कसरत

Meaning

Abundance, multitude, profusion, or a large crowd.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu poetry, 'kasrat' refers to abundance, excess, or a huge multitude. In this couplet, it describes the overwhelming crowd and heavy rush of mourners gathered around Mir's bier, which caused such commotion that finding time for the funeral prayer became impossible. It stands in contrast to the physical exercise meaning derived later in common Hindustani parlance.

Etymology

Arabic root k-th-r (ک-ث-ر), from 'kathrah' (کَثْرَة), meaning abundance, multiplicity, or multitude.

Usage

In poetry, it is frequently used to describe an overwhelming flood of tears or sighs, and philosophically as the plural multiplicity of the material world set against 'wahdat' (unity).

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