Original Poem
“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.
Translation (Hindi)
About the Poet
Robert Frost (20th century)
रॉबर्ट ली फ्रॉस्ट (26 मार्च, 1874 – 29 जनवरी, 1963) एक अमेरिकी कवि थे। उन्हें ग्रामीण जीवन के यथार्थवादी चित्रण और अमेरिकी बोलचाल की भाषा पर उनके अधिकार के लिए जाना जाता है। फ्रॉस्ट ने अक्सर न्यू इंग्लैंड के ग्रामीण जीवन की पृष्ठभूमि में जटिल सामाजिक और दार्शनिक विषयों की जांच की।
Read more on Wikipedia →Historical Context
- Literary Form
- Narrative poem
- When Written
- 1915
- Background
- यह कविता फ्रॉस्ट ने अपने मित्र एडवर्ड थॉमस के लिए एक मजाक के रूप में लिखी थी, जो हमेशा रास्ते चुनने में असमंजस में रहते थे। यह कविता जीवन में निर्णय लेने और उसके परिणामों के बारे में है।
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_Not_Taken, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Frost, https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44272/the-road-not-taken
Detailed Explanation
Themes
Literary Devices
Word Dictionary
| Word | Meaning | Translation | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two | 2 | दो | too |
| roads | paths | सड़कें | rohz |
| diverged | separated | अलग हो गए | dai-vurjd |
| in | inside | में | in |
| a | one | एक | uh |
| yellow | color of sun | पीला | yel-oh |
| wood | forest | जंगल | wuhd |
| And | also | और | and |
| sorry | regretful | खेद | sor-ee |
| I | me | मैं | ai |
| could | was able to | सकता था | kood |
| not | no | नहीं | not |
| travel | journey | यात्रा | trav-uhl |
| both | the two | दोनों | bohth |
| be | exist | होना | bee |
| one | single | एक | wuhn |
| traveler | voyager | यात्री | trav-uh-lur |
| long | extended | लंबा | lawng |
| stood | remained | खड़ा रहा | stuhd |
| looked | gazed | देखा | luhkd |
| down | towards | नीचे | down |
| as | like | जैसे | az |
| far | distant | दूर | fahr |
| To | towards | की ओर | too |
| where | at which place | जहां | wair |
| it | this | यह | it |
| bent | curved | मुड़ गया | bent |
| the | definite article | वह | thuh |
| undergrowth | bushes | झाड़ियां | uhn-dur-grohth |
| Then | after that | फिर | then |
| took | chose | लिया | took |
| other | another | दूसरा | uh-thur |
| just | only | सिर्फ | just |
| fair | beautiful | सुंदर | fair |
| having | possessing | रखना | hav-ing |
| perhaps | maybe | शायद | pur-haps |
| better | superior | बेहतर | bet-er |
| claim | right | दावा | klaym |
| Because | since | क्योंकि | bih-kawz |
| was | existed | था | wawz |
| grassy | covered with grass | घास से भरा | gras-ee |
| and | also | और | and |
| wanted | needed | चाहता था | wawn-tid |
| wear | use | उपयोग | wehr |
| Though | although | हालांकि | thoh |
| for | intended for | के लिए | for |
| that | which | वह | that |
| passing | going by | गुजरना | pas-ing |
| there | in that place | वहां | thair |
| Had | possessed | था | had |
| worn | used | पहना | wawrn |
| them | those | उन्हें | them |
| really | truly | वास्तव में | ree-uh-lee |
| about | approximately | लगभग | uh-bout |
| same | identical | समान | saym |
| morning | early day | सुबह | mawr-ning |
| equally | similarly | समान रूप से | ee-kwuh-lee |
| lay | rested | लेटे थे | lay |
| In | inside | में | in |
| leaves | foliage | पत्ते | leevz |
| no | not any | कोई नहीं | noh |
| step | footprint | कदम | step |
| had | possessed | था | had |
| trodden | walked on | कुचला | trod-uhn |
| black | dark | काला | blak |
| Oh | expression of realization | ओह | oh |
| kept | saved | रखा | kept |
| first | initial | पहला | furst |
| another | different | दूसरा | uh-nuh-thur |
| day | 24 hours | दिन | day |
| Yet | still | फिर भी | yet |
| knowing | being aware | जानते हुए | noh-ing |
| how | in what way | कैसे | how |
| way | path | रास्ता | way |
| leads | guides | ले जाता है | leeds |
| on | upon | पर | on |
| to | towards | की ओर | too |
| doubted | was unsure | संदेह था | dout-id |
| if | whether | यदि | if |
| should | ought to | चाहिए | shood |
| ever | at any time | कभी | ev-er |
| come | return | आना | kum |
| back | return | वापस | bak |
| shall | will | करूंगा | shal |
| telling | narrating | कहना | tel-ing |
| this | this thing | यह | this |
| with | along with | के साथ | with |
| sigh | deep breath | आह | sai |
| Somewhere | in some place | कहीं | sum-wair |
| ages | long time | युगों | ay-jiz |
| hence | from now | अब से | hens |
| less | fewer | कम | les |
| traveled | journeyed | यात्रा की | trav-uhld |
| by | near | द्वारा | by |
| has | possesses | है | haz |
| made | created | बनाया | mayd |
| all | every | सभी | awl |
| difference | variation | अंतर | dif-uh-rens |
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