Word Meaning
कसर
kasr
hinoun (feminine)
Meaning
Deficiency, shortcoming, lack, or deficit.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu poetry, 'kasr' signifies a shortfall, imperfection, or something left incomplete. In this couplet, 'kya kasr rahe hai' means that no restraint or deficit remains when the lover weeps. The grief pours out so unrestrainedly that the handkerchief stays saturated like a rain cloud for days.
Etymology
Arabic root k-s-r (كَسْر), literally meaning 'breaking' or 'fraction', which extended in Persian and Hindustani to mean shortfall, defect, or shortage.
Usage
Frequently used in classical ghazals within idioms like 'kasr chhorna' or 'kasr rahna' to express boundless passion, sorrow, or unsparing cruelty of the beloved.
Examples
There remained no deficit even in weeping.
No shortcoming was left in the torment.
Synonyms
कमीनुक़्सकोताही
Related Words
शिकस्तमुंकसिरखाकसार