खिंचेगी

Meaning

Will be drawn or unsheathed (referring to a sword or blade).

Detailed Meaning

In this couplet, 'khinchegi' is the third-person feminine future form of the intransitive/passive verb 'khinchna' (to be drawn). It describes the unsheathing of the beloved's figurative sword of coquetry ('tegh-e-naaz'). The lover waits patiently with a bowed head, longing to be gracefully slain.

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit root कृष् (kṛṣ, to pull or drag) via Prakrit to Hindustani 'खिंचना'.

Usage

In classical ghazals, it is frequently employed with weapons like swords or daggers to evoke the lover's eager submission to martyrdom.

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