उग

Meaning

To sprout, grow, emerge, or spring up (verb root).

Detailed Meaning

In poetry, this verb stem denotes the sprouting of plants, the rise of heavenly bodies, or the surfacing of emotions. In Ghalib's couplet, it describes weeds and wild greenery overtaking an abandoned house, which paradoxically mimics the arrival of spring. It signifies both ruin and overgrown nature in the lover's absence.

Etymology

Sanskrit उद्गच्छति (udgacchati) or उद्गत (udgata) via Prakrit, passing into Hindustani.

Usage

In classical ghazals, it is frequently coupled with 'sabza' (greenery) to depict the desolate state of ruins or graves.

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