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अहिंसा

Ahinsa

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3 verses · ~1 min

बंधन बन रही अहिंसा आज जनों के हित, वह मनुजोचित निश्चित, कब? जब जन हों विकसित। भावात्मक आज नहीं वह; वह अभाव वाचक: उसका भावात्मक रूप प्रेम केवल सार्थक। हिंसा विनाश यदि, नहीं अहिंसा मात्र सृजन, वह लक्ष्य शून्य अब: भर न सकी जन में जीवन; निष्क्रिय: उपचेतन ग्रस्त: एक देशीय परम, सांस्कृतिक प्रगति से रहित आज, जन हित दुर्गम।

हैं सृजन विनाश सृष्टि के आवश्यक साधन यह प्राणि शास्त्र का सत्य नहीं, जीवन दर्शन। इस द्वन्द्व जगत में द्वन्द्वातीत निहित संगति, ’है जीव जीव का जीवन’,--रोक न सका प्रगति। भव तत्व प्रेम: साधन हैं उभय विनाश सृजन, साधन बन सकते नहीं सृष्टि गति में बंधन!

रचनाकाल: फ़रवरी’ ४०

इति

Rasa: Shanta
Stanzas: 3
Lines: 15
Reading time: ~1 min
Form: Free verse
Metre: irregular
Rhyme: AABB

The poem emanates a contemplative, philosophical gravity, shifting from the sterile stillness of passive non-violence toward a dynamic, life-affirming energy. A painting of this work would visualize a landscape in flux, perhaps depicting a withered, monochromatic figure trapped in a web of static inaction contrasted against a vibrant, evolving horizon where the forces of creation and destruction intertwine like shifting river currents. The imagery evokes a struggle for synthesis, utilizing the symbolism of the dualistic world to argue that true peace is not the absence of action, but an active, rhythmic integration of all life’s opposing impulses. Ultimately, the tone is one of intellectual serenity and urgent humanism, rejecting stagnant idealism in favor of a profound, enlightened love that moves in harmony with the natural, creative pulse of existence.

अहिंसा (Ahinsa), by Sumitranandan Pant runs to 15 lines across 3 stanzas, set as Two stanzas with rhyming couplets. Its governing rasa is Shanta. The metre is irregular. Rhyme falls as AABB.

Written in February 1940, this philosophical poem offers a critical analysis of passive non-violence, arguing that true non-violence must be active love and aligned with the dynamic forces of nature.

Read it for अहिंसा के केवल निषेधात्मक नहीं, बल्कि भावात्मक (प्रेम) रूप की आवश्यकता and सृष्टि के विकास में सृजन और विनाश दोनों की अनिवार्यता. 3 words in it carry older or regional senses, so the poem rewards a second pass.

The verse is hung beside Sri Krishna as Envoy: Radiating an atmosphere of profound, heavy tension mingled with divine serenity, the painting captures a pivotal moment from the Mahabharata as Lord Krishna sits unflinchingly within a hostile Kaurava court to negotiate…

Words worth pausing on

अभाव वाचक: निषेधात्मक या केवल न करने का भाव
द्वन्द्वातीत: द्वंद्वों से परे या ऊपर उठा हुआ
उभय: दोनों

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The Poet

सुमित्रानंदन पंत

Sumitranandan Pant

1900 · 1977

Sumitranandan Pant was the absolute master of lyrical aestheticism in modern Hindi literature. Born in 1900 in the lush Kumaon hills of Uttarakhand, he drew his earliest and most profound inspiration from the pristine beauty of the Himalayas. He became one of the four foundational pillars of Chhayavaad, the Hindi neo romantic movement. However, his literary journey did not stagnate in romantic nature worship. Over a career spanning more than five decades, his poetry evolved through distinct phases, absorbing progressive ideologies and eventually culminating in the deep philosophical spiritualism of Sri Aurobindo. Works like Pallav showcased his unmatched ability to weave delicate, musical imagery, while his later masterpiece Chidambara earned him the Jnanpith Award in 1968, the very first time this prestigious honor was given to a Hindi writer. Pant was also recognized with the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Padma Bhushan. He passed away in 1977, leaving behind a poetic vocabulary that taught the Hindi language how to capture the exact softness of falling dew and the quiet grandeur of the mountains.