Give the summary of ROYAL TOMBS OF GOLCONDA poem in 3 paras.ONLY PERFECT ANSWERS WILL BE MARKED BRAINLIEST.!!
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Ans: In the poem “The royal tombs of Golconda”, the poetess Sarojini Naidu tries to immortalise the beauty of the Golconda fort through her verses.
She says that there are many historical tales which are associated with the Golconda fort which has stood unmoved for years. The fort has not lost its charm.
The poetess praises the beauty of the fort and says that with the springtime, as new flowers bloom, the beauty of the fort also increases.
Answer:
Paragraph 1
I muse among these silent fanes
Whose spacious darkness guards your dust;
Around me sleep the hoary plains.
That hold your ancient wars in trust
I pause, my dreaming spirit hears,
Across the wind’s unquiet tides,
The glimmering music of your spears
The laughter of your royal brides.
Explanation
In the above lines, the poetess says that she is gazing at the silent sacred tombs which signify the resting place of the
people of the bygone era, the kings, queens and the warriors.
There is emptiness, silence, darkness around, therefore making the place more spacious.
This place is guarding, overseeing the bodies that are buried and lying beneath the earth in the form of dust. The
memories have faded away but the monument speaks for itself.
She says around her are the ancient and well-known people who are idle and rested.
The poetess says that this place (Quli Qutub Shah Tombs) are the proof of your victories over the years.
The monuments are intact and remind her of the era gone by.
She pauses from her dream, her imaginary thoughts, her dreaming spirits of the bygone days and can hear the wind
blowing which is unquiet, meaning that these thoughts of hers about these people are not clear and are distractive.
She visualises that the rays of the sun are making the kings’ spears shine and the sound of one spear against the other
is music to her ears.
She glorifies war as an object of courage and valour here rather than victorious achievements alone.
Further she adds beauty to the place by recalling that the brides, the women in that kingdom were happy and there
was prosperity by speaking of their laughter heard.
Paragraph 2
In vain, O Kings doth time aspire
To make your names oblivion’s sport,
While yonder hill wears like a tier
The ruined grandeur of your fort.
Though Centuries falter and decline,
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Your proven strongholds shall remain
Embodied memories of your line,
Incarnate legends of your reign.
Explanation
The poetess addresses the kings here and says all the efforts to erase their name and fame with time was a vain.
It did not work.
Far away lies the fort of Golconda which is still speaking of their royalty and like a crown is placed.
Although several years have passed and ages have gone, their name is still strong in the form of monuments.
These monuments remind us of the memories that these kings, who made a mark for themselves and for the
generations to come.
Their empire and reign are still spoken about and is considered one of the most flourished ones.
Centuries have rolled by but the legends of Golconda are still popular.
Concluding Paragraph
O Queens, in vain old Fate decreed
Your flower- like bodies to the tomb;
Death is in truth the vital seed
Of your imperishable bloom
Each new-born year the bulbuls sing
Their songs of your renascent loves;
Your beauty wakens with the spring
To kindle these pomegranate groves.
The poetess addresses the queens here. She says they may have died long ago, and their beauty is destined to tombs.
Death is inevitable and may have taken away their beauty, grace and charm, but these qualities are revoked by the
melodious bulbuls every spring.
The pomegranate trees in the Ibrahim Bagh awaken every year, their flowers and fruits reflect the delicate charm of
the queens.
Thus, this poem is a reminder of how the Golconda Empire was in all its glory.
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