Analysis of River Tamasa: Philosophy of Life

Gangadhar Meher 1862 (Sambalpur) – 1924



Wandering over several woods wide,
never wavering astray
by illusion of any gorge,
surmounting many an impediment
in my life limpid,
never deeming darkness
as a distress,
never thinking light
to be a delight,
for a remote way
ahead I've continued to forge
with my head humbly bent.
Gratifying every bank-dweller
with offering of water,
fruitfulness of my birth
I'm realizing worth.

[Translated from original Oriya epic-poem ‘Tapasvini' By Dr. Harekrishna Meher]


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Poetic Form
Metre 100101011 1010001 10101101 0101010100 0111 10110 1001 10101 11001 10011 01101011 111101 100100110 1100110 1111 11001 010101001101011111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 461
Words 74
Sentences 4
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 16, 1
Lines Amount 17
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 188
Words per stanza (avg) 36
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Gangadhar Meher

Gangadhar Meher, renowned Oriya poet of 19th century also known as Swabhab Kavi,was a literary Midas, who transformed everything into gold by the alchemic touch of his genius. He was a born poet of delicate charm. His was a clean white style. His poem Bhakti bears eloquent testimony to the change in religious outlook. He was essentially a poet of intuition and side by side he had a penetrating insight. Though poor in wealth and education, he was very rich in mind and culture. In almost all his writings there is a glimpse of originality. more…

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