Available Answers

1. 1.

   What are displayed richly?

2. 2.

   What do the magicians chant?

3. 3.

   Tick (√) the correct wares sold by the sellers given below.

   1.  merchants
      1. plums
      2. mirrors
      3. anklets
   2. vendors
      1. lentil
      2. citron
      3. sarangi
   3. maidens
      1. tunics
      2. flowers
      3. spice
   4. pedlars
      1. sandalwood
      2. chaplets
      3. chessmen
   5. goldsmiths
      1. crowns
      2. bells
      3. drums
   6. fruitmen
      1. scabbards
      2. pomegranate
      3. tassels
   7. magicians
      1. rings
      2. ivory dice
      3. spells
   8. flower-girls
      1. anklets
      2. chaplets
      3. sarangi
4. 4.

   In the first stanza, the poet asks the merchants a question. What catches her attention? Which items are being sold?

5. 5.

   Bring out the use of colour in the first stanza.

6. 6.

   Which of our senses are heightened when we think of the goods being sold in the second stanza. Explain your answer.