Word Meaning
ख़ूँ-रेज़ी
khoon-rezi
hinoun
Meaning
bloodshed, slaughter, or carnage
Detailed Meaning
The term denotes the act of shedding blood, massacre, or violent carnage. In the cited couplet, it represents the fierce arena of slaughter and sacrifice where the speaker eagerly offers his life first under the executioner's or beloved's sword. It conveys both martial conflict and the lover's dramatic thirst for martyrdom.
Etymology
Persian: compounded from 'khun' (blood) and 'rezi' (shedding/pouring, from the verb 'rekhtan').
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, it frequently symbolizes the beloved's cruel tyranny or the lover's romantic sacrifice in the arena of love.
Examples
The bazaar of slaughter turned red with bloodshed.
He watched the bloodshed of lovers with indifference.
Synonyms
क़त्ल-ओ-ग़ारतकश्त-ओ-ख़ूँख़ून-ख़राबा
Related Words
ख़ूँ-ख़्वारख़ूँ-रेज़ख़ूँ-बहाख़ूँ-चकाँ