You ask her one thing, She speaks of another. Her friends believe, That joy may come again. At times they banish hope, and cease to case.

Question

Read the stanza given below and answer the questions that follow:

You ask her one thing, She speaks of another. 

Her friends believe, That joy may come again.

At times they banish hope, and cease to case.

(i) Who is reporting the matter here?

(ii) Who has written these lines?

(iii) Name the title of the poem. 

(iv) What is the matter?

Answer 1

(i) Radha's friend is reporting the matter.

(ii) The great poet Vidyapati has written these lines. 

(iii) The title of the poem is "Thinner Than A Crescent".

(iv) Seperation from Lord Krishna made Radha insarre. The two things of Radha have been referred to; First, if one asks her one question she speaks of another, and the second thing is that she is growing thinner and thinner each day. Her friends believe in that they joy may come again. But sometimes they lose hope of her regaining health.