Word Meaning
अगरचे
agarche
hiconjunction
Meaning
Although, even though, though.
Detailed Meaning
A concessive conjunction borrowed from Persian meaning 'although' or 'even if'. In this couplet, it introduces the condition that even though only skin and bones had remained of the lover's body, the fatal blow left not even that behind. It sets up an antithesis resolved in the second hemistich with 'wale' (but).
Etymology
Persian اگرچہ (agar-che), a compound of 'agar' (if) and 'che' (what/which).
Usage
In classical ghazal, it typically opens the first misra to concede a reality, paired with words like 'wale' or 'lekin' in the second.
Examples
Although there was deep grief in the heart
Even though the beloved did not come to the gathering
Synonyms
गो किहालाँकियद्यपि
Related Words
अगरवलेलेकिन