please explain me the bengali poem Bonolota sen. by Jibanondo das
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hazaar bochhor dhore…. Natorer Bonolota Sen:
The poet here is a lone traveler who is travelling through the time for thousand years. This is a use of the hyperbole which is generally included to increase the importance of a particular thing or subject. He says that he is travelling for a thousand years to increase the importance of the travel. In fact the meaning can be connoted as he is a traveler travelling through the fins of time.
He says that he has travelled to various cities. The cities he names are Sinhala or Srilanka of the modern times, Malay Sagar or the sea of the Malaya which means the mountains. The Indian Ocean of the modern days. The ocean on whose embankments there reside the greatest of the empires of the world. He has travelled through the dark ages of Bimbisara and Asoka. He names these mythological places to depict that he is travelling the time through the empires and the variety of kingdoms. He had seen the whitish pale sea of life. Yet he did not find the peace. He got peace at Natore where he met Bonolota Sen.
The poet mentions the name of Natore because Natore was the seat of culture and heritage of ancient Bengal. After travelling the warring territories of the world he got the peacefulness in the laps of his motherland where a woman coaxes his tormented soul and gives him the long desired rest.
"chul taar….. karukarjo"
The poet is describing the beauty of the girl here. He is a traveler thus had seen a lot of places all around the world. He demonstrates like a mesmerized person, the beauty of this girl. He says the hair of this girl was like the dark crevices of the night. Her face had the beauty of the engravings found at the Shravasti. The engravings at the Shravasti are famous all through the world! The poet establishes a direct relation between the two.
"haal bhenge…. Natorer Bonolota sen"
He refers to the shipwrecked sailor who finds resort among the cinnamon islands of Indonesia. He says that he is like that sailor who is far annulated from his place and is finding for a resort. The girl Bonolota gives him that resort and peace. Her eyes are compared to the nest of a bird. The bird’s nest-eyed girl gives the peace and the poet searches for the required serenity of love in her.
"somostho diner shsese….. Bonolota Sen"
He returns to his homeland after the whole day of traversing the area. The darkness comes in as silently as the dew drops fall. As the birds return to thrift nests, the day’s breath is eradicated from the wings of the eagle, and the rivers end all the water taking of the workfolk day. The evening makes the preparations for another journey. The poet takes rest in the sea of darkness. He is not lonely now for he has Bonolota to coax him always.
Summary
As a person who is not loved, the poet is travelling from one place to the other. He traverses the ancient lands and finds no peace. He comes to the conjecture of Natore and gets the company of Bonolota Sen. There he gets peace. It appears to him that among the beauty of the girl; there is a resort as the cinnamon island is for a shipwrecked soldier. After the toil of the day the poet comes to Bonolota and thus the love tale is fulfilled.