Word Meaning
कार-ख़ाने
kār-ḳhāne
Meaning
Workshop, factory, or place of manufacture (oblique case).
Detailed Meaning
Literally denoting a workshop or manufacturing place, it is often employed metaphorically in classical Urdu verse to signify the cosmic creation or an engine of states like passion and madness. In this couplet, madness is depicted as an industry where torn collars are fashioned, yet fate denies even that meager garment to the lover. It heightens the poetic irony of being entirely destitute even in the realm of lunacy.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from 'kār' (work, deed) and 'ḳhāna' (house, place).
Usage
Commonly used in ghazals in the izafat construction 'kār-ḳhāna-e-...' to evoke the universe or a grand metaphorical sphere of activity.
Examples
Marveling at the wonders within the workshop of nature.
He returned bare from the workshop of desire.