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Karnataka State Syllabus Class 9 English Poem Chapter 1 Upagupta
Upagupta Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes
Before you read:
Look at the picture given here. What conies to your mind when you see this picture? (Refer to Page No.23)
1. Angulimala was known for his notorious deeds, like killing and offering sacrifices. Once when Buddha was going along with his followers, Angulimala stopped them and tried to kill Buddha. Buddha was not frightened by Angulimala. Buddha changed Angulimala into a good man.
Write briefly your thoughts and feelings:
2. Angulimala was a cruel man. Cruelty creates a lot of miseries and sufferings to the people. Buddha is known for his kindness and mercy. Love conquer all, even the enemies. We can change the cruel nature of a man by showing love and kindness.
Understand the poem:
C1. Work in pairs. Pick out the words/ phrases from the poem which tell you about the following. Write them in the space given.
dark gloomy sky: The murky sky
ornamental chain worn around the ankle of a lady: Anklets
a religious person who leads a simple and strict life: Ascetic
at an appropriate time: When the time is ripe
flashes of lightning: black night showing its teeth
roadside: wayside
fort-like structure: rampart
made slightly wet: moisten
C2. The important signposts of the poem are given in the box. Fill in the flowchart in the order in which the incidents occur.
- The dancing girl invites him to her home.
- Upagupta asleep on the dusty ground of Mathura.
- The woman is driven away from the town.
- He promises to visit her when the time is ripe.
- Upagupta keeps his promise.
Answer:
- Upagupta asleep on the dusty ground of Mathura.
- The dancing girl invites him to her home.
- He promises to visit her when the time is ripe.
- The woman is driven away from the town.
- Upagupta keeps his promise.
C3. Some qualities of Upagupta are given. Quote the appropriate lines from the poem to justify them.
- simplicity
- merciful
- forgiving
- young and attractive
- be true to his words
Answer:
- simplicity: sleeping on the dusty earth.
- merciful: took her head on his knees, and moistened her lips with water and smeared her body with sandal balm
- forgiving: on his forgiving eyes
- young and attractive: the young face austerely beautiful
- be true to his words: “The time, at last has come to visit you, and I am here.”
C4. Work in small groups. Complete the summary of the poem with suitable words given in the bubbles.
Upagupta a ___1___ of Buddha, goes from one place to another. Once, while he is sleeping in a small town called __2__, a dancing girl wakes him up and 3 to her home. Upagupta ___4___, but tells her, “I will visit you when the time is ____5___ A year later, Upagupta finds the dancing girl lying on the ground ____6____ the town, having sores all over the body. She is driven away from the ___7___. He gives her 8 and applies ___9___ on her body. The woman asks who he is. Upagupta replies, “Now the 10 has come to visit you and I am here.”
Answer:
- disciple
- Mathura
- invites
- refuses
- ripe
- outside
- town
- water
- balm
- Time
Read and Appreciate:
R1. Read the questions and discuss them with your partner. Then write the answers in your notebook.
Question 1.
Why did Upagupta wake up startled?
Answer:
Vasavadatta, a dancing girl stumbles over the body of Upagupta while walking. So, he wakes up startled.
Question 2.
“The dancing girl was rich.” Do you agree with this opinion? Justify your answer by quoting the text.
Answer:
Yes, I agree that the dancing girl was rich, “whose feet were those tinkling with an- kids”, “starred with jewels.” These lines say that she wore jewels. It means that she was rich.
Question 3.
Why do you think the ascetic did not accept the invitation of the dancing girl?
Answer:
Ascetic is used to lead a simple life. So, it was not right for him to go to the house of a rich dancing girl.
Question 4.
How is the spring season described in the poem?
Answer:
In the spring season, the branches Of the wayside trees are full of blossom. Happy songs from a flute come floating in the warm spring air from a distance. Thus the spring season is described in the poem.
Question 5.
“The time, at last, has come to visit you”. What do you understand by this?
Answer:
I understand about the truthfulness of Upagupta. He kept his promise to the dancing girl that he had made a year before. He finds the dancing girl lying on the ground outside the town, having sores of smallpox all over her body. She has been driven away from the town. He gives her water and applies sandal balm on her body. It shows his kindness and selflessness. He is the redeemer to those who are in trouble.
Question 6.
Read the last stanza. Does the description suggest anything about the ascetic?
Answer:
The description suggests that the ascetic is truthful, kind, and merciful.
R2. Imagery is the use of language to evoke pictures in the minds of the readers or listeners. Sit in pairs, identify the imagery used in the poem, and write them down.
Answer:
- Upagupta sleeping on the dusty ground.
- Dancing girl’s feet were tinkling with anklets.
- The dancing girl was starred with jewels.
- Suddenly the black night showed its teeth in a flash of lightning.
- The branches of the wayside trees were full of blossom.
- Upagupta stood at the base of the rampart.
- The dancing girl lying on the ground outside the town having sores of Smallpox all over the body.
- Lamps were out, doors were all shut.
R3. In groups of four, discuss what might have happened next in the poem ‘Upagupta’. Share your views with the rest of the class.
Answer:
The dancing girl is cured by Upagupta. She gives up her pride in her beauty, youth and wealth. She becomes a follower of Upagupta.
Upagupta Additional Questions and Answers
I. Four alternatives are given below each question/incomplete statements. Choose the most appropriate one.
Question 1.
Upagupta was a:
(a) Traveller
(b) Poet
(c) Monk
(d) ancient scientist
Answer:
(c) Monk.
Question 2.
Upagupta was the disciple of :
(a) Mahaveera
(b) Buddha
(c) Chitragupta
(d) Chandragupta
Answer:
(b) Buddha.
Question 3.
Vasavadatta was a:
(a) Singing girl of Mathura.
(b) Dancing girl of Ayodhya.
(c) Dancing girl of Mathura.
(d.) Monk of Mathura.
Answer:
(c) Dancing girl of Mathura.
Question 4.
Upagupta was sleeping:
(a) On the dusty ground.
(b) In the temple.
(c) In the house of dancing girl.
(d) In the Hermitage.
Answer:
(a) On the dusty ground.
Question 5.
Upagupta wakes up because:
(a) Of severe cold
(b) Vasavadatta stumbles over him.
(c) Of thirst.
(d) Vasavadatta called him.
Answer:
(b) Vasavadatta stumbles over him.
Question 6.
The woman trembled in fear of:
(a) Some unknown dangers.
(b) Curse of upagupta.
(c) Dark night.
(d) Disease.
Answer:
(a) Some unknown dangers.
Question 7.
After a year Upagupta saw the woman who was struck with
(a) Paralysis
(b) Polio
(c) Smallpox
(d) fever
Answer:
(c) Smallpox.
Question 8.
Upagupta smeared on the body of woman with:
(a) flower balm
(b) leaf balm
(c) Sandal balm
(d) Jendubalm
Answer:
(c) Sandal balm.
II. Match the following:
| A | B |
| 1. forgiving | (a) applied |
| 2. afar | (b) affected |
| 3. base | (c) for away |
| 4. struck | (d) support |
| 5. smeared | (e) merciful |
Answer:
1 – (e), 2 – (c), 3 – (d), 4 – (b), 5 – (a).
III. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow :
1. “Forgive me, young ascetic, graciously come to my house”
Question a.
Whom does ‘me’ refer?
Answer:
‘Me’ refers to Vasavadatta, the dancing girl of Mathura.
Question b.
Who was it said to?
Answer:
It was said to Upagupta.
Question c.
Why did she ask him to forgive her?
Answer:
Because she stumbles over his body in the dark night.
Question d.
Why did she invite him to her home?
Answer:
Because he was sleeping on the dusty ground.
2. “Who are you, merciful one ?”
Question a.
Who said this?
Answer:
Vasavadatta
Question b.
Whom does ‘you’ refer?
Answer:
‘You’ refers to Upagupta.
Question c.
What made her to say so?
Answer:
Vasavadatta was struck with smallpox. She was driven away from the town. She Answer: was lying on the ground. Upagupta gave her water and applied balm on her body. So she asked him who he was.
IV. Answer the following questions.
Question 1.
Who is the author of the poem ‘Upagupta’?
Answer:
Rabindranath Tagore is the author of the poem Upagupta.
Question 2.
Describe the scene of Mathura when Upagupta was sleeping in the city.
Answer:
Lamps were all out, doors were all shut, and the stars were all hidden by the murky sky of August.
Question 3.
Why was dancing girl driven out from the town?
Answer:
She was struck with smallpox. It was a deadly epidemic disease. To avoid getting infected by that poisonous contagious, disease, she was driven out form the town.
Question 4.
Where did Upagupta see the dancing girl?
Answer:
Upagupta saw her lying under the shadow of the mango grove outside the town.
Question 5.
How did Upagupta treat the suffering dancing girl?
Answer:
He sat by side, took her head on his knees, and gave her water and applied Sandal balm on her body.
V. Give one word for the following:
- Follower of a religious leader.
- Loose pieces of clothing without sleeves.
- A deadly epidemic disease
Answer:
- Disciple
- Mantle
- Contagious
Upagupta Summary in English
This poem is about the story of a Buddhist monk Upagupta, a disciple of Lord Buddha, and the dancing girl of Mathura, Vasavadatta. Upagupta a disciple of Buddha, goes from one place to another. Once while he was sleeping in a small town called Mathura, a dancing girl wakes him up and invites him to her home. Upagupta refuses but tells her that he would visit her when the time was ripe. Years later, Upagupta finds the dancing girl lying on the ground outside the town, having sores all over the body. She has been driven away from the town. He gives her water and applies balm on her body. The woman asks who he is. Upagupta replies “ Now the time has come to visit you and I am here.”
Upagupta Summary in Kannada
