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Elegiacal poetry by Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala'
Saroj Smriti
AuthorSuryakant Tripathi 'Nirala'
LanguageHindi
GenrePoem
Publication date1937
Publication placeIndia
Media typePrint

Saroj Smriti (ISO: Saroj Smṛti) (lit. 'In memorium Saroj') is a long elegiacal poem in Hindi written by Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala'. He composed this following the death of his 18-year-old daughter, Saroj, in 1935. Its first publication occurred in the second edition of Anāmikā in 1937. This poem is considered one of the finest elegies in Hindi literature.

Overview

Nirala composed this poem in the profound grief following his daughter's death. It transcends emotional outpouring, with a deep sense of regret and sadness permeating the poem. Its subdued, restrained treatment and pensive dignity elevate it to an epic stature. David Rubin stated that Nirala's elegy for his daughter introduced a new element of unsparingly direct speech. It combined an intensely personal tone with objective control, merging the rhythmic flexibility of free verse with the solemnity of classical meter.

Excerpts

Nirala, while depicting Saroj on her wedding day, portrays her as a vibrant and poetic entity that evokes memories of his late wife, Manohara Devi.

Devnagri script IAST transliteration English translation

देखा मैंने, वह मूर्ति-धीति
मेरे वसंत की प्रथम गीति—
शृंगार, रहा जो निराकार
रस कविता में उच्छ्वसित-धार
गाया स्वर्गीया-प्रिया-संग
भरता प्राणों में राग-रंग

Dekhā maine, vah mūrti-dhīti
mere vasant kī pratham gīti—
śṛṅgār, rahā jo nirākār
ras kavitā meṃ ucchvasit-dhār
gāyā svargīyā-priyā-saṅg
bhartā prāṇoṃ meṃ rāg-raṅg

In you, I saw the courage,
the first song of my own spring,
that love without a physical form, the feeling
I'd expressed in my poems and once shared
with my lost darling, now filling my senses
with passionate joy.

See also

References

  1. Nirala, Suryakant Tripathi (2024). A Portrait of Love: Six Stories; One Novella. Translated by Choubey, Gautam. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 9789357086011.
  2. Gupta, Manju (1988). Datta, Amaresh (ed.). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 1149. ISBN 9788126011940.
  3. Rubin, David (1971). "Nirala and the Renaissance of Hindi Poetry". The Journal of Asian Studies. 31 (1): 114. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  4. "Saroj Smṛti: Full poem". www.hindwi.org. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  5. Shah, Ramesh Chandra (1998). "Another Returning of the Heart... Nirala's Imagination". India International Centre Quarterly. 36 (1): 1998. Retrieved 2024-07-28.

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