Word Meaning
खोता
khota
Meaning
Losing, depriving of, or causing to forfeit (specifically consciousness or composure).
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'खोता' functions here within the idiom 'होश खोना' (to lose one's senses), used transitively to signify causing another to be stripped of awareness. In this couplet, the speaker's grief-stricken cry is so devastating that it continuously strips even the caravan bell (jaras)—ordinarily the symbol of alertness and guidance—of its wits. It emphasizes an overwhelming disruption of order and sanity caused by profound pain.
Etymology
From Sanskrit क्षपयति (kṣapayati, 'causes to waste or destroy'), through Prakrit खोवेइ (khovei) into Old Hindi/Urdu.
Usage
Frequently compounded with 'होश' or 'चैन' in ghazals to express the dizzying effect of passion, longing, or intense sorrow.
Examples
losing consciousness in deep grief
depriving the heart of quietude