KSEEB Class 10 English (3rd Language) 4.The Noble Nature

"The title "The Noble Nature" means a life that is pure, beautiful, and meaningful, even if it's short. It suggests that living a short, good life i"

 🌟 The Noble Nature – Poem Summary, Marathi Meaning, Glossary, Activities | Class 10 English (TL) | KSEEB 📘🌸

Subject: English (Third Language)
Class: 10th
Board: Karnataka State Board (KSEEB)
Poem: 4 – The Noble Nature
Poet: Ben Jonson ✒️
Theme: The value of a short, meaningful life

1️⃣  Meaning of the Title – The Noble Nature 🌱

The title "The Noble Nature" means a life that is pure, beautiful, and meaningful, even if it's short. 🌸
It suggests that living a short, good life is better than a long, useless one. 🕊️

2️⃣  Introduction of the Poem  ✨

🔹 In English:

This poem tells us that being big, old, or strong does not make someone truly great. Even a small flower like a lily can have a beautiful and meaningful life. 🌼
It’s not about how long we live, but how nobly we live.

🔹 मराठीत (In Marathi):

ही कविता आपल्याला सांगते की मोठं किंवा दीर्घ आयुष्य जगणं महत्त्वाचं नाही. एक लहानशा फुलासारखं जीवनसुद्धा सुंदर आणि अर्थपूर्ण असू शकतं. 🌸
आयुष्याचं खरे मूल्य त्याच्या गुणवत्तेत आहे, कालावधीत नाही.

3️⃣ About the Poet – Ben Jonson 🧑‍🎓📜

Ben Jonson (1572–1637) was a famous English poet and playwright. He was a friend of William Shakespeare. His poems and plays are full of wisdom, wit, and deep thoughts. He believed in living wisely and nobly.

4️⃣  Poem Text – The Noble Nature 📖

It is not growing like a tree 

In bulk, doth make Man better be; 

Or standing long an oak, three hundred years, 

To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere:

A lily of a day 

Is fairer far in May, 

Although it fall and die that night, 

It was the plant and flower of light.

In small proportions we just beauties see; 

And in short measures life may perfect be.

5️⃣  Marathi Meaning of the Poem – सोपा अनुवाद 🌸🇮🇳

एखादा माणूस फक्त मोठा दिसतो किंवा खूप वर्षं जगतो म्हणून तो चांगला असेलच असं नाही.
तीनशे वर्षं जगलेलं ओकचं झाड शेवटी कोरडं, पानं गाळलेलं आणि निष्प्राण होऊन पडतं.

पण एक दिवस जगणारं लिलीचं फूल मे महिन्यात खूप सुंदर दिसतं,
ते संध्याकाळी कोसळतं, मरतं, पण तरीही ते प्रकाशाचं फूल होतं.

आपण लहान गोष्टींमध्ये खरे सौंदर्य पाहू शकतो.
आणि थोडं पण चांगलं आयुष्य परिपूर्ण असू शकतं.

 6️⃣  Glossary / Difficult Words  🗒️

7️⃣  Stanza-wise Explanation (English + Marathi) 📚🌿

🪵 Stanza 1:

It is not growing like a tree 

In bulk, doth make Man better be; 

Or standing long an oak, three hundred years, 

To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere:

English: Being big like a tree or living for 300 years like an oak doesn’t make a person better. In the end, the oak just becomes dry and dead.

मराठी: एखादं झाड जसं खूप वर्षं जगतं, मोठं होतं, तसंच माणसाने दीर्घायुष्य जगणं काही उपयोगाचं नाही. शेवटी ते झाड वाळलेलं आणि निष्प्राण होऊन पडतं.

🌸 Stanza 2:

A lily of a day 

Is fairer far in May, 

Although it fall and die that night, 

It was the plant and flower of light.

English: A lily lives only for a day, but it is very beautiful. Even if it dies quickly, it is still a flower of light.

मराठी: लिलीचं फूल एक दिवसाचं असतं, पण ते खूप सुंदर दिसतं. ते रात्री मरतं, पण ते प्रकाशाचं, तेजाचं प्रतीक असतं.

⏳ Stanza 3:

In small proportions we just beauties see; 

And in short measures life may perfect be.

English: We find real beauty in small things. A short life can also be complete and perfect.

मराठी: लहान गोष्टींत खरं सौंदर्य असतं. थोडं पण चांगलं आयुष्यही परिपूर्ण असू शकतं.

8️⃣  Central Idea / Theme –  ✨

🔹 In English:

The poem teaches that a life full of kindness, light, and beauty, even if it is short, is much better than a long but meaningless life.

🔹 मराठीत:

ही कविता सांगते की लहान पण सार्थक आयुष्य मोठ्या पण निष्प्रयोजन आयुष्यापेक्षा चांगलं असतं.

9️⃣ Grammar Activities 📘🧠

👉 A. Fill in the blanks:

1.    A ______ of a day is fairer in May. (Answer: lily)

2.   It is not growing like a ______ that makes man better. (Answer: tree)

3.   A long life is not always a ______ life. (Answer: noble)

👉 B. Match the following:

👉 C. Make sentences:

1.    Proportion – _________________________________________

2.   Sere – _________________________________________

3.   Noble – _________________________________________

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