Word Meaning
कोकनार
koknaar
Meaning
The poppy plant or its seed capsule; an intoxicating poppy infusion.
Detailed Meaning
Kokanar refers to the opium poppy plant or its bulbous capsule, from which a narcotic drink was historically brewed. In this couplet, it is personified as carrying a flagon on its shoulder ('subu ba-dosh'), its bulb resembling an inverted wine-vessel that replaces the tulip. It combines motifs of botanical beauty, intoxication, and melancholic ruin.
Etymology
Persian (کوکنار - kōknār), composed historically from elements signifying poppy or poppy-head.
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, koknar frequently appears as an image of languid stupor or as a visual trope for a wine jug.
Examples
The dry kokanar swayed like an empty flagon in the wind.
Seeking forgetfulness in the bitter extract of kokanar.