I. Answer the following questions:-

Describe the city of Mathura when Upagupta was sleeping in the dusty mud?
Ans.: Upagupta was sleeping in dust in the city of Mathura lamps were all out, doors were all shut and stars were all hidden by the Murky sky of August.

Why was the dancing girl lying in the shade of the mango tree?
Ans.: The dancing girl was driven away from the town as she had struck with small pox all over her body. So, the dancing girl lying in the shadow of the mango tree.

What made the dancing girl to say Merciful one?
Ans.: The dancing girl was driven away from the town as she had the sores of small pox all over her body. Upagupta saw the dancing girl lying on the ground under the tree. He moistened herblips with water and smeared her body with Sandal Balm. This made the dancing girl to saynMerciful one.

Why did Dancing girl ask forgiveness from Upagupta?
Ans.: Upagupta was sleeping in the dust by the city wall of Mathura. The dancing girl was walking in the dark night; she was drunk with the wine. She stumbles over the body of Upagupta, so, she asks forgiveness from the Upagupta.

Describe the scene, which shows that ‘Upagupta was a kind man’?
Ans.: Upagupta finds a dancing girl lying down the tree having sores of small – poxes on her body. Upagupta moistened her lips and smeared her body with Sandal Balm. This shows that Upagupta was a kind man.

Who was Upagupta? Where was he sleeping?
Ans.: Upagupta was a disciple of Buddha. He was lay asleep in the dust by the city wall of Mathura.

How was the dancing girl described in the poem?
Ans.: Dancing girl was starred with jewels. She was wearing a pale blue mantle. Her fett was tinkling with anklets. She was drunk with the wine of her youth. Thus the dancing girl described in the poem.

Why did dancing girl tremble in fear?
Ans.: Because, the black night showed its teeth, suddenly in a flash of lightning. The storm growled from the corner of the sky. Therefore, the dancing girl trembled in fear of some unknown danger.

How was the spring season described in the poem?
Ans.: The branches of the wayside tree were full of blossom gay notes of a flute came floating in the warm spring air from afar.

Why was the dancing girl removed from the town?
Ans.: Because the dancing girl was struck with the black pestilence, her body spotted with sores of small pox. She was hurriedly removed from the town to avoid her poisonous contagion.

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