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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