HasyaIntermediate

मन का तोता

Man Ka Tota

Avaneesh Singh Chauhan

1 min read 7 versesMind Longing Satire

7 verses · ~1 min

मन का तोता करता रहता नित्य नए संवाद

महल-मलीदा, पदवी चाहे लाखों-लाख पगार काम न धेले भर का करता सपने आँख हज़ार

इच्छाओं की सूची मेरे सिर पर देता लाद

अपने आम बाग़ के मीठे कुतर-कुतर कर फेंके किन्तु पड़ोसी का खट्टा भी चँहके उसको लेके

समझाने पर करता रहता अड़ा-खड़ा प्रतिवाद

विज्ञापन की भाषा बोले ‘यह दिल माँगे मोर’ देख-देख बौराए तोता देता खींस निपोर

बात न माने करने लगता घर में रोज़ फ़साद

इति

Rasa: Hasya
Stanzas: 7
Lines: 24
Reading time: ~1 min
Form: Free verse
Metre: free verse
Rhyme: irregular

The poem evokes a chaotic and satirical atmosphere, centered on a manic parrot perched atop a man’s head, representing the insatiable, restless mind. The scene depicts a vibrant yet cluttered interior where the bird carelessly litters the floor with the sweet mangoes of its own garden while aggressively reaching for the sour fruit of a neighbor, symbolizing a perverse appetite for dissatisfaction. This visual metaphor of a bickering, greedy avian creature embodies the hasya rasa through its mockery of human ambition, as the bird adopts the hollow, demanding language of consumerism to mask its own uselessness. The overall tone is one of biting irony, painting a portrait of the human condition as a prisoner to internal compulsions that create constant domestic discord and absurd, unceasing agitation.

मन का तोता (Man Ka Tota), by Avaneesh Singh Chauhan runs to 24 lines across 7 stanzas, set as Three-line and six-line stanzas. Its governing rasa is Hasya, shaded by Shanta. The metre is free verse. Rhyme falls as irregular.

It belongs to the 1972 · 2010 span of Avaneesh Singh Chauhan's working life, and keeps the plain, spoken register that period is known for.

Read it for मन की असीम और अतार्किक इच्छाएँ and दूसरों की चीज़ों के प्रति आकर्षण और असंतोष. 3 words in it carry older or regional senses, so the poem rewards a second pass.

The verse is hung beside Coronation of Lord Rama: Radiating a mood of majestic triumph and spiritual harmony, the scene depicts Lord Rama and Sita seated side by side on a resplendent golden throne, encircled by devoted brothers, sages, and attendants while the…

Words worth pausing on

मलीदा: एक प्रकार का मीठा व्यंजन (यहाँ सुख-सुविधा के अर्थ में)
खींस निपोर: दाँत दिखाना, लज्जित होकर हँसना
फ़साद: झगड़ा, उपद्रव

Threads

Mind Longing Satire

The Poet

अवनीश सिंह चौहान

Avaneesh Singh Chauhan

1972 · 2010

Avaneesh Singh Chauhan represents a fresh and necessary voice in contemporary Hindi literature, particularly in his efforts to revitalize traditional lyrical forms for a modern audience. Born in 1979 in the Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh, he has dedicated his literary career to the Navgeet movement and the adaptation of Haiku into the Hindi language. He does not write from the isolation of an ivory tower. Instead, his poetry addresses the environmental decay, social fragmentation, and rural displacement that define twenty-first-century India. Chauhan serves as the executive editor of the literary journal Naye Purane, where he actively fosters dialogue between established literary figures and emerging writers. Through his poetry and critical essays, he proves that ancient poetic rhythms can perfectly articulate the anxieties of the modern world. He is a careful observer of everyday life, using short verse and melodic compositions to document the quiet realities that often escape mainstream attention.