(b) house (d) tractor
22 The rich man died before he could fill the........ pitcher
(a) first with gold.
(b) second
(c) seventh
(d) eighth
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