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chupkaa : 'Silent, quiet, mute; secret, stealthy, sly'. (Platts p.422)
FWP:
SETS == DIALOGUE; MIDPOINTS
MOTIFS
NAMES
TERMSSRF points out the two possibilities of apnaa (is the beloved eagerly pursuing 'her own' work, or is she eager to know about 'my own' activity?). But he then ignores the very enjoyable second line.
For how does the ardent hunter react when her prey suddenly vanishes from her sight? On one reading, she falls silent (in amazement? in consternation?), then begins to lament the loss of her prey. But another meaning of chupkaa is 'stealthy, sly' (see the definition above). So perhaps she at once sets up a new hunting trick.
She pretends to lament the loss of her prey, so that the prey, who cannot have gone far, will hear her plaint. What will he do then? Will he be lulled into a belief that he's safe, and perhaps betray himself by some rustling in the bushes, or even a loud sigh of relief? Or might he even hastily reappear, so that the fatally attractive hunter wouldn't lose interest in him?