‘Geography Lesson’ Poem Word meanings in English and Hindi are given here. ‘Geography Lesson’ is a poem published in class 8 NCERT textbook ‘Honeysuckle’. Click here for more Class 8 English study materials.
Stanza Wise Word Meanings of ‘Geography Lesson’
Stanza 1 Word Meanings
When the jet sprang into the sky,
it was clear why the city had
developed the way it had,
seeing it scaled six inches to the mile.
There seemed an inevitability
about what on ground had looked haphazard,
unplanned and without style
When the jet sprang into the sky
Word Meanings:
Sprang– move rapidly upwards| Scaled– Reduced in size while maintaining proportion| Inevitability– the quality of being certain to happen or impossible to avoid| Haphazard– lacking any obvious principle of organization, random or chaotic| unplanned – not designed or intended in advance| style – a particular procedure by which something is done; a manner or way.
Stanza 1 Word Meanings
When the jet reached ten thousand feet,
it was clear why the country
had cities where the rivers ran
and why the valleys were populated.
The logic of geography —
that land and water attracted man —
was clearly delineated
When the jet reached ten thousand feet.
Word Meanings:
delineated – clearly shown, described or set out in detail. example: The report delineated the steps necessary to complete the project on time.
Stanza 1 Word Meanings
When the jet rose six miles high,
it was clear the earth was round
and that it had more sea than land.
But it was difficult to understand
that the men on the earth found
causes to hate each other, to build
walls across cities and to kill.
From that height, it was not clear why.
Word Meanings:
- Men: people, humankind.
- Causes: something that makes an event or situation happen.
- Hate: intense or passionate dislike.
- Build: construct or erect (something).
- Walls: vertical brick structure that divides an area of land. Here it means discrimination and division among people
- Across: from one side to the other of (something).
- Kill: cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing).
Meanings in Hindi: Geography Lesson
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| English Word | Hindi Meaning | English Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Sprang | तेजी से ऊपर उछलना (उड़ान भरना) | move rapidly upwards |
| Scaled | आकार में कमी करते हुए अनुपात बनाए रखा | reduced in size while maintaining proportion |
| Inevitability | अपरिहार्यता, निश्चितता | the quality of being certain to happen or impossible to avoid |
| Haphazard | इधर-उधर का, बेतरतीब, अव्यवस्थित | lacking any obvious principle of organization, random or chaotic |
| Unplanned | अनियोजित, | not designed or intended in advance |
| Style | शैली, तरीका, ढंग, अंदाज़, बनावट | a particular procedure by which something is done; a manner or way |
| Men | लोग | adult human males |
| Causes | कारण | something that makes an event or situation happen |
| Hate | घृणा, नफरत | intense or passionate dislike |
| Build | निर्माण, बनाना | construct or erect (something) |
| Walls | दीवारें, विभाजन | a continuous vertical brick or stone structure that encloses or divides an area of land |
| Across | दूसरी ओर, पार करके | from one side to the other of (something) |
| Kill | मारना, हत्या करना | cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing) |