Word Meaning
उलट
ulat
hiverb
Meaning
To turn upside down, reverse, overturn, or go wrong.
Detailed Meaning
In poetry, this verb signifies overturning, reversal of fortune, or plans going awry. In the context of the couplet, it describes plans and human designs being completely overturned or undone. It highlights the helplessness of human endeavor in the face of fate or imaginative transformation.
Etymology
Sanskrit 'उल्लुण्ठ्' (ulluṇṭh) or Prakrit 'उल्लट्टइ' (ullaṭṭaï), meaning to overturn or turn back.
Usage
Frequently used as a compound verb (उलट जाना) in the ghazal tradition to evoke sudden reversals of destiny or the futility of human scheming.
Examples
ulat gayā hai zamāna (the times have reversed)
ulat gayī sab tadbīreñ (all measures were overturned)
Synonyms
पलटबरअक्सऔंधा
Related Words
उलटनाउल्टापलटफेर